Senators Knox Attacked for Separate Treaty Demand
Saturday editorial rails against Senator Philander Knox of Pennsylvania for urging repudiation of allied obligations and a separate treaty with Germany. It argues he is a diplomat by choice and a partisan agitator, condemning any move away from the Versailles settlement and calling for accountability from the senate on the peace ratification.
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United States Senate
United States
Philander Knox
Pennsylvania
Germany
Knox
Taft
Senate
Matt Quay
League of Nations
Passing the Buck on Profiteering in San Antonio Grocers
San Antonio wholesale and retail grocers offer to open their books to show no profiteering. A jobber notes daily work from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. for about $125 monthly. The fair price committee holds meetings at the Chamber of Commerce as dealers blame growers and packers for high prices.
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California
Laredo
San Antonio
Fair Price Committee of
Chamber of Commerce
First Bale of Cotton Ginned in Laredo at New Gin
The season opens with A. H. Floyd delivering the first bale from his farm near Laredo. Ginned at the Laredo Gin Co plant on the Heights, the middling bale sold for a premium of two cents per pound, totaling 34 cents, to T. A. Austin & Co, agents for George H. McFadden & Bro. Exhibition at Milmo National Bank building.
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Laredo
A. H. Floyd
Laredo Gin Co
R. M. Johnson
T. A. Austin & Co
George H. McFadden & Bro
San Antonio
Waco
Philadelphia
Milmo National Bank
Ranger Service Bid for Roy Adams After Army Discharge
Roy Adams, known in Laredo for frequent visits as an internal revenue agent, has been discharged from the United States Army. He left Camp Travis last Thursday and has joined the Texas Ranger Service, reporting to Captain Stephens' company in El Paso on the Texas border after departing San Antonio.
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Roy Adams
Laredo
Internal Revenue Agent
Corpus Christi
United States Army
Camp Travis
Mr. Adams
Texas Ranger Service
San Antonio
el Paso
Captain Stephens
Texas
County City Institutes Convene in Laredo
The Webb County teachers institute meets at Central School next Monday for five days led by County Superintendent B Richardson with rural teachers. Webb county schools open Monday September 8 and city teachers institute follows at Central School for five days under City Superintendent Christen as sessions resume next month.
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County Teachers Institute
B. Richardson
Webb County
City Teachers’ Institute
Christen
Ghost Walks Stir Laredo Area with Midnight Apparitions
In Laredo near the I & G N station residents report a persistent ghost sighting near a former saloon and boarding house. Reports describe a drunken soldier, a ghost near a keg, and a buried chest rumor prompting fear. state rangers guard the area to deter or capture the specter.
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Laredo
Times
Bugaboo
Court Terms Set for Forty ninth District in Sept
District Judge J F Mullally District Attorney John A Walls and Court Reporter Seth S Wilcox depart for Carrizo Springs to open a four week term on September 1 In Zapata County a one week term begins September 29 followed by two consecutive eight week terms in Laredo totaling sixteen weeks.
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Forty-Ninth
Dimmitt County
Zapata County
J. F. Mullally
John A. Walls
Seth S. Wilcox
Carrizo Springs
Fortyninth Judicial District
Laredo
Carrizo
Labor Day Celebrations Planned by Laredo Unions
Labor unions in Laredo will observe Labor Day with a street parade at dawn. Speeches at the Strand Theater begin at 10 a.m. followed by a fete at the Negrete home at 2 p.m. and band concerts on Martin Plaza in the evening. Some businesses will close or offer half holidays in observance.
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United States
Sons of Toil
Laredo
Strand Theater
Negrete
Martin Plaza
Song Leader Coming for Union Meeting in September
Rev. W. L. Barr receives a letter from Mr. C. H. Weiand from Ft. Sill announcing his arrival to lead singing at a union meeting by Rev. J. C. Wilson. Weiand is a leading American song evangelist. B. A. Lattig will organize the united singers. The event runs September 7 through 21 with day services at the Methodist Church and night services at the Presbyterian Air Dome, featuring preaching by Dr. C Wilson.
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W. L. Barr
C. H. Weiand
Ft. Sill
J. C. Wilson
Weiand
America
Len G Proughton
B. A. Lattig
United Singers of
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Air Dome
C Wilson
Sunday Labor Day ice and church notices from Laredo
A Labor Day notice states Consumers Ice Co will observe Sunday hours on Monday September 1. The Presbyterian Church announces regular services with preaching by Pastor Lawrence H Wharton. Import data list five carloads lead two copper one hides one skins one bones and one ixtle from Mexico through Laredo. County clerk issued licenses Amador Rodriguez and Josefa Palacios Federico Tij erina and Martina Sanchez.
