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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1923
Page
8
A Thursday note recalls Laredo port activity from Mexico with a single carload of dried blood, followed by calls to vote on a 200000 bond for street paving and a Webb county vote on a 250000 highway bond. The piece also mentions cotton gins, harvests, and upcoming onion season.
A collage of witty vignettes and local quips from Laredo, touching on postal receipts, summer woes, frugal characters, oldtimers, and daily humor. Observations mention neighbors, a vaudeville patter exchange, and a Sunday charity baseball game at Legion Park for the police burial fund.
Vice President Jim Moore led the session reading telegrams about attendance in San Antonio and Houston. The group planned Ladies Night watermelon feast and July 26 education program, with A&M Day and Texas University Day on upcoming dates and a Waxahachie Rotary Picnic invitation.
A local 200190 bond issue is urged for a street paving program. The paving plan faces questions about property owner consent and how petitions will be handled, with Mayor Villegas and paving chair Brennan approving terms and dates.
The Paisa Akhbar editor in Lahore India states he has used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy for colic and diarrhoea among his children and servants and always found it effective.
Catarrhal deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa causing rumbling and hearing loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine promises to relieve catarrh and deafness by reducing inflammation. Claims forty years of success and nationwide drugstore availability by Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Thursday sees W M A circles meeting in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs A C Richter host an informal reception from 8 to 10 pm honoring Mr and Mrs Carlos Richter. Mrs J P Craven holds an 8 30 pm dancing party for her niece Miss Fula Milburn Corsicana. Friday hosts Captain and Mrs A H Seabury and Miss Rice Fort McIntosh with a Hamilton Hotel dinner honoring Miss Thelma Kent San Antonio.
Poetic reminiscence about a blue eyed girl contrasts with a city column listing visits from Newton Wall of Austin and families from Camden Ark Phoenix Altona El Paso and Corpus Christi. The note mentions travel by car and upcoming trips plus local residents visiting relatives and friends across Texas.
Austin July 19 The deficiency state of the general revenue fund today reached 2 608 000 dollars, State Treasurer Terrell announced. The deficit marks a high point since it began five months ago and is expected to reach 4 million by September 1, the end of the fiscal year.
Austin Texas July 19 Appeal was filed in the court of criminal appeals today in the case of Manuel Mercado Cameron county given a death sentence in connection with the murder of Guillermo Baxas.
Henry W. Keyes has announced his bid for a United States Senate seat next year while completing his first term in the New Hampshire delegation. A wealthy farmer and railroad executive, Keyes once served as war governor and has a background in athletics. He began his public career as a Democrat in the New Hampshire legislature.
Dallas police report two men arrested in connection with the robbery of two safes and a failed attempt to crack a third at Waco and Wauxahachie Tuesday night. About 400 dollars was defied. Officers say the pair had a quantity of money in their possession.
The budget system has been activated by the Veterans Bureau affecting all its services including hospitals. The plan aims to improve efficiency and generate substantial savings. Officials say this represents the most far reaching reform yet attempted by a government bureau.
In obedience to a warrant a Studebaker automobile license 2b0207 engine 25397 is seized for libel proceedings in the U S District Court Southern District of Texas Laredo. Public notice is given for claimants to appear August 11 1923 at ten o clock to contest condemnation and forfeiture and share of proceeds.
Charles Edward, last Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, born in Longland 61 years ago. Dr John Graham Brooks sociologist born Acworth, 77 years ago. Dr Charles II Mayo Mayo Clinic head born Rochester Minnesota 58 years ago. Julian W Mack Chicago jurist Zionist leader born San Francisco 67 years ago. Robert W Meusel New York American League outfielder born Oakland California 25 years ago.
Washington reports say action in Manila that led to the Philippine cabinet and council of state resignations will await President Harding on his return from Alaska. Gov. Wood and Manuel Quezon outlined their views and further details will be requested as the case goes to the president for personal consideration.
Far West and Eastern I W W members report en route to Port Arthur Texas to protect three allegedly mistreated comrades. Los Angeles group started by freight trains. Port Arthur reports calm. officials warn arrest for vagrancy and possible compulsory road-work sentences. Central division has not ordered moves. New York officials confirm nationwide movement. Port Arthur officials say governor not asked for aid.
State officials acknowledged reports of about 20 000 IWW members moving from other states to Port Arthur. No governor action was taken. Adjutant General Barton said the information is being closely watched.
Mexia Texas July 19 Richard Bid die aged 29 an oil field worker was killed this morning while working on a gasoline engine.
Mrs Rosa Potts of Birmingham Alabama writes that Chamberlains Tablets ease distress from bile and constipation. She says the tablets relieve discomfort at once and improve digestion, helping the body to function naturally.
Five years after the Marne German advance is recalled as a historic milestone. References span Ved thar to Seneca Falls and other global sites with symbols of wartime and trade. In the U.S. a wage dispute hearing opens between the Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen and major railroads on the Pacific Coast.
A garbled late-19th or early-20th century item notes pilot Fos sin and Ox abated spooled sections, mentions a gunfight of sorts with delays, and reports a transcontinental course from Dayton to San Francisco. Fire from Dayton and steady progress, with a quoted time of three hours and seven minutes and a plan to reach San Francisco by sundown.
UKengineer McCarthy of a Central New Jersey passenger train was killed when his engine and six cars left the track on a curve near Carteret New Jersey today.
Rear Admiral Charles Sigsbee, U S Navy, commander of the Maine, died suddenly in New York after a long illness. Death was due to heart failure and he will likely be buried at Arlington Cemetery, Washington, on Monday.
The narrative outlines a confession related to an assault in Wendo. Details are unclear and include mentions of individuals and shifts in events, with a focus on the accused and the alleged victim, amid surrounding confusion. Further readable facts are limited in the fragmented text.
San Antonio reports the convict DeSilva from Port Arthur arrived under guard in custody en route to Beaumont where he faces execution. He escaped from Beaumont jail, fled to Mexico by airplane, and is said to have killed two in Mexico and three in Texas. Sheriff Condren captured him at the Webb County line after crossing the international bridge. He was reportedly en route to wire for funds while stranded.
One year ago today Governor Morrison of North Carolina refused to deploy state troops to protect reopened coal mines, arguing that government interference in labor disputes was unwise.
A movement to erect a monument honors Dick Langford hunter and trapper credited as the first to discover the Gogebic Iron ore deposit in upper Michigan highlighting his discovery and local significance.
The passage notes a general declaration of good crop condition with references to Texas and various agricultural terms. It mentions assessments by authorities and implications for harvest prospects, though the text is garbled and some phrases are unreadable.
Fragmentary report outlines Germany pressing Britain for help while domestic tensions grow. The piece notes political strain and calls for unity as authorities push wartime measures and public support.
Acting Gov and officials move to capture assailants who killed Battin, a local resident, in a Saturday shooting near Waskon. Police report Battin was lured from his home by a group of men and shot.
A 5 000 000 damages suit, described as the largest in the city's history, was filed in the circuit court in the name of James Huber against M. Co. Martin, both said to be London promoters or capitalists, announced today.
Reports describe various curiosities and scientific claims including vessels six times as wide as they are tall, ancient foods, 105 foot Antarctic catches, a prodigy at age 13 with a 21 story office, and new surgical use of wireless amplifiers to magnify heartbeats.
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