Press freedom and libel doctrine in Texas law
A historical excerpt discusses the Texas Supreme Court and federal First Amendment rights, arguing that the press serves the public interest when publishing truthful, nonmalicious crime coverage. It advocates constitutional clarity, tighter repeal of obsolete laws, and cautions against overbroad libel penalties while preserving press duties.
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Supreme ‘Court
Texas
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
A New Constitution for Texas Should Respect Education Autonomy
The writer argues for a Texas constitution that avoids partisan control of state institutions like the University of Texas and A M College. Education should be managed by non partisan educators, with funding from the legislature, not political appointments. Some laws rooted in the U S Constitution remain sound, while newer provisions may face court scrutiny.
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Court of Appeals
George
Battle of Crecy
Texas
Texan University
A. & M. College
Public Health Service Opens New Quarters at Footbridge
The United States Public Health Service unveils its modern quarters near the footbridge costing about 8000 dollars. Dr Nat I King and staff showcase new stucco exterior, snow white interior walls, and a state of the art disinfection plant. It notes duties on the border include isolating and examining potential cases of trachoma leprosy and other diseases before returning individuals to the Mexican side, highlighting the service’s public health work and its gratitude from Laredo and the nation.
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United States Public Health Service
Nat I. King
United States Public Health
Public Health Service
Laredo
Notice to City Delinquent Tax Payers in Laredo 1926
City of Laredo warns residents indebted for taxes from 1885 through 1926 to pay promptly or face foreclosure. City Attorney John A Po pr states legal action will increase burden and double taxes. Notice dated May 17, 1926.
Murder trial set for Webb county in Huntley case
Tomorrow the murder trial of Herminio Garza Williams and Cruz Martinez begins in Webb county court. Fifty jurors drawn from Zapata County will be called, with M J Raymond and Sam N Johnson defense for Williams and Martinez, and John A Walls for the state.
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Sterling Huntley
San Ignacio
Zapata County
Webb County
Zapata
Joe Condren
M. J. Raymond
Sam N. Johnson
Herminio Garza Williams
Cruz Martinez
John A Walls
Office space for rent in central modern building
For Rent. Offices in centrally located modern building with ceiling fans Frigidaire and all other conveniences. Call A. Bunn at 755 Joseph Building. 4-6-tf.
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A. Bunn
Joseph Building
Public dissolution of Mussey and Bissonet partnership
Notice states Harold Mussey of Bexar County and F J Bissonet Jr of Webb County Texas dissolve their partnership named Harold Mussey by mutual consent on June 9 1926 All debts owed to the partnership to be split equally with specified payments to Miranda Lumber Company R S Truck Company and A M Wilkins and other claims to Harold Mussey for payment Laredo Webb County Texas June 9 1926 F J BISSONET JR HAROLD MUSSEY
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Harold Mussey
Bexar County
F. J. Bissonet, Jr
Webb County
Texas
Harold Massey
Harold Munssey
Laredo
A. D
Killam Adds Three Large Gas Wells to Production
O W Killam expands gas output with three new wells in Webb Duval and Zapata counties. Killam-Winch No 1 at 2080 feet yields 20 million cf/d, Killam Slocum No 1 at 4676 feet produces 60 million cf/d, Kilam No 7 at 1720 feet delivers 45 million cf/d. Combined output about 125 million cf/d, boosting supply for San Antonio contracts.
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Carolina-Texas Ield
Mariano Arispe
Cole
Welh-Zapata
Killam Hag
San Antonio
Times Daily Opportunity Ad Teaser
Classified notice invites readers to subscribe for daily opportunities at 00 per month with bold appeal and period tone.
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the Times
Public Health Inspectors To Leave Laredo After June 30
United States Public Health Service sanitary inspectors in Laredo Brownsville and Corpus Christi will abandon their stations on June 30 to redeploy for malaria work. J M Billingslea and W J Hardy will depart Laredo after that date. Their efforts reduced exposed water barrels and cisterns from 7500 and 640 to 74 and 160 respectively, eliminating reported infection.
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United States Public “Health Service
Texas
Laredo
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
J. M. Billingslea
W. J. Hardy
United States
Mexico
Nat L. King
United States Public Health Service
Sanitary Inspection Force of
The Making of O Malley at Royal Theatre
First National feature starring Milton Sills arrives tomorrow and Saturday. An adaptation of Gerald Beaumonts Red Book story the Making of O Malley follows a New York policeman and a society heiress with a strong cast led by Dorothy Mackaill. Filmed largely in New York streets Sills directs traffic in dramatic sequences. promises thrills pathos tragedy color and a love story.
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Milton Sills
Royal Theatre
O'Malley
Gerald Beaumont
Red Book Magazine
Sills
New York
Dorothy Mackaill
Chickle
Thomas Carrigan
Nick Carter
Helen Rowland
Claude King
Allen Brander
Charlies Graham
Nell Craig
Jack de Lacey
New York City
Black and White Soap and Ointment Promise Skin Improvement
Advertises Black and White Ointment and Soap as reducing pimples blotches eczema and rashes with claims of a positive decline in blemished faces. Notes high sales exceeding two million packages yearly and compares size value between 60c and 26c jars.
