Queen Victoria of Spain Birthday Noted in 1906 Lineage
One year ago today October 24 Queen Victoria of Spain celebrated her thirty fifth birthday. She is daughter of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice and named for Queen Victoria and Empress Eugenie. Known as beauty of the royal line she is modern and active in missionary work riding and motoring. Princess Ena married the King of Spain in Madrid May 31 1906. Their son, the Prince of the Asturias, was born in May 1907.
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Victoria
Spain
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Beatrice
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Empress Eugenie
France
Ena
Madrid
Prince of the Asturias
History notable dates and figures from 1803 to 1918
A compact timeline lists events and people: Albert S. White, U.S. senator from Indiana born in New York. Alonso Philipps patents a match fee. Joseph Lancaster dies. 15 Chinese hanged in Los Angeles. Dr Cronin murder trial begins. Turkey recalls missionaries from Aleppo. Frederick Cook heckled in Copenhagen. Wilson asks for a Democratic Congress.
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Albert S. White
United States
Indiana
Orange County
N. Y
Stockwell
Ind
Alonso Philipps
Springfield
Mass
Joseph Lancaster
New York City
London
England
Los Angeles
Dr. Cronin
Chicago
Turkey
Aleppo
Frederick A. Cook
Copenhagen
North Pole
Wilson
Amherst Memorial Fellowship Offers $2000 Year
The Amherst Memorial Fellowship will award $2000 annually for study of social economic and political institutions. Eligible are college or university graduates with strong mental ability in social sciences and potential original contributions. Two fellowships exist from a $100000 gift with December 15 deadline applications. Initial term starts September 1 1923 and may be extended.
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Associated Press
Amherst
Mass
Amherst Memorial
Walton H. Hamilton
Ladies Night Concert and Rally in Laredo
A special program for the ladies of Laredo features the Fort McIntosh Band and General Huapardo’s Mexican Military Band at the Latin American Club. The evening begins at 7 with music in Spanish and American styles, followed by Senator T. W. Davidson delivering the annual address at 8. The Spanish address by Consul J. M. Vasquez and a plea for large attendance wrap the event.
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Ladies of Laredo
Fort McIntosh
General Huapardo
Eenator T. W. Davidson
Merzican
J. M
Hotel Arrivals List From Texas Towns
A list of guests checking into a hotel includes A B Gauch J R Hankinson Dan Vaughe R D Booth B M Meredith and wife T F Whitledge W L Wells Chamberlain C I Edwards R D McGee Jr San Antonio Tom White Miranda City C P Watson Corpus Christi Jose A Canales Hebbronville I G Hester Miranda City Clyde Marshall Hebbronville J P Culling Sabinal Dee Orr C Wright Laredo.
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A. B. Gauch
J. R. Hankinson
Dan Vaughe
R. D. Booth
B. M. Merredith
T. F. Whitledge
W. L. Wells
Has. Chamberlain
C. I. Edwards
R. D. McGee, Jr
San Antonio
Tom White
Miranda City
C. P. Watson
Corpus Christi
Jose A. Canales
Hebbronville
I. G. Hester
Mirando City
Clyde Marshall
J. P. Culling
Sabinal
Dee Orr
C. Wright
Laredo
Classified list of names and places from Mexican cities
A dense roster of individuals and couples connected to places in Mexico City Encinal Encinal Hebbronville Laredo San Antonio Kingsville Sta. Guadalupe Garza and Sister Concepcion San Ignacio. The fragment lists numerous surnames and spouses tied to various firms and towns across Texas and Mexico.
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M. Camacho
E. Bernal
Virginia Orenes
Mexico City
Cloyd Chaney and Co
J. Baker
J. W. Hammond
San Antonio
J. Y. Cokeman
Jose Paven
A. C. Savey
J. O. Cass
Sam MacKinzie
J. B. King
Manuel Zepeda
Sta
Manuel Ricafio
Encinal
Tomas Lopez
Hebbronville
J. W. Schlinke
Kingsville
Sidoro Saenz
Concepcion
Melquiades Gonzalez
San Ignacio
G. H. Ueening
Claud Kaslip
Eastland
L. B. Smith
Pittsburg
Bernabe Pefia
Alberto Barron
Laredo
Idaho Primaries Weigh On State Government Debate
Boise Oct 24 The Idaho campaign centers on direct primary versus convention nominations with Borah urging direct primaries. Republicans back the cabinet system and Governor Davis era, while Democrats and Progressives push to abandon conventions. Other issues include State Bank Guarantee Act and tax cuts with candidates named for governor and Congress.
