Hunt seeks Arizona governorship veteran of statehood
George W. P. Hunt, Democratic hopeful for governor of Arizona, is a former first governor after statehood. A Missouri native, he moved to Arizona as a rancher and retailer, built a trading company at Globe, served in the territorial legislature, helped draft the state constitution, and led as governor. He later served as minister to Siam before retiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. P. Hunt
Arizona
Mr. Hunt
Missouri
Globe
Wilson
Hunt
Siam
Birthday Roundup of Notables Across Nations
A birthday list marks anniversaries for figures including Emperor Yoshihito regent, Bermuda governor Sir John Joseph Asser, Civil War veteran Brig Gen Henry Larcom Abbot, former Milwaukee mayor Gerhard A. Bading, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Congressman Hallett B. Ward, and chess champion Robert Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
John Joseph Asser
Bermuda
Henry Larcom Abbot
Beverly Maas
Gerhard A. Bading
Milwaukee
U. S
Ecuador
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Cleveland
Hallett
Ward
Congress
North Carolina
Gates County
N. C
Robert Stewart
Scotland
Martial law proclaimed in five mining counties
One year ago today August 321 martial law was proclaimed in five mining counties of West Virginia. The New York State Court of Appeals held the Soldier Bonus Act invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
New York State Court of Appeals
Today’s events mark historic milestones worldwide
The list notes the 500th anniversary of Henry V death, the centenary births of Timothy W. Anglin and Joseph Smith Fowler, a birthday for Queen Wilhelmina, and Maj. Gen. Peter C. Harris retires. It also announces the third annual national convention of Progressive Business Clubs opening in Salt Lake City and running through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry V
England
Timothy W. Anglin
Dominion House of Commons
Joseph Smith Fowler
U. S
Tennessee
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Peter C. Harris
U. S. Army
Progressive Business Clubs
Salt Lake City
Notice by Publication in Probate in Webb County Texas
Public notice commands publication in a general circulation newspaper for two weeks. Esperanza Adelfa and Maria Jose fina Flores Garza minors require guardianship letters filed August 23 1922 in Webb County Court. A hearing is set for September 18 1922 at the County Courthouse in Laredo Texas for interested parties to appear and answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Webb County
Esperanza
Adelfa
Maria Josefina Flores Garza
Gertrudis Zardeneta
Vda de de la Garza
Laredo
Texas
Alegal
Railroads Stand By Loyal Employees in Strike Standoff
New York dispatch reports 180 Class I railroads insist loyal workers who stayed must retain seniority and rights. They applaud President Harding’s plan but oppose restoring striking workers over current staff, warning it would breach faith, discredit the Labor Board, and undermine ongoing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Harding
Hes
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
United States Railroad Labor Board
Baptist groups plan weekly church meetings and dance
Thursday the W M of the Baptist Church holds its regular weekly meeting in the afternoon. Friday the Sunbeam Band meets at 6 PM. The Boys entertain with a dance at Ells Hall at 9 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. 8. of the Baptist Church
Sunbeam Band
Spring Returns Inspire Wanderer and Birdsong
Absent spring memories and poems mix with local society notes as Esther Sharkey returns from Austin, Miss Kate Tarver visits Mexico City, and many residents resume travel or return home from trips to San Antonio Cleveland New York City and Houston. The item blends poetry with a general mention of social notices and visits.
