This Date in History Highlights 1675 to 1911
A chronology of notable events marked on this date including the laying of the first stone for St. Paul’s Cathedral in London in 1675, Halifax founded in 1749, Washington leaving Philadelphia in 1775, and the White Star liner Olympic’s maiden voyage to New York in 1911.
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St. Paul's
London
Halifax
Lord Halifax
Washington
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Missouri
Yellowstone
St. Louis
Prince Leopold
Saxe-Coburg
Brussels
Isaac Toucey
Connecticut
United States
Smyrna
Matin Koszta
Austria
Ladrone Islands
New York
Notable career of Dr Andrew S Draper educator and leader
Dr Andrew S Draper, born June 21 1848 in Westford New York, rose from Albany lawyer to U S education leader. He served on a Washington commission on Alabama claims, led New York State public instruction, presided over the University of Illinois, and became commissioner of education. Mohammed Ali Mirza and Dr A H F Lee are also noted in today’s reflections.
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Andrews. Draper
Westford
N. Y
Union College
Albany
Washington
Arthur
Alabama
New York
Cleveland
Draper
University of Illinois
Mohammed Ali- Mirza
Persia
A. H. F. Lee
University of Toronto
Insurance office opens in Galveston building
Rub-My-Tism will cure you notice announces American National Insurance Company of Galveston opening an office in Central Savings Bank and Trust Company building room 115. The firm offers life health and accident coverage with prompt personal claims attention and advises investigating contracts before switching insurers. J. V. Patterson superintendent.
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American National Insurance Company
Galveston
Texas
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
J. V. Patterson
Harrisonburg Flood Relief Committee Resolutions Adopted
Resolutions dated June 18 1912 honor the Harrisonburg Flood Relief Committee for prompt efficient aid in the recent flood. They commend War Department and relief committees for transportation provisions and tentage that minimized damage and show appreciation for courteous authorities and responsive service to requests.
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Harrisonburg
Make-Man Tablets Promise Free Trial Box Offer
An advertisement claims Make-Man Tablets improve nerves and blood, promising a free full-size box with no obligation. It notes a 50 cent price in drug stores and lists Monroe Drug in De Monroe, Louisiana as the seller, urging readers to mail a coupon for a trial.
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MakeMan Bidg
Dept. 21
Chicago
Water encroaches after levee breach near New Orleans
New Orleans reports backwater floods after a levee breach Friday night. Acres of land behind the naval station in Algiers are submerged. residents move furniture forward and await help as the water rises. The Orleans plantation and other areas have inundated, with a ten inch more rise expected around Gretna McDonaghville and Harvey. Citizens' committee and police jury discuss funding and action to reinforce the levees, while a small work force labors through the night.
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New Orleans
Naval Station
Algiers
Orleans
Gretna
McDonaghville
Harvey
Citizens’ Committee
Harrisonburg Flood CommitteeThanked for U S Relief Aid
The Harrisonburg flood committee expresses gratitude for prompt relief provided by the U S War Department via Major J E Normoyle Capt H A Hegeman Capt W B Baker Lieuts W E Holliday EF L Cox and assistants O Connor Drennen and sergeants Hunt and Harrison and Capt J N Coffin and Mr W M McGrath who organized the refugee camp. Banks extend to Baton Rouge Monroe New Orleans Natchez for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Louisiana
War Department of the United States
J. E. Normoyle
H. A. Hegeman
W. B. Baker
W. E. Holliday
EF. L Cox
lLieuts. O'Connor
Drennen
Hunt and Harrison
J. N. Coffin
W. M. McGrath
Baton Rouge
Monroe
New Orleans
Natchez
Mississippi
American Champion Hopeful Sets Sights on British Open
The 1910 British Open at Muirfield opens with elimination rounds through the week and British title action beginning Monday. American Jack McDermott, the U S national open champion, enters as a first time American entrant and strong contender after practice at Walton Heath and other courses.
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London
Great Britain
Muirfield
Jack McDermott
America
McDermott
Walton Heath
England
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Promise Quick Constipation Relief
Advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a modern remedy from Hot Springs Ark. claimed to cure constipation sluggish liver gas biliousness sick headache and stomach distress. Priced at 5 cents a box and sold by Chase & Collens and other drug stores.
