Senator Harrison accuses Smoot plan on Cuban sugar
Mississippi Senator Harrison alleges Senator Smoot drafted a plan to pressure Cuba into restricting sugar output to 2,800,000 tons in exchange for tariff relief. He says Smoot wrote to Major General Crowder to urge a contract limiting Cuba's sugar crop, a scheme raising restraint of trade concerns and harming American producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Mississippi
Demator
Pat Smoot
Smoot
Cuba
Mnuch
WW. Crowder
Utah
Lewistena
Texas
Colorado
Ameria
South
West
Sur
Louisiana
National Army
Ulster
Ireland
The Machine Age Transforms Cloth and Crop Work
An article notes the rise of machinery replacing hand labor in clothing and wheat production. Machines reduce costs and enable higher output, with fields harvested, grain cleaned, and flour moved through mills, accelerating industrial growth and keeping food affordable.
Laredo Forms Musicians Club at Elks’ Club Meeting
Mrs Flora Wigarde Milton was elected chairwoman and Mrs Leonard Craig secretary as twenty five musicians organized the Musicians Club of Laredo at the Elks Club. Committees were named for Rules Program Membership Choral Work and additions to musical circles. Mrs H M Taylor welcomed as a resident singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks’ Club
Musicians’ Club of
Laredo
Flora Wigarde Milton
Leonard Craig
May Lines
Harold I. Gavin
BE. A. Manford
Travis Bruce Rian
Annie Thai- Som
Vernon Proffitt
Edwin
Hi. M. "Taylor
Ravinia Ciliness Opera San son Opens Saturday Night
The Ravinia Ciliness Opera Company opened Saturday night June D4. A six week engagement for the Russian Grand Opera Co. will play in Mexico City beginning August 22. Ruth St Denis danseuses will present an Austrian ballet with incidental music by Henry Hadley next season. A Pullman service feature adds a quartet of porters for travelers. Miria Jeritza sings in Vienna after leaving the Metropolitan Opera. she has honorary membership in Austria's League of Nations group. The Relief Committee sought to arrange a benefit for 1,000 children amid earlier reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravinia Ciliness
Sanson
Russian Grand Opera Co
All Arena
Mexico City
Austrican
Tlenry Hadley
Ruth St. Denis
Danseuses
Pullman
Miria Jeritza
Seralding Parvar
Metropolitan Opera
Vienna
League of Nations
America
Austria
Jeriiza
German Women's Organization
Unclear text fragment hints at foreman and Bennett
Fragmentary excerpt shows dialogue about a man’s identity and his work, mentioning a foreman and a Mr Bennett. Details are garbled and no clear event or outcome emerges from the readable lines.
Hotel Arrivals List Contains Wide Roster of Guests
A fragmentary hotel arrivals column lists numerous guests and their origins including Langston, Thaxton, Piley, Hollig Burrows, Gorm, Tooker, Martino, Crow, Gomez, Fourney, Griffith, Veekart, Jackson, Treadwell, Flax, Lessing, Matthews, and many others from cities such as San Antonio, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Mexico City, and Toronto. The handily compiled roster appears to document guest names and home cities for visitors at a major hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
PB. ‘T. Tucker
Mercedes
Leonarda Gomez
Mexico City
C. J. Crow
Gainesville
Fla
W. V. Slat
H. L. Fourney
San Antonio
Col. Geo. F. Griffith
Dallas
A. H. Veekart
E. F. Veekart
P. J
Ameo
TW. E. Little
J. J. Malone
Pearsall
John Riddler
Ww. R. Rogers
C. W. Smallwood
Hebbronville
J. P. Jackson
New York City
J. Z. Treadwell
M. L. Flax
Toronto
Canada
F. J. Thomas
Hot Springs
Ark
J. J. Moomey
Alhbany
N.Y
Cc. F. Lessing
St. Louis
D. Calviard
M. E. Matthews
L. Smee
Elizabeth Lewis
Tarr
J. D. Matcalf
John WL. Pranglin
Aet Schawenka
New York
H. V
Ban Antonio
N. P. Dengan
J. M. Nedry
San Bede Elias
el Paso
Nueva Oil Company seeks limited stock in new field acreage
The Nueva Oil Company outlines a plan to sell limited stock for capitalizing a project in the Reiser Field. It lists 1 800 acres and drilling intentions across the acreage with stock at $100 per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nueva Oil Company
Sun
Ing Yin
Cate Lime
Laredo Invited to Witness Porcion Oil No 1 Spudding
The Porción Oil Company plans to spud its No 1 well on the Farias ranch six miles north of Laredo on the San Antonio road Monday at 5 PM. The event aims to boost local oil prospects, with Rotar y Kiwanis and Liang club members invited, and geologists predicting pay oil or gas near 800 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porcion Oil Company
