County courts quiet as adjournments take effect
The county courthouse shows no session with the district court adjourned last Saturday and the commissioners court adjourning to February 2. Importations from Mexico pass through Laredo with five carloads of ixile and three of copper. Sheth S. Wilcox, court reporter, returns from San Antonio after not accompanying the senate subcommittee to El Paso. Harry Carey headlines at the Strand Theater in A Gun Fightin Gentleman this afternoon and tonight. Bor-Tex Oil Co plans drilling ten miles north as geologists flag prospects for oil. The Royal Theater screens The Lion Strain with Louise Glaum Dustin Farnum and Enid Markey.
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Commissioners Court
Mexico
Laredo
Ixile
Sheth S. Wilcox
49Th Judicial District
San Antonio
Senate
el Paso
Harry Carey
Strand Theater
Carey
Bor-Tex Oil Co
The
Royal Theater
Lion Strain
Louise Glaum
Dustin Farnum
Enid Markey
Officials scout Laredo telecommunication expansion
J W Hucker superintendent for Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co visited Laredo with San Antonio HQ to assess big business potential from oil boom and local development. Harry Martin district manager arrived to gauge needs and plan material requisitions for city and oil field extension.
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J. W. Hucker
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co
San Antonio
Laredo
Harry Martin
Telephone Company
Business Block Planned by Botica Del Refugio Owner
J M Ramos proprietor of Botica del Refugio has property at Lincoln street and Convent Avenue under architect plans for a two story modern business block covering the entire site. Ground breaking hoped by March first with construction cost around 40000 dollars. The block will widen Convent Avenue and Lincoln street with four foot setbacks and cement sidewalks on both sides.
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J. M. Ramos
Botica del Refugio
Lincoln Street
Convent Avenue
Laredo
Young Lady Dies From Shock At Home
Dolores Perez aged 27 of 317 Zaragoza Street died yesterday afternoon around 8 30 while using an electric iron in her home. An investigation underway to determine exact cause and possible transformer defect. Visible burns on her right hand suggest heat from the iron rather than electric current.
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Dolores Perez
Zaragoza Street
Society Ail Violet S Oberfeldt Social Calendar
Society notes list Violet S Oberfeldt as society editor with contact numbers 70 and 43, outlining upcoming social events and calendar items in a concise patchwork page.
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Violet S. Oberfeldt
Laredo Social Notes Highlight Marital Union Wormser Levi
A gala wedding at 1920 Matamoros street united Marcus Wormser and Miss Evan Levi in the west parlor with Jewish rites. Rabbis and local society attended as ornate decor and a two course buffet followed the ceremony. The couple will tour the state.
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Mendelssohn
Rosalie Wormser
Marzelle Beene
Nathan Gumport
Aaron Moser
Edwin Wormser
Flatbush
Brooklyn
New York
Laredo
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Embroidery, cigars, and notable women’s trade efforts
A compilation of intriguing notes about women’s roles and enterprises. It highlights Punjab embroidery for wrappers and veils, Spanish ladies smoking culture via a silver wire hoop, George Sand’s substantial earnings and lavish lifestyle, painter Henrietta Wolters and Peter the Great, Siam’s all women city making silk and cotton stockings, and Clarksville Tennessee’s First Women’s Bank capitalized at $15,000 serving women’s financial needs.
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Spain
George Sand
Henrietta Wolters
Armstrong
Peter the Great
Siam
First Women's Bank
Tennessee
Clarksville
Tenn
Today’s anniversaries mark famed births and deaths
January 27 entries note Hester Lynch Thrale born in 1741 and died 1821, plus figures like Sir Robert Peel and James G Blaine. The list recalls 1842 Oporto uprising, 1870 Canby’s Virginia transfer, 1893 Blaine’s death, 1913 suffragette action, and 1916 Wilson speeches on defence, all from a dated record.
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Lynch Piozzi
Thrale
Samuel Johnson
Oporto
Robert Peel
Gen. Canby
Virginia
Edward S. Creasy
London
James G. Blaine
Washington, D. C
West Brownsville
House of Commons
Wilson
New York
Catholic Women Plan The Rosary College Near Chicago
In Chicago suburbs Catholic women propose erecting The Rosary College at a cost of 500000 dollars as a memorial project while elsewhere in the region women wear celestial blue mourning garments reflecting regional sorrow.
