California land law sparks national debate over Japanese owners
California lawmakers defend a state law barring alien land ownership, arguing it prevents discrimination against Japanese residents and preserves public order. The piece notes criticism from Japan, calls for measured federal action, and cautions against overreach while acknowledging broader national concern about immigration and land acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
National
House of Representatives
Japan
Wilson
National Congress
Rio Grande Valley
Orient
United States
Logical conclusion to municipal buyouts in Louisville coal plan
The writer argues against Mayor Smith of Louisville Kentucky proposing city purchase of a coal mine and setting up municipal coal yards to curb profiteering. They warn this could lead to municipal groceries clothing stores and a soup kitchen, urging better nongovernment remedies and noting wartime experiments with utopian controls caused lasting harm.
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Louisville
Smith
Kentucky
Senator Marcus A. Smith Career and Joint Commission Role
Marcus A. Smith, long time Arizona Democrat, has completed his second senate term. He is identified as a member selected by President Wilson for the International Joint Commission. Smith previously served eight terms as a territorial delegate from Arizona and launched his public career as a county prosecutor after studying law in Kentucky.
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Marcus A. Smith
Wilson
International Joint Commission
United States
Canada
United States Senate
Arizona
Senator Smith
Senate
Congress
Kentucky
Transylvania University
Lexington
Kipling Birthday Honored Amid Chicago Fire Memorial
Memorial exercises are set in Chicago for Rudyard Kipling on his 55th birthday while marking the 17th anniversary of the Iroquois Theatre fire that killed nearly 600 people. Learned men from the United States and Canada gather for the Physiological Society of America meeting. A large Canadian curling party sails from St John New Brunswick to Scotland for series with Scottish rinks.
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Rudyard Kipling
Chicago
United States
Canada
Physiological Society of America
St. John
N. B
Scotland
Japan's Population Slows in 1919 Census
Tokyo reports 1919 population gain of 200 000, far below the usual 628 000. Births reached 1 823 481 with 1 513 687 deaths, net 308 794. Fewer marriages blamed on high living costs, but influenza likely caused high infant mortality. 1918 divorce rate listed at 112.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Thedford's Black-Draught Proves Old Reliable Remedy
Mrs. T. F. Parks of Jackson County lauds Thedford's Black-Draught as a dependable liver remedy. She credits it with aiding digestion and relieving sour stomach and headaches, saying it has been effective for years and should be insisted upon as the genuine product.
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Alabama
Thedford
Mexican Railways Join American Railway Association
The National Lines of Mexico will become members of the American Railway Association effective January 1 1921, enabling free interchange of passenger and freight cars between the United States and Mexico and ending the bond requirement at the border. The move signals confidence in Mexico’s peace and order and restores pre revolutions conditions for cross border traffic.
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National Lines of
Mexico
American Railway Association
United States
American Association
Boundary Line
Ohio State aerial attack leads in early forward passes
The Ohio State football eleven showcases a refined aerial attack led by quarterback Hoge Workman and star end Pete Stinchcomb. Experts rank OSU's passing as superior in the Midwest, with varied running and screen plays from the punt formation.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Dee
Ohio State University
Buckeyes
University of California
Pasadena
Cal
Middle West
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Ohio
George Gipp
Hoge Workman
Pete” Stinchcomb
Workman
Stinchcomb
Stinchcom
Leap Year Ends Tomorrow in Husky 1900s Style
A whimsical leap year coda notes the last night to propose before the year ends at midnight tomorrow. The piece playfully warns women to act before the four-year cycle renews, lest the "silver threads among the gold" endure longer.
Texas to pronounce zero as Oh in phone numbers
Manager M C Brown of The Southwestern Bell Telephone Co states that starting January 1 1921 Texas will change the pronunciation of the digit zero in telephone numbers from Naught to Oh. He notes Texas aims to align with national usage while stressing its business influence.
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M. C. Brown
Southwestern Bell, Tel. Co
Telephone Company
Texas
Party of 150 Easterners Heads to Tampico Oil Fields
A special train of five Pullmans four diners and baggage car carrying 150 Eastern millionaires arrived in Laredo yesterday morning and headed toward Tampico. The group represents a syndicate with an option on a large Tampico oil district tract.
