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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1922
Page
12
The Adolescent School Act in Ontario extends compulsory part time schooling to age 18. It adds four years of instruction with 400 hours annually for ages 14 to 16 and 320 hours for ages 16 to 18. The plan aims to bridge the gap after schooling but faces concerns about work availability and cost.
Fragmentary OCR text references a meeting, Canadian involvement, a fire event and an obtingrs note. Names and details are garbled, yielding no clear date, location, or identifiable individuals to summarize accurately.
The August 18 article notes the young Duke of Leinster, Ireland’s premier peer, bet on solo Atlantic crossing. Born 1892, he married Miss May Etheridge after a Canadian honeymoon, served in WWI and was wounded as a lieutenant in the West Riding Regiment.
Detroit announces a four day motor boat regatta starting Sept 1 featuring nine events led by the 150 mile sweepstakes with a $25,000 prize donated by Garfield A. Wood. The program includes the 90 mile Gold Cup and several 75 and 160 mile trophy races plus a new 10 mile run for women skippers.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a means to improve digestion, stimulate a healthy appetite, and promote gentle bowel movement, claiming they enhance relish for food through better digestion.
One year after the August 18 flood in Hatch New Mexico the town suffered destruction. Reports indicate 14 000 killed in the Moor war with Spain.
Mrs E A Cezeaux hosts a Friday party from 4 to 6 PM for her daughter Beulahs fifth birthday. Later, young boys will entertain with a dance at Elka Hall starting 8 30 PM.
Violin of verse opens with a Birmingham imprint by Viola C White, then shifts to social notes from Age-Herald readers. Mrs L Burrows and daughter Anna Katherine visit Rockport. M B Ryan heads to Monterey. Tom O Connor tours California. Barr family returns to Yoakum. Local club and party scenes feature B R D A gathering, Lang lawn fete for Jenny Lind and Arthur Wilton Jr with contests and prizes.
Miss Mildred Leyendecker and Miss Emilie Hassell hosted a splash party at Bella Vista in honor of Marian and Dorothy Jackson of Austin, Mary Paul Goldman of Austin, Mary Elizabeth and Claire Jervis of San Antonio, and Robbye Wilbern of Alice. Guests traveled from the Leyendecker home for swimming, pie supper, and dancing with chaperones present.
The special grand jury investigation into the Herrin mine massacre will start August 28 and examine every phase of the miners war to clear Williamson County's name, according to State's Attorney Duty in Marton Illinois.
War veteran D Second of New Rochelle Iowa declares he is the youngest G A R member, born June 8 1850, in a letter to the Des Moines convention bureau as they plan the national encampment September 1 to 28. He challenges the West to produce a younger veteran and says he never misses an encampment.
Mrs. Mahala Burns of Savanna Missouri recounts using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy about nine years ago to cure flux and again used it when a later attack occurred. She says she has recommended it to dozens and finds it a quick positive cure for bowel troubles.
A member of Parliament urges legislation requiring girls under 16 to wear hair loose plaited or down their backs. English mothers protest saying daughters delay putting up hair and resist an early age for adoption.
Duluth Minnesota August 18 fears that the forest fire death toll would exceed the reported total of 12 as refugees arrive hourly from St. Louis and Lake counties. Four hundred National Guardsmen and 2000 rangers fight the blaze amid threatening weather and stalled settlements.
District Judge Pearman called a special session for Aug 31 to hear the contest filed against Fred Wankin by the defeated county attorney candidate. The county Democratic committee ordered one box ballots tossed and declared Wankin the nominee by six votes over J L Gettys. Gettys appealed to the district court.
Texic Mexican No 1 departs Corpus Christi at 10 a m Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 35 p m International and Great Northern fast train to St Louis departs 1 01 p m arrives 6 15 p m Night Train departs at 10 p m arrives at 0 38 a m
Train No 1 departs Laredo daily except Sundays at 8:30 am for Minera arriving 10:30 am. Train No 3 leaves Minera daily except Mondays at 9:00 am for Laredo arriving 8:15 pm.
Fragmented text notes brain fatigue and nervous strain as causes of tiredness. Mentions memory issues and general nervous system weakness.
The August 1 AP report from Albany notes New York primaries Sept 13 draw little outside attention with state-wide nominees chosen at party conventions. Republican Gov Miller faces no clear opposition. Democrat hopes center on Alfred E. Smith or William Randolph Hearst. Civil listings mention Albany and Syracuse conventions late September.
After a brief session the unique matchmaking court in Hammerton New Jersey has suspended its work. Criticism and lack of a meeting place were cited along with the retirement of a proposer at a husband’s insistence and charges the court served personal interests.
With two days left before final vote the senate confronted a flood of amendments on the tariff bill. Fresh battles over sugar and dye duties were expected as amendments renew old fights that have occupied most of the last four months.
The St. Louis Nationals announce the acquisition of Ray Blades, star second baseman of the Houston Texas League Club. Details of the deal were not released and Blades will report to the team tomorrow. Blades is noted as one of the fastest and hardest hitting infielders in the Texas league.
London mourns as noted American tragedienne Genevieve Ward dies of heart failure at her Hampstead residence. The actress, renowned in stage circles, passed away on August 18.
Paris reports the reparations commission pressed for a solution to the Franco German dispute with a final decision not expected before the week’s end.
Chicago August 18 Tom Marshall aged eight four a noted sportsman and rider of the country died today after a brief illness Marshall was one of the best known figures in the sportin world and helped popularize racing and track events across the nation
President Harding called Congress to pass measures to regulate industry and end strikes that threaten interstate commerce. He proposed a temporary national coal agency with capital to control coal distribution, a stronger enforcement railway labor board, and legal actions against conspiracies interfering with rail service. He urged protection for aliens and urged tougher enforcement of treaties.
Sydney Nova Scotia Aug 18 A flooded Cape Breton coal mine is doomed to never reopen and the strike threatens most southern collieries. The scene is described as quiet 72 hours after the strike began.
Victoria Drummond, granddaughter of Lord Amherst of Harkney, a graduate of the Institute of Marine Engineers, seeks a seagoing engineer position. She argues there is no reason a woman should be barred from eight hours among engine room machinery aboard an ocean liner.
New York reports prohibition agents touring the white light district along Broadway. Cabaret owners say the crackdown signals the end of New York’s nightlife as officers threaten to prosecute patrons who drink.
President Harding was told by Senator Watson that a long distance talk with union leaders and railroad executives indicated both sides were hopeful of settling the strike at today's meeting. The seniority plan discussed would place nonstrikers first, July 1 and later strikers second, and new hires during the strike last, retained where possible.
New York August 18 Warren Stone head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers predicted no definite agreement would be reached today after a conference between the union men and railroad executives on the shop crafts strike.
A bomb or dynamite blast struck the Texas Pacific roundhouse roof in Dallas last night. Minor damage occurred and no injuries were reported. fifteen workers were asleep inside at the time.
Beaumont Texas Aug 18 Alvin Brown oil field worker drowned in Hull field seat yesterday after a crude oil accident. Tentative details indicate a sudden fall into crude oil with fatal results at the site.
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