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Turkey
Syria
Armenia
Catholic Women of
Chicago
Rosary College
Dean’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Laredo Resident
In a typical Laredo testimonial Frank Camille Hidalgo Sr. says Dean’s Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble and back pain after frequent secretions and stooping pains. He notes he has had no trouble since 1911 and reiterates his satisfaction in 1919. Price 60c at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Laredo
Frank Camille
Hidalgo Sr
Dean
Camille
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Pastor A F Beddoe to Attend Pastors Institute
Rev. A. F. Beddoe of the First Baptist Church of Laredo departed for San Antonio to attend the Baptist Pastors Institute convening there. He is slated to speak Thursday and will be away about three days, returning before next Sunday.
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Pastors’ Institute
A. FB. Beddoe
First Baptist Church of
Soli profile as German Ambassador candidate and diplomat
Dr Wilhelm Soli is named as a candidate for German Ambassador to the United States. The former Colonial Secretary and first Foreign Minister after the German revolution, he has long governed Samoa, served in Calcutta, and spent years abroad. He praises Britain and its dominions, shines in languages, and studied law diplomacy and political science.
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Wilhelm Soli
United States
Samoa
Calcutta
London
Today’s milestones mark clergy, college, and political events
Samuel Gompers turns seventy. Rt Rev Thomas J Walsh celebrates twentieth ordination anniversary. Presbyterian clergy head to Albany for Albany College president Williams inauguration. Senator Robert Owen to address Oklahoma Democratic women. Truman N Newberry and others face trial in Grand Rapids for fraud linked to 1918 Senate election.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Walsh
Trenton
N. J
Albany
Ore
A. M. Williams
Albany College
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Truman N. Newberry
Detroit
Newberry
United States Senate
Grand Rapids
From Here and There in Brief Snippets
In England only the Court physician may pass marching troops en route to a royal residence. Africa is home to 843 languages and dialects, with only a few written. The highest inhabited place is the Buddhist cloister of Hanle in Tibet at about 16 thousand feet. The Japanese lead in artificial flowers, imitating blossoms, branches and full blooms with remarkable fidelity.
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England
Africa
Hanle
Tibet
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times presents the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans for tonight and Wednesday. Clouds are expected with conditions described as overcast in the near term.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh Weather Observations 24 Hours End 7 AM
Fort McIntosh reports a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a maximum temperature of 62 degrees and a minimum of 26 degrees. The wind is from the north and the sky is clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Germans press allies to drop surrender demand in war crime pact
Paris note from Berlin asks Paris to persuade the Allies to renounce enforcing Article 228 of the peace treaty on surrender of persons accused of war crimes. In Siberia, about 75,000 of 600,000 Austro Hungarian POWs died from smallpox and typhus while others survived thanks to Japanese, American, and British medical aid along the Trans Siberian route.
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Associated Press
Paris
Geneva
Siberia
Vladivostok
International Red Cross
Stay Order Still In Effect In Texas Pool Hall Case
In Austin on January 27 the Supreme Court stay restraining Texas officials from enforcing the anti pool hall law remains in effect. Attorney General Cureton, who argued against the order, said the court has the matter under advisement and the stay continues until a decision is issued.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
United States Supreme Court
Cureton
Supreme Court
Hitchcock Warns Senate Floor Battle On Treaty
Washington January 27 Senator Hitchcock administration spokesman served notice on Republican leaders that unless compromise negotiations on the peace treaty continued he would move to take the treaty to the senate floor. With bipartisan conference failing to reach a compromise the ratification fight resumes on the senate floor likely today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
Administration
Southern Forestry Congress Opens in New Orleans
Esters and forestry officials from a dozen states gather in New Orleans for the second annual Southern Forestry Congress. The convention opens tomorrow and runs through week’s end, with sessions scheduled across multiple days.
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New Orleans
Southern Forestry Congress
Rural School Consolidation Conference Planned at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Iowa January 27 a national conference on rural school consolidation will discuss what rural schools must and do to meet postwar conditions The event next month is organized by the US Bureau of Education the Iowa State Department of Education and the Iowa State Teachers College Invitations extend to every state county township community and institution with noteworthy rural school work to attend in person or by report The conference will feature exhibits of charts maps and pictures in a large hall at the Iowa State Teachers College
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Cedar Falls
United States Bureau of Education
Iowa State Department of Education
Iowa State Teachers’ College
United States
Auction Notice Seizure of Horse and Cart at Port of Laredo
Office notice from Port of Laredo Texas dated January 27 1924 states a public auction will be held for cash on February 4 1920 at 10 a m at the Custom House. Item listed is one horse and cart seized for violation of Section 3082 R 8 A R Kahn Deputy Collector of Customs.
