Woodbridge N Ferris A Progressive Democratic Senatorial Figure
Woodbridge N Ferris becomes the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Michigan in seventy years. A former teacher and principal, he built a business college in Big Rapids and later moved into banking and utilities. Ferris gained wealth and a broad reputation before winning the governorship in 1913.
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Woodbridge N. Ferris
Michigan
United States Senate
New York
Oswego
University of Michigan
Illinois
Big Rapids
Mich
Ferris
A Brief Roll of Historic Dates and Deaths
A compact list notes events and deaths from 1558 to 1903 including Queen Mary I death in 1558, George Grote born 1794, Andrew Pickens Butler born 1796, David Howell Jerome born 183? died 1896, the Missouri capitol fire of 1837, Papineau insurgents defeated in 1838, the 1874 founding of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and the 1903 visit of the King and Queen of Italy to England.
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England
George Grote
Grece
Kent
London
Andrew Pickens Butler
United States
Edgefield
S.C
David Howell Jerome
Michigan
Detroit
Watkins Glen
N. Y
Missouri
Jefferson City
Papineau
Prescott
Ont
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Cleveland
Italy
Chicago Plan Seeks US Mexico Business Ties
Chicago leaders head a hundred strong for a two week expedition after the Southern Commercial Congress adjourns on November 22. Dr Clarence J Owens chairs the party with rail and industry backing to travel to Laredo and Mexico City, with Mexican government hospitality and a return via New Orleans. Illinois Manufacturers' Association confirms official representation and support for Midwest participation.
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Chicago
United States
Mexico
Southern Commercial Congress
Clarence J. Owens
Congress
Laredo
Texas
G. G. Truesdale
Illinois Central Railroad
J. J. McQueen
Missouri Pacific Road
Mexico City
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Antonio
Nuevo Laredo
Mexican National Railways
Mlinois Manufacturers’ Association
Illinois
Middle West
Static wave device aims to regulate heart beat
London reports a remarkable invention the static wave device to steady heart rate. A patient sits in an insulated chair connected to a machine that passes current through the body as a revolving ball discharges electricity when it meets a stationary ball.
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London
Aix
Jo Ee Fame
Local Social Clubs Plan Weekend Gatherings
Friday events include Mrs. I A Morrow hosting the Friday Bridge Club at 3 PM and the Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church meeting at 4 30 PM. Saturday features Miss Kathleen Heaner hosting the B B B Club at 3 PM and Mrs White with Miss Josephine Sauvignet hosting bridge at her home in the afternoon.
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I A. Morrow
Kathleen Heaner
Mrs. White
Josephine Sauvignet
Wil
Bridge
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
G. C. Tuatt
Mesdames
FP. Smith
Harper
G. C. McCauley
Larry McCauley
Neff
Keithley
Rogers
Mackin
Little
Wright
White
Hlatt
Hodges
Millar
Rosebud Club
Little Mias Ferrol
Katherine Evetts
Teresa Fasnacht
Dora Martin
Claire Derby
Sara
Bella Leal
Ethel Puster
Katherine Eyvetts
R. L. Puster
Smith
Helen
Addie
Married Ladies Social Club
J. T. Halsell
Vidales
Brennan
W. N. Young
Grider
Fort McIntosh
Mesdames Austin
Biggio
Cogey
Christon
Derby
Johnston
All
Albert Martin
Young
Morton
Huberich
Moore
Fish
E Baron
McDowell
Newman
Shields
Easton
Perkins
Faireloth
Tennessee
Misa Sleeper
Waco
Halyell
Emile Malsell
Farewell to the Birds and a Local Society Roundup
A nostalgic poem laments autumn birds depart as a Philadelphia Bulletin item notes residents’ visits and social club meetings. Mrs. Frank Earnest returns from Hebbrowville, Dr. James Steele visits Laredo, and W. Alves families travel to Boerne and Comfort. Church groups meet despite weather with guests and refreshments.
House Leaders Set Vote on Ship Subsidy Bill Next Thursday
Agreement by house leaders to take up the ship subsidy bill next Thursday under a three day general debate. They also approved a plan allowing limited amendments and set a final vote for November 29.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoaage
Aday
Stepp Executed for 1921 Mills Murder in McKinney
Ezell Stepp was hanged at 11 24 this morning in McKinney Texas for the murder of Hardy Mills in September 1921. About a hundred witnesses attended the execution. The funeral is set for tomorrow.
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Associated Pregy
McKinney
Texas
Ezell Stepp
Hardy Mills
Tast
FireKills 23 Horses at Klerkold Tee Company Barn
A Dallas blaze at the Klerkold Tee Company barn fatally burned 23 horses and mules with an estimated loss of $20,000. The fire started in the loft where feed was stored and spread through the structure.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Klerkold Tee Company
Irish Rebels Hanged in Dublin
Four civilians James Fisher Peter Cassidy Richard Touhy and John Gafney residents of the Free State were executed at seven this morning after a military court trial for unlawful possession of revolvers.
