Bridge plan announced for Laredo two towns link
B M Alexander of the Laredo Bridge Co says a new steel and concrete bridge between the two Laredos could start by year end after design work by a San Antonio engineer. Plans will be submitted to Mexico City for approval within 30 days and construction will begin soon after. The pontoon bridge remains in service and is illuminated at night by a double string of incandescent lights.
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Laredos
B M. Alexander
The
Laredo
Jamaica Sunday Jamaica by San Agustin Ladies on Martin Plaza
Under the San Agustin parish ladies management a Jamaica event will be held Sunday night on Martin Plaza starting at 8 o'clock. Proceeds go to the Parochial Library fund. The event features booths amusements refreshments and a Nuevo Laredo band providing Mexican music as a main draw.
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San Agustin Parish
Martin Plaza
Parochial Library Fund
Jamaica
Arturo de Sarachico
Nuevo Laredo
Presidential hopefuls list with Taft and Coolidge prominence
A roster of leading figures with biographical notes outlines William H Taft Hiram W Johnson Leonard Wood Frank O Lowden Warren G Harding Herbert C Hoover Charles E B Hughes Calvin Coolidge and others. Each entry lists birthplace age profession and key offices or roles, highlighting Coolidge and Taft among early 20th century contenders.
Times Ad Promotes Daily Watch Offers at Zero Monthly Fee
An advertisement in The Times promotes subscribing to daily watch opportunities for no monthly charge. It emphasizes ongoing access and value, urging readers to enroll for steady, low cost opportunities.
Missionaries Expelled From Korea Over Student Demonstrations
Henry Appenzeller and Miss B A Smith, American missionaries in Korea, were dismissed by Japanese officials for failing to prevent or punish pro Korean demonstrations in their schools. Japanese claim they did not warn students or act, while Appenzeller says he warned against demonstrations but refused to investigate as it would become political. Authorities report police inquiry removed him from rooms and punished students. a teacher and 14 students were taken, with allegations of mistreatment and one finger broken. The dispute highlights conflicts between education duties and political instruction under Japanese rule.
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FN Bee
Keoul
Korea
Henry Appenzeller
B. A. Smith
Mr. Appenzeller
American Council-General
Appenzeiler
Missmith
Paiwha Girl's
Wents
Appenzeller
Taichal
State Department
Washington
Social events and club meetings listed for Thursday
Thursday schedule includes Mrs J W Brewster entertaining Married Ladies Social Club at 4 pm. W M A circles meet at usual afternoon hour with Circle A Mrs C H Bell 6 pm, Circle B Mrs Judkins, Circle C Mrs B H Burr, Circle D Mrs J M Sallee. A dance at Fort McIntosh Service Club 8:30 pm. Mrs Jhon M Martin hosts splash party 8-9 pm at Bella Vista for cousin Miss Anna Knages. Friday Christian Endeavor Society hosts fake carnival on School Plaza at 7:30.
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C. H. Bell
Judkins
B. H. Burr
J. M. Sallee
Fort McIntosh
Jhon
M. Martin
Bella Vista
Anna Knages
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
School Plaza
Today’s Anniversaries From June 10
Today’s anniversaries list notable events and figures with dates ranging from 1776 to 1918. Highlights include David Garrick's final stage appearance in 1776, the 1829 Oxford victory in a boat race, Pauline Cushman born in 1833, Dorothea Dix appointment in 1861, Richard Olney sworn in 1895, the Wright brothers honored in 1999, and 1916 Republican convention nominating Hughes and Fairbanks. Concludes with 1918 court martial sentences for conscientious objectors.
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Cambridge
Pauline Cushman
New Orleans
San Francisco
Dorothea L. Dix
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Wright Brothers
Taft
Charles E. Hughes
Charles Warren Fairbanks
San Antonio
Texas
Party and dip at Fort Mein tosh Tuesday afternoon
Miss Lehmann hosted a small party for her young friends at Fort Mein tosh on Tuesday afternoon. The event featured a dip, preceded by refreshments, with guests Marty Phillips, Weitie Phillips, Doris Leech, Laverne Leech, and Wilfe May Kempfer in attendance.
