Borah calls for international conference on disarmament
The article argues against a land armament reduction conference as useless, noting past arms talks produced limited results. It cites England and the United States as the only nations reducing land armaments after wars and warns that France and Italy must ratify before any naval reductions occur. It also critiques the likelihood of success for a new conference and discusses broader military preparedness and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Europe
Washington
England
United States
Germany
League of Nations
Arma
Harding
League
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Franco
Weeks
Mexico
Dickens Fans Protest Omission in Oliver Twist Film
In England admirers of Dickens protest censor cuts to a scene where Fagin teaches Oliver to pick pockets. They argue the removal robs the film of an intimate Dickensian touch. Local memory recalls a past Laredo stage version that also faced such debate.
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Motion Picture
England
Dickens
Miey
Oliver Twist
Oliver
London
Fagin
Laredo
Nancy
Billl
Oil men return from Christmas vacations in Laredo district
Oil operators are returning to Webb and Zapata counties with 1923 set to start drilling. Expect twenty to thirty new derricks and multiple wells soon, including Mag nola No. 3, Laredo No. 6, and Leaseholders No. 3. Wildcat activity and new locations are anticipated as leases resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Miranda City
Welkin
Schott
Webb County
Miranda Field
Zapata County
Jim Hogg County
Magnola
Schott Field
Webb
Zapata
To Our Patrons Liberal INC Notice
A brief patron notice greets readers with thanks and a courteous tone, referencing the liberal INC and noting a small public communication.
Rabbi Tedeschi Heads Laredo Rotary Talk on Remembering
The Laredo Rotary Club met at Hamilton Cafe with 83 percent attendance. Rabbi Sidney S. Tedeseche of San Antonio delivered an address on Things We Remember urging unity, spiritual focus, and less hatred. The meeting featured musical interludes, announcements, and closing with the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo Rotary Club
Hamilton Cafe
Charles Deutz
Ney Brewer
Isador Goodman
Isador
Isaac GM
Columbus, Ga
Leon A. Baer
San Antonio
I. A. Netzer
Louis Franklin
Leo M. Purwin
S. M. Palakoff
Goodman
Sidneys. Tedesehe
Laredo
Rotary
New Specialist to Open Office in Laredo
Dr. O. T. Arnold formerly of Kansas City Missouri will open an eye ear nose and throat practice in Room 204 Ugarte building around January 1. He and his family come highly recommended and are welcomed to Laredo.
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O. T. Arnold
Kansas City
Ugarte Building
Arnold
Laredo
Laurette Taylor Shines in Peg o My Heart at Rialto
At Rialto Sunday-Monday Laurette Taylor debuted on screen in Peg o My Heart, the role that made her famous on stage. Viewers saw the star transform the beloved character in the film adaptation of J Hartley Manners play, likely boosting her fame further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theatre
Laurette Taylor
Peg Q' My eHart
Peg
J. Hartley Manners
Fernet Branca Tonic Promoted by European Physician
Branca Bros of Milan produce Fernet Branca touted as an invigorating tonic for all ages, recommended by Dr Lorenz of Vienna for indigestion. Grand prize winner at the Paris exposition 1900. Available for sale by John Brunt at 12 1 1/2st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernet Branca
Branca Bros
Milan
Italy
Europe
Lorenz
Vienna
John Brunt
Notice of Auction Sale of Seized Horses and Mules
The Deputy Collector of Customs at Port of Laredo announces a public auction on January bth 1923 at 10 p m at the Custom House. Items include 1 bay horse 1 dun horse 3 mouse colored mares 1 black mule 2 bay mules and 1 brown mule seized for violation of Sec 693 Tariff Act of 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Laredo
Texas
Custom House
A. R. Kahn
Bits Of Advice From The Cynic In Laredo
A humorous column of local quips from Laredo, reflecting on daily life and social quirks. Jokes about trains and horses past, men wearing ear tabs, and perceptions of wives and husbands. Observations touch on Christmas bills, vanity in fashion, and carnival thoughts from a cynical observer.
