Today’s anniversaries from 1777 to 1917 noted
A dated compendium lists events and deaths with dates and places. Burton Gwinnett, signing the Declaration, dies near Savannah. Napoleon sails for Egypt. Amoy falls to rebels. Eliot becomes Harvard president. Queen Natalie expelled. Gladstone dies. Italy moves toward war. Aland Island settlement. Russian Coalition government rejects separate peace and plans to strengthen army. notes span 1777 1917.
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Burton Gwinnett
Savannah
England
Bonaparte
Toulon
Egypt
Amoy
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Natalie
Serbia
Belgrade
William FE. Gladstone
Hawarden Castle
Liverpool
Italy
Russia
Sweden
Aland Island
Women and public life and royal baby name origins
The passage notes women will join men in a Republican conference in Washington. It cites Louisville marriage trends as soldiers’ spouses. It recalls Lucy Stone as Massachusetts’ first college graduate and a Detroit prison’s first female acting head. Marion Harland’s lifelong writing career is highlighted. It explains how Alexandrina Victoria became Queen Victoria’s name, with historical naming debates at Kensington Palace.
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Washington
Louisville
Camp Zachary Taylor
Massachusetts
Lucy Stone
Oberlin
Detroit
Kensington
Elizabeh
Russia
Alexandrina
Georgina
Alexandrina Victoria
Drina
Uncle Sam Needs Men for the Army Poster
Recruitment notice urging men to join the Army citing good pay easy hours and promotion prospects. Encourages contacting yellow armband recruiters or Major Blanche at the Post Hospital for details dated May 16 1921.
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Uncle Sam
Major Blanche
Post Hospital
Webb County Board of Equalization Meets May 26 1919
Webb County Commissioners Court will meet as Board of Equalization in the County Assessor's Office at the Court House in Laredo on Monday May 26 1919 to review the 1919 assessment books for inspection correction or equalization and approval. By order of the County Commissioners Court J A Rodriguez County Clerk and Ex official Clerk.
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County Commissioners Court
Webb County
Texas
Court House
Laredo
Social Calendar and Local Announcements
The Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets at 4 PM Monday. Woman's Club holds a 4 PM meeting with an evening dance. Tuesday features Junior Auxiliary at 4 PM and Soldiers Club singing. Miriam Chapter 86, OES, meets at 8 PM. Local notices include travels of Mrs. W N Young, Mr. and Mrs. M T Cogley, Pauline Rodgers visiting Mrs. E H Buenz, and other residents’ activities. Col Hiram Phillips returns from France with family in San Antonio. Announcements include Hannah Louise Davies and Lieut B West Hopson marriage. New York School of Fine Arts exhibition May 12–20.
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Christ Church
Soldiers Club
Miriam Chapter No
Masonic Hall
San Antonio
D. D. Davies
Hannah Louise
Lieut. B. West Hopson
Texas
Community Events Highlight Y M C A and Jewish Welfare Board
The article lists Sunday morning and evening activities at the Y M C A and Jewish Welfare Board Hall in Laredo with music by Mrs. Macdonald and social dancing. It notes hostesses Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Morton and schoolgirls and soldiers enjoying punch and cigarettes, plus Busy Bees Club activities and a theater party at the Royal Theater. It mentions Miss Emilie Hassell hosting, and birthday celebrations for Emilie Hassell and Jamie Ward with a splash party and breakfast at the Chacon.
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Jewish Welfare Board
Emilie Hassell
Busy Bees Club
Rosalie Biggio
Marjorie Lou Fish
France
Minerva G’sell
Marjorie Fish
Dorothy Morton
Lois Derby
Mildred Leyend
Jamie Ward
Henry Ward
Chacon
Emilie Halsell
Julia MecVicar
Catherine O’sell
Rebecca
Roberta
Mary
Ralph Cook
Gordon
Mabel Barr
Hassell Mims
Nellie Ward
Leonard Ernst
Rosita Barlow
Alfred Poggenpohl
War News One Year Ago May 19 Reports
United States troops repelled German raids in Picardy and Lorraine. Mussulman and Bolshevik forces clashed at Baku with thousands killed or wounded. Major Raoul Lufbury, famed American ace, shot down near Toul by an enemy aircraft.
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United States
Picardy
Lorraine
Mussulman
Baku
Raoul Lufbury
Toul
Wiseman Claimed Paper Erred On Death Day
Mrs Wiseman asserts a paper wrongly stated Mr Biffler died on Saturday. Joshua counters Friday death and cites multiple copies confirming the date. The exchange highlights a printing error claim and Mrs Wiseman’s insistence on the Saturday notice.
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Mrs. Wiseman
Joshua
Alcoholic Millennium Plan Promotes Tiered Drinking Tax
A Life magazine blurb argues for raising drink prices to force the poor into abstinence while keeping the rich able to drink. The author claims no enforcement needed, profits fund taxes, and cycles of wealth and poverty would shift with prohibition.
