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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1919

Page

11

Echoes of joy and loss amid Laredo society events

A phrased blend of poetry and local social notes from Laredo covers remarks by Rt Rev Henry D Aves en route to Mexico City and a string of church group meetings. The piece lists weddings bridge parties and club gatherings at the Baptist Presbyterian and Latin American Club with hostesses and guests named, detailing decor and activities among Mrs Derby Mrs Lane and others.

Henry D. Aves Mexico Laredo Mexico City General Convention of the Church Detroit Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church F. M. Ramsay Windrow H. M. Austin Miss Lee Mesdames Lattig Shoemaker Sorrell Wharton Westbrook Green Shirey Austin Ramsay Mesdames Austin Biggio Brewster Christen Cogley Davis Fish Hall Huberich McComb MacGregor Reed Vidales Woodman Young Bobbitt Cluck Colburn Hiatt Penn M. W. Brennan A. Smith E. J. Foster Boniger Williams Winn Groff Sr Copeland

Tanlac Proves Best Medicine Says El Paso Man

Tom McLennon of 1313 Grama Street El Paso Texas says Tanlac relieved three years of suffering. He gained 25 pounds his appetite improved nerves steadied sleep restored and swelling pain in legs and feet vanished. He recommends Tanlac to others and notes druggists sell it.

Tanlac Tom McClennon Grama Street el Paso Texas Taniac

Southern Commercial Congress to Meet in Savannah

Savannah Georgia December 5 delegates from Southern States governors and regional business leaders will attend the eleventh annual Southern Commercial Congress to discuss merchant marine trade relations with Latin America and Southern port development. The Congress has grown to include chambers of commerce boards of trade and commercial clubs across the South.

Savannah Southern Commercial Congress Chambers of Commerce Boards of Trade South

Local Professionals Directory Entry

E A Atlee attorney at law offices New Alexander Building next to Laredo Nat's Bank phone 771. Dentists Dr A E McCulloch Wilcox Block telephone 299 J K Thompson Richter Building corner Market Plaza phone 646. Dr W J Wilson Walls Building over People's Pharmacy telephone 746.

Hicks Dickson Bobbitt Attorneys San Antonio Walls Laredo Alexander Building Nat's Bank A. E. McCulloch Richter Building N. W Corner Market Plaza W. J. Wilson

Of Interest to Women. Early milestones in women's progress

A survey of historic firsts shows women achieving public roles and education leadership. From Mrs. S. M. Parker as the first female internal revenue collector in 1875 to Lexington normal school’s 18350 training for teachers. Michigan admitting women in 50 years ago, Springfield naming Dr. Sarah J. Williams city physician in 1872.

Geneva S. M. Parker Indiana America Normal School Lexington Mass Canada Julia Arthur Margaret Anglin Viola Allen May Irwin Rose Stahl Marie Dressler University of Michigan Springfield Sarah J. Williams

Coercion Urged to Secure German Treaty Compliance

The Associated Press reports that coercion is seen as the sole way to force German compliance with the peace treaty protocol. A secret Council of Five session with Marshal Foch discussed executing a plan drafted last June to compel German plenipotentiaries at Versailles. Clemenceau and Foch argued that German deviations and new objections require firm measures.

Associated Press Avis Council of Five Marshal Foch Foch Versailles Clemenceau

Wilson to meet senators on Mexican situation at White House

President Wilson will meet Senators Fall and Hitchcock at 2:50 PM to discuss Mexico policy. Fall plans to publicly present evidence linking Mexican officials to Red propaganda after the conference. A Hitchcock substitute backs congressional support if the president chooses to sever relations with Mexico.

Fall Hitchcock Wilson Washington Senate United States Foreign Relations Committee Mall Lansing

Czecho Slovaks Mobilizing on Hungary Frontier

Copenhagen reports the Czecho Slovakian government orders mobilization of three classes. A Prague despatch notes 21 divisions moving toward the Hungarian frontier as tensions rise in the region.

Copenhagen Vienna Prague

Border mining groups plan withdrawal of American workers

El Paso reports border mining representatives intend to carry out instructions to withdraw American citizens employed below the border. The move is not expected to trigger an immediate exodus, though hundreds of Americans may depart.

el Paso Texas Mexico

Rumors On Peace Talks Threaten German Cities

Persistent stock exchange rumors say the supreme council of the peace conference warned Germany that without final peace terms allied troops would occupy Essen and Frankfurt.

London Stock Exchange Supreme Council of the Peace Conference Germany Essen Frankfort

Socialist congress backs Soviet system for Germany

In Leipsic on December 5 the congress of independent socialists unanimously adopted a program calling for a Soviet system in Germany.

