Then and Now on Labor From Pharaohs to Modern Times
The New York Sun contrasts ancient Egypt and today noting Pharaohs used slaves for public works while modern labor faces high costs and rising wages. It argues laborers gain status and wealth through fair pay, and that public works depend on citizen support and rising productivity. It references shopmen’s strikes, Foster, and labor politics.
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The
New York Sun
Sun
Great
Pyramid of
Cheonos
Egypt
Joseph
Yguber
Rome
Babylon
Pyramids
Radical Labor Leader William Foster Declares War on AFL
William Foster, a discredited radical labor figure linked to the steel strike, calls for uniting railroad unions into one umbrella and for a labor party in the United States. He faces trial in Michigan next week on syndicalism charges after a mass arrest of Reds. authorities push a strong prosecution.
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Foster
Haywood
William Foster
Big Bill” Haywood
American Federation of Labor
United States
Michigan
Gompers Sheadalar
Drilling in Mesquite No 1 Begins Tomorrow Morning
Mesquite No 1 from Mesquite Olt Co on the Mesquite ranch in Duval county is set to resume drilling at 1690 feet where casing shows oil. locals from Laredo will travel to witness the operation as it aims to produce a strong oil flow by Sunday.
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Mesquite No. 1
Mesquite Olt Co
Mesquite
Duval County
R. K. Mims
I. .A. Lafon
R. M. Martinez
Laredo
Stieren No
L. W
Webb County
Trinity Drillers
Charles Carter
Stieren
Producing & Refining Co
Haines No
Iease
Gates-Kirkpatrick
Webb-Zapeta
Shamrock Oil Co
Ould Ireland
Mesquite Ranch
Mesquite’ Oil Company
Brunt
Iowa-Texas-Oklahoma Syndicate
Peters Ranch
Queen Off Company
Dinn Ranch
Gray Ridge Ol Company
Railroad timetable shows Corpus Christi departures and arrivals
Texas-Mexican Train No 1 leaves for Corpus Christi at 9 a m Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 8 36 p m
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Corpus Christi
International and Great Northern Schedule Notes
The Stasi train to St Louis departs at 12 01 p m arrives 6 18 p m. The Night Train leaves at 10 p m and arrives at 3 30 a m.
Train No 1 and No 2 Schedules Rio Grande Eagle Pass
Train No 1 runs from Laredo daily except Sunday at 8 36 am arriving Vinera at 7 28 am. Train No 2 leaves Miners daily except Sunday at 11 am arriving Laredo at 4 40 pm.
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Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Banday
Vinera
Jl A Om
Remittances to Japan Fall From Abroad in 1920s
Japanese residents abroad sent remittances via Yokohama Specie Bank dropping from 1,234,200 yen in 1921 to 016,600 yen and 463,500 yen last year. The Kum sent from the United States saw the largest decrease, while the decline was uniform elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Yokohama Specie Bank
United States
Hughes No 3 and No 8 Wells Yield Oil on Puig Reserve
Hughes No 3 Good Producer and Hughes No 8 of the J K Hughes OU Co on the Puig Reserve of Aviators Field came in yesterday at 1612 feet with 600 feet of fluid in the hole good for 160 barrels of oil or more. The well lies one quarter mile from Black Panther No 2 which produced 900 feet of fluid and is among the field’s best wells.
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Hughes No
Hughes No. 8
J. K. Hughes OU Co
Puig
Aviators Field
Black Panther
Dallas Chamber Announces Annual Trade Excursion to South Texas
The Dallas Chamber of Commerce says the annual business excursion to South Texas and the Rio Grande region will depart Dallas on the morning of April 18 via a special train. Laredo is on the itinerary but exact times are pending. the group will arrive in Dallas after the trip.
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Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Business Evangels
South Texas
Tio Grande
Dallas
Laredo
Dallas Business Men
Laredo Mayor Receives Fire Record Credit
Telegram from the State Fire Insurance Commission dated March 1 1923 informs Mayor Ldoroljo Villegas of Laredo Texas that the city has a good fire record with a six per cent credit for 1922. The notice directs notifying all agents.
