A Brief History Timeline From 1765 to 1894
A list of notable historical milestones including the Stamp Act taking effect in 1765 the Continental Congress opening in 1784 the 1802 Ohio constitution convention the 1821 Walk-in-the-Water wreck the 1834 railroad completion the 1870 appointment of Columbus Delano as Secretary of the Interior the 1871 abolition of British army commissions and Emperor Alexander III’s death in 1894 with Nicholas II succeeding him.
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Continental Congress
Trenton
Chil- Meathe
Ohio
Fiest
Lake Erie
Philadelphia and
Columbus Delano
Alexander III
Russia
Nicholas II
November 1 Riots in Cuba and Dublin Executions
November 1 reports say fights turned deadly in Cuba during city elections with civilians killed. In Ireland, 18 year old Sinn Fein member Kevin Barry was executed in Dublin amid political turmoil.
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Kevin Barry
Sinn
Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March Retires From Army
Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March ends his active Army career today after a storied run including Chief of Staff during World War I. A West Point graduate and Lafayette College alumnus, March served as chief of artillery for the American Expeditionary Forces in France before being recalled to succeed Gen. Bliss as chief of staff.
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Peyton C. March
United States Army
America
Germany
March
Lafayette College
West Point
Spain
Philippines
France
Bliss
Supreme War Council
The King's Shirt Relic From Spanish Legion Hero
Madrid report describes Lieutenant-General Millan Astray taking King Alfonso XIII's shirt to Ceuta after choosing it from the monarch's wardrobe for a Morocco mission. The shirt, worn in action, is sent from Malaga hospital to the palace as Astray lies wounded.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Millan Astray
Spanish Foreign Legion
Alfonso
Foreign Legion
Morocco
Biarritz
Millan-Astray
Ceuta
Malaga
Birthday anniversaries noted for notable Americans
Our birthday list marks Boise Penrose United States senator from Pennsylvania born in Philadelphia 61 years ago today Vice Admiral John D McDonald birthplace Machias Maine 58 years ago today Rt Rev M Edward Fawcett Episcopal bishop of Quincy IL born New Hartford Illinois 56 years ago today Edward Robison director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art born Boston 63 years ago today Mrs Amelia Heath died recently at Ogden Utah last survivor of the six women who were the first jurors in the United States they fell at Laraminie Wyoming.
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Boise Penrose
United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
John D. McDonald
Machias
M. Edward Fawcett
Quincey
New Hartford
Ilown
Edward Robison
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Boston
Amelia Heath
Ogden
Utah
Laraminie
Wyo
Py SOCIETY SOCIAL CALENDAR Tuesday Meeting Notices
Tuesday Juniory Auxiliary to meet at the Rectory at 4 oclock in the afternoon. Miriam Chapter No. 86 O E S to meet at Masonic Hall at 8 o'clock in the evening. All members urged to attend and visiting members invited. Worthy Matron report to be given. Wednesday Parish Guild of Christ Church to meet at the Rectory at 3 30 o'clock in the afternoon with Mrs. CC W Cook.
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Olock
Miriam Chapter No
Masonic Hall
Christ Church
W. Cook
Adoption Society
L. Franklin
Long Forgotten Locks and Fairies Faith in Miss Polly Yates
A mix of verse on keys to long forgotten doors and a roundup of local notes from Laredo and surrounding towns. Mentions of Miss Polly Yates, J W Derby, J P Leyendecker, Frank Daugherty, and others visiting or traveling between San Antonio Monterrey Tampico and Webb. Adoption Society meets at Mrs L Franklin home.
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McLandburgh Wilson
New York Herald
A Man Who Makes Good Inspires Methodist Parish
Sunday sermons by Mr. Nixon affirm his fitness as pastor for the Methodist Church. Members express optimism for the year ahead after an enthusiastic Workers Council meeting. The church invites the public to join worship next Sunday. Contributed.
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Methodist Church
Nixon
Workers Council
Miss Ruth House Killed in Auto Crash Near Waco
Miss Ruth House aged 17 died when a car carrying a girl and two boys overturned two miles from Waco during a Halloween party. Her neck was broken and the four high school students were involved in the mishap.
