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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1922
Page
9
Workmen and plumbers rush sewerage connections in all city areas within the district. Property owners push to speed up paving, with contractors juggling crews as installations advance. paving will start only when further tearing of streets is unnecessary and connections are sufficiently advanced.
A compact chronology lists notable moments from Stephen Hopkins birth and death to 1920 Holland joining the League of Nations. It notes the 1808 arrival of the Portuguese royal family in Brazil, the 1866 Albert Medal creation, 1872 French indemnity payment, Cleveland cabinet in 1893, 1900 regimental shamrock order, 1906 Ena of Battenberg's baptism, Amundsen's pole discovery, and 1920 Britain’s League vote.
A plan to establish the International Peace Highway unites the United States Canada and Mexico for commercial intercourse. A Texas branch meeting is set for March 5 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio to organize local promoters.
Sir Archibald Bodkin is described as a key yet little known British official who directs prosecutions in major crimes. He decides on prosecutions after police work, can hire experts, and led wartime spy prosecutions and many murder cases.
The Central Division of the American Red Cross opens in Des Moines with delegates from over a score of states. The convention will include an historical spectacle depicting the development of Red Cross work from early efforts to the present day with local and visiting performers in the production.
Edward P. Miller of Abbottstown Pa. reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as excellent for coughs and colds. He notes that those who have used it are seldom satisfied with any other product.
Garden columnist urges indoor February sowing of petunias for summer color. Details seed depth by crop and soil type, emphasizes color borders, and notes an early spring forecast while advising careful planning and moisture cautiousness.
The Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church will convene at the Rectory at 4 pm on Tuesday for an afternoon gathering.
An epic nautical verse opens with a copper sun on a westward voyage. A looming cloud and prophetic fear contrast with quiet winds as sailors contemplate a doomed morrow.
West Frankfort Illinois March 7 Associated Press reports a bandit blew the safety deposit vault at the Ewing State Bank and escaped with an undetermined amount of loot.
Oklahoma City reports three fires burning through the day displacing seventy five people, many of them children, from their homes.
Okmulgee Oklahoma March 7 nearly twenty witnesses attended as the district court grand jury continues its examination into the collapse of the Bank of Commerce and related affairs.
A collection of curious statements spans demographics languages bread in Norway open air schools Providence open air schooling Marconi wireless history London pawned goods value Lake Victoria shape Monday suicide statistics Asiatic buffalo milk fat pensions in England Lisbon Oporto towns Watermelons from South Africa price Solomon's Temple construction cost today.
The International cable rifle match between Yale and Oxford is set for tomorrow in New York. Last year Yale led 1564 to 1361, and this year Oxford proposes a new prone rapid fire stage with 1 minute 20 seconds for 10 shots on a target sent by Oxford. Each team fields 10 shooters.
Arbor Day in California marks a statewide celebration while Vermont holds an annual town meeting day. Luther Burbank turns 7% years old. Amundsen announced a discovery ten years ago. Ottawa prepares for the opening of the fourteenth Parliament of Canada. The Central Division of the American Red Cross begins a two day convention in Des Moines. The American Hardwood Manufacturers Association meets in Louisville with a modification of a Supreme Court antitrust ruling on its statistics bureau.
Train No. 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 10 a.m. Train No. 23 from Corpus Christi arrives at 3:36 p.m. Through fast train to St. Louis leaves at 12:01 p.m. and reaches 6:15 p.m. Night Train departs at 10 p.m. fronting an arrival at 1:30 a.m. International & Great Northern services the routes.
P. Parker, 45, a farmer living between Farwell and Bovina, died from a gunshot wound suffered in Farwell. H. E. Guy, president of the Farwell National Bank, surrendered to the sheriff and posted 5,000 dollars awaiting further action. The shooting happened on the bank sidewalk in front of the bank. Parker leaves a widow and two children. Guy is married with three children.
The Spanish cabinet led by Antonio Maura resigned today after a governmental setback. Prime Minister Maura announced the move in Madrid as the country faces political realignment and fresh leadership.
Mrs Minnie Neighbors of Los Angeles and Mrs Frances Bates of Chicago were indicted today on perjury charges by the county grand jury for testimony given in defense at the Roscoe Arbuckle trials.
