Football rule changes to take effect in Texas 1920 season
Associated Press reports revised rules for Texas teams in 1920. Substitution completion after reporting. man in motion watched by referee and one man. shift feet on ground. Unnecessary roughness covers clipping and roughing the passer. penalties vary by scrimmage or sideline. incompletions stop game clock. false starts can be replayed. fair catch timing adjusted. punt out abolished. touchdowns still worth six and teams may bring out from in front of goal.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Rev James L Barton Seventy Fifth Birthday Leader of Foreign Missions
Rev James L Barton, marking his 65th birthday, has long served as secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. A Vermonter educated at Middlebury College and Hartford Theological Seminary, he went to Turkey in 1885 as a missionary at Harpoot and rose to president of the missionary college before returning in 1894 to join the ABCFM staff. His admin skill and Near East knowledge gave him influence with churches educators and Washington officials overseeing American interests in Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Barton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Middlebury College
Hartford Theological Seminary
Turkey
Harpoot
Missionary College
Near East
American Board
America
Washington
Daily History Lesson Highlights Key Dates
A daily historical recap lists events and births from 1806 to 1896. Notable items include Lewis and Clark returning to St Louis in 1806, Sara J. Lippincott Grace Greenwood born in 1823, and Malibran’s death in 1836. Also noted are 1845 bishop Alonzo Potter consecration, 1870 French levy, 1880 Franklin expedition return, and 1896 Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs founded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
William A. Camp
New York Clearing House
Durham, Conn
New York City
Marie Falicite Malibran
Manchester
England
Paris
Alonzo Potter
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Schwatka
Washington State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tacoma
Just What She Needed From Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs Volta Bankson of Chilli cothe Missouri says Chamberlain's Tablets relieved her indigestion and backache. She notes the medicine also toned her liver and banished dizziness after a period of discomfort, praising the remedy highly.
French colonies show rapid growth in commerce and resources
The Associated Press reports a French Commission survey finds French colonial possessions now rival British in wealth. It notes 60.5 million people across 4 million square miles, with 1917 exports around 1.108 billion francs excluding Algeria and Tunis, and 1919 Algerian exports rising by 658 million francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
French Commission
Algeria
Tunis
Algiers
Morocco
France
India
Pondicherry
Saigon
Madagascar
French Equatorial Africa
French Somaliland
French West Africa
Senegal
Haut-Senegal-Niger
French Guinea
Ivory Coast
Dahomey
Niger
Mauretania
America
Guiana
Martinique
Guadalupe
St. Pierre and Miquelon
New Caledonia
Throttled Commerce in Texas Ports Probe
Galveston texas sept 23 the indictment of 42 steamship firms and freight brokers in new york for Sherman anti trust alleged throttles national commerce claims by texas freight men. they say the combination funnels products to upper atlantic brokers delaying foreign bound goods through texas ports and keeps rail and sea rates higher than gulf routes, hindering southern port growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
New York
Texas Freight Man
Upper Atlantic
Gulf
Paderewski urges Galicia to Poland at Peace Council
One year ago today Paderewski asked the Peace Council to assign Galicia to Poland. Concurrently the World's Cotton Conference began its sessions in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paderewski
Peace Council
Galicia
Poland
New York City
Gun Running in Austria Surges Amid Smuggling Fears
Vienna reports rising gun running and arms trafficking surpassing Villa days on the Mexican frontier. Police reveal a Hungary bound network linked to a Wollersdorf factory employee, with nine carloads escaping detection. Allied commission bans sale of government or demobilized arms amid raids on Furstenfeld and Harberg arsenals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
Villa
Hungary
Poland
Juge-Slavia
Wollersdorf
Frederick Adler
Allied Control Commission
Furstenfeld
Harberg
Junior Red Cross Reaches Millions of Young Members
The Junior Red Cross includes about 12,000,000 boys and girls, nearly half the U S school population, aiding European children while performing work at home. Kalitan Chetwolf, son of an Indian guide and trapper, is the youngest Junior near Juneau Alaska and sends greetings to U S Juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red Cross
Europe
Kalitan Chetwolf
Juneau
Alaska
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
A historical ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine offering one hundred dollars reward for any incurable catarrh case. It claims the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces, expelling poison and healing diseased areas. The copy urges immediate use and promises general health improvement after a short course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohto
Alblirozciste
Stampede of Wildcatters to Tampico Oil Fields
Improved Mexico conditions drive veteran oil men from Oklahoma Texas Wyoming California and even Romania toward Tampico district properties. Travelers report leases cover every acre from Linares to Victoria as new centers of interest emerge along proven fields.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Mexico
United States
Oklahoma
Wyoming
California
Rumania
Tampico
Linares
Victoria
Indigestion sufferers urged to try Cham ber lain s Tablets
Sufferers from indigestion are urged to try Chamberlain's Tablets as a path to recovery. The ad claims hundreds have been permanently cured and can eat anything they crave. The tablets are said to strengthen the stomach and restore natural function. If not tried yet, go at once.