Two Fighters for Poland Fronts Against Germany and Bolshevism
General Haller of Poland and General Henrys of France stand as leaders of new Polish fronts against Germany and Bolshevism, signaling a united effort to defend Polish borders and secure a stable eastern front.
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Haller
Henrys
Germany
Cattle Deal Closes Here For 450 Steers
A sizable deal concluded Saturday as Walter A. Craig sold 450 head of steers at 70 dollars each to Will Peters of Benavides Duval county totaling 31 500 dollars. Delivery to the S N Johnson pasture in this county was immediate and Peters will move the steers to his ranch near Benavides for grazing.
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W. A. Craig
Will Peters
Peters Ranch
Walter A. Craig
Benavides
Duval County
Mr. Craig
Mr. Peters
S. N. Johnson
Berlin President Ebert Says Germany Will Not Sign Treaty
President Ebert told a Berlin demonstration that Germany would never sign the peace terms describing them as revengeful and declaring foreign nations would not permit Germany's proscription.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ebert
Germany
Ukrainian Leader Petlura Joins Soviet Government
Berlin reports on May 19 indicate General Petlura has aligned with the Soviet government, signaling a major political shift for Ukraine and its regional leadership.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Petlura
Regulars Returning Home From War Fronts
Washington reports General Pershing notified the war department that the Fourth Fifth Sixth and Seventh divisions are released for return to the United States. The four divisions will sail from France in June along with the 81st and 90th divisions also bound for embarkation in that month.
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Washington
United States
Pershing
War Department
France
British ships Clash with Bolsheviki Fleet in Gulf
In Helsingfors on May 19 British war ships fought a 35 minute engagement with the Russian Bolsheviki fleet in the Gulf of Finland. The Bolsheviki retreated to Kronstadt after a vessel was sunk and another stranded.
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Helsingfors
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
German peace mission returns to Versailles with two aides
Count Rantzau head of the German peace mission arrived at Versailles today after leaving for Spa Saturday night. He was accompanied by Herr Landsberg and Herr Giesberts and were two other delegation members who had been in Berlin.
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Versailles
Count Rantzau
Spa
Herr Landsberg
Herr Giesberts
Berlin
Exchanged Credentials Between Allies and Austrian Delegates
St Germain May 19 the exchange of credentials between representatives of the allied and associated powers and the Austrian peace delegates occurred. The session lasted four minutes.
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St. Germain
War Declared as Bolshevik Forces Enter Besarabia
London reports a state of war between Russia and Rumania after Ru mania ignored the Moscow soviet ultimatum to evacuate Besarabia. Bolshevik troops crossed the Dniester in the Tiraspol district, defeating Rumanians and occupying Tenegrutchi and Beder.
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London
Rumania
Bessarabia
Russia
Moscow
Dniester
Tiraspol
Tenegrutchi and
Beder
Notice of Nonresponsibility for Wife's Debts
Notice is given that after this date I will not be responsible for any debts made by my wife Annie Mansur. A. M. Mansur. Laredo Texas May 8 1919. -9-30t.
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Annie Mansur
A. M. Mansur
Laredo
Texas
Humane to the Limit in California Dog Show Switch
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald item recalls a lecturer who recounts a California trip where heat forced a humane society to bar a trained dog from an afternoon performance. The venue swapped the schedule so the lecturer spoke in the afternoon and the dog performed at night.
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Humane Society
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
League of Nations explained prompts long debate
A grouchy father scolds a son as Gwendolyn admits responsibility for asking him to explain the league of nations. The dialogue hints that lengthy explanations leave much for future discussion and suggests ongoing debate about the topic.
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Gwendolyn
League of Nations
For Sale of Block 42 Lot in Laredo Estate
For sale on Market Plaza in the northwest corner of Block 42 W D Laredo. Contains 3% lots or 110 feet front on Market Plaza and 183 feet depth on Hidalgo street. For details contact B Chacon executor of the E B de Garcia estate at 1219 Grant.
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Block 42
W. D
Laredo
Market Plaza
Hidalgo Street
B. Chacon
E. B. de Garcia
Money Makers Advert in Times Want Ads
Classified notice highlights profit opportunities and investment chances in the Times Want Ads section. Features limited-time offers and contact details for potential buyers seeking quick returns.
Mesa Verde Park booklet issued for National Park travel series
The first of thirteen U S Railroad Administration public brochures on West National Parks is out. Dr J Walter Fewkes writes An Appreciation of Mesa Verde National Park, describing cliff dwelling features and illustrating the park’s uniqueness. Free copies available via Bureaus of Service and railroad ticket offices.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
United States Railroad Administration
National Parks and Monuments
J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Bureaus of Service
United States Railroad Consolidated Ticket Offices
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure and Reward
A vintage advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a thirty five year reliable remedy. The copy claims the medicine cleanses blood and mucous surfaces and improves overall health after short use. It ends with a request to send for the company information.
