Daily History Lessons Snapshot for September 9
A compact historical timeline noting events from September 9 across years: 1813 Kentucky volunteers journeying through Cincinnati to join the northern army, 1835 Britain's Corporation Reform Act passage, 1846 John Y. Mason becoming Secretary of the Navy, 1848 Albany fire causing $3 million in losses, 1855 Sebastopol evacuated after an 11 month siege, 1870 Empress Eugenie arriving at Ryde, 1896 death of Henry B. Payne, 1919 Cardinal Mercier arriving in New York.
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Kentucky
Cincinnati
Arriny
John Y. Mason
Virginia
Navy
President Polk
Albany
N. Y
Sebastopol
Eugenie
France
Arived
Ryde
Henry B. Payne
United States
Cleveland
Hamilton
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
New York
Doherty Nearing A Decade As Dominion Justice Minister
The Right Hon Charles J Doherty marks ten years in the Dominion cabinet as Minister of Justice. Born in Montreal he studied at McGill and first served on Quebec’s Superior Court bench for fifteen years. His career spans naval, reciprocity, and Marine Department scandal cases.
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Charles J. Doherty
Sir Robert Borden
Canada
International Court of Justice
League of Nations
Dominion
Mr. Doherty
Montreal
McGill University
Quebec
Marine Department
Goewens Start 50,000 Mile Two Year World Cruise
Mr. and Mrs Albert Y Goewen launch the 8 foot Speejacks from New York for a two year around the world cruise of about 50 000 miles. Eight others join them in the ship's company aboard the motor yacht.
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Albert Y. Goewen
New York
Washes and wards Buenos Aires war on disease
Buenos Aires pursues nightly street washing with disinfectant to curb disease spread. White clad workers broom and hose streets each midnight while posters educate residents on how illnesses spread and how to stay safe.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Public Health Service opens nurse training schools
Washington reports the Public Health Service opens two nurse training schools at Fox Hills Staten Island and Fort McHenry Baltimore for women ages 21 to 35. The three year program offers a diploma with monthly stipends and free meals lodging and books.Applicants may have Red Cross training or prior hospital nursing experience and may earn credit for college or technical studies.
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Washington
Fox Hills
Staten Island
N. Y
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service Nurse Corps
Cumming
The
United States Training School For
Surgeon General
Surgeo
Red Cross
Railroad Time Table Texas Mexican Schedule
Train No 1 leaves for Corpus Christi at 12 10 PM Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 36 PM International and Great Northern Through fast train for St Louis leaves at 12 01 PM and arrives at 6 00 PM
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Corpus Christi
Social calendar notes events for Friday
The Blue Birds meet at Mrs A Poggen pohl home at 5 PM. The Rotary Club hosts a luncheon at Elks Hall and a dinner at the Elie Club in honor of the Teachers Institute this evening.
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Blue Birds
Rotary Club
Elks Hall
Elie Club
Teachers Institute
Program for Miss Dunham event with Blue Bonnet Minstrels
A reception to Miss Dunham with program numbers by Miss Slaughter and Mrs. Lowry and by the Blue Bonnet Minstrels will take place on Saturday night at 8 30. All guests invited for last evening are cordially invited to attend tomorrow night.
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Miss Dunham
Miss Slaughter
Miss Spence
Weather Forecast From The Weather Bureau At New Orleans
Tonight and Saturday unsettled with possible showers. The Times received this forecast from the United States Weather Bureau via the Telephone Co.
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States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Times
the Telephone Co
All Right to the End and Local News in Tyler
Selected items note Luther Kay’s return to Tyler and multiple residents' travels to Cotulla, San Antonio, Ohio, and Chicago. Catholic Daughters and W A/W M A circles report meetings. Blue Bonnet reception postponed due to rain. club activity shifted to an informal dance with a rescheduled program.
Local Weather Report Fort McIntosh Hourly Observation Issue
Weather readouts for Fort McIntosh are unavailable as the 4 hour record ends with no report due to an line out of order condition. The report cannot be completed.
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Fort McIntosh
Spittoon Extinct Says Illinois Woman Arbitrator
Harriett Reid, first woman arbitrator for the Illinois Industrial Commission, notes public life has reduced spittoons and sawdust boxes in courthouses. She cites cleaner public buildings, women’s clubs funding rest rooms, and greater female courthouse presence as signs of progress. She handles all types of cases locally, from minor injuries to serious disabilities.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harriett Reid
Dlinois Industrial Commission
Miss Reid
Armed Battle on Booze Ship Ends with Shootings
Seven crew members of the Greek steamer King Alexander were shot and slightly wounded by federal prohibition officers during a pistol battle at a Brooklyn dock. The liquor was confiscated after a midnight port race to evade immigration quotas. More than twenty shots were exchanged with fifteen prohibition agents. none of the agents were hurt. Two agents planned to pay $14,000 for liquor and drugs, but were observed approaching the vessel by crew members who warned the others.
