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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1920
Page
7
From Monday's Daily an advertisement asks if readers feel run down nervous or weak and lists a host of ailments. It argues symptoms stem from one cause and claims to restore health without drugs through a Natural Health System at Room No 30 Bertani Bidg.
The town faced a windy warm Saturday turning chilly Sunday as Easter fashion fans debated switching to spring outfits. Despite a 90 degree high then a plunge to 51, many dressed in new coats and hats, filling churches for Easter services.
Henry Hein 71 a German native who came to Laredo forty years ago and entered the butcher business died at his Chacon street home after several days illness He served as alderman of the first ward but did not seek re election His wife preceded him in death and he leaves two sons and a daughter Funeral services were set for 4 pm tomorrow with arrangements incomplete this afternoon
Monday at 3 30 PM Mrs A R Vidaurri hosts the Monday Bridge Club. The Woman's Missionary Society meets at the Methodist church at 4 PM. Tuesday brings the Tuesday Bridge Club hosted by Mrs A R Vidaurri at 3 30 PM. The Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meets at the Rectory at 4 PM. The Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church meets at the church at 4 PM.
Residents and visitors in Laredo share Easter activities and travels with many returning to San Antonio and Chicago. Local clubs hold dances, meetings, and Easter egg hunts at Loma Vista Park and Christ Church parishes announce baptisms and Sunday school events with multiple families listed.
Easter morning services at Christ Church featured full uniform Knights Templar in front rows wielding swords during the Apostle's Creed, enhancing devotion and dignity. Music by Mrs Anderson pleased, though MrStanley J Winters was unable to sing due to laryngitis. Mrs Winters filled two solos.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets emerged from a commitment to avoid calomel for liver and bowel issues. In private practice they reportedly ease heaviness without pains or gum injury, stimulate the liver and bowels, clear clouded brain, and lift spirits, selling at 10c and 25c a box.
An offer to access THE TIMES on a monthly plan is presented with a rate of 606 per month. The note emphasizes daily availability of opportunities and invites subscription.
Elks Club plans a Cabaret Extravaganza in their hall on April 16 with a varied program. Rehearsals are scheduled daily, with a Milk Maids chorus performing at 4 pm and La Pavane group dancing at 8 pm today. Tomorrow rehearsal for The Tune You Cant Forget from Some Time occurs at 4 pm, and a male quartet plans a 8 pm meeting at Mrs. Andersons studio.
An advertisement for Zemo claims rapid relief from eczema tetter pimples and skin diseases with an extra large bottle priced at 1.00. It promises non greasy application and staining free use. The rest of the page notes Easter services at Encinal Church with choir from Laredo and first communion, plus Parker Coma heading to Los Angeles for ear treatment.
Henry Hein died today at 11 a.m. in his 70th year. The funeral will be held from his residence in South Laredo at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.
A tale riffs on Aesop as a Kentucky fox is shown climbing trees in the film In Old Kentucky featuring Anita Stewart. The hatched fox escapes pursuing hounds by scrambling to lower branches, a rare real movement contrasted with the fable’s sour grapes.
Joseph C Grew of Boston has been appointed United States Minister to Denmark. A Harvard graduate of 1902, he began in Cairo as a clerk and served in Mexico City, Petrograd, Berlin, and Vienna. He was first secretary of embassy in Berlin from 1908 to 1911 and later secretary of the American Peace Mission after World War I.
The quip compares human appetite to that of a spider, noting a man could devour a prize ox in a day yet still crave a bedtime snack. It reflects a humorous, didactic observation on human gluttony and perpetual hunger.
Chicago faces widespread disruption as an unauthorized switchmen strike shuts down train service across the district. Police fear riots while 50 000 stockyards workers and packers face layoffs as express shipments are embargoed. Union leaders deem the strike legal, and outsiders are being brought in to maintain essential operations. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific reports a separate satisfactory settlement with its switchmen not affecting operations.
The Associated Press reports Marshal Foch holds full control as French measures press Germany to withdraw troops from the Ruhr basin. Occupations of Frankfort Darmstadt Hamburg and Hianau are seen as unlikely to pressure Germany, which argues such moves are disliked by both sides and could not continue. Berlin’s recall of Ruhr forces is demanded with latest estimates placing German troops around forty thousand.