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Associated Press
Dublin
James Fisher
Peter Cassidy
Richard Touhy
John Gafney
The
Free State
Bremen Man Breeds Canaries With Nightingale Warble
A Bremen, Nov. 17 report says a bird fancier after ten years produced canaries with a nightingale warble. He raised young canaries among nightingales acting as singing masters, then extended the birds' singing period by altering moulting. Generations show offspring inherit the warble and need no instructors beyond polishing.
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Associated Preas
Bremen
Autumn meeting at Bowie opens with autumn racing feared
Baltimore Md November 1 The Southern Maryland Agricultural Association holds its autumn meeting in Bowie starting tomorrow and running through the month The officials predict one of the most successful meetings in recent years for the Maryland tracks and autumn racing.
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Baltimore
Southern Maryland Agriculural Association
Fo Oa
Maryland
Clit
Vocational School Run in Box Car At Lakeland
A Polk County program uses an old box car at Atlantic Coast Line shops in Lakeland to offer vocational training for railroad workers. Funded by federal and state sources with instructors from the county board, the car houses fifteen students for after work classes in mathematics, drawing, blueprint reading, and railroad routes.
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Associated Press
Lakeland
Florida
Atlantic Cort Line
Polk County Board of Education
American Railway Association
Hotel Arrivals List From St Anthony and Nearby
Mrs Ns W Farrythe of San Antonio and Louis Yaeger arrive alongside Mrs A B Harper and son W IX Rose of San Diego KE A Montgomery Ed Zimmermann Jones and Post 5 W Mathis of San Antonio Walter Thompson Green Martin Pearsall and Mrs M F Beckley and son of San Antonio stay at the St Anthony Hotel.
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Anthony Hotel
Ns. W. Farrythe
San Antonio
Louis Yaeger
A. B. Harper
Aguilar Flees Mexico for Havana After Months in Hiding
Vera Cruz reports General Candido Aguilar the son in law of the late President Carranza is said to be on his way to Havana Cuba after hiding in Vera Cruz for about a month He reportedly entered Mexico from San Antonio Texas with General Francisco Murguia who was recently executed.
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Associated Presa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Candido Aguilar
President Carranza
Havana
Cuba
San Antonio
Texas
Francisco Murguia
Burgenland resort Sauerbrunn petitions for relief from officials
In Sauerbrunn near Vienna, residents complain about an influx of 500 Austrian officials after the Austria Hungary border redefinition. They say officials seized hotels and villas, cutting summer visitors from about 8,000 to only a few hundred.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Burgenland
Sauerbrunn
New Orleans Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
The Times receives the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Saturday are cloudy with occasional rains. Warmer tonight.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Weather log Fort McIntosh ends 7 a m today
Observations show a maximum of 60 degrees and a minimum of 45 at Fort McIntosh. Wind direction from the north. Sky cloudy with rainfall totaling .15 inches.
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Fort McIntosh
Napoleonic Mementoes Return Sought by Vienna
Vienna seeks the return of a priceless 1914 exhibit of Franco Austrian Napoleon relics held in France The collection including items of Napoleon I and Mary Louisa remains with a French liquidator of alien enemy properties as the mayor petitions the French minister for its restoration to Vienna
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Associated Press
Vienna
Lyons Folr
Napoleon
Marylouisa
France
Chamberlains Tablets Bring Praise From Readers
Mrs Ella L Button of Kirkville reports Chamberlains Tablets have done her a world of good and she has recommended them to many friends. She notes relief from indigestion and invites others to try the remedy, praising its benefits.
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Chamberlain
Ella L. Button
Kirkville
Heresy Charge Sparks Debate Across Schools and Turkey
A mixed dispatch reports Turkish newspapers criticizing alleged American propaganda aimed at delaying Turkey U S relations. The Anatolian News Agency accuses relief workers and foundations of fomenting anti Turkey sentiment and a potential war scare while commenting on leadership statements and interwar diplomacy.
