Appeal for Irish relief urged by Cardinal Gibbons
From Wednesdays Daily an appeal was issued for contributions to aid thousands suffering want in Ireland. The piece notes widespread distress, hunger, and unemployment while praising Irish contributions to America. It emphasizes aid for women and children and calls on all Americans, Irish or not, to help, despite political strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Ireland
America
Britain
Sinn Fein
Fair Isle
Oklahoma oil town vigilantes clash with outlaws
In Ollton Oklahoma a citizens vigilante committee attempted to drive out gamblers and bootleggers. They warned residents before arming themselves and clashing with gunfire at the Gusher Hotel. An innocent bystander was killed and a committee member wounded in the firefight. State troops may be needed to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ollton
Gusher Hotel
End of lawless boom towns as outlaws gain control
The article argues citizens must not take the law into their own hands even if corruption and vice grip oil boom towns. It compares modern oil towns to the gold rush era with corrupt politics, gambling, brothels, and easy riches drawing in temptations and law evasion. Lawful protection remains uncertain for wary residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
West
Texas
New York
Chicago
Deadwood
Yuba Dam
Ofl
Make Your Old Straw Hat Look New With Fidelity Dye
You can transform a worn straw hat into a fresh styled hat by Fidelity Straw Hat Dye. Dyeing with this product does not stiffen the hat and is available in standard colors. Sold and recommended by druggists, including in Laredo.
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Laredo
Polly With a Past at the Rialto Theate
Claire, the Belasco stage star, will be seen tonight in Polly With a Past at the Rialto Theatre. Adapted by June Mathis from George Middleton and Guy Bolton, the play stars Polly Sharon as a country girl who becomes a housemaid as Rex Van Zile’s friends scheme to win him away.
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Ina Claire
Belasco
Pietrues
Rialto Theatre
Polly
June Mathis
George Middleton
Guy Bolton
Miss Claire
Lyceum Theatre
New York
Rex van Zile
Polly Sharon
Pearl White Screen Star in The Thief at Royal Theater
Pearl White headlines a Saturday showing of Henri Bernstein's The Thief at the Royal Theatre. William Fox presents the drama, marking White as a major dramatic feature name. The play, a proven success on stage, promises ongoing suspense with a climactic twist.
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William Fox
Pearl White
Henri Bernstein
Royal Theatre
Miss White
Fort McIntosh Notes Band Concert and Social Events
The regimental band performs at 7 p.m. with a program by Bandleader Weber featuring classical and popular numbers. Last night the Ladies Bridge Club hosted officers and wives at the Officers Club. prizes went to Mrs. Kaiser, Mrs. Tierney, Captain Dodge, and Captain Kaiser. A dance and reception for Colonel Cochran and W. B. Cochran is planned for Saturday at the Officers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
le Regiment de Sambre
MGGEO
Seventeenth Infantry
J. A. Kaiser
Tierney
Earl Dodge
W. B. Cochran
Officer's Club
Notice in Probate Webb County Texas 1921
The State of Texas to all persons interested in the estate of Adolfo Martinez deceased Leonor Uriberda de Martinez has filed in Webb County Court an application for probate of the will and letters testamentary to be heard on May 16 1921 at the Webb County Court House in Laredo Texas. All interested may appear and contest. Given March 29 1921 by J A Rodriguez Clerk.
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State of
Texas
Adolfo Martinez
Leonor Uriberda
de Martinez
Webb County
Sail Adolfo Martinez
Laredo
A. D
J. A. Rodriguez
Webb Co
Zemo Antiseptic Liquid Promises Quick Skin Relief
A Cleveland company advertises Zemo, a penetrating antiseptic liquid, as a safe treatment for itching, eczema, ringworm, pimples and other skin troubles. It urges asking a pharmacist for 35c or 1 bottle and applying as directed for soft, smooth skin.
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Zemo
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Escapes and bonds mark county court term
Monday reports Julio Gutierrez escaping through a jail hole. Maria Hernandez forfeits a $500 cash bond. Wednesday notes Steele missing with a $750 bond still due. District court proceeds as Harrison is tried and found guilty, receiving four years in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julio Gutierrez
Maria Hernandez
Steele
EF. H. Steele
R. L. Harrison
Harrison
State Penitentiary
Laredo to San Antonio Road Aids Meridian Highway Plans
Laredo Chamber of Commerce and Meridian Highway Association push a Laredo to San Antonio route, seeing state and national impact. Leaders MacNaughton Colp Ayers discuss staging a Laredo to Mexico City logging tour starting May 8, with Mexican officials to join. Webb County advances state and federal roadwork from Laredo to Zapata line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Mexico City
Webb County
Zapata County
Meridian Highway Association
Laredo-to-San Antonio
Mexico
Meridian Highway
Special Highway Committee
Urgent appeal for Irish relief mass meeting at cathedral hall
A mass meeting is urged for Ireland relief at San Agustin Cathedral Hall on Thursday evening at 8 p m. The call emphasizes charity over politics and asks friends and sympathizers to devise feasible aid for the oppressed nation during a dire period of starvation and misrule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
San Agustin Cathedral
Indications Of Full House For Local The Naked Truth Play
Tickets for The Naked Truth a three act comedy at the Royal Opera House to benefit Heights Playground are selling well and likely to fill the house. Rehearsals are proceeding and locals promise a highly creditable and humorous show in Laredo. Two large intermissions or specialties will be presented between acts supervised by Mrs A C Hamilton and Mrs Travis Bruce Bunn.
