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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1921
Page
3
One year ago today August 18 Terence MacSwiney Lord Mayor of Cork was imprisoned in London. Tennessee became the 86th state to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
Public notice commands Sheriff to publish weekly for four weeks in Webb County Texas to summon J D Green to appear for the Webb County District Court on October 10 1921 seeking divorce from Lula J Green alleging cruel treatment and abandonment with request to restore maiden name and recover costs and relief. Court clerk C M de la Garza signs the notice with deputy Humberto Rodriguez.
Three men reportedly wounded as special railroad officers and police fought box car thieves for about thirty minutes in Beaumont Texas yard. About 65000 dollars of allegedly stolen property was recovered this morning.
A special meeting of the League of Nations council to address the Upper Silesia question will convene in Geneva starting August 29. Viscount Ishii, president of the league council, issued the official call for the session.
Washington August 18 William J Burns was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice the attorney general announced today.
Pittsburg August 18. Principal purchasing agencies announced crude oil price advances for Somerset and Somerset light. Somerset crude rises to 1.10 per barrel and Somerset light to 1.25 per barrel. No change in Pennsylvania crude.
The U S House commerce committee ordered a favorable report on the administration railroad refunding bill. An amendment states the act shall not affect proposed government relief for farmers.
A stout passenger departs a Scottish train at a small station and, unable to find exits, asks a ragged urchin for help. The boy eyes him, moves aside, and asks if he has tried sideways, a wry punchline ending the encounter.
The item lists diverse points from a twenty day eagle fast to drought hardy scarlet flowers and Cuban tobacco growth in ninety days. It notes urban beggar hotels in Chinese cities, Marion Ohio’s planned six hundred thousand dollar hotel named for President Harding, unwashed Southwark Cathedral windows, San Francisco ferry passenger totals, fewer post offices, Costa Rica teaching advantages, New Zealand’s Sutherland Falls, Newton’s school dunce days, French meat prices rising, Mexican wild hogs trained as watchdogs, pressed paper furniture, Greenwich Observatory testing chambers, and Mormon temple plans at Mesa Arizona near Salt Lake City.
Rio Grande Lodge No 373 meets every Thursday at 8 PM at Hall corner of Iturbide Bt and San Agustin avenue Visiting brothers invited Officers listed Chas M Tannenbaum N G H E Walker Secretary Jos Netzer Treasurer
A local business signoff by WM A Dixon owner of Acme Laundry at 2018 Iturbide St proclaims reliable washing services. The message asserts fair terms and invites customers to give the shop a chance, emphasizing good, clean results.
Hot weather dangers to bowels may lead to serious illness. A bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended to protect you and family during summer months. Many have testified to its excellence and reliability.
The W M A circles of the Baptist Church meet in the afternoon at the usual hour. The Blue Bonnet Club hosts a progressive Profile at 6 46 p m at Mrs G C Hiatt home. Ada Johnson gives a dancing party Friday at 7 30 p m at her South Laredo home.
A collection of verse and local social notices notes Bliss Carman cited, with a roster of travel plans. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Fish and relatives in Mississippi, Nicolas Sanchez and baby from Torreon, Terese Ball from San Antonio visiting Cynthia Press, and various residents returning from San Antonio, Mexico, Camp Travis, and Orange. Cynthia Press hosts a Bella Vista splash Saturday at 7 30, meeting at Urbahn School plaza.
A compact timeline summarizes milestones from 1823 the first steam printing press in New York to 1896 W Bourke Cochran's speech opposing William J Bryan. It notes 1846 Fighting Bob Evans birth 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee disbanding 1882 Married Women's Property Act in Britain 1886 Queen Victoria Edinburgh visit 1891 Martinique storm wrecking ships and killing 840 with $10 million in damage.
London reports a comprehensive Palestine government education plan. Since January two village schools serving 1,360 children have opened, 46 state aided village schools have been taken over, and 35 more schools will open this financial year. A central committee with four Muslims, three Jews and three Christians oversees. villages supply buildings while the government covers salaries and maintenance.
The Chinese delegation is expected to be about 100 strong. Britain and France are each likely to send at least 200 delegates. The note from Beijing confirms China’s government supports the Far Eastern disarmament conference.
Pekng reports that China has formally accepted the invitation to attend the Washington disarmament conference in a cordial reply. The announcement states China will participate in the forthcoming talks.
A remarkable Adelphia banquet featured sign language as attendees heard five speakers at the Gallaudet club’s ninth annual dinner honoring Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founder of deaf mute instruction in America.
Reports from the commerce department show July output higher for cotton and wheat but value fell from a year earlier. Associated Press notes the dual trend in July data released from Washington.
