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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1923
Page
5
Thursday’s Daily reports South Dakota Governor McMasters denouncing Standard Oil as driving gasoline prices to highway robbery levels. The piece argues state underpricing via a depot cannot sustain long without refinery balance, notes alleged anti-competitive price manipulation, and contemplates state or independent refineries as a possible remedy.
Reports from San Luis Potosi describe cooperativists seizing election judges after defeat to block vote counting. Observers warn such tactics threaten democracy and call federal action while praising Mexico’s move toward universal suffrage and lawful ballot scrutiny.
The Laredo Rotary Club hosted a special meeting honoring President Warren G. Harding who died in San Francisco last week. Roy Campbell, Mrs. Cullinen, Mendel Morgan and Tom W. Lillie portrayed Harding as a printer through personal anecdotes and songs, ending with a salute and the Star Spangled Banner.
The City Council of Laredo Texas orders the improvement of a Farragut Street segment between Sta Maria Avenue and San Bernardo Avenue. The project includes raising filling curbs gutters gravel paving and appurtenances with assessments on abutting property railways and others may contest at a hearing on August 21 1923 in the City Hall.
600 broken mules aged three to six years available in Cotulla Texas for sale by Roy Jackson and Son. Buyers may purchase one or multiple mules as requested. Phone number 1290 listed.
Mesdames M S Davis and B Lecht, injured in a Tuesday automobile crash ten miles north of the city, are recovering at Mercy Hospital. Mrs Davis, once gravely injured, is on the road to full recovery, while Mrs Lecht is expected to leave hospital soon.
Memorial committees announce a democratic memorial for the late president to be held at the Royal Opera House on August 10 with American Legion ushers and early arrival urged for seating. Parking around Jarvis Plaza is arranged and Hidalgo Street will close to auto traffic for the event.
An old advertisement warns of nervousness from gas and heart pressure with remedies like buckthorn and elycorine. It profiles Sam Diamond, a New York news boy once deemed doomed by tuberculosis, now roaming 12,000 miles in 19 months, praising outdoor cures and a life on the road. The piece notes a Friday shutdown for President Harding's funeral.
The City Council of La announces a hearing on August 14 1923 at 7 30 P M in the City Hall to consider paving improvements along Salinas Ave between Houston and Iturbide streets. Property owners railways and street railways intersecting the area and all interested parties may present evidence and oppose or support assessments and costs as determined by the City Paving Engineer.
The Times reports from R D Camp that the hunting season for white-wing dove in Texas opens September 1. The notice warns against holding wild game in captivity without a special permit and urges compliance with state game laws to avoid violations and prosecution.
Our office will be closed all day tomorrow Friday in honor of the memory of the late President Warren G. Harding.
Memorial services for the late President Harding will be held by the Christian Science Society at 223 Joseph Building at 11 a.m. Friday August 10. The public is invited.
Bitulithite Company proposes raising tiling curbs paving and storm sewer works on Flores Avenue from Houston Street to Zaragoza Street. The paving assessment roll lists costs to be charged to abutting property owners and railways with a public hearing set by the City Council of Laredo Texas at 7:89 PM in the City Hall.
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