The Thunderbolt at Royal Theatre Opens Sunday
Ruth Pomeroy played by Katherine MacDonald is wed to Bruce Corbin in a spite marriage born of hate from a Kentucky feud. He aims to avenge his family by forcing a marriage to Allan Pomeroy’s daughter, but Ruth outwits him turning the union into wedded bliss in a gripping melodrama at the Royal Theatre.
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Katherine MacDonald
Royal Theatre
Ruth Pomeroy
Bruce Corbin
Allan Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Root
Branch
A Corbin
A Movie That Brings Good Luck With Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson stars in Bubbles at the Royal Theatre, claiming luck followed her after the film. She says the hit picture led to happiness for three co actors and to earnings that enabled her to buy a fine Los Angeles estate, despite sharing much with Uncle Sam.
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Mary Anderson
Royal Theatre
Miss Anderson
Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
Purifying Tea Promises Stomach and Bowel Cleansing
A monthly purifying laxative claim describes Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea as cleansing the stomach and bowels to remove decay matter and poisons spreading through the body. Herrera's Pharmacy promotes the remedy.
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Herrera
Hollister
Herrera’s Pharmacy
Great Prosperity Ahead for Laredo and Section
Optimism runs high that peaceful Mexico will restore Diaz era conditions and Laredo will become a major gateway to Mexico. Within a year the city may host new wholesale houses and goods stocks, plus a banner cotton crop, potential off district status, and a large Bermuda onion planting in fall.
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Mexico
Diaz
Laredo
Republic
eEveryone
Texas
Today’s Birthdays June 26 A List Of Notables
John Dillon long time Irish Nationalist leader born in Ireland nine years ago today. Le Baron B Colt U S senator from Rhode Island born in Dedham Massachusetts seventy four years ago today. Bishop William A Quayle of the Methodist Episcopal Church born at Parkville Missouri forty years ago today. William H Williams president of the Wabash Railway Company born in Port Elizabeth Cape Colony thirty years ago today.
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John Dillon
Ireland
le Baron B. Colt
United States
Rhode Island
Dedham
Mass
William A. Quayle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Parkville
William H. Williams
Wabash Railway Company
Port Elizabeth
Cape Colony
Bolsheviks Attack U.S. Troops at Romanovka
On June 23 a force of several hundred Bolsheviks assaulted sleeping United States troops in Romanovka Siberia killing 19 and wounding 27 in the raid.
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United States
Romanovka
Siberia
City Board of Equalization Adjourned After One Month
The city board of equalization chaired by Mayor Leopoldo Villegas and Aldermen A C Richter and J R Moore, with City Assessor J C Martin and City Secretary A R Garcia and City Treasurer J A Ortiz, adjourned after a month long session. About 2,300 notices were sent. roughly half appeared, five resisted assessments, others supported higher valuations to about 12 million dollars, enabling bond issuance for public works including sewerage and paving. The report notes boosted bonds should now sell more easily.
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City Board of Equalization
Leopoldo Villegas
A. C. Richter
J. R. Moore
J. C. Martin
A. R. Garcia
J. A. Ortiz
Garcia
Board of Equalization
Laredo
City of
Local Society Notes From Laredo Community Pages
Violet S Oberfeldt and Vera Sharkey visit shared social rounds in South Laredo while families join reunions in Colmesweil Texas for a fiftieth wedding anniversary. A wide array of guests from Fort Worth Riviera Guadalajara and Dallas attend dances breakfasts and club meetings showcasing WCA YMCA and Baptist circles.
Latin-American Club Hosts Grand Ball on Fourth of July
The Latin-American Club announces a grand ball to celebrate the United States Independence Anniversary. Only members in good standing on the club books will be admitted to the event on the Fourth of July in the evening.
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The
United States
City to move Corral and relocate cemetery burials
City Council on May 18 1920 authorized the Land Board to sell lots 7 and 8 in block 116 W D for at least 3000 each and decided to move the Corral to the Old Cemetery Block 220 W D. Therefore notify all parties with bodies buried there to remove within sixty days from the date of this notice. June 11 1920 ah 7
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Vera Sturges
Y. W
Dallas
Frances Bothwell
Institute
Laredo
Mesdamestra
International Institute In
Land Board
W. D
United Communists Party Formed Reported in Secret Convention
Evidence of a united communist party formed by merging the Communist Labor Party and the Communist Party surfaced at the U S Department of Justice. The group vows revolution against the current government and circulated publications announcing the new party at a secret convention. Officials described efforts to curb propaganda spread.
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Associated Press
Wasington
Communist Party
Communist Labor Party
Department of Justice
Londonderry Returns to Normal After Street Warfare
Londonderry resumes normal life as banks and shops reopen and residents venture onto streets. Food remains in short supply after days of sniper fire and clashes among Unionists Nationalists and Sinn Fein, with authorities deploying increased military forces to deter massed actions.
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Associated Press
Londonderry
Armed Farmers Seek Man After Assault Near Dallas
Several hundred armed farmers move into northern Dallas County seeking a man after a young woman was found tied and gagged in a cane patch. Sheriff says the search leaders pledged not to surrender the suspect if captured.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas County
Silver wedding anniversary for Duke and Duchess of Aosta
Today celebrates the silver wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Aosta as Mystic Shriners close their Portland gathering. Thousands visit Duluth for the national Sangerfest of the Union of Norwegian Singers of America and Yale Harvard races set to run on the Thames at New London. Stockholders of Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company meet to approve a proposed merger with British Empire Steel Corporation.
