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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1921
Page
11
On this date in history King Albert of Belgium born in Brussels 46 years ago Mary Pickford born in Toronto 28 years ago Dr William H Welch born in Norfolk Connecticut 71 years ago Rt Rev William Turner bishop of Buffalo born in Kilmallock Ireland 50 years ago Today marks these celebratory birthdays with notable figures from royalty film medicine and religion.
The University of Alberta may confer degrees such as Doctor of Cheese-making and Bachelor of Butter-churning. A professorship in butter and cheese making has been added, offered to C. P. Marker, provincial dairy commissioner, famed for his work in scientific dairying and his international reputation.
New York reports the upcoming rowing season features an East Coast slate of major regattas. California will race Washington on the Oakland estuary, Yale meets Pennsylvania on the Housatonic, and a series of triangular and featured matches among Columbia, Princeton, Harvard, Navy, Cornell, Syracuse, and Yale across venues from Lake Carnegie to Poughkeepsie. The season includes the Childs Cup Regatta, the American Henley, and the marquee Yale Harvard races at New London.
Amherst Mass April 8 In connection with the semi centennial celebration of Massachusetts Agricultural College a conference of the International Association of Agricultural Missions was opened here today with agricultural experts and educators in attendance from many parts of the United States and Canada. The sessions will continue over tomorrow.
No housing shortage exists for Kansas City birds. In southern districts, abundant bird houses for songbirds line yards. A real estate firm fostered bird neighbor interest, lectures on bird life were given, a no cat rule adopted, and sporting goods stores stocked bird houses to attract tenants. Boy scouts and camp fire girls aided the friendly effort.
Friday features a dance at the Elks Hall at 8 30 PM. Saturday's Cotillion gathers at the Woman's Club at 7 30 PM with Soldiers Club in the evening.
A New York Herald reader recalls how life turns Joy to Grief and back as grief becomes a worn toy then joy returns. The item links poems and civic notices with social happenings and travel plans of Mrs. W W MacGregor and family arriving in town for the weekend.
In Palestine Texas on April 8 the Interstate and Great Northern railway traffic is halted due to washed out bridges near Taylor. Trains are detoured and the Trinity River is rising rapidly.
Dublin reports no decline in hostile actions against police and military in the weekly official summary dated April 8. The document notes ongoing attacks and stresses continued security concerns in the city.
The Committee of Seventeen at the farmers conference in Chicago proposes dividing the grain growing regions into 21 districts centered on market hubs. Each district would elect a director to represent its section in national cooperative bodies, forming the governing group of the national company.
Walter Johnson the Washington pitcher serves as the financial backer of the Coffeyville club in the newly formed South western league, providing funding and support for the team’s entry into the circuit.
A small girl Ruth accompanies her parents to visit a parishioner and quietly asks if she will be given some of that taffy pop the woman supposedly always offers. Her mother realizes the implication when Ruth repeats the line.
For transporting race horses the automobile proves superior to the railroad. Horses are nervous and high strung, and railroad journeys disturb them for days after. Specially built cars prove very satisfactory, delivering animals to destination quickly and in better condition.
A playful exchange compares learning the cornet and trombone to wind and nerve needed. Governor Smith dismisses a rumor as fiction and recalls a miner’s prosperity tale about money saved and earned, ending with a humorous line about a wife delaying spending.
British soap magnate Lord Leverhulme used film shows to entice African coconut plantation workers to earn money for tickets. The scheme backfired as most earnings returned to the source through movie profits, illustrating a perverse thrift.
In Mexico City April 8 officials said German immigration has dwindled to not more than 600 since the war. They urged would be settlers to consider Argentina Uruguay or Paraguay, noting no new land grants or incentives exist in Mexico beyond transport to settlements. A failed German colonization scheme and loss of funds are cited, with a former vice admiral among those stranded.
The Times prints a daily forecast from the United States weather bureau in New Orleans. Tonight will be fair and colder, with Saturday expected to remain fair.
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 am report max temperature 84 degrees and a min of 67 degrees. Wind generally from the southeast and conditions noted as cloudy.