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Tampico Oil District
Laredo
Tampico
Tampico Oil
Trumpet Island at Strand theater presents high lights of escapist tale
The Strand screens Trumpet Island featuring Gouverneur Morris's tale with Marguerite De La Motte and Wallace MacDonald directed by Tom Terris. Also showing Black Mail from the Saturday Evening Post with Viola Dana as Flossie Golden and an added note on Rex Beach's The North Wind's Malice at Royal. Jane Thomas travels with a baby and outfits for its double in Pittsburg scenes.
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Strand
Strand Theater
Gouverneur Morris
Lillian
George Randolph Cheater
Tom Terriss
Marguerite de la Motte
Wallace MacDonald
Metro
Lucia Chamberlain
Saturday Evening Post
Rialto Theatre
Adventuress
Viola Dana
Flossie Golden
Wyndham Standing
Alfred Allen
Florence Turner
Edward Cecil
Lydia Knott
Jack Roi
Fred Kelley
North Wind
Royal
Jane Thomas
Port Henry
New York
Miss Thomas
Rex Beach
Goldwyn
Royal Theatre
Allegheny River
Pittsburg
Miss Thamas
Laredo Notes Include Studio Opening and New Year Events
Mrs Flora Dilgarde Anderson announces the mid winter piano and singing studio opening with auditions by appointment at 216 Alexander Building. Also reported are burglaries linked to a single suspect, oil development plans near Laredo, a public stenographer ad, and New Year celebrations with parties at Elks Club Latin American Club and Fort McIntosh plus watch parties en route to Mexico.
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Flora Dilgarde Anderson
Alexander Building
Cantrell
Murphy
Acme
Willhite
Iturbide St
Hamilton Hotel
Bragg
United States
Laredo
Mexico
Elks
Fort McIntosh
Social Fronterizo
Nuevo Laredo
Truck Driver Severely Crushed At Texas Station
Antonio Gonzalez, a truck driver, had both legs crushed when he was jammed between a telegraph pole and a track while loading alfalfa at the old Texas-Mexican station. He was rescued and taken to Mercy Hospital where he is receiving treatment and is improving under the circumstances.
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Antonio Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Mercy Hospital
London Fog Grants Morning Haze Over Laredo
A dense morning fog shrouded Laredo in the heaviest veil in years. Residents noted a damp, misty atmosphere that coated roads and gardens and stirred old weather prognostications about coming warmth.
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Laredo
London
Tanlac Reverses Years of Rheumatism for Knoxville Man
C R Hudson of Knoxville Iowa reports relief after twelve years of rheumatism and digestive trouble. He says Tanlac restored appetite, eliminated cramps, and allowed him to sleep and work again. He praises City Drug Store in Laredo for selling Tanlac and invites inquiries about the remedy.
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Laredo
Tan Jac
C. R. Hudson
Knoxville
Taniac
Tanlac
City Drug Store
Year of Jubilees for United States Catholic Prelates in 1921
Washington report outlines a busy year as American bishops and archbishops mark jubilees and ordination anniversaries. Notables include Cardinal O Connell of Boston and Archbishops Dowling and Keene, with multiple bishops reaching 25 to 60 years in the priesthood.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Theophile Meerschaert
Oklahoma
Christopher K. Byrke
Galveston
Glennon
St. Louis
Nolan
Scranton
O'Dea
Seattle
O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
O'Connor
Newark
N. J
Toledo
Ward
Leavenworth
Gunn
Natchez
James J. Keene
Dubuque
J. Henry Tihen
Lincoln
Denver
McDevitt
Harrisburg
Brossart
Covington
Lawler
Lead, Dak
Tihen
Kelly
Grand Rapids
Scinner
Spokane
Maldon
Rockford
Corbett
Crookston
Minn
Albert J. Daeger
Santa Fe
Archbishop Dowling
St. Paul
Anthony Schuler
el Paso
John T. Mc Nicholas
Duluth
Thomas W. Drumm
Desmoines
John M. Gannon
Wrie
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Utopia
Braug
Dutton
Ala
T. F. Parks
Jackson County
National Lines OF Mexico IN American Association
AT_LAREDO
Rialto
Ida Warne
Convent Avenue
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
Farragut Street
Ixtle
M. C. McGee
San Marcos
Juarez
Texas-Mexican Station
Hudson
Tanjac
Chichester
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