Washington March 7 President Harding asked the attorney general for an opinion on whether Senator Smoot and Representative Burtn may sit on the debt refunding committees while remaining members of Congress.
Frederick N Sage longtime Galveston local manager of the Texas Transport Terminal Company and Shipping Agency died at his home after a lingering illness. He was 68 and had worked with the firm for 35 years and was a nephew of the late Russell Sage.
The Republican chaired committee authorized Fordney to present the final soldier bonus measure in the House. The bill offers four options including cash for some veterans, with provisions for vocational training home and farm aid and loan terms unchanged. It omits a proposed payment for immediate relatives and defines eligible servicemembers as those in US armed forces from April 6 1917 to the armistice signing with service credit through July 1 1919.
W. Hallmark of Cisco, a traveling salesman for the Angerican Lovacco Company, died February 25 when the automobile carrying him stalled on a ridge between Clairmont and Post City. His body was found several hundred yards from the car. He was a former football player who married Miss Steve Grantham of Gatesville last November.
Crowds gathered early as a special committee investigation into Governor Russell and a alleged pernicious lobby by fire insurance companies was postponed to tomorrow due to the governor’s absence and Chairman Stone’s needed attendance.
Nineteen Americans who joined the Spanish foreign legion to fight Moors were detained by immigration officials and sent to Elo Island last night after returning on the steamer America. Authorities say joining the foreign legion forfeits U S citizenship rights.
Luther Burbank born in Lancaster Massachusetts marks his seventy third birthday in Santa Rosa California. The plant wizard reshaped modern horticulture through experiments and discoveries influencing plant life and related professions. He began with the Burbank potato and later established experimental farms near Grants Pass in 1875 for better climate.
Nearly a million pupils in New York public schools will have their eyes tested as Health Day activities unfold. The Eyesight Conservation Council of America coordinates wholesale eye testing with school officials, with additional screenings for ears teeth nutrition and nasal breathing.
Washington March 7 the attitude of the United States government toward participation in the Genoa conference has been formulated and was announced shortly it was learned today at the White House.
London reports Lloyd George has deferred resigning and will likely stay as prime minister until Irish legislation is finished and perhaps through the Genoa conference. He reportedly wishes to attend Genoa and leads the government with that aim.
Train No 1 departs Laredo daily except Sunday at 830 am and arrives Minera at 1030 am Train No 2 departs Mineros daily or matey at 11 am and arrives at
Belfast reports two youths killed when police opened fire on a crowd of rioters during today’s disturbances. Authorities have yet to release full details of the incident and names.
Brownsville Texas March 7 A A Helmecke tried by court martial at Fort Brown last night charged with desertion for failure to report when drafted. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Final decision to be passed by corps headquarters at Fort Sam Houston.
Dr Ira N Hollis president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute born Moorestown Indiana 66 today Sewell Ford Maine born 64 Rear Admiral Albert W Willits retired Philadelphia 71 today Edouard Roundil French amateur billiard champion 42 today David C Danforth St Louis American League pitcher born Granger Texas 32 today
Houston March 7 Claudia Maroney 11 months old was shot and perhaps fatally wounded while playing with her four year old brother. The boy found a gun under a pillow and the family believes he tested it.
Three Sanger girls Janeva Smith Lottie Wheeler and Bess Millican were asleep in Rev. C N Smith's house when an intruder climbed in through a window and cut off their hair leaving clippings around the room. The girls were not awakened and the motive remains unknown.
A tornado ripped through Warrenville South Carolina just before daybreak killing six people and injuring many. The storm also damaged property in Stirleton Langley and adjacent areas, with extensive destruction reported.
Acting on information said to be supplied by the Ku Klux Klan Mrs Alice Shields is arrested in Florida charged with the murder of her husband on February 6 authorities report she was taken into custody today in the case linked to Klan tips.
An explosion in the Kansas City Railway Company's barns killed three men and injured nine. The blast tore 20 feet of wall from the plant and derailed several street cars on nearby tracks. The victims were identified as railway employees.
Tonight fair with frost and a brief frost risk. Wednesday forecast favors fair skies and warmer temperatures. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a maximum of 85 degrees and a minimum of 41 with southeast winds and clear conditions.
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