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Ldoroljo Villegas
State Fire Insurance Commission
Austin
Texas
Villegas
Laredo
Income Tax Facts on Interest and Exempt Bonds
Interest received must be included in gross income and is constructively received if credited or held. Some securities are fully exempt from income tax or surtax, including certain U S bonds issued before 1917, state and district bonds, and postal savings interest, while private utility bonds and foreign government bonds are not exempt.
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United States
District of Columbia
Federal Farm Loan
Liberty Loan
California businessman to stay weeks in Laredo on company interests
L W Nelson of Anderson California, secretary of Shasta Co, arrives in Laredo and will remain several weeks to oversee development and other company interests in the district. He notes the firm owns substantial acreage and has conducted development work in the area.
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L. W. Nelson
Anderson
California
Shasta of Co
Laredo
City Streets Drying After Mud
Streets recover as mud dries under cloudy skies. Pedestrian routes become passable again with beaten paths evident. One or two more days of dry weather should remove the last vestiges of mud.
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
Tonight increasing cloudiness and warmer. Saturday brings partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with no precipitation expected.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Weather Observations Fort McIntosh 24th Home End
Fort McIntosh observations show a max of 69 degrees and a min of 47 degrees. Wind is from the northeast.
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Fort McIntosh
Dees
Sam Jordan Laid to Rest After Large funeral
The funeral for Sam J Jordan whose sudden death followed an illness at his sister’s home in Cotulla was held at Encinal’s Catholic church with interment in the local Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers included Woodlief Thomas and Clarence Binkley among others as residents from Laredo Cotulla Encinal attended the service. The article also notes a Kiwanis meeting with a full attendance and a prize event won by Col. Hickok for a story telling contest.
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Sam J. Jordan
M Knaggs
Cotulla
Encinas
Laredo
Woodlief Thomas
Clarence Binkley
Mr. McMahon
Albert Martin
Raymond Martin
A. J. Garcia
Alfred Matthews
Julio Rodriguez
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Rotarians
Hal Brennan
Hal Can
Sterling Phelps
Cceorge Wilber Dennett
Col. Zachry
Col. Hickok
Warren Knight
Bigerst
Messrs
8. Y. Coblentz
A.T. Woods
Wallace Hawking
Houston
Hal Hailey
O. H. Guinn
Miranda crude price rise welcomed by producers
The Texpita Pipe Line Co. raises Miranda crude price by five cents a barrel to 80 or 85 cents at the well. Other buyers in the district still offer 75 cents f o b. The move boosts Laredo district producers amid strong demand for Miranda crude as fuel oil.
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Laredo
Texas
Oklahoma
Texpata Pipe Line Co
Miranda
Mirando
Laredo Oil District
Texpita Pipe Line Co
Devotional Items Advertised by L C Farrell
The notice lists prayer-books rosaries Easter cards statues Holy Week books and other devotional articles offered by L C Farrell at 1003 Iturbide St Call to view sales and options during the week.
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Columbiad
L. C. Farrell
Iturbide
Texas Independence Day Observed With Closings
Texans mark the 1846 anniversary at Washington on the Brazos when the independence declaration was adopted and San Jacinto victory under General Sam Houston secured Texas’s liberty. Local banks and schools close in observance.
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Texas
Washington on-the-Brazos
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Lone Star State
Republic of Texas
Local Births and Classifieds Highlight Texas Town Life
Town notices announce births for Mr and Mrs James Vernon Proffitt and Major and Mrs C B Gatewood in San Antonio. Classifieds cover furnished rentals, hamdcraft, sea sons, lamp repair, hemstitching, and a wide range of services with local business listings in Laredo and Corpus Christi. The Times also notes oil field activity, lease transfers, and a forthcoming radio program by Wormser.
Weekly Drilling Report for Laredo District Webb County
Webb County reports a comprehensive drilling roundup listing numerous surveys and operators across districts including Schott-Miranda City Field and Aviator Field. Production notes show multiple fields with totals of producing oil wells and gas producers in Webb and surrounding areas.
