Attempted sinking of Mallory line steamer sparks manhunt
Friday's Daily reports an attempt to flood the Mallory line steamer on its first post strike trip from Galveston to Port Arthur. Investigators suspect union-affiliated longshoremen or sympathizers due to seacock tampering, secrecy, and access. The act could have caused loss of life. authorities vow prosecution for attempted murder, barry and insurance losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tn F& Mallory Line
Galveston
Portheh
Anchorage
Texas
Unnecessary Scare Over Bubonic Plague in Ports
Public guidance explains plague infection occurs only through flea bites from infected rats or people. Officials note outbreaks begin in pest districts and can arrive by ships from affected ports, urging calm and accurate understanding to prevent panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emalier
Laredo
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Galveston
Agrarian Troubles Stir Ireland Under Martial Law Talk
In Western Ireland agrarian unrest rises beyond politics as Sinn Fein enforces land actions and arrests, postponing sales over 500 acres. Proclamations by Sinn Fein leaders warn claimants and crowd control via Defence of the Realm Act may reappear, with Dublin curfews and partial martial law already in place in some districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prose
Diblin
Ireland
Sinnein
Sinn
Dublin
Clare
Webb County forms Ex-Service Men welfare league in Laredo
The Webb County Central Committee for Ex Service Men organized at the Chamber of Commerce with Lt. James Harten as principal speaker. Officers named are Sam Mackin chairman Carlos Rich ter vice chairman and Miss Clara Nelson secretary. The group aims to locate ex service men needing medical care or wartime problem adjustments and connect them with federal agencies. It plans regular monthly meetings and sub committees for health employment relief welfare war risk insurance and vocational training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County Central Committee
Representative Ciizens of
Sam Mackin
Carlos Richter
Clara’ Nelson
J. H. Smith
Public Health Service
Mayor Villegas
City of
Laredo
F. W. Mally
Chamber of Commerce
M. W. Brennan
American Red Cross
Mexican Capital Official Arrives for Cross Border Conference
Roberto V. Pesqueira arrives in Laredo to plan a major conference with American and Mexican chambers of commerce. The meeting aims to boost US Mexico relations and commerce, with participants from El Paso to Matamoros and rail and immigration officials on both sides. Oil prospects in Webb County highlighted by Texas reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberto V. Pesqueira
United States
Carranza
Laredo
Mexico City
Mr. Pesqueira
Times
Randolph Robertson
Chambers of
el Paso
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
San Antonio
Juarez
Piedras Negras
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Mexcan
Rio Grande
Government sale notice of goods by U S Marshal in Texas
Government sale D S 168 dated June 18 1920 at 10 00 a m at the Federal Court Room will offer for cash to the highest bidder one gasoline torch and one plush coat J A Herring U S Marshal Southern District of Texas Allen Walker Deputy announces the sale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S
Federal Court Room
J. A. Herring
U. 8S
Southern Dist. of
Texas
Allen Walker
Bids Open for Laredo Sewerage System Project
Bids due by July 6 1920 at 5 p m for constructing Laredo sewerage system with bids accompanied by 5000 dollar certified check. City reserves right to reject all bids. Bids opened at City Council meeting July 6 1920 at 9: an 8 p m. Separately Mrs M G Delling heads to Brownsville to be with brother Henry Havre severely bitten by a hog and in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Laredo
Brownsville
M. G. Delling
Dolores
Henry Havre
City Sells Two Valuable Lots in Laredo
The City of Laredo sold lots 7 and 8 in block 116 to Alberto Vela Diaz for 6000 dollars. The parcels lie on the north side of the fire station and front Houston street, historically used as a city corral for mules and horses and are among the best residential plots near downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Laredo
Alberto Vela Diaz
Houston Street
Best Remedy for Stomach Trouble
Mrs Mamie Bertel of Moberly praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the best remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. She has used them off and on for two or three years and says they relieve indigestion tone the liver and make her feel fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mamie Bertel
Moberly
Bender Barber Shop Opens with Full Staff of Barbers
Bender Barber Shop announces opening with a full team of barbers ready to serve customers. The notice invites patrons and mentions the schedule through the 12th of December.
