Democrats Back Constructive Planks For Platform
Friday's Daily argues Democrats should adopt a constructive platform with practical planks. It praises proposed measures on profiteer enforcement, child welfare, civil service reform, and federal citizenship for married women, while noting labor dispute arbitration needs clarity and urging bipartisan approval of a stronger platform.
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San Francisco
Bar of Justice
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Civil Service
Alexander
Chicago
Cranks and the Faith of Visionaries Through History
A reflection on cranks or visionaries who were mocked yet sparked progress. From prohibition and women's suffrage to Columbus and the Civil War, the piece credits crankish faith with future gains and notes many famed inventors and thinkers began as doubted dreamers.
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League of Nations
Europe
Indies
Ife
Spain
Christopher Columbus
Galileo
Copernicus
Tad
Lincoln
God
Wichita Falls juvenile officer seeks parents aid
The Wichita Falls juvenile officer urged parents to help track city youths. He warned that without parental cooperation many more than the sixteen already sent to the reformatory may face similar fates. He cited crowded living conditions and children roaming streets as key issues.
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Ly Associated Press
Wichita Walls
Texas
Wichita Falls
Monument to Clemenceau to rise in Vendée next year
Paris July 2 Associated Press reports a monument to Clemenceau in the Vendée will be erected early next year. Francois Sicard carves the group in Burgundian stone showing Clemenceau at the trench edge with soldiers below, eight feet tall, eyes on the horizon, a cane in hand.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
Vendee
Francois Sicard
France
Strike of Students Fails in China Over Japan Talks
Shanghai reports a large student strike across 14 provinces to force Beijing to reject direct talks with Japan on Shantung. Leaders blamed lack of public support and timing. About 30,000 students quit classes in Shanghai with thousands more striking elsewhere. The government ignored a demand for a public disclaimer and publication of secret agreements. The walkout lasted a month or more before ending.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Peking
Japan
Shantung
Jolly Prisoners Visit City Jail in Light-Hearted Exchanges
Dallas July 2. A humorous scene unfolds as prisoners joke with jailer Kelsey about rooms and beds while awaiting transfers. Quips include requests for a south facing room and a bath, with the jailer gently retorting that the jail is crowded and beds are scarce. The banter ends with a sleepy remark.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Kelsey
Keldey
New Military Teacher Arrives at A and M College
Captain W. H. Morris, veteran of the 360th Infantry and holder of the Distinguished Service Cross, joins Texas A and M College as assistant professor of military science and tactics in charge of the infantry unit. He joins seven regular army officers on detail at the college amid plans for eight infantry companies and additional artillery, cavalry, and signal units. Texas A and M is again rated a distinguished military college this week for the tenth time.
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Associated Press
College Station
Texas
W. Hi. HW. Morris
360Th Infantry
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Morris
Distinguished Military College
United States
Texas A. & M
Spain under martial rule by Liberal newspapers claim
Lib eral papers insist since March 24, 1919 Spain has been governed by the same regime as historic despots. Constitutional guarantees were suspended nationwide and only limited assembly rights allowed during elections. Press freedom remained muzzled, censorship pervasive across Spanish papers.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Russia
la Libertad
Ladies Night at Hamilton Hotel wowed Laredo Rotary guests
About one hundred Rotarians and guests attended the Hamilton Hotel Cafe event designated Ladies Night. Rev. L. H. Wharton spoke on The Spirit of Rotary, with short addresses by Dr. H. C. Hall and F. A. Lattig. Musical performances and two dances followed before a late supper.
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Laredo
L. H. Wharton
Rotary
H. C. Hall
F. A. Lattig
Courtney Slaughter
Adela Bertani
Gate City Quartette
C. W. Cook
Er. B. Adams
G. GC. Hiatt
Arnest Buenz
Gate City
Store Closed Monday For Fourth of July Holiday
John Colman announces the store will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day.
