Ponzi warned against by a wary public in quiet reflection
A Daily columnist condemns Charles Ponzi and other confidence men for preying on gullible investors. He argues the public should distrust offers promising high, quick returns and urges consulting bankers. The piece cautions that many victims blame themselves while others defend swindlers as clever. It notes Ponzi’s prior jail term and the enduring danger of scams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iion
Charles Ponz
Ferer
Ponzi
Post Office
Tonzi
Rent Profiteering Sparks Housing Shortage Concerns
The piece condemns landlords for wartime profiteering amid housing shortages. It notes rising rents, scarce building materials, and households doubling up as cities form housing commissions. It argues for building apartments as a remedy, urging stockholders to separate investments into individual units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Economy Salvage House Sale Listing at Hidalgo Street
A local sale advertises Army footwear and apparel including 20 000 army shoes 1 000 army wool shirts 300 army cotton mattresses 20 000 army leggings and numerous other articles. Also 1 000 pairs of ladies shoes new offered at less than cost of manufacture. Located at 1701 Hidalgo St B34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo St
Mack Sennett's Greatest Effort Shown At Royal Theatre
Mack Sennett's latest five part comedy Down on the Farm, issued by United Artists, will headline the Royal Theatre Sunday and Monday. Critics praise it as a landmark in comedy cinema with astonishing animal performances trained by Sennett, including a dog cat cow and fowl, delivering hilarity and farce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Sennett
United Artists Corporation
Royal Theatre
California
Sennett
Mr. Sennett
Laredo Cotton Gin Starts Up After Delays
The Laredo Cotton Gin Co began ginning on Wednesday afternoon after delays from late motor delivery and is operating day and night. By last night it had processed forty bales, with 3,600 to 4,000 bales expected in sight to keep the plant busy through the season as cotton continues to flow into Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Webb County
Chats on Our Presidents Begin Daily Series
The issue announces the start of a daily series titled Chats on Our Presidents. It promises historical interest and many little known facts for readers, noting the chats will appear each day.
Gen Garza and Bride Arrive in Laredo for Mexico City Return
General J M Garza chief of staff to General Alvaro Obregon arrived in Laredo with his bride this morning via the I and G N. They were met by Mexican Consul Arturo de Laraco and went to Nuevo Laredo in a special car. The couple, married recently in Hermosillo, continued to Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garza
J. M. Garza
Alvaro Obregon
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Arturo de Laraco
General Garza
Hermosillo
Mexico City
Blanche Sweet in Simple Souls at Strand Theatre
Blanche Sweet stars in Simple Souls a Jesse D Hampton Production at Strand Theatre tomorrow. A London shop girl drawn into a romance with a Duke faces rival women and strives for happiness as her dream becomes real while the Duke’s fantasy is shattered and transformed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Sweet
London
Jesse D. Hampton
Strand Theatre
John Hastings Turner
Dancing Lessons Schedule at Elks Hall and Home
Mrs. J. A. Mac Donald directs dancing and physical culture classes. Children meet Mondays and Fridays at Elks Hall at 9 a.m. Ball room dancing Thursday at Elks Hall at 8 p.m. Adults attend Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 1519 Laredo Street from 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. MacDonald
Elks Hall
Laredo Street
To by's Bow Strip Poker Scene in Greenwich Village
The Goldwyn picture Toby's Bow shows a late evening strip poker game in Tom Blake's Greenwich Village apartment. Mona loses her silk shawl hat and slippers as stakes. The group, after drinking at The Purple Pup, faces an early morning interruption as the scene unfolds at Royal Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwyn
Toby’s
Tom Moore
Greenwich Village
Tom Blake
Mona
Royal Theatre
Four Years Ago I Used Chamberlains Remedy Says Hotelier
