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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1919

Page

15

Prohibition Amend ment Text Signed by President Wilson 1918

Official wartime provision outlines prohibitions on sale and distribution of distilled spirits for beverage purposes after June 30 1919 and bans beer wine and intoxicating liquors for beverage use after May 1 1919. It details enforcement authority penalties zones for war material areas and exemptions for sacramental medicinal uses.

Wilson United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue Secretary of the Treasury Anderson

Society Editor Contact Details Noted

The obituary and society page listing appears to note contact for Mra. Violst and Mrs. Oberfeldt as Society Editor, with two phone numbers shown as 8 and 4 respectively. No further context or events are provided.

Mra. Violst Oberfeldt Society

Social calendar highlights busy Baptist Church circle meetings

Thursday events include Circle A W M U meeting with Mrs Beddoe at 4 PM and Circle B meeting with Mrs Clingenpeel at 4 PM. The Groff Mowry wedding occurs at 7:30 PM at the Mowry residence 1508 Farragut. Friday offers a Splash party at 6 AM at Bella Vista in honor of Miss Mary Paul Goldman of Austin. The Blue Birds meet at 4 PM with Mrs A Poggenpohl, and a Latin American Club dance at 9 PM honoring Miss Pollie Yates hosted by Miss Irene Leyendecker.

Circle A The Baptist Church Mary Paul Goldman Austin Blue Birds A. Poggenpohl Irene Leyendecker Pollie Yates

A Little House Poem and Tales of Cinderella

A short poem on a house with friendly neighbors and changing seasons, followed by courtly tales of Cinderella. The pieces cover a Fourth of July dance in progress, travel notices, and social observations, concluding with a moralized fairy tale about etiquette. Names include Roscoe Brumbaugh, Olga Schultz, Irene Leyendecker, and Mary Eleanor Roberts.

Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments

Advertises Zemo liquid remedy for eczema blotches ringworm rashes claiming instant relief. Sold at drug stores for 35c or 1.00 for extra large bottle. Describes it as cleansing soothing non greasy and penetrating, with quick healing and low cost. E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.

E. W. Rose Co Cleveland, O

Wrong Number Leads to Cemetery Office Mixup at Seymour

Reverend Charles W. Whitman of Seymour calls the Indianapolis centenary office for reports. A prank call by a new operator leads to a mistaken identity moment, as Whitman asks about progress and is answered by the Crown Hill Cemetery office.

Charles W. Whitman First Methodist Episcopal Church Seymour Indiana Conference Indianapolis Crown Hill Cemetery

State official visits Austin fire safety plant inspection

State Insurance Commissioner and the City Marshal visited Austin today. They toured the Water Company plant and inspected fire equipment and city fire readiness before departing for San Antonio.

W. Inglish Austin Inspeculor Rug. Christen Water Company Antonio

Band Concerts Thursday and Friday Nights at Fort McIntosh

The Infantry Band under Lieut Carl Evertof will perform on Martin Plaza Thursday night at 7 45 and again Friday evening on Parade Ground Fort McIntosh. The program lists marches overtures waltzes and selections including Thunder and Blazes Overture The Brook Idyll Woodland and more performed by troops and ensembles.

Martin Plaza Parade Ground Ft. Mclntosh Martin Plasa Fantry Carl Evertof Windsor Nicolas Barnard Choven Hanley Venth Fort McIntosh

Atlantic crossing by air speeds up wartime supply routes

The Atlantic has been bridged from the air in under seventeen hours. From 1917 to 1918 the United States failed to supply its army adequately and produced no new aircraft types. The Republican majority in the House reduced navy aviation funding to one third, halting experimentation and development, while Senate Republicans say the League of Nations protection will not be secured.

Atlantic United States House Navy DanPissis Senate League Newark Evening News

Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau

The Times presents today’s forecast from the U S weather bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Friday are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy with showers developing in some areas. The notice emphasizes variable precipitation and overcast skies across the region.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans the Telephone Co

Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Observations Report

Observations for Fort McIntosh cover the 24 hours ending today at 70 mM. No report is available.

Fort McIntosh

Government Sale of Confiscated Property at Laredo

At 10 00 A M July 3 1919 in the Customs Rooms Laredo Texas I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the listed confiscated items including cartridges ribbons drugs merchandise and a revolver with cartridges Also six cans of quinine sulfate boxes of iodide merck saccharine refined merck and related goods The sale is conducted by J A Herring A S Marshal and Allen Walker deputy June 16 1914 record or notice number included.

