A Girl in Bohemia at the Royal Delights Troupe
The Royal stage presented A Girl in Bohemia with Peggy Hyland in the lead, a tense drama that kept audiences engaged from start to finish. Also at the Strand, The Girl Who Stayed at Home, a D. W. Griffith production, screens tonight and tomorrow and leaves a strong impression. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Theodore Wright in Danville Illinois on December 6, Mrs Wright formerly Lottie Gunther Meldrum. Eliseo Campos and Adriano Aranales were bound over on liquor law violation charges after an examining trial before Justice Benavides. Romulo Garcia and Juana Aguero have a new marriage license in the county. Fort McIntosh not attacked. soldiers practiced hand grenades for possible use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Royal
Bohemia
Peggy Hyland
D. W. Griffith
Strand
Theodore Wright
Danville
Wright
Lottie Gunther Meldrum
Mexico
Eliseo Campos
Adriano Arenales
Benavides
District Court
Romulo Garcia
Juana Aguero
Fort McIntosh
Laredo
Soldier Boys
Laredo Enjoys Abundant Fuel During Cold Wave
While the nation suffers from a cold wave and coal shortages Laredo has ample natural gas coal and wood to meet heating needs Gas is plentiful and coal is available from Cannel Coal Co mines twenty three miles away where miners remain employed Wood can be sourced from local chaparral This favorable energy situation contrasts with hardship elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Cannel Coal Co
Death of Sra Pla cida Duclos de Herrera in Laredo
Morning 4 o clock at 1311 Grant street Sra Pla cida Duclos de Herrera dies after brief illness. Widow of Capt Herrera of the Mexican army she leaves her son Charles and four sisters and one brother Jose Duclos Nuevo Laredo. Funeral from family home and San Agustin church to Catholic cemetery for interment.
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Placida Duclos de Herrera
Grant Street
Laredo
Capt. Herrera
Charles
San Agustin Church
Birthdays and historical milestones listed for December 9
The entry catalogs notable birthdays and events on December 9 across years: 1775 Battle of Great Bridge near Norfolk, 1844 birth of Rear Admiral Coghlan, 1889 Pope Leo's Canada protest, 1893 French Chamber bomb outrage, 1902 Britain and Germany Venezuela ultimatum, 1914 Russia war expenses, 1915 Sir John French raid, 1916 artillery duels, 1917 Cossack counter-revolution in Southern Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bridge
Norfolk
Virginia
Joseph B. Coghlan
Manila Bay
Frankfort
New Rochelle
N. Y
Leo
Canada
Chamber of Deputies
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Russia
John French
Arras
Sunbeam Band to Meet at Baptist Church
The Sunbeam Band of the Baptist church will meet at the church at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church
L. A. Lafon
Fr. D. Anderson
Christ Church Choir
The Sand Man and Local Social Notes
A nostalgic poem about the Sand Man accompanies local society chatter. The column lists returning travelers and upcoming events, dances, church activities, charity sales, and club gatherings with names and places around Laredo and nearby Texas towns.
Missionary Society Elects Officers At Methodist Church
The Women's Missionary Society met at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. A. Thompson chaired the election of officers for the coming year with President Mrs. J. A. Burnett and Vice President Mrs. A. G. Thompson leading a slate that included secretaries, treasurers, and various superintendents. Also noted were attendees Mesdames Thompson, Shanks, Guinn, Miller, Barr, Burnett, Crawford, and Lampman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Burnett
J. A. Thompson
J. A. Burnett
A. G. Thompson
W. Ll. Barr
O. H. Guinn
N. A. Miller
J. O. Buenz
J. W. Ward
F. I. Shanks
Mesdames
J. E. Thompson
R. Shanks
I .K. Shanks
Green Martin
Hmerson
Cone
C. W. Nye
J. K. Thompson
Bradbury
Barr
Crawford, Lampman and Miller
Notable Arrivals in City from Monterey and Brownsville
PERSONALL city Geo. Bispham arrived yesterday from Monterey and departed this morning for San Antonio. G M Lutts deputy collector of the Internal Revenue Service reached Laredo from Brownsville to assist M S Ryan with work in this territory.
