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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1923
Page
10
Monday's Daily reports the First Baptist Church largest in the city was packed, needing 125 extra chairs. Mr. Morgan led singing of Bless Be the Tie that Bonds. Rev. E E Paisley preached on Jesus and the Problem of Sin to a large male audience.
Macario Hernandez was arrested by the sheriff's department in the city on a statutory crime charge. He was bound over in 3000 to await the next French jury, with no bail, and faces possible summer lodging at Hotel Condren.
The City Marshal announces strict enforcement of automobile ordinances in Laredo. Drivers must observe speed limits stay on the right side headlights and tail light car number license proper parking avoid unnecessary horn blowing or other violations or face a fine.
Constance Talmadge is rumored secretly married to Jack Mulhall amid filming at Joseph M. Schenck studios in Hollywood. Katherine MacDonald weds May 22 in Atlantic City and stars in The Lonely Road while The Scarlet Lily awaits release. Colleen Moore and Walter Long join The Huntress. Richard Barthelmess odds out The Fighting Blade with a five foot wedding cake prop and a Swiss wood carver’s masterpiece on screen.
Tichard Connel's comedy drama The Swamp Angel will be transferred to the screen as a First National picture with Edward J. Montagne writing the continuity. Sefiorit Gulomar Novaes, Brazilian pianist, visited Norma and Constance Talmadge at United Studios and is taking a print of Within the Law and a short reel of herself and Norma back to Rio de Janeiro.
Society editor highlights social happenings featuring Mrs. Violet and Mrs. Oberfeldt with brief notices on engagements visits and club gatherings in rotating society pages.
The Women's Club, with officers Miss Carrie Henry treasurer and Miss Margarita Canseco secretary, held a called meeting to manage ticket sales for the Chau Tauqua in Laredo on July 20 21 and 28. Proceeds go to the public library fund. members urged to volunteer by calling 404 or 126.
Monday agenda notes a regular business meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society at the Methodist church. The gathering is scheduled for 4 PM at the church.
A lyrical meditation on night in a temple grove with thrushs song and moonlit trees. The prose then shifts to a Boston Globe style society column noting visits, trips, and social events including a bridge party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Penn and an officer election for Club Alpha with many listed attendees.
Mrs Anna Buzzi was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of Anenst for killing Frederick Schneider, a contractor she had lived with for eight years.
A warrant was issued for Lawrence Tr. Kearney, an American named as head of a broad scheme to smuggle arms into China from Russian and Japanese sources. The case centers on a high level plot with international ties and possible illicit shipments.
Funeral services were held today in Plainview for J B Cote his wife and their married daughter Mrs S T Whams. A shooting occurred yesterday in which Cole killed his wife and daughter before slitting his throat. An officer said Cole was temporarily deranged mentally.
Justice Stef ford declines to direct acquittal for Morse and his three sons charged in a conspiracy to defraud the government over wartime ship construction and operation contracts. Prosecution and defense arguments hinge on alleged fraudulent schemes tied to government work.
Imperial mausoleum board initiates search for ancient graves linked to Prince Godaivo born near Oki island and Ashi curse era. Rediscovered subterranean sites allegedly house lineage of royal task rulers, with discoveries expected to shed light on Japan’s medieval history.
Berlin reports postal rates in Germany will triple starting August. An ordinary letter to the United States or other foreign countries will require a 500 mark stamp after July 1, with a 900 mark stamp before. Telephone rates will rise fivefold and the post office will not accept letters from French controlled post offices, risking retaliation.
Community chautauqua planned for July with six entertainments and lectures. Profits to benefit the Public Library Fund via Women’s Club and local service groups. Ticket sales run by Women’s Club, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions Clubs, and American Legion to boost library funding for the coming year. Season tickets and individual programs priced. campaign emphasizes value to citizens of Laredo.
The item argues small daily savings compound over time and compares this to buying Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. It suggests penny investments prevent larger medical costs and emphasizes practical household budgeting.
In Dayton Ohio Lieut Rus Maughan began the second leg of a coast to coast flight advancing toward San Francisco. The trip aims to test fast air routes and landing field sites for potential commercial and military uses. Fog and fuel limits caused minor delays. Meanwhile searchers located the body of Lieut L J Roth a Navy balloon pilot found in a basket near Windsor Ontario. The missing Lieut P O B Null is believed drowned in Lake Erie near Leamington Ontario.
