Juvenile band planned for San Agustin Scouts in Laredo
The San Agustin Boy Scouts plan a juvenile band under Prof. Julian M de Villar to serve Scout meetings and parades. The project follows a surge in interest in band music and army recruitment shifts, with local support and hopes for a concert soon.
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Boy Scouts
San Agustin Parish
War Department
Seventh Recruit Depot
Laredo
Julian M de Villar
San Antonio
Mexico City
San Antonians
San Agustin Boy Scouts Band
Europe
Uses of Shorthand in Indian Language Writing
A British Columbia case shows shorthand used to write an Indian language, enabling a daily news newspaper in shorthand. The piece argues shorthand could help reduce unwritten languages to written form and notes phonetic writing works for many languages while some languages like French pose difficulties.
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British Columbia
The Practical Case for Shorthand Adoption
The article argues shorthand offers faster writing and clearer notes than longhand. It compares phonetic systems, notes historical attempts like Creek alphabets, and posits typewriters could have spurred wider shorthand use for business notes and telephone transcriptions. It emphasizes ease of learning, accuracy, and time and money savings.
Feast of Dedication Chanukah Observed This Sunday
The Feast of Dedication, Chanukah, will be celebrated in Jewish circles beginning Sunday evening December 5 for eight days. Origin traces to 168 B C E when Antiochus IV sought religious unification, sparking Jewish revolt led by Mattathias and Judas Maccabeus, rededicating the Temple in Jerusalem on Kislev 26, 1665 B C, a victory honored to this day.
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Antiochus IV of
Epiphanes
Mattathias
Judas Maccabeus
Antiochus
Palestine
Syria
Jerusalem
Kislev
B.C
Chanukah
Railroad Time Table Notes Texas-Mexican and I G N
Train No. 1 to Corpus Christi leaves at 9 56 a m Train No. 2 from Corpus Christi arrives at 3 35 p m Through fast train to St Louis leaves at 9 30 a m arrives at 4 p m Night Train departs at 9 p m and arrives at 8 a m
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Corpus Christi
Laredo
Minera
Austrian Taxes Hit Hotels With Broad Surtaxes
Vienna authorities imposed direct taxes on hotel and dining charges as of December 3. Room rents rise under a 10 percent room tax plus a 10 percent municipal levy and another 10 percent on dining bills. The restaurant tax targets mainly the large hotels and foreigner patronized eateries.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Are All Men Alike and Bohemian Life At Rialto
Feature at Rialto stars May Allison in Are All Men Alike a story of a rich girl escaping social constraints into Bohemian New York. The screening follows a Metro production with a noted revival of a Waffle Iron adaptation and vivid urban nightlife imagery.
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May Allison
the Rialto
May Alison
Metro
Rialto Theat
Miss Allison
New York
Sul
A. P. Younger
Arthur Stringer
McClure
Greenwich Village
Rostovsteff Warns of Bolshevik Extermination of Russian Intellectuals
Madison professor Michael Rostovsteff argues that Bolsheviks are systematically exterminating Russian professors and intellectuals in Kharkov Odessa Kiev Rostov and Petrograd to replace them with a new Bolshevist elite. He cites starvation imprisonment and mass deaths among scholars and predicts uprisings suppressed by Bolshevik strength amid political apathy.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Michael J. Rostovsteff
University of Estrograd
University of Wisconsin
Russia
Rostovatoff
Tolstoi
Dostolevski
Tschaikovsky
Rostoyster
College of
Paris
Sweden
Petrograd
England
Oxford University
Kharkov
Odessa
Kiev
Rostov
Moscow
Europe
America
Schachmated
Turaieh
Pokrovski
Vikotrov
Claude Bernard
Padlov
Extrograd
Rostovateff
Rostovsteff
Rostovstef
Smugglers Foiled But Getawayers Escape With Load
Early morning Rio Grande crossings netted police two seizures of wet goods. Officers spotted two smugglers dropping sacks of tequila mescal and aguardiente and seizing about ten quarts in total. A second pair fled after dropping two more sacks. the report notes most attempts succeed despite police efforts.
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Rio Grande
Delegation Members to Return Monday From Mexico City
Laredo delegation members who went to Mexico City for President Obregon’s inauguration will depart Friday night and reach Laredo Monday morning. Most will continue to Guadalajara and San Luis Potosi, returning December 18 evening, with few leaving the tour in Mexico City. Reports say the visitors were royally treated and will praise the Mexican capital and other cities visited.