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Lincoln Street
A. M. Wormser
Laredo
Times
Texas
Schott
Dixie Oil Company
Sk. V. Johnson Et al
McCree Petroleum Company
Noret Oil Company
Ross Segunda Syndicate
Laredo Oil Company
Schott-Miranda City
Webb County
Aviators
Mid-Ojuefos
Miranda Valley
Pata County
Hamilton Hotel rises to fifth story in Laredo
Construction advances on the Hamilton Hotel with the fifth floor framed yesterday and concrete poured into reinforced pillars. The seven story building sits atop a basement and will become the tallest structure in town as two more stories remain to be added.
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Hamilton
Laredo
Hamilton Hotel
Excellent Remedy for Constipation Tablets
The notice extols Cham berlain's tablets as a superior remedy for constipation. They are easy to take and mild in effect and are recommended for trial when symptoms arise.
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Chamberlain
Meeting of Ex UT Students at High School Auditorium
Ex Texas students are called to a gathering at the High School auditorium tonight. The notice places the meeting in Texas and mentions former UT attendees, though some details are unreadable.
Texas observes memorial day and regional gathering noted
A fragmented notice reports Texas observing Memorial Day then mentions Sany Houston Memorial Day and a birth reference for Amat Dodd, a New Jersey jurist. Delegates from a broad Canadian region assemble in Montreal for a district convention of none clubs, Farmers' of Minnesota called to meet Ab Bt.
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Texas
Sany Houston
Amat Dodd
New Jersey
Canada
Montreal
Farmers’ of
Minnesota
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Ht O
Third Internationale
Worker
Leakeholders
Japan
Income Tax Facts
Will
Weather Forecast
Sam Jordan
Encin
James Vernon Proffitt
Threadgill & Threadgill
Mexico
B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Lincoln St
Felix Hernandez
Hidalgo St
San Antonio
C. B. Gatewood
G. A.” Stowers Furniture Co
Flortat
Phone Crockett
Avenue C
8Th St
Will W
Notary Public
Times Office
Corpus Christ Street
Con
Fidel Cantu
Wormser Radio Broadcasting
the Times
Webb
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Duval Counties
Harry L. Fansler
Sure Shot Petroleum Company
Butler & McMurray
Los Ojuelos Grant
Witherspoon Ol Company
Magnolia Patrulium Company
Binney Et al
Republics Oil & Gas Company
Carnahan Producing & Refining Company
Carolina-Texas Field
Carolina-Texas Oil & Gas Company
Ross Jones
Aviator
Puig Ranch
Aviator’ OH Company
Radio Oil Company
Paulton Et al
Edgington Et al
Relado Oil Co
J. K. Hughes
Alonzo Et al.Cosmos Ol Company
M. F. Buffam
Richmond-Garcia
OM Company
Richmond-Carola
J. W
Uge
Olsenl
Nueva- Cin-Tex
Morvan-Robley
Los. Ojuelos
Grant
Ochoa
Elm Oil Company
Los Ojuelos
Grant, Ochoa
Chficopool Oil Company
Reiser Field
McKenzie Et. al
Nueva Oil
Muter-Carter-Perkins
Porcion
W. Forrester
Nye
Rio Grande River
Ramirez
Shaw Et al
Chacon Creek
Y Los Angeles Tract
Cole Petroleum Company
A. D. J. of Company
Encinal
Gorrego Grant
Bruce Fair
Villa Striga
Aviator Field
Arkansas Natural Gas Company
Mirando Valley
Schott Oil Company
Boston Mirando Company
Mirando Oil Company
Panaco Producing Company
Hale Stamli Et al
Empire Gas & Fuel Company
Ocation Net
Jim Hogg County
Weber Interests
East Miranda Field
Holbein
Forrest Miracle
BE. Mirando Field
E. L. M. Oil & Gas Interests
Mirando Field
J. W. Pippin
Buvey
Halmack Oil Company
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