Seamen wage reform and suffrage politics debated in editorials
An editorial argues for a three shift eight hour day system for merchant marines to curb extra pay and turnover, while criticizing eight hour seven day demands. It contrasts seamen pay with older windjammer days and notes how modern crews seek higher status. The piece then weighs ratification of woman suffrage, contrasting Republican and Democratic positions, endorsing Governor Cox for his pro suffrage record and child labor protections, and predicting Democratic victory will advance equal voting rights.
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Great Britain
Vermont
Florida
Harding
Sis
Cox
Democratic
Quite A Difference On Suffrage In Presidential Tickets
The article contrasts Harding and Cox on woman suffrage. Harding avoids the issue and declines to state a position, while Cox flatly advocates ratification as a Democratic duty, citing Louisiana’s duty to act. Louisiana’s legislature later failed to act before adjourning, leaving the outcome uncertain.
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Harding
Cox
Louisiana
Louisbe
Hones
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Aches Says Neighbor
Mrs A Leichhardt of Laredo says after cold settled on her kidneys she suffered backache and vision issues. She used four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills from City Drug Store, and her back and kidneys improved. Price 60c. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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A. Leichhardt
Rosario St
Laredo
Dean
Doan
Today in history and upcoming local votes and meetings
Thirty years after John G. Fremont’s death a Minot North Dakota vote seeks municipal ownership of utilities. New York’s Christian Endeavor convention starts in Rochester. Cedar Point hosts Ohio Electric Light Association’s annual meeting. London hosts a British Trade Union Congress meeting on war munitions for Ireland and Poland. Navy ships including the Raleigh from Manila Bay era to be offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Fremont
Minot
N. D
Christiance Endeavor Societies
New York State
Rochester
Cedar Point
Ohio Electric Light Association
British Trade Union Congress
London
Ireland
Poland
U. S. Navy
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Navy Department
Sefiorita Raquel Meller Discovers Voice in London Fame
A young Spanish singer Raquel Meller rose to fame after being found with a marvelous voice while working as a poor sewing girl in Barcelona. Her rise to London spotlight signals a striking career start and international attention.
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Sefiorita Raquel Meller
London
Barcelona
Strike spreads as Mazapil Copper workers walk out in Mexico
A telegram from Saltillo reports that about one thousand workers at Concepcion del Oro in Zacatecas and nearby mine laborers halted work demanding a fifty percent wage hike. The strike may extend to other Mazapil Copper Co. mines as labor unrest grips Mexico, with many demanding up to 100 percent raises and shorter hours.
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Concepcion del Oro
Saltillo
Mazapil Copper Co
Mexico
Zacatecas
Laredo
Manchester
England
I Wouldn't Go Camping Without Rat Snap
Ray White touts RAT-SNAP for rat control during a camping trip and urges farmers storekeepers and housewives to use it. The ad promotes three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 and lists A Deutz and Brother City Drug Co. and Sanitary Grocery as sellers.
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Ray White
Jailor and Assistant KOed After Assault at Webb County Jail
A jailor and his assistant were knocked unconscious during an incident at the Webb County jail last night. Both men suffered facial injuries and the jailor’s arm was in a sling. The assailant, a sober man, faces an aggravated assault charge.
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Webb County
Qmet
Que
Thirteen Dozen Bottles of Booze Captured in Chase
Customs inspectors Camp and Malone pursued a getaway car near the river front below Laredo. A Nash car overturned in a ditch after a high speed chase, four men fled, one was captured. The vehicle contained thirteen cases of tequila and aguardiente and was seized.
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Chacon Bridge
Camp
Malone
Laredo
Regular Elks Meeting for Laredo Lodge No 1018
The Laredo Lodge No 1018 B P O Elks schedules a regular meeting this evening at 8 30 led by Secretary A B Muller. Members are urged to attend promptly.
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Laredo Lodge No. 1018
B. P. O. Elks
A. B. Muller
Rats Threat to Grain and Health Sparks Rat-Snap Ad
A public notice-style advertisement warns about rats consuming grain, eggs, and poultry, damaging property and health. It promotes RAT-SNAP, an arsenic-free cake bait, claiming it kills rats and prevents odors. Sold and guaranteed by A. Deutz & Brother, City Drug Co, and Sanitary Grocery with three sizes priced at 25c, 50c, and $1.00.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Webb County Assessed Valuations Jump Over Four Million
Webb county records show 1920 total assessed property value at 14 100 000 up from 10 176 825 in 1919 an increase of 5 923 175 due mainly to farm land values doubling from 1 25 to 2 50 per acre and irrigated lands around South Laredo rising to 35 per acre cattle values up from 10 to 15 per head and horses from 20 to 25 per head the rise endorsed by the board with owners’ approval as part of the county wide effort for a major roads program.
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County Board of Equalization
Webb County
B. J. Leyendecker
Equalization Board
Rio Grande Front
South Laredo
Columbian Refinery Co to open depot and filling station in Laredo
The Columbian Refinery Co of Houston plans a wholesale depot and a modern filling station at the corner of Houston Street and Santa Maria Avenue in Laredo. M White, its construction engineer, is in town to let contracts for both facilities. The depot should be ready in thirty days and the filling station in about sixty days.