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Port of Laredo
Texas
A. R. Kahn
Times Promotion Notice Watch THE TIMES Everyday
An advertisement urges readers to subscribe to The Times with a daily watch for opportunities. The offer states a 60 cent per month rate and promotes ongoing access to the newspaper content.
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Watch the Times
Wilson seeks 150 million loan for European food relief
President Wilson will ask Congress to authorize a 150 million dollar loan to Austria Poland and other European countries and Armenia for food relief. Secretary Glass outlined the needs to the Republican steering committee and reviewed the current national situation.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Austria
Poland
Armenia
Gass
Glass
Republican Steering Committee
Cumming Reported Selected as Surgeon General
Washington January 27 Dr Hugh 8 Cumming of Hampton Virginia is believed chosen to succeed Dr Rupert Blue as surgeon general of the Public Health Service Blue’s term expired January 16 this year
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Associated Press
Washington
Hugh 8. Cumming
Hampton
Rupert Blue
The
Public Health Service
Sterling exchange hits new low at market opening
New York January 27 sterling exchange opened at 3.5714 dollars per ounce, slipping 1% under the prior low and marking another record low for the market.
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Associated Press
New York
Sterling Exchange
Samuel Gompers Turns Seventy In Washington Birthday Honors
Washington January 27 Samuel Gompers famed leader of organized labor marks his seventy years with widespread congratulatory messages. Born in London January 27 1850 he moved to the United States at thirteen and joined the Cigar Makers International Union. A pioneer in the American labor movement he led the American Federation of Labor for nearly forty years largely opposing socialist factions while guiding labor through wartime labor rights gains.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Voompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
America
London
United States
Cigar Makers’ International Union
Chicago
East
Terre Haute
Ind
Pittsburgh
Federatioon
Canada
Trades Union Movement
Federation
Rumors of Evolucion Consolidation With Other Firm Denied
Notice from IDAR PUBLISHING CO. stating rumors in Laredo about Evolucion joining with another firm are unfounded and no deal has occurred. The company continues operations under the same name and business as before.
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Laredo
Idar Publishing CO
Senator Newberry on Trial Today in Michigan Case
United States Senator Truman H Newberry and 123 prominent Michigan politicians faced trial in federal district court Grand Rapids Michigan on charges of conspiracy fraud and corruption in the 1415 senatorial election The case draws notable attention due to the defendants and the legal talent involved in a landmark political-legal dispute.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Federal District Court
Iowa Farm Editor to Get Portfolio
Edward T. Meredith of Iowa, editor of Successful Farming, will be named secretary of agriculture to succeed Secretary Houston. Houston to become secretary of the treasury in place of Carter Glass, with nomination to the Senate expected today. Glass will then take his seat to succeed the late Senator Martin of Virginia.
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Washington
Edward T. Meredith
Iowa
Successful
Houston
Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass
Wilson
Meredith
Senate
Glass
Martin
Virginia
Saloons to Close Across New York State
New York will see about 3000 saloons shut down at midnight Saturday as short term certificates issued last October expire. There will be no new licenses except for drug stores, ending saloon operations statewide.
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Associated Press
New York
Cattlemen Meet At Southern Association Convention
Hundreds of stockmen from the South and Midwest gathered in Montgomery Alabama for the eighth annual Southern Cattlemen's Association convention which opened there today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Southern Cattlemen's Association
Noted Texan Dead in Dallas at 68
Dallas Texas January 27 J B Wil son one of the wealthiest citizens in the state died today aged 68 A pioneer cattleman he was connected with banks lumber interests and many business concerns across the state
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
J. B. Wilson
Of Interest to Women in Elizabethan Court Dress
A description of a court lady in Queen Elizabeth's time notes a low neckline with a long stomacher, a large neck ruffle, a small hat, cervioline, a giant ostrich feather fan with a mirror, scented gloves, and often a velvet mask. Her pumps are scented Spanish leather dyed red to resemble royal hair, with painted rouged face.
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Eliabeth
Death of Old Time Resident
A telephone message to The Times from Corpus Christi reports the death at Rafael Solitto's home at 9 30 last night. He lived in the city fifty years and was the father of a family of nine children.
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Times
Corpus Christi
Rafael Solitto
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