Impeachment Charges Against Daugherty Spark House Hearing
The Friday hearing before the house judiciary committee rejected a claim that Justice Department operatives shadowed Senator Caraway and Representatives Woodruff and Joluseon. The piece argues the charges are likely a political tactic to discredit the Daugherty administration and questions the motive behind pressing impeachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
Keller
Department of Justice
Caraway
Dancherty
Woodruff and
Jolueon
Michigan
South Dakota
Department
Mare’s Nest
Burns
Auel
Mr. Daugherty
Wiliam J. Burns
Secret Service
Daverherry
Harding
Organized Labor
British debt to United States in doubt says Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar Law told the House that Britain cannot pay the United States while receiving nothing from Germany France or Italy. He warned that payment without those nations would lower England’s living standards for generations and rejected FrenchCOLLECTION proposals via force or Ruhr occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Rus Valley
Trance
Rhineland
Britain
Gernany
Prane
France
Lat
Cernwinv
England
Great Britain
Oury
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
United States
Italy
Bonar Law
Ruhr
Sheriff-Elect Condren Seeks Clean Miranda City
Webb county sheriff elect Alexander Joseph Condren and deputy John Williams raided Miranda City arresting several men for gambling and dice games described as African golf and promiscuous dice rolling. He vows to enforce the law and keep Miranda City free from gambling and bootlegging influence to avoid a Mexia-like bad reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Joseph Condren
Webb County
John Wilams
Miranda City
Ebony Line
Laredo
Hastile
Condren
Little Joe
Mexia
Large oil deals pending soon in Webb Zapata fields
Oil circles in Laredo report major acreage deals to close by year end in Webb Zapata and Jim Hogg counties. California Oklahoma and Nebraska buyers attend, with Alonzo Jr No 1 in Webb near Aviators and Schott fields drawing interest for ten more wells. Movements hint at sustained production and a rush to secure leases as 923 notes a wave of new wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Webb
Zapata
California
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Jim Hogg
Thompson
Alonzo Jr
Guillermo S. Alonzo, Jr
Alonzo Dr. OH Co
Mirando City
Schott
Webb County
Mirando
Zapata County
Jim Hoge
Texas
Mexia
Kasse
Smackover
Kan-Oka
Open Auto Races Set for Nuevo Laredo Speedway
The Nuevo Laredo Speedway will be open for all comers and classes of cars December 24. Entries must be submitted by December 20 with full car description, make, and rating sent to Jas. H. Lets at 208 Joseph Building, Laredo, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Laredo Speedway
Jas. H. Lets
Joseph
Laredo
Texas
Civil Service Examination for Stenographer and Typist
A civil service exam for stenographer and typist is set in Laredo on January 9 1923. Apply for an application blank at the secretary of the Board of civil service examiners at the post office or to the district secretary at the Custom House New Orleans La. Applicants with military or naval preference must attach original discharge or certified copy or official record of service, which will be returned after inspection.
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Laredo
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Custom House
New Orleans
Chiropodist Dr McCracken Offers Pain Free Foot Care
Dr McCracken a graduate chiropodist with fifteen years of experience removes corns bunions and ingrown nails without pain using modern methods at 820 Juarez Avenue. Contact phone 1502 for appointments.
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McCracken
Juarez Avenue
Stores to Extend Hours Before Christmas Week
Many Laredo stores will stay open next week until about 7 PM to accommodate shoppers after supper. The plan aims to help those who cannot visit during daytime. October 19, 1922.
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Laredo
Kiwanis Club Holds Meeting with Fair Attendance
The Kiwanis Club met at the Hamilton Hotel with good turnout. Guests included E A Shell. speakers covered Mexico finance effects on Laredo, traffic to Mirando City via new highway, Christmas charity plans, and Rio Grande dam considerations.
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Kiwanis Club
Hamilton
Dr. Sauvignet
H. B. Zachery
E. A. Shell
Col. Zachry
Sam Brown
Mexico
Laredo
Brown
Henry Zachry
Mirando City
Zachry
Miranda
Sauvignet
Associated Charities
Lst
Moore
Rio Grande
Rev. Knight
Holiday rates on the International Great Northern Railroad
Holiday fares apply for travel with tickets on sale December 21 to 24 1922 and final return by January 4 1923 to Texas and Louisiana points. Ask your agent for full information.
