Laredo Times Publisher and Subscriptions Notice
The Laredo Times announces Penn Publishing Co as publishers and proprietors. It lists subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, with postpaid options to the United States, Mexico, or Canada and payment terms in advance. The Associated Press retains republication rights for news dispatches. From Monday's Daily.
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United States
Mexico
Canada
Laredo
New Laredo
Penn Publishing CO
Telephone 43
Texan
Associated Press
Laredo’s Rise Reflects The Times Growth And Town Pride
The Times founder brought the paper to a growing Laredo to aid town development. From a small population the city expanded into a thriving customs port with strong Mexican and American ties. The paper has chronicled both sorrows and joys, pledging loyalty to Laredo Webb County and Texas while charting steady progress toward a prosperous future.
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The
Times
Laredo
Rio Grande
Mexico
San Antonio
the Times
Ths
United States
Webb County
Texas
Besse
The Candidates and the Republican Platform
The piece argues the Republican nominees are capable men but their platform is vague. It critiques the intraparty influence on Harding and the Old Guard, notes Coolidge’s weaknesses with labor, and urges Democrats to craft a strong principled platform to defeat a party relying on vague promises.
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Wilson
Democratic Party
Harding
Smoot
Boies Penrose
Old Guard
Philadelphia
Hiram Johnson
General Wood
Lowden
Boston
Organized Labor
The Times Strives To Meet Public Demand
The Times will endeavor to supply that want, as it has tried to supply every other.
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The
Times
Today’s Birthdays on June Fourteen
Ex Queen Sophia of Greece born in Berlin fifty years ago today. Frederick Guest treasurer of King George’s household who married Miss Phipps an American girl born forty five years ago today. John McCormack famed tenor born Athlone Ireland sixty years ago today. Most Rev John J Glennon archbishop of St Louis born County Meath Ireland fifty eight years ago today. Roger P Bresnahan manager Toledo American association baseball club born Tralles Ireland forty years ago today.
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Queen Sophia
Greece
Berlin
Frederick Guest
King George's
Miss Phipps
John McCormack
Athlone
Ireland
John J. Glennon
St. Louis
County Meath
Roger P. Bresnahan
Toledo American Association
Tralles
Elks Flag Day Exercises Honor Old Glory at Jarvis Plaza
A large crowd attended the Laredo Elks Flag Day observance at Jarvis Plaza last night. The Thirty-seventh Infantry Band directed by Carl Everlof provided music as the program featured altar services, readings, an Elks tribute, and an oration by John L. Dannelley, ending with a rousing group rendition of America.
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Jarvis Plaza
Mecca
Laredo
Thirty-seventh Infantry Band
Carl Everlof
The
Elks
America
Travis Bruce Bunn
John L. Dannelley
37Th Infantry Band
C. W. Cook
Columbia
Esquire
Elks Lodge
Joseph Netzer
Miranda Oil Co. Guests Visit Laredo From Saturday
Mr and Mrs T D Ryan of Miranda Oil Co arrived in Laredo Saturday evening and spent Sunday there as guests of Captain Will M Ryan of the state rangers, brother of Mr Ryan.
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Laredo
T. D. Ryan
Miranda Oil Co
City
Will M. Ryan
The
State Rangers
Ryan
International Realty Co
Flores Avenue
J. E. Cotter
Rialto Theater
Taylor Holmes
Rialto
Monthly Purifying Tea Promises Stomach Cleanse
Purifying laxative claimed to cleanse the stomach and bowels once monthly to remove decay matter and toxins that travel through the body. Herrera's Pharmacy offers Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the remedy.
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Hollister
Herrera’s
City to remove graves from Old Cemetery in 60 days
Notace states that at a May 18 1920 meeting the City Council authorized disposal of adjacent lots and ordered relocation of burials from the Corral to Old Cemetery Block 220 W D. It directs all parties with relatives buried there to remove bodies within sixty days from June 11 1920.
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Land Board
W. D
Babylonian War Tank Myth Sparks Debate in Film
David Wark Griffith’s The Fall of Babylon is cited as introducing a “Babylonian War Tank” though historians note British tanks shaped World War I victory. The article argues ancient Babylonian accounts in Mesopotamian cylinders influenced the spectacle, linking archaeology to film invention.
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David Wark Griffith
Babylon
Royal Theater
America
Dr. W. Griffith
EB. D. Swinton
Mesopotamia
British Museum
Cyrus
Griffith
Home Ice Company Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of The Home Ice Company stockholders will be at the company's office in Laredo Texas on July 10 1920 at 5 p m to elect directors and transact business. The Board of Directors will meet immediately after adjournment. L J Christen Secretary 6 9 80t
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The
Home Ice Company
Laredo
Texas
L. J. Christen
Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness Through Blood Action
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures deafness by addressing catarrh and inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It promises to pay one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure and notes circulation through all druggists.