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Hall
Omen Y & CO
Boledo
Sopwith Manager Receives Hawker Flight Update
Associated Press reports from London on May 19 that the Sopwith Airplane Company manager was told at 5 PM that Aviator Hawker was 150 miles off Ireland at 4 PM.
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Associated Press
London
Hawker Sightings and Seaplane Rescue Reported
Reports from London on May 18 and 19 indicate aviator Harry G. Hawker left St John’s to beat the Americans and was sighted off Ireland though later unconfirmed. An unofficial note claims naval seaplane No. 3’s crew were rescued by the USS Columbia.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
St. John's
Ireland
Hawker
Columbia
Missing Seaplane NC-3 Found Near Azores
Washington reports the seaplane NC-3 has been located seven miles north of the Azores. It remains under its own power and is still afloat.
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Washington
Azores
Cotton futures soar in London market rally
Liverpool May 19 cotton futures jumped sharply amid sympathy with American markets. Trade buying pushed prices up 96 to 128 American points, reflecting strong demand and market optimism across exchanges.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Extraordinary session opens with party control shifts
Washington May 19 Republicans lead both chambers as the extraordinary session opens promptly at noon. In the Senate Senator Cummins wins president pro tempore over Pittman by 47 to 42. In the House Gillett defeats Clark for speaker.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
Senator Cummins
Town
Pittman
Nevada
Gillett
Massachusetts
Clark
Berger Challenged for Seat as Congress Swears In
In Washington on May 19 Chairman Ballinger of the elections committee refused to recognize Socialist Berger when his name was called. The speaker ordered Berger to stand aside during the oath.
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Washington
Berger
Congress
Ballinger
Elections Committee
Irish corporal trains awkward squad in complex drill
An Irish corporal in charge of a squad issues precise commands to reverse alignment and form fours. He notes right flank on the left and asks soldiers to move forward and left as they turn, applying strict drill discipline.
War Risk Bureau Reorganized as Cholmeley Jones Appointed Director
Washington May 19 The War Risk Insurance Bureau, which handles insurance allotments and compensation for soldiers and dependents, is undergoing a sudden reorganization. Colonel R A Cholmeley Jones, formerly a New York businessman and now head of the bureau section in France, is named director to succeed Colonel Henry D Lindsey who resigned yesterday.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Risk Insurance Bureau
R.A. Cholmeley Jones
New York
France
Col
Henry D. Lindsey
Centennial birth anniversary of James O Broadhead noted
The piece recalls the centennial birth of James O Broadhead a Missouri lawyer who served as government counsel in the whisky fraud prosecutions as a opener to today’s events. It frames a day of commemorations and national notices across cities and institutions.
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James O. Broadhead
Missouri
Memphis
Wilson
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Salvation Army
United States
American Bankers’ Association
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Milestones Along the Road to Prohibition
The article traces key moments in the push for prohibition from 1818 Army liquor bans to post Civil War waves, 1857 constitutional amendment ideas by William H. Armstrong, 1876 Senate proposal by Henry Blair, and a series of temperance laws in the 1860s that spread then were repealed.
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United States Senate
Henry W. Blair
New Hampshire
William H. Armstrong
Sons of Temperance
Calhoun
U. S. Army
Endowment Policy Matures Next Month
MERCENARY and Digby discuss ending life choices with a twist. Digby reveals a twenty-year endowment policy maturing next month as a potential factor in their plans.
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Rigby
Digby
Sprained Ankle Advice Urges Cham berlain's Liniment
For a sprained ankle act quickly after injury. Get a bottle of Cham berlain's Liniment and follow the plain printed directions that accompany the bottle.
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Chamberlain’s Liniment
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Board OF Equalization
J. A. Rodriguez
Co. Com. Court of Webb Co
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Woman’s Club
W. N. Young
Staunton
Virginia
Keevan
M. T. Cogley
S. M. Barlow
Pauline Rodgers
Little Rock
Arkansas
E. H. Buenz
J. P. Leyendecker
J. H. Hale
H. C. Hall
Washington, D. C
A. C. Hamilton
Le’s Surgical Hospital
John Loftus
Dolores
Houston Street
H. J. Hamilton
Waco
Texas Medical Association
J. W. Thompson
Dallas
Mrs. Thompson
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
A. J. Barthelow
New York School of Fine and Applied Art
Margaret O. Giles
M.C. AL Mre
Adelaide Gebbardt Macdonald
J. A. Burnett
Maude McKnight
Royal Theater
William Kemper
Mer
Kemper
Mesames
J. H. Davis
H. Cluck
J. E. Jones
C. M. Fish
Zara Mowry
Ruth LaRo
Poland
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Petiura
Rantzau
Mesa Verde Park
WAR Risk Bureau
Lindsley
William J. Brian
Nebraska
Patterson
Tennessee
Willis
Ohio
New York City
Bellans
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