Webb County Treasurer's Report Approved by Commissioners
Webb County Commissioners on February 18 1922 certified the quarterly report of County Treasurer A M Bruni for Nov 1 1921 to Jan 31 1922. They examined balances and disbursements by fund and ordered credits and a final cash total of 143 394 10 in the treasurer's hands.
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A. M. Bruni
Webb County
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
A. Winslow
Said County
A. D
Am’t
Am‘t
Am't
Johnson
W. L. Puig
J. M. Martin
Cattlemen in Webb County Report No Loss From Cold
Webb County cattlemen report no losses to cattle or other livestock from recent cold weather. They note that despite widespread telegraph reports of severe cold in the Panhandle, Webb County stock remained unharmed. With over 40,000 head of cattle, ranchers say the drought conditions over the past two days did not cause any fatalities or losses.
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Panhandle
Texas
Webb County
Times
Social Calendar for Thursday and Friday in Rociery
The W M A Circles of the Baptist Church meet at the regular afternoon hour. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church gathers at 3 30 PM with Circle One hosted by Mrs H M Austin and Circle Two with Mrs Dorothy Crutchfield on Houston Street. Friday the Christ Church Parish Guild meets with Mrs Wilbur Greenstreet at 23 o clock and the Sunbeam Band convenes at 4 PM.
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W. M. A. Circles of the Baptist Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Circle One
Robert McCulloch
H. M. Austin
Circle Two
Dorothy Crutchfield
Houston Street
Christ Church
Wilbur Greenstreet
Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church
Portrayers of The Old South Presented by Group
Mrs D McNeill Turner reviewed a program titled Portrayers of The Old South. The group presented careful preparation and thorough interest. The next meeting is at the Community Center on March 14 with Mrs Travis Bruce Bono as leader and the topic Spanish Music Composers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo Community Center
D. Z. Windrow
Henry James
Howell, Churchill
Wister
Longoria
Mexico City
M. Ponce
Travis Bruce Bunn
Asher Smith
Rex Shanks
Poe
Lowell
Adams
D. McNeill Turner
Travis Bruce Bono
Public Debt Rises Over Ninety Million in February
The treasury department announced that the national public debt increased by more than 90 million dollars during February. The rise reflects ongoing government financing needs and debt management during the month.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
El Paso Schools Closed for Week Amid Influenza Illness
El Paso Texas March 2 city schools shut for the balance of the week due to illness among teachers and pupils. Many are suffering from mild influenza and the closures are to prevent further spread.
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el Paso
Texas
May Be O'Connor Captured in Iowa Train Stop
Oskaloosa Iowa March 2 local police hold a man suspected of being Chicago killer Tommy OConnor He was taken from a train here last night as investigators seek confirmation of his identity
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Chicago
Tommy O'Connor
Six More Jurors Added in Crow vs Buchanan Case
In Waco on March 2 six additional prospective jurors were added to the panel in the Crow versus Buchanan case. Four more jurors are needed for peremptory challenges. The plaintiff announced readiness for trial while the defense sought a further delay.
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Waco
Texas
Mexican Rebel Leader Nicolas Rodriguez Captured
Nicolas Rodriguez, a Mexican rebel leader, crossed the border with an armed band near El Paso on February 28 and was captured today in El Paso by Department of Justice agents.
Found a Cure for Indigestion with Stomach and Quiver Tablets
A reader from Rock Mills Alabama testifies to relief from indigestion using Chamberlain's Stomach and Quiver Tablets. He states they suit his case better than any remedy tried, enabling him to eat almost anything again and noting the tablets strengthen the stomach to aid natural digestion.
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Chamberlain
George W Emory
Rock Mills
Ala
C W Bryan Emerges as Nebraska Senate Hopeful
C W Bryan, journalist and politician and brother of William J Bryan, is expected to seek the Democratic nomination to succeed Gilbert Hitchcock in the U S Senate from Nebraska. He has been active as a Nebraskan advocate of progressive policy and an opponent of the saloon, with past federal service in Panama and an earlier run for governor.
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C. W. Bryan
Nebraska
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
United States Senate
William J. Bryan
McKinley
Washington
C.W. Bryan
Panama
Notable Births Mark March 2 Across Professions
Samuel Utermyer born in Lynchburg Virginia 64 years ago today is a New York bar leader. Edwin Milton Boyle a celebrated actor and playwright born in Lexington Missouri 60 years ago today. Henry Marion Howe metallurgist son of Julia Ward Howe born in Boston 74 years ago today. Alfred H Upham president of the University of Idaho born in Eaton Ohio 45 years ago today. Jesse Guilford United States amateur golf champion born in Manchester New Hampshire 27 years ago today.
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Samuel Utermyer
New York
Lynchburg
Edwin Milton Boyle
Lexington
Henry Marion Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Boston
Alfred H. Upham
University of Idaho
Eaton
Jesse Guilford
Pickford Won't Pay Commission Suit Over Raise
New York March 2 Mary Pickford will not have to pay Mrs Cora Wilkening any part of 108000 claimed as commission for securing a 10000 a week raise. A federal jury delivered the verdict last night and unsealed today before Judge Mack an appeal was announced.
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Associated Press
New York
Mary Pickford
Cora Wilkenning
Mack
Lady Rhonda Granted Seat in House of Lords
London March 2 The committee on privileges of the House of Lords granted Lady Rhonda’s petition to sit in the Lords making her the first woman to join the upper house if she takes her seat. She is the daughter of the late Viscount Rhonda Britain's wartime food controller who died in 1918.
