Notable 19th Century Dates in brief summary
Chronological notes list key events from 1841 to 1911, including deaths of Baron Sydenham and James A. Garfield, Rockefeller philanthropy, Slocum statue unveiling at Gettysburg, and Spain’s 1911 law amid riots. Mentions birthplace, dates, and places such as Kingston Astoria Indianapolis Elberon Gettysburg and Chicago.
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Baron Sydenham
Canada
Kingston
Lockjaw
England
First Presbyterian Church
Pacific Coast
Astoria
Ore
Henry Ward Speecher
Second Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis
Philo Parsons
Detroit
James A. Garfield
U.S
Elberon
N. J
Cuyahoga County
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Gen
Henry W. Slocum
Gettysburg
Martin i Law
Spain
Pekin College Dedication Noted Amid Keene Incident
On September 19, one year ago today the Chicago city council barred the Ku Klux Klan from the city. The Union Medical College in Pekin China was dedicated in the same period reflecting international events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Murphy of Tammany Newark A Career in Politics
The article profiles Charlies IF Murphy a twenty year leader of Tammany Hall in Newark. It traces his rise from ward henchman to state leader in 1910 and notes his long tenure shaping city politics through subservient mayoral choices while lauding the society’s endurance and influence.
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Murphy
United States
What One Man Does
London, Sept 19. A Lord laments the burden of his title and the frugal constraints that accompany wealth. He explains the need to entertain and tip while secretly counting every penny, preferring to be plain Mr with money. A wealthy American’s wish to swap status for money underscores the social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laredo Reopens Mosquito Oiling Campaign
Mayor Villegan and the U S Public Health Service launch a second oiling drive to eradicate stegomyia mosquitoes in Laredo with Chamber of Commerce backing. The program runs until October 1st and urges citizens to report any breeding sites by calling the city secretary or the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Public Health Service
United States
Republic of Mexico
Tampico
Villegan
Laredo
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Public Health Services
U.S. Public Health Service
Social calendar and verse obituary note
The society page lists social events with the Tournament Club meeting Bridge Club entertainments at Fort Mclntosh and Mrs Penn hosting the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club. It also includes a verse about Matilda a poet of tomb inscriptions and a note that Mrs C W Sledge and her daughter have returned to Rockdale after a visit to Mrs BE A Manford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Penn
B. F. Wright
C. W. Sledge
Rockdale
BE. A. Manford
The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
R. A. White
Community Bridge Party Honors Mrs Mary Hodges
A large gathering at a central table with natural fruit decor celebrated Mrs Mary Hodges's birthday mother. Guests included R A Millar Virginia Board J A White George Hodges and G C Tratt among others. A second bridge event honored Mrs L S Grider and Mrs Hickok with pink roses decor and a floral dining setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port
Texas Rangers accused of strikebreaking in Thurber coal fields
District President Wilkinson of the United Mine Workers said the state ranger force is used to break strikes in Thurber. The claim was investigated by a special government agent. Mr Grandon Rogers leaves for Austin to re enter the University. Miss Cornelia Woodul departs for Texas University. Master Ben Rogers returns from Mexico. Captain and Mrs Hayden welcome arrivals at Port Mcintosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Woodul
Associated Press
Texas University
Fort Worth
Texas
Wilkinson
United Mine Workers
Thurber
Hayden
Port Mcintosh
Mixed notices and trivia from local society and world lore
Local items report Horace Greenstret leaving for Bryant A. and M. College and Mrs. Brewster planning to Austin for university events. Missionary Society meetings are noted with leads and attendees. A jumble of curious facts follows, including octopus value in Japan, an 1859 aurora, heat driven clockwork, and folklore about Friday linen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Belle Brennan
New York
Austin
Japan
Hungary
Irkutsk
Siberia
Brussels
Riksdag
Sulielma Gordonio
College
Aosti
Italy
Freya
Wee
Sheriff Sale Notice in Webb County Texas 1928
Antonio Salinas sheriff announces a justice sale by Atlas Execution issued August 15 1922 in Raul Casso & Co vs Jose Maria Cavazos. A box house in Laredo bounded by railroad Guadalupe and Springfield will be sold September 30 1922 to satisfy a 3386.91 judgment less 2000 credit plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Webb County
Raul Casso
Laredo
Texas
Guadalupe Street
Springfield Avenue
Raul Casso & CIA
British Will Act Alone if Necessary to Shield Dardanelles
London reports the British cabinet will take military action alone if needed to protect the freedom of the Dardanelles, backing a policy to prevent Turkish forces from crossing. Paris notes France backs withdrawal of troops from Asia Minor and rejects military action as a settlement method in the Turk Greek crisis. Constantinople reports British forces massing with 10 000 troops already in Chanak’s zone as reinforcements move from Egypt and Gibraltar.