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Santiago H. Sanchez
Consumers’ Ice Co
Consumers Ice & Fuel Co
Presbyterian Church
Lawrence H. Wharton
Mexico
Laredo
Ixtle
Amador Rodriguez
Josefa Palacios
Federico Tijerina
Martina Sanchez
Protect the Cotton Crop From Ravages of Worm
Agricultural notice warns cotton growers of a second brood of cotton caterpillars forming in September. Moths from JulyAugust caterpillars appear, eggs hatch in days, and larvae defoliate crops within days. Prompt, evening or dawn dusting with Paris Green London Purple or Arsenate of Lead mixed with lime or flour is advised to protect late planted cotton and preserve squares and yield.
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Paris
Notice of seizure forfeiture in United States v. firearms
Suit to forfeit and condemn various firearms and ammunition seized at the Port of Laredo Texas is filed in the U S District Court Southern District of Texas. Claimants must appear September 25 1919 at 11 o clock am to file claims and statements.
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
United States
Laredo
Texas
U. S. District Court For
United States Court Room
U. S. District Court
United States Seizes Large Cartridge Bundles in Texas Case
In a U S District proceeding in Texas, authorities seized multiple gun cartridge lots under seizure numbers 1595-L to 1604-L. The items include shotgun shells, 30-50 cal, and pistol cartridges totaling numerous boxes and cartridges. Case status shows the seizure and pending federal action.
Senor Manuel Amaya Heads to San Antonio
Senor Manuel Amaya chief of protocol of the Mexican Foreign Office and first introducer of ambassadors arrived in Laredo from Mexico City and left for San Antonio for a business and pleasure trip. Sefer Amaya was accompanied by United States Consul Randolph Robertson who travels to Kerrville for a short vacation and will return to Laredo next Tuesday morning. Labor Day closures prompted the trip as the Nuevo Laredo American consulate will be closed.
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Manuel Amaya
Today’s Birthdays August 30 Highlights
Fritzi Scheff born in Vienna is 39. Luther E. Hall former Louisiana governor is 50. Thomas Raeburn White of UPenn law and League to Enforce Peace is 44. Henry F. Hollis former New Hampshire senator is 50. All celebrate birthdays today in Dublin Indiana Concord New Hampshire Morehouse Parish Louisiana.
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Fritzi Scheff
Vienna
Austria
Luther E. Hall
Louisiana
Morehouse Parish
Thomas Raeburn White
Law Department
University of Pennsylvania
The
League To Enforce Peace
Dublin
Ind
Henry F. Hollis
United States
New Hampshire
Concord
N. H
Society Notes Queried by The Times Card
Local social column lists weddings, visits, theatre, and club events. Visitors from Ashland Illinois to Fr a and Fr Roberts families, plus Army officers at Fort McIntosh, and a Jamaica Institute Jamaica booth fundraiser at the YWCA. An upcoming Woman's Club meeting and a Soldiers Club reception are announced.
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Villegas Pool
Hazel Merriman
Courtney Slaughter
Judie Blackman
Harold Coleman
William Merriman
Cleveland
Slaughter
Fort McIntosh
Soldiers Club
Mesdames Lang
Pistetter
O'Meara
Ryan
Shelby
Watch THE TIMES everyday for Opportunities
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to The Times, offering daily access to opportunities for a monthly 60 cent rate.
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the Times
Fred Werner Returns Home From San Antonio Pleasurable Trip
Fred Werner returned home yesterday afternoon from San Antonio where he had been on a pleasure trip.
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Fred
Werner
San Antonio
From Here and There A Curious Chronicle of Facts
A humorous assortment notes animal disguise with seaweed and sponge, lists historic battles August has seen, Brazilian magnolia flower timing, Westminster Hall’s age and ties to prior rulers, and a tiny Japanese cypress growth pattern.
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Blenheim
Plevna
Gravelotte
Mons
Anzac Cove
Heligoland Bight
Chevy Chase
Taku
Kandahar
Brazil
Westminster Hall
Tower
Westminster Abbey
London
House of Commons
Richard II
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R. P. Woodard
Percy Booth
New York City
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Ashland
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F. G. Roberts
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New Mexico
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Cotulla
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E. H. Buenz
Little Rock
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Lemon
Fort Mciintosh
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Basset
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Gallagher
Red Cross
Eagle Pass Texas
Mrs. Gillette
Josephine Smythe
Austin
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Kelly Field
Alfred Poggenpohl
C. J. Stout
Pittsburg
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Royal Orchestra
A. G. Macdonald
Georgine Florian
Elizabeth Bunn
Phyllis Bunn
Laura and Maxine Taylor
Dorothy Wiggins
Inez Hellman
Eva Secratchley
Katherine Crutchfield
Ethel Friedlander
Marzelle Beene
Mesdames Charles Florian
Hill
Albert Martin
Aaron Moser
Arthur Hazelrigg
Edward Brewster
Edwin Wormser
Randall
Tom Nye
Henry Burr
Prinz Buttron
Manuel Gonzalez
David Slaughter
Ted Crutchfield
George Hodges
James Greer
Murphy
Hampton
Rivera
J. R. Lobdell
August Wormser
Rodriguez
Henderson
Zupann
Mce- Une
Virgen
Stoner
Walthall
George
Jamaica
International Institute
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