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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1921

Page

5

New Books at Public Library Tuesday List

The Public Library received new titles for circulation including Tarzan the Untamed and The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, The Ancient Allan by Haggard, The Age of Innocence by Wharton, The Drums of Jeopardy, The Man on First, The Boy Scouts Year Book, and more from authors such as Cohen, Street, Wells, White, Wylie, Train, and Terrigo.

Public Library Tarzan the Untamed Tarzan W. RK. Burroughs Ethel M. Dell the Ancient Allan H. Rider Haggard Octavius Roy Cohen Harold McGrath Sunbeams, Inc Julian Street B. L. Standish Bruce Albert P. Terhune Onyx Carolyn Wells Edith Wharton E. 8. White A. R. Wylie Tutt Mr. Tutt Arthur Train Anon Boy Scouts To C. H. Terrigo F. K. Matthews

Bound Over to the Grand Jury in Liquor Case

Amador Medrano was bound over to the current grand jury session on a liquor law charge after an examining hearing before Justice Atlee. A $300 bond was set, and the case will be investigated by the grand jury in a few days.

Amador Medrano Justice of the Peace Atlee Grand Jury

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN IN PROGRESS OF FEMALE WORKERS

A survey of women breaking barriers across professions and nations. Examples include England’s push into pharmaceutical work, Indianapolis employing twenty two policewomen, and women joining business and engineering fields. Notes on trailblazers such as Miss Griff in Britain and Hilda Ball in Ohio retail, plus leaders in education and public service.

Mexico England Chamber of Commerce S J. Catherines Ont Mme. Grasset Indianapolis America J. ©. McNair Fayette Miss Griff Institute of Automobile Engineers of Great Britain

Still Unsolved Influenza Cause, Health Ministry Notes

The Associated Press reports from London that the 1918 1919 influenza outbreak remains without a solved cause. The Ministry of Health issues the first intensive study confirming the scourge’s severity across Europe and Asia. It warns that without universal improvements in living conditions the spread will not be actively mitigated.

Associated Press London Ministry of Health Europe Asia Health Ministry

Miss Betty Casement A Nurse Becomes a Coast Doctor

Miss Betty Casement, trained nurse and daughter of an English army officer, has crossed the sea to serve as doctor, dentist, nurse, and general consultant for settlements along sixty miles of the somber Newfoundland coast.

Betty Casement Newfoundland

Watch THE TIMES Everyday for Opportunities

An advertisement offers daily access to The Times with a subscription price of 0c per month. The compact offer appears to promote low cost or free access, inviting readers to watch or read the newspaper daily.

the Times

Fashions in Harvests Change With Inventions and War

The text surveys crops once common in England that faded as technology and needs shifted. Teasles declined after 1909 with metal carding machinery replacing them. Saffron crocus faded after the era, leaving only Saffron Walden as a memorial. Sugar beet emerges as a potential future favorite, grown from about 700 acres in 1910 before war redirected farming.

England Old Country

Beds of Nations Across Europe and Asia

The piece surveys how different peoples sleep using varied beds and bedding. It notes lavish English and American beds and luxury, European travelers carrying beds, Chinese and Japanese prefer low or mat beds, Germans use short beds with a large pillow, Italians favor larger beds, and many Russians sleep on mats or rugs on the floor.

Europe Italy Russia

Trees and Honey in the Forest Industry

Hu Maxwell notes in the American Forestry Magazine that forests support honey production by providing flowering trees as forage and supplying wood for beehives and equipment. He emphasizes the forest’s dual role as producer and supplier, deserving credit for both functions.

Hu Maxwell American Forestry Magazine

Ducks That Do Not Quack Introduced In United States

Popular Mechanics reports a new Muscovy breed from Russia that does not quack. They make good mothers and layers, fatten early for market with many fowls weighing seven pounds dressed at three months old, promising a neighborhood friendly poultry option.

United States Popular Mechanics Magazine Russia

Local Society Meetings Schedule From AOCETY to Parish Guild

The Junior Auxiliary gathers at the Rectory at 4 PM, Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church meets at the church at 4 PM, Miriam Chapter No 86 O E S holds a regular meeting at Masonic Hall at 8 PM, and the Parish Guild convenes with Mrs Asher Smith at 1501 Market Street at 6 30 PM.

Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church Miriam Chapter No. 86 Masonic Hall Asher Smith Market Street

Mothers Memory and Local News From Dolores City

A memory poem recalls a mother’s sheltering love and the longing for her presence. New notices report engagements, arrivals, and departures in Dolores and nearby towns. The Dorado Ark move announced for Mr and Mrs Jesse Thompson and baby. several social and church notices follow.

Jesse Thompson Baby Tke Dorado Arkansas

Bride-to-be Honored at Green Shamrock Party at Beyette Home

An elegant event celebrated the upcoming wedding with Marechal Niel roses and yellow jessamine, seven tables of hearts, and prizes awarded to Mrs. Albert Offer and Mrs. Bergman. Guests included Miss Amanda L Beyette and many relatives and friends. Little Nellie Ward performed dances and presented a green linen gift box to the honoree, followed by a luncheon of sandwiches and desserts.

Albert Offer Bergman Nellie Ward Anne McKinney Hugenia Copeland Amanda L Beyette Emma Beyette Marguerite Yeager Vesta Sturges Lilla May Beaman Ora Lee Beyette Eva Beyette Josephine Smith Alice Smith Emma Wright Mabel Byerly Mesdames J. O. Buenz A. J. Buenz A. J. Neff Keithley Griffin Crockett Miller Little

Soviet Chiefs Losing Control Over Troops In Esthonia

Stockholm dispatches report Bolshevik authorities losing grip on Soviet troops in Esthonia as artillery from Kronstadt bombards the Gulf of Finland coast between Oranienbaum and Petrograd, with messages arriving from Finland and Estonia.

Associated Press Stockholm Finland Esthonia Kronstadt Gulf of Finland Oranienbaum Petrograd

French nurses study public health nursing in America

Students from France Miles, Marcelle Monod and Sarah Petron arrive to study public health nursing in the United States. Trained by the American committee for devastated France, they will lead the nursing work the organization has inaugurated in war-torn districts.

Miles Marcelle Monod Sarah Petron America France American Committee For

Five Die in Burning Pullman Car Near Pueblo

Five persons burned to death when the rear Pullman on a Denver and Rio Grande train caught fire at 2 AM between Pueblo and Walsenburg. The origin is undetermined. The train was traveling from Denver to Alamosa. The blaze was spotted by a northbound engine crew, which signalled the other to stop. The brakeman, normally on the last sleeper, is missing.

Associated Press Pueblo Colo Denver

Marital Compromise Quip From Birmingham Paper

A humorous exchange from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes a divorce settlement where the wife receives ten thousand dollars annually and the husband keeps the liquor, highlighting a wry take on severed ties.

Birmingham Age-Herald

Floor walker position sought amid baby sleep woes

A job inquiry asks for experience for a floor walker post while a three month old infant has never slept through the night since birth, highlighting parental strain and work balance concerns. This brief exchange contrasts career ambitions with family duties in a domestic setting.

Fire at Breckenridge well damages Texas Co assets

Breckenridge Texas March 15 fire under control after causing about 175000 dollars in property damage. The blaze started at a well and spread to pipelines and storage tanks endangering the vast tanks of the Texas Company.

Associated Press Breckenridge Texas Texas Company

Making Baled Cotton Fire Proof Process Devise Contains Fire Spark Proofing

A chemical treatment for baled cotton renders flame and spark proof while aiding rapid drying if exposed to weather. The method aims to protect the industry from the average 20,000 bales destroyed by fire before marketing, especially in warehouses, marking a progressive step for a crop of great value.

Snowballs as Fuel Idea Fails to Materialize

A Boston Transcript note casts doubt on a chemistry professor's snowball fuel concept. The piece imagines a winter bargain on fuel costs but warns the scientist's creation does not promise a practical supply soon.

Boston Transcript

Cotton Consumed in February Totals 328,952 Bales

Washington reports February consumption at 295,653 bales of lint and 33,299 bales of linters, versus 615,599 bales lint and 26,892 bales linters a year ago, per census bureau data released today.

Associated Press Washington Census Bureau

Moorish Styles Impress Paris Fashion in Spring

Paris reports Moorist dress as the season’s new vogue with women concealing hair under turbans and adopting a hip swinging walk. Oriental notes appear in turbans scarfs and sashes, sequins for evening gowns, and oversized gaudy artificial flowers as trims. A single bloom on the left hip or a loose garland enhances the look.

Associated Press Paris The Daily Mail

Tiny infants often grow up healthy and normal in size

Parents learn that babies born abnormally small often reach robust, normal proportions as they grow. The article notes that ducks, with nearly 20 species, are most numerous in northern regions but occur worldwide.

