Old Fashioned Virtues Pressed by Education Chief
John Tigert, United States commissioner of education, urged Chicago listeners to stress honesty justice and decency in schools over highbrow topics while noting some instructors misinterpret modern theories and the Bible debates as core lessons.
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John Tigert
United States
Commissioner of Education
Natriional Educational Association
Chicago
Myert
Mr. Tigert
Aderice
National Guard Imagery Sparks Senate Tension Over War Review
During World War I controversy, Major Peck’s report on the 35th Division notes demoralization but praises morale, while Major Beck’s remark that the unit bore “ear marks of a National Guard outfit” angers Kansans led by Senator Capper. The fight highlights tension between regular army officers and National Guard units.
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Peek
Missouri National C
National Guard
fFeer
Major Peck
King
Beck
Regular Army
Knsas
Missouri
Kansas
Senator Capper
Meuse-Argonne
Peck
Moraia
Laredo Gossip Echoes Local Quips and Humble Jests
A reel of light hearted notes from Laredo reflects small town humor and social observations. Jests about wages and manners mix with anecdotes of weddings and fashion. spring straw hats appear as workers adjust to daily life and city culture.
God the Source of Redemption Lent Meditation
A daily Lenten Bible reading and meditation prepared by the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches for churches and individuals. Friday focuses on God the Source of Redemption with a meditation on becoming like God through Christ and a prayer for spiritual renewal. Hymn line included speaks of prayer as the soul's sincere desire and inner fire.
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Commission On Evangelism
The
Federal Council Council of Churches
Uiea
Jesus Christ
Foot Scrapers Marker Through Manhattan History
Foot scrapers lie at the rear of St. Pauls church on Broadway and Vesey. The New York Post notes these two small remnants of an era before macadam roads. Once common at building entrances they were etiquette for cleaning mud and snow from shoes.
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St. Paul's Church
Broadway
Vesey Street
New York Post
Manhattan
Duke of Manchester eyed for film stardom in London gossip
The 45 year old Duke of Manchester, heir to a historic peerage, may join film studios as financial woes and a trust arrangement with Eugene Zimmerman’s daughter address his fortunes. Once linked to theatre and chorus girls, he ascended to the title in 1892 after his father’s death and now weighs a motion toward acting.
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Manchester
London
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincianati
Duke
Consuelo Yznaga
New York
Ulster Fighters Honored With Thiepval Memorial
A Thiepval ridge monument honoring Ulster division dead in France was unveiled. The replica Helen's Tower from Clandeboye stands as the western front's most imposing memorial with Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson opening, General Weyland unveiling, and the Archbishop of Armagh leading no dedication service. The surrounding ground will remain as it was after the fighting.
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France
Thiepval
Helen's Tower
Clandeboye
Sir Henry Wilson
Weyland
Armagh
Pneumonia Month Promotes Prompt Colds Care
March is a typical pneumonia month as winter ends the body weakens and carelessness rises. Prompt attention to every cold reduces pneumonia risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an expectorant that clears germ laden mucus and helps prevent pneumonia. children take it willingly.
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Edward P. Miller
Abbottstown
Kiwanis Luncheon Highlights Texas Independence Plans
The Kiwanis Club met yesterday with five teams in an attendance race led by Fred Netzer. President Howard Moore outlined goals and a pledge to support the Federated Woman's Clubs convention in Laredo next April while praising Kiwanis growth to 640 clubs and 57,000 members.
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Kiwanis Club
America
CG. M. Henry
Howard Moore
Fred Netzer
University Texas
Bender Hotel
Texas
Moore
Kiwanis
Detroit
Sam Brown
Big Stick
Ead
Laredo Eyes Bid Start For Street Paving Bonds
Mayor Villegas and the city council plan to advertise bids to perform paving and issue 150000 dollars in paving bonds. Many properties have sewer connections underway, and the program will pave only fully connected streets to avoid later digging. The paving district will begin early summer, with all sewer connections required before paving starts to prevent delays.
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Villegas
Laredo
New Cables to Relieve Congestion in City Streets
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. plans about 20000 spend for new cable along the Heights Victoria Convent and Iturbide to relieve current congestion. The project adds about 400 lines and enables telephones citywide and for Nuevo Laredo patrons.
