New Zapata County Treasurer Named After Resignation
C P Flores resigned as Zapata County treasurer after eight years in office. Commission court accepted the resignation and appointed Mrs Mary Spohn Haynes, daughter of the late County Judge A P Spohn, as the new treasurer who has begun duties. She plans to run in the Democratic primaries in July for November election with no known opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Flores
Zapata
Me. Plores
Mary Spohn Haynes
A. P. Spohn
Spohn
Zapata County
Bankrupt Sale Ordered for Freed Merchandise in Laredo
By order of Judge John C. Scott, Referee in Bankruptcy, a sale of all stock merchandise furniture and fixtures of 8 C. Freed and M B Freed bankrupts will be held Saturday July 1 1922 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1015 Iturbide Street Laredo Texas with inspection 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. Sale starts at 2 p.m. Cash only. M M Lindheim Trustee in Bankruptcy signs the notice dated June 19 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Scott
Laredo
M. M. Lindheim
Portulaca Garden Ornament Promises Colorful Seeds
The article explains sowing portulacca or rose moss in bare garden spots as warm days arrive. Weeks later bright cups unfold in scarlet, yellow, magenta, pink, and striped shades with prostrate stems needing eight inches of room. Portulaca offers a metallic seed and thrives in dry heat unlike other annuals.
One Year Ago Today Sinn Fein Chiefs Conference Invite
June 26 report notes Mhoyd George inviting Sinn Fein chiefs for a conference and mentions President Obregon of Mexico declaring friendship with the United States. The brief records a diplomatic thread from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhoyd
George
Sinn Fein
Obregon
Mexico
United States
Personal greetings and travels noted in city visitors
Jerry Fellheimer returned to the city yesterday afternoon after several days in San Antonio. L. A. Lafon came back from San Antonio with Mrs. Lafon and children remaining for a longer visit. W. M. Curry of the South Laredo Oil Co. left for San Antonio to order drilling camp materials. Ex governors Hobby and party registered at Hamilton Hotel. William Burr arrived from Mexico en route to New York. he heads mining operations at Guadalupe near Villaldama and plans to resume work on old mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Fellheimer
San Antonio
L. A
W. M. Curry
South Laredo Oil Co
South Laredo
W. P. Hobby
John D. McCall
Dalian
City
Hamilton Hotel
Wm. A. Burr
Mexico
New York
Mr. Burr
Guadalupe
Villaldama
Social calendar notes church group meetings and clubs
Monday features a 4 PM Woman's Missionary Society gathering at the Methodist Church and a 4 PM Tournament Club meeting with Mrs J T Hassell. The Little Culture Club meets at 4 PM with Hester Gregory at Mr B Donalson's Parregut street home. Tuesday includes a dance at the Woman's Club and a 4 20 PM recreation hour at Loma Vista Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. T. Hassell
Little Culture Club
Hesste Grege
B. Donalson
Parregut Street
Woman‘s Club
Loma Vista Park
Luncheon Honors San Antonio Guests At Local Hotel
At a luncheon the honoree and guests including Emilie Has sell Marjorie Lou Fish Hattie May Bryan Kathleen Heaner Lola Dorothy Derby Minerva Gsell Evalyn Ryan Anna May Mussett Rosalie Biggio Willie Belle Brennan Mary Lola Derby Genevieve Camp Josephine Brewster were гостей. Mr Soltau the hotel manager gave each guest a sewing kit as a memento of the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Hassell
Marjorie Lou Fish
Hattie May Bryan
Kathleen Heaner
Lola
Dorothy Derby
Minerva G’sell
Evalyn Ryan
Anna May Mussett
Rosalie Biggio
Willie Belle Brennan
Mary Lola Derby
San Antonio
Genevieve Camp
Josephine Brewster
Mr. Soltau
London pays tribute as Wilson is killed in murder verdict
Londoners honor the late Field Marshal Wilson as a coroner's jury returns a verdict of wilful murder against James Connolly and James O'Brien in the assassination inquiry. The respected commander is remembered amid widespread public mourning and official tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Wilson
James Connelly
James O’brien
Field Marshal Wilson
Disabled Veterans Gather in San Francisco for Second National Reunion
In San Francisco the American World War disabled veterans convene for their second national reunion. The week-long program includes daily business sessions focusing on legislation and veterans' interests, plus elaborate entertainment for visiting members and peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Sauviguez
San Antonio
San Francisco
Protest over film on Clara Smith Hamon shown in Amarillo
Local churches and women’s clubs protest a film about Clara Smith Hamon the Oklahoma slayer of Jake Hamon to be shown at a local theater this week in Amarillo Texas on June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Clara Smith
Hamon
Jake Hamon
Threatened Jail Break Brings Fairmont Police Mobilization
Fairmont West Virginia June 26 The entire Fairmont police force and Marion county deputy sheriffs were mobilized to stop a reported march of striking miners and sympathizers from Monogahela ten miles south. Authorities say an attempt would be made to liberate prisoners jailed after a Friday march through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
Marion County
Monogahela
Here
Librarians Open 44th ALA Convention in Detroit