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John Colman
City to relocate graves at Old Cemetery and remove remains
By May 18 1920 the City Council authorized disposal of lots 7 and 8 in block 116 W D for not less than 3000 each and moved the corral to Old Cemetery Block 220 W D parties with buried relatives are ordered to remove bodies within sixty days from this notice dated June 11 1920
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Land Board
W. D
Constipation Remedies Promoted by Local Pharmacy
A vintage ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for stomach purification and bowel cleansing. It claims hot days disrupt digestion, causing a sour stomach and pimples, advising Herrera's Pharmacy as the source for the remedy.
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Cross
Hollister
Herrera
Pearsall Team to Clash With Local American Legion at Aviation Field
A Sunday afternoon baseball game at Aviation Field on the Heights features Pearsall against the local American Legion team. Pearsall arrives Sunday morning. both teams are regarded as top contenders in the region, and a large crowd is expected to witness a close contest.
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Aviation Field
the Heights
Pearsall
American Legion
Dorothy Dalton Shines in The Vampire at Rialto Theatre
Dorothy Dalton stars in The Vampire at Rialto, a Bohemian tale of manipulation and heartbreak. Supervised by Thomas H. Ince with a Monte M. Katterjohn scenario, Enid Markey and Howard Hickman headline a cast of notable players in New York’s Aphrodite bearing production.
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Dorothy Dalton
Rialto
Bohemia
New York
Rialto Theatre
Thomas H. Ince
Monte M. Katterjohn
Enid Markey
Howard Hickman
Summer Complaint Relieved by Remedy, Mrs Jewett Says
Mrs Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York reports rapid relief from a severe summer complaint after using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. She praises it as an excellent remedy to keep by every family for colic and diarrhoea and urges its use at first signs.
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Chamberlain
Henry Jewett
Clark Mills
N. Y
Film actor's zeal costs life in Arctic film
Ronald Byron, engaged to play Peter in Back to God's Country, refused a doctor’s order to rest after influenza. His loyalty to Nell Shipman and belief in the project led him to endure freezing conditions. Prolonged inactivity and exposure likely triggered pneumonia, contributing to his death during production at 62 degrees below zero.
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God’s Country
James Oliver Curwood
Real Theatre
Ronald Byron
Peter
Byron
Nell Shipman
Nell
God's Country
Bootleggers Union Protests Bryan Beer and Wine Plan
Judge J O Luby visiting Nueces says Amalgamated Union of Bootleggers Rio Grande Valley Local No 1 of San Diego backed Bryan against beer and light wines entering the country. Bootleggers warn a beer and wine law would cause serious, irreparable loss to their trade in mescaline.
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Mescaline
Corpus Christi
J. O. Luby
San Diego
Duval County
Nueces
San Francisco
William Jennings Bryan
Luby
The Vampire at Rialto Theater
United Picture Production Corporation presents The Vampire a feature of distinction praised for its merit and strong dramatic power. The film is a true to life tale filled with tenderness pathos and human interest shown at Rialto Theater today.
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United Picture Production Corporation
Rialto Theater
J J Garcia Switches to Humble Oil and Refining Co
After twelve years with the Texas Company, J J Garcia is now with the Humble Oil and Refining Co. Phone 449. Dated 7 2 21.
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J. J. Garcia
The
Texas Company
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Hart A Bandit Chieftain In Tell Gate at Strand
William S. Hart returns to the Strand Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday in The Tell Gate as Black Deering the bandit chieftain. The Paramount Aircraft release written with Lambert Hillyer and directed by Hillyer spots a frontier tale of bold bandits, train holdups, and wild riders set before fences.
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William S. Hart
Strand Theatre
West
Extension Specialists Sojourning In This City
A. K. Short, extension crops expert from A. and M. College, is in Laredo to inspect cotton demonstrations led by County Agent F. P. W. Mally focusing on long staple varieties. J. L. Thomas of the same college, livestock expert, accompanies to assist in forming livestock breeding clubs for hogs and dairy cows to meet local and Mexican demands.
