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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1920

Page

23

The Thunderbolt at the Royal Theatre Opens Sunday

Ruth Pomeroy played by Katherine MacDonald stars in a spite marriage tale set against a Kentucky feud. Bruce Corbin plans to wed her to avenge his family, but Ruth outwits him turning hate into happiness as the film promises gripping entertainment at the Royal Theatre starting Sunday.

Katherine MacDonald Royal Theatre Ruth Pomeroy Bruce Corbin Allan Pomeroy Pomeroy Root

A Movie That Brings Good Luck With Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson promotes luck in the Royal Theatre showings of Bubbles today and tonight. She cites luck as a force that brought happiness to co stars and notes her earnings enabled her to loan tens of thousands to Uncle Sam and purchase an upscale Los Angeles estate.

Mary Anderson Royal Theatre Miss Anderson Uncle Sam Los Angeles

Purifying Laxative Ad For Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea

An old newspaper ad urges monthly use of a purifying laxative to cleanse the stomach and bowels and remove decayed matter. Herrera's Pharmacy promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cleansing remedy.

Great Prosperity Ahead for Laredo and Section

Optimistic outlook for Laredo as Mexico’s conditions improve and Diaz era stability returns. The city is seen as a future key gateway to Mexico with plans for wholesale goods, new business developments, and a potential oil district. Anticipated crops include a banner cotton harvest and a Bermuda onion crop, with growth seen as near certain if peace persists.

Mexico Diaz Laredo Republic Texas

Birthdays Today Highlight Notables Across Nations

John Dillon longtime Irish Nationalist born in Ireland 69 years ago today. Le Baron B Colt U S senator from Rhode Island born Dedham Massachusetts 74 years ago today. Bishop William A Quayle Methodist Episcopal Church born Parkville Missouri 60 years ago today. William H Williams president of Wabash Railway Company born Port Elizabeth Cape Colony 80 years ago today.

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

City Board of Equalization Adjourns After Month of Sessions

The city board of equalization led by Mayor Leopoldo Villegas and Aldermen adjourned after a month long session. About 2,300 taxpayers received notices. five protested valuation increases while most supported a higher assessment to fund bonds and public improvements including sewers and paving. Estimated city valuations may rise from 7.5 million to about 12 million, enabling bond sales. Mrs de la Huerta and party arrived from San Antonio, escorted to Nuevo Laredo then Mexico City aboard the president’s private car.

City Board of Equalization Leopoldo Villegas A. C. Richter J. R. Moore J. Martin A. R. Garcia J. A. Ortiz Garcia Board of Equalization Laredo de la Huerta Mexico San Antonio Adams Nuevo Laredo Mexico City

Laredo Lodge Notice Calls Meeting For Friday

Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No 547 A F and A M Friday at 7 p m Work in M M degree All visiting brethren invited to attend Fritz Werner W M 6 24 21 Sour stomach clogged bowels pimples blackheads foul breath evils of constipation Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea regulates the bowels purifies the stomach expels decay matter Nature s wondrous herbs Positive results 35 Tea or Tablets Herrera s Pharmacy

Laredo A. M Fritz Werner W. M Hollister Herrera’s

Grand Ball Celebrates Independence at Latin-American Club

The Latin American Club hosts a grand ball on July Fourth to mark the United States anniversary. Only members in good standing on the club books will be admitted on this occasion.

The United States

City orders cemetery move and asks relatives to remove graves

City Council on May 18 1920 authorized sale of two lots for not less than 3000 dollars each and decided to move the corral to the Old Cemetery Block 220 WD. The notice requires all parties with buried relatives in the cemetery to remove the bodies within sixty days from the date of the notice.

Land Board W. D

Laredo Social Roundup Highlights Family Visits and Club Events

Miss Vera Sharkey visits South Laredo with Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Masters on a week long stay while Mr. T. C. Mann travels to Colmeswell for a fiftieth wedding anniversary. Local social items cover dances at Elks Hall and Service Club, circle meetings of the Baptist W M A, preparations for a Mexico trip, and a Y W C A break fast briefing on community leadership.

Vera Sharkey F. C. Masterson South Laredo T. C. Mann Tommy Bessie Colmeswell Texas Vera Sturges Dallas Frances Bothwell Institute Laredo Mesdames Ra O'Meara R. A. Millar Ed Rex Tarver J. Sorrell Amar Penn Lulu King Edward Bodet Vesta Sturges Grace Hamilton Agustin Heredia Sturges Bothwell Young Women’s Christian Association Miss Bothwell International Institute In

Duke and Duchess of Aosta celebrate silver wedding today

Today marks the silver wedding anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Aosta, among Europe’s best known royals, with various national celebrations and events noted in this edition. The Mystic Shriners gathering in Portland ends today as thousands visit Duluth for the Sangerfest by the Union of Norwegian Singers of America. In San Francisco the Democratic National Committee holds formal activities as the convention begins. Yale and Harvard’s annual blue ribbon race is run today on the Thames at New London. Nova Scotia Steel and Coal stockholders meet to vote on a proposed merger with the British Empire Steel Corporation.

Aosta Mystic Shriners Portland Ore Duluth Union of Norwegian Singers of America San Francisco Yale Harvard Thames River New London Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company, Limited New British Empire Steel Corporation

United Communists Party Formed Report At DOJ

The Associated Press reports in Washington that the United Communists Party is formed by merging the Communist Labor Party and the Communist Party. The party aims to foment revolution against the government, announced by delegates at a secret convention. Officials say steps are being taken to curb propaganda spread.

Associated Press Wasington Communist Party Communist Labor Party Department of Justice Department

Londonderry Returns to Normal After Street Fighting

Londonderry near normal after days of violent street warfare between Unionists Nationalists and Sinn Fein factions. Banks and shops reopen while people venture on the streets though food remains short. Fighting since midnight was limited to sniping as rival factions avoided massing amid increased military forces.

