Bolshevik peril outcry and boxing bravery judged
Word from Italy warns of pro claimed soviets in several towns and rising unrest, urging education to curb Bolshevik influence while contrasting allied resolve with Russia. The piece also questions Dempsey Willard bravado, military service, and whether boxing champions were true men beyond the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Supreme Council
Russia
Dempsey
Willard
Pny
No Man's Land
Dempsey Indicted Over Draft Dodging Tangles
The heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and manager Jack Kearns face federal grand jury indictments in San Francisco for draft evasion. Letters to his ex wife show efforts to obtain deferred classification cited as support, while she claims she was paid to retract statements. The case shines a harsh light on the champion’s private conduct amid his rise to fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
San Francisco
Dempsey
United States
Grand Jury
Todays Anniversaries February 26
February 26 anniversaries note the 1846 organization of the Congressional Temperance Society in Washington DC and the birth of Buffalo Bill William F. Cody in Scott County Illinois. Also listed are notable deaths and events including Irish singer Thomas Simpson Cooke, Cardinal Ronald of Lyons, Rockefeller’s gift to the University of Chicago, a glassmaking patent, Kuropatkin’s 1916 appointment, and Patrick Hayes’s 1919 archbishopric in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Temperance Society
Washington, D.C
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Scott County
Ilown
Denver
Thomas Simpson Cooke
London
Dublin
Cardinal Ronald
Lyons
Charles X
France
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Gen. Kuropatkin
Notice In Probate Webb County Texas Declares Final Settlement
Public notice from Webb County Texas commands sheriff to publish for twenty days in a local newspaper details of the estate of Refugio Gutierrez deceased. Clarence Jef feries as administrator presents final account and discharge request to be reviewed at the County Court beginning May 17 1920. Interested parties must appear and contest. Writ issued February 19 1920 by J A Rodriguez Webb County Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Webb County
Refugio Gutierrez
Clarence Jefferies
Laredo
Citation by publication in a Webb County suit 1920
Public notice to unknown heirs of Andres Alanis and Gabina Rodriguez de Alanis in Webb County Texas. John A. Pope sues for $600 notes on a lien and deed of trust. Publication required weekly for four weeks before March 8 1920. Proceedings in Webb County District Court at Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Webb County
Andres Alanis
49Th Judicial District
Laredo
A. D
John A. Pope
Gabina Rodriguez de Alanis
M& Litthe
City of
M. Little
John
A. Pope
Gabino Rodriguez de Alanis
M. de la Garza
Laredo Attracts Onion Agents And Oil Scouts
Laredo has become a hub for two key groups: onion sales agents contracting and shipping Ber muda onions, and oil scouts monitoring drilling prospects. If oil is found, a Wichita Falls style boom could flood the area with investors, driving land lease prices sharply higher as room constraints surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Bermuda
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas
Knights Templar Conclave Called by Malta Commandery No 82
Knights Templar gather for Malta Commandery No 82 conclave on Thursday evening February 26 at 7 30 for regular business and temple work All visiting Sir Knights are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templar
Malta Commandery No
Temple
Real War Hero in The Jack Secret at Strand Theatre
Pearl White presents Milan Stefanoviteh, a native-born Serbian war hero with a lengthy combat record, in the third episode of The Jack Secret serial at Strand Theatre, shown Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl White
Strand Theatre
Milan Stefanoviteh
New York Central
Pasture Lease Inquiry for Two Thousand Cattle
A bidder requests a long term pasture lease for about two thousand cattle. The notice seeks full particulars in writing including price location acreage and all terms dated February 21 181. The inquiry emphasizes precise details to compare potential leases.
Notice of Administration Hearing for Adolfo Martinez Estate
A writ commands publication in Webb County Texas for ten days and informs all parties interested in the estate of Adolfo Martinez deceased that temporary administratrix Leonor Uriberda de Martinez has filed for letters of administration. The hearing is set for the next Webb County Court term beginning May 17, 1920 at the court house in Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Adolfo Martinez
Leonor Uriberda
de Martinez
Webb County
Laredo
Texas
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal cure for catarrh, claiming it affects the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts catarrh is local yet influenced by constitution and mentions testimonials and Toledo company contact details. Includes mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Wall
Hall
IF. J. Chenwy & CO
Props
Toledo
BLISS
A. O. Bliss Medical Co
Washington, D. C
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Patrick J. Hayes
New York
J. A. Rodriguez
Webb Co
Marion Holcomb
Nancy, Ky
Thedford
C. M. de la Garza
Webb
Chichester
PILLA
Hest
Tom Watson
ROY Campbell Company
Miade
Borderette
Consumers’ Ice CO
Liniment
Laredo Auto Sales CO
R. R. Wilkes
R. A. Houston
Auto Supply CO
Salinas Ave
Spencer
Ella A. Chittenden
D. C. Chiropract
Bertani Bld’g
St. Anthony Hotel
Salinas and
Victoria Street
J. Maxcy Page
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