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Associated Press
London
Rhonda
House of Lords
Committee On
Astor
Viscount Rhonda
Great Britain
Dr Hubert Work Named Head of Post Office Department
Dr Hubert Work will succeed Will Hays as head of the post office department effective Saturday. A Colorado native born in 1860, Work has been first assistant postmaster general and is noted for being always on the job. He will be the second Colorado man to hold a cabinet post, and his promotion followed strong advocacy by Colorado lawmakers and colleagues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hubert Work
Will Hays
Denver
Colo
Work
Colorado
Henry Teller
Interior
Arthur
Wark
Marion Center
Pennsylvania
Education Association Speaks Against Evolution Ban
Chicago on March 2 reports educators at the National Education Association meeting opposing law attempts to suppress evolution and science in public schools. They cite William Jennings Bryan and Kentucky legislators, arguing against returning to medieval methods and teaching a flat earth theory.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Education Association
Wi Iiam Jennings Bryan
Kentucky
Seligmman
Columbia University
Education Chief Urges Honesty Over Highbrow Subjects
John Tigert United States commissioner of education urged Chicago audiences to stress honesty justice and decency in schools and balance modern thought with virtue He warned that without this balance institutions may fail and society must not abandon the old log schoolhouse principles
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Chicago
John Tigert
United States
Ex Service Men Bonus Plan Includes Cash Feature Removal
Washington March 2 A House committee report says the Republican majority unanimously agreed to drop cash from the adjusted service bonus unless the case of inventive adjusted service pay did not exceed a specified amount. The plan would allow borrowing against adjusted certificates equal to a portion of total service pay at fixed domestic and foreign rates.
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Washington
Severe freeze narrowly misses major damage in Valley
Reports from the Lower Rio Grande Valley show citrus and truck-grower areas between Mission and Brownsville escaped serious freeze damage as temperatures dipped to 31 at Migaton and rose through the day. The cold spell did not linger at freezing, allowing recovery and a rising temperature trend today.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Mission
Migaton
WANTS HANGING TO BE STOPPED CITY
In Springfield Illinois March , Associated Press reports Attorney Frank Terrell of Chicago urged clemency for Harvey Church before Governor Small arguing the hanging would be a public spectacle and tied to Cook County politics including Sheriff candidate Laubenheim. The governor's secretary redirected him to the pardons and paroles chief.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Harvey Church
Orrow
Atorney Frank Terrell
Chicago
Small
C Church
Cook County
Laubenheim
Division of Pardons and Paroles
Ratified Treaty Between United States and Colombia
The United States pays Colombia 25 million dollars as compensation for the loss of Panama. The ratification exchange occurred yesterday in Bogota, with advices received at the Colombian legation in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Colubia
Coluthia
Panama
Bogota
Hitchcock Says He Will Oppose Pacific Pact Without Reservations
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told the Senate today that he cannot support the four power Pacific treaty unless amendments or reservations meeting his objections are accepted. The speech opened debate on the pact.
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Uy Associated Press
Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Chancellor Horne Says Washington Arms Talks Save Millions
Sir Robert Horne told the House of Commons that about 10 million pounds would be saved on estimates in the coming fiscal year due to decisions at the Washington arms conference.
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London
Robert Horne
House of Commons
Galveston Causeway Reopens After 1916 Storm Damage
The Galveston causeway is officially opened for traffic after rehabilitation. The two mile reinforced concrete arches structure carries vehicular traffic, double rail lines for steam trains, and an interurban track, restoring vital transport links disrupted since the 1916 hurricane.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Intercollegiate Debate On Soldiers' Bonus At Waterville
The debate pits Colby College against Ripon College today at Waterville Maine on the soldiers' bonus. A tri state development conference in Milwaukee gathers Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin to discuss forestry tourism land reclamation and the lakes to ocean waterway projects.
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Texas
New Brunswick
Waterville
Colby College
Ripon College
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ice Gorge Moves Down Dixon River, Floods Road
At 10 15 this morning the large ice gorge east of the dam north of Big Island began moving again after last week’s freshets. It added its weight to the mass wedged against the wagon bridge, flooding the Dixon Oregon road for more than a mile.
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Associated Press
Dixon, Ill
Big Island
Dixon-Oregon
Dorothy Farnum Signs With Bennett for Laredo Pictures
Whitman Bennett announces Dorothy Farnum as regular scenario writer for Bennett productions. Farnum prepared the Salvation Nell scenario for the Royal Theatre today under Associated First National, with Pauline Starke in the lead and Kenneth Webb directing.
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Dorothy Farnum
Bennett
Whitman Bennett
Miss Farnum
Tariff Reciprocity Bid Stirs US Debate
William Fielding representing Canada reports congressional leaders do not favor a general tariff reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States at this time.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Fielding
Congress
Canada
United States
Raid Seizes 30 Gallons Corn Whiskey in Waco Bar
In Waco Texas Deputy Sheriff Burton with rangers raided Ed Pickett proprietor of a local soft drink bar seizing 30 gallons of corn whiskey under a search warrant Bond set at 500 dollars with an examining trial scheduled for Saturday
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Shariff Burton
Ed Pickett
Pickett
Excellent Remedy for Constipation Cham berlain's Tablets
An advertisement extols Cham berlain's Tablets as an excellent remedy for constipation praised for their mild gentle effect and easy administration. It recommends taking them when needed.
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