Savage reprisals in Ireland draw foreign ire and debate
The piece condemns Irish rebels for brutal acts including the hospital killing of a wounded Free State soldier and the execution of four prisoners. It notes widespread sympathy for Ireland’s Free State among Americans and emphasizes the rebels' personal ambition and lack of justification. Sean Hales is linked to Tom Hates, who allegedly led the raid that killed Michael Collins.
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Ireland
Free State
Green Isle
Irish Free State
Free Ireland
Sean Hales
Tom Hates
Michael Collins
Christmas Night Firearm Nuisance Warned by Official
City authorities warn citizens to curb gunfire during Christmas and New Year. Last year armed individuals fired at street lighting and homes, endangering lives. Special police will enforce laws. offenders will be prosecuted. L. Villegas signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Villegas
Overcoat Recovered by City Police
Police recovered an overcoat stolen from a car. They request the owner to call at City Hall to identify and reclaim the property. The notice is attributed to City Manager Brennan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brennan City
Webb County Docket Sets Trial Dates Through January 1923
Webb County district court sets the present term trial calendar led by District Attorney Cdin A Walls. First cases to 1923 include ex sheriff Frank Robinson charged with murder in Corpus Christi, and others on assault to murder and related killings pending January 3 to 5.
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District Court of
Webb Cousty
Cdin A. Walls
Times
Frank Robinson
Nueces County
Fred Roberts
Corpus Christi
Joe Acebo
Lee Petzel
Roberts
Application Filed for Rio Grande Power Development Near Laredo
Under the Federal Water Power Act J W Morrison of St Louis Missouri has filed for a power development on the Rio Grande River about 10 miles northwest of Laredo Texas. Objections hearings briefs and data should be submitted to the Federal Power Commission Executive Secretary Washington DC.
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J. W. Morrison
Chemical Building
St. Louis
Missouri
Rio Grande River
Laredo
Texas
Executive Secretaryv
Federal Power Commission
Washington, D.C
Branca Tonic Honored With Paris Prize
Branca Bros of Milan market Fernet Branca described as a renowned invigorating tonic. Endorsed by Dr. Lereng of Vienna for indigestion and vitality. Grand prize noted from a Paris exposition, promotion by John Brun of 121-Im.
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Ernet Branca
Branca Bros
Milan
Italy
Europe
Lereng
Vienna
John Brun
Equality of Opportunity in Education Drives Public Duty
The piece argues equality of opportunity as a national ideal rooted in public education. It notes disparities between ten month city schools and shorter rural attendance, contrasting well funded districts with underfunded ones, and urges communities to awaken to their responsibility to provide and enforce real access to schooling.
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America
United States
Highway Bid Showdown Near Laredo to Miranda City
Bids for the Laredo to Miranda City and Dilton highway were narrowed to Robinson, Neyland & Peterman at 84,670.54 and Smith Brothers at 90,295.34 excluding gravel hauling. A Monday decision will award the contract between the two bidders, with gravel costs potentially changing the lower bid. The project promises major growth for Webb County including increased traffic, oil-field access, new townsites, and stronger regional ties.
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Laredo
Miranda City
Quilten
Commissioners Court
Robinson, Neyland & Peterman
Smith Brothers
Robinson, Newland & Peterman
Times
Zachry
Webb County
Mexico
N. A. Miller
Dr Garrett Praised At St Stephen World War Heroes Event
The St. Croix Courier from St. Stephen New Brunswick reports a grand ovation and reception for World War I heroes. Toasts honor Dr Alonzo B Garrett United States Consul and his Canada speech drew applause and commendation.