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Royal Opera House
Heights Playground
Opera House
Laredo
A. C. Hamilton
Travis Bruce Bunn
Seventeen Carloads of Onions Ship From Laredo
Last night seventeen carloads of Bermudas rolled out on the first special train of the season from Laredo over the International and Great Northern. The season’s total so far reaches 29 car loads with four prior shipments and a market upturn reported in the East. Rain has aided the crop, fields are cleared, and packing is underway, signaling heavy shipments ahead from Laredo each evening.
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Laredo
Here
International & Great Northern Railroad
Texas
Christian Church Calls Minister for Laredo Parish
At a church business meeting the Christian church extended a call to Rev. R. A. White of Colby Kansas to become their minister by May 15. White is praised for strong work and growth potential. The congregation also authorized a parsonage project and named a committee with authority to act promptly.
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Christian Church
Congregation of the Christian Church
R. A. White
Colby
Kansas
White
Laredo
Mexican General Arrested Crossing Rio Grande Disguised
General Humberto Barros, former Carranza ally, surrendered to Obregon forces, is jailed in this county after customs officers caught him smuggling across the Rio Grande in disguise with auburn dyed hair. He faces illegal entry charges and possible deportation following warrant action from Washington.
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Humberto Barros
Carranza
Obregon
Tampico
Mexico City
United States Customs
Robert Rumsey
Cactus
Rio Grande
Barros
Mexico
Laredo notices and events mix a busy page
A compendium of small ads and notices lists hemstitching reductions by Mrs Tooke, auto repairs by L B Smith, train time changes on the I G N, theater tickets for The Naked Truth, sewer work on San Agustin Avenue, and upcoming church services led by Rev Chasteen. Other items mention florists, plumbers, and marriage licenses issued, with a brief note that another storm sermon drew a good audience.
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Tooke
Victoria
St. Anthony Hotel
L. B. Smith
International Auto Co
Farragut St
City Drug Store
Horner's Drug Store
Windrow's
Herrera's Pharmacy
Sonora News Co
Chas. A. Chasteen
Miss Orr
Burglar On Trial in Local District Court
Alfonso Morelion, a burglar from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, was arrested by W. B. Cantrell after burglarizing several Laredo homes, including the Cantrell residence. The trial began today and was expected to determine penalties with a jury verdict anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso Morelion
Mr. Cantrell
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
W. 8. Cantrell
Heights
Laredo
Morelion
J. T. Murphy
Cantrell
Can
Dr LePrince to Return After Tampico Mission
Dr J A LePrince senior engineer of the sanitary department US Public Health Service was in Laredo last November en route to Tampico for four months of clean up work and yellow fever control with Mexican officials He will arrive in Laredo by April 1 and stay several days during which he will meet Dr M K King and survey the local mosquito situation His visit is awaited for potential vital developments in Laredo and the Rio Grande region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. LePrince
Sanitary Department
United States Public Health Service
Laredo
Tampico
LePrince
M.K. King
Expert Piano Tuner and Repairer at Moran's Place
Expert piano tuner and repairer offers high grade violin making and instrument repair services. Contact at phone 148, located at D. J. Moran's place, F. F. HANCOCK.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Moran
F. F. Hancock
Deportation of a Carload of Mexican Aliens From Laredo
A full carload of fifty nine Mexican laborers were deported from San Antonio to Laredo and back to Mexico after being assembled there. The group included men women and children who had come for unskilled work and were sent home to various regions of Mexico from Nuevo Laredo. They came from Saginaw Detroit St. Louis and other areas.
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San Antonio
Laredo
Mexico
Saginaw
Mich
Detroit
St. Louis
Nuevo Laredo
Malatesta's tempestuous career recounts a famed anarchist
New York reports Enrico Malatesta, near death in a Milan prison after a hunger strike, once a famed radical in Paterson and Paris. The Italian count renounced title to pursue anarchism, led insurrections, and evaded direct criminal convictions while provoking riots across Europe.
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New York
Enrico Malatesta
Milan
Italy
Turkey
Spain
France
Russia
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
England
Matesta
United States
Paterson
la Question Sociale
Prince Henry
Prussia
Humbert
McKinley
America
Gaetano Bresel
Hubert
Malatesta
Bakunin
Lampedusa
Mediterranean
Ife
Malta
London
Paris
Shah
Switerzland
A New Hat For An Odd One
A straw hat can be transformed quickly with Fidelity Straw Hat Dye creating a glossy finish in any color without stiffening the hat. Sold and recommended in Laredo by all druggists.
Texas A and M Signal Corps Unit Rated Second in Nation
Rates as second in efficiency among ROTC signal corps units nationwide following a war department order. Ten schools were ranked including Georgia Tech, Texas A and M, Yale, Minnesota, Illinois, Carnegie Tech, MIT and Michigan. Under Captain Kurtz the unit has risen from near last to second in the past year.
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Yale University of Minnesota
University of Illinois
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
Kurtz
Signal Corps
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Laredo Movies
Enid Bennett
Strand Theatre
C. Gardner Sullivan
Miss Bennett
Matt Moore
Fred Niblo
Thomas H. Ince
Paramount Artcraft
Fort Mcintosh
Coney Island
Tobani Fox
Morocco
Herschel
Broadway
State OF Texas
MR. Steele
The
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
of Heights Playgrounds
Carranza Army
Royal Theater
San Agustin Avenue
Juarez Plumbing
Phone Crockett
Avenue C
8Th St
Fidel Cantu
Pedro R. Vasquez
Carmen Paz
Trinidad Perez Sanchez
Catalina Guerra
Oscar Charles Shorp
Eleanor Ruth Delfraisse
Will W. Gregg
Times
Farragut Street
Man Cantrell
DR. Leprince
Bellans
Associated Press
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