German reparations stand as allies demand clear bluff
The piece argues the German counter proposals are a bluff, while the Allies press for reparations and prevent Germany’s revival as a military power. It notes British patience wearing thin, French resolve, and describes German and French attitudes toward occupation, finance, and future recovery amid postwar strain. It also covers Mexican workers in the United States, their conditions, wages, housing, and plans to return home after work periods.
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Lloyd George
Paris
London
Executive Council
Germany
France
A Miserere Tale Of Mexicans Returning Home
A El Paso correspondent describes hundreds of returning Mexicans from the United States, ragged and hungry, weak to reach homes. He claims the government must provide transport while Juarez residents feed and house up to 4000 daily as workers find no work awaits them. He contrasts this with life in Laredo where returnees travel with some clothing and a shawl.
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Mexico
United States
Tennessee
el Paso
Juarez
Laredo
History Milestones From March 3 Across Centuries
A daily历史 list notes events and births: Johann Sturm dies in Strasburg. Fabricus, entomologist, born in Schleswig. 1741 French church plate sent to mint. 1846 Brook Farm fire. 1866 Russia ends serfdom. 1871 Southern Pacific chartered. 1894 Rosebery becomes British PM. 1918 Rodriguez Aviles elected Brazil war party president.
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Johann Sturm
Cicero
Germany
Strasburg
Luxemburg
France
Johann Christian Fabricus
Schleswig
Brook Farm
Russia
Congress
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Gladstone
Rodriguez Alvez
The
War Party
Brazil
Alexander Graham Bell Turns 75 In A Life Of Invention
The Scotsman who became a Canadian and then a Boston inventor changed world communications with the telephone. Now living in Washington with a Nova Scotia lab, Bell enjoys wealth, wide interests, and continued mental vigor as he reaches seventy five.
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Canada
Boston
Alexander Graham Bell
Dr. Bell
Washington
Nova Scotia
Going Back Home
Mexican laborers abandon the United States dream and return home in large numbers through Juarez Jus tin border port. Over 100 daily cross back as government provides free transport to homes across the republic. Juarez feeds and shelters many while awaiting transport amid widespread unemployment and emigration warnings from city officials.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
United States
Mexico
Justev
Antonio Corona
Republic
Manzanillo
Colima
Juarez
A. Larra
Civic Hospital
Francisco G. Rodriguez
Railroad Strike Improves as Mexican Government Expects Fast Return
Colonel Delgado, Mexican army rail line head in Nuevo Laredo, reports improvement along the National Lines of Mexico and says full freight service could resume early next week. He notes the rail company will not negotiate with striker groups, only with employees, and several strikers seek their former jobs as vacancies persist for machinists.
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Delgado
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Perez
Mexico City
Leonard W. Craig
Cambridge Y M G C A Wins New England A A U Title
The Cambridge YMCA group secured the New England Amateur Athletic Union wrestling championship for March 19, earning regional honors. Team members and officials celebrated the victory as local athletes demonstrated strong technique and endurance in the event.
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Cambridge Y. M. GC. A
New England A. A. U
Transubstantiation Demonstrated As Rio Grande Turns To Booze
A Laredo report claims the Rio Grande water was transformed into a stream of liquor this morning. Customs officers allegedly dumped thousands of bottles and forty barrels of whiskey and wine into a sewer, on orders of Collector T. A. Colenan, in a dramatic seizure display.
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Laredo
Rio Grande
Federal
United States Customs Service
Customs
T. A. Colenan
H. Crotty
Bender Hotel
Texas
Juarez Plumbing
Union Fruit Company gains local wholesale fruit business
The Wholesale Fruit & Produce Business operated by Roy Campbell Company has been purchased by Sames, Moore & Company. It will operate under their wholesale grocery business with the Market Plaza fruit store renamed Union Fruit Company Telephones 1161 and 1161. All city orders for fruit should be phoned to that store.
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Roy Campbell Company
Sames, Moore & Company
Market Plaza
Union Fruit Company
Scout meeting notice for March 4 at 7:30 pm
Troop 7 calls an important meeting at the Scout Headquarters Friday night March 4 at 7 30 o'clock. Executive I L Mackay and Commissioner A J Bordeaux invite all Scout Masters to attend and help prepare for the hike.