Laredo
Farias Ranch
San Antonio
T. C. Andrews
Webb County
Mr. Andrews
Mirando
Tampico
Poreion Oil Company
Pepre
J. B. Almana
Assineas
Yghe
Porcion Qil Co
Local interest mounts as Laredo oil venture forms syndicate
Citizens form a unique syndicate to develop a promising oil and gas structure near Laredo. South Plains Oil & Gas executives organize, electing I H Henderson as president and Justo S Penn as vice president. Subscriptions remain open, with tours of two new derricks three miles east of Laredo ongoing as exploration begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Henderson
Henderson-Dexter-Smith
South Plains Oil & Iron Company
Laredo
Southeaat
Henderson
Lavelo
South Plains Oil & Gas Company
I. H. Henderson
Justo S. Penn
C. J. Dexter
John Zachary
Merchants State Bank & Trust Company
Hamilton & Phelps
L. J. Christen
A. C. Hamilton
J. H. Zachary
Hal Brennan
C. H. Linn
R. O. Middlebrook
Fred Dantler
S. E. Leonard
B. M. Alexander
W. H. Gilmore
E.J. Foster
Edo. Cruz
Sam
Zapata Road
Jiste
S “Penn
Pesident
John H. Zachary
Jistee
the Times
The Lotus Eater heads to Royal Theatre this weekend
Albert Payson Terhune writes The Lotus Eater an Associated First National attraction directed by Marshall Nellan arrives at the Royal Theatre for a two day run. George Ade provides subtitles with John Barrymore leading a cast including Wesley Barry Colleen Moore Anna Q Nilsson and J Barnay Sherry. The tale spans the Mediterranean New York City Palm Beach and a South Seas desert island with a trans Pacific dirigible flight as a spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Payson Terhune
Marshall Nellan
Royal Theatre
George Ade
John Barrymore
Wesley Barry
Colleen Moore
Anna Q. Nilsson
J. Barnay Sherry
Mediterranean
New York City
Palm Beach
Desert
South Seas
Cabaret Garden in Nuevo Laredo Draws Local Crowd
The Mateo Lopez cabaret garden in Nuevo Laredo becomes a popular meeting spot for locals and visitors. Music is always available and dancing is encouraged as the venue opens to the public at all times with special service to individuals and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Laredo
Mateo Lopez
Laredo
Ffic
Webb county notices and upcoming events headline
Mrs. John Stockwell should contact Dr. H M Austin regarding marriage licenses issued for Vicente Izaguirre and Marcelina C Cardenas and Abel Escobeda and Eva Latigo. Webb county commissioners court begins its regular monthly term with routine and special business. A double header baseball at Legion Park is planned. Wells in the Laredo district boost activity as drilling resumes. Democratic primary elections are set two weeks hence across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stockwell
H. M. Austin
Vicente Izaguirre
Marcelina C. Cardenas
Abel Escobeda
Eva Latigo
Commissioners Court of
Webb County
Legion Park
Laredo
Oka No. 1
Texas
Notice on sewer connections for paving district
Official notice to property owners in the paving section to connect with the sewer by a set deadline without penalties. Applications received by the date will be considered compliant. Connections will be ordered section by section starting west of the L and GN track and moving east four blocks, with notices served to owners.
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Main Avenue
Social Calendar Highlights from the Week
Misa Willie Belle Brennan hosts a 4 PM card party for friends. The Christian Endeavor Society at the Church meets 6 45 PM Sunday. The Junior B P A of the Baptist Church gathers at 2 PM. The Senior B Y P 0 meets at 6 30 PM at the Baptist Church. The Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church convenes at 6 45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa
Willie Belle “Brennan
Endeavorociety
the Baptist’ Church
Baptist Church
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Society calendar reminders and local notices compiled
Fre portera clubs must submit weekly reports to the Society Editor and announce meetings by phone to No 70 to keep the daily calendar accurate. The page also records brief local society updates: Natalia Leal leaves for San Antonio. Mrs C Everett returns from Beaumont. Mrs H Puig to San Antonio. Evelyn Ward returns from Dilley. the Ward family back from Pearsall and Colorado trip. Elizabeth Mussett in Colorado Springs. Mary Wright relocates to Matamoros street. W P Allen visits city en route to a ranch.
