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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1919

Page

17

Love's Prisoner Play Delights Royal Crowd

The Royal presented Love's Prisoner with Olive Thomas and Joe King in strong moral roles. A woman loses rights to the law, backs it, then pays for crimes and finds happiness with the man who carried out orders, marrying the prisoner. District court near term ends this week. civil case before Judge Mullally today. term adjourns Saturday. Marriage licenses issued: Roque Vicharelli with Juana, Elvira Sanchez with Claude William Cook, Blasa Flores with Cook. Imports from Mexico by Laredo include one carload of hides and two carloads of zinc.

the Royal Love Olive Thomas Joe King Roque Vicharelli Juana Elvira Sanchez Claude William Cook Blasa Flores Mullally Mexico Laredo W. Hi. Nelle Chamber of Commercce

Laredo Booms With Homes And Cottages Under Construction

In every city area, from the Heights to suburbs, building operations rise as modern cottages and homeplaces go up. Laredo keeps up a vigorous building pace with prospects for new business houses within three months, though some owners refuse to sell shack-filled parcels for redevelopment.

Laredo

Society notes from Tuesday and Wednesday events

The Hebrew Ladies Aid Society meets with Mrs. L Goodman at 9 30 AM. Mrs. Koyle K Mims hosts bridge at 4 PM. Community singing at the Soldiers Club in the evening. Wednesday features commencement exercises at the Ursuline Convent in the evening.

Hebrew Ladies Aid Society L Goodman Koyle K. Mims Bridge Soldiers Club Ursuline Convent

Visionary notes on life and border work in 1919 Laredo

This clipping records social updates from Laredo including visits by residents from San Antonio and Houston, excursions to New York, and a Beaumont Journal feature on the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It highlights Mrs Hal W Greer’s involvement and quotes her views on the UDC’s evolving role after World War I.

J. O. Buenz San Antonio Ernst Buenz Beaumont Journal Laredo Hal W. Greer United Daughters of the Confederacy Texas Beaumont Irby North Greer Dixie

Auction Notice of Seized Woolen Goods and Silver Bullion

Public auction set for June 27 1919 at ten o clock in the Customhouse Port of Laredo Texas to sell seized woolen goods drawn work and silver bullion for cash to the highest bidder under Section 3082 Revised Statutes A H R Kahn Deputy Collector of Customs announces the sale

Port of Laredo Texas A. H R. Kahn

Cardus testimonial promotes tonic Cardui for female ailments

Gladwell of Watoga West Virginia testifies that Cardus helped relieve migraines backache and weakness after age 15 and credits three bottles with restored health Now married with three children she says she never needed a doctor for female trouble and advises others to try Cardui endorsed by physicians and in use over 40 years

Watoga W. Va S. W. Gladwell Cardus

Weddings and dances mark Fort McIntosh week events

Announcements note Zara Emma Mowry's marriage to Captain Norman P. Groff at the Mowry home on a Thursday night. Ursuline Convent exercises cancel a K of C Hall dance this Wednesday, with a makeup dance next week. Baptisms, club notes, and a string of social dances at the Woman's Club and Latin American Club highlight community life.

Margarita B. Mowry Zara Emma Norman P. Groff Thirty - Seventh Infantry Mowry K. of C. Hall Fort McIntosh Ursuline Convent Hilda Kleinsmith Victoria Annie Frances Alexander Virginia Mother Penn Alexander Hilda Selma Kleinsmith Irene Leyendecker Pollie Yates Elsie Werner Dorothy Morton Mary Paul Goldman Carrie Henry Willie Belle Brennan Laura Taylor Will James Frank Benavides James Mooge Edwin Wormser Aaron Moser Ernst Buenz Victor Sauvignet Manuel Garza Cantu Guillermo Garcia Tom Nye J. A. Wilson J. S. Penn J. B. Morton

Palmer Family Medal Presentation Amid Bomb Blast

Mrs Willian of President Wilson awards a medal to Lib on Mrs Ay Mitchell wife of the attorney general just before a bomb explosion nearly wrecks the Palmer home. The event occurs days after the treasury daughter becomes involved in the incident.