Ladies Aid Society to meet with Mrs Woodul and others
SOCIETY Thursday. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will meet with Mrs. R. L. Woodul at 3 30 o'clock in the afternoon. Circle A W M B will meet with Mrs A H Camp at 4 30 Circle B W M B will meet with Mrs T C Mann at 3 30 o'clock in the afternoon Circle C W M S will meet with Mrs J O Walker at 4 Friday The Blue Birds will hold their regular weekly meeting with Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
R. L. Woodul
Circle A
W. M
A. H. Camp
Circle B
T. C. Mann
Circle C. W. M. S
J. O
Burdenee and old man on the road remembered in a poem
A poem by John P. Sjolander reflects a traveler who passed an old man bearing a heavy burden. He now bears life’s heaviest load for not stopping to help. The piece appears in a general mention section alongside local social notes.
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John P. Sjolander
Millerand Elected French President by National Assembly
Alexandre Millerand was elected president of France by the national assembly in Versailles. He succeeds Paul Deschanel who resigned due to ill health. Millerand received 695 votes of 892 as Leon Bourgeois presided the session and he entered the assembly with a great ovation.
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Associated Press
Versailles
Alexandre Millerand
France
National Assembly
Paul Deschanel
M. Millerand
Leon Bourgeois
Senate
Millerand
Alexandre Miller
Paris
Match the President Fund Drive Aims for Half Million
George White, chairman of the Democratic national committee, announced a national campaign fund to support the Cox Roosevelt ticket and the league. He called on 1,000 League of Nations friends to donate 500 dollars each to back the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
George White
Democratic National Committee
League of Nations
Wilson
Cox-Roosevelt
League
Census revision shows Bryan Texas population 6307
Washington dispatch reports the census revision for Bryan Texas increasing the population to 6,307 from 6,296. The updated figure reflects adjusted counts and demographic data for the city.
Miners Returning After Month-Long Vacation Strike
Preparations were made to resume operations in the anthracite fields after a month long vacation strike. The U S Department of Labor pledged to help adjust grievances, with a full response anticipated as workers return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prean
Hazelton
United States Department of Labor
Assistant Registrar Appointed at University of Texas
Austin Texas September 23 increased enrollment and department expansion at the University of Texas have led to adding an assistant registrar Max Fichtenbaum of Austin has been appointed to the new post He will handle all matters related to university publications and oversee work connected with students under the Federal Board for Vocational Education
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Max Fichtenbaum
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Five Marriage Licenses Issued In Laredo Area
The county clerk issued five marriage licenses since the last Times report. Jose F E Garcia and Mrs. Josefina Garcia Estanislado Martinez and Mrs. Fermina Vda de Martinez Benjamin Chaos and Mrs Luisa Perez y Fernadez Margarito Garela and Miss Simona Campos Epitasio Ibanez and Miss Tomasa Valenzuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
Laredo
Times
Jose F E. Garcia
Josefina Garcia
Estanislado Martinez
Fermina Vda. de Martinez
Benjamin Chaos
Luisa Perez Y Fernadez
Margarito Garela
Simona Campos
Epitasio Ibanez
Tomasa Valenzuela
Labor voices clash over Texas port bill in Austin
In Austin on Sept 28 F Goodrich representing the Order of Railway Conductors warned that passing the Hobby port bill would make it a penitentiary offense to express opinion anywhere in the state. Earlier on Sept 23 Senator Mc Nealus faced a telegram from Dallas Central Labor Council urging defeat. telegram referred to civil jurisprudence committee as the senate adjourned.