Secretary Mally to Attend Texas Executives Convention
The Texas Commercial Executives Association holds its annual convention in Waco on July 10 11 and 12. The Laredo Chamber of Commerce was asked to delegate Secretary Fred W Mally to attend, following strong support from local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mally
Texas Commercial Executives’ Association
Waco
Chambers of Commerce
Texas
Laredo
State Association
The
Dr Andrew M Soule reads fifty as Georgia college head
Dr Andrew M Soule marks his fiftieth birthday today while serving as president of the Georgia State College of Agriculture. A native of Ontario he trained at Ontario Agricultural College and the University of Toronto before teaching at institutions in which he studied. In 1894 he joined the Missouri Experiment Station as an assistant to the director and later became director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew M. Soule
Georgia State College of Agriculture
United States
Soule
Ontario
Ontario Agricultural College
University of Toronto
Birthday and hospitality notes at the Chitt church event
A community gathering at the Chitt church honored Miss Allen of Austin and Miss Roatts. Guests enjoyed singing led by Dr Hiatt, ice cream and cake, with prizes for games and a dance in attractively arranged galleries. Missionary notes report funds for the Southwestern Memorial Hospital in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chittchurch
T. Phelps
Miss Braden
Keithley
Cogley
Allen
Austin
Roatts Low
Apactone
Florence Allen
Rosita Barlow
Anita. Parker
Margaret ‘Barlow
Emilie Harrell
Josephine Brewster
Allee Taylor
Dorothy Derby
Wittie Belle Brennan
Julia McVicar
Jack Hassell
Horace Greenstreet
Fred Rogers
Dave
Randy Slaughter
Pepe Lowry
Arthur Derby
John Maher
Billy Derby
Ted G’s8éh
Lewis Leonard
Raymond Gutierrez
Mrs. Cogley
B. J. Foster
Mrs. Cluck
Baptist Missionary Society
Bryan
China
San Antonio
Southwestern Memorial Hospital
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Machine Age
Flora Dilgard de Mitton
Calin
Musicians’ Club
Bennett
Hse
Bender Hotel
ST. Anthony
R. J. Herman
St. Cas
Rthe Nueva Oil Company
Susper
Chaplin
Lloyd
Perpetum
Knights of Columbo
Fort McIntosh
Eniny
Ings Gald
Endationyoming
Bere peiWith Bo
Porcion Oil CO
South Plains Oil & Gas CO
Cee Sr
L. Villers
M. W. Brennan
Social
Galendar
Int
Louis Post-Dispatch
Natalia Leal
Onis Carola
H. V. Puig
Amada Hebbron
J) M. Skinner
Holding Institute
Virginia
Evelyn Ward
Dilley
Tom Ward
J. W. Ward
C. M. Daniels
J. A. Burnett
Los Angeles
Cal
Mra
Henry Spindle
Montrose
Evelyn
Springs
Elizabeth
Mussett
Colorado Springs
Mary, Wright
Victoria Street
Matamoros Street
W. P. Allen
Jane Tarver
Elinor Morrow
fPu
Mary Kathering
Emmason
Flora Billa Bunn
Patty Swe Bunn
Alice Brennan
Margaret Brennan
Gertrude Bryant
Roettle Louise Craig
Lucy Sherman Craig
Kathleen DaCamara
Gladys Greenstreet
Mary Melissa Hiatt
Jennie Lind Lang
Carolyn Joseph
Alberta
Katherine ‘Lowry
Reba
Lulu Mims
Ruth Phelps
Jeanne Windrow
Louise Laysandecker
Olivia Vidales
Mina Wormser
Helen Ray Balance
Ida
Mary Wright
Josephine Trevisio
Edaee Fasnacht
Henrietta Higgins
Thelma Lufon
Dorothy Henderson
Kitlam
Louise
Radcliffe
Jack Foster
Jamie Ward Erch
Favor
Killa
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