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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1919

Page

9

Notice of Sale in bankruptcy Chas Ross case in Laredo

By order of Judge Scott, Referee in Bankruptcy, a sale of estate real and personal property will be held May 6 1919 in front of the Webb County Court House Laredo Texas. Properties include city blocks 1705 1710 1861 1940 2013 1642 1862 1863 1938 2014 2015 1790 1706 1707 1708 1709 1641 1939 and farm implements at Ross Farm. Sale to be cash with public auction between 10 am and 4 pm. F M Ramsay Trustee.

Chas. Ross J. C. Scott Court House Webb County Texas Laredo City of Ross F. M. Ramsay

Say It With Flowers For Easter Gifts

An advertisement promotes Easter flower orders from the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association. It highlights rich roses and cheerful Spring Flowers tied with ribbon as gifts for Milady or a convalescing friend. Orders can be sent to any address in the United States and Canada with guaranteed delivery.

Milady United States Canada Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association

SUGGESTIONS A GIFT FOR MILADY

A dainty Corsage of Spring Flowers tied with ribbon and in a box $2.50 and up Roses combined with Spring Flowers with ribbon ties $3.50 and up A ribbon tied basket of Roses with Spring Flowers $5.00 and up A box of Roses with fern $4.00 and up Assorted Spring Flowers $3.00 and up Expressive arrangements of Cut Flowers with fern and chiffon ties $3.50 and up Other suggestions $5.00 and up Call us for appropriate suggestions.

Edward Green at Avenue C and 8th Street

Edward Green listed at Avenue C at 8th Street with day and night phone Cr. 4107.

Avenue C 8Th Street

Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Laredo

Citizens in Laredo endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney backache and other kidney ailments. An endorsement from Juan Cortez of 1702 Hidalgo St credits relief from back pain and regulated kidneys. Additional notes cover local letters, residents traveling, and church ladies meet updates with multiple names and places.

Dean Laredo Juan Cortez Barber Shop Hidalgo,St

Ladies Aid and WMA Circles Meet Thursday

The Presbyterian Church Ladies Aid Society meets at 4 PM at Mrs. R. L. Suttons home. The four WMA circles hold weekly sessions at 4 PM with Circle A at Mrs. Trout Circle B at Mrs. Landrum Circle C at Mrs. Sizeman Circle D at Mrs. B. F. Walker.

Ladies Aid of The Presbyterian Church R. L. Sutton Heights Ladies Aid Society the Presbyterian Church Trout Landrum Sizeman B. F. Walker

Local social notes and memorial service in the city

Visitors and guests from San Antonio and Rio Grande City are in town and planning short visits. A charity musical revue tickets sales proceed well with seats at City Drug Store. A marriage announcement for Manuel Francisco de la Garza and Josefina Cardenas is planned at San Agustin church on April 25. The Miriam Chapter 86 Easter Star held a memorial service and honored Lieutenant Louis Reed of the 36th Infantry, with a Red Cross message from France describing his death and a tribute to his service.

City Drug Store Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald A. C. Hamilton Sage Juan F. de la Garza Paula D. de la Garza Andres Cardenas Josefa G. de Cardenas Manuel Francisco de la Garza Josefina Cardenas San Agustin Church Miriam Chapter No Masonic Hall J. A. Burnett R. A Millar Katherine L. McKiver American Red Cross France Louis Reed Co. C Reed Miriam Chapter Millar Brother Reed Dauntless

Eternal dawn promise of resurrection and reunion

A devotional meditation asserts that those who trade life in service to God will gain life eternal. It proclaims a future glorious dawn and an everlasting reunion on the resurrection morn. The piece emphasizes faith in divine promise and eternal life beyond death.

Lief

Notable Arrivals Timely to City

Roe Oliver of Encinal and Farmer Jennings of San Antonio arrived in the city this morning. W. W. Moore, cashier of the Houston Bank and Trust Co., is a visitor. Otis Peaslee of San Antonio passed through en route to Hebbronville. Judge J. D. Dodson returned home from a brief business trip to San Antonio. Hon. Wilbur P. Allen passed through from Austin toward his Hebbronville ranch.

Roe Oliver Encinal Farmer Jennings San Antonio W. W. Moore The Houston Bank and Trust Co Otis Peaslee Hebbronville J. D. Dodson Sanntonio Wilbur P. Allen Austin

Pimply Skin Solved with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets

Claim asserts olive tablets cleanse blood bowels and liver like calomel but gentler. Promotes improved skin and mood, noting a vegetable formula with olive oil and olive color. Availability in 10c and 25c boxes at all druggists.

