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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1919
Page
3
Society editor Violet S Oberfeldt notes upcoming social events and greeting cards for the community. The calendar lists engagements, meetings, and social gatherings with host names and venues as announced in local society columns.
Mr A C Hamilton and H G DaCamara return from San Antonio while 88 Major and Mrs Isaac Gill and Miss Margaret Hazelrigg plan Christmas visits in Laredo. A marriage unites Marguerite Nelson and Captain George D Condren at Christ Episcopal Church with a reception in Houston Street. they will reside in Fort McIntosh after January 15.
Today celebrates Prince Rupert of the Rhine birth anniversary and the 4th wedding anniversary of President and Mrs. Wilson. General Pershing visits Detroit with his staff amid elaborate reception plans. The Southern Alluvial Land Association plans a Memphis meeting while Canada’s Railway Commission returns to Ottawa for final hearings on telegraph rate increases.
A French colonial hunter writes that suspending hunting in Africa for five years led to an explosion of game. He describes partridges thick as natives spearing them, a herd of wild boars, elephants at the river banks, a disturbed panther, and a large bird dropping a massive fish after a shot all within under an hour.
In Mullingar, County Westmeath, workers digging a drainage trench uncovered a passage under a field containing gold coins bearing likely Ogham marks. Inscriptions appear on ancient currency fragments and cooking utensils of superior material. Indications point to hidden treasure and possible earthen fortification nearby.
A quirky household note describes how every family member sometimes wakes at night but the baby remains the most awake. The growing boy is the only member spared from this pattern.
New York February 15. Dr Lyman Abbott veteran clergyman author and editor enters his eighty fifth year. He foresees political economy moving toward equitable wealth distribution and social reform through partnership between capital and labor and broader government industrial functions. He believes applying Jesus Christ principles to social issues offers the solution.
An earthquake at 6 o'clock last night startled Mexico City residents amid rumors of the world’s end. The tremor caused excitement but no damage. Separately, Washington reported Mexico’s reply to a U.S. note in the Jenkins case reaching the State Department.
Berne reports from Lemberg say 5,000 Jews were killed in Yekaterinoslav in a fresh wave of pogroms in districts of Ukraine under Denikin. A separate Montenegrin official communique says fighting with Serbia near Cetinje in early December used women and children as human shields.
Milwaukee, December 18. A special election tomorrow in Wisconsin's Fifth District aims to block Victor Berger Socialist from seating after his 1918 win and espionage conviction. Bodenstah, former State senator, runs as Republican with cross party backing from Democrats and Good Government League to unite against a likely Socialist plurality.
We express sincere thanks and appreciation to the Laredo Volunteer Fire Department and others who assisted during the morning fire at our store. Their fast efficient work saved the Sanitary Grocery building from destruction.
Classified brief notes an offer to subscribe or view daily opportunities in The Times with a stated 600 per month rate. No further details provided.
Majority Leader Mondell said general appropriations for 1921 would be slashed with strict economy, except for the post office and naval department. He cited large cuts in army and fortifications, noting the former request at 98200020 and the latter at 117793320, with an overall liability gap of 3 050 605 574 and total receipts of 605 585 000.
Warden Brine greeted William Carlisle upon his return to the state penitentiary with the phrases Hello, Bill and Hello, Cap. The exchange occurred as Carlisle reentered the facility today, with the names Rawlins Wye Dee and 18 noted in the room.
The Senate committee investigating wartime public buildings under the U S Housing Commission urged recovering money allegedly overpaid for work. If recipients refuse voluntary restitution, civil actions should be brought by the government.
Army officers opened an official inquiry into the disaster at Picatinny arsenal following an explosion in the research laboratory. The blaze yesterday leveled four buildings and caused an estimated loss of about one million dollars.
The British Mission promotes transplanting surplus English women to colonies short of wives. Australia resists, saying it must repatriate returnees and lacks time to settle unfamiliar migrants. Britain retorts that colonies have land and men, and a population boost is needed after the war.
United States troops occupy Co blenz bridgehead while President Wilson plans a London visit. The Pope appeals to the Peace Conference urging aid for small nations.
Senate leaders said night sessions would continue to push the Cummins railroad bill before the holiday recess. A conference of Democratic senators was called for Saturday to select a successor to the late Senator Martin of Virginia, with Senators Hitchcock and Underwood in the running for the leadership.
New York records the coldest December day in two years as the city experiences its first real winter weather with temperatures near freezing and a biting wind. Forecasters note the chill follows a period of mild conditions.
Washington on December 18 negotiations between the Packers and the government aim to compromise the antitrust prosecution still in gravel jury inquiry. It is understood one option is for the Packers to withdraw from side lines such as the wholesale grocery business.
An Omaha Bee report highlights a reversible propeller enabling landings within four feet and asks if future 'backyard' planes could follow the automobile in flexibility. The piece imagines compact, lane-usable aircraft becoming common if takeoff distances shrink.
The note lists Snvelopes entering use in 1839 and claims the original name for Canada was New France. It notes Australia has nearly 300000 acres of untouched forests and that India consumes one sixth of the world’s quinine supply.
The article surveys ancient currency in scripture noting silver as earliest. It cites New York City having one lawyer per 250 residents and reports a gender gap in personal crisis tendency. Manitoba marks its semi centennial in May next year and trivia lists seven metals known in Columbus era, now over fifty in use.
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