ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE IN A WORLD AT WAR
The writer argues for a League of Nations amid global peril. It claims the United States bears blame for isolationism and warns that failure to unite could invite barbarous powers and uprisings. The piece critiques Sinn Fein messaging and discusses Archbishop Mannix and British policy toward him.
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League of Nations
United State Senate
Europe
United States
Poland
Senator Lodge
Germany
France
England
Archbishop Mannix and the Irish Question in Rome
A partial clipping notes Archbishop Mannix of Australia as an Irish born churchman drawn into Irish republican matters. It claims he supports the Irish cause and may be on a journey toward Rome, with the church concerned over politics and church duties amid the Smu Fein Ireland controversy.
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Sinn
England
Mannix
Queenstown
Linn Felners
Penzance
Ireland
Rome
Vatican
Australia
Smu Fein
Antipodes
Why People Buy Rat Snap in Preference to Poison
RAT-SNAP kills rats and mice, plus it scares away what it does not kill. It leaves no odor as rodents dry up inside. Sold in cakes with three sizes 36c 75c and $1.25. Available from A Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Innocent Bystanders in Plague Campaign Toll
Birds dogs and cats become casualties in a rat extermination drive aimed at bubonic plague. In a waterfront warehouse fumigation cyanide fumes killed several birds and left cats and dogs in buildings unable to vocalize disapproval.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Unfriendly act cited as labor exodus alarm
In Washington County Texas farmers and business leaders met August 10 to denounce employers outside the county who lure workers away. They vowed to keep local harvest labor at home, offer fall jobs at fair wages, and labeled such recruitment unpatriotic. A committee was formed to conserve manpower.
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Associated Press
Brenham
Tex
Washington County
Westington County
RAT SNAP Trap Claim From Mrs Shaw
Mrs Emily Shaw praises RAT SNAP claiming it killed 12 rats in a week while a 2 dollar trap caught only three. She says the product comes in cakes in three sizes priced 65 cents and 1 25 and is sold by A Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
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Emily Shaw
A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Chief Prohibition Agent Arrested in San Antonio
A San Antonio paper reports T R Stevie chief prohibition enforcement agent for the district and a former army captain with three alleged confederates were arrested on a conspiracy to import transport and sell intoxicating liquors. Bond set at 1000 on one charge and 600 on two others. Stevie still in custody seeking bond.
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San Antonio
Laredo
Stevie
Neal
Prohibition Enforcement Offices
Federal
Prohibition Enforcement
Customs
Bureau of Investigation
Schedule of dancing and physical culture classes
Schedule of classes directed by Mrs J A Mac Donald with children's sessions Mondays and Fridays at Hiks Hall at 9 am. A ballroom dancing class Thursday at Elks Hall 8 pm. An adults class Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at residence 1519 Laredo Street 9 am. 8-9-6t.
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J. A. MacDonald
Hiks Hall
Elks Hall
Laredo Street
After Five Years Durborow Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
A Laredo man, W. S. Durborow of Farragut Street, reports back pains from cold and relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He first spoke in 1915 and renewed in 1919, saying the pills removed his back pain and he has had no trouble for a year. Sold for 10c at dealers via aster Milburn Buffalo NY.
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Laredo
W. S. Durborrow
Farragut St
Dean
Ideal
aster-Milburn Co
Mtgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Notice of Seizure and Auction of Ford Automobile
The Deputy Collector of Customs Port of Laredo Texas announces a Ford automobile seized near Tilden Texas on July 28 1920 for violation of Section 3082 R8 Claim within twenty days from first publication or the vehicle will be sold at public auction September 2 1920 at 10 a m at the Customhouse A R Kalin Deputy Collector of Customs.
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Port of Laredo
Texas
Tilden
A. R. Kalin
Pleasanton
A. R. Kahn
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities
The notice advertises daily access to THE TIMES with a subscription price of 50 cents per month. It emphasizes ongoing opportunities for readers to engage with timely news and features through a low monthly rate.
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the Times
Immigrant flows to and from Mexico projected as heavy
The Times cites J E B Trout's annual report showing 83 833 aliens admitted at Laredo from June 30 1919 to June 30 1920. It predicts heavier emigration from Mexico to the United States and Americans moving to Mexico next year as normal conditions return and American capital drives work in Mexico.