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Dardanelles
Pacific
Premier Poincare
Asia Minor
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
France
Haly
Downing Street
Paris
Poincare
Dardanelles Straits
Constantinople
Neutenal
Egypt
Gibraltar
Chanak
Rhodes
Boy Banker Under Charges in Multi-State Securities Case
Los Angeles county grand jury opens probe into Alva B. E. Smith the so called boy banker accused of wrecking banks across Arizona Oklahoma Texas and Nebraska Investigations span California and five states into bogus securities used to defraud small town banks and trace vast sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Alva BE. Smith
Arizona
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
California
Defense Elated Over Decisions in Injunction Suit
In Chicago on September 19, defense lawyers celebrated Judge Wilkerson’s ruling that over a quarter of the government affidavits on violence will not count in the permanent injunction case against railroad employees officials of the AFL. Objections centered on hearsay and lack of direct naming of defendants in the dated affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Daugherty
Railway Employees’ Department of the American Federation of Labor
Wilkerson
De Leon Man Charged With Strike Injunction Violation
Rick of Le Leon was released on bond after federal authorities charged him with violating the federal strike injunction. He allegedly called a Texas Central employee at De Leon a scab during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Rick
le Leon
Bieck
Texas Central
de Leon
Federation shop crafts group to meet Texas Pacific in Dallas
Marshall Texas September 19 press report says the federated shop crafts committee will meet Texas Pacific railroad officials in Dallas tomorrow to negotiate a settlement of the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Texas
Federated Shop Crafts Committee
Texas Pacific Railroad
Dallas
Kaiser to marry former Emperor William and Princess Hermine
Potsdam Germany Sept 19 the marriage of former Emperor William to the widowed Princess Hermine von Schoenach Carolath is likely in November following a family council of the house of Hohenzollern. All his sons and daughters have consented to the marriage.
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Associated Press
Potsdam
Germany
William
Hermine von Schoenach-Carolath
House of Hohenzollerneld
Tamany Hall Leader Charles Murphy marked 20 years in charge
Today Charles F Murphy reaches two decades commanding Tamany Hall as primaries sweep New York State for local offices and legislative and congressional seats. Bishop Daniel Feehan of Fall River observed his fifteenth anniversary of consecration while Key Pittman begins a birthday track for his senatorial renomination in Nevada. The Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry meets in Cleveland for its 110th annual session.