Customs Rooms Laredo Texas

Odd Fellows Lodge Meeting Notices

ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION Rio Grande Lodge No 373 meets Thursdays at 8 p m Fred IL Mackay Noble Grand H Barlow Secretary Laredo Encampment No 29 meets second and fourth Friday at 8 p m Jos Netzer Chief Patriarch G W Pew Scribe G W Glasscock Rebekah Lodge No 438 meets first and third Friday at 8 p m Miss Hortense Tannenbaum Noble Grand Jos Netzer Secretary All visiting Brothers and Sisters invited Lodge room corner Farragut Street and Convent avenue

Rio Grande Lodge No. 373 Fred. IL. Mackay Noble Grand H. Barlow Laredo Jos. Netzer G. W. Pew G. W. Glasscock Rebekah Lodge No. 438 Hortense Tannenbaum Farragut Street Convent Avenue

Telephone workers strike cripples St. Louis service

Telephone operators and electrical workers employed by Southwestern Bell and Kinloch in St. Louis walked out at noon after a strike vote last night. Kinloch service is suspended while Bell service is seriously crippled, affecting local telephone operations.

Associated Press St. Louis Southwestern Bell and Kinloch Telephone Companies Kinloch Company Bell

Won't Re-employ Them. Washington Postmaster General Burleson

Postmaster General Burleson announced that he would not direct telegraph companies to reemploy workers who struck. He said they had violated rules set by the wire control board and the war labor board during the period of labor disruption.

Washington Burleson Wire Control Board War Labor Board

Objections to Billboards Spark City Regulation Debate

A Syracuse Post Standard summary notes the US Supreme Court has affirmed that a billboard in a residential district can be a nuisance and may be banned by city police power even on private land. The piece stresses esthetics not the issue, but fire risk theft refuse and property protection justify regulation for public safety.

United States Supreme Court Syracuse Post. Standard

Baseball Gossip and 1918 World Champion Red Sox Talk

Rumors and opinions on 1918 baseball, naming the Red Sox as world champions of that year. Mentions of Old Man Cicotte and White Sox prospects, Tony Broeckel with the Braves, and observations on the Giants, Phillies, and Yankees. Noted claims include George Sisler as a top first baseman and Rabbit Maranville’s remarkable catches amid strong teams.

Red Sox Detroit Balliop Man Cicotte White Sox Marie” Stallings Braves Tony Broeckel George Sisler The Bravens New York Yanks Rabbit Maranville

Maj Paul W Kyvana to Preach First Sermon Next Sunday

Maj Paul W Kyvana, recently recommended for license to preach by the First Methodist Church, will deliver his first sermon at the regular evening service next Sunday. The public is cordially invited to attend. Pastor Walter L Barr.

Maj Paul W. Kyvana First Methodist Church Walter L, Barr

Watch THE TIMES Everyday for Opportunities

An everyday subscription pitch from THE TIMES offering access to various opportunities for 60 cents per month.

the Times

German Envoys Named to Sign Peace Terms

Paris dispatches report Berlin has chosen Herman Mueller and Dr Bell as envoys to sign the peace treaty. They are to depart Friday with plans for a signing ceremony set for Saturday at 3 oclock, as the council of three appears content with semi official assurances of German attendance. An ultimatum may be sent to Berlin if no official communication arrives by nightfall. Paul Dur tasta seeks confirmation at Versailles as Germany's plans remain unconfirmed.

Germany Associated Press Paris Berlin Paul Dur Tasta Versailles von Halmhausen Herman Mueller Bell Eifforts Council of Three

Paris Resolution Seeks Destruction of Rhine Monument

Paris officials introduced a resolution in the chamber of deputies urging the destruction of the German national monument on the Rhine. The measure aims to punish German pride and retaliate for Scapa Flow fleet destruction and the burning of French banners from 1870.

Paris Chamber of Deputies Rhine Scapa Plow

Allies to Punish Provocateurs of Ship Sinkings

Paris notes that the allies claim the right to punish those responsible for destroying the German ships and to collect reparations for their losses. The sinking is denounced as a breach of the armistice and of peace conditions. once investigations finish, allies will seek necessary reparations.

Paris Gegmany

German government responsible for anti Polish movement

Paris June 26 German peace delegation reports the German government is strictly responsible for any unofficial support of the movement against Polish authority in the territory given to Poland in Posen and east and west Prussia.