A forest fire was set today northeast of here along Avenue Five near St. Joseph Missouri. Authorities reported the blaze as they investigated the cause and monitored the growth of the fire.
Mackinac Island Michigan served as the scene where former United States Supreme Court associate justice Thomas J Day died at his cottage this morning. His death follows bronchitis and a long illness. he was 74. Funeral services are planned for Thursday with burial in Canton Ohio. Day resigned from the Supreme Court in 1922 to head a war claims commission and left that post last May due to ill health.
More than 300 ministers are taking extra work beyond their church duties to survive. A large Dresden bank employs up to nine ministers. others work as part time clerks factory laborers stokers and gardeners. Some pastors wives work in factories or shops while men take in home work to supplement income.
Vit Pleasanton Texas July 9 W Ja Welly o was appointed sheriff of Blue county by District Judge Wilkinson after yesterday's jury verdict finding public against Sheriff John Reeves on bribery misconduct and malfeasance charges.
Manila reports ongoing smuggling of Chinese and opium into the Philippine Islands from British North Borneo ports. Insular customs chief Vicente Aldanese says current laws penalize illicit entrants too harshly and urge a provision dropping penalties for those found to have entered illegally.
A group of hotel workers made a spirit doll honoring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle, angered by the gesture, informed the makers he took spiritualism seriously and did not appreciate the tribute.
Mrs Rosa Potts of Birmingham Alabama reports relief from biliousness and constipation after using Chamberlains Tablets. She says the tablets stop the ill feeling at once and strengthen digestion helping the system to work naturally.
Examination of prospective jurors begins in the murder case against George Darkwell linked to the April 20 lynching of James Scott. Among the first five jurors questioned, one showed no prejudice, two favored mob law under conditions, and Scott is viewed as an innocent mob victim.
The French chamber of deputies unanimously approved the Washington Treaties on Pacific island possessions and Pacific mandates. The debate cited President Harding's message to the U.S. Senate as unfriendly to France amid reactions to Versailles. Deputy Archimbaud criticized the tone of the U.S. remarks.
The veterans bureau will run the Tuskegee Alabama hospital with the current staff for now. Treasury Director Ilines said the plan does not yet place white doctors and Negro nurses. Preparations to select Negro physicians will continue until a definite policy is set.
In Gothenburg Sweden the International Fisheries Fair opened in conjunction with the tercentenary exposition. Countries including England Germany Denmark Norway and others display deep sea fishing equipment and new canning methods for salmon cod eel herring crabs and lobster. The fair runs through the week.
Mexico City July 7 report that all foreign parcel post shipments to Mexico must include a commercial invoice certified by the nearest Mexican consul. Invoices under five dollars are free, five to fifty dollars cost one dollar, over fifty dollars cost two dollars. Fines of 25 centavos or more, depending on value, are imposed for shipments arriving without an invoice.
The report details Captain Aldrich discussing family troubles and a killing at Otte Lange in Chiberville. Governors and officials are mentioned in relation to the investigation and pressure for disclosure.
Fragmentary OCR describes a voyage toward Alaska with crew members and rough conditions. The readable names include a mate and several sailors with unclear spellings. The report hints at territory, pressure, and a port or harbor update, but lacks full specifics.
Fragmented text notes arrests by police with vague names and places. It states arrests occurred without disorder and mentions a police station, prisoners, and generic reference to America. The readable content is garbled and lacks clear individuals or events.
A Missouri Kansas bound wheat train collided with a runaway bull near Apalachia Oklahoma. The engine and car fell into a ditch as the engineer and fireman leaped to safety. No passengers reported hurt though both vehicles suffered severe damage.
Paris jurors acquitted Ernest Judet, the newspaper editor charged with conspiracy with the enemy during the war. He had been sentenced to life imprisonment by default in Switzerland and faced a retrial under French law, with the verdict delivered after only ten minutes of deliberation.
Tonight and Tuesday partly cloudy indicates mild conditions with possible light breezes. The forecast provided to The Times via The Telephone Co. notes no heavy precipitation and typical temperatures for the period.
Fort McIntosh reports a max temperature of 98 degrees and a min of 74 degrees. Winds from the southeast and partly cloudy skies. Precipitation measured at .16 inches.
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