Duke Fortunes To Education Fund At Duke University
Nineteen twenties era report from Blotte North Carolina describes James B. Duke’s endowment plan totaling about 80 million dollars to be used mainly in North and South Carolina for education hospitals and religious charitable works. Trinity College may become Duke University in Durham if a name change is chosen. Funds allocate 20 percent of annual income to meet principal targets, with remainder split among hospitals Duke University and various educational and church causes.
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Blotte
N. C
James B. Duke
South Carolina
Duke University
North Carolina
Durham
William P. Fer
Dent
Trinity
Joseph Brown
Duke’ University
Criefly
North
Duke
Methodist Episcopal Church
McGinley Named to U S Polo Team in 1925 Spring
First Lieutenant Eugene McGinley, aide to Major General Ernest Hinds at Fort Sam Houston, has been chosen for the United States army polo team to play the British army in spring 1925. He has played with the Second Division polo team for two seasons and is No. 2 on the lineup. Also named are Captain Charles H. Gerhardt, Major Louie A. Beard, Captain Roy E. Craig, and First Lieutenant Peter D. P. Rodes, with selections announced via telegram from Adjutant General Robert C. Davis.
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Eugene McGinley
Ernest Hinds
Fort Sam Houston
United States Army
McGinley
Colorado Springs
Mexico
Eighth Corps
Robert C. Davis
Charles H. Gerhardt
Fourteenth Cavalry
Louie A. Beard
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Roy E. Craig
Cavalry
Peter DP. Rodes
Tid’ Artillerr
Escaping Chinese Escapees Captured Near Houston
Officials last night rounded up ten Chinese escapees from the British steamship Robert Dollar. Eight were apprehended in Houston and two taken into custody here. One escapede returned aboard after falling into the water during the attempted get away. The vessel carries 177 aliens, plus its own crew and the Virginia Dollar crew totaling 67. The article notes broader power developments in the Carolinas and mentions Mrs. Dyke as a trustee.
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Galveston
Robert Dollar
Houston
Eull
Far’ East
Ind
Appropriation bill to move to Senate action today
Washington December 9 The House prepared to send the interior department appropriation bill to the Senate as part of the last session’s program. Hearings on Indian lands were resumed with plans for general debate on the agricultural appropriation later in the week.
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Washington, D. C
Washington, D.C
House
House Committee
Senate
Interior
Oklahoma
Nee Mann
Cramton
Michigan
Npgroviiations
Sinnott
Oregon
Indian situation in Oklahoma hearings fail to submit testimony
Superintendent Shade Wallen of the Five Civilized Tribes, his assistant Hunt, and Meritt, assistant commissioner of Indian affairs, did not submit further testimony before the drawing of the final committee report on the Indian situation in Oklahoma. Recommendations for modifying existing legislation affecting approval of Indian said sales and to prevent forgeries in contracts were indicated in previous hearings as a probable result of the inquiry. Buyers seek spring wool in Yakima as Eastern houses rush contracts for next spring delivery, offering 45 cents per pound for top grades, with some lower grades sold at 42 cents.
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Tmittce
WSL
Keece
Shade Wallen
The
Five Civilized Tribes
VE. Hunt
EB. B. Meritt
Indian
Aff
Oklahoma
Yakima
Wash
Why Be Offensive With Bad Breath
Brooklyn man J Perry reports morning taste and foul breath improved after using Carter's Little Liver Pills. He sought dentist advice, learned teeth were fine, and suggested constipation as the cause. After a course, he describes wholesome breath and better health.
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Frend
Carter
Automatic Garage Door Patented for Home Garages
Alfred Guidry of Comfort has been granted United States patent No. 723 for an automatic garage door opening device. The simple mechanism opens doors as a car nears the entrance and closes them once the car’s weight is removed, enabling handsfree entry and exit for home garages.
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Alfred Guidry
Comfort
United States
Auto Manufacturers Busy in Detroit Increase Outlook
Detroit December report shows body makers up by about 20 percent from November. Murray Body Corporation plans a further 10 percent rise for January compared with December, signaling stronger demand in the auto industry.
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Detroit
Murray -Body Corporation
Breakfast Parley Held By Coolidge
Informal breakfast discussion in Washington with about twenty Republican leaders and committee chairmen from the House to gauge opinions on legislative matters. The gathering, part of a continuing series begun last week with Republican senators, aimed to share views rather than set a program for the current session.
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Washington, D.C
Coolidge
Mnieebs
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