Tango Originated With the Chinese
A Paris dispatch traces the tango’s origins from a Chinese term tang ho through Indo China to Bohemia Spain and Argentina. It notes 17th century Argentine bans on tango dancing and cites a debate over whether a Tang Ho city or the dance gave its name. Scholars say the tango’s modern form is several thousand years old.
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Paris
Tang Ho
Bohemia
Spain
Artina
Buenos Ayres
George
Greece
Argentina
Don Mendo de la Cueva Y Benavides
Woman risks life to save pet horse in Mexican fighting
Mrs F Reiser, sister of William Hazenwinkle, braves extreme danger during the Fed eralist revolution to relocate her horse from a Mexican mine and ranch. After a train wreck and a missing loading chute she endures a day without food, aided by a work train crew before reaching El Paso safely.
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Dickinson
N. D
Jat
Mexico
Reiser
William Hazenwinkle
Villa
Paso
I Paso
Submarine That Carried 16 Down Mobile Optical Co Incorporated
The Mobile Optical Company is incorporated in probate court to run a general optical business. It has an office in Mobile, capital stock of 2000 dollars, and will start with half that amount. Incorporators include Albert F. Rockwell as president and GM, Mary M. Rockwell of Mobile, and Franklin Rockwell of Fairhope.
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Mobile Optical Company
Albert F. Rockwell
Mary M. Rockwell
Mobile
Franklin Rockwell
Fairhope
Baldwin County
Alabama
Sioux Warrior Bets Luck on Leopard Seal Talisman
Poor Eagle, an aged Sioux on the Rosebud reservation, brought a leopard seal skin to a taxidermist for mounting. The skin has served as a talisman for over forty years, said to bring good fortune after he acquired it in Alaska where he killed the seal. He is a wealthy landholder with large herds.
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Rapid City
Poor Eagle
Rosebud Reservation
Buck Poor Eagle
Alaska
South Dakota
Bareheaded for Fightteen Years in Harlem Doctor Skips Hats
New York January 24 Dr Charles A Mitchell travels the streets of Harlem without headgear in any weather. He claims eighteen years without a hat cured his cold susceptibility and even preserved his hair. He tests his theory by avoiding hats worldwide, with his wife and three daughters partly convinced.
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New York
Charles A. Mitchell
Harlem
Mitchell Ives
Maude
Myrian
Adelaide Mitchell
Europe
Early baseball stars Tinker and Wolverton rose from humble trades
Joe Tinker, first NL star to sign with the Federal League, was sold for a bat bag by a Kansas City independent team manager. Harry Wolverton, Highlanders 1912 skipper, fetched only five dollars in early career moves in Muskogee Oklahoma. Wolverton soon proved himself with the Phillies as a premier NL third baseman.
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Tinker
Wolverton
Joe Tinker
Kansas City
Harry Wolverton
Highlanders
Muskogee
Ofia
Harry
John F. Mulligan
Bob Quinn
Phillies
Civil Service Exam Postponed for Immigrant Inspector
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an indefinite postponement of the open competitive examination for immigrant inspector, originally set for February 18, 1914. A new date will be announced when established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Kidney Pills Claim to Restore Kidneys and Bladder
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills restore regular kidney and bladder function, easing rheumatic forms and urinary irregularities. It presents the medicine as honest and curative with results, attributed to Van Ant- Were Drug Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiye
van Ant- Were. Drug Corp
Adv
Unknown canine with the solution in Yonkers
Yonkers authorities and police hunt for the owner of Dave the dog a retriever at heart who has been stealing food and laundry items for weeks. The youthful collie now helps supply the household with meat and a leg of mutton he retrieved, raising hopes he will become a family helper as he grows.
Stanford Students Rejoice Over New Freshman Athlete
International News Service reports Stanford University will welcome “Big Jim” Wyllie a renowned all black rugby player to the freshman class. His arrival strengthens the Pacific Coast program with prior training at Prince Albert College Auckland Australia.
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International News Service
Stanford
Cal
Leland
Stanford University
Jim” Wyllie
Pacific
Wyllie
Prince Albert College
Auckland
Australia
Anglo American Exposition Will Be Great Event
The Anglo American Exposition to be held in London from May to October marks a centenary celebration of peace and progress. The Southern Commercial Congress coordinates American participation with the American Commission of Municipal Executives and Civic Leaders to attend the London conference and study civic achievements in Europe.
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Washington
Earl of Kintore
England
Southerrtt Commercial Congress
International Conference of Mayors
London
United States
United Kingdom
Duncan A. Fletcher
Southern Commercial Congress
Thomas
Southgate
Lord Kintore
American General Committee
C. J. Owens
Duke of Teck
Unien
Europe
America
American Society
Woolworth
New York
Philadelphia
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
France
American Civic Association
American Commission of Agricultural Workers
Senate
Rural America
American Commission of Municipal Executives
Dangers of a Cold and Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy
Colds are presented as dangerous due to possible progression to serious diseases. The ad promotes Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as a means to loosen a cold, relieve the lungs and aid expectoration, helping the body throw off the cold. Available for sale by Van Intwerp Drug Corp and other dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
van Intwerp Drug Corp
Education to be discussed by Municipal Sociology Study Club
Education will be the topic at the Municipal Sociology Study Club meeting in Harte Auditorium tomorrow night. Mrs K W Linscott will be chief speaker, a city leader on education who has studied the subject in depth. Sub topics include Buildings and Grounds, School Funds, Salaries and Qualifications of Teachers, Moving Pictures as an Auxiliary Means of Education, and Vocational Training. Teachers and others interested in education are welcome.
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Municipal Sociology Study Club
Harte Auditorium
K. W. Linscott
Building Permits Issued This Week in City
The city engineer office reports permits for the week ending January 23. Mrs. Paul Arata remodels on Government south side, bid 200 dollars. Mrs. A Semple repairs at 7 Manassas, 400 dollars. Andrew Strauss erects a frame cottage on St Stephens road, 300 dollars. Gregory L Smith rebuilds rear of 223 Dauphin, 500 dollars. Charles E Harris erects six room cottage at Eslava and Michigan, 2000 dollars.
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Paul Arata
Government
Water Street
A. Semple
Manassas Street
Andrew Strauss
St. Stephens Road
Lambert Street
Gregory L. Smith
Dauphin Street
Charles E. Harris
Eslava and
Michigan Avenue
Notable Mobile Resident Nancy Beechman Dies
Nancy Beechman, a respected Black citizen of Mobile, died Thursday night after a brief illness. She leaves a daughter L. B. Williamson and a granddaughter Ethel Williamson. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Nancy Beechman
Mobile
L. B. Williamson
Ethel Williamson
Hungarian Pheasants Released Across Ohio
Columbus Ohio January 24. About hundred pairs of Hungarian pheasants have been released on farms and woods within fifty miles of Cleveland by the State Fish and Game Department. Small coveys have appeared along the Chagrin River from the lake to Gates Mills with farmers pledging protection. The birds are hardy and self sufficient and are expected to multiply tenfold in a year or two. Six thousand pairs distributed statewide. Two wild deer are reported in Ohio one in Scioto County and one in Knox County. The Scioto deer is thought to be escaped from a confinement last spring and the Knox animal is described as a stranger.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Gates Mill
Scioto’ County
Knox
Scioto
C Co
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Mobile Optical Co
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Civil Service Examination
Yonkers
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Master
N. Y
Westchester County
Nature
Department of Public Works
Staub
Dauphin
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City Bank & Trust Co
Negress
Ft Poultry
Tts
EL Ryad
IONA
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