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Associated Press
Waco
Exas
Ruth House
Governor Neff to meet board on juvenile school charges
Associated Press reports in Austin on November 1 that Governor Neff will exchange ideas with the state board of control before the board announces its decision on charges of brutal treatment of inmates at the Gatesville juvenile training school.
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Austin
Texas
Neff
Board of Control
Gatesville
Salaries Raised by New York Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board said it boosted salaries for New York reserve bank staff to retain officers who faced constant outside offers of higher pay, replying to a Senate inquiry.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Board
Senate
Vatican to Host Study on Fixing Easter Calendar
Rome November 1 The Vatican announced a conference of astronomers will meet in April with Cardinal Mercier presiding to reform the calendar and fix Easter The move follows repeated March Easter dates and proposes either anchoring Easter to a fixed date or restricting its wandering across a wide date range Universal reform may be needed as the Gregorian and Julian calendars keep two Easter dates in use among different churches.
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Rome
Vatican
Astronomery
Cardinal Mercier
Christendom
Sanity hearing sought in Kennedy murder case
In Los Angeles on November 1, Arthur C. Burch indicted with Mrs. Madalyinne Oben chain for the alleged murder of J Belton Kennedy, asked for a sanity examination as the trial was called.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Arthur C. Burch
Madalyinne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Burch
How Not to Take Cold
Some people rarely catch colds due to daily warm room shower or cold sponge baths and keeping a window partly open. They avoid overheating and wet feet and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of a cold, ending it quickly.
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Chamberlain
First Virginia Gubernatorial Hopeful Aims Independent Socialist Ticket
Of interest to women. Mrs George Custis of Kellar announces candidacy for Virginia governor on an independent Socialist ticket. Also notes oldest schoolgirl Amy Davie Winship at 90 completes University of Wisconsin summer course. Edwina Ashley named rich through inheritance. Kennebunkport woman turns 63 learns birth date October 19 and celebrates first party.
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Virginia
George Custis
Kellar
Old Dominion
America
Amy Davie Winship
University of Wisconsin
Winship
Wisconsin University
Edwina Ashley
Great Britain
Sir Ernest Casse
Kennebunkport
Nova Scotia
Burglars and Fire Strike Georgetown Shop Areas
A dry goods store worth about $2,000 in ladies' clothing was robbed while a confectionery and a barber shop were burned in Georgetown Texas last night, with several thousand dollars in losses overall.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Texas
Harvey address at Pilgrims Society sparks naval cutback talk
London reports concentrate on George Harvey's Pilgrims' Society address. Ambassadors remarks on U S naval construction reductions draw extensive commentary and deem it significant for future policy.
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Associated Press
London
Pilgrims’ Society
George Harvey
America
Fishermen Drowned Off New Jersey Coast
Eleven fishermen believed drowned after a small motorboat capsized in a November storm near Anglesea New Jersey. One boat remains missing and the tragedy was not learned until two bodies washed ashore today.
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Associated Press
Anglesea
N. J
New Jersey
Keep Bowels Regular With Chamberlains Tablets
For good health, maintain regular bowels as constipation dulls well being. When needed, take Chamberlains Tablets. They are mild and gentle in action.
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Chamberlain’s
Americans at Liberty Now and Legion Welcome Chiefs
From Chihuahua reports state four Americans were captured by Mexican bandits and released after a ransom of 5000 pesos. In Kansas City, the American Legion welcomed wartime commanders Marshal Ferdinand Foch and General John J. Pershing with a rousing ceremony and a city memorial dedication.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Chihuahua
Mexico
Convention Hall
Kansas City
American Legion
Ferdinand Foch
John J. Pershing
Marshal Foch
France
Pershing
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Pennsylvania
Gen. Pershing
Legion
Foch Foch
Harding Named New Committee Armament
Washington November 1 The advisory committee of the American delegation to the armament conference announced from the White House lists 21 members four women. Included are General Pershing Samuel Gompers and Herbert Hoover the only cabinet member named along with Fletcher Rogers Porter Parker and others. The roster features leaders from labor agriculture and civic groups and several women club presidents.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
General Pershing
Samuel Gompers
Herbert Hoover
Fletcher
W. L. Rogers
Stephen G. Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Wainwright
War Department
Roosevelt
Col Woodall Dies at 89 in Farmersville Texas
McKinney Texas November 1 Colonel Joe Woodall aged 89 a pioneer resident of Collin county died at his home in Farmersville last night.