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Hot Springs
Ark
United States
Chase & Collens
Hot Springs Chemical Co
Move on Now Noisy Crowd and King Pills Ad
A police insistence to “Move On Now” is contrasted with a drug ad promising gentle relief. The piece promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a humane bowel remedy, claiming to persuade bowels to right action and health, priced at 25 cents at druggists.
The Case for Luck in Ezra Boll's Life
Abe Peters argues that luck governs Ezra Boll's misfortunes from infancy to death. Ezra endures drowning, accidents, theft, injuries, crop ruin, financial losses, and a fatal wreck as his life unfolds amid a cascade of improbable events. Mme. Simons is to present a play by Gabriel D Annuanzio titled The Axe.
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Ezra Boll
Abe
Ezra
Saturday Evening Post
Mme. Simons
Gabriel D'Annuanzio
the Axe
Unfunny Plumber Catalog Letter Sparks Lively Note
A misdirected letter from Antonio Salamina Dutra to Laila & Co. in San Francisco recounts a valve missing a handle and poor service, ending with apologies after discovering the missing part. The clipping then surveys labor notes from 1910 to 1912, detailing unions, wage data, and labor conditions across cities and industries.
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Laila & Co
San Francisco
Antonio Salamania Dutra
New Brunswick
Federation of Labor
Los Angeles
Calif
China
United States
Stogie Makers Union
International Cigar Makers Union
Cigar Makers International Union
Journeymen Cooks and Helpers Union
Denver
Colorado
League of Pattern Makers
Great Britain
San Francisco Labor Council
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Chamberlain's Tablets Promise Gentle Bowels
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as causing an agreeable bowel movement without unpleasant effects and urges trial. Notes availability at all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Coincidental Hansen at Poles Highlight Race Gap
The piece notes a shared surname between polar explorers Hansen and Helmar Hansen, one black and one white, as a humorous fate aligned both poles. It then cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough and epidemics, praising its safety and effectiveness.
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South Pole
Amundsen
Pole
Peary
North Pole
Mathew Hansen
Arctic
Helmar Hansen
Hansen
Nature
New York Tribune
Mrs McGill breaks down health in Jonesboro testimonial
Mrs A McGill of Jonesboro Arkansas describes a severe health breakdown and credit for recovery to Cardul a tonic claimed to help diseases peculiar to women. The letter urges others to try Cardul and directs readers to contact the Ladies Advisory Dept Medicine Co Chattanooga for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Mrs. McGill
Cardul
Cardus
WN. B
Ladies’ Advisory Dept. Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
No-Internal Remedy For Rheumatism Claims Liniment Relief
The ad states that at most one in ten rheumatism cases need internal treatment and that relief comes from a free application of Chamberlains Liniment with massaging at each use. It claims quick pain and soreness relief and notes it is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Vienna Festival Opens With Grand Music Amid Nations
Music lovers from across Europe gather as Vienna opens a two week festival featuring Beethoven Haydn Brahms Bruckner Mahler works. Conductors Nikisch Weingartner Bruno Walter Schalk lead renowned ensembles with a special folk songs concert and classical dance tunes by Lanner and Strauss. Mozart and Smetana operas are staged at the Imperial Opera.
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Vienna
Europe
Brilliant
Beethoven
Haydn
Brahms
Bruckner
Mahler
Nikishh, Weingartner
Bruno
Walter Schalk
Lanner
Strauss
Mozart
Smetana
Imperial Opera
Cohan and Harris Hire Irene Fenwick for Next Season
Producers Cohan and Harris engage Irene Fenwick to head a company for the upcoming season, signaling a strategic leadership appointment within their theatrical interests.
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Cohan and
Harris
Irene Fenwick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Renwick’s Dairy
J. Renwick
Monroe Drug
de Monroe
R. J. Wilson
R. M. Taliaferro
Sec
Tom McNeal
Topeka
Abe Peters
Tom
Board of Health
Vienna Bakery Comb
S. Grand St
Pabst Blue
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Monroe, la
J. R. Blunton
Laila House
Brain Company
Antonio Salamina Dutra
New South Wales
Rocky Mountain Association
United Mine Workers of America
Canada
Butte
Mont
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
California
Bon Lomond
Santa Cruz County
Canadian Labor Department
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
A. J. McKelney
Child Labor Committee
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