Religious Freedom and the future peace of new states
Wednesday's Daily argues religious intolerance fuels European wars and persecutions. It credits the U.S. constitutional guarantee of worship freedom as a model and calls for no religious discrimination in new states under the world league of nations. It cites Cs to Balkans divisions and historic Puritan mistreatment in America.
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Europe
Peace Conference
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Austria
Russia
Poland
United States
Republic
World League of Nations
John Huss
Balkans
New States
Pilgrims Fathers
America
New England
United States of America
Boy Scout Week Aims to Add One Million Members
The Boy Scouts, serving during wartime, plan June 8 to 13 as Boy Scout Week to recruit at least one million associate members willing to pay $1 or more annual dues. The appeal notes ten million boys aged 11 to 21, with about 376 000 current Scouts, and asserts the program benefits both country and youth.
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Boy Scouts
Scoutcraft trains boys for citizenship and good deeds
The article extols Scoutcraft and the Boy Scouts as a wholesome, educational path that keeps boys out of mischief, teaches useful skills like swimming and first aid, and promotes daily good deeds, civic responsibility, and respect for elders while highlighting support needs for the campaign.
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Deadwood Dick
Republic
Boy Scouts
Senator Morris Sheppard Turns 45 and Sheds Light on Prohibition
Texas Senator Morris Sheppard, born May 28, marks his 45th year as a key sponsor of the federal prohibition amendment. A lawyer educated at the University of Texas and Yale Law School, he has served in Congress since 1902 and advocates for woman suffrage as well as prohibition.
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Morris Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
Congress
House of Representatives
Joseph W.W. Featley
Uiversity of Texas
Yale Law School
Senate
Historical events and notable deaths span 1660 to 1917
Timeline entries note George I born in Osnabruck 1660 and died 1727 near there. Other items include the 1748 Earl of Carlisle, 1844 Tyler convention in Baltimore, the 1845 Quebec fire 1650 homes lost, 1871 Paris Belleville siege, 1894 Fraser flood, 1915 Metz–Alsace advance, 1916 Austro Italian battles, 1917 anti draft plot crackdown.
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George I
Osnabruck
Earl of Carlisle
Lord Byron
England
John Tyler
Baltimore
Quebec
Belleville
Paris
Fraser River
British Columbia
Metz
Alsace
Astico
United States
Zapata County Oil Work Hopes for Gusher at Deep Test
In Zapata County Empire Oil Co and Rio Grande Petroleum Co drill deep tests amid 18 producing wells. Oil men expect a pool at 1000 to 2500 feet and foresee a rapid Zapata boom like Burk Burnett in North Texas.
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Zapata Oil Field
Empire Oil Co
Rio Grande Petroleum Co
Zapata
Burkburnett
Zapata County
Empire
Texas
Webb
North
Fowler
Roper predicts Dempsey winner in Willard bout
Capt Bob Roper retired U S Army challenger to the Willard Dempsey winner says Dempsey will win in six rounds. He cites Dempsey youth power and conditioning and argues Willard is too old and overweight to prevail. Roper plans training in Mexico City with Jack Johnson and return to Toledo for a July 4 match buildup.
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Bob Roper
United States Army
Willard
Times
Dempsey
Roper
Jack Dempsey
Pugilist
Mexico City
Jack Johnson
Captain Roper
Johnson
United States
Toledo
Charley Cutler
Willard-Dempsey
Chicago
O’connell
Laredo
Boy Scout Week Proclaimed By Texas Chairman
A May 21 1919 letter from A P Wooldridge state chairman of the Boy Scout Campaign urges cooperation across Texas to observe Boy Scout Week from June 8 to 14 1919. The note requests appointing a local chairman to lead an associate membership drive and to report selections so literature can be sent from headquarters.
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the Times
A. P. Wooldridge
Austin
Texas
Laredo
United States
the Treasury
W. G. McAdoo
Citizens’ Committee For
Boy Scout Committee For
Prp. S
Defense Council
Latin American Club Elects Directors for Coming Year
The Latin American Club of the city held its annual election yesterday and named Jose Maria Garcia Fidel Cantu Antonino Gonzalez Joseph Netzer Romulo Pella Arturo M Guevara T A Leyendecker to the Board of Directors. The board will meet soon to elect officers and a president.