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Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Daniel
Feehan
Fall River
Key Pittman
United States
Nevada
Supreme Council
Scottish Rite Masonry
Northern Jurisdiction
Cleveland
New York State
Congress
Bodies to surface from Argonaut mine entombment
Jackson California September 1 officials expect the bodies of 47 entombed Argonaut miners to be brought to the surface. Rescue crews found bulkheads erected by the victims and notes say they lived only hours after building barricades. Red Cross and state funds will aid dependents. safety law revisions favor independent exits and underground stations. First bodies to surface at Kennedy mine late today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jackson
Cal
Argonaut
Red Cross
California State Compensation and Insurance Fund
California
Kennedy
Local residents in Laredo and region visitors list
Collector of Customs Roy Campbell returns to Laredo from San Antonio. County Judge Will Hi. Davis of Dim mitt county travels from Laredo to Carrizo Springs. Arthur Thomas of Corpus Christi visits Laredo for business. A. G. Spurber of the San Antonio Paper Co. seeks business in Laredo. W. Y. Buna of the Laredo Creamery Co. is in Jim Wells county for business and pleasure and to attend the postponed fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Campbell
Laredo
San Antonio
Will Hi. Davis
Dimmitt County
Carrizo Springs
Arthur Thomas
Corpus Christi
A. G. Spurber
San Antonio Paper Co
W. Y. Buna
The
Laredo Creamery Co
Jim Wells County
Murder Probe Deepens In Local Orchard Case
Police name Rev Pabwerd Woidlound Abs Eleanor Reinhardt Mila and a church fender as bodies are found in an orchard. District attorney says a man will be arrested on an affidavit soon after Mrs Mall’s funeral. Willis Stevens questioned last night as investigation widens.
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Associated Press
Merder
Willis Stevens
War
Bret
Deportees Sailed From Galveston After Mexico Detention
A group of men, including Arthur Hill, Victor Mulueha, and others, were shipped aboard the Resolute and sailed toward Plymouth after being held by guards and immigration inspectors. They had been jailed in Mexico a month, escaped across the Rio Grande at Laredo, and were captured near the border before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pregg
Seay York
Arthur Hill Ai
Victor Mulueha
Germany
Gorman
Tine
Plymouth
League Commission Probes Turkish Atrocities in Asia Minor
The League Assembly, via the Persian delegation, presented a neutral commission report on alleged Turkish nationalist abuses in Asia Minor. It approved using relief organizations in the Near East to aid refugees and urged funding from the council. Angora seeks protection for Muslim minorities in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fauraie of Nations
Asti Minor
Lengue Assembly
League Assembly
Numani Gerian
Newr East
Asia Minor
Angora
League
Phrace
Jake Stahl Dead Bank Leader and Ex-Player Dies
Jake Stahl, president of the Washington Park National Bank of Chicago and former major league ballplayer, died of heart disease today in Los Angeles, according to bank information received.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Garhind
Jake) Stahl
Washington Park National Bank of
Los Angeles
Daring Woman Agitator Leads Lisbon Bread Riots
An barefooted woman in white with a red headscarf and black flag led Lisbon bread riot crowds protesting high prices. She urged revolt as police moved in, soon replaced by a second agitator. bakeries suffered losses while the crowd paid nothing for bread.
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Associatad Presa
Lisbon
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Lord Leverhulme
Eby Pitman
United Sates
Vicksburg
Miss
George W. Wickersham
Taft
Pittsburgh
John
Stutty) McInnis
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Matilda
Sanders
Stone
Arthur Wallace Peach
New York Times
IFALY
Bridge Party
Woman's Club
San Marcos
Convention of the Christian Church
Marshall Hicks
S. W. Dewolf
S. A. Lindsay
Ira
Encinal
O'Meara
Miss Byerly
Paul Verduzco, Jr
Wesleyan Institute
Col. Hickok
Charles M. Hatfield
Sty
Rangers
Grandon Rogers
University
Ben Rogers
Hame
Mexico
Odd
Horace Greenstret
Bryant
A. & M. College
Harry Sames
ER. B. Brewster
Josephine Brewster
Misa Hattie May Bryant
Huntsville
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. K. Thompon
Masdames
J. K. Thompson
Mims
A. G. Thompson
Manford
J. E. Thompson
Nixon
Lampman
Percy Mullen
al B. Smith
Antonio Salinas
J. L. Fierros
Webb Co
Geneva
Securities
Kaiser
New
Ger
MAN Police
Jake Stahl
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