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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
6
Publication details for Laredo Ti s Penn Publishing Company list subscription rates and delivery options. It notes daily and weekly editions served by mail postpaid to the U S Mexico and Canada with pricing for one month one year six months and three months and states subscriptions are payable in advance.
Communications are directed to Penn Publishing Co Telephone 43 Laredo Texas.
The Associated Press exclusive rights statement appears, crediting AP for republication of dispatches and local news published in this paper from Monday's issue, outlining entitlement and attribution practices.
Chicago officials vow to proceed against radicals under proper legal terms. The city, a major railroad hub, will extradite indicted suspects to Chicago as federal and state authorities pursue offenses connected to the I W W, anarchist and socialist networks.
The piece labels Senator Reed as a red rag to Britain and Germany, blasting his war stance and anti Hoover avowals. It argues Hoover could better unite the United States with Great Britain, while noting Missouri voters may tire of Reed’s rhetoric. Dated 1-23-31, signed L. V. Jambers.
January 26 reports widespread interest as the Kamain HH Newberry trial set to begin in Grand Rapids this week. More than one hundred defendants face charges of fraud and corruption tied to Newberry’s 1918 Senate election. Detroit financier and public figure Newberry has long been active in naval affairs and once served as Secretary of the Navy.
Highlights events and births from past dates including Michigan statehood with Detroit as capital in 1837, Gen Stephen Van Rensselaer death in 1840, Bettina von Arnim death in 1850s, 1862 Jewish political privileges in Russia, 1870 Virginia readmission, 1872 Hill statue unveiling in London, 1916 British labor support for war policy, and 1917 Costa Rican President Gonzalez deposed by military forces.
An old ad promotes Zemo as a clear skin solution, claiming it removes pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm. Sold at drugstores for 35c and extra large bottles for 1.00, the antiseptic liquid is described as clean penetrating and stain free with easy application. The E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio is listed as the maker.
Notice announces R. M. Salinas known as Slim, formerly at Comet Barber Shop, now at City Barber Shop at the Hidalgo street and Flores avenue corner. He invites friends and customers to visit. A. G. Linares, proprietor, phone 1103, dated 1-24.
District Attorney John A Valls testifies to the Senate Sub committee in San Antonio, praising Mexican individuals and Diaz’s friendship, pledging loyalty to Mexican interests, urging Mexico’s removal of corrupt rulers, and thanking Senator Fall before fielding questions.
Public notice commands Sheriff of Webb County to publish weekly for four weeks a citation to Julius C. McLaurin in a Webb County or nearest district newspaper. Case No. 5152, Marion W. McLaurin plaintiff seeks absolute divorce, custody of three children Els worth Richard and Donald L. McLaurin. Plaintiff alleges separation and domestic abuse since 1907 marriage in Monterrey Mexico, three living children, no community property, request attorney fees and relief. writ dated January 3 1920 in Laredo Texas.
District Attorney John A Walls returned from San Antonio after testimony before a Senate sub committee on the Mexican situation and found an anonymous Spanish letter on his door floor threatening his life. He has previously received such letters from Mexicans. he vows to continue serving the people and country as a loyal official.
State Labor Commissioner Jennings plans a mass meeting in Laredo with Chamber of Commerce, employers, farmers, and women’s groups to discuss minimum wage and child welfare laws. He may invite Mrs. Van Watts to address the women’s organizations and stresses cooperation before possible prosecutions.
A compact listing touts Money Makers at three dollars in the Times Want Ads, signaling a budget offer for readers seeking promotional space and potential customer outreach.
The text promotes Camberlain’s Tablets claiming they move the bowels aid appetite and improve digestion. It states the pills contain no pepsin or other ferment yet strengthen the stomach enabling it to function naturally.
Inez Garcia Ramon dies at home on Iturbide street at 2:30 AM due to pneumonia after four days illness. A Laredo native and pioneer family member, he is survived by two sisters and two brothers among others. Funeral at 9 AM from 810 Iturbide street to San Agustin Church with interment in the family Catholic cemetery.
A party of twenty-eight Indiana capitalists finished a Mexican dinner and sightseeing in Nuevo Laredo on Saturday and Sunday. They departed in their private car Saturday night, heading home, with a planned stop at Desdemona to inspect the oil field en route.
The Texas Independent Pipe Lines Co prepares a refinery site near the Rio Grande in Laredo. Field director M Abdeilmissih arrived as two car loads of steel stills tanks and two retorts were unloaded. More materials are en route and construction is expected to start soon with pipelines planned to Zapata county and crude oil from Tampico.
A jitney east on Farragut street skidded on rails at Flores Avenue and crashed into the front door of The Times office at 8:45 PM. Miss Marjorie Fish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fish, was knocked down and cut on the left leg but her injuries are not serious. Passersby, the girl's mother, and others assisted. the driver ensured aid and had repairs begun at once.
A cold spell kept temperatures near 26 degrees in Laredo with six degrees below freezing. Frost covered ground plants and structures white as if whitewashed while a modest moderation began by noon. Spinach and lettuce reportedly suffer little damage, onions and cabbage show no adverse effects from the cold.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims thirty five years of use, that the remedy works through the blood to mucous surfaces, and promises general health improvement after short use. Sample testimonials urged, Toledo based J Cheney & Co. and druggists nationwide handle sales.
On account of moving to larger quarters the present location at 1117 Farragut St is for rent or lease after February 1st. The notice from Presto-Lite Battery Station informs potential lessees about the available space and timing.
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