Detroit June 26 The American Library Association opens its forty fourth annual convention with a reception and formalities. The multi thousand strong membership includes librarians from city college university medical and law libraries along with assistants trustees publishers and friends of libraries. Attendance is expected to surpass prior records as the weeklong program includes over fifty general sessions and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
American Library Association
Librariana
City
Friends of
Association
Prohibition Advocate Defends Law at Sunday School Council
Wayne Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti Saloon League, urged convention attendees to uphold the national prohibition act as fair and based on experience. He warned that those who defy government laws do not play the game of democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wayne
Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
International Sunday School Council On Religious Education
Facing the Responsibility Herrin Mine Massacre Aftermath
Williamson county buried the dead from the mine war, held an inquest and sought justice. State and federal investigators conduct the inquiries as officials delay arrests. Coroner's jury finds C. K. McDowell shot a union miner the day before the massacre and that 19 others died from gunfire by unknown assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Williamson County
Muasaacre
C. K. McDowell
Immodest Dressing Spurs Call to Moral Reform
A. J. Elliott of Chicago addresses the International Student Conference in Williams Bay urging renewal of high moral standards. He attacks immodest dressing, motion pictures, lurid literature, and dances as signs of decay, urging a return to godly manhood and womanhood and stronger legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Willams Bay
Wis
Bigus
A. J. Elliott
Chicago
International Committee of the
America
Mr. Elliott
Jesus Christ
Stangerd
Jesus
Dillotte
Christiana
World of Industry and Trade Trends
Export cutters earn 50 to 175 dollars weekly while cotton factories in Shanghai rise from 41 to 80 in four years. US foreign trade routes through New York, and one-twelfth of US manufacturing is in Greater New York. The Sorbonne augments timber with ozone seasoning. An Interstate Commerce Commission report notes more rail lines being abandoned. A Swedish farm colony plan targets 100,000 settlers. A Chicago gum maker leads global advertising with annual turnover over 30 million. A Notre-Dame Sorbonne professor touts ozone timber treatment. About 1 600 directories publish 25 million copies yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
New York
United Garment Workers of America
St. Joseph
U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission
Greater
Northwestern
North Dakota Development Association
Chicago
Sorbonne
Paris
Goodness Daughter Gown Question Sparks Confusion
Fragmentary dialogue shows a girl asking about a new party gown and a father responding with muddled words, creating a puzzling exchange. The incomplete text suggests a humorous domestic moment or a misprint in a serialized item.
Sheriff denies threat to coal workers in Jackson County
Carbondale Illinois June 6 the Jackson County sheriff said he advised the coal operators association that he had not been advised of any threatened outbreak in the county His telegram replied to operators who said they had learned that the lives of their employees protecting idle mines had been threatened
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County
Coal Operators’ Association of Illinois
Bandits Hold U.S. Official in Mexican Kidnapping Ransom
A. Bruce Bielaski head of the U.S. Justice Department bureau of investigation and his companions were abducted by Mexican bandits near Cuernavaca Morelos. The bandits released the women and took Bielaski and Barcena to view a site, while ransom of ten thousand pesos was arranged to Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
New York
Bielaski
A. Blue Blelaski
Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Niles
Cuernavaca
Morelos
Blelaski
Mamiel Bercena
Mexicali
Pan
Tieduski
Barcena
Cuernavaca Hills
Bruce Bielaski
Alexican
Frank Sample
Richmond-Leverlney Company
Sample
Federal troops pursue bandits near Mexico City
June 26 report says federal forces surround kidnappers holding for ransom in the capital area. Secretary of War Ser rano orders troops to chase the bandits in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Cansom
Barcena
Serrano
Five Die In Vacant Mine Tragedy Near Hittington
Five bodies were recovered after a mine idle since the strike began claimed victims in Hittington Arkansas. Among the dead were John Roberts Youncey Roberts Roland Porter Dolly Robinson and Judith Robinson. Four others died rescuing Youncey Roberts who was overcome by fumes after slipping 160 feet down the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hittington
Ark
John Roberts
Youncey Roberts
Roland Porter
Dolly Robinson
Andudith Robinson
Lewis to meet Davis then White House coal talks
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers will meet Secretary of Labor Davis today and, with Davis, go to the White House to discuss the coal strike with President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
White House
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Davis
Harding
Engineer Killed in Freight Collision Near Giddings