Associated Press Londonderry

Armed Farmers Search for Man in Dallas Patch

Dallas reports say several hundred armed farmers moved into northern Dallas county in pursuit of a man accused of assaulting a young woman found tied and gagged in a cane patch. Local officers rushed to the scene as leaders warned they will not hand over the captured suspect.

Associated Press Dallas Texas Dallas County

Railroad Unions Meet in Chicago Over Wage Demands

Officials from all recognized railroad unions gathered in Chicago on June 25 to pressure action on wage demands and curb unauthorized strikes sweeping the nation. W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, blamed President Wilson for delays, citing a slow formation of the railway labor board and warning that continued inaction could paralyze transportation.

Associated Press Chicago W. G. Lee The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Wilson Railway Labor Board Keech-Cummings Lee

Williams Wins in British Tennis Championship

Wimbledon England June 25 R Norris Williams of Boston won his singles match. Americans William M Johnson and William T Tilden won their doubles match against a French team in the same tournament.

Associated Press Wimbledon Eng R. Norris Williams Boston William M. Johnson William T. Tilden

National Olympic Trials Advance To Sectional Rounds

The United States will select track and field athletes for Antwerp from sectional trials held tomorrow at four sites. Eastern events are at Franklin Field Philadelphia, Southern at Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Central at Stagg Field Chicago, and Pacific Coast at City Stadium Pasadena.

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

Theocratic Party Platform Read In Zion City Meeting

Zion City officials heard the Theocratic Party platform read by City Clerk Alvin Marshall at a council session. The platform was adopted unanimously with the party motto declaring truth that where God rules man prospers.

Hy Associated Press Zion City Alvin Marshall

Cleveland Boxing Show Sets Two Ten Round Main Bouts

Cleveland Athletic Club schedules a boxing program for tomorrow night with two main events. Bill Brennan versus Ole Anderson and Battling Levinsky versus Sergeant Tay Smith will each contest ten rounds.

Cleveland, O Cleveland Athletic Club Bill Brennan Ole Aiderson Battling Levinsky Tay Smith

Weather sketch from Fort McIntosh and New Orleans forecast

The Times receives a daily weather forecast from the United States weather bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Saturday will be partly cloudy. Observations at Fort McIntosh for the past 24 hours show a maximum of 96 degrees and a minimum of 74 degrees with southeast wind. Conditions are clear.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co Fort McIntosh

North Carolina Evaded Suffrage Issue in 1919

President Wilson sent messages to Governor Bickett and Senators Simmons and Overman of North Carolina stressing the critical importance of the state legislature’s action on the federal suffrage amendment during a special session next month. Governor Bickett of Raleigh commented he hoped Tennessee would ratify to relieve North Carolina of doing it.

Associated Press Washington Wilson Bickett Simmons and Overman North Carolina Blekett Raleigh Tennessee

Urge for Nationwide Rat Extermination Campaign

Washington on June 25 Surgeon General Hugh S. Cummings urged communities, especially along the coast, to launch rat extermination campaigns after noting bubonic plague discoveries in several American cities and warning against plague introduction from infected Mediterranean ports.

Associated Press Washington Hugh S. Cummings

Prohibition Won’t Be Platform Issue Rises at Dnc

San Francisco June 25. The Democratic national convention opens with three contested delegate seats. The Reed of Missouri seat draws the most interest while a persistent McAdoo boom, denied by him, surfaces among adherents. A new push to ignore prohibition in the platform emerges as a factor.

San Francisco Reed Missouri McAdoo

Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Opening Convention

Asheville North Carolina June 28 A large and representative attendance marked the opening here today of the annual convention of the Cotton Manufacturers Association of North Carolina. The sessions will be concluded tomorrow.

Ashville N. C Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of North Carolina

Catarrhal Deafness Ad Claim Cured by Hall's Medicine

Advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be treated by local means. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures through the blood, offering a hundred dollar reward for any cure it cannot achieve, with Cirs Glare tree and druggists in Toledo.

Hall Cirsglare Tree 7C. & Chendy & CO Toledo

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Bubbles Royal Theater Rocky Mountain Tea Herrera Romanovka Siberia City Mrs. de la Huerta Sion L. Villegas Bellans Money Makers Violet S. Oberfeldt H. J. Seaman A. P. Nye McClusky Galveston H. G. Runnels Riviera, Texas Annie Pace Ed Mann Baylor University BE. H. Buenz Elinor Schultz Little Rock Ki. H. Buenz Zenaida Salinas Lupe Riebling Guadalajara Jalisco Ollie Hickey Miss Hickey Miss Riebling B. W. West Miss Cloone Fort Worth D. Z N. C. Windrow Bunco Amelia Gongalez Gallahan Josefina Quajardo Cuca Herrera Josephine Leyendecker Nieves Gongora Angelina Parras Corinne Hamilton Mercedes Yzaguirre Virginia Antonia Gonzalez Antonia Josephine Walls Consuelo Merriweather Conchita Martinez Amelia Gonzalez Herlinda Ancira Isabel Zufiga American Legion Elks Hall Villar Service Club Grace Cuff Summers Devine Barlow Missionary Meeting Baptist Church Circle B Sallee Jennines Rogers Judkins Trout Beddoe Bell Yeary Heaner J. G. Burr C. C. Burr Smith Camp Miller Oliver Meredith Misses Gussie Pul Messrs. Weddington and Daniels Rialto Theater War Andruff Newbro CEE United Communists Party Turing Cal Williams Weather Forecast Brickett Meadoo Carolina Cotton Manufacturers
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