Dublin observed the fourth anniversary of the 1916 uprising with no armed uprisings reported by noon. Public sentiment held that scattered disturbances were unlikely, signaling a quiet commemoration in the capital.
Jerusalem reports Easter Sunday violence causing one hundred eighty casualties, most light. Military authorities maintain control as the situation is brought under order.
Copenhagen reports that employers and workmen reached agreement to end the general strike after pressure led King Christian to dismiss the Liebe cabinet. The settlement ends a week of industrial unrest influencing national politics and labor relations.
Shanghai April 26 Japanese officials and bankers aim to form a consortium with the United States England France and Japan to take the dominant role in financing China. Thomas Lamont of J P Morgan in New York has conferred with Japanese financiers regarding the plan.
The Saturday election for three of seven trustees of the Laredo Independent School District produced a surprise as Dr M P Cullinan, once seen as unopposed, was defeated by John W Maher 154 to 11 after Cullinan’s name was scratched and Maher substituted. Official tallies show Co R Molina 165, Fred H Ligarde 165, Cullinan 11, Maher 154. Opposition to Cullinan appears strong.
David W. Griffith presents a superb photoplay in Kentucky life with Lilian Gish George Fawcett Robert Harron and Kate Bruce leading the cast. The drama promises peculiar heart appeal and tremendous power on screen tomorrow.
Hipolito Gonzalez a Laredo man and member of the repair gang in the International and Great Northern yards in this city died Saturday afternoon at 2 30 when caught between two cars and crushed to death. He had been in railroad employment for some time.
General Alvaro Obregon, candidate for the Mexican presidency, has been summoned to the capital as a witness in the case of Roberto Cejudo, charged with rebellion. Ignacio Gaxiola, Obregon's Sonora business partner, says the summons is a pretext to force Obregon to abandon part of his campaign.
In Whitesboro near Fort Worth on Sunday night a blaze destroyed 167 bales of cotton and a car of wheat. The total damage is placed between 60,000 and 75,000 dollars. Local firefighters battled the flames into the early hours.
April 65 marks Badajoz siege by Wellington, 1812. notable births include Senator Turley 1845 and Cobbe 1822. West minister era, 1885 royal visit. 1894 school voting rights for women. 1918 Canadian Order on male labor.
One year ago today on April 5 a Soviet republic was proclaimed at Munich and Germany conceded the Entente the use of Danzig. The last contingent of United States troops in Italy left Genoa.
Dallas reports freezing temperatures Sunday night causing damage to fruit and tender vegetation in North and East Texas. Agriculturists estimate losses in the thousands as strawberry crops face ruin in eastern Texas. The Easter storm extends in four directions with a cold front from Washington to the Appalachians, reaching Texas interior.
Memphis is told the crest of the Mississippi River flood will reach the city before nightfall. The maximum predicted stage is 41 feet with damage confined to flooding of unprotected low land.
Omaha reports forty families in a two square mile area north of the city are marooned as the Missouri river Hooded section blocks roads and isolations persist amid rising waters. Local crews work to secure routes and provide aid to stranded residents.
Anderson Ga April 5 ten persons were drowned near Lowdeinsville Sunday when a ferry capsized on the flooded Savannah River.
The British exchange rate rose above four dollars in New York on April 5, remaining above the mark after a long period below it. French, Italian and German rates also firmed, signaling overall currency strength in European markets.
The lumber magnate James R. Booth begins his fifth year today. The Colorado Federation of Women's Clubs marks its silver jubilee, organized in Denver on April 5, 185. The Intermountain Stack Show opens in Salt Lake City today and runs through Thursday. Michigan presidential preference primary results loom large as a gauge of voter sentiment. Rhode Island Republicans meet in Providence to choose delegates to the national convention with an uninstructed delegation decided by party leaders.
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans, transmitted by The Times, predicts tonight and Tuesday fair skies with rising temperatures. Fort McIntosh observations show a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum of 61 degrees and a minimum of 32 degrees, wind generally from the northeast, clear conditions.
The National Elks War Relief Commission presents The Way Back a six reel feature at Bilks Hall on April 8 and 9 costing $59 000 to promote veteran aid through the Federal Board for Vocational Education.
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