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Aosta
Mystic Shriners
Portland
Ore
Duluth
Union of Norwegian Singers of
San Francisco
National Committee
Yale
Harvard
Thames River
New London
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company, Limited
New
British Empire Steel Corporation
Theocratic Party Platform Adopted in Zion City
The Zion City Theocratic Party has adopted its presidential year platform, read by City Clerk Alvin Marshall before the mayor and five ward aldermen. The platform was approved unanimously, with a motto declaring that where God rules, man prospers.
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Associated Press
Zion City
Oaly
Alvin Marshall
Cleveland boxing card marks Brennan Anderson Levinsky Smith
Cleveland Athletic club offers a strong boxing program with two ten round main events. Bill Brennan faces Ole Anderson and Battling Levinsky meets Sergeant Tay Smith for the 4 pm show in Cleveland.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Athletic Club
Bill Brennan
Ole Anderson
Battling Levinsky
Tay Smith
Railroad unions meet in Chicago over wage demands
Officials from recognized railroad unions gathered in Chicago to press for action on wage demands and to avert more unauthorized strikes. W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, blamed President Wilson for delays in forming the railway labor board and warned the transportation system could be paralysed if no immediate steps were taken.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Wilson
Railway Labor Board
Esch-Cummings
Lee
Williams Wins at Wimbledon in British Championship
R Norris Williams of Boston won his singles match in the British tennis championship at Wimbledon. In doubles, William M. Johnson and William T. Tilden of America defeated a French pair in the same tournament.
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Associated Presa
Wimbledon
Eng
R. Norris Williams
Boston
William M. Johnson
William T. Tilden
Americana
National Olympic Trials Set for Four Regions
The United States track and field selection for Antwerp resumes tomorrow with sectional trials across four sites. Eastern events begin at Franklin Field Philadelphia, Southern athletes compete at Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Central States test at Stagg Field Chicago, and Pacific Coast candidates race at City Stadium Pasadena.
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New York
United States
Antwerp
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans
Stagg
University of Chicago
Central States
New City Stadium
Pasadena
Calif
Pacific Coast
Gathering at San Francisco Prepares for National Democratic Convention
Democratic delegates from all sections converge on San Francisco for the quadrennial gathering. Republican delegates arrived earlier in Chicago and are now joined by many aspirants for the presidential nomination. The national committee meets to hear contests and finalize convention preparations as hotels buzz with activity and trains and ships deliver visitors.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chicago
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight and Saturday partly cloudy. Local observations show a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a maximum of 96 degrees and a minimum of 74 degrees. Winds from the southeast. Clear conditions reported.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
North Carolina Evasion on Ratifying Suffrage
President Wilson urged North Carolina leaders to act on the federal suffrage amendment as the state legislature prepares for a special session. Governor Bickett in Raleigh expressed hope Tennessee would ratify, relieving North Carolina from taking action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Rickett
Simmons and Overman
North Carolina
Bickett
Raleigh
Tennessee
Urge Communities Exterminate Rats Urge Cities
Washington June 25 Surgeon General Hugh S Cummings urged communities across the country especially along the coast to launch rat extermination campaigns after the discovery of bubonic plague in several American cities and warnings about entry of plague from infected Mediterranean ports.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hugh 8. Cummings
Prohibition Won't Be Platform Issue At Democratic Convention
At the San Francisco convention the first conflicts arose over temporary delegates with Reed of Missouri seat eligibility drawing the most interest. A persistent push for McAdoo appears, aiming to keep his name off early ballots and forward him if a deadlock occurs. Prohibition enforcement is rising as a potential platform omission.
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San Francisco
Reed
Miassouri
McAdoo
Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Open North Carolina Convention
Ashville North Carolina June 25 opening of the annual convention of the Cotton Manufacturers Association of North Carolina. A large and representative attendance marked the opening here today. Sessions will be concluded tomorrow.
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Ashville
N. C
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of North Carolina
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Cure for Deafness
An 19th century health ad asserts catarrhal deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine heals via the bloodstream, offering one hundred dollars for any incurable case, and invites readers to obtain a free circulatory pamphlet.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Telede
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de la Huerta
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico City
Wyritz Werner
W. M
Mes, Violet S. Oberfeldt Society
Eukor
Vera Sharkey
F. C. Masterson
South Laredo
T. C. Mann
Tommy
Bessie
Colmesweil
H. J. Seaman
A. P. Nye
McClusky
Galveston
H. G. Runnels
Riviera, Texas
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Ed Mann
Baylor University
BE. H. Bueng
Elinor Schultz
Little Rock
Jo. H. Bueng
Zenaida Salinas
Lupe Riebling
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Ollie Hickey
Miss Hickey
Miss Riebling
B. W. West
Miss Cloone
Fort Worth
D. Z
N. C. Windrow
Buneo
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Gallahan
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Cuca Herrera
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Angelina Farias
Corinne Hamilton
Mercedes Yzaguirre
Virginia
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Antonia
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Herlind
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Mrs. Runnels
Riviera
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Barlow
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Yeary
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C. C. Burr
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Meredith
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United Communists Party
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