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City
Geo. Bispham
Monterey
San Antonio
G. M. Lutts
Internal Revenue Service
Laredo
Brownsville
M. S. Ryan
Global and regional events mark a busy day
Sweden observes Gustavus Adolphus birthday while Massachusetts cities vote in municipal elections. The Alberta Winter Fair opens in Calgary and runs through the week. General Pershing inspects Camp Gordon in Georgia. Edwin Morrow is inaugurated Kentucky governor with GOP gala. Ontario holds a Dominion Parliament seat by casualty. A British labor congress discusses mine nationalization. The Non Partisan League meets in St Paul. NC Livestock exhibition opens in Goldsboro. A coalition conference in St Louis seeks unity among labor and radical groups.
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Sweden
Gustavus Adolphus
Massachusetts
Alberta
Calgary
General Pershing
Camp Gordon
Columbus
Edwin P. Morrow
Kentucky
Ontario
Sam Sharpe
Great Britain
London
St. Paul
North Carolina Livestock Association
Goldsboro
St. Louis
National Labor Party
Non- Partisan
League
Chamberlain's Tablets Claim Quick Digestive Relief
These tablets target indigestion and constipation by toning the stomach and stimulating the liver and bowels. They are advertised to restore normal function, leaving the user feeling improved and more alert after use.
Anniversaries Highlight Notable Births Across Years
Today marks anniversaries for several figures including Prince Peter Kropotkin born 77 years ago and Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, born 56 years ago in England. Meredith Nicholson, born 53 years ago in Crawfordsville Indiana, also features among the celebrants along with Rev. Charles I Slattery of Grace Episcopal Church born in Pittsburgh 52 years ago. Thomas W Hardwick born in Thomasville Georgia 47 years ago and George H Brimhall, president of Brigham Young University, born in Salt Lake City 67 years ago are noted as well.
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Prince Peter Kropotkin
G. Campbell Morgan
Teachers’ Training College
New York
England
Meredith Nicholson
Crawfordsville
Ind
Charles I. Slattery
Grace Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh
Thomas W. Hardwick
United States
Georgia
Thomasville
George H. Brimhall
Brigham Young University
Salt Lake City
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
The United States weather bureau in New Orleans reports tonight is fair with a severe cold wave and hard freeze in sugar and trucking areas. Fort McIntosh records show a maximum 43 degrees and minimum 59 degrees with northerly winds and cloudy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Baseball and boxing notes from early circuit gossip
Rumors probe the reorganized Central League with Grand Rapids Lansing Muskegon Jackson Fort Wayne and Richmond. Pro football attendance tallies top 39 000 61 000 and 52 000 for Harvard Princeton Yale matchups. Boxing and wrestling chatter hinge on Meekly Williams Wilde and Dempsey with Curley predicting Meehan versus Dempsey finale.
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Grand Rapids
Lansing
Muskegon
Jackson
Michigan
Ft. Wayne
Richmond
Ind
Reds
Chicago
Gleason
White Sox
Dicky Kerr
Avoirdupois
Mike Thompson
Georgetown
Iy Messrs
Boston
Jimmy Wilde
Joe Stecher
Wladek Zbyszko
Jack Curley
Willie Meehan
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
San Francisco
The Elopers Knicker-Did They Ask Your Advice
Paterfamilias declares no more consent than if he had been the Senate in the mock dialogue about marriage and authority. The excerpt presents a humorous clash between modern autonomy and patriarchal oversight.
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Senate
Severe winter drives coal strike toward settlement
Sub zero conditions grip the Northwest as fuel rationing slows industry. Butte Montana reports 60 degrees below zero and Oregon towns show deep cold. UMW leaders meet in Indianapolis to consider Wilson proposal as labor strikes threaten national energy supplies. Washington sends urging telegram to John L Lewis endorsing settlement.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Indianapolis
Butte
Montana
Lander
Wyoming
Oregon
Great Falls
Ind
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Washington
Labor
John L. Lewis
Contempt Hearing Delayed in UMW Officials Case
The contempt of court hearing for 84 UMW general and district officials was postponed to next Tuesday morning by Judge Anderson on government motion. The delay followed a meeting to discuss the president's plan to end the strike and a motion to postpone empaneling a federal grand jury investigating Lever and anti trust violations, with December 17 set.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
United States District
Anderson
C. B. Ames
United States
Slack
Federal
Com
Dato to Form Cabinet in Madrid
Eduardo Dato has agreed to form a cabinet to replace the ministry that has just resigned in Madrid.