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Bender
Bids Opened for Laredo Sewerage System Project
Mayor JL Villegas calls for sealed bids for a modern sewerage system in Laredo to be received by 5 PM on July 6. City proceeds with promised improvements, with street paving planned after completion.
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Times
JL. Villegas
Laredo
Community Leaders Named in Fraternal and Press Roles
Malta Commandery presents Dr. Adellina Thaison as Worthy Matron and A. B. Maloney as Noble Grand with J. C. O. F. and W. O. W. officials. Ft. McIntosh hosts J. R. Fasnacht as Clerk and E. 8. Jewell as Secretary. Knights of Pythias linked to local editors Justo 8. Penn and Laredo titles with Capt. A. R. Marker and Eduardo Idar serving as editors and publishers in Evolucion.
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Malta Commandery
Adellina Thaison
Worthy Matron
Eastern Star
A. B. Maloney
Noble Grand
Ft. McIntosh
J. R. Fasnacht
Jewell
Secy
Knights of Pythias
Justo
Penn
Laredo Times
A. R. Marker
Laredo Record
Eduardo Idar
Evolucion
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Quick Constipation Relief
Claims to regulate bowels and purify the stomach by expelling decay matter. Advertises as nature's wondrous herbs with positive results. 35e. Tea or Tablets. Herrera's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Herrera’s
State Labor Commissioner Concludes Work in Laredo
State Labor Commissioner Jennings wrapped up hearings in the federal court room after investigating charges that local labor agents extorted money from Mexican laborers. He heard testimonies on treatment of workers crossing the Rio Grande and departed for Austin, with a possible return visit expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
Federal Court Room
Austin
Rio Grande
Mrs Slade Died in Columbus Georgia
Telegram from Columbus Georgia reports the death of Mrs. Slade mother of Mrs. S W DeWolf of this city. She died Wednesday night at her home in Columbus. DeWolf couple were in New York and left for Georgia to attend the funeral. Friends extend sympathy to Mrs DeWolf in her bereavement.
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Slade
S. W. DeWolf
Columbus
Laredo Port Imports Reported and Local Theater Offerings
The port of Laredo saw four carloads of ixile and two carloads of bones pass through yesterday afternoon. Eduardo G. Martinez and Miss Nemesia Perales were issued a county clerk marriage license since the last report. Nazimova starred in The Brat at the Rialto Theater last night, a two day engagement praised as outstanding. The Royal Theater promises a big program today and tonight with Sylvia Breamer in The Blood Barrier, Pathe News, and vaudeville in two nets AT Trovatore and Los Mari Martin. iMrando Oil Co drill site in Zapata county reports casing at about 1500 feet to prevent water setting. developments draw considerable interest.
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Texas Oil Reporter
Texas
Laredo
Webb County
California
Rio Grande Crest
Border Hills
Rio Grande River
Eagle Pass
Zapata
Rio Grande
T. A. McLean
S. W. Texas
San Antonio
McLean
Mcenses
Eduardo G. Martinez
Nemesia Perales
Rialto Theater
Nazimova
Royal Theater
Sylvia Breamer
Pathe News
Trovatore
iMrando Oil Co
Zapata County
Train Service Abolished From Monterey to Tampico
Official news from Nuevo Laredo states passenger traffic on the Monterey to Tampico rail line is halted with Tampico area blocked by bubonic plague. Tickets are still sold to Victoria, the nearest gateway, while telegraph service to Tampico is cut off and operators there have deserted posts. Oil operators face delays as border travel becomes difficult and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
Tampico
Victoria
United States
Randolph Robertson
Silsbee predicts bright future for Laredo business
R M Silsbee of Ransom and Silsbee San Antonio visited Laredo and praised its prospects. He foresees Laredo becoming a principal Texas border city as gateway to Mexico, with plans to erect a modern business block and open a large store there once building materials and goods prices stabilize.
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R. M. Silsbee
Ransom
Woithin
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Ransom & Silsbee
Birthdays on June 18 Honor Notables Across North America
Maj. Gen. Lansing H. Beach born in Dubuque Iowa sixty years ago today. Hon. G. Howard Ferguson of Ontario Conservatives born in Kemptville fifty years ago today. Cyrus H. K. Curtis of Philadelphia born in Portland Maine seventy years ago today. Rev. William F. Robinson new St Louis University president born in St Louis forty nine years ago today. Raymond B. Stevens former U S Shipping Board vice chairman born in Binghamton New York forty six years ago today.