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Boise
Ida
Bee
Republican Party
Idaho
Progressive Party
William E. Borah
United States
Ada
D. W. Davis
Davis
Progressive Convention
State Public Utilities Commission
Burton L. French
Moscow
Addison T. Smith
Ewin Falls
George W. Waters
Weiser
W. P. Whittaker
Pocatello
W. W. Deal
Nampa
Don Dunning
Guise
Charles €. Moore
St. Anthony
Moses Alexander
H. F. Samuels
Samuels
Vernacular for Golfers Attracts Royal Attention
London reports Wales shows sympathy with countrymen who praised a notable shot heard around golf. The moment occurred at St Andrews when a captain played himself in. Across courses near London golfers celebrated a new phrase inspired by Prince of Wales’ ordeal.
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Associated Press
London
Wales
St. Andrews
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Prince of Great
Community Club Meetings Schedule This Week
Tuesday events include the Junior Auxiliary gathering at the Rectory and the Tuesday Music and Literature Club at the High School Auditorium both at 4 PM. Wednesday brings the Parish Guild at 3 30 with Mrs. Dave Craven and the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club hosted by Mrs. Mar at 3 30 in the afternoon.
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Dave Craven
W. 8. Cantrell
Brdge Club
Mar
Local residents return from San Antonio trips in fall week
Mr and Mrs J C Netzer and family and several others report returns from San Antonio. Dan Pue J W Ward S McKinney Guyler W S Cantrell and a Brownsville visitor also came home from San Antonio. Roy Campbell went to Chicago on business. J R Moore heads home from Roswell New Mexico. Pan American Round Table calls a meeting for Saturday at Elks Hall. W M A prayer week continues with Circle B program on Lord's Prayer and Circle A meeting at church. Tournament Club gathered at Mrs H W Johnston with several members and guests for games and a refreshments course.
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Pan-American Round Table
Elks Hall
the Baptist Church
Circle B
E. A. Cezeaux
Circle A
H. W. Johnston
Mesdames G. W. Derby
Vidales
Christen
Hassell
Johnston
Hall
Mesdames Austin
Witting
Memorial Meeting Honors Miss Belle Bennet At Church
Missionary circles of the First Methodist Church jointly met at the church for a memorial program honoring Miss Belle Bennet former president of the Women's Missionary Society Council. Speakers included Mrs. J. K. Thompson and Mrs. Burnett with readings on Bennet’s life and work.
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W. M
First Methodist Church
Belle Bennet
Woman’s Missionary Society Council
J. K. Thompson
St. John
Miss Bennett
A. D. Smith
William Nelle
Shanks
Brown
Lampman
Wilson
Smith
Beckham
Tarver
Ernst Buenz
Crawford
Craven
Emerson
Skinner
Fenner
Jones
Mims
McCulloch
Seaman
Miss Leverage
Appeal to Supreme Court on Daugherty Liquor Ruling
Counsel for foreign and American steamship companies whose suit to enjoin the carrying into effect of the Daugherty Liquor ruling was denied by Federal Judge Hand probably will appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The report notes possible further action.
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Associated Press
New York
Hand
United States
Ichi Court
Minister Parks Resigns From Texas Baptist Orphanage
Rev. H. I. Parks resigns as superintendent of the Texas Baptist Orphanage in Waxahachie. Rev. J. F. McClung of Italy assumes temporary charge. The board will elect a new superintendent later. Parks has not shared future plans.