The Japanese government offers prizes for prompt tax payment from 2 shillings to 5 pounds. Early payers receive a slip enabling entries in the municipal lottery. After several years of compliant records a porcelain medallion is awarded to hang on the home door as a badge of good citizenship.
London reports licensing statistics show drunkenness increasing by over 65 percent in England last year with 95,763 convictions, up from 57,948 in 1919 and 29,075 in 1918. The Daily Express links the rise to wartime early closing regulations and bogus clubs. Health returns for 1920 show improved national health, with tuberculosis and consumption deaths down and infant mortality at a record low.
The Times carries the United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans. Tonight and Friday are expected to be generally fair.
Observations for Fort Mcintosh show a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a high of 102 degrees and a low of 76 degrees. The wind is from the southeast and the sky is clear.
National League sluggers have hit 102 more home runs than all of 1920 with nearly a third of the season remaining. Kelley and Bancroft of the Giants hit four yesterday while Gibson and J Scott of the Braves added to the tally. Ruth leads the American League with 45 homers, 25 ahead of Kelly, and needs only 10 to surpass last year’s mark as he races 18 days ahead of 1920 pace with 47 games left.
Washington August 18 Senator Ash Wurst Democrat Arizona announces he will not take part further in conferences over the anti beer bill citing conferees intent to weaken the Stamiey amendment adopted unanimously by the senate He says the move undermines the amendment and blocks its intended effect.
In Washington on August 18 Senate critic Reed called Wayne B. Wheeler general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League unwarranted and unmitigated insolence at a conference on the anti beer bill.
A brief notice promotes subscribing to THE TIMES with a 60 cent monthly plan. The ad emphasizes daily access to opportunities and keeps the tone economical and urgent.
My and Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr depart Vancouver today to attend the dedication of the Peking Union Medical College in China, erected by the Rockefeller Foundation.
A Hudson automobile struck a jitney at Convent Avenue and Houston Street Tuesday night, tipping the jitney onto its side in a nearby yard. The jitney’s chauffeur suffered a slight injury but recovered quickly. passers by observed the scene and described the accident.
Washington Aug 18 Associated Press reports three of five members of a special investigating committee filed a house report on Grover Bergdoll escape revealing conspiracy charges against Samuel Tilden Ansell Col John Hunt and Col Cresson. Majority findings label Ansell the mastermind and call for disbarment while minority disputes motive and conspiracy claims. Major Harris bears primary responsibility for the escape and Hunt is faulted for guard failures.
In London on August 18, Prime Minister Lloyd George said the imperial premiers conference affirmed Japan’s loyal wartime alliance with Great Britain. He questioned if Britain should now repudiate Japan, asking if they should say thanks for the trouble but no longer need them. Cries of no greeted the remark.
Otto A. Hauerbach, noted dramatist born in Salt Lake City 48 years ago. Bishop Francis J. McConnell of the Methodist Episcopal Church born at Trinway Ohio 50 years ago. John J. Rogers congressman born in Lowell Massachusetts 40 years ago. Jack Pickford, silent film star born in Toronto 25 years ago.
Washington Aug 18 Democratic opposition pledged after a party caucus last night. General debate continued in the house as amendments will be taken up tomorrow under five minute speeches with a final vote due Saturday. Chairman Fordney outlined the Republican stance calling the measure as equitable as could be drawn under the circumstances.
In Hubl Aug 18, an executive session of the Irish Parliament opened with debate on the reply to the British offer of dominion status. The session focused on the framework and potential terms, framing the political path ahead for Ireland’s self governance. Representatives weighed constitutional implications and the route to home rule amid ongoing negotiations.
In Chicago on August 18 Black residents meeting under the American Unity Welfare League adopted a resolution calling on Mayor Thompson and Governor Stal to bar the Ku Klux Klan from Chicago. The protest asserts the group aims to force Negroes to migrate to the South.
Austin Texas August 18 The governor said no communication would come to the legislature until Monday The house appropriations committee rejected the education bill from the senate yesterday and substituted the house passed version Little other work was done with only the education appropriations bill advancing
The seizure action by Allen Property Custodian Miller targets $105,000 allegedly buried by Mrs. Bergdoll on a Philadelphia area farm, tied to a broader conspiracy. Representative Luhring pressed for recovery as the gold withdrawal is cited as foundational. The majority report also notes Col. Hunt’s promotion and calls for ending his annuity. Ansell’s firm counterattacks Representatives Johnson, Flood and Luhring after the hearings.
The day marks the birth centenary of New England landscape painter Winckworth A. Gray and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Santa Fe capture by General Stephen Watts Kearny. Today also opens the forty seventh annual convention of the National W. C. T. U. in San Francisco, with related sessions for the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association in Roanoke, and Dayton hosts the Catholic Students Mission Crusade convention beginning today.
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