Community Socials Highlight Youth Activities
A school and church youth crowd enjoyed a splash party and picnic at the Yukin farm with about twenty five young people and a circle of adults including Mr and Mrs Proffitt, Mrs Slaughter and Rev C W Cook. A fifth birthday party featured pinning the tail on the donkey and pinata breaking with cake and ice. An informal dancing party honored Miss Mary Paul Goldman of Austin with guests and punch and cake. The B Y P U met at the Baptist Church with a big crowd, a palm decorated hall, and a program including songs, readings, solos, a quartet, and a tribute to the Spirit of the B Y P U followed by a social on the parsonage lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Blanchard
Peter
Goldmann
Horace
Beverly Hall
Mary Paul Goldman
Austin
Marjorie Lou
Fish
Marjorie Fish
Lois Derby
Evelyn Ryan
Margaret Copeland
Kathleen Heaner
Emilie Tasselt
Mildred Leyendecker
Messarge
Jack Haleetl
Berina
Baptist Church
Reading
Orie Lee Camp
Raymond Henry Fiano
Genevieve Camp
Misses Camp
Henry
Knight
A. M. Yeary
Charles Gell
Johnson wins California GOP Senate renomination
With complete return from five-sixths of California voters Hiram Johnson leads C. J. Moore by about 66 000 votes and is assured of another term as United States senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Hiram Johnson
United States
C. J. Moore
Fund Exhausted in Texas General Revenue Fund
Austin reports that available money in the state general revenue fund is exhausted. Outstanding warrants cannot be met at this time. State Treasurer Terrell and the comptroller and attorney general held a conference to plan remedies for the deficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Terrell
July crude petroleum consumption hits record high
Washington August 31. The consumption of crude petroleum in July was the highest on record for any month, rising over 61000 barrels from June, while the daily average production fell by 15633 barrels, the Geological Survey announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geological Survey
Reparations Commission Accepts Belgian Compromise
Paris August 31 The reparations commission unanimously accepted the Belgian compromise on the German moratorium proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
The
Reparations Commission
First Man Indicted in Herrin Massacre Surrenders
Otis Clark a 35 year old union miner surrendered after being indicted in the Herrin massacre case. He is charged with the murder of Dr. C K McDowell, superintendent of the Lester strip mine, following boasts attributed to his participation. Indictments expected to follow as investigators push the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marion
Vik
Arg
Otis Clark
Tierrin
Mean
Ble
Dr. McDowell
Lester Strip
Clark
McDowell
A. W. Kerr
Witnois
Herrin
C.K. McDowell
Caplas
Sperial
Aerial Attacks On Boll Weevil In Mississippi Test
Aerial attacks against cotton boll weevils are under way at Scott's near Greenville under government supervision to test airplanes as poison distributors. Planes spray calcium arsenate at 200 to 500 acres per hour, with dusting from above deemed more thorough than ground methods. Community action is urged to share initial equipment costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Greenville
Miss
Scott's
Plot to wreck Western Express uncovered in Chicago
Police arrest three men as they disclose a plan to dynamite the Western express on the New York Central between Gary Indiana and Chicago. Officers say the wreck would inaugurate a nationwide rail terror, with dynamite to be used to damage trains and railroads as a broad search for explosives proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Gary
Indiana
New York
Living wage would boost railroad worker wages by 22 to 34 percent
Chicago August 31 United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and railroad Shop Laborers push to base demands on the living wage union statistician W J Lauck testified before the labor hearing that living wage across all American industry would raise wages 22 to 34 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
W. J. Lauck
One Worker Killed In Iowa Rail Accident
Council Bluffs Iowa August 31 One maintenance of way worker was killed and two probably fatally injured when a Central motor driven section car jumped the track near here Officials investigate possible grease or loosened track part delaying service and safety checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Cotton Belt reports trestles, bridge damaged by fire
St Louis dispatch says three wooden trestles 18 miles north of Texarkana were destroyed by fire last night. The wooden Sabine River bridge 107 miles south of Texarkana was also damaged by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cotton Belt Railroad
Texarkana
Sabine
Tekarkana
Civilian Officer Named Colonel in Quartermaster Corps