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Scout
I. L. Mackay
A. J. Bordeaux
Weather forecast for New Orleans region
The United States weather bureau forecast issued via The Times reports tonight and Friday will be generally fair with the exception of unseasonably unsettled conditions in extreme southern Texas.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Texas
Fort Mcintosh Weather Report For 24 Hours
Fort Mcintosh observes a high of 84 degrees and a low of 57 degrees. Winds are from the east with a cloudy sky.
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Fort Mcintosh
Mexican Consulate to Build Permanent Laredo Home
The Times notes Mexico will construct a permanent consulate building in Laredo. Arturo de Laraco, Mexico Consul General, seeks a suitable site, with current offices in the Ransom & Silsbee building under a short-term lease. Building is hoped to start soon once funds are appropriated.
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United States
Laredo
Mexico
Arturo de Laraco
Ransom & Silsbee
Greer
Rhodes Play Aggravates the Dry Region Audience
In Laredo the Rialto shows It Might Have Happened to You, a film provoking frustration among drinkers. The review praises the provocative premise while mocking the audience’s thirst and prompting imagineering about access to alcohol.
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Rialto
Bartlett party to visit Nuevo Laredo this evening
Local note highlights a Cincinnati capitalist group traveling in a special car to Mexico, arriving this afternoon and crossing to Nuevo Laredo tonight. The item also mentions ongoing local prosperity projects in Laredo including a new seven story hotel and rapid infrastructure work.
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Cincinnati
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Chadwick Stars in Cupid the Cowpuncher at Royal Theatre
Helen Chadwick billed as America’s most photographed girl appears with Will Rogers in Cupid the Cowpuncher at the Royal Theatre for two days starting today. She plays the ranch owner’s daughter returning from an Eastern boarding school amid cowboys on a California desert ranch, after a career in elegant gowns.
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Helen “Chadwick
America
Will Rogers
Goldwyn
Cupid
Royal Theatre
Miss Chadwick
California Deser
Six Footer's Troubles In The Fourteenth Man
Robert Milash the six foot seven inch Scots detective in The Fourteenth Man at the Strand, chasing the hero while a camera misfocus cuts him from the collar up during a scene with leading lady Bebe Daniels.
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Robert Milash
Robert Warwick
Strand
Milash
Scotland Yard
Bebe Daniels
Kindergarten Sessions Shift And Tuition Increase Notice
Beginning Monday February 28 Mrs Magnon’s kindergarten will hold mornings from 9 to 12 instead of afternoons. Tuition will rise for enrollments after March 15. Those already enrolled are not affected. 226.-6t.
Scarifier and Roller May Be Secured for Laredo Roads
The motor driven scarifier and roller, with the grader, have improved Laredo streets. They will be needed until paving complete and may be used on Market street from Zacate bridge to Moore corner and toward the cemeteries to remove ruts and holes.
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Laredo
Market Street
Zacate Bridge
Moore Corner
J. R. Moore Corner
Tanac claims cure Rheumatism and stomach trouble
Knoxville Illinois man C R Hudson credits Tanlac with ending twelve years of rheumatic pain and digestion woes. He reports relieved cramps, better sleep, restored strength, and plans to return to farm work. He notes Tanlac is sold in Laredo at City Drug Store and by leading druggists.
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Tan Jac
C. R. Hudson
Knoxville
Tanulac
Laredo
City Drug Store
Inauguration Plans Complete for Harding Day
Washington readies for tomorrow's inaugural events with thousands of visitors. The schedule includes a White House visit to Wilson, a joint procession to the Capitol, the swearing in of the Vice President elect and cabinet nominations, and a likely special session to address taxation and tariff laws.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Harding
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Congress
Senate
Coolidge
Fort McIntosh Notes and Post Activities
The Ladies Bridge Club meets at the Officers Club for the first monthly gathering. The regimental band gave a weekly concert at the bandstand with a strong program, complemented by La Nortesia and other pieces amid a brief blackout. Field Engineering exams for officers are set for Friday morning under Major F. W. Heimenway, continuing since February. Mrs. Robbins sails soon for Hawaii while Lieut. Robbins is posted there. A scheduled game between Company L and Company B was canceled and referred to league leadership for action.
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F. W. Heimenway
Weekly regimental parade commanded by Major Hemenway
The parade occurs Friday at five in the afternoon with Major Hemenway in command. Attendance is rising weekly and the public is invited to observe.
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Hemenway
Twin Sullivan Keeps Winning Against Newcomers
Jack Sullivan known as Twin has been holding his own recently against younger fighters new to the ring. The veteran appears revitalized, showing surprising speed and stamina in recent bouts.
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Jack
Twin
Sullivan
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