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Lansing H. Beach
U. S. Army
Dubuque
Iowa
G. Howard Ferguson
Ontario Conservatives
Kemptville
Ont
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Portland
William F. Robinson
St. Louis University
St. Louis
Raymond B. Stevens
U. S. Shipping Board
Binghampton
N. Y
Anniversaries mark Waterloo defeat and empire shifts
Today in history notes Napoleon’s 1815 defeat at Waterloo by Wellington and Blucher. In 1822 Hyde Park memorializes an Achilles statue from Waterloo cannon for the Duke of Wellington. Other entries record the Dahra massacre, Sebastopol assault repulsion, Finland’s Christianity anniversary, Susan B. Anthony voting conviction, Lady Somerset’s temperance role, and a 1991 royal visit to Wellington New Zealand.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
Wellington
Blucher
Achilles
Hyde Park
London
Duke of
Well
Ington
Dahra
Pelissiar
Sebastopol
Finland
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
N. A
Somerset W
British Women's Temperance Association
Prince and Princess of Wales
King George and Queen Mary
New Zealand
Perley’s Career Traced From Harvard to Genoa Talks
Sir George H. Perley, Canadian High Commissioner in London since 1914, attended the Genoa international financial conference, illustrating Canada’s growing role in world affairs. Born in the United States and a Harvard graduate, he has lived in Ottawa since 1862 and built a public career starting in 1904. He served in the Dominion House, joined the cabinet, led various departments, and contributed as Overseas Minister of Militia during the war.
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George H. Perley
Genoa
Canada
London
United States
Harvard University
Ottawa
Dominion House of Commons
Borden
Today in History and Local Events
Today marks the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and Cyrus H K Curtis’s 70th birthday. Roxbury Latin School in Boston hosts its 275th anniversary celebration while the Pennsylvania American Legion convention opens in Allentown and Virginia Military Institute holds commencement with a graduation address.
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Waterloo
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Roxbury Latin School
Boston
America
Pennsylvania
American
Egion
Allentown
New Students Home at Crosby Hall in London
World Association for Adult Education plans to convert Crosby Hall on the Chelsea Embankment into a residence for about 120 students from the British Dominions India the United States and the British Isles. Crosby Hall will be the center of the institute likened to Oxford and Cambridge college halls a £256000 appeal is issued to fund the project endorsed by Ambassador Davis and other education leaders.
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Associated Press
London
United States
British Empire
University of London
Crosby Hall
Richard III
Chelsea Embankment
World Association For Adult Education
Crosby House
British Dominions
India
British Isles
Oxford
Cambridge
Davis
Reunion of Capitol club at UT marks 37th commencement
Austin June 18 Twenty members of the Capitol club reunited at the University of Texas during the thirty seventh commencement after about twenty years apart Secretary John A Lomax of the Ex Students Association noted the club formed by students of slender means who rented a house and funded themselves at roughly ten dollars monthly The group includes a millionaire and a state bank president while most members achieved financial independence A breakfast in B Hall the boys dormitory capped the reunion
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Capitol Club
University of Texas
John A. Lomax
Ex-Students’ Association
B. Hall
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Albert Martin
J. K. Moore
C. Farias
A. K R. Garcia
John A. Pope
H. M. Austin
H. L. Wharton
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M. Brennan
A. Winslow
J. A. Rodriguez
W. W MacGregor
Antonio Salinas
J. N. Worsham
U.S
N. Laredo
Edwin D. Adams
U. S
Charles E. Gordon
Federal Board For Vocational Educ
J. W. Mussett
Ft. MclIntosh
Rev. T. BE. Summers
St. McIntosh
Ferdinand Wortaser
Y. M. H. A. & Jewish Welfare Board
Rev. L. H. Wharton
Miss Vesta Sturges
Vesta Sturges
Travelers Aid
I.r A. Matthes
Rotary Club
A. D. Smith
Retail Merchants Assn
American Legion
R. L. Bobbitt
Miles L. Hanchett
Laredo Post
Boy Scouts of A
C. M. Fish
Ellis Lodge
Fred Polkinhorn
Texas Oil
Laredo Field
Ixile
Mr. Silsbee
Virginia Military Institute
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