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Associated Press
Waxahachis
Texas
H. I. Parks
Texas Baptist
J. F. McClung
Italy
Mr. Parks
Two Philadelphia scientists curb locust threats with decades of study
James A. G. Rehm and Morgan Hebard report progress from a 15 year survey of locusts in the Southwest United States. They note the global annual cost of locust plagues and describe the Academy of Sciences collection of 400 thousand specimens representing 40 thousand species as a key resource for agricultural research and prevention efforts.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
Near East
South America
James A. G. Rehm
Academy of Sciences
Morgan Hebard
Rehm
Mr. Rehm
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Northwest
Texas
British Columbia
Orient
South Africa
Academy
Academy of Science
Cuban graft probes shift as judges quit and new hearings begin
In Havana on October 24 the reform wave ebbs as investigations into Bartolome Sagaro’s $45 million graft charges stall amid judicial changes. Special Judge August Saladri gas is replaced by Francisco Lilac y Argudin in the lottery funds case while other inquiries continue, including missing $100,000 in Liberty Bonds and the non existence of $9 million in pensions. Judge Vandama pursues funds missing from federal accounts and a hear ing is halted by the death of Joaquin del Mazo. A fourth judge Enrique Al magro begins hearings on charges linked to Enrique Ortisiat’s sponsorship.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Bartolome Sagaro
August Saladrigas
Zayas
Francisco Lilac Y Argudin
Supreme Court
Saladrigas
Liberty
National Treasury
Gabriel Vandama
Federal
Appropriations For Public Works
Treasury and Sanitation Departments
Department of Communications
Vandama
National Bank
Joaquin del Mazo
Enrique Almagro
Sagaro
Enrique ‘Ortisiat
Federal coal commission meets operators and workers
Washington October 24 the new federal coal commission met with a committee of operators from major bituminous mining regions and with the United Mine Workers to discuss its procedure. It plans to seek advice from interested coal industry groups and may create advisory committees to assist in the investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Coal Commission
United Mine Workers
Liberals Issue Manchester Manifesto Promising Policy Shift
A Manchester Liberal federation manifesto outlines a program with free trade lower taxes electoral reform and abolition of hereditary peers. The document endorses the league of nations as a national policy pivot while Glasgow prepares for Andrew Gowar Law to reveal plans. Reginald McKenna, long a Liberal figure, unexpectedly backs Bonar Law's policy.
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Associated Press
London
Manchester
Manchester Liberal Federation
League of Nations
House of Lords
Glasgow
Labor Leaders Meet to Outline Party Policy
A dozen top labor leaders gathered in Tendon on Oct 24 to decide the Labor party policy for upcoming elections. The manifesto remains secret, and the group resolved the Labor party would not affiliate with any other organization.
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Tendon
Labor Party
Cotton receipts at Galveston top one million bales
Galveston Texas October 24 receipts at the port surpassed one million bales for the season totaling 1 027 092 against 902 640 on the same date last year. The advance comes seven days earlier than the prior season.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Prolong Ebert's Term in German Presidency
Berlin vote 314 to 76 extends Friedrich Ebert’s presidency to June 30 1925. The Reichstag approves the extension, maintaining leadership amid postwar instability.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Friedrich Ebert
American relief to feed ten thousand Russian students
American relief plans to feed about 10 000 Russian students for the coming scholastic year in Moscow Petrograd Kiev Odessa Ekaterinoslav and other cities. A shortage of professional men across Russia is noted and relief aims to help graduates fill vacant posts in the future.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Moscow
Kiev
Odessa
Ekaterinoslav
Russia
Chamber Blots Offer Mild Gentle Physics of Action
A reader praises Chamber blots for being mild and easy to take while offering certainty in effect. The note highlights their gentle approach and reliability.
Fight Over Mayfield Ballot Name Heads Texas Senate Case
Corsicana Texas October 24 The injunction fight to keep Earle B Mayfield s name off the ballot centers on whether Democrats or Republicans will send their candidate to the U S senate from Texas Counsel for Mayfield W B McLean Jr opened defense arguing the race is watched in Washington and Republicans see an opening The suit is to go to a jury this afternoon with two hours for plaintiffs and three for defense then McLean spoke two hours forty five minutes and Luther Nickels resumes for two hours before the jury deliberates
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Associated Press
Corsicana
Texas
Earle B. Mayfield
United States Senate
W. B. McLean, Jr
Mayfield
Washington
McLean
Luther Nickels
Innes Rearrested After Prison Release
Victor Innes, linked to the San Antonio disappearance of Beatrice and Eloise Nelms, was freed after seven years for larceny then immediately rearrested on a federal charge for using the mails to defraud. The Nelms sisters vanished about eight years ago. Innes, a Portland lawyer, faced Texas trial that collapsed due to lack of a corpus deficit.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Victor Innes
San Antonio
Texas
Beatrice Nelms
Eloise Nelms Dennis
Innes
Nelms
Portland, Oregon
Americans Now to Have Share in Mesopotamian Oil
London reports that American oil interests will be represented jointly with Franco-British firms in Mesopotamia. Concessions, once held by German and British groups, have shifted through French and British stewardship. Americans gain stake by reducing Franco-British shares, but most shares remain with the British treasury. Turkish Nationalists control many fields near Mosul, so concessions require their approval.
