Social Calendar Notes From Local Churches
Thursday events include a prayer hour at the Baptist Church led by Mrs. Bell, the Ladies Aid of the Christian Church meeting with Mrs. R. A. Millar at 8:30 p.m., and the Presbyterian Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs. H. M. Austin at 3:30 p.m. Friday’s item lists the Blue Birds gathering at Mrs. Alfred Poggenpuhl’s home at 4 p.m.
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the Baptist Church
Bell
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
R. A. Millar
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
H. M. Austin
Blue Birds
Alfred Poggenpuhl
Under the Leaves and People in Laredo News
Poem excerpt on spring flowers contrasts autumn leaves with arbutus blooms. Brief social notes report visits and arrivals in Laredo including Mrs Hal W Greer, Capt Davis McGown, Dr H J Hamilton, Mr Ed Cotter, Mrs W N Young, Mrs W T Hill, Miss Ruth Utterback, Major and Mrs Rice, Dr Parlin and university mentions. Also notes a weekly Fort McIntosh Service Club dance moved to tonight and Christ Church Parish Guild meeting results.
King's Highway featured at Texas Independence Day event
A Texas Independence Day celebration at San Pedro Park featured the formal transfer of the "King's Highway" from Beaumont's Mrs Lipscomb Norvell, past regent of the D A R of Texas, to the state. Judge Norman Kittrell gave the principal address as D A R members and the Sons of the American Revolution helped lay makers along the Camino Real from the Sabine to Presidio.
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King's Highway
Hal W. Greer
Texas
Norman Kittrell
Weather outlook from New Orleans bureau
The Times carries the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight is fair and colder with temperatures 27 to 30 degrees. Friday will be fair and not cold.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh Weather Summary for 24 Hours
Observations for the Fort McIntosh area report a maximum temperature of 94 degrees and a minimum of 46 degrees over the past 24 hours ending at 7 a m. Winds were from the north to northeast and skies were clear throughout the period.
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Fort McIntosh
Missouri sprinting stars to clash in 50 yard races
Sporting notes reveal Loren Murchison and Johnny Scholz, both Missouri sprinters, will duel in two 50 yard match races at St. Louis and Kansas City. Murchison races for the New York A. C. while Scholz remains Missouri bred. the rivalry has intensified, demanding display.
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Loren Murchison
Johnny Scholz
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Murchison
New York A. C
Laredo Club Candidate Promises Square Deal at Polls
A political advertisement by H. C. Hall, candidate for mayor, denounces the "Supposed" Independent Club's control of Laredo politics. The piece attacks past machine politics, slush funds, and poll tax shakedowns, urging voters to demand real reform and progress. It recalls border-era vote buying and calls for open mass meetings and new leadership.
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Laredo Club
Laredo
SALE
Neck of the Woods
Court House
Independent Club
Parr-Glasscock
State Senate
Austin
Independent Club of
Jno
L. Dannelley
Cvince
Trif
L. J. Christen
Miguel Vesia Juarez
Pedro Leos
A. Valls
H. C. Hall
The
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adverts Claim Cure All
There is widespread catarrh thought incurable, local remedies fail, constitutional treatment advised. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from KF J Cheney & Co Toledo is promoted as a constitutional remedy taken internally through the blood to mucous surfaces. A hundred dollar reward offers for any case not cured by Emil's Catarrh Medicine. Send for circulars and testimonials. Solata The Hall's Pami Pills for constipation.
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Hall
KF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Emil
F. J. Uhlhab! & CO
Solata
Slayer of Morrill Killed by Troops in Mexico
Mexico city dispatch reports Manuel Gonzalez, leader of the band that killed Augustus Morrill, former American consul at Manzanillo, was shot and killed by pursuing government troops per a semi official report.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Manuel Gonzalez
Augustus Morrill
Manzanillo
Aviators Wolf and Usier Ordered Home From Sonora
Instructions were transmitted today to lieutenants Wolf and Usier, American aviators held in Sonora since February 2, to return to the United States immediately. Army officials announced that the aviators had been released but awaited acceptance of their release.
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el Paso
Texas
Wolf and
Usier
Sonora
Mexico
United States
Army
Mexican workers flee to United States in alarming numbers
Mexico City reports large Mexican labor outflow to the United States, raising concern in northern states. Press advices warn of serious risks to industries and to farm land due to reduced cultivation and non use, signaling broader economic distress.
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Mexico City
United States
Texas Pink Boll Worm Control Stance Clarified
In a March 4 telegram from Austin, Governor Higbby said the pink boll worm situation in Texas is well in hand and there is no justification for a quarantine against Texas by any state. Officials in New Orleans were advised through cotton industry representatives.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Higbby
New Orleans
No-Wedding Easter Suppresses City Matrimony Hopes
New York on March 4 reports florists caterers and dressmakers lamenting a quiet Easter season for weddings. High living costs scarce housing and rising furniture prices keep couples from marrying while working women seek job security reducing brides and grooms. Parsonage bookings are unusually small.
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New York
Waster
Dirt to Give Away From L W Jambers Yard
L W Jambers offers a large quantity of dirt free to anyone who can haul it away for a few days. This limited time giveaway encourages quick action to secure material for building or landscaping needs.
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L. W. Jambers
Thatson
Garcia Given Liberty After Acquittal Returns Home
Juan Garcia an ex policeman of this city who killed a man at Sabinas Hidalgo Nuevo Leon and was wounded has been acquitted and given his liberty. Advices received this morning indicate he will soon return to his home here.