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J. EB. Trout
U. S. Immigration Service
Laredo
the Times
United States
Mexico
Chicago Crime Commission to Present at Indiana Meeting
Chicago business men form the Chicago Crime Commission to present at the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology annual meeting in Indianapolis opening Sept. 16. Prof. R. H. Gault of Northwestern University announces the program featuring criminal procedure, migration, and juvenile delinquency topics. Governors Goodrich and Ralston of Indiana will speak on pardons and indeterminate sentences, with Judge Marx and Judge Hoffman among other speakers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Crime Commission
American Institute of Criminal Law and Crimiology
Indianapolis
Institute
R. H. Gault
Northwestern University
Detroit
J. P. Goodrich
Indiana
Samuel Ralston
H. H. Goddard
Ohio Bureau of Juvenile Research
Columbus
Robert 8. Marx
Superior Court
Charles W. Hoffman
Domestic Relations Court
Cincinnati
New Sunday Schedule on Mexican Railways Announced
An official notice from Loreto Trevino, agent at Nuevo Laredo, states a new National Lines timetable takes effect next Sunday, August 16, between Nuevo Laredo Saltillo and Nuevo Laredo Mexico City. The changes speed service and reestablish the Nuevo Laredo Saltillo train, adding two daily departures and arrivals at Nuevo Laredo. Train No 1 departs Mexico City at 7 p.m. and reaches Nuevo Laredo at 7:45 p.m. with connections to Laredo. The reintroduced Train No 8 runs Saltillo to Nuevo Laredo at 7 a.m. and arrives 5 p.m., while Train No 4 goes Nuevo Laredo to Saltillo departing 7 a.m. and arriving 5 p.m. The Mexico City service provides morning transfers for connections with Laredo trains.
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Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Saltillo
Mexico City
Loreto Trevino
Monterey
San Luis Potosi
Gonzalez
Nuevo , Laredo
Laredo
Local notes and notices from Webb county area
Dr H Stow Garlick plans a ten day to two week vacation in San Antonio and Saltillo. Fidel Gonzales and Refugio Hernandez issued a marriage license. Mexico imports included ixile beer horses and goods passing through Laredo. Webb county commissioners court met at the courthouse and adjourned for lack of a quorum. Nuevo Laredo Saltillo passenger train to resume service next Sunday. T R Stevie arrested in San Antonio for prohibition enforcement. officials anticipate more developments.
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H. Stow Garlick
San Antonio
Saltillo
Fidel Gonzales
Refugio Hernandez
Mexico
Laredo
Ixile
Webb County Commissioners’ Court
Winslow
Nuevo Laredo
T. R. Stevie
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans for tonight and Wednesday calls for partly cloudy conditions. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a high near 99 degrees and a low around 75 with southeast winds and partly cloudy skies.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Drilling Near Laredo Advances At Two Sites
Drilling proceeds at Bor Tex Oil Co site in Ortiz pasture nine miles northwest of Laredo and at Rio Grande Oil & Gas Co site on Santo Tomas tract 24 miles northwest of Laredo. Bor Tex completed a water well and will resume oil drilling immediately while Rio Grande advances past 540 feet hoping for more favorable indications.
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Laredo
Bor-Tex Oi Co
Ortiz Pasture
Rio Grande Oil & Gas Co
Santo Tomas
Bor-Tex Oil Co
Regular Elks Meeting for Laredo Lodge No 1018 Tonight
Elks announce a regular meeting of Laredo Lodge No 1018 B P O Elks this evening at 8 30 led by Secretary A Muller.
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Laredo Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
A. B. Muller
Kansas Wheat Harvest Reaches Peak Across State
Topeka August 10 The Kansas wheat crop exceeding ten thousand acres is harvested except in the far northwest. The big job began a month ago in the southern counties and in thirty days farmers have grown enough wheat to feed a year's supply for about a third of the U S population. Kansas again leads as the nation's premier wheat state. A notable feature is the crop's dramatic comeback in recent months.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Kansas
United States
Oddities and facts from a bygone era in random notes
A compilation of curiosities including music teaching in Japan, Bible translations, glues from fish skins, population hints about China and India, and a Durham fire insurance company. Notable items mention Caruso’s income from phonographs, sawdust gas for lighting, Harrison's porch campaign, churchgoing Wilmington police, child energy peaks, and Scotland Yard using X rays to search suspects.
