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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1919

Page

22

Lodge Lamb Cartoon and Union Sympathy Strike Debate

A critique of a New York World cartoon depicting Senator Lodge as Marys lamb shifts to temperate politics. The piece condemns a 1906 Lodge remark on treaty powers and cautions against sympathy strikes that harm workers and disrupt industry, urging unions to focus on real gains for members.

New York Senator Lodge Congress School Roosevelt Panama Senate Massachusetts Lodge Wilson Congress Borah Knox Lode Lamb Mary

The Sympathy Strike Critique

A historical column condemns the sympathy strike as harmful to union goals. It explains how sympathy actions pull in unrelated workers, waste time and money, and risk weakening broader labor efforts. It cites button workers and related trades to illustrate cascading calls for solidarity.

Tobay's Anniversaries. 4 June 12 1819 Kingsley and more

A list of 19th and early 20th century anniversaries and notable birth and death dates. Entries include 1819 Charles Kingsley born and 1875 died, 1844 Januarius MacGahan born and 1878 died, 1862 Edward VII's visit to Fontainebleau, 1864 Maximilian and Carlota in Mexico City, 1869 duel in Richmond editors, 1892 Britain protectorate over Gilbert Islands, 1916 German retreat along the Dniester, and 1917 US Espionage Act passage.

Charles Kingsley Win Is. Cameron Robert W. Hughes Richmond Great Britain Gilbert Islands

MacArthur Named West Point Superintendent

Brig Gen Douglas MacArthur becomes superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point on June 12. A West Point graduate in 1908, he gained public fame as World War I military censor and later served in the Philippines and Russo Japanese War as an observer. He is noted as a student of military history and tactics and an able writer on war technique.

Douglas MacArthur United States Military Academy West Point MacArthur Philippines United States Army Washington General Staff Corps

Webb County Good Roads Plan Promises Economical Bonds

Webb county can build a first class road system with a $300000 bond issue and a $100000 state aid grant. State Highway Commission representative Mr. Montgomery says local materials and maintenance funding will lower costs and ensure long term upkeep if voters approve the bonds Saturday.

Webb County Montgomery State Highway Commission The Laredo Highway Commission

Chronic Constipation Advice and Gentle Treatment

The piece explains constipation as a moisture deficiency in residual matter and recommends drinking water, eating raw fruits, and outdoor exercise. It urges mild laxatives over harsh cathartics and endorses Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant, effective option worthy of trial.

Chamberlain

Milmo National Bank Moves Into Newly Built Laredo Home

The Milmo National Bank in Laredo has occupied a handsome new building after a year of construction costing about 100000. Officers include Miles T. Cogley president and A M Bruni vice president with G G Parias cashier and several assistant cashiers. Directors listed are M T Cogley A M Hruni Albert Urbahn T A Austin and L J Christen.

Milmo National Bank Bank Laredo Miles T. Cogley A. M. Bruni GG. P. Parias Aloysius J. Notton Hugh 8. Cluck Pring W. Buttron Leopoldo F Bruni

Card of Thanks for Emanuel Fenille

A Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends who helped during Emanuel Fenille's illness and after his death. It thanks those who assisted at the home, the funeral, and sent floral tributes, and prays for God’s blessing on them in their own times of trouble.

Emanuel Fenille Ory George Patricia of Connaught Ramsey Royal Navy

Times Subscription Notice Seeks Daily Readers

Advertises a daily Times subscription at 60 cents per month inviting readers to watch the paper for opportunities.

the Times

Arrests in Nuevo Leon Shake Election Aftermath

Information from Monterrey states Juan M Garcia elected governor of Nuevo Leon is jailed in Monterey on charges by Carranza officials while defeated candidate General Marciano Gonzales is also arrested and taken to Mexico City. A provisional governor may be named, casting doubt on the democratic outcome.

Laredo Monterey Juan M. Garcia Nuevo Leon Juan M Garcia Carranza Marciano Gonzales Gonzales Mexico City Garcia Mexico

Pearsall All Star Team to Play Ball in Laredo

The Pearsall All Star baseball squad travels to Laredo to face the Thirty-seventh Infantry team in two games at Calflehe Park. The Sunday 4:30 PM and Monday 5:30 PM contests promise competitive action as both sides showcase strong hitting and fielding in a tale of local pride and national sport.

Pearsall Laredo Soldier Boys Calflehe Park

Left Here as Sergeant Returns as a Lieutenant

A radiogram from Lieutenant Hugh R. Purcell aboard the U S S Hlemos phere reports to his parents that he would reach Hoboken New Jersey yesterday. Purcell went to France last July as first sergeant of the supply company of the 141st Infantry and was commissioned and transferred to another organization after the armistice.

Hugh R. Purcell R. E. Purcell Santa Maria Avenue Hoboken N. Y Purcell France 141St Infantry

Illustrated Good Roads Lecture At The Strand Tonight

The ten mile illustrated lecture on good roads will be at the Strand tonight with slides from the University of Texas. The remarks will discuss the value of main line roads and how Webb County can maintain them under the State Highway Commission plan, in cooperation with the county judge and commissioners. This is the last Strand lecture before the June 14 bond vote on good roads.