In Leedau eight miles east of Giddings two Southern Pacific freight trains collided last night. Engineer T. J. Elms of San Antonio died, fireman J. H. Sherman of San Antonio was badly bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Giddings
Texas
T. J. Elms
San Antonio
J. H. Sherman
Leedau
Gidldings
Southern Pacific
Crest of Rio Grande Flood Reaches Harlingen Area
The Rio Grande crest moved past Mercedes and heads toward the river mouth, lingering slowly in the Harlingen and San Benito region. A levee near La Feria broke flooding more farmland. Mercedes reports receding water at about one inch per hour after earlier flooding depths of two to three feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Mercedes
Harlingen
San Benito
la Feria
Secret Society Gang Arrests Shock Berlin Authorities
Eleven men alleged to belong to a Bavarian secret group called the council were arrested in Berlin. Police link the organization to the murder of Foreign Minister Rathenau and state the arrests were announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associaten Presa
Berlin
The
Council
Rathenau
Pacific Advertising Club Meet Opens With Delegates
Elaborate entertainment welcomed delegates and visitors to the nineteenth annual convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Advertising Clubs in San Diego. Large delegations travel from San Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Portland Tacoma and Salt Lake City to attend the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Callé
Pacific Coast Association of Advertising Clubs
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Salt Lake City
Boy Drowns in McKenzie Well Near Worth Texas
Randall Gandy, four, fell into a deep McKenzie well near Worth Texas while playing near the edge. Rescue attempts continued until morning. body recovered with grappling tools and a rope after drowning in the well water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Por
Worth
Texas
Rantui
Chindy
Randall Gandy
Aviators Killed In Apparent Midair Collision
Reported crash details describe two aviators killed in an incident over Cottsburg Pennsylvania. Early accounts reference a premonition of a washineen and a sergeant, with fragmented text indicating the aircraft went to earth in a disastrous event.
Protest in Oklahoma City over War Secretary Weeks remarks
Regional Anti Saloon League conference in Oklahoma City votes to protest Weeks statements on legalizing dice and beer and telegraphs President Harding about the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Reetnt
Weeks
The
Anti-Saloon League
Harding
Britain backs Germany entry to League of Nations
In the House of Commons Lord Robert Corrr asked the government stance on Germany joining the League of Nations. Premier Lloyd George replied Britain would be willing to support a proposal for Germany's admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Corll
House of Commons
Germany
Lloyd “Eore
Great Britain
Mrs Small Dead After Governor's Acquittal Celebration
Len Simathowie of Governor Small died at 9 this morning after a brief illness tied to the excitement of the governor's acquittal in Waukegan. The death occurred amid the surrounding crowd and hospital reports list cause as complications from the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaskaloofi
Len Simathowie
Small
Henos
Nice
Ibraken
Waukegan
Woman 15 Injured In Overturned Car Near Palo Duro
Mrs Marie McClain of Amarillo was seriously injured when she jumped from an overturning automobile in the Palo Duro Canyon break. She was pinned beneath the vehicle as it toppled, sustaining serious injuries yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Mra
Marie McClain
Palo
Duro Canyon
Shea
Prince Albert Honora Charles of Monaco Dies at 5 AM
Paris reports the death of Prince Albert Honora Charles of Monaco. He died at five o'clock this morning in the city, ending a reign marked by dynastic ties and European prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Prince Albert Honora Charles
Principality of
Monaco
Bandmaster Confronted Over Weekend Performances During Tour
A bandmaster is approached by a company member at the start of a country tour. The question arises whether to schedule weekend performances, with a brief exchange reflecting uncertainty about the plan. The fragment hints at logistical doubt during the tour setup.
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Jobe McLean
Ohio
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Labet
Michigan
Mia
Hinest Nalle
Mrs. Crawford
Austin
Thos. Butler
Henry Crumpler
Sociery
Fortuna
A. G
R. L. Muller
San Marcos
Mr. Muller
Herbert Sames
Cuero
Rosita Barlow
la Josefina" Ranch
Florence Alien
Mrs. L. J. Christen
R. K. Mimeig
Cal
V. L. Pulg
New York City
George Jackson
Mrs. W. H. Luck
B. B. Adams
Toronto
Canada
A. B. Muller
Ida Muller
J. O. Buenz
Messrs
Ernest and
Fred Buenz
Galveston
Flouston
Thomas O'Connor
Dan O'Connor
California
Howard Moore
Albert Crutchfield
Kentucky
Grace Neal
Misses Segers
Frits Werner
Harmon. Sandefer
J. R. Sandefer
Cleberne
Jos. W. Gray
Shreveport, la
Hal Halley
Clara
Bauge Bielaski
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Shaft and Companions
Crest
Secret Society
Pacific Coast
Robert L. Borden
Dominion of Canada
Grand Pre
Frieda Hempel
Leipsic
Frank D. Baldwin
Manchester
Milton Kraus
Tleventh
Indiana
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Buffalo
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