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Columbian Refinery Co
Houston
Laredo
Houston Street
Santa Maria Avenue
M. White
Texas
Customs Officers Nab Smugglers Near Encinal on San Antonio Road
Deputy Collector A R Kahn and Customs Inspector John Chamberlain seized smuggled goods north of Laredo on the San Antonio road arresting four men and confiscating two cars with tequila and aguardiente. The capture happened around 11 o clock last night and the detainees were placed in the Encinas calaboose. Deputy A S Marshall Allen Walker will bring the four men from Wineinal to Laredo this afternoon.
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A. R. Kahn
John Chamberlain
San Antonio
Laredo
Encinas Calaboose
The Alarmist Sparks Mexican Revolt Rumors
A sensational rumor spread that bandits or rebels planned to attack the Nuevo Laredo customs house at 11 last night, but the alleged attack failed. The alarmist propagandist is blamed for spreading fear and recruiting for lawless groups and should be suppressed.
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Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Eyes of Youth at Royal Theater Featured Star Clara Kimball Young
Local listings highlight Clara Kimball Young in The Eyes of Youth at the Royal Theater today and tomorrow, praised for her notable screen work. Also noted are varied ads including merchandise for sale, plumbing services, and real estate listings, plus small notices from Webb County commissioners and local court matters.
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Flora Dilgarde Anderson
Alexander Building
W. A. Thomas
Washington Street
Commissioners’ Court
Webb County
Crescent Garage
Bridge Fire Cuts Rail Service Near Lampazos
Information from Nuevo Laredo reports a railroad bridge near Lampazos destroyed by fire last night. No train from Nuevo Laredo left toward the south this morning, but officials hope traffic can resume soon or after an emergency bridge is built.
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Nuevo Laredo
Lampazos
Grow Cotton and Corn by Dry Farming at San Ignacio
A representative of L. Villegas & Co. samples San Ignacio crops showing thriving dry farming results. Cotton with nearly thirty bolls and a few blossoms, and corn ears about a foot long with well developed grains, grown without irrigation. The note praises moisture conservation during the growing season and calls the results marvelous.
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San Ignacio
L. Villegas & Co
No Foundation Report Train Service Crippled
A state paper dispatch claiming the railway from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo was cut by bandits in Coahuila is disputed. Trains have operated daily for two months with regularity, carrying mail and passengers, and traffic is reported normal along the line to Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Nuevo Laredo
Coahuila
Texas Senate Race Highlights Lynch Davidson for Lieutenant Governor
The Friends of Senator Lynch Davidson press that he is the best fitted for Lieutenant Governor, contrasting his pro Texas record with W A Johnson who proposed the Jefferson State plan. The piece notes Johnson's bid to split Texas, opposition to woman suffrage, and Davidson’sえupport for women's rights and property rights, urging Texans to vote July 24.
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Lynch Davidson
House
Senate
Texas
W. A. Johnson
Davidson
Johnson
Senate Journal
Jefferson
Kansas
Minnesota
San Jacinto
State
Queen Victoria Takes Up Residence at Buckingham Palace
A digest of 4 July anniversaries notes Victoria moving to Buckingham Palace in 1837, Canadian Government Bill in 1840, Roger Wolcott born in 1847, and other historic milestones. It mentions Empress Carlota leaving Mexico, Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon’s death in Cairo, Franco-Prussian War-era declarations, Fremont’s death, Admiral Cervera’s prisoners, and Ethelflada’s Mercian rule after royal lines.
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Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Canada
House of Lords
Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
Carlotta
Mexico
France
Napoleon III
Lucy Duff-Gordon
England
Cairo
Egypt
Prussia
John CC. Fremont
New York City
Savannah
Cervera
Portsmouth
N. H
Notice of Execution Sale Webb County Texas
Antonio Salinas sheriff announces a Webb County Texas execution sale of a described Laredo property issued from a June 21 1920 judgment. Sale conducted at the courthouse on the first Tuesday in August between 10 am and 4 pm for cash with Tirza Treviso and Darice Ramon's interest subject to the lien.
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State OF Texas
Webb
District Court
Webb County
Texas
Tirza Trevisio
Darice Ramon
City of
Laredo
Grant Street
San Agustin Avenue
Filly Varns
Varas
Court House
Tirza Treviso
Dario Ramon
Gaid
Antonio Salinas
F. H. Ligarde
Ineffective Rent Laws Face Landlord Profiteering
New York officials warn that state rent laws fail to deter profiteering by landlords in New York City. Leo Mayer says landlords employ eviction threats, cooperative sale schemes, and inflated property valuations to push higher rents. The Rent Committee has handled over 80,000 cases in 15 months, with 62,000 settled, while staff process thousands of inquiries weekly and offer free legal assistance.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
Leo Kenneth Mayer
Maer
Mayer
Rent Committee
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Kayoed
Nash
Laredo Field
Encinal
International Realty Co
Salinas Avenue
J. E. Cotter
Lincoln Street
J. E. Fowler
Juarez
Ixtre
Fidel Cantu
Salvador Gaenz
Maximiana Zapata
Will W. Gregg
Times
Farragut Street
Pamiilo Reyes
Atlee
L. Villegas & Company
N. Laredo
Carranza
Geo. W. Dixon
Houston Press Association
Ethelfreda
Alfred the Great
Kindom
Mercia
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