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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1922
Page
12
One year ago today June 16 reports describe severe fighting as the conflict intensified. The American Federation of Labor rejected a plan for a single unified union signaling continued labor fragmentation.
The piece notes the 100th death anniversary of the Duke of Marlborough, Arthur Meighen’s 48th birthday, and Archishop Emile J. Legal’s silver jubilee. It also mentions the Wisconsin Socialist party convention in Milwaukee and probate judge John H. Curtis of Winston County Alabama facing impeachment before the Alabama Supreme Court in Montgomery.
Mrs Newton Vreeland of Minoa New York says Chamberlains Tablets help her and her husband after meals and when feeling dull or constipated or indigestion. Take these tablets when troubled with digestion and they will do you good.
The Centro Social Fronterizo of Nuevo Laredo invites members and families to an entertainment on Sunday June 18 starting at 11 a.m. American time. A barbecue and other dishes will be served with Kloster beer. Special family service planned. no invitations issued.
Rumors in Brussels and the Belgian chamber of deputies suggest Elmér Vanderveld, once a justice mitigator, was assassinated in Moscow while in Russia as counsel for social revolutionists. No official confirmation has been received.
The ship ping board said it contracted with a Texas company to move 500000 to 1000 cases of oil to east and south Africa. Shipments run for a year with the first delivery on June 24, under sailing vessels operated by Mallory. Dignitaries not announced.
Rev J W Mills of Beaumont was elected editor of the Texas Christian Advocate in Dallas. He succeeds Rev A J Weeks who was transferred to edit the missionary publication in Nashville Tennessee.
Indications the Chilean Peruvian conference may widen its scope or break apart as Chilean Ambassador Mathieu visits the State Department. After talks with Secretary Hughes, the two delegations seem near a parting of the ways, while the U S seeks a new path to reconciliation.
Moscow reports that crop prospects for September 1922 could exceed the famine year of 1921, offering potential industrial rebound if food supplies improve. Factories may resume output as workers gain rations, while provinces sell belongings to buy food. Moscow markets show freer trade and growing prosperity compared with poorer provinces.
A collage of brief items notes women voters in Missouri and Tasmania, and discusses aging rules in Japanese dress, Indian Mysore voting rights, English actress Ellen Terry’s eyeglasses hobby, and playful customs around brides and gifts. It also mentions American invention Parasola with changeable covers and wedding superstition, Tuesday marriages, and wedding carriage seating.
The Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church meets at 4 PM at the church. Mrs W B Keithly hosts a birthday party from 5 to 7 PM for daughter Katharine. Story telling and play hour at Loma Vista Park runs 4 30 to 7 PM.
A poetry fragment laments lost light and freedom as a speaker imagines dancing with daffodils while conveying a broader sense of desire and restraint. The column then lists numerous social notices and travels from Chicago to Montrose, Marlin, Waco, and beyond, including a Wright-Beamen wedding and West Point cadet John Maher’s upcoming return.
Mrs H M Taylor arrives from San Antonio as guest of Mrs Shelby. Mrs Constancia Vidaurri announces Leonor Vidaurri Ramirez to Leon J Ramirez on June 24 at San Aguatin Church. Woman's Club called meeting for Monday at 4 PM for general business. W M U and Presbyterian Auxiliary notes. Rosebud Club and Married Ladies Social Club reports. Dance hosted by Mrs A E Derby honors Miss Lois Derby with many guests and a daisied ballroom setting. About 150 guests attended.
A partial Associated Press dispatch from Dublin dated June 16 reports on voting activities in Ireland. Details are limited due to the fragmentary text.
Washington June 16 The Blair Dover dispute in the treasury resurfaces as Republicans circulate a petition asking President Harding to uphold Dover policies. About 150 members signed and plans to present it within 48 hours. The petition includes a list of nearly 150 treasury and internal revenue bureau officials named as occupying key posts. The list labels many as disloyal to the administration for not aiding government work. Under Secretary Gilbert is named, described as a Democratic politician who backed Governor Cox in 1920.
