Demand for ex service men in soda water trade urged
The War Department through Col. Arthur Woods announces summer employment opportunities for ex service men in bottled soda water work. It notes good chances for those able to perform the job and highlights a nationwide need for skilled lithographers with many veterans returning from France and openings for apprentices eager to learn the trade.
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War Department
Arthur Woods
Secretary of War
France
Annual address by Lord Finlay before Canadian Bar Association
Lord Finlay former chancellor of England is set to deliver the annual address today at the Canadian Bar Association meeting in Winnipeg. The Massachusetts State Commission on the Necessaries of Life begins public hearings today on alleged rent profiteering in Boston and other cities. Sydney Nova Scotia marks the fifth anniversary of the departure of the 17th Field Battery, the first Maritime Province unit accepted for war service.
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England
Canadian Bar Association
Winnipeg
Boston
Massachusetts State Commission On
Sydney
Nova Scotia
17Th Field Battery
Maritime Province
Railroad Timetable Details for Texas Mexican and I G N
Train No 1 of Texas Mexican departs for Corpus Christi at 12 50 p m Train No 2 from Corpus Christi arrives at 3 35 p m The International and Great Northern Through fast train to St Louis leaves at 8 30 a m and arrives at 2 50 p m The Night Train departs at 9 p m and arrives at 8 a m
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Corpus Christi
Rail timetable for Rio Grande and Eagle Pass service
Train No. 1 runs from Laredo to Minera daily except Sunday leaving at 8 20 a m and arriving at 10 20 a m Train No. 2 runs from Minera to Laredo daily except Sunday departing 11 00 a m and arriving 3 15 p m
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Eagle Pass
Laredo
Minera
Social Calendar Notes and Local Appointments
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt Society Editor reports a busy season with teachers listed for the year, visits to Laredo and Corpus Christi, Circle B and Circle C meetings, story telling hour, refreshment events, and preparations for the Holding Institute reopening on September 2. Several residents return from trips to Dallas San Antonio Kerrville and Colorado, with church services resuming and devotional sessions held.
Romance Across Borders Ends in Laredo Wedding
Captain Sam B French of the U S Air Service stationed at Rockwell Field Calif met Miss Louise Lechat a French nurse in Laredo yesterday. They wed in the Bender Hotel parlors with Pastor Albert F Beddoe officiating and plan to honeymoon by air from El Paso to Rockwell Field on their way to Coronado Calif.
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Mexico
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First Baptist Church
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Byrne to Open Office for Little, Motor Kar Stock Sales
J. P. Byrne formerly of the Immigration Service returns from a ten day trip to Dallas and North Texas. He plans to open an office soon to sell Little and Motor Kar stock and cars.
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Immgration Service
Dallas
North Texas
Motor Kar
The Best Plaster for a Lame Back
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's ointment bound on over the seat of pain often relieves a sore back better than a plaster and costs far less.
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Chamberlain
Divine Stone Jade Worn as Amulet in India
In India jade, called the Divine Stone, is worn by natives as an amulet to protect against venomous bites and to cure ailments such as epilepsy and other diseases.
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India
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times furnishes today’s weather from the United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Saturday are expected to be generally cloudy with little temperature change.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Separate Treaty Is Knoxs Solution
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania urges the United States to reject the Versailles peace and pursue a separate peace with Germany. He calls the treaty hard and cruel, saying it violates international law and could spark continuing bloodshed. The article also notes President Wilsons Pacific coast tour itinerary, missing Texas cities, returning east through Denver, Oklahoma and Memphis, starting next Wednesday and ending September 30.
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President Wilson Asked to Take Hand in Steel Row
A steel workers committee asked President Wilson to intervene to avert a general strike in the dispute with United States Steel. The workers accuse the steel company of rushing the issue before the president can decide on the merits of the controversy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Fort McIntosh Weather Report Ends 7 A.M. Today
Observations for the last 24 hours show a maximum temperature of 98 degrees and a minimum of 61 degrees at Fort McIntosh. Wind direction was generally southeast.
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Fort McIntosh
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional issue best treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to reach the disease through the blood and mucous surfaces, with a blend of tonics and blood purifiers and testimonials available.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Return of Sultan Okwawa skull hailed by East African tribes
London reports the Peace Treaty requires Germany to restore the skull of Sultan Okwawa to East African tribes. The skull, seized in 1908 during a German expedition, is sacred to thousands and seen as potent as religious leadership. officials used it to subdue natives, who valued numerous skulls taken without regard to local beliefs.
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Sultan Okwawa
German East Africa
East Africa
Mohammed
Duke of Mecklenburg
Masonic Lodge Call Meeting in Laredo Tonight
Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M tonight at 8 in EB A and F degrees. All brethren invited to attend. Fritz Werner W M.