F H Dear of Dupuyer Montana writes that four years ago he used Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with wonderful results and since then has recommended it to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. H. Dear
Dupuyer, Mont
Nuevo Laredo Conference Sets Labor Plan for Cotton Harvest
The Rural Land Owners Association in Southwest Texas meets in Nuevo Laredo with Mexican officials to discuss establishing a Mexican labor employment bureau. The goal is to obtain sufficient Mexican laborers to harvest about 100000 bales in Nueces and San Patricio counties and expedite picking before rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Nueces
San Patricio
San Patricio County
Corpus Christi
Rural Land Owners Association
Nuevo Laredo
Mrs Eliza J Barnard Dies After Lifelong Service
Mrs Eliza J Barnard, longtime Christian Church and Eastern Star member, passed away in Santa Rita New Mexico after a frail life and notable wartime Red Cross knitting work. She lived with her daughter Mrs H L Newton in Santa Rita for the past year, leaving a wide circle of friends in Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Ritter
Eliza J. Barnard
Laredo
Barnard
Mrs. Ritter
Christian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Miriam
Red Cross
H. L. Newton
Barnard Sence
Santa Rita
New Mexico
Delegation Arrives for Nuevo Laredo Labor Conference
United States Consul Randolph Robertson received a telegram listing delegates aboard the train to Laredo for the Nuevo Laredo labor conference. Included are John S. Bonner Houston Cesar Kleberg R J Kleberg Jr T T East Kingsville Martin O Connor Frank H Crain Victoria Roy Miller J Baldwin Robert Baldwin C Dunkerly and O D Hoclum Corpus Christi. John G Kenedy Jr Sarita joined yesterday morning from the northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Randolph Robertson
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Rural Land Owners Association
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
John S. Bonner
Houston
Caesar Kleberg
R. J. Kleberg, Jr
T. T. East
Kingsville
Martin O’connor
Frank H. Crain
Victoria
J. ©. Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
C. Dunkerly
O. D. Hoclum
John G. Kenedy, Jr
Sarita
Lipton May Come to Dallas on American Tour
Sir Thomas Lipton indicated he would be delighted to visit Texas if his upcoming American tour includes the state. He replied to a Dallas invitation saying he would accept if possible. The Dallas message came via Mal McGilvery of the Dallas Soldiers' and Sailors' Athletic club. The Austin Chamber of Commerce reported an encouraging reply to its invitation for Lipton to visit Texas capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dalas
Tex
Sir Thomas Lipton
Dallas
Texas
Mal McGilvery
Chamber of Commerce of
Austin
Sir Thomas
Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo to offer double daily trains Sunday
The Saltillo Nuevo Laredo local will resume Sunday service with a new time card on the National Lines of México. A double daily train will run in and out of Nuevo Laredo starting this week, pleasing travelers in Mexico and the border region. Local notes mention road work, cotton ginning in Laredo, and various business advertisements including realty, plumbing, and auto services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia Candy Co
Saltillo
Nuevo Laredo
México
Mexico
W. A. Thomas
Washington Street
Cactus Oil Co Well Still Yields Oil and Gas
No new details from the Cactus Oil Co drilling at Callahan Spur today. Oil men from Laredo reported reports of oil and gas in the hole and believe big production may come soon, with the driller proceeding slowly to protect the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cactus Oil Co
Callahan
Laredo
Lincoln tree nominated for Hall of Fame historic trees
Washington August 13 The only Lincoln memory tree planted after his assassination seeks a spot in the American Forestry Association's Hall of Fame. John Finn planted a hackberry shoot in front of his Iowa home, grown to 110 feet high and 12 feet in circumference. Other notable nominees include the Algaroba in Hawaii, the General Johnston Oak at Shiloh, the Washington Oak near Santee, a canyon live oak in California, the San Diego Mission Palm, the Blunston Oak near Philadelphia, and the 208 year old Sassafras Tree at Harrisburg.