Kisses by Mail Used as Evidence in Divorce Case
A Los Angeles divorce court treats sending kisses by mail as proof of disloyalty comparable to lip contact. Mrs. Joseph A. Green faced the charge and produced letters showing the other woman sent kisses in return. The court granted separate maintenance and alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joseph A. Green
Green
Case of Arrested Development at Folkestone
A Folkestone police inspector described an eleven year old girl as behaving like a seven year old after a year of no outings. The mother said the girl survived on malted milk eggs and fresh milk from a bottle because she could not feed herself.
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Folkestone
Eng
Notice of rail freight goods sale in Laredo Texas
The International-Great Northern RailroadCompany will sell at auction in Laredo Texas on January 20 1923 between 10:00 and 11:60 A M the shipment of 390 bales prairie hay from car RI 36952 consigned to W P Jones Company via GCSF Houston Texas and waybill H 1094 dated September 12 1822. The sale is to satisfy freight and other accrued charges under Texas law. Roy Jackson to be notified.
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International-Great Northern Railroad Company
Laredo
Texas
GCSF
Houston
Waybill
W. P. Jones Company
Roy Jackson
Jones Company
Wright
Phone Crockett
Avenue C
8Th St
San Antonio
Piggly Wiggly
Farragut Stret
Vermeer Brothers
Case of A Sappingfield in Webb county court continued
In district court this morning A Sappingfield charged with a statutory crime after transfer from Hidalgo county saw the state’s first application continued due to the prosecution witness absence. The page also lists local ads and notices about services, shops, and upcoming business ventures in Laredo and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sappingfield
Webb County
Hidalgo County
Suitor Succumbs in Vestibule Store Morning
Antonio Guerrero an aged express wagon driver in this city died about 7:30 this morning in the vestibule of the Chicago Samples Store at 1006 Hidalgo Street. Death was due to heart trouble and was witnessed by several people. The 70 year old man had lived in Laredo for years and is survived by his wife and son. His remains were taken to his home near the baseball park after coroner and Justice of the Peace viewed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Guerrero
Chicago
Hidalgo Street
Justice of the Peace
Laredo
Baseball Park
Hotel Arrivals at St Anthony Hotel
List of guests arriving at the St Anthony Hotel includes Albert Reese Emilio Perez C H I Edwards W A McCole P A Hoffman A J Arnold Mirando City J C Ainge Brownsville A Soppecefield Edinburg Chas S Husfield S E Dozier R O Middlebrook UH G Pullin Mirandra City M I Bradford H M Ingram R D McGee Jr W L Wells Floyd O Oates Laredo and others from San Antonio and nearby towns.
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ST. Anthony Hotel
Albert Reese
Emilio Perez
C. H. Iedwards
W. A. McCole
San Antonio
P. A. Hoffman
A. J. Arnold
Mirando City
J.C. Ainge
Brownsville
A. Soppecefield
Edinburg
Husfield
S. E. Dozier
R. O. Middlebrook
G. Pullin
Miranda City
M. I. Bradford
H. M
Notable Names Parade in Texas Locality List
A reading lists multiple individuals including Harry James Austin Ellis D Hunt W C Slyder Miranda City F G Trevisio Hebbronville W Harper and wife Denver Col Wm Prestler Galveston W H Holstein J B Ryan San Antonio Leo Lemone Tulsa Oxla M Lichman Fort Worth B J Brown Shreveport.
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Harry James
Austin Ellis
D. Hunt
W. C. Slyder
Miranda City
F. G. Trevisio
Hebbronville
W. Harper and Wife
Denver
Col
Wm. Prestler
Galveston
W. H. Holstein
Longtime Bolivian envoy Calderon to retire in Washington
Senior Don Ignacio Calderon, Bolivian diplomatic representative in Washington for sixteen years, is the dean of South American diplomats in the United States. He first visited the U S in 1876 as Bolivian special representative, later married an American, and earned a high reputation as a financial expert after serving as minister of finance at home.
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Don Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Washington
United States
France
Ambassador Calderon
Philadelphia
Centenary Events Mark Historical Births and Anniversaries
On this day Centenary celebrations honor Gen William B Taliaferro a noted Confederate commander and recall Jeremiah Morrow s inaugurations in Ohio. Saint Francis de Sales death centenary is observed world wide as Bolivian diplomat Ignacio Calderon sails home. A two day Ann Arbor Americanization conference opens. Pacific Highway bridge completion fete at Oregon City and Woodrow Wilson Day are celebrated. Albany hosts four day inauguration events for Governor Alfred E Smith. Toronto hosts first National Conference of Canadian Students with 600 undergraduates attending.
