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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1922
Page
11
A June morning greets Mrs Kate Hamilton as she marks her 85th birthday. The scene shows her calm, steady step, beloved family like Harry and Claude Hamilton nearby, and life’s long road ahead toward Century post milepost 85. Birds sing as time’s diadem graces her gray, yet resilient, journey.
NOTICE TO STOCKMEN calls Webb County stockmen to a 10:00 AM June 1822 meeting at the Court House with the Commissioners Court to advise the Live Stock Sanitary Commission of Texas on local conditions and request relief as warranted.
Rush mats advertised for sale with sizes 48 by 60 inches at 40 cents and 42 by 54 inches at 30 cents. Described as economical for porches lawns kitchens and light partitions with seasonable utility. Special meeting of Laredo Lodge L O O M tonight urged all Moose to attend.
Today's calendar notes celebrate Sir Landon Ronald the English conductor knighted this year marking his 49th birthday in Britain. Peleg Howland of the Imperial Bank of Canada born in Kleinbure Ont 65 years ago. Albert Burleson ex Postmaster General born in San Marcos Texas 59 years ago. The note also mentions Worcester Mass and Carl D. Ribraman of the Chicago Public Library with birthdays listed for the day.
The first female member of the British House of Commons plans no speeches on her return to England. During 40 public appearances in April and May in America she showed evident signs of nervous tension, wringing hands and fiddling with bracelets, yet her delivery remained clear and informal.
Gen Felix Diaz, nephew of the late Porfirio Diaz, plans a new revolt in Mexico. Trained at Chapultepec, he was a Vera Cruz congressman by 1902 and later led anti Madero forces. After exile in Cuba he returned to oppose Carranza, though Diaz has never achieved success.
A fragmented list notes deaths of Mohammed Mahomet at Medina in 670 and Lord Delaware in England. births and dates for Elias Kent Kane, Thomas Marshall, and others. scattered references to Harvard College donations and a 1910 obituary of Gold Smith in Toronto. the text is garbled with OCR errors.
June 7 report from Sinaloa says a Mexican air mail service will start July 1 under War Department supervision. A tank line already exists and a contract was awarded to an American company for six large airplanes. Army aviators will supervise. student pilots will train on the machines.
The Parish Guild meets with Mrs Asher Smith at 3 30 PM Wednesday. Reveliers Club holds a called meeting at Elk s Hall at 10 AM Thursday. A joint session of the Ladies Aid and Missionary Society with Mrs M A Harper at 3 30 PM, and the W M A Circles meet at the usual afternoon hour.
General mention covers multiple families and individuals traveling between El Paso San Antonio and California for summer, with stops in Mercedes Dallas and Bryan. Readers note graduations, baptisms, college ties, and wedding preparations.
A lively evening on Mrs. Donaldson's lawn featured an orchestra, punch, and a host of guests including Mr. and Mrs. Roark and many Penn and Gonzalez family members. Miriam Chapter No. 86 held its annual officer installation at Masonic Hall with Miss Tina Sanders of Mexico City as honored guest. Heights Civic Club planned Fourth of July events, supervised playground games, and Get Together picnic suppers while supporting the Federated Clubs endowment and Tourists Camp project.
Train No. 1 to Corpus Christi at 10:00 a.m. Train No. 2 from Corpus Christi at 8:36 p.m. International & Great Northern Through fast to St. Louis departs 12:01 p.m. and arrives 6:16 p.m. Night Train departs 10:00 p.m. arrives 7:30 a.m.
Senator La Follette disputes the Coronado coal ruling calling it ominous for future union labor. He says the opinion matters for questions not in the case rather than the decision itself. In Arkansas, a rehearing is sought in the Coronado companies versus unions suit.
Secretary Hoover reports to the Senate that he and Secretary Davis proposed recent suggestions to end the coal strike but the efforts have not yet succeeded. The disclosure marks the first government acknowledgment of intervention attempts in the miners dispute between workers and operators.
In Austin on June 7 the Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the appeal claim that Russell was indicted by a legal grand jury. The case was reversed and the prosecution against Russell dismissed. Wichita Falls attorneys say 99 indictments will be challenged on appeal.
Reports from Memphis hospital say Bishop John C. Kilgo of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, taken aboard a train after the general conference at Hot Springs, Arkansas, is gradually losing strength and is described as in very serious condition.
The Rt. Rev. Joseph H. Johnson, bishop of Los Angeles and Episcopal leader for 26 years, marks his seventy fifth birthday. The report notes ceremonies and tributes planned in his honor today.
Rio Grande and Eagle Passenger Train No. 1 runs daily from Laredo with Sunday exception at 8 30 a m arrival 10 20 a m. The clipping indicates a daily schedule with minor OCR gaps.
Chicago and Cincinnati report strike ballots issued to railway workers as wage reductions ordered by the railroad labor board loom over June and July. Officials fear nationwide paralysis of railroads as disputes flare over unauthorized wage cuts and piecework. The executive council of six shop craft unions orders a three question ballot affecting about 400,000 railway shopmen nationwide.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled Oklahoma to Texas grain and hay shipping schedules were unreasonably high, ordering reductions to align Oklahoma and Texas rates with Texas only routes. It also flagged the Broun plan as insufficiently just and suggested a broad Southwest rate review. Separately, the commission set aside orders canceling Southwestern routing schemes that would raise refined petroleum shipments by 4.50 per hundred to Southern Sinais and Memphis.
The allied reparations commission, per the semi official Temps, voted 2 to 1 in Paris on June 7 to enlarge bankers powers in proposing an international loan for Germany. They may make any suggestions they wish in shaping the plan.
Washington June 7 The United States employment service began recruiting farm labor across the West and Southwest to handle harvest needs. Emergency offices now distribute workers as wheat cutting starts in Texas.
Three of the forty national agriculture agents will be placed in Chihuahua with W. M. Sein in charge of the Casas Grandes station. He will conduct agricultural experiments and assist Mennonite and German colonies in adopting proven crops and breeding methods. The agents aim to aid farmers in experimentation and improvement across the state.
Washington reports the Chilean delegation presenting a counter proposal proposing a plebiscite for Tacna Arica with the United States to act as arbitrator. Peru’s position suggests acceptance if questions to be voted on are agreed. The session ended without a deadlock, and both sides discuss the framework for a plebiscite.
Chief Inspector Sutton announced several key arrests tied to a January mail robbery case. Neohister and Qolphus were charged with robbery. multiple suspects across California and other states face charges as the sixth person connected to the Dal fs Police remains in custody.
A case in Austin on June 7 tested the validity of the state weighing and measures law. The Great West Mill and Elevator Company of Nolan County stands charged by the commissioner of markets and warehouses with violating certain provisions of the law.
A prominent Seattle citizen and former Taft administration cabinet official Judge Richard A. Ballinger died yesterday. The loss removes a leading figure in Seattle's civic life and national political circles.
In Pittsburgh on June 7 only family and a few close friends will see the face of famed actress Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore again honoring her prior request during life.
Government moves to join the Southern Pacific of Mexico at Navajo with Yarros port on the Gulf of California. The line runs through Mayo river agricultural country. Only forty miles of track are needed to connect, officials say.
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