Kaiser Wilhelm's Fate Becomes Allied Trial Question
Friday's editorial weighs Holland's refusal to extradite the former German emperor Wilhelm II. It argues the issue is moot since Germany cannot demand extradition and Holland's role as neutral hosts complicates the matter. The piece notes public sentiment, allied pressure, and the broader stakes for the League of Nations, then shifts to local tax reform and sewer plans in Laredo, urging fair land taxation and resisting hurried overhauls.
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Holland
Wil Han
William Hohenzollern
Germany
Hollans
League of Nations
William
Great Britain
France
Two Burglaries Reported In Laredo Night And Day
Wintertime burglaries in Laredo continue with two recent break ins. On Wednesday night Mrs N de Prats store on Market Plaza was entered and $6.12 taken from a cash register. Yesterday noon the office of contractor L V Jambers opposite Joseph Netzer Hardware on Lincoln street was broken into and several valuable papers including contracts were stolen.
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Laredo
Tapis
L. V. Jambers
Joseph Netzer Hardware Co
Lincoln Street
Gotham to Have Town Meeting Hall
New York January 23 A significant step in Americanizing aliens and improving citizenship will occur with the cornerstone laying for the Civic Auditorium on West Forty third Street Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr will preside among leaders like Frank Vanderlip Henry Morgenthau and Henry Taft from the League for Political Education The hall designed as New Yorks town meeting hall will seat 17000 and include a reading room library and offices for allied groups with completion expected next September.
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New York
Civic Auditorium
Forty-+third Street
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Frank Vanderlip
Henry Morgenthau
Henry W. Taft
League For Political Education
Auditorioum
Economic Club
Civic Forum
Improvements At Last Force City To Act In Laredo
Citizens of Laredo awaken to demand street paving and sewerage with a determined stance against a rotten administration. They argue wealth exists to fund needed improvements, but tax assessments are unfair and delaying factors have postponed sewerage plans. The piece blames city leadership and urges decisive action by taxpayers.
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Laredo
Laredo Club
Reward Offered for Lost Papers Bearing My Name
A generous reward is posted for the return of important papers bearing the principal’s name that vanished from the office. The seeker says no questions will be asked and urges prompt recovery by any compliant party.
Considerable wrangling at mass meeting of Laredo Club
At the county courthouse last night the Laredo Club held its first mass meeting and saw wrangling and personal clashes. Wilmer Threadgill was elected permanent chairman, a platform of principles was adopted, and a committee was named to nominate city candidates for a mass meeting next Wednesday.
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New Laredo Club
Wilmer Threadgill
Platform of Laredo Club
Laredo
Permpanent
C. M. Henry
Ira O Meara
Washington
T. A. Bunn
Threadgill
L. H. Wharton
J. J. Hudson
A. H. Kelly
W. C. Greenstreet
Prominent capitalists visit Laredo for Bar-Tex Oil plans
Twenty eight financiers, bankers, lawyers and executives from Indianapolis and Terra Haute, led by mon Hinkle, arrive by special car to inspect Bar-Tex Oil Co holdings near Ortiz pasture ten miles north of Laredo. They meet officials, tour the site, and plan drilling readiness while hosted by Bar-Tex. The group may continue to the Demona field in North Texas.
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Middle West
Laredo
Indianapolis
Ind
Mon Hinkle
Bar-Tex Oil Co
Ortiz Pasture
Bor-Tex Oi Co
Bor-Tex Oil Co
Bertani
Oil Company
Bar-Tex Gil Co
Desdemona
Texas
Big Four
Ry. Co
Vernon Hinkle
Indianaplis
Timothy J. Sexton
Fidelity Trust Co
Herbert Todd
Newton-Todd Co
Wm. S. Harris
Ry. C O
John Snapp
A. W. Bicking
Vernon Hinkle, Jr
T. 8. Biggs
Terra Haute
C. W. Lewton
The
Thine Traction System
Ed. Courtney
Danville
J. B. Marshall
Carbon State Bank
Carbon, Ind
Newton
Shelburn
J. E. Lindquist
Bortex Oil Co
Waco
A. W. Fields
Ed. Liggett
Thine Traction Co
Terre Haute
3 Percent Money Makers Ad From Times Want
Classified notice offers three percent money making opportunities with eight four terms, listed in the Times Want Ads. The brief appears as a small financial pitch for investment style notes within a classified section.
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Money Makers
Visiting delegates enjoy Laredo farm excursion
A two day visit by clergymen and lay delegates from the 16th Annual West Texas Diocese conference toured North and South Laredo farms. The Chamber of Commerce arranged seven excursion cars, with seven driven by Laredo women, showcasing alfalfa spinach cabbage and onion crops. Coordinated by the American and Mexican consulates and the Laredo Bridge Co, the trip demonstrated cordial cross border relations and yielded crop data for visitors.
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Laredo
Chamber of Commerce
North
South Laredo
West Texas
Bermuda
Adams
Nuevo Laredo
Mally
Diocese of West Texas Council Ends 16th Session in Laredo
The 16th annual council of the Diocese of West Texas adjourned after a stay in Laredo. Delegates thanked Rector and Christ Church parishioners, Laredo citizens, Secretary Mally and the Chamber of Commerce, the Elks Lodge, the American and Mexican consulates, and the immigration service for courtesies during their visit.
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Diocese of
Bustling relief ad for Rocky Mountain Tea at Herrera's Pharmacy
An advertisement praises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for cleansing the bowels and relieving a sick headache. It promises natural relief and a feeling of renewal and urges readers to take it tonight at Herrera's Pharmacy.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Herrera
Whollister
Local News Snippets From Laredo Area Briefs
A visiting delegate’s car was stolen and recovered after two men tried to rob Zuniga drugstore, with Officer Herrera thwarting the robbery. Also: a mass meeting at Market Hall, illness of Mr. Sweatman at his daughter’s home, poll tax payments surge with a week left, second hand furniture ads, Kennedy’s delicatessen appeal, and Senate testimony by District Attorney Walls. Various local ads note plumbing services, “Blue Buckle Overalls” gear, and electrical comforts amid a busy year ahead.
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Zuniga
Herrera
C. Freed
Iturbide Street
Market Hall
the Times
W. H. Sweatman
W. C. Giddens
William
Lincoln Street
Kennedy
Sanitary
Senate
San Antonio
John A. Walls
Oliver Agency
Flores Ave
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Citizens Auto Company
Bloomsdale-Savoy Spinach Seed
ROY Campbell Company
Ap Gay
B. Juarez
Bellmont
Main Ave
Union
Freed
la Libertad
Tturbide Street
Port of
J. L. Fierros
Farragut Street
Fidel Cantu
Webb County
Buick Automobiles
Republic Trucks
RIO Grande Buick CO
Goodrich
Laredo, Texas
John C. Buenz Lumber
F.M. Ramsay
R. B. Hooker
Hudson
Nash
Davis
Ford
Texas Auto Sales CO
Farragut ST
Laredo Business College
Phillips B. Tartt
Bertani Bldg
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