Great Earthquake and Notable Years 1900 1949
The list recalls major events from 1900 to 1949 including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 with 452 deaths and vast destruction, Pure Foods and Drugs Act passage, the Simplon tunnel opening, Dreyfus case reversal, Dreyfus promoted, Thaw case headlines, White Sox Cubs World Series 1906, Carrie Nation raids, Oklahoma statehood, Great White Fleet voyage, 1906-09 volatile years with fires, and early aviation feats. It mentions Taft presidency, radio beginnings, and global political shifts.
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San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Europe
Simplon
Dreyfuss
Alfred Dreyfuss
Henry K. Thaw
Pittsburgh
Stanford White
New York City
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
New York
Oklahoma
United States Navy
Detroit Tigers
Red Ink Spending Tops Congressional Agenda
Washington lawmakers clash over deficit finance as red ink spending dominates the new session. Democrats defend subsidies and peace aims while Republicans push cuts, including Marshall Plan aid, with leaders touting economic restraint and tax relief.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Nextork
Sdemocrats
Bruman
Treasury
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Meny
Latcas
Ilinois
Lucas
Hawaii
Europe
Wherry
Nebrasts
Loor Teadher
Hickenlooper
Browa
Watkins
Utah
Hunt
D- Wye
Who's Barkley in Norfolk Cab Tale of an Unlikely Assistant
A Norfolk cabbie, Oscar Osmund, assists a stout traveler to the ferry deck and learns his passenger is Vice President Alden Barkley and the lady driver Mrs Barkley. The misdirection ends with a five dollar tip and puzzled questions about Barkley’s identity.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Oscar Osmund
Lile Creek
Osmund
Osmond
Alden Barkley
Barkley
Washington
Little Creek Amphibious Base
Pacifist James Otsuka Freed After War Tax Refusal
Ashland Kentucky pacifists gather to honor James Otsuka upon release from federal prison after serving 120 days for refusing to pay war taxes. Otsuka, 28, previously sentenced in Indianapolis and held in a Kentucky facility, is celebrated by Rev. Ernest Bromley, Rev. Ralph Templin, and local peace groups with a dinner in his honor.
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Ascocged Press
Ashland
Jipeace
iKatsuki
James Otsuka
Federal Correctional Institution
Otsuka
Indianapolis
Ernest Bromley
Wilmington
Ohio
Ralph Templin
Bromley
Nida
Wilverforce
Templin
Yellow Springs
Pasadena City
Whittier
Earlham
Society of Friends
H. O. Culver
The
Correctional Institution
Ant
Roosevelt Asked To Resign Post As Democratic Committeeman
The Young Democrats of California urged James Roosevelt to resign as Democratic national committee man due to his entry into the governor race. Tiernan and James said resignation would allow a candidate unfettered by personal ambitions to unify the party. A Roosevelt spokesman declined comment, noting the group is no longer credited by the party.
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Los Angeles
Democrats
California
James Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
William J. Tiernan
Henry James
Roosevelt
West Virginia College to Start New Main Unit Next Year
Morris Harvey College will begin construction of a new main unit building next year with a projected cost of 1,559,290 dollars. The work will be carried out by C. H. Jimison of Huntington and Charleston, and a building campaign fund will be launched in the spring to supplement existing funds.
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Charleston
Morris Harvey College
C. H. Jimison
Huntington
Anthony Adverse Author Dies at 60
Miami, Fla. world famous author Hervey Allen of Anthony Adverse died of a heart attack in his winter home. He was 60. Found in his bathroom by his wife the death occurred while he was shaving. He had a known heart condition since 1939 and died while working on City in the Dawn about Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
United States
Philadelphia
Escapees form new kingdom of Yemen claims ties to 1941 escapees
A Cairo report notes Fifteen Germans who fled Ethiopia in 1941 reached a little known Yemeni realm. An Arab insider says some returned to Germany while others embraced Islam and settled there. Only a few Swedes and Hawaiians accompany the small foreign community in the isolated southwest Arabian kingdom.
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Kingdom of
Yemen
Tne Associated Press
Cairo
Ethopia
Germany
Shangri-La
Arabia
Bright Future Hopes Rise From Hyndman Fire Loss
Hyndman Pa faces a rebuilt economy after a million dollar blaze destroyed the business district. State aid under a new housing law and potential private investment spur plans for a post office, a Shawnee Dam road, and a tourism push while rebuilding local industries and jobs.
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Associated Press
Hyndman, Pa
Hyndman
Pennsylvania
Mary OF
Hyndiman
Celanese Corporation of America
Cumberland
Here
Flyndman
Pennsylvania Lumber and Post Co
James H. Suff
Commonwealth
State Departments of Forests and Water
State Public School Building Authority
Lions Club
Lloyd Christner
Christner
Ernest Harden
Harden
Helen Turner
New York
Milo F. Draemel
Richard Simpson
Lonely Prairie Grave Remembers a Railroad Friendship
For 61 years Chicago and North Western Train 106 has halted near Elrod South Dakota on Memorial Day. Passengers witness a silent tribute at the grave of a boy known as The Little Fellow and a brakeman nicknamed Big Bill Chambers who promised to care for it. Flowers come from Mrs Lydia Benson and Bill Chambers’ daughter, with crews maintaining the site until their deaths.