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Japan
China
India
United States
Durham
Gray
Caruso
Benjamin Harrison
Wilmington
N. Y
Scotland Yard
Chaplin Reveals Real Acting In Carmen at Strand Theatre
Chaplin under manager Kintz at Strand Theatre showcases unexpected acting depth in A Burlesque on Carmen. After the stabbing scene with Edna Purviance he delivers heartfelt moments, contrasting his usual slapstick. Last showing today amid other notices from the Office of Deputy Collector of Customs in Pleasanton Texas, July 24, 1920.
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Chaplin
Carmen
Kintz
Strand Theatre
Charlie Chaplin
Edna Purviance
New Plumbing Firm Opens in City Adverts
Advertisement notes a new plumbing and gas fitting firm, The Times of McKeon and Lott, operating in the city. Formerly stationed at Fort McIintosh, they are described as competent workmen and provide a contact phone number 164.
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Times of McKeon & Lott
Fort McIintosh
Birthday honors for Hoover and others in 1906 era
Herbert C Hoover born at West Branch Iowa 40 years ago today along with Howard H Peple born Richmond Virginia 51 years ago today William Ernest Hocking born Cleveland 47 years ago today Rear Admiral Thomas B Howard born Galena Illinois 67 years ago today born in the year 1906 era
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Herbert C. Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Howard H. Peple
Richmond
William Ernest Hocking
Alford
Harvard University
Cleveland
Thomas B. Howard
U. S N
Galena
Today’s events sweep across era headlines
Centenary of Maoch Li birth noted. Lowe serves as Maryland’s 22nd governor. Five years since the first Plattsburg civilian military training camp opened. Justice Joseph McKenna turns 77. The American party holds its Fort Worth state convention. Ohio voters decide contests for senator and governor. Democratic races heat in Arkansas. Toledo faces railway purchase vote. North Carolina calls special legislature session on federal suffrage. Philadelphia family linked to Bergdoll case to be detained at Governor’s Island.
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Maoch Li. Lowe
Maryland
Plattsburg
Joseph McKenna
Supreme Court of the United States
New American Party
Texas
Fort Worth
United States
Ohio
Arkansas
Toledo
Bickett
North Carolina
Erwin R. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Governor's Island
New
Biographical and historical milestones from 1814 to 1908
A compact history notes key events and persons: Gen John C Pemberton born in Philadelphia and died 1881 in Penllyn Pa. Gen Nathaniel Lyon killed at Wilsons Creek born in Rashford Conn 1818. the first Baptist church in Madrid organized. British act permitting women physicians registration. first Chinaman deported from San Francisco. 1901 strike of 14000 US Steel workers. 1905 Roosevelt speaks to miners in Wilkes-Barre Pa. 1908 meeting of King Edward VII and the German Emperor at Cronberg.
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John C. Pemberton
Vicksburg
Philadelphia
Penllyn
Nathaniel Lyon
Wilson's Creek
Rashford
Conn
Spain
Madrid
San Francisco
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Wilkes-Barre
Edward VII
Cronberg
Arkansas Senate Candidate William F Kirby Seeks renomination
William F Kirby, seeking renomination in the Arkansas primaries, is finishing his first United States Senate term after six years in office. A native Arkansan, he was appointed in 1908 to revise and codify state laws, served as Arkansas Attorney General for two terms, and later as an associate justice of the state supreme court before joining the Senate. His challenger is Thad H Caraway, a veteran Arkansas congressman.
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William F. Kirby
Arkansas
United States Senate
Senator Kirby
State Supreme Court
Thaddeus H. Caraway
Congress
Dirt Not Cheap in Gary as Dirt Costs $1,000,000 to Cover Sand
Associated Press reports Gary Indiana faces high dirt costs for city building. Since 1906 07 when homes began, about 600000 cubic yards of earth have been imported to drown sand and create parks lawns and gardens. Dirt now costs up to $3 per cubic yard and surfacing a lot runs about $200 with fires occasionally sparked by hot dirt.
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Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Illinois State Line
Joliet
Plainfield
New Trade Routes Open Between Texas Ports and Latin America
Galveston announces forthcoming trade links linking Texas gulf ports with South and Central American cities once the United States Shipping Board confirms sufficient tonnage. The move follows a Commerce Department survey by George W. Hooker and promises private ownership and ongoing local funding to sustain the lines as government ships are sold.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Texas Gulf Ports
Central American
United States Shipping Board
Galveston Commercial Association
Washington
South
Central America
Shipping Board
Texas Chamber of Commerce
United States Trade
George W. Hooker
Department of Commerce
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Mexican Railways
National Lines
Kansas Wheat
Odd
Prince of Wales
Dauntless
St. John's
Newfoundland
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