Willian Wilson Ay Mitchell Palmer Treasury Pinloan

May anniversaries from 1726 to 1917 noted in brief records

A compact list of anniversary items including Robert Monctong born in England and died there in 1786 to 1869 General Joshua Chamberlain Republican nomination in 1898 and Dr. Nansen’s polar expedition from 1897. Also mentions Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee dinners, King Peter entering Belgrade in 1903, Grover Cleveland’s death in 1908, US demands on Germany in 1915, Russian capture of Katy in 1916, and 1917 war mission visits to Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon.

Robert Monctong New Jersey England Joshua Chamberlain Foemory Grover Cleveland U. S Princeton Caldwell, N. J United States Germany Frye

Treaty Signing Expected This Week At Versailles

Paris advices say the peace treaty with Germany may be signed Thursday with Premier Clemenceau preparing to resign upon ratification. President Wilson will not depart Brest until the treaty is signed, and work on the Austrian treaty resumes as the peace conference presses toward completion. Tottoni, Italy’s new foreign minister, to lead the Italian delegation.

Associated Prensa Germany Paris Versailles Wilson George Washington Brest Clemenceau Scapa Flow Tomaso Tottoni Italy Rome

Plane crash kills three near Ryerson Beach

By Associated Press Mineola New York June 24 Lieutenant Shelley M Watson of Rogers Texas and M Ireland a civilian Westbury mechanic were killed when their aircraft plummeted several hundred feet at Ryerson Beach The plane burned and the bodies were charred beyond recognition.

Associated Press Mineola N. Y Shelley M. Watson Rogers Texas M. Ireland Westbury Ryerson Beach

Planes Ordered for Border Duty Shipped From Ellington Field

Twenty of forty eight airplanes ordered for border service have been shipped from Ellington Field, Houston. The remaining twenty eight will be forwarded in a few days, according to a report dated June 24.

Hy Associated I’resa Houston Texas Ellington Field

Retail Hardware Convention Opens in Pittsburgh

A large portion of the National Retail Hardware Association attended the annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pa. The sessions will continue through much of the week focusing on topics in the hardware trade, with special attention to the Home-building program and its impact on retail hardware.

Pittsburgh National Retail Hardware Association

Today’s Events Across Nations and Localities

National and local events unfold as the day marks Midsummer and John the Baptist feast. The Spanish parliament convenes, the Pennsylvania Labor Federation meets in Harrisburg, Brazil’s President-elect attends New York banquets, and a Cresap memorial is unveiled in Cumberland. London hosts Masonic ceremonies as the Prince of Wales is inducted. Texas weighs a women suffrage amendment, a Liberty Highway convention promotes a coast-to-coast road, and a New York bank murder trial begins. Quebec’s election questions Gouin’s Liberal government, while Elbert Gary addresses Trinity College graduates in Hartford.

John the Baptist Lucrezia Borgia Pennsylvania Federation of Labor Harrisburg Epitacio Pessoa Brazil New York Waldorf-Astoria Col Thomas Cresap Potomac Valley Cumberland London Prince of Wales Texas Liberty Highway Association Kansas City Gordon Fawcett Hamby

Viscount Burnham Named as Possible U S Ambassador

Viscount Burnham, linked to the post of British ambassador to Washington, runs The Daily Telegraph, a London newspaper founded by his father. At fifty seven, he has a war-time public-spirited record, Oxford education, entered politics in 1885 as Conservative for West St Pancras, known for energy memory and vigorous speaking.

Viscount Burnham Washington Daily Telegraph London Lord Burnham Oxford University House of Commons West St. Pancras

Wreath for Cleveland's Grave Sent by Memorial Group

A Grover Cleveland Memorial Association committee sent a wreath to Princeton cemetery to honor the late President on the eleventh anniversary of his death. The group includes all surviving members of Cleveland's cabinet and other prominent Democrats and friends.

New York Grover Cleveland

Hood's Brigade Reunion in Bryan Texas This June

Surviving soldiers of Hood's Texas Brigade gather in Bryan, Texas for the annual Hood's Brigade Association reunion. Two days of reminiscence and entertainment organized by a local committee await veterans, few in number, who fought under Gen. John B Hood in Civil War battles.

Bryan Texas John B. Hood Hood Texasrigade Association

Premier Clemenceau to retire after treaty ratification

Paris reports Premier Clemenceau plans to retire once the treaty is promulgated. Marcel Hutin quotes Weho de Paris saying the task for which he became premier is accomplished as Parliament is expected to ratify the treaty late in July.