Dr. Edwards

Navy to Guard Transports Amid New York Harbor Strike

Washington April 16 The Navy said transports will run in and out of New York harbor if needed by the entire fleet to prevent interference as harbor workers prepare a strike to shut traffic. The move aims to safeguard U S shipping and harbor operations.

Associated Press Washington New York Harbor United States Navy

Birthdays of notable figures marked today

Hon Thomas G Mathers chief justice of Manitoba born Luck now Ontario 60 years ago Samuel D Felker former New Hampshire governor born Rochester New Hampshire 60 years ago Clarence D Clark former US senator born Oswego County New York 68 years ago Henry C Taylor chief of Farm Management US Department of Agriculture born Stockport Iowa 46 years ago Charlie Chaplin born in France 30 years ago today

Thomas G. Mathers Manitoba Lucknow Ont Clarence D. Clark United States Wyoming Oswego County N. Y Henry C. Taylor Farm Management Bureau U. S. Department of Agriculture Stockport Iowa Samuel D. Felker New Hampshire Rochester N. H Charlie Chaplin France

Hartford observes centennial birth of Bishop McFarland

In Hartford and nearby churches special services marked the centennial birth of Rt Rev Francis P McFarland the third bishop of the Hartford diocese He was born in Franklin Pennsylvania on April 16 1819 ordained in New York in 1845 and consecrated bishop in 1858 dying in Hartford on October 12 1874

Hartford Conn Francis P. McFarland McFarland Franklin New York Hughes Connecticut Rhode Island

Dr King’s New Discovery and New Life Pills Ad

An ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial attacks sold 60c and 1.20. It also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills a gentle laxative at 25c with claims of toning and natural bowel movement.

Dr. King

New England to Hear Gillett Dinner Speech

Boston April 16 Congressman Frederick H. Gillett will give his first major speech since becoming House Speaker at a Home Market Club dinner in Boston. Also speaking will Congressman Joseph W. Fordney now chairman of Ways and Means and Senator James E. Watson of Indiana who is expected to discuss tariff legislation.

Boston Mass House of Representatives Frederick H. Gillett Home Market Club New England Gillett New Congress Joseph W. Fordney Michigan Committee On Ways and Means Congress Indiana

Mississippi Valley Waterways Association Meets in St Louis

St Louis hosts the second annual Mississippi Valley Waterways Association convention with governors from fifteen states mayors of valley cities and heads of 500 commercial organizations invited. Discussion centers on developing foreign trade establishing a national merchant marine and using inland waterways with emphasis on river terminals docks schedules and uniform terminal standards.

St. Louis Mississippi Valley Waterways Association Mississippi River Valey Mississippi Valley Gulf Ports Congress

Lloyd George Says Allies Close To Peace Terms In Paris

Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that allied representatives in Paris have reached a complete understanding on fundamental peace questions with Germany and expected to present the demands by late next week. He denied any Russian approach to the conference and warned that military intervention in Russia would be the greatest act of stupidity.

Russia Associated Press London Paris Germany Lloyd George House of Commons John R. Clymes England

William Adamson Critiques Lloyd George Speech

London April 16 William Adamson leader of the Labor opposition in the house of commons said Lloyd Georges address was eloquent but not entirely satisfactory.

London William Adamson House of Commons Lloyd George Regord

German press derides French peace terms and Wilson points

Berlin reports April 16 shows strong German opposition. Tageblatt cites Prince Lichnowsky condemning terms as a mailed fist. Vorwaerts says no German government can sign. Anzeigeblatt blasts shameless mockery of Wilson fourte en points.

Berlin Prince Lichnowsky Tageblatt Vorwaerts Anzeizver Wilson

Improvement Reported in Paris Peace Conference

Distinct improvement in the general peace conference situation was reported to the White House today from Paris.

Washington White House Paris

Schles wig-Holstein Question Referred for Referendum

Paris reports the four councilors decided to settle the Schles wig-Holstein issue according to a territorial commission plan. The recommendation calls for a referendum and fair conditions to ensure impartiality during the vote.

Paris Council of Four Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Commission

Fool or the Fraud

A drinking man ridiculed a fraud ad offering an $11 prescription to cure a red nose. A friend sent the money and received a taunting verse urging continued drinking, with no legal action taken due to uncertainty about the law.

