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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1923
Page
12
Webb County sheriff announces a public auction of real estate in Laredo tied to a judgment favoring American Lead Pencil Co. against A R Vidaurri. The sale follows an alias execution dated July 25 1928 with sale set for the first Tuesday in September at the Webb County Courthouse.
Alias execution issued by Webb County District Court on July 25 1920 to collect 228.87 and costs. Sheriff Condren will sell at public vendue the Naste of Block 1213 EK 1D City of Laredo Webb property of A R Vidaurri for cash to the highest bidder on the fourth day of execution. Publication in English weekly for three weeks by Deputy J L Fimaros.
August 10 entries include vis ing August 10 1753 Sharpe becomes proprietary governor of Maryland. 1798 tombs of French kings at St Denis destroyed by order of the national convention. 1849 Rear Admiral Clark born Bradford Vermont died Long Island Beach California 1922. 1874 Bazaine escapes Isle Ste Marie Eucrite. 1877 Chatsworth Illinois bridge disaster kills eighty. 1916 Plattsburgh training camp opened. 1918 Five American schooners sunk off North Atlantic coast. 1922 Bird Day founder Charles A Babcock dies Ol City Pennsylvania.
Francisco de la Barra, named to the Carnegie Foundation in Europe executive council, is described as a leading Mexican public figure. He served as provisional president after Madero, specialized in international law, and negotiated treaties with several European nations. He was Mexico’s ambassador to Washington 1908–1911 and plenipotentiary to Atlantic South American republics, also ambassador to Belgium and the Netherlands in 1904. He is in his 60s, with a Chilean-born father who was a general before settling in Mexico.
A society page recounts visits and gatherings in Laredo with several names and trips. Miss Mary Lois Davis and Miss Emilie Halsell return from San Antonio and Fort Worth respectively. A bridge party honors Miss Starry Brat and others, with multiple attendees and a Spanish music program hosted by Mrs. Bertha Baur and Mrs. Tommie Prewett Williams.
A 1923 Webb County levy by Sheriff I A Condren on property in Laredo prompts a public sale notice for the East of Black Mo 1213 Ik 1m Webb County with a judgment in favor of Roberts Numbering Machine Co against A St Vidaurri. Sale is to occur at public vendue per the court order.
A 1923 alias execution issued by Clerk C M de la Garza and sheriff I A J Condren levies on property of A R Vidaurri in Laredo Webb County Texas. The sale is set at the courthouse door on a July 25 1923 to satisfy Dennison Manufacturing Company v Vidaurri judgment No 6178 with costs. J L Fierros deputy signs the notice.
A requiem mass will be celebrated Tuesday August 14 at 8 a.m. in San Agustin church for the repose of the soul of the late Don Bernardo de la Garza on the first anniversary of his death. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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The sheriff announces a public sale of real estate in Webb County Texas to satisfy a judgment in favor of The Tray Sunshade Co. Corp. against A K Vidaurri. The property is East 42 of Block 1273 in Laredo. Sale set for the first Tuesday in September at the courthouse, between 9 and 11 AM.
A temperance speaker rouses the crowd asking for an honest business aided by the saloon. A man in the audience asserts his trade as an undertaker, sparking mixed replies about honesty and business.
Workers digging a canal in the Ore Mountains uncovered tombs believed to be over 4,000 years old. The crouching figures show pronounced frontal sinuses and a small chin, with well preserved skulls and worn yet sound teeth.
A Grand Fascist council communique declares its position reversed with full satisfaction and asserts that adherents have surpassed a million, citing a rapid increase in membership since the recent gathering.
A health note promotes good digestion as the key to enjoying meals. It states Chamberlain's Tablets improve digestion, stimulate a healthy appetite, and promote gentle bowel movement. The claim emphasizes digestive balance leads to relish of food.
Washington reports the nation paid tribute as Warren G Harding was entombed in Marion Ohio. Public services, prayers abroad, and a global display of mourning followed his death with thousands lining routes to the president's home and cemetery. The ceremony featured military honors and a Trinity church service.
President Coolidge cabinet members and bath house leaders serve as honorary bearers at President Harding funeral in Marion Ohio. The special train carrying Coolidge and Chief Justice Taft arrived at 12 45 PM marking the official funeral proceedings in Marion.
A Hillsboro meeting today between strike leaders and American Zinc Company officials failed to resolve tensions after yesterday’s riot. Colonel Albert Culberson reported to Colonel Frank Taylor that the conference accomplished nothing and the situation remains unsettled.
One year ago today Cork was captured by Irish Free State forces. An agreement was reached to resume mining of bituminous coal pending arbitration.
An Arab proverb states the world rests on four pillars the justice of the great the prayer of the righteous the bravery of the valiant and the silence of the physician. Hygeia.
Fragmented text recounts death news received in Marion with editor notes and references to local estate visitors. Mentions Sam Francisca and Penarth Estate in a garbled passage with unclear events or dates.
AP dispatch from Peking reports a foreign memorandum demanding indemnities to compensate for the capture and killings by Suchow train bandits. It seeks damages for deaths including Joseph Rothman a British subject, and calls for future security measures and the dismissal of officials deemed responsible.
A group including Br Revo Willian Anderson of Cincinnati and others from Ohio visitors to Marion attend a farewell for the late President Harding. The party, with Thomas Edison and Henry Mord among participants, planned a camping trip across several states amid business and invention talks.
Centenary of Gen Charles T Campbell birth noted as a Civil War Pennsylvania commander. Chicago commemorates incorporation as a town ninety years ago with about 150 population. Herbert Hoover marks his fiftieth birthday. Eastern railroad brotherhood chairmen meet in Cleveland to decide on aligning with a recent wage increase vote of the western association.
In the Mississippi Democratic race Theodore Bilbo and other candidates faced a key second primary. The Associated Press notes a forecast for August 28 as a pivotal date with polling and party dynamics shaping the state’s party power battle.
The state theater and postmaster at Ruby near the border faced a trial for the murder of Myppie Vertesog. Mantel Savtineg danced at the penitentiary today as the verdict was delivered, and the execution followed minutes later.
A Texas education survey commission met today to plan an expert-led survey. The committee aims to supervise extensive activation and the governor will appoint members to oversee the project.
A Central News despatch from Berlin reports widespread unrest across Germany with rising worker agitation. Political circles fear a revolution could break out suddenly, similar to the November 1918 upheaval, as Aug unrest grows in multiple regions.
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