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Associated Press
McKinney
Texas
Joe Woodall
Collin County
Farmersville
Woman and husband killed and injured in train collision near Neyland
Mrs A B Moore fifty six was instantly killed and her husband sixty eight injured when their car was struck by a train at a grade crossing near their Neyland home Greenville Texas on November 1 1920 or 1921 per clipping.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Texas
A. B. Moore
Neyland
Here
Milk Drivers Quit Over Wage Demand in New York
About 8 million people in New York and nearby areas faced no milk or cream at doors or dumbwaiters as milk wagon drivers walked out demanding a five dollar weekly raise and two weeks of annual vacation.
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Associated Press
New York
Bomb Explodes At Lisbon American Consulate
A bomb exploded on the staircase of the American consulate in Lisbon today but caused no damage. Police attribute the blast to agitation linked to the Sacco Vanzetti case in Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Sacco-Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Investigation into threats linked to Sacco and Vanzetti
Washington November 1. The department of justice opened an inquiry into threats by radicals connected to the Sacco and Vanzetti case. The two Italians were convicted in Massachusetts of murdering a mill paymaster and faced further legal proceedings.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Saco
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Aie Ota
Oil field strike ends as California workers return
The California Producers Association declined to let government mediators join wage and hour talks, ending a seven week strike. Operators predicted a quick restart, one firm acting on New York guidance. Violence charges and indictments had marked the dispute. In Bakersfield, a district council unanimously urged strikers to resume work, a vote to follow, after a telegram from Secretary of Labor Davis urged ending the strike without prejudice.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
California Producers Association
New York
Walter Yarrow
Bakersfield
W. J. Yarrow
Davis
Yarrow
Cordell Hull to Be Chairman of Democratic Committee
In St Louis on November 1 Cordell Hull of Tennessee was set to be chosen chairman of the Democratic national committee to succeed George White. Breckenridge Long of St Louis had been supported by factions but Goltra declined to resign.
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Associated Presse
St. Louis
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Democratic National Committee
George White
Edward F. Goltra
Missouri
Breckenridge Long
St Louis
Long
Hull
Watson Stated Charge Is True Sort
Watson asserted the charge is true in a brief statement. The remark appears in late edition coverage with no additional context or corroborating details available in the fragment. The report notes no formal charges or outcomes beyond the assertion.
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Watson
Senator Watson Accuses Soldier Hanging Sparks Senate Clash
Washington November 1 Senate heated as Senator Watson of Georgia alleges a U S soldier in France was hanged without any trial. Chairman Wadsworth asks Watson to show evidence while the president orders a special committee probe. Watson cites a photo as proof and Borah says two veterans confirmed the claim.
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Associated Press
Washington
Watson
Georgia
France
Senate
Wadsworth
Military Committee
Borah
Great War Leaders Honor Foch as Montana Delivers Wildcat
In a packed hall Pershing announced the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously for Col. Frederick W. Galbraith Jr. The Missouri and France flags were paraded beside the Legion standard as Marshal Foch spoke in French. A Montana delegation presented a baby wildcat from Miles City by air, drawing a long ovation.
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Pershing
War Department
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Legion
Marshal Foch
Legion of France
Missouri
France
Marshal of France
Foch
Emery
Montana
Miles City
Sweden’s census shows record population rise in 1920
Stockholm reports 6,903,762 Swedes in January. Population grew by 56,725 in 1920, the largest increase in a century. Mortality steady at 13.29 per thousand, the lowest ever recorded, Swedish officials claim as a world record of health.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Sweden
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