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Heights
Victoria, Convent and
Iturbide
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Victoria Street
Convent Avenue
Iturbide Street
Telephone Company
Nuevo Laredo
Oil Offices Open Signal Rush Near Hamilton Hotel
Laredo becomes an emerging oil center as Hamilton hotel and nearby buildings fill with oil leasing and exchange offices. Numerous concerns occupy vacated chamber of commerce spaces and a new air exchange building rises nearby, signaling active development in the Miranda field and wider oil prospects.
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Hamilton
Laredo
Hamilton Hotel
Oil Exchange
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
Air Exchange
Liuredo
Miranda
Miranda City
Inspecting Onion Fields to Gauge Cold Damage in Laredo
A three day cold spell eased with moderation. county agent F W Mally plans an afternoon survey of North and South Laredo onion fields to assess damage to onions and cabbage from the cold. Temperature records show subfreezing mornings with sun later in the week.
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Laredo
F. W. Mally
South
Courtyent Mally
Marriages and local notices from Laredo and area
The county clerk issued marriage licenses for Longino Hernandez to Mrs. Josefa Albear and Demetrio Perez to Miss Aurora Gonzalez. Local ads report plumbing, repair services, and merchandise bargains, with notices of a Boy Scout benefit at Rialto Theater and a serious illness in Nuevo Laredo, plus floral and electrical contractor offerings and beacons of local business.
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Longino Hernandez
Josefa Albear
Demetrio Perez
Aurora Gonzalez
B. Juarez
Lincoln Street
Applewhite
Laredo
Applewhite’s
Rialto Theater
San Agustin Boy Scout Band
Philadelphia
Mrs Martin Dies After Horrific Burns at Laredo Ranch
Maude McLeod Martin 40 native of Brownsboro Texas wife of Robert S. Martin a mechanic on the S N Johnson ranch in South Laredo died last night from burns suffered when her clothes caught fire from a gas heater She was reading when her apron ignited and she ran to the kitchen and porch as flames enveloped her Her 16 year old son and 7 year old daughter aided while two Mexican women used a hose Medical aid arrived but she died at 1 this morning Funeral was held today at 3 from Jackson undertaking with Rev W A Knight officiating She leaves six children including eldest Gladys Wichards of Forney Texas
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Maude McLeod Martin
Brownsboro
Texas
Robert S. Martin
S. N. Johnson
South Laredo
Martin
Weather forecast for New Orleans in Times brief
Tonight fair and not as cold with frost possible. Saturday fair with rising temperatures. The United States Weather Bureau forecast is presented by The Times via No Telephone Co.
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States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Times
No Telephone Co
Local Weather Report Fort McIntosh Forty-First Year
Fort McIntosh observations for the 84 hour ending at 7 am report a maximum of 49 degrees and a minimum of 25 degrees. Winds from the north with partly cloudy skies.
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Ocal
Fort McIntosh
Notice of Forfeiture in U S Customs Case Laredo 1922
United States seeks forfeiture of a Ford automobile license 211659 motor 2467493 and 104 bottles of intoxicating liquor seized at Laredo Texas. Claimants must appear in the U S District Court Southern District of Texas at Laredo on March 20 1922 to interpose claims and file allegations.
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United States of America
Ford
No. D. L
United States Customs
Laredo
Texas
U. S. District Court
United States Court Room
R. A. Harvin
A. S. Marshall, Son. Dist
Allen Walker
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Niagara Falls
Abner
Louise
the Fellowship OF Prayer
God
Ulster Fighters
Menez Mabere
Laredo Federal Building
R. L. Woodul
Texas- Mexican Railway Co
Kiwanjams
Jas. J. Kepley
San Antonio Refining Co
J. R. Moore
Rotary Club
Howard W. Moore
San Antonio
Canada
Mally
John A. Walls
C. D. Ellison
Salinas Avenue
Hotel Hamilton
Zapata Highway
O. W. Wilson Furniture Co
Dorton’s
Southwest Nurseries
Harlingen
Laredos
Applewhite's
O. W Wilson Furniture Co
Sorrille
Lincoln St
the Florist
Phone Crockett
Avenue C
8Th St
Beacon
Saft's
Will W Gregg
Notary Public
Dimes
Farragut Street
Asuncion Quintana
Francisco Quintana
Quintana
Louis Muhlenbruch
J. Maxcy Pace
R. S. Martin
United States District Court For the
Southern District of Texas
Alexander Graham Bell
Edinburgh
Scotland
Duke of Manchester
Helena Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Thomas F. Sills
Kansans City
Lexington
Brooklyn
James ‘W. Wise
Georgia
Henry County
Gan
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