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Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Governors Port
F. ©. Goodrich
Order
Goodrich
Senate
McNealus
Dallas
Dallas Central Labor Council
Civil Jurisprudence Committee
Lord Mayor MacSwiney Restful Yet Weak in Hunger Strike
London reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney slept briefly but remains very weak with severe head pains. Bulletin from the Irish Self Determination League notes the 424th day of his hunger strike.
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Associated Press
London
Mac Swiney
The
Irish Self-Determination League
Prices Falling Across Several Merchandises
Price reductions of 10 to 20 percent were announced today by Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward. Muslin, cambric, sheetings and pooling lead the list in amount of reductions.
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Associated Presa
Chicago
Seara-Roebuck Company
Montgomery, Ward & Company
Muslina
Cambriosa
Grain Prices Rise as Decontrol Spreads in Vienna
In Vienna on September 23 partial de control lifts grain prices to about 300 per cent above official. Rural bands sign wheat contracts at 2000 crowns per 100 kilos while the government requisition price remains 1000 crowns per 100 kilos. Trades take the form of options as threshing has not yet begun.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Iscra
Protective Works Progress in Corpus Christi Area
Port Lavaca and Aransas Pass authorities visited Corpus Christi to study protective measures after last year’s storms. They receive state tax remission to support bonds for needed improvements. Corpus Christi builds a breakwater valued at 600,600 dollars, with bonds funded by state taxes in Nueces County over 20 years.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
Port Lavaca
Aransas Pass
Nuecea County
Record crop boom amid cotton price concerns in Nueces County
In Corpus Christi on September 22, bankers report Nueces County farmers hold a comfortable credit balance as cotton production surpasses prior records. They expect a 100 percent crop by month end, while Texas A and M specialists urge planting long staple cotton next season for premium markets.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
Nueces County
Texas A. and
M. College
Dallas Murder Docket Set For October to November
Fifteen trials on murder indictments scheduled in Dallas from October 4 to November 8. District Attorney J Willis Pierson aims to clear the docket before successor Mary Hughes takes office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
J. Willis Pierson
Mary Hughes
Dynamite Linked To Wall Street Blast Probe
Investigators in New York pursue clues after a dynamite package was found on the Reed Avenue elevated platform in Brooklyn as part of the Wall Street explosion mystery. A horse tag linked to an ice cream company in Brooklyn is also traced to 1918, while Illinois reports a theft of 150 pounds of dynamite from Aetna explosives warehouses on September 6.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Reed Avenue
Brooklyn
Reid Ice Cream Company
Landers
Illinois
Chicago
Department of Justice
Aetna Explosives Company
Lambert
iMness
Alabama Negroes Accused of Crime in Poisoning Case
Five African American suspects Joe Washington Jessie Mc Chantico Texana MeChantico Katie Mae Sanders and Less Goldsmith are jailed in Greenville for allegedly poisoning 24 hotel guests Tuesday night. An investigation found suspected poison in biscuita and a rat poison package was recovered from a suspect’s home.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Ala
Joe Washington
Jessie McChantico
Texana MeChantico
Katie Mae Sanders
Less Goldsmith
Publicity Helps Improve Denison Stores Sanitation
Denison Texas September 28 Publicity is doing more to eliminate insanitary conditions in Denison stores handling food than any system yet originated by the city sanitary engineer A monthly standing of local concerns is posted in the city and since the system began the average standing of 180 concerns has risen several points documented by the sanitary engineer.
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Associated Press
Denison
Texas
Americans Move Into Mexico to Foster Trade Ties
R F Lange of San Antonio reports hundreds of American businessmen are visiting Mexico to meet merchants and learn business methods to capture trade. He says conditions are stabilizing, rail service is normal, and railroads operate on regular schedules across the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
R. F. Lange
Rairoads
Repubic
Vienna Considers Municipally Owned Movie Theaters
Vienna authorities engage in negotiations with a German producer to establish cinemas citywide without licenses. The plan envisions the city taking partial ownership after recovering investment and eventual full buyout of the film concern.
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Associated Press
Vienna
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John Orfila
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Flatonia
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Rockport
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