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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1922
Page
9
The royal wedding procession in Belgrade featured a Montenegrin standard bearer wearing a kapa. The cap has a black silk border as mourning for the Battle of Kosovo, a crimson center signifying blood shed, and five gold bands denoting five centuries of Montenegrin history since that defeat.
A clipped exchange shows a professor's wife instructing Bertram to bathe and dress afterward in a terse old time tone. The dialogue hints at domestic routine and light propriety within a scholarly household.
The Associated Press reports Moscow August 1 that main Russian railways are nearing comfort and luxury for paying travelers. Sleeping cars operate between Moscow and Petrograd, Moscow and Odessa, and Moscow and Chita with restaurant wagons on some trains. Fares and berth charges match the prewar gold rate in rubles. First class travel is unrestricted and wait lists are common, while most Russians still ride in packed third class or box cars, unlike the refined accommodations for wealthier passengers.
When bowels are constipated the lower bowels fill with refuse mostly germs. These germs reach the vermiform appendix causing inflammation known as appendicitis. Take Chamberlain's Tablets when needed and keep bowels regular to avoid risk.
The cabaret garden of Mateo Lopes in Nuevo Laredo attracts Laredo residents and visitors as a new up to date family garden and cabaret. Music and service cater to individuals and families with dancing on offer. A special officer is on duty to watch vehicles at all times.
Fragmentary notes show the White Sox aiming for a pennant with a veteran lineup and key players. The article hints at team confidence and ongoing competition as the season unfolds.
A medley of local quips and vignettes about Laredo life fills a column with playful barbs. Observations touch on fashion, radios, politics, hospitality, and small town behavior, including jokes about bosses and bootleggers, amid casual chatter by residents and workers.
A concise reflection on adults who dislike children, exploring social perceptions of parenting and the barriers to empathy for younger generations. The phrase foregrounds tension between generations and questions assumptions about maturity and care.
A reflective piece notes that true gifts carry no price and humanity benefits when guidance is ignored. It observes many people are good by default and that, regardless of outcomes, friends will stay ready to say I told you so. It ends with a rule about doing one task well before taking on two.
A condensed note from periodicals reveals cheese lasts longer in Norway than in Utah. The contrast highlights regional factors, implying storage conditions influence dairy shelf life across climates. This brief item echoes broader discussions on food preservation and geography.
The social calendar lists a 9 30 a m tennis with Mrs M T Cogley and evening gatherings at Masonic Hall and San Agustin Hall. The page also covers visits, forthcoming parties, showers, bridge games, a dance at Elks Hall for Miss Marte Asansolo, a Boys and Girls Club meeting, and a children’s party hosted by Mrs Henry Ward.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church held a pleasant meeting at the church yesterday afternoon. After the business session a program by Misses Grace and Nell Thaill of Austin featured piano selections and vocal solos. A social hour and ice course followed for the listed attendees.
Rear Admiral William Braisted proposes a national Institute of experimental therapy to mirror Mayo Clinic and Rockefeller Institute scopes. The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy would move to West Philadelphia, building a new edifice and housing a large hospital and labs for physicians chemists and microbiologists to coordinate research beyond commercial drug labs.
The column notes pitching troubles for the Giants and injuries hampering Billy Southworth with the Braves. It compares standings and form across teams including Detroit, the Yankees, Senators, Athletics, Cardinals, Cubs, and the Moran Huskies, highlighting recent results and lineups.
By Associated Press Hot Springs Ark Aug 1 bank Carrison a negro was taken from officers at 9 o'clock this morning and hanged in the public square following the death early today of Maurice Connelly an insurance solicitor who was shot last night by a negro burglar.
Leonard W Craig departed this morning for a ten day business trip to Corpus Christi. R H Trammell of Aguilares is a guest at the Hamilton. R W Davis of Dolores is a guest at the Hamilton. Collector of Customs Shay Campbell returned home this morning from San Antonio headquarters on official business.
Charles Abrahamson, a former baker at Shelbourne's restaurant on Broadway and Twenty-sixth Street, was arrested on a homicide charge after investigators linked berry pies baked earlier to arsenic. More than a hundred people were affected, with three diners falling ill yesterday.
New York on August 1 Abramson the baker arrested in connection with poisoning more than a hundred diners is held as a material witness but District Attorney Banton says Abramson appears to come out clean of any suspicion of responsibility for the poisoning.