Paris Clemenceau Marcel Hutin Weho de Paris

Premiser Clemenceau Heads to Versailles for Final Treaty Arrangements

Paris reports Premier Clemenceau will travel to Versailles this morning to complete the final steps for signing the peace treaty with Germany. He leads the peace conference and will coordinate the terms and ceremonies surrounding the historic accord.

Paris

Blockade Council Debates Timing of Lift on Germany

Paris reporters note today’s supreme blockade council weighs lifting the siege after the treaty is signed versus ratified. The decision hinges on when the allied pact becomes binding with Germany.

Paris Germany

Bauer Proclaims Germany Violated by Treaty's Acceptance

Berlin June 24. Premier Dr Gustav Bauer told the German national assembly at Weimar that the unconditional acceptance of the treaty violates a defeated nation body and soul. He urged signing but warned the honor of Germany could recoil upon its authors.

Germany Berlin German National Assembly Weimar Gustav Bauer

Resigned Before Signing Dr Daniel von

Weimer June 24. Dr. Daniel von is noted in a brief item reporting a resignation prior to an expected signing event. The compact notice records the name and date with minimal context, reflecting a terse local bulletin style.

Weimer Daniel von

Solons Commend Federal Officials On Border Policy

By Associated Press Austin June 24 the United States government is commended for its resolve to protect citizens in Mexico by a senate resolution. Army officers receive praise for efforts to shield life and property along the border. A resolution to permit U S citizens to sell supplies to both government and Angeles factions in northern Mexico is referred to a committee.

Associated Press Austin Texas United States Mexico Senate Angeles

Substitute Tabled in Texas House Vote on Woman Suffrage

Austin June 24 a substitute for the house resolution proposing ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment was tabled by a vote of 1 to 31.

Austin Texas House

New Orleans Weather Forecast and Fort McIntosh Report

The United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans predicts tonight and Wednesday generally cloudy with scattered showers. Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours ending 7 am today report no data available.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co Fort McIntosh

Roosevelt Cited for Gallantry as War News Reaches Rome

Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is cited for conspicuous gallantry in action. Rome reports the capture of thousands of Austrian soldiers in the Piave valley, signaling a significant Allied breakthrough.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr Rome Piave Valley

Pennsylvania Ratifies Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment

Harrisburg June 24 Pennsylvania becomes the seventh state to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment. The move marks a pivotal step toward nationwide women's voting rights.

Associated Press Harrisboro Pennsylvania

Fire engineers convene in Kansas City amid wage talks

The International Association of Fire Engineers opened its forty seventh annual convention in Kansas City Missouri with delegates from major U S and Canadian cities. Topics include higher firefighter wages and the latest apparatus improvements and firefighting methods during the three day session.

Kansas City International Association of the Engineers United States Canada

British Labor Party Confernce Opens in Southport

London June 24 Unusual interest attaches to the nineteenth annual conference of the British Labor Party. Sessions begin at Southport tomorrow and continue several days with resolutions expected to forecast the party stance on war era issues and parliamentary agenda.

London Labor Party Southport Russia

German envoy resigns at Versailles on signing day

Nalmhausen designated Sunday as the German representative to sign the treaty telegraphed his resignation from Versailles rather than at his name.

Nalmhausen Versailles

Mueller to Sign. Paris Dispatch on Peace Treaty

Paris reports Herman Mueller the new German foreign secretary will head the delegation and sign the peace treaty at Versailles. The German side is expected to arrive in Versailles on Wednesday.

Food Riots in Germany Turn Violent in Berlin Suburbs

Police and soldiers intervened in northern Berlin food riots today exchanging gunfire with mobs. No casualties reported. Shops were plundered. Mannheim reports 11 killed and 87 wounded in rioting Sunday. Two hundred arrested.

Germany Berlin Mannheim

Flags burned by Germans in Paris in breach of treaty

Paris reports German burning of French battle flags presumed taken from 1870. The peace conference judges this a clear treaty violation and a commission may be formed to consider action.

Clemenceau Paris France Germany

German Peace Terms Spark Patriotic Demonstrations

London dispatch from June 24 reports Germany signs peace terms prompting widespread patriotic demonstrations across the country as crowds celebrate the accord.

London Germany

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