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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1919
Page
9
Yesterday's cooler outlook failed as misting rain persisted. The day stayed chilly but did not reach freezing last night or this morning. Temperatures rose today and fields show improving warmth as farmers prep for spring crops and transplant Bermuda onions.
Notice to automobile owners in Laredo who insured or planned to insure with the Bull-Dog Auto Insurance Association. Discontinues dealings with agent C Williamson. Notify Harry A. Anderson at the Bender Hotel for facts about Bull-Dog, claiming lower rates and protection.
Notice to hunters states that hunting on the Jarral Barrocito Burritos Sortuga and La Mota pastures will harm cattle owners and that no hunting permit requests will be considered.
Deeds filed with Webb County clerk list transfers from Humberto Cuesta to Harriet Bridgefort Battle lot 4 block 01 W D 700 to Garcia Zapata to Dolores Gamboa lot 8 block 6 W D 400 Espirigion Leal to Benito Martinez lot 10 block 103 BD 100 T R Coleman to J Maxcy Pace replat block 568 W D 12 Juan B Zamora to Frank Camille lot 3 block 386 W D 900
An external mustard oil remedy Musterole relieves headache from colds or congestion without stomach or heart side effects. It claims quick action and can ease sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and rheumatic pains. Sold in 30c 60c jars and hospital size $2.50.
Mrs Lott Taylor received a telegram announcing the death in San Antonio of her father Captain George H Lanham a former well known Laredo citizen who led a long life here and later resided in San Antonio The piece recalls his local ties and quotes poetry about his life and witness Three other society items note visitors Miss Anita Johnson’s arrival Miss Rosita Barlow return to school and the Fort Sam Houston transport duty assignment for Lt Col Hugh McG Taylor plus a social calendar including bridge parties and a Baptist church WMA meeting
Wednesday events include the Parish Guild business at the Rectory at 4 PM and Mrs M W Brennan hosting the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 3 30 PM. Thursday brings the Married Ladies Social Club at 3 30 PM hosted by Mrs G W Derby and the Thursday Bridge Club with Miss Maria Mowry at 3 30 PM. The Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs F M Ramsay at 3 PM, the Christian church social with Mrs M A Harper at 3 30 PM, and a General W M UU meeting at the Baptist church at 4 PM.
In a church gathering the children attended service with two hymns and prayers. Mr. Cook told the tale The Boy Who Swept the Corners Clean, sparking interest. Boys stayed for a glass cutting lesson to craft diamond panes for hail damaged windows. next meet includes the Junior Birthday offering.
New York observes the hundredth anniversary of Isaac Thomas Hecker born in New York City. He founded the Paulist order and The Catholic World, promoting American Catholicism and sparking a major church controversy involving Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ireland, and Pope Leo XIII.
The Associated Press reports Senator Fall introduced a resolution in Washington asking President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico. In Mexico City Carranza took charge of solving international issues with the United States without new legislative action. State department officials in Washington awaited Mexico City notes as talks continued. A Tennessee prison letter quotes Willim Jenkins claiming he will not betray Vanderbilt teammates under any circumstances.
Government agents said arrests are expected today in the dynamite theft from the Franklin mine magazine. Seven cases of dynamite and 240 caps were stolen, discovered last night with only the regular mine watchman on guard.
Paris dispatch reports Germany will not sign the protocol set by the Allies as a condition for the peace treaty to take effect. Baron von Leisner informs the supreme council of Germany's stance amid growing German opposition and reaction during the past fortnight.
Douglas Wyoming December 3 The train bandit Carlisle will recover from his gunshot wound. The attending physician announced his condition is improving and recovery is expected in a few weeks. Carlisle was shot through the lungs when captured yesterday by a sheriff's posse.
A Fort Worth and Denver passenger train derailed 64 miles north of Fort Worth injuring twenty five people, many seriously. Doctors medical supplies and nurses were dispatched from Fort Worth to treat the injured.
Archor Day is noted in Georgia with various observances. The twenty fifth anniversary of Robert Louis Stevenson's death is marked along with the centenary of James Jared Tracy of Cleveland, a founder of the Case School of Applied Science. Worcester hosts the Massachusetts State Association of Electrical Contractors and Dealers convention. Governor Horbeck calls a one day South Dakota legislature session to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment. In New York the eightieth anniversary of John Hriesson's marine propelling machinery work is commemorated by societies. Prominent Republicans attend a dinner in New York to honor Will Hays. A three day Inter Church World Movement seminar for clergy and lay leaders opens in New York City with hundreds of Protestant delegates expected.
A customer lashed out in a pointed letter to a creditor, claiming relentless demands from federal taxes and countless charities, companies and organizations have drained his finances. He describes being squeezed by taxes, bonds, licenses, relief groups and charities, ending with a grim note on his survival.
Cyclone Wilson, a Negro heavyweight from Chicago, is the newest battering figure to enter the colored league, though reports suggest the "Cyclone" may be merely a breeze in the circuit.
The United States weather bureau forecast from New Orleans notes tonight and Thursday cloudy with probable rain and warmer conditions. Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours ending at 7 am today are unavailable due to a phone outage.
President Wilson begins travel to the Peace Conference while the United States Army of Occupation establishes headquarters at Coblenz. German Crown Prince denies renouncing succession to the throne.
Frank Zabielski, a Russian resident in Newark, died Sunday of starvation despite having wealth. He denied himself food to return one day with opulence to his wife and three children in Russia, with physicians noting the death as due to starvation after the county physician reported the cause.
The senate ordered a general investigation of the federal trade commission. It will probe charges by Senator Watson that the agency is a hotbed of socialism and bolshevism and assess the commission's stance toward Ward business interests and its value as a federal body. The senate also authorized an inquiry into the Ford Newberry Michigan senatorial contest as proposed by Senator Borah.
A fire in Canton suburb Baltimore destroys two wharves of the Canton Lumber Company, the state oyster steamer Governor McLane, and six other vessels. Four steamers are slightly damaged. Fire departments battled the blaze early this morning.
New York December cotton contracts climbed to 40 cents per pound on the opening of trading as covering continued.
A collection notes empty houses in London county dropping to virtually none vacant. It mentions Musk and its odor retained weight. It recalls the term scab used by Philadelphia strikers in 1798. It reports Mauna Loa crater is twenty miles wide and lava streams reach fifty miles long.
Physicians urge complete isolation for anyone with a bad cold to stop spread to family and associates. They warn colds are highly contagious and claim Chamberlain's Cough Remedy helps cure a cold quickly.
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