American anniversaries and today in history highlights
Know America Today's anniversaries list notable figures: 18k7 Lewis E Waterman the New York fountain pen inventor died 1901. 4640 John Russell Young journalist and Librarian of Congress born Freland died 1899. 1W5 Josiah Royce philosopher born Grass Valley died 1816. 1866- Kenesaw Landis jurist and baseball commissioner born Millville died 1944. 186%- Patrick J Hayes Catholic cardinal born New York died 1938. 1989 Brian Donn Byrne Irish novelist born New York died 1928. Today in history entries include 1851 false NY school fire, 1666 G A R encampment opens, 1887 Barnum Circus fire, 1892 Homestead strike end, 1928 Hoover unemployment plan, 1934 Butler plot hearing, 1941 Workers Alliance dissolves, 1945 Eisenhower chief of staff, 1946 Lewis coal strike date, 4060 American troops reach Manchurian frontier. Today’s Birthday notes Claude Bowers, Norman Thomas, Dr Edwin Hubble.
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Lewis E. Waterman
New York
Decatur
N. Y
John Russell Young
China
Librarian
Congress
Freland
Josiah Royce
Univ. of California
Harvard
Grass Valley
Cal
Kenesaw Landis
Millville
Ohio
Patrick J. Hayes
Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
Ireland
G. A R
Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
Barnum Circus
Bridgeport
Conn
Homestead
Hoover
Smedhey D. Butler
U. S. House Committee of Wall Street
Workers’ Alliance
Gen
Eisenhower
John L Lewis
Manchurian
Yalu River
Claude G. Bowers
Chile
Hamilton Co
Ind
Norman Thomas
Marion’ Ghio
Edwin P. Hubble
Mount Wilson Observatory
Cali
Notable births and a contemplative horoscope of the day
The item lists births of Roswell Magin Albert W. Hawkes Walter P. Marshall and Ernest A. Hooton with places and ages. It notes a Harvard Prof Ernest A Hooton and a forecast that today superior faculties prevail with a lucid mind, subtle intellect, and possible turn to philosophy or religion through writing and teaching.
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the News
Frederick
Taterday
Te Ped En Bene Fornia
Marshfield
Roswell Magin
New York
the Treasury
Auburn
Albert W. Hawkes
New Jersey
U. S
U.S Chamber of Commercce
Chicago
Walter P. Marshall
Lost son found after 39 years by chance in telephone book
Long Beach California November 19 A Christmas reunion finally happened when Katherine Young 59 opened a telephone directory and spotted Jacob H Kach 40 the name at bottom of page 431 He had been living in Inglewood for 10 years while she resided in Long Beach for nine Both learned they had been separated as infants and later re connected after a few calls Koch an aviation inspector with North American Aircraft and his mother a Laguna Beach laundry worker trace their early family history through Denver Cheyenne and La Crosse with their elder Koch now in San Francisco
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Long Beach
Calif
Katherine Young
Jacob H. Kach
Inglewood
Koch
North American Aircraft Co
Laguna Beach
Young
Denver
Harry Koch
la Crosse
Wis
Jacob
Cheyenne
San Francisco
G. H Young
Young Koch
Altar Rug Purchased and Officers Elected at Arrt Meeting
A Sparta Wisconsin family tale and local church notes recount officers elected for the Arrt group with Master Charles Barkier and Welty Wastler as overseer. A covered dish supper precedes installation by Mr. and Mrs. Austin Renn. Also reported is a World Health Organization note on alcoholism, contrasting Prohibition era nations.
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W. H. Anderman, Jr
Ralph Harris
Alice McDevitt
Howard Pearl
Ceres
Margaret Wastler
Pomona
Vera Cramer
Flora
Ruth Lochner
Steward
Betty Rhoderick
London
British Medical Journal
Sweden
World Health Organization
Italy
Mt. Pleasant Grange Holds November Meeting
The Mt. Pleasant Grange met November 8 with Master Charles Barkier Jr presiding. A safety program was reported and a committee was appointed to assist with monthly youth parties led by Mrs. Helen Reese and Mrs. Ruth Loch.
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Grange News
Mt. Pleasant Grangs
Mt. Pleasant Range
Charles Barkier, Jr
Helen Reese
Ruth Loch
Four children die in Cuenca theater fire tragedy
In Cuenca Ecuador a motion picture theater fire claimed the lives of four children under 12. The blaze broke out yesterday during a screening, prompting emergency response and investigations. Authorities urged caution for future safety in public venues.
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Quito
Ecuador
Motion Picture Theater
Cuenca
Theater fire sparked by short circuit report
Iremen said the blaze was caused by a short circuit and firefighters had to break down locked doors to enter the theater after the alarm.
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Iremen
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