A Piece of Impudence From Parley Christensen Critique
The piece ridicules Parley Christensen the Farmer Labor candidate for president for seeking entente with Harding and Cox to demand Debs release. It questions his right to act and criticizes Debs as a self seeking figure and describes the heat in Laredo as mild, with a favorable climate and low child mortality claims.
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Parley Christensen
Christensen
Messrs. Harding
Cox
Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
Debs
United States
LW W
America
Harding
Whrc
Crand
Stop Caning Girls
Associated Press reports London July 22 on the caning of girl pupils in English elementary schools by male teachers. The Daily Mail urges abandonment amid letters arguing for female teachers to administer corporal punishment when needed. Bristol's Lord Mayor, with 320 years as headmaster, opposes men caneing girls.
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Associated Press
London
England
Daily Mail
Bristol
Laredo Cotton Gin Nearing Open as Yield Forecast Soars
The electrically operated Laredo Cotton Gin Co. awaits a motor shipment from Dallas, expected within days, with ginning to start next Monday. Webb County faces its heaviest cotton crop, with estimates of 5000 bales or more, while others push for thousand plus above that. Growers prep for picking as labor arrangements, including Mexican workers, move ahead on the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo Cotton Gin Co
Dallas
Webb County
Fidel Cantu
Laredo
The Heat and Town's Weather Quirk
A reflective note on extreme heat in the town, contrasting rival writers who praise and mock the season. It claims no heat related illnesses in Laredo or the surrounding section, noting outdoor workers coast through sunlit days without sunstroke or animals collapsing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Laredo
Trains Resume on National Lines of Mexico
Service on the National Lines of Mexico resumed after a ten day suspension caused by bridge and culvert restrictions between Nuevo Laredo and Monterey. Two northbound passenger trains left Nuevo Laredo at 10 and 10:30 a.m. carrying full loads, with a southbound train expected to arrive later. Over 2,000 passengers sought passage. tickets sold out at the Nuevo Laredo office. Bridges repaired by crews from Nuevo Laredo, Lampazos, and Monterrey restored safe operation for all trains.
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Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
National Lines of
Mexico
Mexico City
Lampazos
Monteray
Laredo
I Wouldnt Go Camping Without Rat Snap Says Ray White
Farmers storekeepers and housewives are urged to use RAT-SNAP in a light hearted ad style. The pitch promotes three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by local shops. A theatre notice promotes Eugene O Brien in The Figurehead at Strand Theatre with political intrigue and a rising candidate.
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Ray White
A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Eugene O'Brien
Selznick
Strand Theatre
Willie
Europe
C. Hunster
Pennsylvania
Good Roads Work Started Ground Broken on Monday
Webb county launches modernization drive as ground breaks for Highway No. 12 near the Zapata county line. W. T. Montgomery leads grading with fourteen teams. six more outfits soon join. Bridges and culverts contracted to Kroeger & Basye with materials arriving for timely construction.
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Webb County
aZpata
W. T. Montgomery
San Antonio
County Commissioners Court
Zapata County
Laredo
Chacon Bridge
Kroeger & Basye
Zapata Highway
la Salle County
Bay City Seeks Baseball Series Here Likely
Bay City wants to bring its baseball team to Laredo for a series at the new park. Fans recall the old South Texas League days of 1911 12 when Bay City and Laredo both thrived and the hoped match up would draw a large crowd at the Heights grandstand.
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Bay City
Theay City
Laredo
Bay City Boys
New Park
City
Auld Lang
Webb County Republicans Seek Members for Local Club
Notice urges Webb County residents aiding the Republican Party to join the Webb County Republican Club for unity and strength. Grat condition details list GLADYS BROCKWELL as membership contact with officers and a publicity chair named AUG. C. RICHTER. notices dated 7-19-61. Also a theater ad for Gladys Brockwell in A Sister to Salome at the Royal Theatre with cast details and a RAT-SNAP rat poison promotion.
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Webb County
Republican Party
United States
Republican Club
Gladys Brockwell
C. Richter
Chim
Glidys Brockwell
Salome
William Pax
Royal Theatre
Edward J. le Saint
Gladys Prockwelly
Mi Fed
Ig Willam Scott
Ben Deely
Edwin Booth Tilton
Farmers in lower Rio Grande valley forecast vast crops
M C Cook returns to Laredo praising prospects of four million bushels of corn at about 1 bushel per acre and cotton yielding up to a bale per acre with around 60 000 bales expected. A broom corn harvest is also anticipated.
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M. C. Cook
Laredo
Rio Grande Valley
Samoset Boston Boxed Chocolates Arrive at Olympia Can Dy Co
Shipment of Samoset Boston boxed chocolates received at Olympia Can Dy Co. The company also manufactures home made pecan candies and lists phone number 456. 7-19-tf.
