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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1919

Page

5

Love's Prisoner plays at the Royal with Thomas and King

The Royal last night featured Love's Prisoner with Olive Thomas and Joe King in stellar roles. The moral tale shows a woman robbed of rights by law who sustains the struggle, pays for her crimes, and finds happiness with the man who carried out law orders and weds his prisoner. Also notes on local marriage licenses Roque Vicharelli and Juana Sanchez and Claude Cook and Blasa Flores, plus court term updates and local economy chatter about rain and oil stocks.

the Royal Love Olive Thomas Joe King Roque Vicharelli Juana Elvira Sanchez Claude William Cook Blasa Flores Mullally Mexico Laredo W. H. Nelle Chamber of Commerce Citizens Auto Co France Henries

Laredo Builds Anew Amid War Era Growth

In all sections of Laredo, homes and rent cottages rise as building work expands across the Heights and suburbs. The city sees business improvements and plans for new commercial houses within three months, though some property owners resist selling sites with shacks. Port of Laredo customs notice: public sale June 27, 1919 at ten o'clock for cash of seized woolen goods drawn work and silver bullion under Section 3082.

Laredo Port of Laredo Texas A. R. Kahn

Glad to Testify in Watoga Mrs Gladwell Health Tale

In Watoga West Virginia Mrs S W Gladwell recalls illness from age about 15 with months of headaches backache and bearing down pains and fatigue. She credits improvement after taking a bottle of Cardui and notes steady recovery following treatment.

Watoga W. Va S. W. Gladwell

Social Calendar Pages with Local Meetings and Events

Tuesday notes include the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society meeting at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs I Goodman and Mrs Royle K Mims hosting a 4 p.m. bridge session. Evening activities feature a Community Singing at the Soldiers Club. Wednesday lists Ursuline Convent commencement exercises in the evening.

Hebrew Ladies Aid Society I. Goodman Royle K. Mims Bridge Soldiers Club Ursuline Convent

Vision and Travel Events Highlight Laredo Social Scene

A bevy of local and visiting figures appear in Laredo society notes. Executives from the Mexican work of the Y W C A tour the border, officials travel to conventions in Bryan and Austin, families arrive from Sulphur and San Antonio, and dances unite residents and guests at the Latin American Club and Woman’s Club.

L. Villegas G. M. de la Garza Miss Magnon Joaquin Adolfo Magnon Rafael Nieto Enrique Vidrio Alfonso Puga New York Mexico

Palmer Decoration Tied to Liberty Loan Effort

Mrs. William G. McAdoo daughter of President Wilson pins a Liberty Loan medal on Mrs. A Mitchell Palmer just hours before a bomb exploded near the Palmer home. The ceremony linked to wartime fundraising and raised safety concerns as the blast damaged the residence.

Wiliam G. McAdoo Wilson Secretary of the Treasury A. Mitchell Palmer Palmer

Tobay’s Anniversaries 1726 to 1917 Highlights

A compact list of notable anniversaries and events tied to New Jersey figures and global affairs. Highlights include Robert Moncton, colonial governor of New Jersey born in England. Gen Joshua L Chamberlain’s 1869 nomination for Maine governor. Nansen’s 1893 polar expedition from Norway. 1908 Grover Cleveland’s death in New Jersey. 1915 US demands on Germany in Frye case. 1916 Russian capture of Mouty in Galicia. and 1917 visits by Regian and Russian war missions to Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon.

Robert Moncton New Jersey England Joshua L. Chamberlain Maine Tomb of Washington Mount Vernon

Treaty 10 to be signed Thursday at Versailles

The Associated Press reports Germany peace terms may be signed Thursday in Paris though word on new German representatives is unclear. President Wilson will depart with the George Washington after the signing. Clemenceau plans to resign upon ratification as Austrian treaty work resumes. Tottoni named Italian foreign minister and lead delegate.

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

Plane crash kills three near Mineola beach

By Associated Press. Mineola NY June 24 Lieut Shelley M Watson Rogers Texas and M Ireland civilian mechanic Westbury were killed today when their plane fell 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 Shipped to Border From Ellington Field

June 24 Houston reports twenty of the forty eight airplanes ordered from Ellington Field for border duty have been shipped. The remaining twenty eight will be forwarded in a few days.

Associated Press Houston Texas Ellington Field

Retail Hardware Convention in Pittsburgh Opens

Pittsburgh June 24 A goodly proportion of the National Retail Hardware Association gathered for the annual convention. The business sessions will run through the week and cover many topics, with special focus on the Home-building program and its relation to the hardware trade.

Pittsburgh National Retail Hardware Association

Various World Events Mark Midsummer Day Observances

Today marks Midsummer Day with noted events including Lucrezia Borgia’s death centenary and a Brazilian president elect banquet in New York. The Spanish parliament and Texas legislature address major political issues while labor and highway groups convene in the US. A central bank robbery case proceeds in New York as Quebec voters decide a Liberal or Conservative government. Elbert H. Gary of US Steel delivers a Trinity College address.

John the Baptist Lucrezia Borgia Pennsylvania Federation of Labor Harrisburg Epitacio Pessoa Brazil New York Waldorf-Astoria Col Thomas Cresap Potomac Valley Cumberland Daughters of the American Revolution London Prince of Wales Texas Liberty Highway Association Kansas City Gordon Fawcett Hamby Brooklyn Tacoma New York City Lomer Gouin Quebec Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation Trinity College Hartford Conn

Wreath for Cleveland's Grave by Memorial Group

A wreath was sent to Princeton cemetery to mark the eleventh anniversary of Grover Cleveland's death. The Cleveland Memorial Association committee includes all living members of his cabinet and other prominent Democrats and personal friends.

