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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1920

Page

7

Illinoisan Gains 39 Pounds After Tanlac Use

Bloomington resident J. J. Craig of 421 North Madison street credits Tanlac with restoring his health after twenty five years of misery. He reports heavy stomach cramps gas and weakness before using Tanlac and now can eat freely and work all day. City Drug Store in Laredo sells Tanlac.

J. J. Craig North Madison Street Bloomington Ill Tanlac Taniac Laredo City Drug Store

Wade H Ellis Ohio attorney general and trust busting figure

The article profiles Wade H Ellis an Ohioan now expected to be Attorney General in the next administration. A lawyer by trade he built a national reputation as a trust buster while Ohio AG for four years and later as an assistant to the U S Attorney General. He had ties to Roosevelt and Taft and helped shape the 1908 Republican platform. Ellis was born in Covington Kentucky and long resided in Cincinnati before entering law.

Wade H. Ellis Ohio United States Roosevelt Taft Covington Ellis Cincinnati

Various Meetings and Trials Across Cities Today

J es se Pomeroy observes his 62nd birthday at Massachusetts State Prison. The Michigan Physical Education Council opens in Ann Arbor. National Association of State Marketing Officials meets in Chicago to discuss moving farm produce to market. Louise Peete trial in Denver is postponed to January. Chicago hosts regional education conferences under the U S Bureau of Education. An international railway conference in London focuses on the eight hour day. The International Woman Suffrage Alliance opens a four day meeting in London presided by Carrie Chapman Catt with dinner hosted by Lady Nancy Astor.

Jesse Pomeroy Massachusetts Michigan Physical Education Council Ann Arbor National Association of State Marketing Chicago Louise Peete Denver Jacob Charles Denton Los Angeles U. S. Bureau of Education London International Transport Workers’ Federation International Woman Suffrage Alliance Carrie Chapman Catt National American Woman Suffrage Association Nancy Astor

A Storied Timeline of 1816 to 1920s Figures and Events

A compact digest lists births deaths elections and public notices from 1816 to early 20th century. It notes Morrison R Waites birth and death, Jesuits expelled in Switzerland, Elizabeth Garrett London School Board election, Horace Greeley death, and various society happenings in New York San Antonio Dallas Amityville and Los Angeles with theater premieres and society gatherings.

Morrison R. Waites Supreme Court of the United States Lyme, Conn Washington, D. C Caroline St. Paul's Cathedral Switzerland Elizabeth Garrett London School Board

Church group meetings and social events listed

Monday schedule includes the Study Circle of the Woman's Missionary Society at 4 PM at the church. Tuesday activities feature the Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church at the Rectory 4 PM and Mrs. R. L. Muller hosting the Tuesday Bridge Club at 3 PM. The Bunbeam Band of the Baptist Church also meets at the church at 4 PM.

Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Christ Church R. L. Muller Bunbeam The Baptist Church

Welcome Americans in Montenegro Provide View of People

AP dispatch from Podgoritza describes Montenegro as warmly welcoming Americans, noting passports grant easy entry. It portrays Montenegrins as poor, war weary Serb and Greek Orthodox—rifles for men and priests, women performing menial work, and a culture of fatalism, vampires, and superstition.

Associated Press Podgoritza Montenegro United States Kossovo

England faces housing shortage as unions bar skilled trades

Dr. Christopher Addison, Minister of Health, faults a decline in bricklayers carpenters masons and other building trades and says shortages hinder house construction. He notes many unemployed outside the trades but warns unions would block using them. He questions if unions can persistently block national housing demand and resettlement.

Gy Associated Press London Christopher Addison England Times Dr. Addison

White lead and its ancient origins in painting

The article notes white lead as a long standing painting staple, tracing its first manufacture to Venetian makers in the fifteenth century. It highlights the material’s enduring use and historical roots in European art production.

Thanksgiving Entertainment and Local Socials Highlights

Entries detail a Thanksgiving program by Helen MacGregor Alfee Josephine Sauvignet and Kate Tarver with a colonial themed pantomime under Miss Josephine Smith. Busy Bees club gathered for sewing games with Kathleen Heaner winning a narcissus bowl. Birthday party for Mary Anderson featured prizes, pink roses, pink desserts, and a seven-taper celebration with many attendees.

