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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1920
Page
9
The Laredo Bridge Co starts preliminary work for a reinforced steel and concrete bridge to replace the fire-destroyed structure. Contractor DePuy of San Antonio orders steel girders and assembles machinery on site while ware rooms and sheds are built to house equipment and workers on the scene.
Importations from Mexico passed through Laredo with silver and four carloads of ixile along with smaller goods by truck. The city notes a sharp but not freezing morning, reports on a big ditch digging machine for sewerage work, a new marriage license for Genaro Briones and Hortencia Herrera, and stores stocking Christmas goods ahead of the holiday.
Rio de Janeiro has 26000 business women and Czecho Slovakia elects more women voters than men. The New Jersey legislature will include two women Republicans. Laura Lee Wehner is Louisville’s sole woman practicing law. Washington DC has the most women lawyers by population. Two Berwick area matrons outrun a ball, climbed a tree to safety. A Detroit applicant seeks a domestic job with garage space. Colorado votes Republican, yet Inez Lewis Johnson wins El Paso County superintendent. In Siam women work in workshops factories and transport with equal pay. Wisconsin women students earn funds by knitting stockings at ten cents a pair.
Nuevo Laredo marked the inauguration of General Alvaro Obregon as president with a midnight celebration that echoed into Laredo. Bells, fireworks, cannons, and marching bands proclaimed Viva Obregon and Viva Mexico as residents joined in a unified display of support for the new administration.
Mrs J S Denike hosts the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 3 30 pm. Parish Guild of Christ church meets at Mrs A B E Younkins home at 3 30 pm to pack the Joy Box for Rev Mr Bush Newport Ore. Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church meets at Mrs Henry Borchers home at 3 30 pm. Miss Maria Mowry entertains the Thursday Bridge club at 3 30 pm.
An advertising notice promotes Fidelity Volmine as a penetrating chest salve for croup bronchitis catarrh whooping cough tonsillitis and asthma. It states Fidelity Quality guarantees purity and notes City Drug Co in Laredo sells it.
U.S. Army Quartermaster Department auctions salvage items including 1000 pairs russet shoes and 600 black matching shoes, 500 gray blankets, 150 dyed overcoats, 1000 wool shirts, 1000 army comforts, 500 wool suits, 1000 woolen underwear, 9000 hats, 1000 riding bridles, plus saddles harness trunks and more at set prices. Great bargains offered at 1701 Hidalgo St.
Corpus Christi social note lists Mrs. Halsey visiting niece Mrs. C M Biggio and expects guests Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Depp and daughter from San Antonio staying with Mr. and Mrs. C M Fish. Several other local residents are mentioned visiting relatives, club meetings, and social events.
The item notes various curiosities from hair and vitality in children to the square Indian coin, wiggling ears as character signs, burglars using chlorine gas, the whale’s height, long strawberry storage by freezing, and divorce rates. It also states German travel money limits of 1000 marks per day or 5090 per month with larger sums sent via banks.
A reader seeks guidance on watching The Times daily for monthly opportunities and deals. The note suggests a routine to monitor the newspaper for recurring offers and market signals.
Secretary Colby proposed appointing commissioners from the United States and Mexico to draft a treaty base amid hints of anti-Obregon conspiracies along the border. Washington officials monitor for neutral conduct as diplomacy moves forward.
The steamship Calp bound from Port Arthur Texas to Liverpool with a cotton cargo was reported afire last night near New Orleans. Early today the vessel Guilt of Mexico approached the southwest pass of the Mississippi with the fire under control, per the Maritime Exchange report.
Austin December 1 The American Railway Express Company informed the Texas railroad commission it has applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval to raise intrastate rates by 13.5 percent to align Texas rates with higher interstate rates granted by the ICC.
Queen Alexandra turns 76 as celebrations begin. Obregon to be inaugurated in Mexico City. NAACP Agriculture heads meet in Chicago. Central American reps plan union talks in San Jose. Harrisburg hosts Governors Conference on housing. Federal Council of Churches meets in Boston. British Columbia election decides Liberal or Conservative governance. Army generals Biddle Hodges to retire. A Swiss inventor’s lamp chimneys stem from a child’s oil flask accident.
Inquiries about Texas cement standards reached the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology from the English Cement firm Elleamere Vort. The company plans to ship its product to Texas if it meets requirements and would likely arrive at Galveston as ballast.
Geneva December 1 The league of nations council drafts a letter to President Wilson accepting his offer to mediate in Armenia. Wilson's note was received this morning and read to the council at 10 36 o clock. It was received with evident satisfaction.
The Geneva council approved inviting the United States to appoint a representative to consult with the commission on arms reduction. General Wood was cited in Washington as a potential pick for Armenian relief work with the league of nations. In Geneva the commission voted Austria into the league, expected to be ratified by the assembly.
Passaic New Jersey December 1 two men were killed and one seriously wounded in a saloon incident after a patron asked for whiskey, received near beer, returned brandishing a revolver and demanded whiskey. The barkeeper refused. In attempts to subdue him two patrons were killed.
Des Moines Iowa December 1 Arkansas legislators arrived late and left for Ames to inspect Iowa State University agricultural college facilities and programs.
Ardmore Oklahoma county attorney Brown announces Clara Smith, sought in the death of Jake Hamon, likely moving toward El Paso Texas. He traced her from Ardmore through Durant Denison Dallas and Cisco and says she bought a ticket to El Paso.
Notice from Wormser Bros prohibits any hunting or fishing in their pastures and lakes. No permits will be issued. Dated November 6.
Judge J J Worthington of Harrison says Republicans will contest the recent election of Congressman John Tilman in the Third district. He cites alleged irregularities under investigation in several counties as the basis for the challenge.
A message sent to Shanghai business houses reports that troops in Ichang Mupeh province mutinied seized the city set it on fire and looted it.
A blaze in Jasper Alabama destroyed twenty business buildings and ten residences after an early morning start. Fire officials reported extensive damage across the district, with investigations underway to determine the cause.
Beginning today in Fort Worth Texas plasterers will earn 12 a day and cement workers and finishers 11 a day marking a $1 raise agreed last August. The wage increase applies to the plastering and cement trades in the city.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the prohibition law. J W Gilmore of Collins County was denied a writ of habeas corpus after being charged with unlawfully transporting intoxicating liquors. The court ruled the state has power to regulate traffic in intoxicants.
London reports mark the American women’s hockey tour as a social affair more than a sports clash. English papers praise their poise and manners while noting fashion and hairstyles. The Americans admit to learning and concede early losses as they adapt to British play.
The Times reports a forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau New Orleans advising tonight and Thursday fair with a slowly rising temperature. Fort McIntosh observations show a 24 hour high of 75 and a low of 36 with southeast wind and clear skies.
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