Secretary Mellon denounces the Blair Dover treasury claim as false and ridiculous saying it comes from selfishly ambitious and discredited former employees. The dispute follows a memorial by 150 house members praising Assistant Secretary Dover.
Italian wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi announced on his yacht Electra that Atlantic experiments show radio messages can be sent around the world. He noted previous maximum sending distance at 12,200 miles.
The House merchant marine committee rejected the Bankhead amendment without a record vote, barring government aid to ships that sell liquor. The Edmunds proposal to extend Prohibition to sea was not acted upon. The committee ordered the bill reported by a straight party vote.
Amid a morning session in Cincinnati committees work on resolutions. President Compore reviewed committee rolls and found no early reports of major public action.
Wau ford MacNider, commander for the American Legion, brands organized labor leaders as common enemies during a speech at the AFL convention in Cincinnati. He urges unity to protect America’s integrity.
In Cincinnati 1 225 000 shop craft and maintenance of way workers favored a July 1 strike by a wide margin. Union officers will send formal notice to the labor board after awaiting board action on further wage reductions. The union said the strike is an act of self preservation.
June 16 report from New York details smoldering ruins at Avenue Long Island where 400 plus buildings were destroyed, rendering about 20,000 people homeless. Damage estimated at 2 million dollars.
Waco Texas June 16 resolutions from the bankers conference call for raising the banking commissioner’s salary to 10000 dollars a year and separating the states department of banking and insurance. They also prohibit state bank charters for less than 25000 dollars.
In 1150 Fabiano Italy housed Europe's largest paper mills. U S laundries use fifty thousand tons of soap annually. A Japanese scientist claims synthetic petroleum from fish oil and clay. Cod lines reach 7000 fathoms. A permanent industrial conference board for labor dispute settlement is proposed in Paterson New Jersey. The laundries rank high in capital investment among industries.
Cincinnati June 16. B M Jewell president of the railway employees department of the AFL is authorized by chiefs of the railroad shop crafts unions to request officers of the United Mine Workers of America for a joint conference. Joint action between the rail men and the miners on strike will be discussed if miners officials approve.
Hon Arthur Meighen premier of Canada born at St Marys Ontario 48 years ago. Len Small governor of Illinois born near Kankakee Illinois 60 years ago. Sir Charles Allen knighted for blue marble introduction born 57 years ago. Rt Rev Cornelius Van de Ven Catholic bishop of Alexandria Louisiana born in Holland 67 years ago.
Crowds gather as guards protect mines near Hina after a coal mine reopens for the first time since the old era. Miners' officials warn against demonstrations and potential disorder as non-union workers attempt to move toward the mines toward Clinton and Masonville.
An advisory issued this morning reports a single weather disturbance near the Rio Crimnds moving northwestward. The warning alerts residents and authorities to monitor developments and potential impacts.
Southeast winds are forecast for the lower Texas coast this evening as weather advisories note strengthening gusts across the region. The report highlights a brisk wind event likely impacting coastal communities and marine activities.
Accompanied by torrential rains, the Tiret tropical storm struck Brownsville Texas last night and moved inland in a northwestward direction. No damage is reported.
Three people are reported killed as a violent wind hail and rain storm sweeps parts of St Croix county causing destruction to farm buildings and heavy crop damage according to AP dispatches from Glenwood City Wisconsin June 1.
Jerome Stewart of Wansag City, a United States Military Academy cadet at West Point, was killed when his automobile was struck by a train at a crossing near Allaire New Jersey. A young woman companion escaped by jumping to safety.
A Pennsylvania train collided with an automobile at Manasquan New Jersey injuring several passengers. The locomotive and two passenger coaches derailed with the former overturning as wreckage scattered along the track.
Nine of every ten rheumatism cases are muscular or chronic rheumatism not needing internal treatment. Pain relief comes from applying Chamberlain's Liniment which helps sleep and rest, offering a great relief to those afflicted.
Fragmentary notes describe wedding rites where the bride cuts the cake and the bridegroom takes food together with her. The bride remains central in the ritual and the custom is dated to early traditions.
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