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Fort McIntosh
Lehmann
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B. Hensley
H. Harwood
Smith
W. Boyd
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Fort Meintosh
Miss Lehmann
Marty
Weitie Phillips
Doris
Laverne Leech
Wifle May Kempfer
Celebrated Alone as Prince Frederick William Turns 38
Amsterdam reports the former Crown Prince Frederick William marked his 38th birthday largely alone at Wieringen. None of his relatives attended to offer greetings. The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung recalls 1882 when three emperors stood at his cradle.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Frederick William
Wieringen
Berlin
LACKED CERTIFICATE and the Ellis Island stowaway tenor
Francis O'Brien, a young tenor famed on Ellis Island for his singing, lacks a birth certificate proving birth in Philadelphia. Immigration officials sent him back on an outbound ship while he seeks essential proof of origin, a common fate for stowaways amid Ellis Island hospital fame.
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Associated Press
New York
Francis O’brien
Ellie Island
Ireland
Philadelphia
O'Brien
John McCormack
Ellis Island
O’brien
Wave of Spiritualism Swings Romania in Seances
Bucharest reports a surge of spiritualistic seances with mediums claiming extraordinary messages. One medium says an attempt to contact Julius Caesar failed because the spirit is said to be commanding Mars and thus out of reach.
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Bucharest
Romania
Julius Caesar
Mars
Global Industry Facts From The Era Of Progress
A survey summarizes world copper sources at 69 percent from America, a corn cob glue industry forms in the United States, and Paris experiments show six quarts of alcohol per 100 pounds of seaweed. Nova Scotia hosts vast salt beds, while Japan’s clock industry exports over $700,000 yearly. Formosa plans a massive hydroelectric plant for 150 600 horsepower. Scotland aims to produce 30,000,000 gallons of power alcohol domestically. US investment institutions total 47 835 330 165. Timber waste could yield 40 000 tons of paper, 2 000 tons of resin, 690 000 gallons of ethyl alcohol, and 300 000 gallons of turpentine.
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Pasteur Institute
Paris
Nova Scotia
United States
Vienna
Japan
Formosa
Far East
Scotland
Opening Today Party Machinery Beture Seems for Moment
A fragmented report notes a political convention experiencing an apparent deadlock as party machinery and key figures converge. Details remain unclear due to broken OCR text.
Labor delegates reject motion on nonpartisan politics
Associated Press dispatch from Montreal dated June 10 reports the American Federation of Labor voting to reject a proposal to create an educational department to distribute propaganda urging support for nonpartisan politics. The convention authorized the executive council to characterize the international policemen's union once local policemen's unions reach 6000 members.
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Montreal
American Federation of Labor Today
Executive Council
International Policemen’s Union
Policemen's Unions
IRS Withholds Decision on Texas Community Property Tax
Austin Texas June 10 the internal revenue department in a telegram to Governor Hobby agreed to withhold a ruling on the taxability of incomes from community property in Texas for a reasonable time pending receipt of a brief from the Texas attorney general.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Internal Revenue Department
Hobby Today
Texas Attorney General
American Jazz Dominates French Dance Halls
In Nantes the American vice consul reports French audiences crave American jazz dance music with encores repeated three or four times. American dance tunes command triple U.S. prices, while publishers miss a rising market as performers starve for American music despite a strong appetite created by military bands.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Nantes
Soldier Bands
Neighbors Day Proclaimed By Cardinal Gibbons
The National Committee on Community Organization announces June 12 as Neighbors Day to foster neighborliness. Cardinal Gibbons urges unified local action to defeat prejudice and teach charity while promoting Americanization and community knowledge among foreign born and native residents.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
National Committee On Community Organization
Franklin K. Lane
Ohio
Wyoming
West Virginia
Arkansas
How We Cleared Our Summer Home of Rats
Mrs. Perry recounts a seaside home infestation last May with rats gnawing upholstery. She credits RAT-SNAP cake form for fast control, noting no mixing and clean hands. Available in three sizes 26c 50c and $1.00 from A. Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
Republican convention embroiled over platform and league plank
Chicago on June 10 reports a deadlocked Republican convention with no agreement on a presidential candidate or major platform planks. The league of nations issue dominates the talks as sub committee negotiates a compromise plank drafted by Elihu Root and opposed by the anti treaty faction. A tentative accord paused nominating speeches while the platform faces full committee review.