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United States
Turkey
Sultan
Malta
Associated Press
Constantinople
Anatolian
Orttied al
Amor Sovernment
Ign
Aimerican Foudries
Uited
Pro Homneonen
Aqeri
United Daughters of the Confederacy debates Confederate memory plans
The UDC starts consideration of carving the history of the Confederacy on Star Mountain near Atlanta with an estimated cost over 1.6 million dollars. Sculptor Gutzen Borglum will attend. They also push remodeling the Jefferson Davis Memorial at Washington and Lee University and seek 30 000 dollars in pledges at Fairview Kentucky. The convention reports revive cotton tax restitution and Upshaw pension plans for Confederates.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Asia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Star Mountain
Atlanta
Gutzen Borghi
New York
Fice
Washington and Lee University
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Kentucky
Daughters of the Confederacy
Congress
Upshaw
Cotton
Gas explosion in Chicago kills family and neighbor child
Joseph Verdont lies under police guard in a hospital and faces murder charges after a gas explosion at Verdont's basement store, killing his wife and two children and injuring nine others, including Verdont. Police say the blast stemmed from gas accumulation linked to two moonshine stills in the basement.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph Verdont
Verdont
poHce
Verdoni
Arbor Day Observance and Diverse Events Across States
South Carolina observes Arbor Day as the 175th anniversary of Le Sage death is noted. The Florida State Pair opens in Jacksonville and runs all week. Cleveland welcomes more than 200 delegates for the Mizarachs national convention. The Interstate Commerce Commission begins hearings in Washington on regional railroad consolidation with public and railroad input sought.
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South Carolina
le Sage
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Eggs Laid On The Nile Report From Alexandria
Alexandria reports a note on Egyptian tiratax months in 1922 with mentions of eggs laid on the Nile. The fragment indicates a local statistic or agricultural record from Nov 17 in Alexandria.
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Nile
Associated Press
Alexandria
Egypt
Republic Abolished by Eastern Siberian Assembly
An Eastern Siberian regional assembly voted to unite with the Soviet government in Moscow, abolishing the republic and aligning with central authorities. The move consolidates power under Moscow and ends regional sovereignty.
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Ste Associated Press
Chita
Par
Dar Eastern Republic
Siberian
Moscow
Ruiz to Investigate Lynching Report at Weslaco
San Antonio General Ruiz leaves for the Rio Grande Valley to investigate the alleged lynching of a Mexican national in Weslaco, Hidalgo county. The visit aims to verify details of the reported incident and assess official response.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Ruiz
Rio Grande Valley
Weslaco
Ti Dalgo County
Railroad labor chiefs to confer on transportation act amends
Washington officials announced a series of conferences by railroad labor leaders to decide their stance on proposed amendments to the transportation act. The engineer brothers plan to oppose any provisions restricting the right to strike and support abolition of the railroad labor board.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Railroad Labor Board
Notice of Lost Stock Certificates Sure Shot Petroleum
Notice declares stock certificates Nos 24 and 25 of the Sure Shot Petroleum Co lost and void. The owner is named in the public notice and the date 11 16 8 appears in the filing.
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Sure Shot Petroleum Co
Grand Jury Finds Corruption in Alien Property Case
The Grand Jury found evidence of conspiracy in the sale by the former alien property custodian of trestors and patents to private individuals. It did not find conspiracy within this jurisdiction and noted the matter involved federal officials.
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Asoctuterk Press
Washineton
Oa Fed
Department of Jisties
T Re Stors
Armour Eyes Purchase Of Morris Packing Company
Ogden Armour stayed in Washington awaiting a government decision on his proposal to buy the Morris Packing Company. The plan is under study by Agriculture Department officials under the Stockyards Control Act administration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ogden Armour
Morris
Armour Company
Aremoure
Department of Agriculture
Death of William G. Sharp Former Ambassador to France
William Graves Sharp, former ambassador to France, died at his Elyria home shortly before noon today after several days of illness. He served as ambassador for five years in Paris during World War I and resigned about a year after the armistice.
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Associated Press
Elyria
Ohio
William Graves Sharp
France
Paris
Inn celebrates 400 years in Augsburg with famed guest list
The Three Moors inn in Augsburg marks four centuries since its founding. Napoleon stayed there with staff and signed the guest book alongside Josephine Beauharnais and Marie Louise. Metternich, Talleyrand, and various princes and ambassadors heading to Vienna also left signatures, with Wellington and Sir Walter Scott among other noted visitors.
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Augsburg
Gavaria
Germany
Napoleon
Josephine Beauharnais
Marie Louise
Metternich
Talleyrand
Wellington
Walter Scott
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Eyo
Mra
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Philadelphia Bulletin
Frank Earnest
Br. L. Armstrong
Hebbrowville
James Steele
Mr. Herbert Morgan
M. Bertani Derteang
W. A. Alves
Boerne
St. Andrew's Brotherhood
Episcopal Church
St.Andrew's
Cook
St.Andrew's Brotherhood
Bowie
Weather Forecast
Nemalist
America
Wieo
Asec
Tyry
Howe
Chiraphey
Moham Wmg
Metta
Piavinughan Bevrish Sonmander
Meadooeenesa Wits
Hota Walt
Hoond Bey
U.D. C
Borglum
Tory
Tain
Prince of Wales
BomBay
Japan
U. S
Rangers
Breck
Enridge Offair
Veclare
Bosch Mag
Neto
W. G. Sharp
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