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A. F
A. M
EB. A
Fritz Werner
W. M
Horses Swim Vast River to Return to Stables
An old claim notes horses as adept swimmers capable of crossing nearly a mile of river to reach their former stables, illustrating their strong swimming ability and endurance.
Times subscription call for daily opportunities
The Times advertises a daily opportunities series with a 60 cents per month subscription rate. The notice emphasizes consistent access and value for readers seeking ongoing updates.
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West and Southwest railway strike eases with returns to work
San Francisco reports the Western and Southwestern rail strike weakening as workers resume duties after warnings from Director General Hines. By 7 am Saturday the railroad administration would step in if trains remained idle, with San Francisco and other cities seeing resumption except Los Angeles where steam railroads still remain tied up.
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Railroad Administration
Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Los Angeles
Retail meat prices unlikely to fall soon
Chicago reports retail meat prices not expected to drop for seven to ten days, per Sol Westerfield head of Chicago food distributors. Market experts say wholesale declines precede retail and a price collapse seems likely.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Sol Westerfield
Foodstuffs Prices Slide as Chicago Markets Fall
In Chicago on August 29, wholesale foodstuffs kept easing with live pork selling as low as 14.50 per 1000 pounds. The drop reflects a broad downward trend across commodities.
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Chicago
Prince of Wales Visits Ottawa on Second Day
The Prince of Wales began a busy second day in Ottawa with an inspection of the Government Building and the Experimental Farms. Luncheon was hosted at the Chateau Laurier before a trip planned to Blue Sea Lake in the Gatineau Mountains to stay with the Governor General.
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Ont
Prince of Wales
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Chateau Laurier
Blue Sea Lake
Gatineau Mountains
Centennial Births and Anniversaries Across Nations
Today marks the centennial birth of Joseph K B McDonald U S senator from Indiana 1875 81 the 300th birth anniversary of Jean Baptiste Colbert and the 150th death anniversary of Edmund Hoyle. Lock Haven hosts Pennsylvania postmasters annual convention while Winnipeg hosts the Canadian Bar Association session ending with officer elections. Guatemala calls a special congressional session to probe the peace treaty and related matters.
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United States
Indiana
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Edmund Hoyle
Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Canadian Bar Association
Winnipeg
Cabrera
Odd and Interesting Harvest Notes Across Regions
Australia New Zealand and Chile begin harvesting their wheat crops in January. Of all metals silver is the most adaptable for engraving and handicraft. Only one native wild goose species breeds well Canada goose can be bred as easily as the farmyard variety under suitable conditions.
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Australia
New Zealand
Chile
French Army Crosses Oise and Juvigny Victory Report
London announces General Mangin’s forces crossed the Oise. British and French troops claim to have captured 26,000 prisoners in a single day. United States and French units took Juvigny but lost Chavigny in the same operation.
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Refused Charter to Negro Society in Texas Towns
Acting Secretary of State Mims refused to grant a charter to The Star Progressive Association in Greenville Austin and other Texas cities. He said the group seeks social equality under the guise of advancement and that the charter as written violates the law with numerous stated purposes.
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Austin
Texas
Mims
Greenville
Star Progressive Association
Return of Negroes Deepened by Southern Planters Committee
Harry Wilson Louisiana state commissioner of agriculture leads a Chicago group of planters and businessmen from the South to organize transportation and jobs for African Americans willing to return south. The effort targets former plantation workers who left during the war and seeks to bring them back.
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Chicago
Harry Wilson
Louisiana
Heavy bombardment heard off Viborg Finland director Kronstadt
A Helsingfors despatch says two hours of heavy firing were heard in Viborg Finland toward Kronstadt the Bolshevik naval base near Petrograd. It notes possible British naval and air involvement but British admiralty was not advised. Bolsheviks claim capture of Kupinansk and Pavlovsk on the Don.
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Finland
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Treaty favors all allies under most favored nation clause
Paris reports in Echo de Paris that the Austrian treaty includes most favored nation provisions for all allied and associated governments without distinguishing among them.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
Austria
Pershing to be examined by Congress on war costs
Paris Aug 29 General Pershing will be examined tomorrow by the war expenditures investigation committee of congress. He is to be questioned on general issues of surplus stock disposals and on attacks by American forces the day after the armistice and other aspects of military operations.
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Paris
War Expenditures Investigation Committee of
Congress
German Is Released from Interment Camp
Felix Sommerfield a former German officer and leader in Mexican revolutions has been released from the Fort Oglethorpe interment camp and says he plans to stay in the United States.
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Associated Preps
Washington
Felix Sommerfield
Fort Oglethorpe
United States
Laredo Fire Department to honor Webb soldiers with smoker
Notice to Firemen invites all active and honorary firemen and returned soldiers of Webb county to a smoker at Firemen's Hall on Wednesday September Ord. The event is organized by the House Committee with H G Dacamara Tom Goodwin and W W Stein listed.
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