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Associated Press
New York
Prohibition
Brooklyn
Comptroller issues call for national bank statements
Washington September call for the condition statements of all national banks as of the close of business September 6. Banks must file detailed reports showing assets liabilities and capital in compliance with federal banking laws.
Robberies Decreased After Arming Mail Clerks
Washington report shows postal robberies cut sharply after clerks were armed. In the last five months losses totaled 88580 with most recovered, compared with 6300000 in the year before.
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Washington
Hays
Night Train Schedule Details for Laredo Minera Runs
Night Train departs at 10 p m arrives 7 30 a m. Train No 1 leaves Laredo daily except Sunday 8 30 a m reaches Minera 10 20 a m. Train No 2 leaves Minera daily except Sunday 11 a m arrives Laredo 3 16 p m.
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Laredo
Minera
State banks called to file September 6 financial statements
Austin Texas September 9 Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Hall issued a call to state banks to submit statements showing their condition at the close of business September 6.
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Austin
Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Hall Today
Aged Beaumont Woman Dies at 84
Mrs Laura J Hodges aged 84 longtime Beaumont resident died today She was the oldest woman in Beaumont and survived by 19 grandchildren Born in 1836 she fled with others to the swamps during Indian invasions in the early history of Texas
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Texas
Laura J. Hodges
The War Taxes the Nerve Energy of the Country
A wartime exhortation urges citizens to conserve mental and physical energy for victory. It warns that fatigue insomnia and digestive trouble signal nervous system strain and calls for remedies or rest to sustain effort.
Bulgarian health law requires health certificate for marriages
Sofia reports a draft public health law presented to parliament by the Bulgarian government. It requires all marrying individuals to present a doctor's certificate showing their state of health.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Colombia to Apply for League of Nations Seat
Geneva Sept 9 Colombia will be among the first to apply for membership if President Harding creates a new society of nations an official source said today.
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Geneva
Harding
Society of Nations
Colombia
Tex Rickard seeks new boxing format to boost interest
New material must be found if boxing is to remain popular, Tex Rickard declared today in New York. He criticized mammoth purses and rising seat prices and said the public is tired of the same fighters repeating. Rickard plans more amateur bouts at Madison Square Garden this winter to create weight class candidates with championship prospects.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Fie
Rickard
Madion Square Garden
Rain Dampens Spirits As Miners Return Home
In Elizabethtown and Rosidlaire on September 9, armed quiet persisted after heavy rains halted a planned march by fluorspar miners. Deputy sheriffs patrolled roads and hills while miners from the camps returned home in small groups.
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Associated Press
Elizabethtown
Rosidlaire
Crabs Drill Concrete For Crabs Use as Homes
St Petersburg Florida September 9 Associated Press reports stone crabs in Florida waters have learned to crack concrete piling with their claws. The damage appeared on bridge piling at Boce Ceiga Bay where thousands of crabs inhabit channel holes. Local crab expert George Lizotte linked the holes to crab activity, prompting contractors to sheath piling with sheet iron to deter the crustaceans.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Boce Ceiga Bay
George Lizotte
Higher food cost rise across 15 cities in August
Washington report shows August retail food prices climbed from July in 15 cities. Rochester New York led with an 8 percent increase while Buffalo and New York posted 7 and 6 percent gains respectively. Other cities ranged from 5 to 1 percent as Houston Dallas and Minneapolis reflected smaller rises.
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Washington
Department of Obor
Rochester
New York
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Newark
Norfolk
Charleston
S. C
Louisville
Manchester
N. H
Portland
Houston
Texas
Butte
Mont
Dallas
Minneapolis, Minn
Rise of Journalism Featured at World Press Congress
Honolulu hosts the World Press Congress from October 11 to 25 with sessions on The Rise of Journalism in each country. Delegations will be represented, and one speaker from each nation will present the topic. James Scdermerhorn of the Detroit Times is designated to deliver The Rise of Journalism in the United States.
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Honolulu
Press Congress of the World
James Scdermerhorn
The
Detroit Times
United States
Elizabethtown Miners Return After March Threats
In Elizabethtown Illinois on September 9 crowds of weary miners gathered and threatened a march but the group dispersed. All men are believed to have returned to their homes with no further action reported.