Talaat Pasha Assassinated in Berlin Suburb

Berlin reports Talaat Pasha former grand vizier and finance minister of Turkey was shot and killed by an Armenian student in Charlottenburg Berlin. The murderer was arrested.

Associated Press Berlin Talaat Pasha Turkey Talaaat Pasha Charlottenburg

Money Makers Wants Ad8 Revenue Boost

A fragment notes money making aims for Ad8 with multiple dollar signs and emphasis on increasing revenue. No names, dates, or places are readable. The item reads like an advertising rate note or a brief plea for higher earnings in promotions.

Witness Recalls Night Of Fatal Shooting In Self Defense

By Associated Press Ardmore Oklahoma March 15 Clara Hamon testified about the November 21 shooting of Colonel Hamon. She described a day and night of assault and choking, saying the pistol fired during a struggle and she acted in self defense as he threatened to kill her.

Associated Press Ardmore Oklo Clara Hamon Hamon Hamnon

Court Clears Hamon Trial Room Amid Defensae Remark Fuss

Ardmore Oklahoma March 15 court was cleared after defense counsel McLean attacked state counsel Brown for calling Clara Hamon an old woman spectators remained as the press was allowed to stay. Clara and her mother cried and an hour recess followed while testimony continued with Mrs Walling revealing Clara's birth year and family ties to Jake Hamon.

Ardmore Oklo Hamon Apphiuse W. E. McLean H. H. Brown Clara Leute McLean Brown Smith Jake Hamon Jake Bud Ballew Walling Colonel Hamon

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers $100 Reward

An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh for thirty five years and acts through the blood. It promises dramatic health improvements after short use and urges readers to start taking the remedy immediately. The notice credits Cheney & Co and Dostoevsky random spelling.

Hall Fall Cheney & CO Sall Druggiate

Railway labor rejects cuts on New York Central

Representatives of common labor on the New York Central railroad rejected the wage cuts proposed by the road and declined to join a joint request to the railroad labor board. Officials informed the men that reductions would take effect April 1 in any event.

Associated Press New York New York Central Railroad Today Railroad Labor Board

Tax receipts near half billion to repay short term debt

The United States government expects about 500 million dollars in income tax receipts tonight. The funds will be needed immediately to retire short term borrowings or certificates of indebtedness issued by the government totaling another 500 million dollars.

Washington United States

Witness recollections in court spark heated exchange

In a tense courtroom scene Brown questioned a witness about her memory of a father’s alleged attempt to kill Jake Hannon and a sheriff’s disarming action. The state objected, the objection was sustained, and defense counsel demanded an exception to the ruling as prosecutors revealed connections to the defendant’s father. The exchange triggered audible uproar.

Jake Hannon Brown

Hamon Defense Calls Witnesses in Ardmore Murder Trial

Counselor for Clara Hamon announced she would testify today after other witnesses are summoned. The defense argues the fatal shot occurred during a drunken attack when the man reportedly brandished a chair. Walling, the defendant’s sister, and the defendant’s niece are set to testify. Final arguments are expected Wednesday with a possible jury verdict Thursday afternoon.

Ardmore Okla Clara Hamon W. B. Walling

Paris Chamber Sets Immediate Discussion on London Talks

The chamber of deputies ordered immediate discussion of interpellations about recent preparations for negotiations in London. A large attendance filled the chamber as the session opened.

Paris Chamber of Deputies London Chamber

Weather Forecast From New Orleans Bureau Summary

The Times reports a forecast from the U S Weather Bureau of New Orleans. Observations at Fort McIntosh cover 24 hours to 7 am with a maximum 89 and minimum 72. Winds from the southeast. Tonight and Wednesday expect cloudy conditions and clear skies overall.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co Fort McIntosh

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Aocety New York Herald Charles Lane Anita San Antonio Mrs. Shutt Dolores City Helen MacGregor J. S. Johnston Houston Street B. F. Nicholson J. R. Moore Jose Villareal Oscarina Villareal Corpus Christi Alma Scratchley Realitas Amador Sanchez Maria Benavides Sanchez Lamar Milo McCune Air Service United States Army Missionary Meeting Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Mesdames Shanks Tutwiler Burnett Sam Brown Mesdames Tutwiler Fred Lampman J. ©. Curran Curran W. N. Young D. McNeill Turner Asher R. Smith Poggenpohl Alfred Poggenpohl Amanda Beyette Shevik Power NEW York Central the Treasury US Associated Press
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