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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1922
Page
10
A local column of humorous comments on daily life in Laredo covers marriage, petty boasting, petting parties, and small town behavior. It notes wife and boss dynamics, etiquette, and the quirks of neighbors, doctors, and flappers with light satire and familiar names implied.
A reflective note recalls a day when Laredo streets lacked electric signs and stores closed early, leaving shop windows dark and the town quiet as night fell.
Public notice in Webb County Texas states an application filed July 8 1922 for probate of the last will and testament of a deceased person. The hearing is set for the first week of July 1922 at the Court House in Laredo where all interested parties must appear and respond.
Laredo Texas City Council enacts a ordinance making it unlawful to replat any block or part without prior city permission. It requires filing a plat with the City Beorrere and Council approval, with penalties of 25 to 200 dollars for violations and tax adjustments if conflicts arise. Passed July 6 1922.
Monday evening at Elks Hall Miss Phyllis Bunn entertains with a dancing party at 9 o clock honoring her cousin Miss Lorena Bunn of Sherwood Tennessee and Mr J Hall of Tuscumbia Alabama. Tuesday features a Strand Theater benefit for the Holding Institute.
Mrs J O Buenz left for a several week stay in San Antonio. Dr J A Y Wallace of San Ignacio visits and stays at the Bender. R W Davis of Dolores guests at the Hamilton. Cards arrive from Mrs E F Hamilton and Miss Celeste Hamilton from Long Beach California. Miss Mary Besse MacDonald enjoys California life in Long Beach. Miss Elizabeth Mussett reports safe arrival and visits Major and Mrs Carr at Fort Lewis Washington. Miss Carolyn Brennan to return from Austin with the Mises Jackson. Mrs John Curry, visiting W Y Bunn, plans to depart with Tenn and S J Hall. Miss Holland of Encinal visiting the Traylor sisters.
Today in London an elaborate centennial celebration marks the Royal Academy of Music. In Columbia C a bishop celebrates 40 years in priesthood. A Marion Ill grand jury investigates the Herrin strip mine massacre. Atlantic City hosts Elks grand lodge convention. Boston opens the National Shoe and Leather Exposition. Chattanooga hosts the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs annual convention.
The United States Bureau of Mines proposes using wireless telephone to improve mine safety and rescue. Rescue cars and trains stationed in mining regions would carry equipment and high power transmitters at safety stations and laboratories to broadcast urgent messages during mine disasters. Aerials already exist on German trains and could be adopted here to enhance response.
Hagetrigg Margaret Flanelrige Grace Simpson Alica and Betty Traytor Alice Virginia and Esther Penn Mise Holland of Encinal Miss Bren nan aided by Miss Helen Dixon in hosting a domestic gathering featuring several listed neighbors and relatives.
Paris July 10 German representatives delivered a proposal to the reparations commission seeking a two year moratorium and only payment of remaining cash installments due this year if granted.
Washington July 10 The District of Columbia court of appeals ruled that Charles W Morse his three sons and eight others must stand trial on an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the United States government through wartime ship contracts with the emergency fleet corporation of the shipping board.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced an immediate investigation into the reasonableness of current express rates nationwide. Hearings will be scheduled later as the commission outlines its plan of procedure.
Washington July 10 A formal demand to return to the alien property custodian all patents formerly owned or sold to the Chemical Foundation while Garvan was alien property custodian was made by Fred H Wilson secretary to the alien property custodian Miller. Miller’s secretary went to New York last night for the purpose.
Dr. J. C. A. S'verwin, the Dutch minister to Washington, has resigned for personal reasons. No successor named, announcement made in The Hague on July 10.
Tonight and Tuesday partly cloudy. Observations from Fort McIntosh show a maximum temperature of 0 degrees and a minimum of 77 degrees. Wind is southeasterly with clear conditions.
A long list of travelers staying at Hamilton Hotel includes Charles E Agnis Tampico T White Paris A 8 Hadley San Antonio Mr and Mrs G H Martin Panama M Mochano Guadalajara Mexico R Davis Dolores F F Storck Houston Lt E Laborde Kelly Field G W Courter Mineral Wells T F Nichols Austin Roy J Pate Buster Wildenthal Cotulla F Wills Chicago S Garcia Cuellar Mexico J J Bender San Francisco Cal Mrs W A Wood Hebbronville Dan R Miller Hondo J J Collier Corpus Christi J M Dawson M Weed San Antonio J F Morgan Dallas W L Holland Benton Harbor Mr and Mrs R L McGill Aransas Pass H A Voss San Antonio A E Weil G A Tuttle Big Wells Will Vogel O Lebenberger Rockdale J B Ramer Geo J Head P E Northrup J V Hucker L L Graves San Antonio Dr P B Doringuez Asherton Thos Kirkpatrick P H Ebeling San Antonio Smith Willingham Houston.