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Elizabethtown
Birthday Celebrities Honored on September Ninth
On September 9, Josef Stransky head of the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York born Bohemia 49 years ago today. James H. Kirkland chancellor Vanderbilt University born Spartanburg S C 82 years ago today. Edwarde W Pou congressman from Fourth North Carolina born Tuskegee Alabama 58 years ago today. Marguerite Show famous film star born Savannah Georgia 30 years ago today. Victor F Lawson Chicago newspaper publisher born Chicago 71 years ago today.
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Josef Stransky
Philharmonic Orchestra of
New York
Bohemia
James H. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Spartanburg
S. C
Edwarde W. Pou
Congress
North Carolina
Tuskegee
Ala
Marguerite Show
Savannah
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago
Public New Form Loan For Public Sub Subscription
Treasury announces limited offering of treasury certificates of indebtedness in two series dated September 15 1921 and due in 1922 5 percent and 514 percent interest. Also treasury gold notes B-1924 due September 15 1924 54 percent. Subscriptions through banking institutions or direct to Federal Reserve Bank. Subscription books open.
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Times
Pallas
Exus
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Treasury Gold
Federal Reserve Bank
B. A. McKinney
Federal Reerve Bank of
Autumn Storm Brings Rain Snow to Montana
Associated Press reports Montana faces the first autumn storm with rain and snow across many areas and unseasonably low temperatures. A near freezing point is forecast for tonight as the system moves through the state.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Rainfall Tops One Inch in Lockhart Area
Associated Press reports in Lockhart Texas that more than an inch of rain fell in the region yesterday breaking a drought and easing touch of dryness. The storm brought relief after a long dry spell with beneficial precipitation for crops and soil.
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Associated Press
Lockhart
Tex
Deouth
Women to Participate in Unemployment Conference
President Harding announced a conference on unemployment to include women. He asked Mrs Harriet Taylor of Upton Ohio to suggest several women and she agreed to submit a list of ten.
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Washington
Loover
Harding
Harriet Taylor
Upton
Ohio
Slow steady rains ease Texas heat and drought
Slow steady rain began today in Central Texas easing a two month heat wave and drought. Farmers report late crops will benefit and cotton should not suffer serious damage. Austin dispatch notes rains spreading across the region improving conditions.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
Auction Block Resumes on Boston Common Women Bid for Jobs
A provocative scene on Boston Common resumes the auction block for unemployed men. The men, stripped to the waist, declared their willingness to work while a woman auctioneer wielded the hammer. Crowds, including many women, filled the bandstand area and actively joined the bidding.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Common
Tropical Storm Approaches Caribbean, Warns Vessels
The Weather Bureau warned vessels in the eastern and central Caribbean Sea to proceed with caution as a tropical storm moves west and northwestward over the Caribbean. forecasts extend 48 hours with potential for intensified activity and rough seas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
Fire Prevention Day Planned Across United States
Chattanooga news notes that October 10 is designated fire prevention day with J A Tracy Des Moines state fire marshal seeking a presidential proclamation. Fire marshals from across the country will attend the sixteenth annual Fire Marshals Association convention in late September with planning by Tracy Hussey Van Camp Rutledge and Steltenkamp.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
J. A. Tracy
Des Moines
Iowa
The
Fire Marshals’ Association of North America
Harding
Association
L. T. Hussey
Kansas
W. N. van Camp
South Dakota
Homer Rutledge
Michigan
J. A. Steltenkamp
Kentucky
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Joseph Kock
Department of Agriculture
Siam
China
Burton
Times Office
Hospital Mining
Luther Kay
Tyler
City
Elizabeth Irwin
Whitaker
Cotulla
Wiggins
Jackson
Mexico City
San Antonio
Arthur Hazelrigg
Augusta Wormser
University of Ohio
Lillian Irwin
Lee Vollmer
Frank Cullinan
Tampico
Dolores
San Jose School
E. H. Sauvignet
J. A. Wilson
Raul de la Garza
Rush Medical College
Mr. de la Garza
Laredo High School
Catholic Daughters of America
J. P. Leyendecker
W. A
J. E. Trout
Mesdames Knight
Bell
J. M. Burr
Jennings
Mrs Trout
Circle B
J. J. Wilkes
Mesdames Craig
Oliver, Judkins
J. O. Walker and Underwood
Annie Pace
Mrs. Wilkes
Jeffers
Alabama
Tokio
Yap
Shantung
Siberia
Washington, Sept
Comptroller of the Currency
Y Associated Press
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
State Banks
Public Health Law
Illinois
City Drug Co
Rise OF Journalism
Wifers
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