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al Druggists
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Don Andres Fierros Dies. Longtime Laredo Resident
The body of Don Andres German Fierros died of stomach cancer in Philadelphia June 10 arrived in Laredo to funeral services at 5 pm from 311 Matamoros Street reaching the city cemetery. A native of Mexico and Texas pioneer, he was born May 26 1856 in Camargo Tamaulipas and lived much of his life in Webb Starr counties. He married Teresa Senac in 1879 and left a large family including Valentina Herminia Leocadio and Charles and Stephen. He served as Webb County county commissioner and worked for the Texas Mexican Railway Company before moving into customs brokerage. He is survived by a brother and half siblings in the area.
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Don Andres German Fierros
Garretson Hospital
Philadelphia
Laredo
Matamoros Street
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Mexico
Texas
Camargo
Tamaulipas
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi
John Woessner
Charles
Stephen Wierros
Texas-Mexican Ry. Co
Webb County
A. Fierros Suces
J. Fierros
L. J. Fierros
C. Espinoza
Visiting Henry F Fistetter Visits Laredo
Henry F Fistetter of Transcontinental Petroleum Co. at Chinampa in the Tampico district is visiting his mother and will remain in Laredo for several days.
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Henry F Fistetter
Transcontinental Petroleum Co
Chinampa
Tampico
Laredo
Laredo Theatres Teem With Stars And Spectacles
Tomorrow night Royal presents The Fall of Babylon with potential 8 R O display while Rialto screens The Studio Girl featuring Constance Talmadge. Also notes theatre buzz, local ads, and a string of small notices including real estate, plumbing, and Juneteenth watermelon sale.
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Laredo
The
Royal
Rialto
Constance Talmadge
H. Stow Garlick
Thaison Building
Hidalgo Street
Salinas Avenue
The American Flag Through Wars and Revolutions
A compact history of the American flag tracing its stars from 13 to 48, including Guilford Courthouse 1781, the Bedford ship to England in 1783, Lexington flag myths debunked, Butler’s 1866 US-made flag, Old Glory origin, and Mrs Day’s Greenwich Street flag stand in 1783.
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North Carolina
Guilford
Masonic Grand Lodge
Raleigh
Light Horse
Philadelphia
Washington
Kingsbridge
N. Y
Cambridge
Bedford
Nantucket
England
Lexington
Nathaniel Page
Minute Men
United States
Benjamin P. Butler
Congress
Lowell
Mass
Stephen Driver
Salem
Driver
Old Glory Driver
Greenwich Street
New York City
Major Cunningham
Webb County Equalization Board Opens To Review Assessments
The Webb county board of equalization began today examining property valuations across Webb county with expectations to raise many land assessments that are currently set too low. The board commenced sessions this morning and will stay in session until all business is completed.
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County Board of Equalization
Webb County
Jamaica Night Brings Bright Splendor to Martin Plaza
A large crowd gathered at Martin Plaza for a San Agustin parish benefit for the Parochial Library. The Nuevo Laredo Municipal Band provided music as hundreds from Nuevo Laredo attended with cars lining the plaza. The event drew widespread praise and a marked display of community support.
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Martin Plaza
San Agustin
Municipals
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Senator La Follette Turns Sixty Five On Birthday
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin marks his sixty fifth birthday and is noted as an independent leaning Republican long the United States Senate leader. A native of Wisconsin, he began as a prosecuting attorney and served in Congress from 1885 to 1901. He won the Wisconsin governorship in 1901 serving until 1907 and became a national senator in 1905, twice reelected amid strong support and opposition.
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Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Senator la Follette
Congress
National Senate
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Laredo Times
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Associated
Notace
L. Villegas
Money Makers
Bellans
Andres Fierros
Southwest
Chichester
Ixtle
Saft’s
Lincoln Street
J. B. Fowler
Pescae
Antonio Rodriguez
Josefa Martinez
T. C. Grimes
Guatemazin St
Crumpler Sales Co
Doris Kenyon
the Royal
Juarez Plumbing
S. E. Leonard
Acebie Ala
J. A. Leonard
Samson
Fidel Cantu
Will W. Gregg
Notery Public
Farragut Street
Peastoe-Gaulbert Co., Incorporated
Louisville, Ky
Webb County Lumber Company
Pee Gee
Equalization Board OF County
Citizens Auto Company
Boe
Jamaica
Times Office
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