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Garrett
the Times
St. Croix
St. Stephen
New Brunswick
Canada
Alonzo B. Garrett
United States
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Funeral for Luis M. Benavides funeral held this morning
The funeral for Luis M. Benavides who died Thursday morning at 9 40 at his home 310 San Bernardo proceeded from his home to San Agustin church for a requiem high mass and final burial at the family cemetery pallbearers were Francisco Farias Peter P Leyendecker Jr FP Vela Pablo Villareal Adolfo Magnon Reyes Ortiz with honoraries Gonzalo Farias A C Hamilton Luis Ortiz Cecilio Herrera Julio Rodriguez and Julio Rodriguez Jr in attendance the community honored the deceased with flowers reflecting esteem
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Luis M. Benavides
San Bernardo
San Agustin Church
Francisco Farias
Peter P. Leyendecker
Vela
Pablo Villareal
Adolfo Magnon
Reyes Ortiz
Gonzalo Farias
A. C. Hamilton
Luis Ortiz
Cecilio Herrera
Julio Rodriguez
Julio Rodriguez, Jr
Laredo oil district to see many new wells and heavy development
The Times reports several wells nearly ready to come in across the Miranda City Schott and Webb Zapat a fields with good oil and gas showings. Carnahan No 8 has yielded over 100 barrels per day. Oil men like W Killam expect extensive development and large acreage deals in Webb and Zapata counties in early 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ojuelos Grant
McCree
Glsan
Morgan-Thompson
Noret
Schott
Hughes
Miranda City-Schott
Laredo
Baling
W. Killam
Houston
Laredo Oil District
Webb. Zapata
Webb
Zapata
Kiwanis Club Elects Directors for Ensuing Year
At a Thursday meeting the Laredo Kiwanis Club elected directors to serve for the coming year. Named were Sam W. Brown Lennard Craig George W. Dennett Roland Grissom Alden B. Muller Stirling T. Phelps A C Hamilton Dr EF HH Sauvignet Colonel R Hickok Colonel J H Zachry Charlies W Cook BE G Clingenpeel and Howard W Moore. Officers to be elected at a special board meeting next Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Laredo Kiwanis Club
Sam W. Brown
Lennard Craig
George W. Dennett
Roland Grissom
Alden B. Muller
Stirling T. Phelps
A. C. Hamilton
EF. HH. Sauvignet
R. Hickok
J. H. Zachry
Charlies W. Cook
BE. G. Clingenpeel
Howard W Moore
Bishop Capers to Visit West Texas Parish Tomorrow
Rt. Rev. W. T. Capers, Bishop of West Texas, will visit Laredo for annual visitation. He will celebrate early communion, preach all services, and administer confirmation in the evening at Christ Church. Public invited to attend.
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W. T. Capers
West Texas
Episcopal Church
Christ Church
Barbecue Dance Draws Attendees to Gates Patrick Ranch
Lonnie Cates invites many people to a barbecue and dance at the Gates Patrick ranch today. Attendees will visit Leaseholders wells and view drilling on No 3 before the evening gathering and plan to return to Laredo tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Cates
Gates-Kirkpatrick Ranch
No. 3
Cates
Laredo
Sandefer & Co Sells Major Oil Acreage in Area
Sandefer and Co of this city report several large oil acreage sales. The Adams ranch tract near the Leaseholders Field sold 4 500 acres to Forrest Oil Co. and 7 000 acres in the same tract were acquired by Warren & Sents of Pittsburgh. Development work is expected to start within weeks.
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Sandefer & Co
Adams
Forrest Oil Co
Warren & Sents
Pittsburgh
Community church events and meetings listed for weekend
Saturday events include Mrs Ira O Meara entertaining at 3 PM and a bridge event. Sunday services and youth groups meet at various churches including the Presbyterian Church at 6 45 PM and the Baptist Church at 6 30 PM. Monday circles of the Woman's Missionary Society hold a 4 PM business meeting with officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Local society notes mark birthday party with festive games
Mrs. St Bolafios hosts a lively birthday gathering at her home with about fifty guests enjoying games and a sumptuous supper. Mrs Ira O'Meara treats friends to a stylish bridge afternoon with pink roses and yellow chrysanthemums and prizes for top scores.
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Ira O'Meara
C. C. Jefferies
Henna
Society Reports and Meeting Announcements Urged
All clubs and societies with reporters must submit weekly reports to the Society Editor and phone meeting announcements to No. 70. This keeps the daily society calendar accurate and informed for public notices in The Friend.