Oilers win first Gulf Coast League game at Corpus Christi
Laredo Oilers defeated Corpus Christi Seahawks 7 to 4 in the Gulf Coast League opener at Corpus Christi. Garrizon and Miller pitched for Laredo while Maxwell and Cryer worked for Corpus Christi. second game set for this afternoon as the series continues.
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Wen
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Laredo
Kingsville
Laredo Oilers
Corpus Christi Seahawks
Dispatch
Maxwell
Cryer
Garrizon
Miller
R. H. E. Laredo
Seahawks
Oilers
Puiches
Corpus
Gutierrez
Victoria Rosebuds
Beeville
Local Advertisements Highlight Services and Goods
A collage of small notices from Laredo shows vendors promoting tools, canned desserts, and fresh produce. It includes references to Sanitary Grocery, Laredo Creamery, and Laredo Drug Co offering vaccines and ice cream with local brand details. Social events appear with a rooftop dance notice and overtime shifts for a stenographer.
Sole Woman Senator Is 91 as Pelton Celebrates Birthday
Rebecca Latimer Pelton the first and so far only woman to serve as a U S senator marks her ninety first birthday from Cartersville Georgia on June 10 receiving greetings from India and others. She remains in good health and brisk in manner recalling her brief 1999 speech in the U S Senate.
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Cartersvile
Rebecca Latimer Pelton
United States
India
Federal Congress
Ford Sterling Pursues Arts Between Filming and Theaters
Hollywood comedian Ford Sterling spends off hours in the country taking photographs and studying spoken drama. A former painter and sculptor, he now excels in artistic photography with eighty prints abroad and prize awards from major exhibitions. He explains he wears cotton in theaters to analyze pantomime and improve his craft as comedy evolves from slapstick to subtler forms.
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Hollywood
Cal
Ford Sterling
Keystone Company
Sterling
Biograph
Weather forecast for Fort McIntosh area
The Times reports a United States Weather Bureau forecast via the Chamber of Commerce. Tonight and Friday will be partly cloudy with a high around 96 and a low near 74. Winds are generally light from the southeast.
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the Times
Chamber of Commerce
United States Weather Bureau
Fort McIntosh
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Advertised as Fast Flesh Producers
A vintage ad touts Cod Liver Oil as the greatest flesh producer citing its vitamins. It promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets in sugar coated form at 60 cents for 60 with a money back guarantee if no five pound gain in 30 days. Stores named include City Drug Co and Laredo Drug Co.
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City Drug Co
Laredo Drug Co
Hat trade chatter from New York bargain store
In a brisk exchange from Men of New York two voices discuss trading hats at Brown's Bargain Store. One proposes paying six dollars for a velvet hat, while the other offers a hat for free in return for information about the first speaker's wife.
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Delia
Brown's
Norah
Men of
New York
Minnesota plots college rowing adoption at the U of M
At the University of Minnesota a student led push seeks intercollegiate rowing status. Two crews in old work boats raced on the Mississippi near the campus to drum up support. About 2,500 students signed a petition urging adoption as a college sport, noting Minnesota lacks rowing due to limited funds.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Duluth Boat Club
University of Minnesota
Mississppi
St. Paul
Evolution and mind power to shape life discussed at New Thought Congress
At the International New Thought Alliance Congress in New York June 20 27 speakers include Rev. Albert C. Grier on advancing beyond material science through mind and consciousness and Richard Lynch on life prolongation via developed mental powers. Elizabeth Towne and Mary J. Chapin also participate with a second session outlining world religions.
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New York
International New Thought Alliance
Albert C. Grier
Richard Lynch
Elizabeth Towne
Holyoke
Mass
Mary J. T. Chapin
Washington
Mosquito Threat Seen Vanishing If Funds Continue
New Brunswick June 10 The Jersey skeeter appears doomed says Dr. Thomas J. Headlee entomologist at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station He estimates that a serious mosquito menace could be a thing of the past within six years with continued financial support The fight has cost two and a half million dollars in ten years draining 130000 acres of salt marsh and reducing breeding grounds on 320000 acres of upland by over sixty percent These 450000 acres are patrolled during the season.
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Associated Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Jersey
Skeeter
Thomas J. Headlee
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Retail Credit Men Convene in Los Angeles
Delegates from all sections of the country attend the annual convention of the National Association of Retail Credit Men which opens in Los Angeles. The four day sessions address general problems affecting the retail trade.
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Los Angeles
Calif
National Association of Retail Credit Men
Vienna Child Prodigy Captures Stage Spotlight
Six year old Christian Nilson, son of the noted composer, wowed Vienna with his first appearance as the Italian boy in Hofmannatal's Christian's Home Journey. The performance earned him early fame and the nickname Lil Jack Coulan Number Two. Nilson exhibits precocious charm and ingenuous repartee on stage.
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Vienna
Christian Nilson
Hlofmannatal
Christian
Iaelkle Coolan
Nila
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Hardy
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Stegomyla
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Ward Insurance Agency
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A. R. Kahn
A. FL
A. M
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W. M
G. E. Tennisson
Tocat
A. Deutz & Brother
Park and Flores
Robert EB
Gonzalez Sign & Adv. Co
Farragut Street
San Agustin Avenue
Crockett
Broadway
8Th St
Falfurrias
Laredo Creamery CO
Madlum
Laredo Candy Company
Bunn
ABC Care
BE. Lee
Laredo Creamery Company
Ideal
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