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International Great Northern Railroad
Texas
Louisiana
Oil and onion shipments boost Laredo rail business
Railroads see strong activity in Laredo with oil shipments leading the way. Over 550 tank car loads of oil leave the Laredo district monthly, while spinach exports persist briefly in the season. Onion shipments are expected to start again late March or early April depending on winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Laredo Oil District
William Russell Starred in Mixed Faces at the Royal Theatre
William Russell delivers a distinct triumph in the Fox production Mixed Faces at the Royal Theatre this Saturday. He plays Jimmy Gallop and Judge Granger in a small town political drama about a mayoral race and a ticking romance, delivering energetic, entertaining action from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Russell
William Russell
William Fox
Royal Theatre
Jimmy Gallop
Judge Granger
Jimmy
Christmas Gift Specials and Local Advertisements in Laredo
A collage of holiday promotions from Laredo merchants includes Christmas candy at 20c per pound from Laredo Candy Company and Royal Fruit Store gift baskets, fruit, and trees. The Times urges early shopping and features services from Saquepaque Art Store, Goodyear Shoe Shop, B Juarez Plumbing Co, G A Stowers Furniture, and others with holiday deadlines and Christmas décor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tlaquepaque
Candy Company
Sonora News Company
Walls
Royal Fruit Store
Goodyear Shoe Shop
Hidalgo Street
Percy Clark
Times
Saquepaque Art Store
B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Lincoln St
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co
Laredo Satire and Seasonal Postal Deluge
A snappy column from Laredo pokes fun at locals and trends, noting Christmas mail surges hitting postal clerks, jokes about knockers and galoshes, and observations on typewriters and social manners in the border city. It blends humor with sketches of residents and shop ads in a period tone.
Fragments Reflect Cynicism and Local Vices in Quoted Rants
The passage blasts critics as busybodies and asserts bootleggers kill agents and drinkers. It mocks patient teaching, jokes about driving, and notes a Laredo store selling a substitute. It ends with meaningless resolutions about attending to matters promptly.
Edwin Blashfield at seventy five a noted muralist
Edwin Howland Blashfield marks his seventy fifth birthday as a leading American mural painter. A New Yorker trained in Boston and Paris, he studied under Bonnat Gerome and Chapu and returned to the United States in 1881. He helped found the Society of Mural Painters and the Architectural League while serving on the National Commission of Fine Arts since 1912.
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Edwin Howland Blashfield
United States
New York
Boston
Paris
Bonnat
Gerome
Chapu
Royal Academy
London
National Academy
Society of Mural Painters
The
Architectural League
American Academy of Arts and Letters
America
National Commission of Fine Arts
Mountbatten Praise for The Pilgrim on U S Tour
Lord Louis Mountbatten and Lady Mountbatten return to New York after a six week U S tour. He found no signs of wickedness in Hollywood amid visits to the Fairbanks and Chaplin households and screenings of Chaplin's The Pilgrim. Dellorice, a mystery girl with striking eyes, lands a part in The Dangerous Age at Louis B. Mayer Studios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Louis Mountbatten
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Prince of Wales
Hollywood
Lord Mountbatten
Lady Mountbatten
England
Associated First National
Chaplin
John M. Stahl
Sydney Algiers
Louis B. Mayer Studios
Mr. Stahl
Dellorice
Lewis Stone
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Manville Bros
Manville Brothers
Manville Bros. Comerdians
Zella
Joe Condren
Civil Service Examination
Chironodist
Focal News
Whitman
Laredo No. 6
Laredo Oil Co
Felix Hernandez
Maredo Candy Company
White Crest
Wormser Brothers
Laredo Candy Company
Fidel Cantu
Bescop” Shoes At
Saft's
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Et Times Office
Corpus’ Christ
Abner
Matamoros Street
Bill Hohenzollern
Louise
Heaven
Thomas H. Perkins
Capt Helm
Vincennes
Ind
Henry Charles Carey
Philadelphia
Senator Cass
Oregon
Gen. Thomas
Gon. Hood
Nashville
Langtry
Haymarket
Havana
Gen. Buller
Tugela River
Colenso
Duke of Athol
Vida Dutton Scudder
Wellesley
India
Frederick H. Goff
Cleveland
Blackbury
Ill
Ora
Newpart City
Tower
Japan
Washington
Algiers
Delorice
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