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Laredo
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Guadalajara
San Luis Potosi
Sudden Death on Pullman Sleeper in Texas
Miss Lottie Grumsky of Stockton California died suddenly in the Ladies dressing room of a Pullman sleeper at the I G N station here on last Friday at 5 30 PM from heart failure. The 57 year old had boarded the train for a trip to Mexico City and fainted several times en route from San Antonio to Laredo. Undertaker Jackson prepared the body for shipment to Stockton, sent Saturday night.
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Pullman
Lottie Grumsky
Stockton
Calif
Miss Grumsky
Mexico City
San Antonio
Laredo
Jackson
Injunction Granted In Webb County Land Dispute
T. A. Coleman obtains an injunction against Nicolas Cardenas and others restraining entry on the Melon and Carrieltas premises in Webb County Texas. The order forbids hunting camping wandering on the land or discharging firearms and sets contempt penalties for violations with immediate court citation for violators.
Notice to Hunters Warned to Stay Out of Pasture and Tank
Notice warns hunters to keep out of the pasture and off the tank. No permits are granted.
Bishop Thirkield praises peaceful Mexico and strong US ties
Chicago December 2. Bishop Wilbur P. Thirkield, first resident Methodist bishop in Mexico, says Mexico is stable and hopeful under President Obregon. He notes no soldiers on trains, growing peace, and friendly US relations. He praises open pulpits, returning exiles, and focus on education.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wilbur P. Thirkield
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mexico
United States
General Obregon
de la Huerta
Obregon
el Paso
United States Army
Wall Street
Carranza
Mother Goose Market features goods and fellowship
Friday night at 7 39 in the Canvery building corner room the Mother Goose Market hosts Mrs Jack Sprat with a sale of sandwiches and crafts. The Christian Ladies Aid Society invites all to enjoy cakes pies jellies and artful personal and household items.
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Jack Sprat
Mother Goose Market
Frida
Canvery Building
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Laredo
Mexico
Mother Goose
Laredo Police Seek Notorious Clara Hamon Across Border
Oklahoma authorities hunt Clara Smith Hamon in connection with Millionaire Hamon’s death. Laredo and Texas border officers are alerted to watch for her as she reportedly moved toward El Paso after Dallas, with plans to cross into Mexico if possible.
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S. Clara Smith Hamon
Border
Laredo
el Paso
Brownsville
Clara Smith Hamon
Ardmore
Okla
Millionaire Hamon
Oklahoma
Republican
Texas
Dallas
Notice to Public and Court Injunction in Webb County
Public notice details a pending Webb County Texas case T A Coleman and Ralph Eads as complainants against Enrique Rovendes Alfonso Quintania and Provunciano Vasquez plus unknowns. Judge Mullally granted an injunction restraining defendants from entering Luis Ortiz lands Caballos traps and related premises and from carrying Cogs or bearing artificial lights.
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T. A. Coleman Et al
Enrique Rovendes
District Court
Webb County
Texas
T. A. Coleman
Ralph Eads
Enrique Rosendes
Alfonso Quintania
Provunciano Vasquez
J. F. Mullally
Luis Ortiz
Ralph Kads
Transplanting Under Way For Bermuda Onions In Laredo
In Laredo districts farmers transplant young Bermuda onions from seedbeds to fields for irrigation and growth. The crop should be ready to ship by mid to late spring with about 1 200 carloads anticipated, matching last year’s volume. Market outlook is weak as much of this year’s crop remains in cold storage, risking price competition with the new crop.
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Laredo
Devlin as Belfast Nationalist Leader in Home Rule Fight
Joseph Devlin the only Nationalist MP in Unionist Belfast occupies a pivotal role in the home rule struggle. Born to working-class parents 48 years ago, he rose from West Belfast MP to a leading figure in the Irish movement, with several visits to America on behalf of the Irish Party.
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Joseph Devlin
Belfast
West Belfast
Joe Devlin
Kilkenny
Devlin
British shipyard chief cites female labor could boost war shipbuilding
A prominent British shipbuilder claims that with two more years of war he would have built a dreadnought using female labor. He argues women in industry could have increased wartime output and efficiency.
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U. S. A. Quartermaster Department
Hidalgo St
Mexican Republic
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Nicolas Cardenas
Paboera
Jocate News
Leopoldo Villegas
Boy Scouts of
Will W. Gregg
Vines
Parragut Street
Ns Tobe
McGee
M. CC. McGee
San Marcos
Juarez Plumbing
Laredos
Fidel Cantu
Times
Traveler Hotel
W. L. Irwin
Della Armendares
Chichester S Pills
Chichester
Chichester S
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