John Tucker Halsell Geoffrey Giles Jack Mother Goose Albert Martin Josephine Smith Joe Brewster Jack Horner R. Muller H. Ward Bobbitt McKinney Barlow Oberfeldt Diaz O'Meara Smith Ruth Crawford Alfee Helen MacGregor Josephine Sauvignet Kate Tarver Hattie May Bryan Kathleen Heaner Martha Anderson Rosalie Biggio Lois and Dorothy Derby Marjorie Fish Mildred Leyendecker Annie May Mussett Evelyn Ryan Margaret Copeland Martha Alderson Elmer Anderson Mary Ethel Poster Lindell David Richard MacLarin Eleanor Kehl Jack Kehl Ben and Mary Wright Mary Ernestine Dorothy Sielski Bessie Woodrow Applewhite Ethel Alta Gracia Poster Fernandina Medina Helen MacDonald Anderson Geo. Scratchley

Italians in Brazil Seek Immigration Pact Through Ambassador

Professor Vittorio Orlando, former Italian premier, arrives as special ambassador to Brazil to push a signed agreement for Italian immigrant protection and a renewed inflow. He will tour Italian colonies in Sao Paulo Parana Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul as part of this effort.

Py Associated Presa Rio de Janeiro Vittorio Orlando Italy Brazil Adolpho Rossi Sao Paulo Orlando Parana Santa Catarina Rio Grande Do Sul

Nothing from Russia

London November 29 Associated Press reports a circular from the Russian Liberation Committee stating Europe cannot rely on cereals or flax from Soviet Russia. It cites Food Commissariat plans for 7,250,000 tons of breadstuffs due by December 1, transportation breakdowns, and weak Caucasian and Siberian outputs. Flax area sown in 1920 shrank to one fifth and the crop is estimated at 55,000 tons, leaving little for export.

Associated Press London Europe Russia Russian Liberation Committee Food Commissariat Bolshevist Investia

Highland Mary remains moved for shipyard project

The remains of Mary Campbell known as Highland Mary are to be removed from Old Woot Kirk burying ground Greenock to clear space for a shipyard extension. The urns burial will be near the James Watt memorial cairn as part of the plan.

Hy Associated Press Greenock Scotland Mary Campbell Robert Urns Mary Woeet Kirk James Watt

American gunmen alleged in Londonderry and Dublin

London reports say American gunmen appeared in Londonderry and were active in Dublin and other Irish cities. Liverpool police suspect American gunmen may have infiltrated Liverpool amid a report of incendiary dock fires tied to an organized Sinn Fein conspiracy, the home secretary stated in Parliament.

Associated Press London Londonderry Ireland Dublin Liverpool Edward Short House of Commons Sinn Fein

Prominent Oklahoma funeral draws national figures

Ardmore Oklahoma reports prominent state and national figures attending the funeral of Jake Hammon Republican national committeeman and millowner. Five Oklahoma Republican congressmen and railroad and oil interests pause operations from 2 to 8 PM. Minneapolis police and private detectives search for Clara Smith Hammon linked to the death.

Ly Associated Tress Ardmore Okla Jake Hammon Republican National Hamon Minneapolis Minn Clara Smith Hamon Oklahoma Jake Hamon

Russia Produces Motor Plows Amid Horse Scarcity

Moscow reports successful trial of Russia’s first motor plow. Due to horse shortages, the plant will churn out 160 plows monthly to boost farming efficiency.

Associated Press Moscow Russia

Laredo Gateway Special Arrives in Monterrey

The Laredo Gateway Special under M. W. Brennan arrived at 8 am. The delegation led by Neff, Laracho, Adams and others was met by a band at Monterrey. Saltillo and San Luis Potosi welcomed them with large crowds and banners. The visit includes reception rooms, a post office, and a tour planned by the American Chamber of Commerce in the afternoon.

Times Mexico City Laredo Gateway M. W. Brennan Messrs Neff Laracho Adams Monterrey Saltillo San Luis Potosi Colonia American Chamber of Commerce

Denied Appeal in Blaine Riots Murder Case

The Supreme Court denies the appeal of Robert Knox Md Coleman Ed Hicks Frank Hicks Frank Moore and Paul Hall in a murder conviction linked to the Blaine riots.

Associated Press Little Rock Ark Supreme Court United States Supreme Court Robert Knox MD Coleman Ed Hicks Frank Hicks Frank Moore Paul Hall

Wilson to devote time to writing after White House exit

President Wilson will dedicate his post presidency years to writing after leaving the White House on March 4 and will reside in Washington.

Fiy Associated Press Washington Wilson White House

Conference resumed on Cotton Belt dispute in Arkansas

Still in conference in Mineola Arkansas with Joseph Myers the mediator from the labor department on the threatened Cotton Belt railway strike. Officials refuse to reveal progress from yesterday while the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks asserts the carrier violated seniority rights and other working conditions.

