Unlucky 13? Notable figures celebrate the date
Washington D C Sept 13 Today is the 13th a date many fear yet many celebrated figures regard as lucky explorer Nansen Hall Caine Pershing Roosevelt Booth Adler Ashurst Wagner Henry Stanley etc among celebrants and the east views 13 as fortunate despite superstition.
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Washington, D. C
Nansen
Civilization
Scottish Geographical Society
Hall Caine
the Bondman
Drury Lane
London
John J. Pershing
Europe
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
Maud Ballington Booth
Cyrus Adler
Llenry F. Ashurst
Arizona
Richard Wagner
Wagener
Levi
Aaron
Nisan
Henry M
Chapultepec
Plains of Abraham
Affairs of Lady Hamilton at the Rialto Theatre
The historical drama depicts Emma Lyon becoming Lady Hamilton and her rise from a country girl to London society. The production asserts timeless temptations in the big city and the perils faced by innocent women, with Lord Nelson’s famed romance at its center.
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Lady Hamilton
Rialto Theatre
Lord Nelson
Emma Lyon
London
Ku Klux Klan Arrives in Mexico City
Associated Press reports the Ku Klux Klan has appeared in Mexico City. Klansmen in black robes and hoods visit newspaper offices and send communications to the press. They avoid public events, using pistol-flourished rhetoric in limited protest.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Ku Klux Klan
Mexico
What to Do With Then and the Good Road Idea
A humorous tale about a dog chasing a passing train leads to a reflection on roads. Communities praise good roads but often fund only short stretches that fail to connect. True benefit comes when improvements cover the entire length linking towns and markets. The argument compares roads to a chain or a regiment, слабостлади.
Building good roads to honor the flag and nation
A exhortation stresses that while the flag cannot improve, citizens must work to improve the country by building a national highway system. It links road quality to education, voter formation, and the social and economic benefits of quick, inexpensive transportation nationwide.
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United States
Notable Local Figures Attend Social Gathering
Misses Ruby Colman, Pearl Colman, Anita Lane, Melissa Bridges, Mary Cook, Leonor Cross, Thel Wright, Hunter Randolph, Fred Werner, Phil Hudson, Frank Dickey, Herbert Freuler, Henry Leyendecker, Tallman Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Buenz, Mr. and Mrs. Moore of South Laredo, and the hostess attended a social event.
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Ruby
Pearl Colman
Anita Lane
Melissa Bridges
Mary Cook
Leonor Cross
Thel Wright
Hunter Randolph
Fred Werner
Phil Hudson
Frank Dickey
Herbert Freuler
Henry Leyendecker
Tallman Johnson
Ernst Buenz
Moore
South Laredo
Pupils Examinations At High School Tomorrow Morning
Intermediate pupils who wish to be examined must report tomorrow at nine o'clock at the High School. Superintendent L. J. Christen directs the details.
Bank Robbery in Quindaro State Bank Detained Customers
In Kansas City Kansas a bandit held up three bank employees and two customers at the Quindaro State Bank. He forced them into the vault where they were imprisoned for about an hour and escaped with a bag containing between three and four thousand dollars.
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Kansas City
Kan
Quindaro State Bank
Trade Associations to Convene Executives Here in October
The American Trade Association I executives announce a convention here October 24 to 26. T Towne secretary treasurer notes that the program covers market analysis, cooperative advertising, standardization, and elevating retail standards. Prominent tradesmen will discuss business standards and ethics as well as production and distribution improvements.
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Associated Press
Chicana, Sept
T. Towne
Mr. Towne
Barcelona Revolt and Military Seizure in Spain
Madrid reports at cabinet meeting that Captain General Rivera in Barcelona proclaimed a state of siege and sought support from other districts. Barcelona declares martial law as troops, including Madrid and Seville garrisons, join the movement while the navy remains quiet. The king travels to Madrid as protests unfold.
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Rivera
Barcelona
NAS
Spain
Associated Press
Madrid
Irvoga
Seville
Barwedoma
Bareslona
Prin: Rivers
Barcelonna
No Quakes Reported After First Night of Relief
Tokio relief residents celebrated a quake free night, noting over a thousand shocks that week with 700 felt. Reports from Yokohama list 23,767 deaths including 146 foreigners, Yokosuka casualties at 4007, while the Red Cross relief fund reached 6,185,267 dollars with most already allocated.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Yokoham
Yokosuka
Washington
Sept
Red Cross
Money Makers Want Ad Listing
Classified notice notes a money making opportunity in the Times Want Ad section. Describes a potential job or side hustle with emphasis on earnings and open to readers seeking additional income. No specific names or locations provided in the fragment.
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Times Want AD Money
Odd and Interesting World Facts and Figures
London has 50 000 street pedlars and Maine coast has over 40 lighthouses. The US uses about two fifths of world wood. Moscow cathedral dome plated with 900 pounds of gold leaf. A boy in Augusta Ga earned 20 000 last year selling worms to fishermen. The Oregon or Nevada giant tree lies petrified in a Nevada defile about 606 feet long. The Nawab of Rampur wears a watch worth 75 000 to 100 000. Brazil hosts a snake bite institute. A London fog day costs over five million dollars in lost business. Willson Terry benefit at Drury Lane raised nearly 50 000 with programs over 5 000 more.
