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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1920
Page
5
Tuesday's Daily notes three carloads of lead, one of hoofs, one of beer and two carloads of ore arriving at Laredo port. The item sits among local notes on vi llin teacher openings, jewelry ads, band concert plans, and various services.
Attention Elks. Laredo Lodge No. 1018 B P O Elks holds a regular meeting this evening at 8 50. Secretary A B Muller notes the time and invites members to attend.
Galveston Aug 24 sailors aboard the destroyer Schenk No 159 celebrate after receiving news that Commander C T Osburn U S N won the world championship at the Antwerp Olympic games. A bronzed sailor jokes of the fast voyage saying they hit it at twenty five knots and almost spilled the Gulf of Mexico water. The Schenk has been on duty in Mexican waters.
Interest runs high across Mexico for the Dallas fair exhibit October 9 to 24. General Jacinto B. Trevisio invites farmers merchants and manufacturers to contribute items while General M. Piña offers the war office staff band for the display.
One year ago today on August 24 the Prince of Wales departed Quebec for Toronto. Reports note twenty German prisoners escaped from Camp Sherman near Chillico, O, reflecting wartime tension and security concerns across the region.
Rear Admiral John C. Watson born in Frankfort Kentucky 78 years ago today. Roberts Walker president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad born in Rutland Vermont 46 years ago today. Rt Rev Albion W Knight chancellor of the University of the South born in White Springs Florida 61 years ago today. Rev Samuel A Eliot longtime president of the American Uni tarian Association born in Cambridge Massachusetts 68 years ago today.
A Louisville traveling salesman recounts a 1888 bout with cholera morbus. He describes paying a hotel porter to buy Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, taking a double dose per directions, and waking healthy at five the next morning to resume travel.
Tasker L Oddie former Nevada governor and Tonopah mine developer announces as Republican candidate for US Senate. Born in Brooklyn New York he moved to Nevada in 1898 and earned a NYU law degree. He served Nye County district attorney 1900 02 and was Nye County state senator for four years later elected governor in 1910 and twice failed in subsequent bids for the office.
In a farmer’s letter N Windsor explains a rat problem that damaged a watchdog. He describes RAT-SNAP as a safe, sure rat killer after a neighbour recommended it. Three sizes priced 35c 65c and 1.25, sold and guaranteed by A Deutz and Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
Galveston Texas August 24 Sergeant Dan Daly renowned Marine and double Medal of Honor winner has left the service for civilian work Daly also earned the Medaille Militaire Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross He gained his honors in China Haiti and Belleau Wood engagements according to Corporal Spell local Marine recruiting officer Daly's Medal of Honor dates back to the Boxer Rebellion and the Fort Riviere capture in Haiti
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant physic that is easy to take and mild in effect. Claims to be highly valued by those who know their good qualities. Priced at a quarter and promoted for general use.
Local notes list a Tuesday band concert and dance at the Fort McIntosh Service Club and a Wednesday moving picture show titled A Song of Life. Several residents and visitors are noted through social mentions, with travels between Temple Corpus Christi San Antonio and Laredo.
Calendar notes dances at the club and Soldiers Club Roof Garden Friday and Saturday nights. Miss Carolyn Brennan hosts a dancing party Wednesday at 8 pm honoring Misses Marian and Dorothy Jackson of Austin. Club notes urge simplification and service driven by rural and club women, with remarks attributed to Marin B. Fenwick via the San Antonio Express.
An irritable disposition is linked to indigestion. A man with good digestion and regular bowels is usually good natured. For indigestion or constipation use Chamberlain’s Tablets. They strengthen the stomach and aid natural function and bowel movement.
Ohio State will begin its gridiron season on October 2 against Ohio Wesleyan in Columbus. Other notes include boxing limits in Ontario, upcoming matches, league draft talks, and various player movements across several leagues.
A Dupuyer Montana hotel man, F H Dear, praises Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for remarkable results four years ago and says he has recommended it to friends since.
