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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1920
Page
1
Delegations in caucus brought the process to a temporary halt as the Republican party did not nominate a standard bearer. The candidate trail remains unsettled with votes still short of the 189 needed for nomination.
Reports from unofficial channels indicate the Mexican government will send a mission to Washington for an informal talk on bilateral relations. In Chicago, the Republican convention adjourned after eight ballots without a nominee, as Harding, Wood, and Lowden vied for the lead amid constant polling and shifting support.
Montreal June 12 Samuel Gompers and Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor say the Republican convention has turned its back on labor and adopted a platform hostile to workers. The convention ordered the report printed for organized labor and to present labor demands in identical form to the Democratic convention. A congressional inquiry into alleged outrages against West Virginia coal workers was unanimously demanded.
Five new banks receive state permits from the Texas State Banking Board. Broadus State Bank opens in Broadus San Augustine county with 20000 capital. First Guaranty State Bank of San ger opens in Denton county with 30000. Guaranty State Bank of Copperas trove starts in Coryell county with 25000. Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Svedeil opens in Bosque county with 40000. First Guaranty State Bank of Medi c ine Mound opens in Hardeman county with 15000.
A Temple area planter died after prodding a balking mule with a hoe. The mule kicked the tool into his stomach, breaking the handle, rupturing intestines but not breaking skin. He continued plowing briefly but collapsed and died at a local hospital the following day.
Bilbao Spain May 12 Preparations are made for a brilliant bull fighting season in August with renowned fighters Belmonte Chicuelo Varelito and Fortuna. The ring opens August 22 and fights run daily through August 29 with bulls from renewed herds.
Oklahoma City June 12 reports from the state department of agriculture say pests are not endangering grain in the state. The crop may be lighter in some areas but pests such as Hessian fly and prairie dogs did not trouble fields this spring.
Senator McNealus introduced a resolution in the Texas Senate calling on Governor Hobby to withdraw troops from Galveston. The measure was referred to the Commerce and Manufactures Committee.
W. J. Gilmore of Collins county files a writ in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals arguing the state prohibition law is superseded by the Volstead act. The case is slated for October 6.
Nearly three thousand delegates are expected for the 31st annual Texas Christian Endeavor convention in Dallas from June 9 to 13. W Roy Breg, southwestern secretary, reports registrations already exceed previous records, predicting the largest Texas union gathering to date.
In Warsaw a treaty was signed between the free city of Danzig and the republic of Poland assuring Danzig a liberal supply of provisions until the new harvest. Danzig agrees to send to Poland 500 tons of sugar marmalade and fruits.
In Portland Indiana on June 12 twelve men spent about twenty six hours discussing a property dispute valued at $1.26. The jury was empaneled to decide a suit over forty two milk bottles and their ownership at current prices.
HE G Begert of the U S Health Department reports malarial mosquitoes reduced by fish that eat larvae and a 70 percent drop in cases since last year. Additional steps include purifying water supplies with a chlorination plant as part of the anti malarial campaign near Austin.
A revenue style bank excerpt lists totals for reserves taxes and rediscounts with assistants M W Brennan A L Vidaurri and J R Fasnacht noted as assistant cashiers. The fragment presents figures such as 85,529 416.67 and references miscellaneous liabilities and circulating reserves in a historical banking page.
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