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Associated Presa
London
Mesopotamia
Moscul
Texas War Trophies Meeting Set in Austin
Adjutant General Barton called a Texas War Trophy Board meeting for October 30 in Austin. The board will outline distribution of the Texas share of about 700000 trophies captured in World War I. Wayne Davis, former state commander of the American Legion, was added to the board.
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Austin
Texas
Barton
Texas War Trophy Board
Wayne Davis
American Legion
Jury Verdicts and Deliberations Reported in Liquor Case
Two juries remain deliberating in liquor law cases involving Ernesto Garcia and Santos Salinas. The Zertuche jury returned a verdict this morning sentencing him to one year in the state penitentiary.
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Ernesto Garcia
Santos Salinas
Felipe Zertuche
Zertuche
State
Brussels reparations meeting in doubt as mark collapses
Paris reports uncertainty over the Brussels conference on reparations and allied war debts. Circles in the reparations commission say the mark’s further collapse heightens unease, with British opposition shared by Belgium. The gathering may only aim to avert total German financial loss.
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Associated Press
Paris
Brussels
Belgium
Harding Says Gen Sawyer Will Stay On Duty
President Harding is satisfied with Brig. Gen. Charles Sawyer and will not request his resignation despite the New Orleans convention demand by the American Legion. The White House plans closer cooperation between Sawyer's hospitalization board and government agencies aiding disabled veterans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Charles
Sawyer
White House
American Legion
New Orleans
Gen. Sawyer
Attempted derailment near Brookline stops train
An attempted dynamite attack on a Frisco passenger train near Brookline Missouri failed when the blast exploded early and damaged the block signal circuit, stopping the train and averting derailment. A Frisco employee's home was dynamited the previous night. authorities continue investigations.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Frisco
Brookline
Here
Texas League of Women Voters Holds Third Annual Meet
Women from across Texas gather in Houston for the Texas League of Women Voters third annual convention. Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames of Georgetown presides as discussions on child labor laws women in industry prison reforms and the Sheppard-Towner maternity bill are planned.
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Houston
Terre
Texas
Texas League of Women Voters
Jessie Daniel Ames
Georgetown
Local Youth Dies After Balcony Fall in Dallas
Thomas B. Houser, 22, of Royce City, died in a Dallas hospital from injuries after reportedly walking asleep and falling from a balcony at a rooming house. No witness to the accident was seen.
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Dallas
Texas
Thomas B. Houser
Royce City
Birthdays of Royal and Political Figures Mark Anniversary
Queen Victoria born in England 35 years ago today on England date line. Price Gonzalo youngest son of King and Queen of Spain born Madrid eight years ago today. Horace Plunkett Irish agriculture reformer born 68 years ago today. Tasker L Oddie US senator born Brooklyn 52 years ago today. Ted Kid Lewis welterweight boxer born London 6 years ago today.
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Queen Victoria
Alfonso XIII
Spain
England
Price Gonzalo
Madrid
Sir Horace Plunkett
Ireland
Tasker L. Oddie
United States
Nevada
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ted
Kid) Lewis
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Baily
Ladies
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ST. Anthony Hothl
HOTEL
Pera
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Messrs
Dan Pue
J. W. Ward
S. McKinney
Saugerte
Messrs. Guyler
W. S. Cantrell
R. L. Muller
Ada Pereira
J. R. DaCamara
JL. A. Morrow
Roy Campbell
J. R. Moore
Roswell
New Mexico
BE. M. Garcia
Hector Garcia
Brownsville
City
Week of Prayer
Senate
Jorey McLear
BITU
Chester
Ebert
Emperor Charles
Budapont
Terest
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