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Madrid
Eduardo Dato
Albanian Sign Language Confuses Newcomers in Albania
A Red Cross note notes Albania's sign language puzzles newcomers. It explains that in Albania a nod may signal no and a shake may signal yes. The article says the words yesh and noah differ from common English meanings.
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Tirana
Albania
Red Cross
Noah
A Star Seeks Moor Car To Match New Hat
A cinema star laments forgetting to buy a Moor car to complement her new hat. The secretary asks what was missed, and she replies she intended to purchase the Moor car during shopping.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promised to Cure
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 dollars to anyone whose case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from customers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
World WCTU Convention to Energize Prohibition Efforts
The World's Womans Christian Temperance Union plans its April London convention inviting delegates from the United States Canada Britain and many countries. Preparations led by Miss Agnes Slack aim to showcase global unity and promote total abstinence sermons across churches and halls. The Lord Mayor will host a Guildhall reception for delegates.
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London
Decp
United Kingdom
United States
Woman's Christian Temperanee Union
British Women's Temperance Association
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Canada
Australia
Ohio
Illinois
British Empire
India
Burma
Ceylon
Matabeleland
Gibbraltar
Straits Settlements
Japan
China
Siam
Egypt
Union
The
World Organization
Brooklyn
Cause of
Temperance
United
Great Britain
National
England
Wales
Agnes EK. Slack
Atlantic
Guildhall
Fuel Saving Regulations Enforced Amid Coal Strike
Fuel Administrator Garfield announced drastic 1918 fuel economy rules in Washington on December 4. Bituminous coal and coke plants will run three days weekly with current cutbacks for street lighting office and industrial heating and street railways, with exceptions for essential manufacturing and certain fuels.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Garfield
Radical agitation tied to Soviet influence report
An exhaustive Joint legislative committee report argues that radical agitation in the United States stems from a organized movement inspired by the Russian Soviet government, not economic conditions, with findings to be presented to the New York State Legislature.
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New York
Joint Legislative Committee
Follies Beauty Stars in Eastward Ho at Royal Theatre
Mary Hay, a Ziegfeld Folies beauty, headlines the Fox release Eastward Ho! with William Russell. The pair perform daring stunts while delivering stage worthy acting, making Miss Hay’s part highly worth watching at the Royal Theatre tomorrow.
Poincare greeted in Strassburg as Nordic relations shift
President Poincare receives an enthusiastic welcome in Strassburg while Norway and Denmark announce severed relations with Russia. Loyal troops quell riots in Berlin and restore order amid a tense international climate.
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Poincare
Strassburg
Norway
Denmark
Russia
Berlin
Automobile Seized at Laredo for Customs Violation
The Ford automobile was seized at Laredo Texas on December 1 1919 for violation of Section 3082 RK. Claimants must file their claim within twenty days of first publication or the automobile will be sold at public auction at the Customhouse at 10 A M January 14 1920. A R Kahn Deputy Collector of Customs.
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Port of Laredo
Texas
Laredo
A. R .Kahn
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Pringe
Cra, Placida Duclos de Herrera
the Times
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Soldiers Club
the Sand Man
Hark
E. A. Brininstool
Robert McCulloch
Corpus Christis
T. K. Collins
Philippines
Capt. Collins
Seattle
W. DeWolff
George Wineh
Corpus Christi
Br. FE
W. C. Nye
Mission, Texas
Sue Smith
Tyler
Ladies of the Christian Church
Stowers’ Furniture Store
J. R. Moore
T. A. Austin
W. J. Sames
Elkis Hall
Evelyn Moore
Will Austin
Harry
Will Sames
Flord Dilgarde Anderson
Marguerite Nelson
Yric
Monday Bridge Club
BE. H. Sauvignet
J. S. Penn
H. G
DaCamara
Mesdames Penn
A. R. Vidaurri
T. A. Leyendecker
Lafon
Mesdames Shelby, Withoff
Morrow and
Morgan
Y. G. Delling of
Dolores
Merry
Christmas
Chamberlain
Weather Forecast
Local Weather Report
Harry Kid Brown
Johnny Mooney
Elopers
Gulf Coast
Cedar Keys
Bay St. Louis
Spalato
D'Annunzio
Belgrade
Irrequieto
Millo
D’annunzio
Clemenceau
Paris
Lloyd George
Rome
Nitti
Scialoia
Bennet
US Associated Press
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