The Texas railroad commission hears American Railway Express Company request for a 12 percent increase in intrastate class and commodity rates and for equalizing express rates on milk and cream with freight rates. The request proposes the new rates take effect September 1, aligning with interstate increases.
Governor Cox states he will prove charges regarding Republican campaign funds. He plans to deliver evidence in an address next Thursday in Pittsburgh and will supply information to the senate committee investigating campaign expenditures ahead of Chicago meetings.
Mexico City reports government troops close behind the pandit chief Zamora as he carries off American and British captives from the August 7 raid on Cuale in Jatinco state. The pursuit underscores ongoing turmoil and foreign captives amid local conflict.
Warsaw reports the Poles have seized Preasnysz sixty miles north of Warsaw and Mlawa seventy five miles northwest of the capital. The main force of the Fourth Soviet Army and the entire Third Cavalry corps are surrounded.
Austin August 24 The state highway department reports that registrations up to August 11 total 388 900 with 2226 added in the past week. The year to date revenue is 31 210 and the department has issued 3 146 dealer licenses 3820 motorcycles 18638 chauffeur licenses and 85249 transfers. Officials expect about 400 000 motor vehicles registered this year.
Readers are told that catarrh is curable in all stages through constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims internal action through the blood to mucous surfaces, strengthens constitution, and offers $100 reward for a case false to cure. Testimonials available on request from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Nashville reports Governor Roberts mailed the ratification to Secretary Colby at 10 22 am after Attorney General Thompson won a writ of certiorari and supersedes to review. Chief Justice Lansden granted the petition vacating injunctions and left the matter open as certification followed. Opponents claim the hearing violated supreme court rules due to lack of notice.
In Chicago on August 24 twelve men were arrested as agents intercepted a shipment of whiskey valued at $600,000 just before unloading two carloads. The operation involved surrounding the men and stopping the haul.
Four United States Army airplanes arrived in Nome at 6 30 yesterday evening completing a 66 hour flight from Mineola. Captain St. Clair Street, head of the expedition, said plans to depart on the return trip in a few days.
The Railroad Commission warns that many notices of intention to plug drill or shoot oil wells arrive on or after the scheduled date, violating the conservation statute and commission rules. Operators are urged to file notices several days before the work date.
War has been declared on prairie dogs within 4592 acres in Wilbarger County. The county commissioners at Vernon awarded a contract to an expert poisoner to exterminate the pests. Prairie dog villages have multiplied as natural enemies disappeared with settlement, prompting calls for drastic measures including poison gas.
Raleigh August 24 The North Carolina Farm Congress opened at the State Agricultural and Mechanical College with a three day program of lectures and demonstrations. Scientific betterment of farms for both the farmer and his wife is the chief purpose of the meeting.
In New York on Aug 24 the American National Association of Dancing Masters urged the Methodist church to loosen rules on dancing. Miss Edna Shaw of Wichita said she was denied church membership for being a dancing teacher. The convention urged the amusements profession to oppose narrow policies not set by John Wesley.
Four girls confined in the Houston municipal hospital started a blaze by diverting staff with music and dancing. The hospital building was destroyed though all patients escaped unharmed. Charges of arson were filed against the four girls.
Sweetwater business men aided by prominent farmers push for a local cotton factory as Nolan and Fisher counties expect about seventy five thousand bales this season after recent rains. The agricultural outlook hinges on whether current prospects hold up for a strong crop.
The University of Texas Co-Operative Supply Store The Co Op reports last year s sales of 130000 under manager EB Rather The non stock corporation run by students funds rebates each June and plans to double business for 1920 21 with 25 clerks awarded as scholarships and meritorious student workers overall expansion since 1896 to a brick building adjacent to campus
Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m show a maximum 97 degrees and a minimum 75 degrees. Wind generally from the southeast. Conditions are clear with tonight and Wednesday forecast to fail. Local weather report supplied by The Times via the Telephone Co.
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