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A. K. Short
A. & M. College
Laredo
FP. W. Mally
J. L. Thomas
Prof. Mally
Mexico
Laredo plans for Fourth of July trip to Corpus Christi
A large group from Laredo intends to travel to Corpus Christi on Sunday to celebrate the Glorious Fourth at the sea and to enjoy the surf. Meanwhile Bor-Tex Co. expects to resume drilling next week nine miles northwest of Laredo as preparations proceed for a larger casing program. American travelers report peace in Mexico and growing protection assurances for cross border movement.
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Laredo
Corpus Christi
Bor-Tex of Co
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Ixtle
William Wyeth James Dies in Fort Worth After Global Feats
Fort Worth obit recounts William Wyeth James a cousin of Jesse James born 1848 who fought in Civil War guerrilla bands under Quantrell and later joined Jesse James band. He served in London Franco Prussian War Australia New Zealand South Africa and finally Texas where he died in a hospital bed after years of adventure and battles.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
William Wyeth James
Leutenant
Hellion
South
Europe
Africa
Australia
South America
Jesse James
Lower
Mississippi
Natchez
Mississippi Bottoms
Independence
Ohio
Jay Hawkers
Charles William Quantrell
Quantrell
Federal
James
Kansas
London
America
United States
New Zealand
South Africa
Johnsford
Cartamago
Bound Over to Grand Jury for Forgery Arrest
Clarence Folsom was examined by Justice of the Peace Atlee after being arrested yesterday by the police on forgery charges. He was bound over to the grand jury on $300 bail, which he did not furnish, and was remanded to the county jail.
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Clarence Folsom
Police Department
Justice of the Peace Atlee
Grand
Schweers Visits Laredo on San Antonio Business
W H Schweers known as Bill Schweers of the Schweers Kern Commission Co of San Antonio was among visitors in Laredo yesterday on business. He has many friends in this region who were glad to see him.
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W. H. Schweers
Bill” Schweers
Schweers-Kern Commission Co
San Antonio
Laredo
Schweers
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Advertisement
Tix medicine always wins the good opinion if not the praise of those who use it. Try it when you have need of such a remedy.
Piggly Wiggly to Close All Day Monday for Independence Day
To the Public The Piggly Wiggly will be closed all day Monday in celebration of Independence Day Customers are asked to govern themselves accordingly.
Shriners Enjoy Quiet Portland Stay Before Departure
Mystic Shriners from across the country spent a calmer day in Portland as they concluded their visit. Many departed with fond memories of Rose City hospitality and humor, while others linger for the holiday before continuing sightseeing in the Northwest.
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Portland
Mystic Shriners
Rose City
Today’s anniversaries reflect pivotal US milestones
July 2 anniversaries note milestones from 1776 when New Jersey granted women suffrage on a $2.50 property qualification to 1919, Rev Anna Howard Shaw’s death in Philadelphia. Other entries mark Britain Ireland union royal sanction in 1800, Denmark Prussia peace in 1850, Russian Danubian occupation in 1863, Garfield’s 1881 shooting, 1917 race riots deaths in East St Louis, 1918 US troops to France, and Shaw’s 1847 birth.
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New Jersey
Great Britain and Ireland
Denmark
Prussia
Pruth
Danubian Principalitels
Garfield
Baltimore and Potomac
Washington
East St. Louis
France
Today’s birthdays on July 2 include Mundelein and others
Today marks birthdays for George W Mundelein the Chicago archbishop born in Brooklyn 48 years ago. Crown Prince Olav of Norway born in England 17 years ago. William H Hobbs geology professor at Michigan born Worcester 56 years ago. Walter Williams Dean of the First Texas district born Blossom Texas 41 years ago.
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Catholic Archdiocese of
Chicago
Brooklyn
N. Y
Olav, Heeir
Norway
England
William H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Worcester
Mass
Walter Williams
Texas
Blossom
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