University of Texas Webb County County Commission

Shar Vge X Can Schedule Deferred

An announced plan to move the Texas Mexican line service between Laredo and Corpus Christi has been deferred. General Manager S W DeWolff said Gulf Coast Lines will adjust schedules to provide direct connections, with the change expected within about a week.

Faredo Corpus Christi S. W. DeWolff Gulf Coast Lines Laredo

Distinguished Service Cross Awarded to Captain Emery St George

In Fort McIntosh ceremony Captain Emery St George of the 30th Infantry received the Distinguished Service Cross from Colonel E A Roche amid thousands of attendees. The event opened with a Thirty-seventh Infantry parade and band, wife Mrs St George pinned the medal, and a regiment review followed.

Thirty-seventh Infantry Regiment Laredo Fort McIntosh Emery St. George 30Th Infantry Regiment E. A. Roche U.S. War Department Thirty-seventh Infantry Col Jepson St. George Roche Thirty-seventh

Tobay's Birthdays Unearth Noted Figures' Anniversary Ages

Sir Oliver Lodge born 68 years ago in Stafffordshire England. Thomas J Walsh born 60 years ago at Two Rivers Wisconsin. Charles L McNary born near Salem Oregon 45 years ago. Frank M Chapman born Englewood New Jersey 5 years ago. Dr Winthrop Stone Purdue University president born Chesterfield New Hampshire 57 years ago.

Oliver Lodge Stafffordshire England Thomas J. Walsh United States Montana Two Rivers Wis Charles L. McNary Oregon Salem Ore Frank M. Chapman Englewood N. J Winthrop &. Stone Purdue University Chesterfield, N. HL

Band Concert Tonight and Marriage License Issued

Lieut Kverlof announces band concert tonight at 7 45 replacing 8 30 as planned. The county clerk issued a marriage license to Horace Edward Watson and Miss Helen Mary Rich ter. Reports on Monterey election troubles vary with unconfirmed claims of deaths. one man killed Saturday and another Sunday. Thiry seventh Infantry Band play at Martin Plaza tonight at 7 30 and Friday night at Fort McIntosh. Importations from Mexico pass through Laredo: one carload garlic and one carload manganese. The new I and GN schedule moves the afternoon train to 2 26, allowing better mail and letter flow. Tomorrow is Friday and some deem it unlucky. oil investment on Friday the 18th is suggested.

Kverlof Horace Edward Watson Helen Mary Richter Monterey Thiry-seventh Infantry Martin Plaza Fort McIntosh Mexico Laredo North Ward

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promise of Cure

Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh at all stages by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers 100 reward if it fails to cure and invites testimonials, promising constitutional benefits and urging readers to send for proof.

F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo Ohio Thc

English Court Embraces Democratic Royal Etiquette

London reports a wartime shift in Buckingham Palace customs with the royal family relaxing strict court etiquette. Meetings with officers and civilians outside levees are now common, and hosts no longer must deny other visitors during royal calls. The King favors minimal ceremony, even amid debates on republican leanings for the monarchy.

London England Buckingham Palace Ypres Palace Royal Household

From Here and There

Nine hundred lifelike houses and fleet ships dot the toasts of the British Isles. King George awards a knighthood to Harry Lauder, the first for a hall artist. The iatfe is timid and dangerous to approach due to its eyes.

de la Neve Havre

Campaign doubles ice cream demand in Rochester

In Rochester New York the introduction of a distinctive Country Club ice cream line by Rochester Ice Cream Company led by president Samuel T Nivling boosted per capita consumption by 50 percent and doubled company sales, prompting a July ad noting supply limits as hot weather drove demand. The campaign, begun in May, spurred rivals to benefit and aimed to push Rochester toward a four gallon per capita total.

Rochester N. Y United States Rochester Ice Cream Company Samuel T. Nivling

Lame Back Relief Advice In Liniment Application

A medical tip advises treating a lame back with Chamberlain's Liniment applied twice daily. Massage the back muscles thoroughly at each application to target the seat of pain and alleviate discomfort.

Chamberlain

Britain Divided Into Air Zones Map Shows Civil Aviation System

The London Times published a large map of Great Britain divided into air zones. The air ministry outlines civilian routes with 400 airdromes and stations for continental traffic around the seacoast. Flights over 150 mph link London to Paris, Scandinavia, and beyond as Empire air links tighten after the war.

London Times Great Britain Ministry of Air Bient Paris London British Empire Far East United States Rocky Mountain News

Child Howlers Repeated in Daily Paper

A collection of schoolroom “howlers” printed in a daily paper includes humorous misstatements such as A bhiveard in the middle of a hen and Geometry teaches us how to bisect angels. Other lines mockingly redefine common terms and offer odd observations like posting means settings on a post and a circle being a round straight line with a hole in the middle.

Cicero

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