Sporting notes report that the Amateur Fencers League of America will stage its championships in New York on April 29. It also notes that admission prices for major British football games have doubled since before the war.
Classified want ads offer quick cash earning tips and listings for jobs and services. Readers can place small ads to sell items, find work, or offer skilled services with affordable rates. Contact details and deadlines vary by listing.
Turkish Nationalists have resumed their advance in the Bruga sector of Asia Minor, with Greek expeditionary forces facing a large, growing reverse. Six thousand wounded Greeks are reported in Brusa hospitals as Athens reports heavy arrivals from Smyrna and Brusa fronts. Queen Sophia appeals to the American Red Cross in Paris for nurses as the government calls four classes of doctors to aid.
Paris reports a fresh German proposal on reparations may come. An unresolved claim mentions talks between Karl Bergman and Rowland Boyden as Washington and Vienna dialog continue. Secretary Hughes notes Germany shows a desire to reopen negotiations, hoping to renew Allied claims and productive activity. a Washington meeting is suggested. An allied ultimatum on twenty billion marks due by March 1 is anticipated.
Paris April 8 Allied reparations commission heard the German delegation argue against compensation for merchant vessels sunk during the war and against payment for cargoes of military or naval nature Ship losses and cargoes tied to military orders should not be paid for as part of reparations negotiations.
An army of enthusiastic young Christians from across the state arrived in Columbia for the annual Christian Endeavor convention. The three day program features addresses and discussions as societies convene to discuss tasks and aims.
London reports an unprecedented industrial crisis as the national union of railway men and the federation of transport workers join miners in a weeklong strike. Miners refuse talks unless mine owners first address safety concerns, halting negotiations. Lloyd George plans a volunteer appeal for transport and essential services, plus a royal proclamation to mobilize reserves and form an emergency force to aid police for 90 days.
Lemion April 8 transport workers and railway men proceed with a sympathy strike after talks to resolve the coal strike failed. Negotiations to reopen a settlement were not resumed, signaling a continued labor dispute.
Montreal reports the federated trades and labor council’s executive committee weighing a resolution urging the American Federation of Labor to persuade the United Mine Workers to refuse coal exports to Great Britain or use by English ships during the British coal strike. Delegates split on whether British miners can cope alone or if American miners should not act as strike breakers. The committee may act without further council report.
Mexico City April 8 amid a crippling railroad backlog commercial and industrial interests have urged the government to take extraordinary steps. At Vera Cruz Tampico Puerto Mexico and frontier cities vast quantities of merchandise remain stalled for months as locomotives are scarce delaying travel by one to two days. President Obregon said imports rose 200 percent in three months.
Washington April 8 The annual Gridiron Club dinner will be held tomorrow night the first since the new Administration. President Harding Vice President Coolidge cabinet members and Senate leaders have accepted to attend.
In Little Rock on April 8 Governor McRae said state authorities will immediately investigate the Missouri and North Western railroad strike and the deportation of several union executives from Harrison Wednesday night. Chicago unions signaled the ejected men acted as lawful union representatives and demanded the deportation be deemed unlawful if done by an armed mob.
In Philadelphia on April 8 thirty five representatives from ten thousand employees protested a proposed wage reduction of 18 percent by General Manager Flack of the system. The move aims to cut payroll costs amid ongoing labor tensions and negotiations.
Chairman Cummins of the senate interstate commerce commission drafted a resolution to authorize a general exhaustive investigation of railroad affairs. The inquiry, to begin around April 15, will seek to review rate reductions, private operation efficiency, freight traffic reductions, and operation costs, with a meeting sought with President Harding on the program.
Torrential rains unleash floods on the Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers with 4 to 10 inches of rainfall. Hail reported in spots, corn flattened in affected areas as rivers surge in the region around Lockhart.
John Williams, a 50-year-old Collin county farmer, was electrocuted when he touched a high tension line near his home in Wylie. He was found by linemen with a live wire across his body at about 9:30 pm. Williams is survived by his widow and six children.
A farmer living near Patten Mills New York was treated for rheumatism with Chamberlain's Liniment. Within days he could walk upright and paid for another bottle, saying he would keep it in the house.
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