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Juan Garcia
Sabinas Hidalgo
Nuevo Leon
Storm Rips Midwest As Snow Bites Rail Travel
The worst winter storm sweeps from the mountains toward the Midwest causing heavy snow and freezing temps. Widespread wire and railroad disruption follows as temperatures plunge from 30s to below zero in Colorado and Nebraska towns. In Texas, strong winds topple oil derricks.
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Mountain States
Middle Western States
Texas
Associated Press
Chicago
Middle Western
Colorado
Nebraska
Temp Plunge Cuts Dallas Weather Dramatically
Dallas reports a 50 degree temperature drop in 12 hours as a rapid warm front reverses. Thermometer readings moved from 80 degrees late yesterday to 30 degrees early today, indicating a sharp cold snap affecting the area.
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Dallas
Hapsburgs must not regain the throne
Supreme Allied Council remains firm against restoring the Hapsburgs in Austria or Hungary. Conference circles note concern that Admiral Horthy's Hungarian regency could prompt a return of the former rulers amid Romanian fears.
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Associated Press
London
Supreme Allied Council
Austria
Lungary
Admiral Horthy
Bomb Explodes Under American Consulate Porch
A bomb exploded last night under the porch of the American consulate in Zurich causing damage but injuring no one. Police believe they have clues to the perpetrators.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Turkish Cabinet Resigns in Crisis in Constantinople
The Turkish cabinet resigned today amid a grave situation in Constantinople. The sultan asked Marshal Izzet Pasha to form a new government, signaling a major political shift.
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Constantinople
Izzet Pasha
Marshall's Long Record as Vice President
Washington March 4 Thomas RK Marshall marks eight years as Vice President, the longest tenure since John C Calhoun. Only Adams Tompkins Calhoun served eight years previously, with Clinton dying before completing a second term. Marshall remains the longest serving Democrat in the post and the only one to win a second term.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas RK. Marshall
United States
John C. Calhoun
iVice
John Adams
Daniel D. Tompkins
Calhoun
George Clinton
Marshall
Richard M. Johnson
Kentucky
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
President Wilson and Taft Address League of Nations Rally
On March 4 in New York at the Metropolitan Opera House, President Wilson and former President Taft spoke to a large audience on the League of Nations, outlining its aims and importance for peace.
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Wilson
Taft
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
League of Nations
New Jersey Sues to Strike Down Prohibition Amendment
The New Jersey attorney general filed in the U S Supreme Court a suit seeking to void the federal prohibition amendment and block enforcement of the Volstead Act. The bill argues the amendment is improperly drawn and not ratified by enough states, maintaining Congress had no power to propose such a moral regulation.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Jersey
United States Supreme Court
Palmer
Internal Revenue
Roper
Congress
Cotton Loss From Fire at Federal Plant Near Dallas
A fire at the natturate products plant near Dallas destroyed 3,000 bales of cotton linters owned by the federal government, causing about 90,000 dollars in losses last night.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Nattrate Products
Here
Deaths From Alcohol in St Paul Nine Esteemed Since Tuesday
In St Paul Minnesota nine deaths have been attributed to alcohol poisoning since Tuesday. Local health officials report the deaths as part of a growing wave linked to tainted or bootleg spirits. Authorities urge extreme caution and remind residents of the dangers of unsafe alcohol sources.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Beaumont Census Count Shows Population Rise in 1920
Beaumont becomes first Texas city to learn its official census figure for 1920 with a population of 36,351, an increase of 14,711 since 1910.
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Associated Press
Washington
Beaumont
Texas
Aviator John E Greer Dies in Windstorm Crash
Sanderson Texas March 4 Lieut John E Greer aged 23 an aviator from Kelly Field San Antonio was instantly killed at Watkins late yesterday when a terrific windstorm sent his machine crashing to earth.
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Associated Press
Sanderson
Texas
John E. Greer
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Watkins
International college debate set between North Dakota and Manitoba
Winnipeg Man March 4 For the first time since the war an international debate has been arranged between the University of North Dakota and the University of Manitoba The event will occur tomorrow in two divisions North Dakota will send a team to Winnipeg and Manitoba will send its representatives to Grand Forks The topic asks whether labor disputes in the United States and Canada should be submitted to legally established courts of arbitration.
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Winnipeg
University of North Dakota
University of Manitoba
North Dakota
Manitoba
Grand Forks
United States
Canada
Curious Facts From The World Of Nature And Science
A quirky set of statements notes that a whale is nearly one third head, tortoises like strawberries, an average working life is forty years, humming birds use spider threads for nests, Japan's postal service is the cheapest, fighting ants have ambulances, golf as a cure is a modern idea, and footlights were introduced by David Garrick.
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Japan
David Garrick
Fenmore Man Finds Relief From Stomach Trouble
Theodore Sanford of Fenmore Michigan suffered seven years of stomach pain preventing vegetables or fruit from being eaten and caused restless nights. After taking Chamberlains Tablets he can now eat vegetables and fruit without pain or sleeplessness. If indigestion or constipation weighs, try these tablets for potential relief.
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Mrs. Jones
Theodore Sanford
Fenmore
Mich
Chamberlain
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Laredo Electric & Railway Co
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H. J. Hamilton
Ed Cotter
Port Aransas
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Baby
Carl Utterback
W. N. Young
W. T. Hill
Houston
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Major
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R. L. Woodul
Heights
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Mrs. Alexander
Woodman
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Parlin
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Christ Church
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Mesdames Arkles
A. B. Muller
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J. B. Brewster
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Poster
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Vidales
Mann
Mussett
Mason
Adams
Arthur
Kanchett
Lines
Graham
Miss Josephine Brewster
Rev. Cook
Weather Forecast
Sporting Notes
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Palmer, Okla
Lfe
Cardui
Money Makera
Morrill
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Wichita Falls
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