Associated Preas Mine Bluff Ark The Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Joseph Myers Department of Labor Cotton Belt Brotherhood

Opposition to divesting meat packers from stockyards plan

Washington officials led by Charles Lyman Florence Alley and Maud Wood Park issued a joint statement opposing any court decree to divorce the five large meat packers from stockyards. They argue such a move would hinder passage of controlling legislation.

Associated Press Washington, D.C Charles Lyman National Board of Farm Organizations Plorence ‘Alley National Consummers League Maud Wood Park National League of Women Voters

Radnorshire Sails from Galveston to Bremen in War Era

The Radnorshire steamship, laden with cotton, departed Galveston for Bremen Germany marking the first Union Jack flag vessel to depart for Germany since the 1914 declaration of war. The voyage signals shifting wartime commerce from Texas coastal port.

Associated Press Galveston Texas Radnorshire Bremen Germany

Sugarland Girls Proclaim Social Strike Over School Board Edict

Girls of Sugarland Texas protest a school board order restricting teachers social events to non school evenings with about fifty participants joining the strike. The action targets the board directive and the social lives of women teachers.

Associated Press Sugarland Texas

Banquet Recess Delays Speaker Introduction

A banquet program pauses for a short recess before the next speaker is named. The chairman hints the forthcoming speaker, Chetrmean, will be introduced after attendees return from the break.

Chetrmean

Deutsche Bank Doubles Capital to Lead German Banking

Berlin November 29 Deutsche Bank increases its capital by 125000000 marks reaching 400000000 marks making it the largest bank in Germany surpassing Disconto Gesellschaft whose capital stood at 310000000 marks.

Associated Press Berlin Deutsche Bank Germany Disconto Gesellschaft

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Reward Offer

There is more Catarrh in this region than all other diseases and it was long deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine by F. J. Cheney & Co claims constitutional action through the blood to affect mucous surfaces. A hundred dollar reward is offered for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine.

F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Hue & Co Ste Hall

Cable landings to be investigated by Senate panel

Senator Kelley announced a Senate inquiry into cable landings in the United States. The probe will connect with his bill to empower the state department to regulate cable connections. He invited Western Union officials and other cable firms and said state department officers will attend.

Associated Press Washington United States Western Union Telegraph Company State Department Senate Kelley Republican Minnesota Carlton Western Union

Attempted murder case shocks Baltimore area

Police arrested a young man and an accomplice in connection with a bloody assault on his sweetheart Annie Ruszkewit, 19, whose case is linked to a rail yard mystery. The arrests follow a Saturday discovery and aim to clear up what detectives call the motive behind the attack.

Ty Associated Press Baltimore Mil Eoat Iyitiwiore Annie Ruszkewit Assair

Bread price cut in Cleveland due to flour drop

A Cleveland bakery company cut the price of a 24 ounce loaf of bread from 6 cents to 4 cents today. The reduction follows a drop in flour costs, allowing the two cent decrease.

Associated Press Cleveland Brawery

Br. joie Nationals Set for Orange Texas Training Camp

The Br. joie Nationals will train at Orange Texas with players reporting February 26. Conditioning starts March 1 as pre season games are arranged with the Philadelphia Americans who will train at Lake Charles Louisiana.

Ty Associated Frese St. Louis Br. Joie Nationals Orange Texas Ware Philadelphia Americans Lake Charles

Wages Won’t Drop Says Texas Labor Chief

Texas Labor Commissioner T C Jennings says wages will not return to prewar levels. He notes no appreciable wage decline yet as prices ease slower than prices. Unemployment in Texas is rising and he foresees continued wage reductions as a factor in job markets.

Ity Aga“ciated Press Austin Texas T. C. Jennings

Vienna Opera Seeks Debt Rise Amid State Theater Changes

The Vienna Opera reports a debt of about 26 060 000 crowns after state theater reforms and crown versus republic shifts. Ticket prices jump from seven crowns for best seats to 75, boxes at 80 crowns, gallery seats also rising to 18 crowns.

Vienna Nove 2 Republic A. Kimura Rcen

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Illinois Horace Greeley Pleasantville N. Y Amherst, N. H New York John Hall Generali Joe Hatley Visu Panny Junauschek Anne Amityville Prague Bohemia William S. H. Woods San Antonio Mrs. Marl O'Keefe Mies Veoa Sturges of Dallas C. M. Fish W. P. May Jennie Taylor Carlotta Floyd Grauman Sid Grauman Bryant Washburn Laskey Mabel Murch Galli Carci Hans Hank Leslie Carlotta J. S. Denike Seymour Denike Woman's Club Dorothy Borchers Whittington Genevieve Camp Blanchard Solo Stowers Aeener International Institute Deote Senator Kellogg Opera IN
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