Leipsic Congress of Independent Socialists Germany

Notice to Hunters in Jarral and Nearby Pastures

Notice warns that hunting on Jarral Barracito Burritos Tortuga and La Mota pastures harms cattle owners and requests no hunting permit requests be made.

Jarral Barracito Burritos Tortuga la Mota

Today’s Events Around Town and Nation

Topeka marks its 65th birthday while Sir Frederick Bridge turns 75. Tuberculosis Day is observed in Pennsylvania schools. Actors’ Memorial Day support events run nationwide. Ontario Winter Fair opens in Guelph. Pershing visits Camp Bragg. Harvard and Dartmouth debate tonight. New York City councils discuss rates. National Dairy Association meets in Chicago. Polk and U S delegates sail from Brest to New York.

Topeka Kansas Sir Frederick Bridge Westminster Abbey Governor Sproul Pennsylvania United States Canada Actors’ Fund Ontario Guelph General Pershing Camp Bragg Fayetteville North Carolina Harvard University Dartmouth College New York State Albany America National Dairy Association Chicago Polk Brest New York

Bandits Loot Texas Store After Raid Near Zapata

Reports to General J. F. Wolters say Mexican bandits raided a store 11 miles south of Zapata, bound the owner, looted the shop, and fled across the border. The number of bandits was not determined.

Houston Texas Zapata Zapata County J. F. Wolters Texas Cavalry

Personal visits noted from Hebbronville and Sabinas

Oscar Thompson of Hebbronville visited the city yesterday while Carlos Morton of Sabinas, Mexico, is in town to see family. The new Mexican ambassador to Japan, Juan B. Rojo, recently stationed in Washington as legal adviser to the Mexican embassy, arrived here today en route to his post in Japan.

Oscar Thompson Hebbronville Carlos Morton Sabinas Mexico Juan B. Rojo Japan Washington

Wilde Sharkey Fight Set for Milwaukee Ring Tomorrow

Milwaukee boxing fans await the Wilde Sharkey 10 round bout to be held tomorrow night under local club auspices. The English champion weighs in at 116 pounds, while Sharkey, a clever hard hitting New Yorker, challenges him for the title in a potential record crowd event.

Milwaukee Wis Jimmy Wilde Jack Sharkey Sharkey

Weather forecast from New Orleans issued by The Times

Tonight and Saturday cloudy with local rains and warmer tonight. Fort McIntosh reports a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum of 56 and a minimum of 46. Wind generally from the north. conditions cloudy.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co Fort McIntosh Northleast

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises $100 Cure Guarantee

Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh at all stages through internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer $100 to anyone not cured and invite testimonials sent to I J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. sold by all druggists.

Hall J. Cheney & Se Toledo Ohio All Druggiste Thc

Governors Seek Coal Output as Miners Fight 14 Percent Rise

Governors from at least ten states press for increased coal mining to supply homes and essential industries while miners oppose the 14 percent wage rise. Fuel has been restricted nationwide as mine conditions show little improvement and tensions remain high. A proclamation of martial law was issued in several Oklahoma counties effective immediately.

Chicago New York Sierra Nevada Mountains McAlester Oklo Robertson Pittsburgh Latimer Letore Coul Haskell Okmulgee

Ohio coal strike settlement near, reports say

Columbus Ohio December 5 settlement of the coal strike in Ohio was very near today according to reports to the offices of Governor Cox.

Columbus Ohio Cox

Gala Day Inauguration Expected For Kentucky Governor Morrow

Frankfort girds for the inauguration of Edwin P. Morrow as Kentucky governor. An estimated 25 000 visitors are expected to attend, with Republican clubs from Louisville and Lexington leading the parade and decorated civic spaces. The oath will be administered by the chief justice from a stand near the State capitol.

Frankfort Dee Edwin FP. Morrow Kentucky Morrow Little Hill Louisville Lexington

Prince of Wales Takes Golf Balls Aboard Ship

The Prince of Wales carried several boxes of American golf balls on his voyage home. Fred Fulton faced many offers of big money for bouts after returning from Europe. Center College closed its football season with 485 points for and 23 against. Manager Pat Moran rejected a favorable vaudeville offer for himself. A baseball monologue was planned for Pat Moran. Promoters reportedly offered college stars up to a thousand dollars to play in one game. Georgia Tech endured heavy beating this season while Columbia tied Brown 7 to 7 in a surprise finish.

Prince of Wales Fred Fulton Europe Center Georgia Tech

Splendid Cough Medicine Praised by Mrs. Clay Fry

Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Missouri extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as splendid. She says she uses it for children with croupy symptoms and for herself to relieve coughs and lung colds after only a few doses.

Chamberlain

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