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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1920
Page
14
Governor Hobby vows to keep troops in Galveston until lawlessness ends and freight movement is secure. He condemns city officials and hoodlums for threatening the port, while urging continuous highways from Laredo to Dallas to link coastal and inland regions for business and travel.
The Royal Theater continues the program with A Sister of Salome starring Gladys Brockwell. The mystery drama has impressed audiences with its suspenseful plot as Brockwell drifts into a past life as a dancing girl under ether influence. William Scott supports Brockwell as the lead.
At the regular monthly Laredo Volunteer Fire Department meeting Henry Borchers was elected vice-president to replace the late George R. Page. Mayor Leopoldo Villegas spoke about new apparatus and station remodeling to house a modern combination fire engine.
The article argues that roads must form a connected system, linking local farms to county seats and coastal areas. It stresses that progress requires extending routes beyond county lines and maintaining usable, well kept links to serve residents and commerce rather than terminating at borders.
Notice invites residents to join the Webb County Republican Club to aid party efforts in the upcoming November elections. Emphasizes unity and organized action with membership cards available from officers. Dated July 19 1960.
Primary election day returns to Texans with Democrats voting across cities precincts and districts for state and local offices while no opposition exists for many incumbents. Gubernatorial race may require an August runoff as oil strikes and gas finds in Empire Oil Co well No 2 near Benavides draw local attention.
Publication citation commands the sheriff to summon Manuel Betancourt by weekly notices for four weeks in Webb County or the 49th Judicial District newspaper nearest thereto. The suit No. 5271, filed July 22 1920 by Maria Magnon de Betancourt seeks divorce on grounds of abandonment for over three years and desertion. The court meets October 11 1920 in Laredo with Clerk C M de la Garza issuing the writ.
The initial passenger train from Monterrey and Mexico City on the National Lines of Mexico arrived in Nuevo Laredo crowded to capacity, with many left behind. The return train to Monterey and Mexico City was also full, signaling sustained demand and soon tight seats for several days. Freight trains began operating to ease congestion at both ends of the line.
In a old New York review Ferguson’s praise for George Fitzmaurice accompanies his acclaimed work on Counterfeit at the Strand. Once a scenarist, Fitzmaurice now directs specials under his own name with Ouida Bergere as writer, marking a swift ascent in his film career.
A called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M is scheduled for Friday at 8 p m Local time. The agenda lists work in the Master Mason degree with members urged to attend for instruction and ceremony preparation.
The passage urges total mental and physical focus on the war effort and warns that fatigue insomnia digestion issues and irritability signal a nervous breakdown requiring action to restore nerve energy.
Jocal News reports probate court will not sit tomorrow due to the primary. Judge Winslow will resume probate docket Monday urging attorneys to present matters early next week. County clerk issued two marriage licenses Guadalupe Guzman and Vidala Aguirre Victoriano Gonzales and Francisca Mireles. City banks will close tomorrow for primary. Cotton payrolls active as workers prepare cash. Luis Ancira faced two examining hearings in Justice Atlee's court for theft over 50 and a statutory crime, bound over to grand jury $500 bond and $1,000 bond respectively. Miguel Hidalgo bound over to grand jury $1,000 for statutory crime after an examining hearing at Justice Atlee. he remained at Hotel de Salinas.
Officials describe the massive East River dredging project to reach Long Island Sound, detailing 15 to 20 years of work and up to 75 million dollars. Dangers include dynamite blasts, ramming by passing ships, and long slack-water periods. Divers work briefly, crews brace for explosions, and naval warnings press vessels to keep distance.
At an art exhibit Mary Mapes Dodge, noted authoress, quipped about Maxfield Parrish’s poster of an Indian Boy. She allegedly said the boy looked like a girl, then claimed it a young boy just bursting into womanhood, reflecting a minor dispute in artistic interpretation.
A July 23 list recaps notable dates and figures: John Rutledge’s failed Supreme Court appointment death in Charleston in 1800, Robert Emmet's Irish uprising in 1803, Britain’s Vaccination Act 1840, Hyde Park riot 1866, George Peabody statue unveiling 1869, German public reaction to war with France 1870, and Princess Beatrice's marriage 1885. It links births, royal events, and political milestones across Europe and the United States.
Thirty fifth anniversary of General Grant death and centenary birth of James Nesmith noted. Cardinal Gibbons celebration marks eighty six years. Brussels financial conference meets under League of Nations. Prohibition convention in Lincoln votes on platform and vice president candidate. American Farm Bureau hosts Chicago meeting on grain and livestock selling agencies. Detroit attorney Frank H Doheny to be arraigned in murder case of August Dwyer UMW auditor.
Washington reports that the United States will not be officially represented at the Brussels financial conference but will have observers. Great Britain will send three non official experts. discussions cover external debts internal loans currency and exchange credits with focus on postwar world reconstruction.
Thousands arrive in Worcester for the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta on Lake Quinsigamond. The event serves as the final Olympic team trials with heats today and finals tomorrow. Prominent entrants include Naval Academy Cornell and Syracuse eights.
Washington reports a sweeping army reform effective July 1 changing the regular force to about 295,000 with National Guard around 440,000 and a new enlisted reserve corps and officers reserve corps. Nine district corps, Pershing board officers, expanded ROTC, six week student officer camps, and a major shift in War Department leadership define the restructuring aiming for flexible mobilization in emergencies.
Chicago license bureau statistics show a rapid decline in horse drawn vehicles since May 1. Only three three horse carriage licenses issued. two horse and one horse licenses are also down while automobile and truck licenses rise with motor trucks and passenger cars now far outnumbering horse drawn transport. Over 1 million dollars in license fees collected since May 1.
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