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Ny ‘Toe
Risa
Chicago
Bacn
Elrod
Pakola
William F. Chambers
Big Bill Chambers
TheLittle
Big ‘Bill
Bill
Chambers
J. Ford
Bill Chambers
Chicago and North Western
South Dakota
Air Force ends probe of flying discs
The Air Force closed its two year inquiry into flying saucers finding no evidence of extraterrestrial craft. Investigators attributed sightings to misinterpretations of conventional objects, mass hysteria, or hoaxes. The report notes meteors balloons birds and optical illusions as sources and counters a True magazine claim of interplanetary visitors.
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Associated Press
Air Force
USAF
Air Materiel Command
Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Ha!rocket Authority
Wright Field
Project Saucer
Mars
Beauticians Warned To Renew Licenses By January 1
Charleston health director N H Dyer urged South Carolina beauticians and barbers to renew licenses by January 1. Only about 600 of 4,000 active licensees had applied. Unlicensed operation could incur at least $10 daily penalties. Each renewal requires a blood test from an approved lab and a $5 fee.
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Prof- Charleston
N. H. Dyer
Dewey Silent on 3rd Term Plans
Governor Thomas E Dewey ruled out a 1952 nomination but hinted at future options, while naming Charles A Breitel to the state supreme court. He dismissed speculation on a third presidential bid and joked about being alive ten years hence as Indonesian demographics note two thirds of its population on Java.
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Associated Press
Albany
WN. Y
Thomas F. Dewey
Pernor
Dewey
Charles A. Breitel
Istate Supreme Court
Jed
Hela
Local Dispatches Rift and Revels from Beckley
The Register News Staff reports on a humorous moment at the Raleigh County Board of Education as a late night delegation quips a teacher’s degression rather than progression. Also re-counted are Christmas hat misadventures, BPW guests, a Nova Scotia tree tale, and a Senate trip anecdote involving Hedrick and Senator Thomas in Europe and Sweden.
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Haleigh County
al Ginkel
Beckley
Ginkels
Santa
J. W. LaMasters
Mount Hope
Henry Purcell
East Roman Valley
Nova Scotia
LaMasters
New Britain
LaMastec
Heart of Happiness Chapter Thirty Ends in Marriage
Kelly and Arleta confront treachery and fear as Ace Lane’s murder mystery unfolds. Mrs. Lane’s mother shoots, complicating loyalties. Caro and How push toward a rushed wedding, then dawn wedding breakfast seals a fragile union.
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Kelly
Arteta
Ace Lane
Ace
Chips
Aliene
Floss Dubois
Arleta
Mrs. Lane
Lela
Aoroner
Caro
Arlefa
Chita
Caco
Arlete
Cara
Leia
Adela
Howard Kelly
Miss America 1949 Jacque Mercer Marries
Miss America 1949 Jacque Mercer wed Douglas Cook at Community Church in Litchfield Park Arizona. The couple had planned July 4 for their altar date but married earlier. Mercer age 18 next month will affect her Miss America status, with pageant officials insisting a special directors meeting will determine the outcome.
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James Caryap
Ajarmed Press
Litchfield Park
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
Cook
Ar Ja Mercer
Atlantic City
Park W. Haverstick
Miss America Board of Directors
Miss Marcer
Child Health Neglected In Atomic Bomb Race
Dr Leona Baumgartner told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that federal funding for child health research is minuscule compared with vast sums spent on bombs and atomic programs. She cited 20 million children with health issues and warned that many more lack needed care despite 7.5 million in state aid.
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Howard W. Blackeslee
Associated Press
New York
Leona Baumgartner
Children’s Bureau
Washington, D.C
American Association For Ie Advancement of Science
United States
Baumgartner
Congress
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William Kitt
Central Press
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Collinwood School
Cleveland
Parlier
Rogerstown
Chelsea
Mass
Turkey
William Howard Taft
Lee DE Forest
Enrico Caruso
Suttan
ajAbdu Hamid II
Muhammad V
Juliana
Netherlands
English Channel
Louis Bleriot
Leopold 1
Albert
Tosiing
Pittsburgh Rtates
Trapeee Et
George V
England
Edward VII
Union of South Africa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Los Angeles Times
Portugal
Manuel
Connie Mack
Philadelpia Athletics
Harry x
Corrie Nutten
Lee de Faves
Taf
Lovie Blevlet
King George V
Ole
Tas Associated Press
Northside
West Virginia
Associated Presb
Fairmont — Central
Owens- Illinois Glass Company
James J. Black
Owens-Illinois
Fairmont Glass
Glenville
James F. Wolfe
Gluck Run
Sand Fork High School
Wolfe
Danville
Arthur Greens
al ‘Uneeds
Indonesia
Ava
Register News
Santa Claus
Hedrick
Congressional Appropriations
Ruhr Valley
Scandinavian Peninsula
Thomas
Okla
Sweden
America
Beckleyan
Hearne Committee
Heart of
Peggy More
Claiburne
Ar Teta
Claiburnes
J Kelly
How's Men
Sant
Mr. Carson
Cal
Miss Mercer
Grrenfest W. Pickard
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