President Harding announced a plan for the bituminous and anthracite miners and operators. Workers would return to the April 1 wage scale until August 1 while an arbitration board negotiates a new scale. The commission would include three UMW appointees, three operator appointees, and five public members.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and places including True Thompson Dallas Mestrod Fardrad Waco F A Fenstermaker Cincinnati J B Rinland Mexico B Mitchell San Antonio John Brumero New York J Marx San Antonio Jno Ellis City C C Anderson L G Heffernan San Antonio Ernest Kaufman New York J W Simpson Mexic Texas B P Browder Dallas W F Weed Houston M R Hall Margarette Smith Austin G L Buller Brundage F L Tucker Dallas Chas Tallett C R Tallett Atherton W P Gilder San Antonio F A Deele Houston Mrs H Abbell P H Peters New York M A Calderon Peru Marie L Hine DuQuoin Ii J M Ocampo J H Malveda Mexico R G Shaw Houston W H Straud Austin Emilio Garza and family New York F M Getzendaner A FE Getzendaner Uvalde.
A Saturday card party hosted by Miss Willie Belle Brennan delighted guests. Shasta daisies adorned the room as prizes were awarded for high and second high scores to Miss Alice Penn and Miss Virginia Penn. Betty Taylor won the booby prize, Eloise Simmons received Jade earrings, and the hostess served a strawberry ice course with cake.
Paris reports that French experts at The Hague may return to Paris at any time once they deem they can no longer perform useful work there. The foreign office announced the possible move but said the experts have not informed the government they have given up hope of cooperating with commissions on Russian problems.
The Russian delegation announced readiness to grant concessions for new railroad lines and 9,880,000 acres of land for agriculture at The Hague on July 10. This signals a potential expansion of Russian rail and agricultural fronts during negotiations.
Chicago reports a nationwide rail strike with state troops patrolling key yards in Illinois and Kansas while federal marshals enforce injunctions at several shops. Train service stalls from Georgetown Texas to Round Rock as both sides show resolve and violence rises in scattered incidents.
Attorney General Daugherty returns to Washington after a week away and meets with Alfred P. Thom general counsel of the association of railway executives to discuss the railroad strike. He then goes to the White House for a meeting with President Harding while Thom continues talks with Assistant Attorney General Goft.
Attorney General Daugherty announced after a White House conference with President Harding that deputy U S marshals will be appointed to enforce law and order, protect property, keep mail transportation moving, and ensure interstate commerce continues despite the shopmen strike.
A mob in Hoxie Arkansas surrounded about 60 hired strikebreakers brought by Missouri Pacific to replace striking workers and chased them from town after disarming them. The men were later picked up by a Missouri Pacific train bound for Poplar Bluff Missouri. No injuries were reported.
St Louis July 10 foremen and supervisors of mechanics who are members of the international association of railroad supervisors of...
A fragmented OCR list includes numerous individuals and spouses associated with San Antonio Breckenridge Hebbronville Houston Orange Robstown Dallas and other locations. Names include Schrveers Solan Latimer Elking Lanham Unangxt Wright Garza Blockson Rosebaum Knight Wallace and others.
Train No. 1 bound for Corpus Christi departs at 10 a.m. Train No. 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 8 36 p.m.
The International and Great Northern offers a fast train to St Louis leaving at 12 01 p m and arriving at 6 16 p m A night train departs at 10 p m and arrives at 7 30 a m providing overnight service
Train No 1 departs Laredo daily at 8 30 p m except Sunday and arrives at 40520. The schedule provides limited routing details for the line running through the region.
Gregorio Rodriguez, described as of unsound mind, attacked his wife at their Hidalgo Street home at noon, slashing her neck with a razor. Neighbors intervened, overpowered him, and he was taken to jail while the wounded woman received care at Mercy Hospital.
A message from Consul Shaw at Tampico reports Mexican bandit Goroszave threatening to blow oil pipes and pumping stations unless 15,000 pesos are paid by today, with details from the British- company La Corona in Tampico.
Citizens at Camp Wichite Palis Texas recount a violent incident linking suspects to the killing of Hdl. Mieland and the assault on Mrs A G Piadder near Jolly. Mrs Muller was beaten by an unidentified assailant on a country road while the couple walked.
International President O'Neil told the Associated Press that mechanics should not join the Shep Hens strike unless compelled to. Telegraph reports indicate heads of engineers, foremen, conductors and shipmen were advised on the issue.
Marshal Daegett began appointing deputies in Dathis Texas to protect the mails and interstate commerce along the Texas Pacific Katy and International and Great Northern lines in the northern district. About 40 deputies will serve on the Texas Pacific and Katy lines and a similar number on the IL and GQ road under his supervision.
The Sunshine Spe wreck near Grand Saline derailed five coaches injuring more than twenty passengers. J A Somerville of Texas Pacific announced a full investigation and that nine of the injured remained in hospitals. Cause not yet known.
An excerpt argues frugality, noting the value of saving as a function of earnings and advocate buying Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to avoid costly doctor visits. It stresses careful spending and small investments like seeds for the garden.
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