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London
Maine
United States
Moscow
Augusta
Nevada
Willon Terry
Drury Lane Theater
Navy wreck inquiry tops Seattles lines of inquiry
Admiral Coontz reported no adequate explanation for the seven American destroyers wrecked off the California coast. He said the squadron was off course and steaming in fog at 20 knots as inquiry officials were ordered to speed hearings. Salvage of Chauncey approved. currents may shift after Japan earthquakes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Admiral Coontz
Navy Department
California
Department
Investigation Board
Denby
Chauncey
Oklahoma Attorneys Seek Habeas Release in Tulsa
In a bid to test Governor Walton's suspension of writs of habeas corpus in Tulsa county, lawyers filed in the state supreme court for the release of two men reported detained by military authorities in Tulsa.
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Oklahoma City
Walton
Tulsa County
State Supreme Court
Tulsa
Smuggling Chinese Into Lower California Alleged
Mexico City dispatch says hundreds of Chinese are being smuggled into Baja California defying law. Governor Jose Inocente Lugo reports these travelers carry large drug quantities, land on desert shores near Ensenada, and sell opiates in population centers creating many who perish in deserts while trying to reach frontier towns.
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Mexico City
California
Department of Agriculture
Jose Inocente Lugo
Occidentals
Ensenada
Argentina Discovers Oil in Jujuy Province
In Buenos Aires the discovery of petroleum deposits in Jujuy Province excites industry. State railway borings reached 530 meters with a 15 meter oil column, two tons pumped in three hours before storage tanks arrived. Engineers expect deeper borings to reveal extensive strata and high quality oil.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Jujuy
Argentina
Gulf to Canada Flight Attempt by Parker Cramer
Parker Cramer took off from Ellington Field at 6 14 am aiming to break the Gulf to Canada nonstop record set by Lt. Scott Crocker. He flies a small homebuilt craft toward Clarion Pennsylvania carrying 220 gallons of fuel. The flight, after dark, will continue through the night.
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Associated Seas
Houston
Texas
Parker Cramer
Ellington Field
Fort Worth Woman Emily Hall Dies From Bullet Wound
Emily Hall aged 59 of Fort Worth died from a bullet wound inflicted by her son in law Walter Cochran who also killed his wife and wounded two officers. Cochran held police at bay for four hours before dying. bodies of Mrs Hall and Mrs Cochran to be buried in Mineola, Texas where they formerly resided.
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Plare
The Ideal Purgative Advertisement Claim
An advertisement touts AB purgative Chamberlain's Tab let as suitable for all ages. It promises gentle, agreeable bowel movement without griping and notes ease of use and pleasant effect for robust adults and children.
Officers Shot in Queer Mix Up at Galveston Round
Four officers engaged in a gun battle at a Galveston round near Houston when agents tried to stop a car. Hank Hicks Deny Cranstible Janery Hicks shot in chest and leg injuries to Bub Ber Venk and Wroanick Pines. Investigations to be led by county authorities and the Prohibition Department.
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Isy Associated Press
Houston
Lexas
Galvestomll
fHarmshire
Oil Field Probes Expand to Texas and Arkansas
The investigation into oil finds in Northern Texas broadens with Friday actions in Southern Texas and Arkansas. Attorney Fort Worth involved in criminal prosecutions led a departmental survey of Texas oil field conditions as part of the inquiry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sept
Attorn
General Crim
Jeury Zweifed
Derrevat
Fort Worth
Yongs
Indore
Coolidge
Texas
Arkansas
Cyrds
Department of Justice
Gasoline Price Cut Announced by Standard Oil
Des Moines Iowa Sept 13 gasoline prices are reported to be 1444c a gallon at local stations as Standard Oil Company officials announce price reductions for select customers supplied by independent concerns. The note ends mid sentence with reference to former price war.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Standard Oil Company
WarlOlec
Flores is Candidate for Mexican Presidency
Mexico City on September 28 reports that General Angel Mores former governor of Sinaloa has become a candidate for the presidency. He entered the race upon invitation from trades unions in the federal district.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Angel Mores
State
Sinaloa
Federal District
New Speed Record Set by Navy Pilot in Mineola Race
A new world speed record of 244.16 miles per hour was set today in Mineola New York by Lieut. Harold Brown of the United States Navy piloting a Navy Curtis racer.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
Harold Brown
United States Navy
Pershing Begins Final Year of Active Duty
General John J. Pershing enters his last year of active military service today. A Quebec Eucharistic Congress opens drawing hundreds of Catholic prelates and priests from across the Dominion. In Waco Texas a jubilee marks completion of Missouri Texas and Pacific railroad shops. Judge Landis plans a Memphis visit to dedicate a memorial to Tennessee Normal School students who died in World War I.
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John J. Pershing
Quebec
Dominion
Waco
Texas
Missouri, Texas and Pacific Railroad
Kenesaw M. Landis
Memphis
The
Tennessee Normal School
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