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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1913

Page

7

Judge Anderson Sits in Thir ty-seventh District Court

Judge W. B. Anderson of Bexar County’s thirty seventh district sits on cases after being appointed to fill disqualification gaps. He fines jurors who fail to appear, then convenes hearings on Amador Sanchez’s adultery and related counts with delays granted for defense motions.

W. 8. Anderson Thirty-seventh District Court Bexar County Colquitt J. F. Mullally Anderson Amador Sanchez Oder

Expert Prof Potts to discuss Webb County road plan

Prof R J Potts of Texas A M College of Agriculture and Mechanical Engineering will arrive in Laredo on July 24 to confer with Webb County commissioners on road building. He was invited by the Board of Trade and court to advise on the proposed highway from the city limits to the county line, linking with the Good Roads highway toward San Antonio. He will prepare plans and preliminaries and may oversee Webb County's segment of the first class highway.

R. J. Potts Department of Construction of Engineering Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas Laredo Webb County Commissioners Potts Board of Trade and Commissioners Court San Antonio Webb County

Webb County men report success at Texas Good Roads Congress

Messrs Adolph Deutz and R M Johnson, Webb County representatives, attended the Texas Good Roads Congress in Corpus Christi for three days. They note large attendance, valuable school of instruction by state and federal officials, and observed the paving work of Corpus Christi streets with bithulithic material. Also mentions widespread Texas representation and active interest in road building discussions. An ad notes Ballard's Snow Liniment for bites and stings with antiseptic healing properties.

Messrs Adolph Deutz R. M Johnson Texas Good Roads Congress Corpus Christi Webb County Laredo Texas

City visitors arrive from far towns in brisk day

Judge C C Thomas and several others arrived in the city yesterday. Antonio Ferrara, Judge M D Slater, Chas Neal and wife, T B Poole, R J Chapman, J F Wilmot, J B Chisborough, L Nelson, I Daiches, Venacio Benavides, Arthur E Derby, Judge W S Anderson, and other figures checked into local hotels or traveled on business. Delegates from San Antonio and Webb County attended the district court session and good roads convention. The piece also notes Khorassan Knights in Minneapolis and various homecomings and relocations.

Arthur E. Derby Monterey Hamilton Judge W. 8. Anderson San Antonio

Sacking of Serbes by Bulgarians Shocks Salonika

The Bulgarian defeat leads to the sacking and burning of Serbes with shells from a hill and pillaging. Inflammable streets saturated with petroleum, consulates looted, and a consul pays a ransom. Widespread massacres, crucifixions, and brutal violence reported. many women harmed, the town left devastated. Nearby, Mexican and Texas authorities report movement restrictions on July 14.

Associated Press Saloniki Serbes American Tobacco

Attack on new tariff bill opens with farmer remark

Senator McCumber opened the Republican attack on the tariff bill declaring that Democrats were deliberately kicking the farmer into the gutter and about to commit a greater crime against the American farmer than any party has against any class. Senator Smoot then introduced a substitute for the wool schedule offering the lowest wool duties ever by a Republican senator.

Associated Press Washington McCumber Smoot

King Ferdinand Denies Bulgarian Atrocities Claims

London July 14 King Ferdinand of Bulgaria denies Bulgarian atrocities reports saying they are circulated by Servians for political effect.

London Ferdinand of Bulgaria

Drowned by storms in Transylvania

London reports eighty people drowned in storms off Transylvania Hungary with casualties confirmed by authorities. The storm battered coastal regions causing loss of life and disrupted maritime traffic. Local officials warned of continuing adverse weather and urged caution for vessels at sea.

Associated Press London Transylvania Hungary

Sanitarium Running Expenses Added to State Bill

Austin July 14 The running expenses of the state tuberculosis Sanitarium were added to the draft general appropriation bill. The sanitarium seeks 98949 dollars for the first year and 72650 dollars for the second year.

Associated Press Austin Tex

Army Officers Seek Transfers From Texas City Maneuvers

Many army officers at Texas City are tired of the maneuvers and are trying to secure transfers. Some fear Texas City could be inundated in a hurricane.

Associated Press Washington Texas City

First 1913 Cotton Bale Sells At 20 Cents In NY Market

The first bale of 1913 cotton sold on the Cotton Exchange in New York for 20 cents per pound. It originated from Lyford Cameron County Texas confirming the season's early market activity.

Associated Press New York Cotton Lyford Cameron County Texas

Championship tennis at Kansas City starts Missour Valley event

Kansas City Mo July 14 Play in the annual lawn tennis tournament for the Missour Valley championship for men began today on the courts of the Kansas City Athletic Club. The entries are as numerous as in prior years and almost all are well known players whose high standard of play promises good competition.

Kansas City Kansas City Athletic Club

Local Names Anecdotes from Texas Regions and Cities

A compact list of individuals linked to various Texas locales including New Braunfels Cotulla San Antonio Galveston Fort Worth and St. Louis with multiple surnames and initials, suggesting a directory or notice snippet detailing residents and associates across regional towns.

Mulhall details strike tactics and labor pressures

Senator Mulhall resumed testimony describing 1905 Philadelphia printers strike efforts to replace workers with outsiders, noting those replacements proved useless to employers. He testified that in 1906 Samuel Gompers discussed electing labor allies with Roosevelt and that the National Association of Manufacturers pressed for influence to defeat Parran. He admitted offering persuasive efforts aided by money, including a large colored vote, and that he refused 150000 for letters in evidence.

