American Legion drives for Kerrville tubercular hospital
Special meeting tonight at the Soldiers Club at 8 to plan for Tax Day. The final drive aims to raise 850000 to complete Kerrville Hospital for tubercular ex service men. Posts urged to contribute at least 200 with 11th hour deadline in Austin. Airplanes from Fort Bliss will drop Governor Hobby’s Tag Day proclamation across 46 Texas cities.
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Soldiers Club
American Legion
Kerrville Hospital
Central Hospital Committee
Fort Bliss
Laredo
Texas
American Memorial Hospital
Austin
W. P. Hobby
Joseph T. Dickman
Eighth Corps
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Air Service
Kerrville
Department of Texas American Legion
Dickman
Thos
H. Slavens
Area Air Service
Henry ©. Pratt
Ft. Sam Houston
Statehall to Issue Bonds for WWI Service Bonus Plan
Statehall will issue bonds up to 46 million dollars to fund a veteran bonus for residents who served in the Army Navy or Marine Corps during the great war. Each veteran would receive 10 dollars per service month with a 250 dollar per person cap. The Legion reports strong demand at its free employment office, nine of twelve applicants placed. Adjutant has new membership buttons for all unissued members at Legion headquarters. Soldiers Club operates daily from 3 to 5 PM.
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New York
Texas American Legion News Service
Statehall
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Legion
Soldiers Club
Monition Seizure of Firearms in Texas Libel Case
In the Southern District of Texas United States of America v sixty two lots of merchandise the marshal announces seizure of numerous firearms and cartridges listed by make model and date from August to October 1920. The notice calls all claimants to appear at the U S District Court in Laredo on November 19 1920 to interpose claims and present allegations regarding forfeiture and proceeds. J A Herring U S Marshal Southern District of Texas by Allen Walker Deputy.
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
United States of America
No. D. S
Colt
U. S. District. Court For
Laredo
United States Court Room
J. A. Herring
U. 8S
Southern Dist. of
Texas
Allen Walker
Today’s fused milestones spark nationwide observances
Dayton marks the 125th founding anniversary while the 25th death anniversary of poet Eugene Field is noted. Saskatchewan legislature convenes, the interstate rate case opens in Washington, and Blanche Marchesi headlines a London recital. Sir Auckland Geddes speaks at Cincinnati’s centennial. George Washington’s Mason birthday is honored nationwide. A 3.5 million Union of Hebrew Congregations campaign launches with a 40 day nationwide tour by 109 leaders.
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Dayton
Ohio
Eugene Field
Saskatchewan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Mmne
Blanche Marchesi
London
Miami Medical College
University of Cincinnati
Auckland Geddes
United States
George Washington
Fredericksburg
Union of Hebrew Congregations
America
New York
Money Makers Wanted Ads Spur 44 Percent Returns
Classifieds tout strong profits from investors and traders with bold claims of high yields. Readers are urged to contact brokers or firms offering schemes promising rapid cash gains and minimal risk, amid caution over dubious opportunities.
Social Calendar Highlights Weekday Meetings
The Married Ladies Social Club is hosted by Mrs M T Cogley at 3 30 pm. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church meets with Mrs A Poggenpohl at 3 30 pm. Circle A of the W M A Baptist Church gathers with Mrs Jennings on Houston Street at 4 30 pm. Circle B of the W M U meets with Mrs Wells at 3 30 pm. Circle D of the W M U meets with Mrs Sallee at 4 pm. The Revellers host their inaugural dance at Ells Hall at 8 30 pm.
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M. T. Cogley
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
A. Poggenpohl
Circle A
The
Baptist Church
Jennings
Houston Street
Mrs. Wells
Fairy tale lines cross with travels and trials in town notices
A stream of items blends personal updates and society notices. Mrs L Dalches sails for Marlin while Captain George Condren arrives from Marfa to visit relatives. wedding corrections follow. a Red Cross committee meets. an Elizabeth Bunn Edward Brooks ceremony is clarified. a major expedition to China is described with scientists aiming to recover fossils and study aboriginal tribes. parish guild, auction bridge, and social club scenes round out the page.
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Associated Press
New York
American Museum of Natural History
China
Roy
Chapman Andrews
J. D. Merriman
Mr. Andrews
Asia
Basketball Officials Meet In New York For Rules Review
New York. November 4. The annual meeting of the joint committee of basketball rules will be held tomorrow evening in the gymnasium of the College of the City of New York. Dr J B E Rycroft of Princeton is chairman and T Hepbrow secretary. An exhibition game will be staged to illustrate practical points to be discussed.
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New York
Joint Committee of
J. BE. Ruycroft
Princeton University
T. Hepbrow
College of Theith of
Sharkey to Fight Lynch Then Sail for England
Jack Sharkey and Joe Lynch meet in Madison Square Garden in a fifteen round bout to settle supremacy. Sharkey will sail the Celtic to England the next morning to fight Jimmy Wilde in London next month, with manager Joe Wagner and Mickey Donley aboard.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Joe Lynch
Madison Square Garden
Seattle
Sharkey
Celtic
England
Jimmy Wilde
London
Joe Wagner
Mickey Donley
Newark
Times Offer Promises Watch Opportunities for Readers
The Times advertises daily opportunities with a subscription offer priced at b0c per month. It promotes ongoing chances to access exclusive content and timely notices.