New York Grover Cleveland

Viscount Burnham Linked To Washington Ambassadorship

Viscount Burnham, linked to the Washington ambassador post, owns The Daily Telegraph. He founded the paper with his father and steered wartime coverage with a public spirited policy. Aged fifty seven, he studied at Oxford and entered Parliament in 1885 as Conservative for West St. Pancras.

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

Hood's Brigade Reunion in Bryan Texas Today

Surviving soldiers of Hood's Texas Brigade converge on Bryan Texas for the annual Hood's Brigade Association reunion. The veterans, few in number, will spend two days sharing reminiscences and enjoying a formal program arranged by a local committee.

Bryan Texas John B. Hood Hood Texas Brigade Association

Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau in The Times

The forecast says tonight and Wednesday will be generally cloudy with scattered showers. Observations at Fort McIntosh for the past 24 hours ended at 7 am show no report available.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co Fort McIntosh

Premier Clemen ceau to retire after treaty ratified

Paris reports Premier Clemenceau plans to retire once the peace treaty is promulgated. Marcel Hutin writes in Echo de Paris that the task for which he became premier is accomplished. Parliament is expected to ratify the treaty late in July.

Paris Clemenceau Marcel Hutin Echo de Paris

Making Final Arrangements for Versailles Treaty

Ceau, president of the peace conference, will travel to Versailles this morning to complete final preparations for signing the treaty with Germany.

Paris Clemenceau Versailles Germany

Supreme Blockade Council to Decide Ireland Lifting

Paris June 24 the supreme blockade council met to decide when the blockade on Germany will be lifted It is understood one element favors lifting it upon ratification but it is believed the council will decide to lift it when the treaty is signed

Paris Germany

Bauer warns on treaty acceptance at Weimar

Berlin reports Premier Gustav Bauer told the national assembly at Weimar that unconditional acceptance of the treaty harms Germany. He argued defeat is violated and urged signing while hoping the attempt against honor recoils on its authors.

Berlin Weimar Gustav Bauer

Resigned Before Signing Weimer Note

Resigned before signing. Weimer June 24. Dr. Daniel von

Weimer Daniel von

Solons Commend Federal Officials Over Mexico Resolution

In Austin on June 24 the Senate adopted a resolution praising the U S government for protecting citizens in Mexico. Army officers were commended for safeguarding life and property along the border. A second resolution allowing U S citizens to sell supplies to both government and Angeles factions in northern Mexico was referred to committee.

Associated Press Austin Texas United States Mexico Senate Angeles

Texas House Tables Woman Suffrage Resolution Vote

Austin Texas June 24 a substitute for the house resolution proposing ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment was tabled by an 81 to 31 vote.

Austin Texas House

Roosevelt Cited for Gallantry in Action in Piave Valley

Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr is cited for conspicuous gallantry as Rome reports the capture of thousands of Austrian soldiers in the Piave valley during ongoing fighting.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr Rome Piave Valley

Pennsylvania Ratifies Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment

Associated Press reports that Pennsylvania on June 24 ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment, becoming the seventh state to approve the measure. The move marks a historic step in the nationwide push for women's voting rights.

Associated Press Harrisboro Pennsylvania

Fire Engineers Meet in Kansas City Discuss Wages and Gear

Fire engineers from major U S and Canadian cities convene in Kansas City for the forty seventh annual International Association of Fire Engineers convention. The three day session will cover higher wages to offset living costs and the latest fire apparatus and fighting methods.

Kansas City International Association of Mre Engineers United States Canada

British Labor Party Conference Opens at Southport

London June 24 Unusual interest attends the nineteenth annual conference of the British Labor Party which opens at Southport tomorrow and runs several days. Delegates will decide on war related issues and policy for Parliament, including calls to withdraw troops from Russia and condemn conscription, plus debates on control of industry national finance education pensions housing and settlement questions.

London Labor Party Southport Russia

Haimhausen Signs Treaty Resignation From Versailles

Haimhausen, named to sign the treaty as Germany’s rep, telegraphed his resignation from Versailles rather than attach his name to the document.

Haimhausen Sunday Versailles

Mueller to Sign Head German Peace Delegation

Paris June 24 Herman Mueller new German foreign secretary will head the German delegation and sign the peace treaty La Liberte says. The Germans probably will arrive at Versailles Wednesday.

Food riots flare in German cities with exchanges of fire

In Berlin and northern suburbs police and troops confronted rioters, no casualties reported, several shops looted. Mannheim tally cites 11 killed and 37 wounded amid rioting on Sunday, with 200 arrests.

Germany Berlin Mannheim

Paris Protest Over German Burning of French Battle Flags

Paris reports that German forces burned certain French battle flags, believed taken in 1870. The peace conference broadly views this as a treaty violation since the flags were to be returned. A commission is likely to be appointed to consider action.

Clemenceau Paris France Germany

German Peace Signing Sparks Patriotic Demonstrations

London reports that Germany accepts terms and celebrates the peace agreement with widespread patriotic demonstrations across the country. An Exchange Telegraph correspondent notes public displays of enthusiasm as a sign of national acceptance.

London Germany Exchange Telegraph

Chronic Constipation Advice and Remedies

The piece notes constipation stems from low moisture in waste and recommends more water intake raw fruits and outdoor activity. It suggests mild laxatives and cautions against harsh cathartics which dehydrate. Chamberlains Tablets are praised as easy to take and effective.

Chamberlain

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