War surplus material sales report noted in AP dispatch
Washington report says sale of war department surplus bought during the war yielded 874 181 577 dollars by end of last fiscal year. Original cost over 2 billion with 261 112 502 on hand for disposition as of June 30 1922 and an average recovery of 45 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Wainwright
Department
Social News Briefs From The Heights And Area
Miss Hazel Irwin left for San Antonio to visit sister Mrs. Lee Volmer. Mr. Stanley Hauser and party returned to San Antonio after a city visit. Mrs Frank Higgins departed for Beaumont after a three week stay with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton. Lieut and Mrs. Harry Stockwell of Camp Travis spend weekend with Mr and Mrs S E Woods on the Heights. Pan American Round Table to hold luncheon at Hamilton Hotel Tuesday at 1 15 pm led by Mrs John ston. members to register with Mrs J B DaCamara. Sunbeam Band met at Baptist Church with stories Pains and Pills and A Caravan in the Desert. Rose won sword drill. scripture read by Mrs Smith. Attendees included Truett and Lamar Smith Beulah Cezeaux Guyler and James Allbright James Graves Mildred and Fred Warner Mary Thomay Bessy Mann Margaret
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Minarva O’sell
Doys
Emilie Hassell
Reginald Hackensos
Anna May Massett
Henry Somery
Emilie Halsell
Margaret Copeland
Mildred Leyendecker
Marjorie Fish
Evelyn Ryan
Kathleen Heaner
Rosalie Wormser
Anna May Mussett
Reetnald Hackeanies
Fred Rogers
St. Elmo Trout
Richard Trout
Joe Layendecker Jr
Arthur Hazelrigg
Connie Lake
Bo Lansden
Ted O'Sell
Achard Johnson
Harry Tomery
Pan-American Round Table
Hamilton Hotel
Johnston
J. B. DaCamara
Sunbeam
The
Baptist Church
Pletcher Smith
W. L.guinn
Musicians Club to Broadcast Program and Recital
The Musicians Club program for members and guests will be broadcast from Wormser Brothers station this Saturday at 8 p.m. Pupils of Mrs. T A Austin present a recital at Hotel Hamilton Saturday Dec 16 at 8:30 p.m. with a composed program featuring works by Moskowski Mendelssohn Chopin and others performed by listed pupils and artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musicians’ Club
Wormser Brothers
T. A. Austin
Hotel Hamilton
Lowell Bird
Ferber
Helen Dixon
Texas Music Teachers Association Holds Annual Session
Notes of Texas and Texans report the Texas Music Teachers Association met in Brownwood on December 1 and 2. The Texas Federation of Music Clubs in Houston featured performances by Katherine Redmond of Corpus Christi Walter Gi le wicz of Belton Horace Clark of Houston and Frank Reed of the State University. Oscar J Fox of San Antonio presented songs sung by Mrs. Charles L Nethel. Harold Morris of San Antonio, a founder of the American Composers Guild, gave a piano recital at Aeolian Hall in New York last Friday.
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Texas
Texans
Texas Music Teachers’ Association
Brownwood
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Houston
Katherine Redmond
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Walter Gilewicz
Baylor College
Belton
Horace Clark
Frank Reed
State University
Oscar J. Fox
San Antonio
Charles L. Nethel
Harold Morris
Aeolian Hall
New York
Morris
American Composers’ Guild
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Walls
Lee Petze
Nueces
Ernesto Garcia
Santos Salinas
German Nermandes
Santiago Trevino
Federico Rodrigues
Andres Martinez Et al
Federico Rodriguez
Jesus Rodriguez
Gregorio Gonzalez
Pedro Vasquez
Matias Martiaz
Haniel Rocha
Francisco del Tosque
Eugenio Garza
Luis F. Balaguer
A. Sappenfield
Jose Acebo
Fernet Branca
Robinson, Neyland & Peterson
Co. W. Killam
Club Far
Rg Voce
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Ira O’meara
Bridge
Guinn
Lilian
Youle
Henry’ Simms
Ruth Young
Marguerite
Vernon Schelper
Regina
Alice Love
Genevieve
Tommy Goodwin
Leslie Ewing
Margaret Delbhraise
Tory
New York Herald
Flora Dilgacde
Milton
A. C. Richter
H. I. Watson
James Vernon Proffitt
Golliwog
Debussy
Sadie Hazelrigg
H. Murphy
Mary Murray
Carl Berlin
Guirlandes
Godard
Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Travis Bruce Burn
Chopin
Niemannt-Jengen
Dorothy Borchers
Pete
Massenet Minuet
Beethoven Migs Marjory Murray
Mexico City
Andres de Segurola
Fleta
Miguel Fleta
Carmen
Rigolatto
Aida
Paglacci
la Dolores
Hi ‘Tabarro
Jose F. Vazquez
Manuel M. Bermejo
Christ Church Episcopal
Venice
W. Guswassens
Dimitttis
Jules Jordan
St. Edith
Mendelsohan
Flora Dilgarde Milton
Mrrs
Dorothy Crutchfield
Barrie
Tommy
Hazel Irwin
Lee Volmer
Stanley Hauser
J. D. Merriman
Leon, Barrow
Baby
Frank Higgins
Beaumont
Harry Stockwell
Camp Travis
Mrs
S. E. Woods
Heights
Loreley
Ruan Woodman
Gaya Sari
Rosalie Wormseer
Moskowski Scherzo We
Eee Ee Eae Mendelssohn
Fivelun Maria
Nevin Worrell
Peeee
Morentina Belmont
Mendelssohn Albert Olsen
Vanderpool
Biel
Zucca
Evelyn Moore
Dorothy Derby
Beethoven
Il Baceto
Arditi
Rosalie Wormyser
Albert Olsen
Harriet Ware
Florentine Belmont
McDowell Air de Ballet
Chaminade
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