Paris Poland Posen East West Prussia

Berlin Unrest Escalates as Troops Fight Mobs

London dispatch reports widening disorders in Berlin with serious engagements between government troops and mobs. Many streets are barricaded and clashes continue amid the volatile city situation.

London Berlin Exchange Telegraph Amsterdam

Suffrage Leader Predicts Success

Austin on June 26 news reports the senate taking up the federal woman suffrage constitutional amendment after the house adopted a resolution sent to the senate. Senator Westbrook, a suffrage leader, predicts a lengthy debate but says he has 16 votes pledged, one more than needed, and that the lieutenant governor would vote for the resolution in a tie.

Associated Press Austin Senate House Westbrook

Influenza Epidemic Spreads Along German Front

June 26 report notes an influenza epidemic affecting troops at the German front. In unrelated action, Ekaterinburg a key western Siberian mining center falls to Czecho-Slovak forces. Washington announces 341 Marines killed in recent western front battles, including 13 officers.

Ekaterinburg Siberia Washington United States

Pro Legislation Split Into Three Parts By House

Washington June 26 The house judiciary committee voted to split prohibition legislation into three parts with wartime prohibition enforcement set apart from constitutional prohibition and the manufacture of industrial alcohol keeping the others separate.

Associated Press Washington House Judiciary Committee

Notable birthdays and elections mark today's events

Sir Robert L. Borden turns 66 as the centennial births honor William Lawrence and Abner Doubleday. Georgia to vote on federal woman suffrage. International Designers meet in Montreal. Michigan commencement speaker Hutchins. New York clean up week begins. Northwest grain industry convention in Minneapolis. North Dakota votes on Non-Partisan League measures. Pope Benedict to issue postwar allocation in Rome.

Robert L. Borden Dominion William Lawrence Ohio United States Treasury Abner Doubleday Gettysburg Georgia Canada International Association of Clothing Designers Montreal Harry B. Hutchins University of Michigan New York City Northwest Minneapolis Tri-State

Escape of Kohenzollern Roils Peace Conference Circles

Kohenzollern, former German crown prince, escaped from Holland into Germany, stirring peace conference discussions. Reactions from monarchists may be cool, but the move is deemed significant amid German retrenchments. He had been interned by the Dutch on the island of Wieringen, with potential Dutch liability if he retains soldier status.

Kohenzollern Holland Germany Wieringen Netherlands

Americans killed in Siberia in latest fighting report

Washington June 26 The war department advised that in Siberia Gen eral Graves commanding the Siberian expeditionary forces reported one officer and three enlisted men killed and two wounded. One officer and four enlisted men were captured in recent actions with anti Kolchak forces. All served in the 1st Infantry.

Siberia Washington War Department Graves Siberian Expeditionary Forces 1St Infantry

Death of Mrs. Josefa G. de Uribe

Mrs. Josefa G. de Uribe longtime resident of the area and mother of Mrs. Nereo G. Navarro died at her home yesterday at 6 PM The funeral was held at her home this afternoon at 3 PM The family receives many expressions of sympathy from friends in their bereavement.

Josefa G. de Uribe Nereo G. Navarro

Lame Back Relief Advised for Liniment Use Twice Daily

A historical ad promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for back pain relief. It instructs applying the liniment twice daily and thoroughly massaging the back muscles at the seat of pain with each use.

Chamberlain

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Roscoe Brumbaughs Charles Ernst Poteet A. P. Nye Captain McCluskey Houston Galveston Elinor Schultz Little Rock Arkansas Eri. H. Buenz Olivia Schultz Tee Gia Robert Sadler Corpus Christi Rose Linscott Nueces Hotel E. G. Clingenpeel Galvestos Julius Derby Sam Belden Monterey Mexico City Derby Mrs. Belden A. E. Derby Clifton Hill Webb Sadie Margaret Hazelrigg San Antonio Herbeck H. F. Kenyon Kelly Field Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Scout Commission J. T. Halsell Cinderella Madame Mary Eleanor Roberts Tobay Dominion of Canada Grand Pre N. S Frieda Hempel Leipsic Frank D. Baldwin Manchestre Mich Aaron S. Kreider Congress Highteenth Pennsylvania Lebanon County Personals Lange Pierson Weather Forecast Local Weather Report J. A. Herring A. S D. T Allen Walker ODD Fellows Crugpist Frederick William
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