Laredo Christmas Items From Local Daily Highlights
From Monday's Daily Local News. Imports from Mexico via Laredo include three carloads of lead and one carload of bones. County clerk notes marriage licenses issued to Victor Nava with Isabel Soto and Dionicio Bazaldua with Maria de los Angeles Chapa. McGeer Tomato claims high yield per acre and pure pedigreed seed. Post office reports busy Christmas eve with many parcels letters and postcards. Many residents travelled to Nuevo Laredo Mexico for holiday trips.
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Mexico
Laredo
Hamilton Hotel
Bragg
Victor Nava
Isabel Soto
Dionicio Bazaldua
Maria de Los Angeles Chapa
Will W. Gregg
Times
Farragut Street
McGeer
M. C. McGee
San Marcos
Texas
Post Office and Express Company
New Years Football Starters for Ohio State in Pasadena
Ohio State prepares for the January 1 meeting with California at Pasadena. Starters center around Pete Stinchcomb the dodging line plunger, with Willaman at fullback providing power and defense. Quarter Hoge Workman directs the aerial attack and handles punts. Blair Henderson share halfback duties. Captain Huffman and Spiers anchor the line with Trott, J Taylor, and Nemeck in support. C Taylor backs up Willaman at fullback after injury.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
University of California
Pasadena
Cal
Pete Stinchcomb
Stinchcomb
Willaman
Wilaman
Ohio State
Hoge Workman
Middle West
Workman
Blair
Henderson
Myers
Slyker
Noel Workman
Huffman
Spiers
Trott
J. Taylor
Nemeck
Wilce
C. Taylor
Willaie
Daily History Lesson for December 27
On December 27 historical figures and events are recalled: Lucius Fairchild, Wisconsin governor 1866 72, born in Kent Ohio. Judah Dana, ex US senator, died in Fryeburg Maine. the clipper Great Republic burned at New York harbor. Ralph Farnham, last survivor of Bunker Hill, died in Acton New Hampshire at 105 or 106. Sherman Porter assault on Vicksburg. Austria marks 600th anniversary of Habsburg line. US Senate probes Cleveland Hawaiian policy. Queen Alexandra hosts Christmas dinner for widows and orphans of South African war soldiers.
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Lucius Fairchild
Wisconsin
Kent
Ohio
Addison
Wis
Judah Dana
United States
Fryeburg
Pomfret
Conn
New York City
Ralph Farnham
Bunker Hill
Acton
N. H
Gen. Sherman
Admiral Porter
Vicksburg
Austria
House of Hapsburg
United States Senate
Cleveland
Queen Alexandra
Government offers tax payment prizes in Japan
The Japanese Government announces rewards for prompt and uncomplaining payment of taxes ranging from fifty cents to twenty-five dollars.
William Bagley Named New York Education Commissioner
William Chanler Bagley, poised to succeed Dr. John H. Finley as New York State Commissioner of Education, is a Michigan native and Yale trained educator. He studied at Michigan State Agricultural College, Wisconsin, and Cornell, held major New York normal school posts, led Oswego’s training department, directed Illinois’ school of education, and since 1917 has taught at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has authored numerous education texts and edited several leading journals.
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William Chanler Bagley
John H. Finley
New York
Michigan
State Agricultural College
University of Wisconsin
Cornell University
New York State
State Normal Acioc
Oswego
University of Illinois
Teachers College
Columbia University
Bagley
Strand Theater to Stage Toyshop Operetta Tonight
Society notes show the Strand presenting the operetta The Toyshop this evening. A Christmas party at Woman's Club for Christ Church Sunday School follows with more social events and visiting friends for holidays across the community.
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Strand Theater
Christ Church Sunday School
Birthday Party Names in a Lively Pageant of Dolls
A Christmas season page lists many names of children and dolls in a party scene. It includes real people like Mr. Charles Ernst and Gen Peyton March, plus numerous doll characters such as Pierrot and Ching-Loo, with mentions of places like Poteet Crystal City Hamilton and Easton Pa.
Major Happenings At National Meetings Today
Today marks Boxing Day in Britain while the American Economics Association meets in Atlantica City. Chicago hosts the mid winter convention of the American Library Association and the eighth annual Pi Tau Pi Fraternity convention opens in Cincinnati. Delegates from fifty colleges attend the Condra Fratres Association meeting at the University of Michigan. Over 1000 scientists gather in Chicago for the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. Numerous learned societies hold annual sessions in Washington this week including the American Historical Association and the American Political Science Association.