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Jose Maria Garcia
Fidel Cantu
Antonino Gonzalez
Joseph Netzer
Romulo Pella
Arturo M. Guevara
T. A. Leyendecker
Americanization School Opens This Saturday in Laredo
The Americanization School directed by Prof John Reynolds opens at Central School Saturday evening with tri weekly sessions. It offers instruction in citizenship requisites civil state and federal laws and duties of American citizens to help aliens qualify to vote and manage civic duties.
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John Reynolds
Laredo
Times Daily Subscription Pitch
The Times advertises a daily subscription at 60 cents per month promising ongoing access to news, features, and updates delivered to subscribers. It urges readers to watch the paper daily for opportunities and current events.
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the Times
Conclave of Malta Commandery No. 32 Set for May 29
A called meeting of Malta Commandery No. 32 Knights Templar will be held Thursday May 29 at 8 30 PM. Work in Red Cross. Visitors invited. Commander John Colman signs the notice.
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Malta
Knights Templars
Red Cross
John Colman
Weekly Financial Review on Foreign Trade Financing
The United States will end its treasury advance power to foreign nations when the peace treaty is signed. Since trading nations cannot pay for imports, lending them money becomes the only option to sustain trade. Exporters and bankers push private or foreign securities, but heavy government bond investments limit funding. Congress must provide additional funds to expand foreign trade.
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United States
Congress
Thirty-seventh Infantry Band Concerts at Jarvis Plaza
The Thirty-seventh Infantry Band under Carl verlof performs Thursday at 8:30 PM at Jarvis Plaza with Nos. The Lion's Bride The Bronze Horse The Prince of Betis and other selections plus Atlantis suite The Circus Bee Bronze Horse Kaufmann's Casino Lucia Ernani and Mason-Dixie Line The Fort McIntosh program lists soloists and officers including Finta Gorczyca Taylor Dill Heisler and Schwartz in a period marching band concert.
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Carl Verlof
Jarvis Plaza
the Lion
Br Tae
Pete Matliesere
Gomez
Ike Strauss
Atlantis
Safranek
Prince
Anna
Prince of
Betis
Schwartz
Fort McIntosh
Kaufmann
Lucia
Onion Market Report from Fort Worth May 28 1919
Onion shipments totaled forty nine crates led by California and Texas imports. Bermudas held steady near 360 to 375 fob Coachilla while Boston floated 550 and Chicago 4.00 to 4.25. Texas yellows weakened in eastern markets but stayed strong in Boston with light shipments nationwide.
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Ft. Worth
Tex
Laredo
Texas
California
Louisiana
New York City
Bermuda
West Indies
Bermudas
Boston
Chicago
Middle West
Laredo High School Commencement at Royal Opera House
The Laredo High School graduating class of 1915 will receive diplomas at the Royal Opera House on May 30. State Superintendent Annie Webb Blanton will deliver an address on educational matters. A nominal admission fee is charged due to heavy expenses.
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Laredo High School
Royal Opera House
Annie Webb Blanton
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Laredo
Austin
National Jewellers Board of Trade Meets Today in New York
The jewelry trade gathers in New York City today to discuss the export situation as sparked by the National Jewellers' Board of Trade. Also noted are the birth centennial of William Birney and the 30th wedding anniversary of Senator Sutherland and his wife.
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United States
National Jewellers’ Board of Trade
New York City
William Birney
West Virginia
Howard Sutherland
Indiana
League of Nations
Indianapolis
National Democratic Committee
Chicago
One Year Ago Today in the War Reports German Advance
Germans attacked southeast of Soissons and gained significant territory in the Aisne region. The U S Shipping Board announced the completion of ten steel ships in a single week as part of wartime production.
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Rge
Soissons
Aisne
U. S. Shipping Board
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The
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St. Louis, Mo
Parade Ground
McIntosh
Onion Market Report
Compania de Minerales
Laredo National Bank Building
General Forwarding & Customs’ Agents
Monterrey, N. S. Mexico
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Mexico
National of Flexico Bus. Express
W. E. Donnelly
P.O
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