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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1920
Page
10
A Thursday column laments row of insanitary shacks near Laredo's main business street and near city hall, calling for enforcement of fire limits and sanitary rules. It praises Mayor Villegas for ordering their removal and warns that mixed housing with modern blocks harms property values and city progress.
Governor Hobby warns Galveston faces possible martial law by Saturday if order is not restored. The move would suspend individual rights and place city policing under military control, a drastic step amid thefts, strikes, and tension in a port city vital to Texas cotton and food supplies. The article notes Galveston’s strategic importance and the need for law enforcement to curb ongoing unrest.
The Open Shop struggle grips Quincy with the Quincy American Open Shop Association seeking to expand nonunion employment. The Trades and Labor Assembly funds a labor committee resisting the plan, while the open shop reports about 60 new signers. Strikes over union recognition continue in three large local plants.
Mrs. Alice Gresham Dodd reports Tanlac restored her health after her son Corporal Janes H. Gresham, the first American soldier killed in France, died. She cites relief from indigestion rheumatic pain and sleeplessness, crediting Tanlac for her recovery and plans to recommend it widely, with Windrow Bros. in Laredo selling Yanlae.
Corpus Christi festival duties, Jefferson Davis birthday observances across the South, and the 20th anniversary of Rt. Rev. Benjamin J. Keiler as Savannah’s Catholic bishop are noted. The First Infantry’s 136th anniversary is celebrated at Camp Lewis. Democratic conventions convene in Roswell and Baton Rouge with delegate selections. Engineering associations align into one body in Washington. Sir Sam Hughes to lay first sod for a Soldiers’ Memorial in Belleville. Canadian Industries Exhibition opens in London. King George V’s 55th birthday is recognized empire-wide. Townshend to receive an honorary LLB in Toronto. June week ends with Annapolis graduation. Tennessee to commission the superdreadnought Tennessee in New York Navy Yard. St John the Baptist Cathedral in Savannah to be consecrated. Watch The Times for daily opportunities.
Brownsville dispatch reports Matamoros saloons temporarily closed as gambling venues in the Mexican city are shut down under Governor Gil's Tamaulipas manifesto. Nuevo Laredo bars were halted earlier, not required to close in this order. The prohibition joke swirls amid the crackdown.
Heavy rains come at a vital time for 10 000 to 12 000 acres of cotton in the county aiding germination. Moisture from two days of showers benefits both dry farm and irrigated land, promising a large early harvest. Four top cotton varieties near Laredo have been planted and tested, with farmers expectant of big yields this summer.
The American Consulate at Nuevo Laredo Mexico asks relatives or friends of Mr Frederick Salinas to provide information to confirm his identity and citizenship. It notes one of his brothers works at the railway shops and asks for any helpful details. 6-2-31.
A letter from F. M. Ramsay urges city action to lower Laredo’s fire insurance key rate from 41 to 23 cents by expanding the fire department and alarm system, updating building laws, standardizing water mains, and introducing school credits on fire prevention. If successful, premiums would drop for property owners and boost the city’s standing.
Local notes report heavier rainfall along the Rio Grande line toward San Antonio than Laredo yesterday with Encinal seeing an afternoon shower. Kingsville announces a large oil find by Kleberg Oil & Gas Co near 100 miles east, a possible 1,000-barrel producer stirring Webb County hopes. Bar-Tex Cactus and Miranda Oil Co holes near Laredo hint at regional oil, while some drills pause but expect activity to resume soon. Cre See United Trading moves offices. Mexican Consul General Saracho active at Grant Street consulate. English classes listed at 717 Lincoln Street. The Fourth of July is near with banks closed for Jefferson Davis birthday and Juneteenth.
Buck Jones roped politicians and international notables in the new Fox film Forbidden Trails at the Royal Theatre. W. Edgar Horne, MP, was publicly roped on set, following demonstrations for crowned heads and the Paris Peace Conference intrigue. Also listed are local ads for Crumpler Sales Co, real estate firms, plumbing, and a Webb County commissioners court in session.
American travelers report broad optimism after the new Mexican government took power. They say banditry may end soon and pro visional President de la Huerta enjoys strong backing in the capital. Plans include rapid railway upgrades, more locomotives and Pullmans, and trains running on schedule with guards reduced.
Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M tonight at 8 p m. Work in M M degree. All visiting brethren invited to attend. Fritz Werner W M.
Rain fell heavily from Laredo to Corpus Christi with southeastern extension into the Lower Rio Grande towards Brownsville and Zapata county. The moisture is expected to benefit cotton and corn crops, with rain also reaching north toward San Antonio and beyond.
Lew Cody stars in The Butterfly Man at Rialto Theatre a tale adapted by Ida May Parke from Geo Barr McCutcheon. The film targets superficial pleasure seeking upper society with a sharp social protest and a pointed satire of self used in fashionable circles.
On June 3, figures born in Marlborough House London Inverary Buffalo N Y Prince George County Va Kingston N Y and Tremont Temple Boston are noted for birthdays. King George V Neil Munro Raymond Fosdick Rt Rev Charles Beckwith Rev Cortland Myers are honored for turning years since birth.
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