Post Office Department

Twelve Southern Cities Back Italy at Rome Meeting

Representatives of twelve southern Italian cities met in Rome and voiced strong support for Italy's territorial claims before the peace conference. The gathering underscored unified municipal backing for the national position as negotiations proceed.

Rome Italy

Telegraph From General Baron Von Hammerstein Cites Entente Assurance

General von Hammerstein of the German armistice commission telegraphs the people's council stating the Entente powers promise that General Halter's Polish troops would only help maintain order in the former Russian territory abandoned by Germany.

Lissa Baron von Hammerstein

Complete Anarchy in Munich Describes City in Ruins

A Copenhagen dispatch reports Munich under complete anarchy with all work halted trains stopped and robbers looting houses and threatening banks. The First Infantry is said to have joined the Sparticides.

Munich London Copenhagen

German Troops Occupy Magdeburg in World War II Dispatch

A Weimar despatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin reports that German government troops occupied the entire town of Magdeburg on Tuesday. The dispatch details the rapid advance and positions after the fighting at Magdeburg Copenhagen on April 16.

Magdeburg Copenhagen Weimar Lokal Anzeiger Berlin

Women wage progress and clubs expand nationwide

Women in Seattle steam laundries win a minimum wage of 15 dollars a week. Business and professional women clubs grow to over fifty U.S. cities. The first southern federation forms in Atlanta. Asheville, North Carolina, claims one of the South's first barber shops owned and run entirely by women.

Seattle United States Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs South Atlanta Ashville N. C

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Foreigners in Korea Face Murder Risk After Demonstrations

Report from Shanghai dated April 16 says foreigners who witnessed Japanese mistreatment of Koreans during the passive revolution are in danger. Americans who saw the events describe hired thugs waiting to target those with knowledge of the abuses.

Associated Press Shanghai Korea

Southern Association of College Women Convened in Columbus

Many delegates arrived for the annual convention in Columbus Mississippi. The event runs through the week at the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College with speakers including Dean Virginia Gidersleeve of Barnard College and President J A Dinwiddie of Tulane University.

Columbus Miss Southern Association of College Women Mississippi Inustrial Institute and College Virginia Gidersleeve Barnard College J. A. Dinwiddie Tulane University

Easter Flowers High in Pride in New York This Year

The New York flower trade shows Easter displays in shops and streets as signs of spring. Florists are pessimistic about sales due to wartime conditions reducing production. tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and other popular bulbs are priced higher this season.

New York Metropolis

Centennial birth anniversary of Rt Rev Francis P McFarland

Delegates from many states gather in St Louis for the Mississippi Valley Waterways Association second annual convention. Georgia Federation of Labor begins its annual convention at Brunswick. Ohio Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum hosts its two day meeting in Cleveland. Walker J D Hines to speak in Chicago on railroad transport at the American Lumber Congress. Michigan Good Roads Association plans highway improvements at Grand Rapids. Governor Smith will hold a public hearing in Albany on Sunday baseball and Sunday movie show bills.

Francis P. McFarland Hartford St. Louis Mississippi Valley Waterways Association Georgia Federation of Labor Brunewick Ohio Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum Cleveland Walker JD. Hines Railroads American Lumber Congress Chicago Michigan Good Roads Association Grand Rapids Smith Albany New York State

Battles Report Heavy Fighting and Casualties

The account notes intense combat with heavy casualties on both sides as the clash continued. Details on locations involved or parties receiving losses are incomplete in the text.

New Zealand Soldiers Vote Swings Against Prohibition

Despatches report soldiers from New Zealand voting April 11, washing out the prohibition majority in the dominion. The London dispatches note the change in sentiment among service members.

London New Zealand

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District Court of the United States Southern District of Texas Edward Green Fairy Dells Noah Hope Samuel Alphonse Siros Sasifig Metz Napoleon Cologne Alfred Campbell 147Th Infantry Tennessee J. P. McKeon McKeon Edna Wright Henry Hagelstein City Oliver Ulmer Mount Pleasant Esther Sharkey R. L. Poster Mickie Nita Charles SveHroe Mra Violet S. Oberfeldt Society Bertha Dix C. C. Shiner Will Jones Seth Wilcox J. N. Hill Wheeler Gulf Refining Co Rio Grande City Walter Buck E. J. Black de la Garza-Cardenas Junior Auxiliary Christ Church CW. Cook Albert Martin Martha Anderson Marguerite Nelson Lloyd Gore NAVY Baker America Bolo Pasha Assas Southern College
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