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the Times
Watch the Times
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
The United States weather bureau forecast from New Orleans via The Times notes tonight and Friday will be fair. Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours to 7 a m show a max of 71 degrees and a min of 47 degrees with a south east wind and partly cloudy conditions.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Toucal
Fort Mclntosh
Palmer investigated in coal operators case telegram
Associated Press reports Attorney General Palmer was told by U S District Judge A L B Anderson that an investigation of his role in the coal mine operators and miners case would be held when the federal trial opens on November 8 in Indianapolis. Dan Sims may testify about a proposed action related to evidence, while Palmer was urged to attend.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Palmer
United States District
A. LB. Anderson
Ecoal
Dan Sims
Ree Vard
Simms
Washington
Department of Justice
Anderson
Robert Scott
Blacksmithing Prince: Crown Prince at Dutch Forge
Wierengen Netherlands November 4 The former German Crown Prince has taken up a new trade. He spends much of his spare time making horseshoes at the village blacksmith shop. While his father saws wood at Doorn the son hammers out iron on the forge.
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Associated Press
Wierengen
Holland
Wredevieck
Doorn
Permanent pink cheeks by electric tattooing craze
London reports a new society fad of permanent pink cheeks and lips created by an electric tattooing machine. An expert operator injects chosen pigments into the skin at high speed with sterilized equipment, producing long lasting color that lasts unless later removed by a special procedure.
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London
Train Arrival Delayed By Locomotive Accident
The I. and G. N. train, expected in Laredo yesterday at four, arrived about six o'clock last night after a several hour delay for locomotive repairs.
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Laredo
Tennessee shifts to Republicans as Harding leads in solid South
Associated Press reports unofficial returns show Tennessee swing toward Republicans, denying continued Democratic control. Oklahoma also tilts GOP, solidifying Harding’s expected electoral votes. Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and North Dakota show Harding leads in most races. Curt Klayden appears reelected as representative. Marion, Ohio, plans Harding election celebration with crowds and festivities.
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Associated Press
New York
Tennessee
South
Oklahoma
Harding
Cox
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Phoenix
Arty
Republian
Curt Klayden
Thermocrat
River Boundary Report Corrects Varied Mississippi Line
Washington Nov 4 The commission appointed by the supreme court to fix the boundary between the states along the Mississippi River today filed a detailed report. A river change near Friar's Joint, Mississippi, sent land into Phillips County Arkansas, and the survey traced the navigable channel before the diversion, creating a deep bend in Coahoma County Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Wrehhngtont
Commission
Supreme Court
Phillips County
Arkansas
Coahoma County
Mississippi
Texas School Crisis Proposes Consolidation To Strengthen Education
Ivgan Texas November 4 1920 editor Lee J Rountree urges the 387th Texas Legislature to reform schooling by extending terms improving salaries and conditions. He favors consolidating poorer institutions into larger schools linked by four directional roads to create community centers and curb rural pupil migration to cities.
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Associated Press
Ivgan
Texas
Austin
Lee J. Rountree
Mr. Rountree
New York Tammany Ticket Defeated In City Elections
On November 4 the Tammany ticket lost in New York City elections. Finland declined to aid Yudenitch in the attempt to seize Petrograd, shaping the broader political and military landscape.
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Tammany
New York City
Finland
Yudenitch
Petrograd
City Wants Cats in Wake of Flood at Beach Dune
The Corpus Christi Chronicle reports a flood submerged a city beach area and drowned hundreds of cats in a dune building. A downtown hotel advertised for cats to manage rats and mice, while local women sheltered starving mama cats for a few days amid rotting alley cats and scarce food.
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Associated Presa
Corpus Hriet
Texas
Franklin Penny Coin Found on Local Homestead
A Franklin penny once authorized by Congress is discovered on a local homestead. The rare copper coin, struck in 1793, bears the inscription Mind your business and carries United States around the edge with We are one in the center. An image shows a sun and a date on the other side.
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Dover
Mass
Congress
Bene von Franklin
United States
Sugar control ends after presidential signature
The last vestige of government control of sugar has been removed by presidential signature, ending licenses held by wholesalers refiners exporters and importers effective November 15.
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Ashington
Navy
Prochination
Gainesville rat tail drive nets long length of tails
Gainesville Texas November 4 more than 10000 rat tails have been collected by the chamber of commerce ending a county wide rat killing campaign. Farmers and businessmen say the total property saved is incalculable. The drive was to run another week but rains halted field work and allowed more rat killing as bounty money from the Rotary Club ran out.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
Texas
Rotary Club
A Good Cough Medicine for Children
Mrs J W Phillips of Redon Georgia called J M Floyd and said she had bought samberinas Cough Remedy recently and that it helped her child so she wants to continue the treatment. The product is described as best for coughs and colds in children and adults.
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J. W. Phillips
Redon
J. M. Floyd
Samberina
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