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Associated Press
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Hall of Fame
American Forestry Association
Bailey
Decorah
Iowa
John Finn
Gov. Stone
Lincoln
Finn
Daughters of the American Revolution
Grand Army of the Republic
Historical Societies
Hawaiian Islands
M. J. Riordan
Flagstaff
Ariz
Honolulu
Father Bachelot
California
Islands
General Johnston
Shiloh
Chamber of Commerce of
Corinth
Miss
Albert Sidney Johnston
Santee
D. C
J. Danforth Bush
Wilmington
Dei
George Washington
Henry Rutledge
Canyon
L. A. Barrett
United States Forest Service
Biddison Ranch
Bouquet Canyon
Santa Barbara Forest
San Diego
Philadephia
Darby
Ethel Austin Shrigley
Lansdown
Philadelphia
Chadd’s Ford
Harrisburg
J. S.lick
John Harris, Jr
Pennsylvania
Citation by Publication in Webb County Court 1920
Public notice commands Webb County officers to summon Manuel Betancourt by weekly publication for four weeks before the October 1920 district court term in Laredo. Plaintiff Maria Magnon de Betancourt seeks divorce on abandonment and desertion after a long separation. petition filed July 22, 1920, case No. 5271.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Webb County
Manuel Betancourt
49Th Judicial District
District Court
Laredo
A. D
Maria Magnon de Betancourt
C. M. de la Garza
Clamming Industry Prospering Along Mississippi Valley Rivers
In Dixon Illinois and across the Mississippi Valley the clam digging trade thrives with pearl finds as a sideline. A large Dixon shipment of about 160 tons to LaCrosse Wisconsin fetched $70 a ton, later rising to $80, totaling around $10,000 for three rail cars. Clammers use long side rigs with 600 hooks to drag beds, digging shells for buttons and pearls. The season runs June to December with peak digging in spring floods and cooler late summer. Pearl values vary, with notable finds including an $850 pearl on Rock River and a $130 pearl, while most shells yield meat for bait or swine.Clams mature in August and many colors from white to black appear, with rare pinks and lavenders prized by buyers. Each digger preserves a personal treasure box of the day’s finds, while experienced clammers gauge pearl quality for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dixon
Mississippi Valley
LaCrosse
Wis
Wy “Walter
Rock River
Dublin Poor Fund To Be Distributed By New Hampshire Officials
Chief Justice John Kival of the New Hampshire superior court and Arthur C. Whittemore of Dover, a governor's council member, will sail from New York to Ireland to distribute a $50,000 trust fund for the worthy poor of Dublin. The money was left by Mrs. Anna Sharpe of Dover, widow of William Sharpe, long associated with cotton manufacturing in Manchester. Mrs. Sharpe was a native of Dublin.
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Manchester
N. H
John Kival
New Hampshire Superior Court
Arthur C. Whittemore
Dover
Governor’s Council
New York
Ireland
Dublin
Anna Sharpe
William Sharpe
Run-Off PrimariesBoost for Bailey Neff Texas Race
Interest grows ahead of the August 28 Democratic run-off primaries statewide with the Bailey vs Neff gubernatorial clash drawing focus. Other offices including lieutenant governor are on the ballot as voters in Laredo and Webb County prepare for a heavier turnout than July 24. The governorship speaks to a narrowed field, promising a strong local turnout two weeks hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bailey
Neff
Laredo
Webb County
Mayor Lunn Seeks Democratic U S Senate Nomination
Schoenectady mayor George K Lunn announces his candidacy in the Democratic primaries for United States senator from New York. Once a Socialist leader and pastor, Lunn rose to become the city’s first Socialist mayor, later serving in Congress as a radical Democrat before again becoming mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Lunn
Schoenectady
United States
New York
Socialist Party
Mr. Lunn
Iowa
Nebraska College
Union Theological Seminary
Brooklyn
N. Y
Schenectady
People's Church
Congress
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Chicago
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Prohibitionist
Aunis
Stevie
Lipton
Ocal News
lInternational Realty Co
Salinas Avenue
J. B. Cotter
Lincoln Street
J. E. Fowler
Juarez Plumbing
Moser Auto Co
Roy Campbell Co
Alfred Poggenpohl
Fidel Cantu
Ixtle
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Times Office
Farragut Street
Times
Co. M. de la Garza
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