Associated Press Washington Martin Mulhall Senate Philadelphia South Mulhall Samual Gompers Roosevelt Federation of Labor Congress Cushing National Association of Manufacturers Gompers Manufacturers’ Splendid Congressman Parran Maryland Nelson

Eastern railroads to arbitrate wage dispute under bill before Congress

New York July 14 Eastern railroads announce they will arbitrate the wage controversy with trainmen and conductors under the provisions of the Newlands bill now before Congress. This step aims to avert the threatened strike.

New York Eastern Railroads Congress

Religious Liberals to Meet in Paris Congress

Delegates from the United States and Canada totaling several hundred arrive in Paris for the sixth International Congress of Free Christians and Other Religious Liberals. The event opens with a reception, features speeches by Rabbi Stephen Wise and Dr. Samuel A. Eliot, and includes sessions of the International Union of Liberal Christian Women.

Paris United States Canada Samuel A. Eliot American Unitarian Association International Union of Liberal Christian Women Charles W. Wente Boston Henry James

International Longshoremen's Association Opens Convention in Boston

Boston on July 14 witnessed the start of the International Longshoremen's Association annual convention with delegates from across the United States and Canada assembling in Faneuil Hall. President T. V. O'Connor of Chicago presided as Mayor Fitzgerald and Boston labor leaders welcomed attendees. The meeting is planned to run a week to ten days.

Boston Mass International Longshoremen’s Association United States Canada Faneuil Hall T. V. O'Connor Chicago Fitzgerald

France celebrates Bastille Day amid Paris revelry

Paris on July 14 marked the 124th anniversary of the Bastille with festive crowds in the boulevards watching acrobats and street entertainers. Wreaths were laid on the Strassberg monument at Place de la Concorde as President Poincare, en route to Longchamps for the grand review, was cheered by cabinet members and ambassadors.

Paris France Bastile Strassberg Place de la Concorde Poincare Longchamps

A Good Investment by Whitemound Merchant

W D Magli a noted Whitemound Wisconsin merchant bought a stock of Chamberlain medicine to supply customers but after receiving them he fell ill. He says one small bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the cost of his entire stock. For sale by all dealers Ady.

W. D. Magli Whitemound Wis Chamberlain

National convention of Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Assn opens

Atlantic City hosts the annual national convention beginning tomorrow. National officers and many delegates arrived today with wide representation from every section of the country. The gathering will focus on the association's record growth and the year’s achievements since its founding nearly 25 years ago.

Atlantic City The Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association

Hog Pigs for Sale and Specimens Across Prices

A dealer announces sole agency for O. I. pigs and invites hog breeders to inspect two specimen animals. Prices and particulars available on request alongside a selection of hog fences in multiple sizes offered at popular prices.

O. I

Watch THE TIMES daily for 50c monthly offer

A brief notice promotes a subscription deal for THE TIMES, inviting readers to watch the paper daily with a 50 cent monthly rate. The teaser underscores daily availability and ongoing access for interested customers.

American Takes English Bride Thackeray Marries Miss Lucy Mircel

London reports William Tecumseh Sherman Thackera, son of the American consul general at Berlin, wed Lucy Mircel an attractive Englishwoman at Ravenscroft Woking. After a honeymoon on the continent they will go to Buenos Ayres where the groom is engaged in business.

London William Tecumseh Sherman Thackera Berlin Thackera Lucy Mircel Ravenscroft Woking Continent Buenos Ayres

French Bastile Day Parade in New Orleans

An extensive Bastile celebration marked July 14 in New Orleans with a large French colony observing the holiday as the birthday of French liberty. Prizes were awarded for numbered tickets, replacing a grand lottery. Addresses were given by the French consul and local leaders, plus field sports and horse races.

New Orleans United States France

Oregon Tennis Champion Ships Open at Multnomah Club

Portland, Ore July 14 Some of the Northwest’s top racquet players compete in the annual Oregon tennis championship opening today at the Multnomah Athletic Club. The tournament runs through the end of the week.

Portland Ore Northwest Oregon Multnomah Athletic Club

Also Mentioned on This Page

Judge Mullally Prof. Potts Engineering Department of Will Ar Rive Messrs. Deutz and Johnson Ballard Schlitz Brown Robert Wahl Wahl- Henius Institute of Fermentology C. Lintner Lehrbuch der Bierbrauerei Beck Zeitschrift Fur Das Gesamte Brauwesen V Huth der John Gilligan Hamilton Milwaukee C. C. Thomas Cotna Antonio Ferrara M. D. Slater Llano Chas. E. Neal Cotulla T. B. Poole R. J. Chapman J. F. Wilmot St. Louis J.B. Chisborough Galveston L. Nelson I. Daiches Venacio Benavides Marshall Hicks B. W. Teagarden Pas Christi Good Roads A. G. Whittingson L & GN. Railway A. E. Derby Tampico J. B. DaCamara Palestine I & G. N. Railway Baird Little Son J. R. Moore Lieut. Baird Ses SION Minneapolis Minn Knight of Khorassan Knights of Pythias Knights of Khorassan Order Radisson New Mexico Roswell JF. M Johnson Cor T. Baker, Jr Springfield Ed Cotulla Ben Richardson J. P. Melar Huntsville Yale Piedras Eagle Paso North Dakota Tion Bill D. Stator Liane J. W. Pettit Eneinal T. K. Boner New Braunfels W. A. Graves Ft. Worth Worth Chas. KB. Neal M. H. McMahon J. B. Cheesborough T. H. Wolters A. E. Nations Gus Mathis A. EK Derby Ady Catholic Benevolent Association the Times
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