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American Economics Association
Atlantica City
Chicago
American Library Association
Pi Tau Pi Fraternity
Cincinnati
United States
Canada
University of Michigan
Condra Fratres Association
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Washington
American Historical Association
American Political Science Association
American Sociological Society
American Catholic Historical Association
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
The
Agricultural History Society
Christening and Holiday Socials Highlight Local News
Loreta Marguerite Yeager was christened at St Peters Church with sponsors Mr. and Mrs Justo B Penn. Miss Lucille Murphy and Miss Ruth Murphy hosted a Christmas bridge and dance at their Houston Street home for Mr and Mrs George Murphy of Brownsville. Guests enjoyed holly, mistletoe, silver baskets, poinsettias, and a salad course followed by dancing. Prizes went to Mrs Jas A Wilson and Dr Garlick. A list of attendees includes Mr and Mrs George Murphy and many friends. A school program at Urbahn School featured dances, a stock ing drill, recitations, and a song by pupils.
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Fritz Werner
Santa Claus
Travis Bruce Bunn
Mary Besse MacDonald
Julia Schultz
Loreta Marguerite
W. H. Yeager
St. Peters Church
Justo
Penn
Lucille
Ruth Murphy
Jhuston Street
George B. Murphy
Brownsville
Jas. A. Wilson
Garlick
Geo. B. Murphy
J. Seymour Dentke
Paulus
Rice
Mabel Cogley Barlow
Sue Smith
Jag. A. Wilson
Maria Mowry
Ethel Mackin
Helen
Margaret MacGregor
Courtney Slaughter
Messrs
Prinz Buttron
Jack Lobdell
Dr. Garlick
Glazecock
Harris
John
Alfred Murphy
Murphy
J. T. Murphy
Nellie Ward
Ruth Cooper
Josephine Daiches
Doria Wilson
Camberlain's Cough Remedy Favored by Mothers
Camberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as soothing and effective for colds crop and whooping cough. It has a pleasant taste and quick relief and is noted as free from opium or other harmful drugs, making it a trusted choice for families with young children.
Soldier bonus bill would cost about 2.3 billion dollars
Secretary Houston told the Senate Finance Committee that passage of the soldiers aid measure would impose added burdens on the treasury. He warned that the government would face approximately 2.3 billion dollars in costs, arguing the treasury should not be asked to assume them.
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Ty Associated Press
Washington
Houston
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Rebels surrender to Italian troops at Zara port
Fiuman legionnaires and Dalmatian volunteers at Zara surrendered to Italian regulars after failing to capture the warship Mar saia. The volunteers seized the vessel but the crew resisted and seized 27 legionnaires, landing them at an Italian port on the Adriatic's western side.
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Associated Press
Paris
Fiuman Legionnaires
Zara
Fiume
Adriatic
Havas
Mrs Clara Smith Hamon Free On Murder Charge
Mrs Clara Smith Hamon, free on a $12,000 bond, spends the day with relatives in Wilson Oklahoma on murder charges connected to Jake L Hamon. County attorney James H Mathers says docketing the January term will be delayed due to county official changes. postponement to after January 1 is under consideration.
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Associated Press
Wilson
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Liberty
Jake L. Hamon
James H. Mathers
Cone
District Court
W. P. McLean
Corsicana Man Killed In Street Shooting
In Corsicana Texas on December 27 T K Lindsay was shot and killed on the streets. Bud Mc Kee a farmer surrendered voluntarily to authorities.
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Associated Press
Corsicana
Texas
T. K. Lindsay
Bud McKee
Little Rock Population Grows Noted in Census
Washington reports Little Rock Arkansas shows a Negro population of 17 474 up 2 945 or 20.1 percent and a white population of 47 658 up 16 278 or 52.6 percent from prior figures with the total city population rising accordingly.