Congress man Thomas J. Blanton of Abilene led in 18 of 19 counties in the July 22 primary, but fell 384 votes short of a majority with 24,671 total and a 14,132 plurality, according to official returns announced by District Chairman Cockrell.
Washington August 1 the department of agriculture released the second forecast of the season placing this year's cotton crop at 11 449 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight based on crop condition on July 25 at 70 8 percent of normal Texas condition at 72 percent The report reflects early-season expectations for national production with notable regional differences.
New Orleans August 1 cotton futures jumped 8.50 a bale after the department of agriculture rated the growing crop at 70.8 percent of normal. The advance followed the report read aloud to traders at the local exchange.
A public health style notice urges protection during hot weather warning that disorders of the bowels are dangerous. It recommends Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as dependable for sudden attacks and cites testimonials to its effectiveness.
Cincinnati August 1 Fifteen persons are reported killed and 26 to 30 injured in a head on crash between a northbound excursion train and a southbound passenger train No 11 from Dayton on the Lebanon and Northern railroad near Lebanon. The wreck occurred this afternoon as both trains collided head on in a remote stretch. Emergency crews rushed to the scene to aid survivors and evacuate the injured.
Three hundred women patients were moved to safety after a fire broke out in the attic of the large ward building at the state hospital for nervous diseases in Little Rock Arkansas early today. The blaze destroyed the building and prompted swift evacuation led by staff and local authorities. No serious injuries were reported as fire crews contained the flames and surveyed the damage.
At Grand Central 148 railroad heads resume talks on Harding proposals for ending the nationwide strike. They are seen as likely to reject allowing strikers to return without impairing seniority, fearing a worse walkout. Harding’s three proposals include wage decisions by the labor board, withdrawal of lawsuits, and reinstating strikers by prior seniority after the walkout.
In New York in August the conference of railroad presidents met at Grand Central Terminal to discuss President Hardine's nationwide rail strike plan. They adjourned until afternoon without action after Secretary Hoover presented the administration petition.
Washington August 1 President Harding outlines settlement terms for the rail strike. Key points restore workers to their former positions with seniority and rights unimpaired. Carriers withdraw all law units tied to the strike and the railroad labor board decision may be reheard. Both sides agree no discrimination against strikers or nonstrikers.
Chicago August 1 The proposition to settle the strike by appealing only to roads willing to accept President Harting proposals will be placed before the union chiefs in session here today The meeting will decide whether to present the plan to all roads or press for wider agreement.
Merchants from 38 States gather in Chicago under the Interstate Merchants' Council for a three day convention hosted by the Chicago Association of Commerce. Speakers of national prominence address advertising buying selling trade extension and community development with topics on financing store accounting and credits.
Austin, Texas Aug 1 further movement of troops to strike centers hinges on the outcome of the strike settlement move now under way.
St Louis report shows twelve bank messengers robbed on city streets over 15 months totaling 80885 in cash and 386227 in checks with only 165 recovered. Two robbers killed, one messenger Erris Pillow a Black man shot to prevent testimony, and Henry Ahring a watchman was shot and killed recently.
Twenty thousand Necomen conductors and guards on Chicago surface and elevated lines began a citywide strike at dawn. With rolling stock scarce, nearly all workers faced transportation disruption as downtown streets filled with pedestrians. Efforts to avert wage cuts of about 12 percent by the street railway company failed.
Gy Associated Press reports John L. Lewis international president of the United Mine Workers of America called a joint wage conference of operators and miners in the Central competitive bituminous fields to Cleveland for next Monday to negotiate a basic agreement and terminate the strike. He also summoned the union's general policy committees to meet in Cleveland to act quickly on developments. All workers will stay on strike until an agreement or definite understanding is reached.
In Macon Georgia on August 1 a mob of about 300 men hanged John Clover alias Cocky two miles from Michan at about 1 AM The slain deputy sheriff Walter C Byrd and another black man George Marglall were identified by officers as the victims in the prior night’s killings.
Governor Neff said Adjutant General Barton would report on the Amarillo strike upon return to Austin late today. No action would be taken until today’s Chicago and New York conferences on strike settlement conclude. Denison troop request would be delayed.
The Italian tobacco monopoly yielded the state about 2.5 billion lire in the year to June. The postal, telegraph, and telephone services ran a deficit of $25 million, blamed on outmoded equipment and high personnel wage demands amid agitation for higher pay.
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