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Willian B. Taliaferro
Confederacy
Jeremiah Morrow
Ohio
Saint Francis de Sales
Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Washington
New York
Ann Arbor
Mich
Casino Theatre
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Willamette River
Rockies
Oregon City
Alfred E. Smith
Albany
Toronto
Student Christian Movement
Women and Education Worldwide Highlighted In Recent Reports
The notes report a girls school in Kokura Japan opened by the Southern Baptist Board. Sixty thousand women join the Michigan Federation of Women's Clubs. Vermont remains unique in New England for voting age gender balance. Over seventy women expected in state legislatures after elections. Five hundred native women students enroll in Kabul Afghanistan medical school. Cora Liley of East St Louis Illinois crowned America’s champion divorcee with eleventh decree. Ruth Swamaso leads Oklahoma agriculture school poultry team over male contenders.
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Kokura
Japan
Southern Baptist Board
Michigan Federation of Women's Clubs
Vermont
New England
Medical School For Women
Kabul
Afghanistan
Cora Liley
East St. Louis
Nil
America
Ruth Swamaso
Oklahoma School of Agriculture
Claire Windsor Stars in Brothers Under the Skin at Royal
Claire Windsor, featured in the Goldwyn picture Brothers Under the Skin, appears at the Royal Theatre for two days starting Saturday. She poses for Russell Iredell for a magazine cover and plans to study painting with him, expanding from casual drawing to serious art study inherited from her painter mother.
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Royal
Claire Windsor
Goldwyn
Royal Theatre
Russell Iredell
Miss Windsor
Grevy Re elected President of French Republic in 1885
The item notes Francois Paul Jules Grevy’s re election as President of France in 1885. It also mentions the death in San Francisco of James G. Farr a Bonanza millionaire and former U S senator born in Belfast Ireland on December 3 1881.
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Francois Paul Jules Grevy
James G. Farr
Bonanza Millonaire
U. S
San Francisco
Belfast
Ireland
Birthday honors mark past leaders and writers on December 28
Woodrow Wilson born Staunton Virginia 66 years ago today. Samuel H. Piles born Livingston Kentucky 64 years ago today. Frank B. Willis born Lewis Center Ohio 51 years ago today. Joseph B. Brown born Canton Georgia 71 years ago today. St John Ervine born Belfast Ireland 89 years ago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Staunton
Samuel H. Piles
Washington
U. S
Colombia
Livingston
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Lewis Center
Joseph B. Brown
Georgia
Canton
St. John Ervine
Belfast
Notice of Probate for Luis M. Benavides Estate
Maria M. Benavides petitions Webb County Court on December 20 1922 for probate of the will and letters testamentary of Luis M. Benavides deceased. Hearing set January 15 1923 at the Webb County Courthouse in Laredo Texas. All interested parties must appear and answer. Writ return required. Official seal and date noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis M. Benavides
Maria M. Benavides
Webb County
Said
Laredo
Texas
Construction Boom In Japan Draws Billions In U S Firms
American contracting firms in Japan are handling projects worth millions of yen with room for expansion. George A Fuller Co has completed several Tokio Yokohama Kobe buildings and begun more. Stone Webster of Boston is building a 70 000 kilowatt hydroelectric dam on the Sho river in Toyama Prefecture, the largest in Japan.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
George A. Fuller Company
Yokohama
Kobe
Stone & Wabster, Inc
Boston
Sho River
Toyama
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Zapata Counties
Rabbi Tedesche
Mr. Sanches
Travis Bruce Bunn
Frank Lattig
Jose Colina
Dienls
Rialto
Woney
Bunk
Abner
Louise
Tio Carlos
Santa Claus
Threadgill & Threadgill
Goodyear Shoe Shop
Percy Clark
International Bridge
Saft’s
Royal Fruit Store
B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Lincoln St
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co
Felix Hernandez
Fidel Cantu
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
Corpus Christi Street
Hotel Pena
Ic Ncea
Jackson
Chalmette Plantation
Missssippi
New Orelans
Alexander
James Harvey Slater
Orégon
Sangamon County
la Grande
Ore
Thomas Babbington Macaulay
Marshal Prim
Madrid
Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Cincinnati Railroad
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