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League of Nations Ie
Associated Press
Chicago
League of Nations
Elian Root
Senate
Ogden Millis
Whitch
Republican resolutions end party split with acceptable plank
Chicago June 10 The bazia of nations plank declared by leaders to be acceptable to everybody was unanimously adopted by the Republican resolutions sub committee ending all threats of a party split.
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Chicago
Hobby Home Ownership Favored In July Texan Primary Talk
Governor Hobby urged lawmakers to seek a peace date for July primaries and a home ownership amendment to the Texas constitution. The House debates an education bill with a $6,000,000 schools appropriation while the Senate weighs a pink bollworm bill.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hobby
Democratic Executive Committee
Datte
Senate
New Railway Plans Surface Along Viovida Coast
Crestview June 10 reports large groups of railroad engineers along the west coast of Viovida fueling talk that Seaboard airline may extend into the area. It is said Seaboard and Georgia Central are cooperating toward reaching Town Point opposite Pensacola where deep water and landlocked land exist.
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Associated Press
Crestview
Mla
Viovida
Seaboard
Georgia Central
Town Point
Pensacola
Mallory Line Vessel Readied From Galveston Dock
Two hundred men began loading the Mallory line ship at Galveston harbor today. The vessel, arriving last night, is to depart Saturday with a full cargo of delayed freight. The embargo against vehicular traffic remains in force and the scene is quiet at the docks.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Mallory Line
Blanton asks legislature to appoint substitute
Miss Annie Webb Blanton, state superintendent of public instruction, asked the legislature to appoint a successor to relieve her of duties on the Industrial Welfare Commission. Pressure of other duties was given as the reason for the request.
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Austin
Texan
Annie Webb Blanton
Tatenetion
Industrial Welfare Commission
Lease of School Lands in Austin Texas Approval
County Commissioners approve leasing school lands in Austin Texas for a sum of money and specified permanent improvements by the lessee. Attorney General opinion provided upon request of Linnea County Attorney.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Linnea County
Birth Rate Rising in England in Early 1920s
London reports a rising birth rate across districts with eight weeks in 1920 exceeding the prior year by 1,442 births. Registrar General figures note a large excess of baby boys, suggesting a return toward prewar population balance.
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Associated Press
London
Stork
England
Lanvasnatre Midwives Committee
Obifviman Watid
Registrar General
Prohibition Debate Roils Poland Diet in Warsaw
In Warsaw on June 10 the Diet debated prohibition amid renewed calls for temperance. Advocates cited the United States as a model, while a health committee found immediate prohibition impractical due to liquor manufacture. Proposals focused on restricting sales to Polish soldiers, with three women legislators leading the talks.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
America
Diet
Honevar
Russia
Sophite Moczychowski
National Popular Union
Sophie Morcczska
Helena Balicki
National Democrat
Moruczews
Lure British Seamen Warned At Mercantile Meeting
Liverpool June 10. Fear that better conditions in the American mercantile service may lure British seamen from British to American vessels was voiced at the Mercantile Marine Service Association annual meeting. Woay Bridgeman said a poster in all US ports offers every temptation for British sailors to leave the British service and join the American.
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Liverpool
American Mercantile Marine Service
Mercantile Marine Service Association
Woay Bridgeman
Board of Trade
United States
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