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Associated Press
Washington
Little Rock
Arkansas
Wanted Her Train
Associated Press reports in Budapest that a last train demand forced a bizarre onstage delay in Shakespeare’s Othello at the national theatres. Actress Jamily Markus, Desdemona, rushed to catch a suburban train, prompting the actor to improvise and smother the character.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Othello
Deademona
National Theatres
Jamily Markus
Desdemona
Desdemone
Venice
Lerdemond
Miss Marcus
Interstate schedules suspend iron and steel rate hikes
Washington December 27 the interstate commerce commission suspended from January 24 until May 24 the operation of schedules increasing rates on manufactured iron and steel articles in carload lots from Houston and Galveston Texas to points in Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Houston
Galveston
Texas
Louisiana
Magyar Exodus Strains Hungary as Refugees Pour In
Budapest faces a housing and food crisis as thousands of Magyar families and former officials flee annexed lands. Prime Minister Teleki urges refugees in Jugoslavia Romania and Czechoslovakia to stay loyal or take an oath. With 4500 rail cars housing the displaced a self contained enclave grows near the station. The government asks refugees to remain in place despite foreign flags.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Paul Teleki
Jugoslavia
Rumania
Czecho- Slovakia
Personal notes from local Christmas visits abroad
H. M. Beckham, claim adjuster with the Cotton Belt railway at Dallas, has returned to his headquarters after spending Christmas here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beckham. Paul Salah left here Friday night for San Antonio to spend Christmas visiting friends, Edmund J. Moser spent Christmas at his old home in Laredo and was kept busy most of the time shaking hands with his many friends here.
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H. M. Beckham
Cotton Belt Railway
Dallas
J. L. Beckham
Paul €. Salah
San Antonio
Edmund J. Moser
Laredo
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau for local area
Tonight is fair and colder with interior freezing while lower Rio Grande Valley stays milder. Fort McIntosh observations report a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum of 74 degrees and a minimum of 50, winds from the southeast and clear skies.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Rio Grande Valley
Fort MclIntosh
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities
A brief notice stating The Times offers daily opportunities subscription at 60 cents per month, inviting readers to subscribe for regular news access.
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the Times
Constipation Relief Promised by Chamberlain Tablets
An 1900s style health instruction advises taking two Chamberlain's Tablets after supper to ensure a healthy bowel movement and correct liver disorders, promising relief from dull feelings and a gentle effect without unpleasant aftereffects.
Prices Drift Down in France Across Multiple Goods
Paris reports a broad price decline in wholesale goods since March, led by Cottee and sugar easing to 3.75 francs per kilo. Retail prices avoid decline, with red wine at 1.40 francs per litre and dyed rises in socks. Sugar drops follow American sugar prices and Cuban exports. Raw hides push down shoes while raw cotton wool and silks fall. Eggs milk bread and meat stay firm.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
French Grocers’ Union
America
Europe
Tobacco production in Kentucky leads outside nations
In Kentucky the tobacco output surpasses that of any country beyond the United States, even as Java and Sumatra show rapid growth in production.
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Kentucky
United States
Java
Sumatra
Incorrigible Boy Arrested in Neff Office Burglary
A 15 year old boy was arrested in Waco Texas for burglarizing the law office of Governor elect Pat Neff. He broke open the desk and took gold pens and other items including a Knights of Pythias badge. everything was recovered. He had been released on probation two days before Christmas.
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Waco
Texas
Pat Neff
Men in Uniform in Mob Said the Judge
Worth Texas December 27 A special term grand jury began weighing the meaning of evidence in last week's lynching. Judge Hosey said the mob wearing uniforms will likely be linked to the crime. Tom Vickery, a white man, was hanged from a tree after being removed from jail. Police and detective witnesses were summoned.
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Associated Press
Ort Worth
Texas
Hosey
Tom Vickery
Jeff Couch
Narrow Escape in Burnet House Fire at Cincinnati
A basement fire at the Burnet House in Cincinnati this morning endangered women and children, causing panic before firemen rescued all occupants. The fire, which began in the basement, was contained to that area.
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Ty Associated Presa
Cincinnati
Ohio
Burnet House
Farmers Union Midwinter Convention Set for Waco
Fort Worth Texas December 27 The Texas Farmers Union will hold its midwinter convention in Waco January 25 for three days or until major business is completed President D E B Syday issued the official call noting grave problems facing farmers and the meeting will continue until important work is finished.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Farmers Union
Waco
D. EB. Syday
Swiss man sues detective agency for false matchmaking verdict
Geneva reports M Wader of Bienne won £140 plus costs against a detective agency for wrongly endorsing a suitor as suitable husband for his daughter. The agency charged £500 to investigate the young man’s reputation and habits. After six months, the bride returned to her father with claims of dissipation of her dowry in riotous living and gambling.
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Associated Press
Geneva
M Wader
Bienne
Switzerland
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United States Army
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Union of Canadian Municipalities
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Middlebury College
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Urbahn School
Camberlain
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Tit
Secy
Local Weather Report
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Irkutsk
Home Ice Company
L. J. Christen
Seey
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