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Boston
Olympia Candy CO
Rail traffic resumes as imports surge for border trade
Amid National Lines disruption between Nuevo Laredo and Monterey, only two carloads crossed during the halt. As trains resume, a heavy influx of both imports and exports is expected in the coming days. Local listings include housing for rent, a pharmacy advert, probate court quips, and several notices on real estate, marriages, and services.
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Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
Ward & Co
Lincoln St
National need urged for St Lawrence waterway plan
H C Gardner of Chicago declares linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the upper St Lawrence a national necessity not regional, urging education of Americans and Canadians about economic gains, coal savings, and broader industry and agriculture benefits. He notes 14 states show interest and upcoming International Joint Commission hearings may reveal more relief needs. The piece also marks Independence Day and Reno Johnson fight anniversary.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
H. C. Gardner
Chicago
Gardner
Association
St. Lawrence
International Joint Commission
Great Lakes District
Mr. Gardner
Cottonseed meal as a fertilizer guidance note
The Times advises truck growers on calculating nitrogen content in cotton seed meal quoted by ammonia or protein percentages. It explains converting ammonia to nitrogen and protein to nitrogen, warns against relying on feed control tags, and compares nitrogen value to nitrate of soda. It notes cot ton seed meal improves onion crops but prices have fluctuated.
Good Templars to Meet at Copenhagen
Delegates from the United States among arrivals in Copenhagen for the International Lodge of the Congress of Good Templars session to be held next week. First since 1914 war outbreak, discussions include reunion of seceded members and liquor legislation. meeting in neutral Denmark at Christianshavn Palace.
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Copenhagen
United States
International Lodge
Congress of Good Templars
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
White House
Hamburg
Christiania
Minneapolis
Switzerland
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Parliament House
Christianshborg Castle
International Order of Good Templars
Oneida County
New York
England
Germany
Africa
Asia
Australia
Order
Today’s Birthdays July 22 Prominent figures born today
July 22 birthdays feature Duke of Somerset, a major British peer. Rear Admiral Er R Stitt born in Charlotte North Carolina. Joseph L Bristow, Kansas publisher and former senator, born in Wolfe County Kentucky. Bishop John C Kilgo of the MEB Church South, born in Laurens South Carolina. George Gibson, manager of the Pittsburgh National League club, born in London Ontario.
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Duke of Somerset
Er. R. Stitt
Naval Medical School
Charlotte
N. C
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
United States
Wolfe County
John C. Kilgo
MEB
Church
South
Laurens
S. C
George
Transfer of South Sea Islands Civil Control Discussed
Tokio reports Mr Tezuka chief of the civil administration in the South Sea Islands arrived to confer with the government on transferring admin from naval to civil control. He notes about 3000 Japanese residents and potential 20000 more settlers. Japan gained the Marshall Caroline and Marianne Islands from Germany after the war.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Tezuka
South Sea Islands
Germany
South Seas
Naval
Japan
Marshall, Caroline and
Marianne Islands
Pacific
Notable 17th to 20th Century Events Snapshot
A compact timeline lists key events from 1620 to 1918 including the Pilgrims sailing from Holland and returning, the Constitution’s maiden voyage from Boston, actress Julia Dean’s birth, Empress Eugenie visiting Queen Victoria, the 1901 International Tuberculosis Congress in London, financier Russell Sage’s death in 1906, a large Standard Oil fine set aside in 1908, and the California Supreme Court denying a new Mooney trial in 1918. The items are presented as discrete date-linked notes with brief bios and milestones.
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Constitution
Boston
Julia Dean
Pleasant Valley
N.Y
Empress Eugenie
France
Queen Victoria
Osborne
London
Russell Sage
Lawrence
L. I
Oneida County
WN. Y
Standard Oil Company
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
Money Makers 4 Q
Classified ad listing outlines investment tips and opportunities labeled Money Makers 4 Q. It notes potential gains, requires caution, and invites readers to inquire for details on participating ventures and returns.
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North Woods
Maine
New Hampshire
National Lines
Strand
Royal Theater
Horner's
Alamo
Jacon’s and Crane
Sawyer
W. A. Thomas
Washington Street
Emilio Velasquez
Sheriff's Department
International Realty Co
Salinas Avenue
J. E. Cotter
Alexander Everhardt
Lucia Vargas
James Grantham
Irene Bennett
Lincoln Street
J. B. Fowler
Juarez
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
Farragut Street
Reno
Jim Jefferies
Jack Johnson
KE. Wiavrinsky
G. P. Cotterill
Seattle
Holland
Money Makers
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