Gilbert Forrest Woods of Chicago, who declined a war commission to serve as a civilian, has been appointed a Colonel in the Army Officers Reserve Corps Quartermaster Corps. The War Department announced the appointment noting his work for preparedness and organized reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Gilbert Forrest Woods
Chicago
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Tho
Fifteen Men Killed in Canadian Mine Explosion
A mining disaster at the No 4 mine of the Dunsmuir coal properties in Cumberland B C leaves fifteen men dead and sixteen injured. All bodies were recovered after the explosion yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cumberland
B.C
Hifteen
Dunsmuir
Mrs Caruthers Dead in Sherman Texas
Mrs AM J Caruthers aged 76 longtime Sherman resident died today. She is survived by two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sherman
Texas
AM. J. Caruthers
Union Accepts Proposals in Anthracite Strike Talks
Washington reports say union officials negotiating with operators in Philadelphia have accepted the settlement proposal from Friday night talks. Officials express confidence the operators will also approve before day’s end. details remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Philadelphia
Offterann
Coke urged for home heating to offset coal bin shortages
Washington reports the Bureau of Mines urged using coke as a domestic fuel this winter. Officials warned that large coal bin shortages demand a steady coke supply and said coke should be used for heating houses as the closest alternative to anthracite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Orx
Businessman Fred Righter Tours City With Colleagues
Fred Righter president of the Southwest Bitulithic Co. arrived by auto from the lower valley and left for San Antonio after noon. He was joined by A. S. Hadley Laredo representative of the company during the trip from Alice to Brownsville, with Judge M. D. Slater of Liana visiting at the Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Righter
Southwest Bitulithic Co
Lower Valley
San Antonio
Alice
Brownsville
A. S. Hadley
Laredé
M. D. Slater
Liana
Hamilton
Cabinet Crisis Reported as Power Seeks Policy Shift
Reported by General Crowder through Vy Associated Press, the cabinet crisis centers on a reassessment of the government’s translation program and foreign loan terms. The note mentions Major General Power and Secretary Viordam, with focus on judicial reforms and fiscal controls amid current tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosur
Zayas
Railroads of the Mississippi Ordered to Prioritize Food Freight
The Interstate Commerce Commission issues an order effective September to direct Western roads to give priority to food and perishable goods. Rail lines may suspend ordinary practices if needed to accelerate shipments and may declare emergencies to withhold shipments if congestion or strikes occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipetan
Mississippi River
Gomeyevee
Texas Utilities Ordered to Report Fuel Use Details
Railroad Commissioner Gilmore issued an order requiring all public and private utilities in Texas to provide information on the amount and character of fuel used. The measure is a precautionary step toward priority arrangements if coal shortages worsen, and does not relieve utilities from safeguarding against fuel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Gilmore
Mgr
Birth rate declines death rate rises in census data
The census bureau reports for the first quarter a falling birth rate and rising death rate. North Carolina shows the highest birth rate while Washington has the lowest. The District of Columbia records the highest mortality and Wyoming the lowest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Wyoming
Banking Officials Convene in Austin Conference
In Austin Texas on August 1 state banking commissioners met with Hi Hall banking and insurance commissioner. J L Chapman will assume Hall's position tomorrow as the department outlined its future work and new actions were presented amidst the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hi Hall
J. L. Chapman
Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
A K Society
Violet S. Oberfeldt
April
C.T. Davis
Arkansas Gazette
Esther Sharkey
Esther Berry
Pearsall
Phyllis Bunn
C. J. Gorman
Caero
Thomas Guernsey
Annie Kelly
Corpus Christi
R.R. Eis
Bob
Mamie
Medina Lake
Kate Tarver
Mexico City
R. W. Morrison
John B. Morton
Hal Hailey
T. A. Austin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Waco
Roy Campbell
William Biggio
William Hassell Mims
Medina Dam
Evelyn Moore
New York City
Ming Dorothy Gundelfinger
Mrs. I. Wermeer
August Wormser
Denver
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
Leonard Haynes
Marshall Hicks
S. W. DeWolf
Mrs
Paul Thompson
Miss Clifton Hill
Webb
Fred Werner
St. Edward’s College
Ed. Mackin
Houston
Ed. l. O'Meara
City
Ira O'Meara
Will
Mississippi
the Times
Zayas Administration
Ried
Mis
Sissippi
Ascviated Press
Vital Statistics
Ty Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!