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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1921
Page
12
Saturday's Daily reports on German uprisings financed by Soviet gold and spread through industrial regions. It details police tactics with grenades, shattered rail and telegraph lines, and conflicting reports on control, while urging surrender and punishment for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll as a symbol of treason.
Two Americans said to be Army of Occupation members tried to seize Bergdoll and bring him under US jurisdiction. They received German jail terms, while Bergdoll boasted he would ensure their punishment. He remains abroad amid derision from locals and watchful German authorities.
At the Rialto Theater in Laredo the film The Little Fool adapted from The Little Lady of the Big Horse features Ora Carew in a dramatic tale about equality and thrill. The program promises impressive feats including a horse dive by Carew after challenges from horsemen. The presentation runs Sunday and Monday with other thrills in store.
A lavish film version of Edward Knoblock’s My Lady’s Dress titled Blind Wives will premiere at the Royal Theatre tomorrow. The stage success in New York and London sparked strong audience interest, with five self-contained episodes delivering joy, tragedy, and thrills through colorful photography and strong acting.
Dorothy Dalton stars in Guilty of Love at the Strand this Sunday a love story adapted from Avery Hopwood by Harley Knowles directing Edward Langford co stars. Paramount Artcraft release. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for cough and cold relief by Edward P. Miller Abbottstown Pa.
Easter day services in Christ Episcopal and Presbyterian churches feature a full cantata style program with seven choir soloists under Flora Dilgarde Anderson. Include Processional Clarion Easter Anthem and various anthems, hymns, and organ preludes. Knights Templar attend Presbyterian service. solo by Mrs. M. K. Whittington and sermon by L. H. Wharton.
The church presents a morning service with Voluntary He Lives and Hail Thou Gallican King. A chorus sings All Hail the Lord of Life followed by Psalm 16 and The Gloria Pathi. Offertory features instrumental music and an anthem Oh King Immortal with violin by Mr Koppe. Future Work for the Workers includes a solo by Mrs Whittington and a sermon The Resurrection by Rev M K Fred with Coronation hymn.
Special music has been arranged for Easter services at the First Baptist Church. Rev. W. A. Knight will preach on The Ever Present Lord, presenting a message of faith and hope.
At St Peter's Church the Solemn High Mass at 10 o'clock will feature Marzo's Fifth Mags and other Easter music under director A J Notton and organist Miss Lillie Poggenpohl.
At San Agustin Church a Solemn High Mass will be held at 10 o'clock with special music under the direction of organist Prof. Julian M. de Villar.
March is a typical pneumonia month with high mortality. After winter the body loses resistance and people grow careless. Prompt attention to every cold reduces danger and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is an expectorant that cleans mucus and may prevent pneumonia. It is pleasant to take and children use it willingly.
Budapest, March 26. Thirty million kronen belonging to American firms to be released by the Hungarian government upon representations by American Commissioner Grant Smith. The money was seized as a 20 per cent levy on bank deposits. The legality of levying American capital in Hungarian banks has been long debated.
Delegates from Atascosa Dimmitt LaSalle Zavala Webb counties gathered at Laredo Chamber of Commerce to press for emergency freight rate reductions on the Texas Bermuda onion crop. A. R. Pawket and Roy Campbell named to liaison roles for the Dallas hearing on March 28 1921, with resolutions urging railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission to act promptly.
Expert piano tuner and repairer offers high grade violins and string instrument repairs. Contact at phone 148, located at D. J. Morans place. F. P. F. HANCOCK. March 24.
The district court will hear the heaviest criminal docket in its history starting Monday, with fifty two cases including transfers from Starr county. First day includes Jesus Hernandez et al for liquor law violations Julio Gutierrez for burglary Filiberto Trevisio for liquor law violations and Gutierrez for theft over fifty dollars. A special venire will be summoned on April 4 to try C R Riddle on robbery by firearms. Nearly three weeks will be consumed.
The International and Great Northern Railway will open a downtown ticket and freight office in the Hamilton Hotel building on April 1, with George L. Hatley in charge. Passenger tickets and bills of lading will be handled locally, avoiding trips to distant I N G offices. Quarters were leased yesterday and fixtures will be installed at once.
A crowded Laredo page lists Easter candy and egg sales by Olympia Candy Co and Borders Bakery, a downtown L&GN Railway ticket office opening, plumbing ads, and multiple social announcements. The probate court and federal court sessions are noted, with several residents traveling to Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Karnes City for events and visits.
The civil suit Villegas & Co. vs Border Wholesale Commission Co. reached a six day trial and the jury returned a verdict at midnight. Villegas & Co. awarded 2774 dollars against Border Wholesale and Clement Grain Co. of Waco awarded 1350 dollars against Border Wholesale. Attorneys included Hamilton and Phelps for Villegas Hicks, Hicks, Dickson and Bobbitt for Border Wholesale and Mann and Willoughby for Clement Grain.
Rev Chasteen and singer Ruth Orr arrive to lead a three to four week revival at the Christian church. Evangelists aim to save souls beyond the church, with morning services at 11 and nightly at 7 30, inviting the unsaved to attend.
Advertisement touts a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cases and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a thirty five year reliable remedy. Claims it cures by purging poison from blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and free sample offers. Ends with garbled contact and endorsement notes.
Large daily arrivals of live young quail from interior Mexico pass through Nuevo Laredo to Laredo and onward to eastern states. This week 3500 quail were received by a local dealer, with shipments reaching Vermont Massachusetts and Maine. The birds are described as healthy and in demand for reserve use and consumption.
Rodrigo de Llano, representative of Excelsior of Mexico City, visited en route to headquarters after weeks in Mexico City, staying with cousin Matias de Llano. Memphis journalist Boyce House toured city for health reasons tied to Cotulla. Capt Francisco A Rivera arrived as General M Perez Trevisio's envoy to escort the Gwynn couple to Mexico City. W L Layer and J L Poston of Sonora News Co arrived from Mexico City. Poston to New York, Layer to Laredo for a short stay. Claude A Brown of Jacksonville and Dublin Brothers’ R V Dublin arrived to stay through the onion season. F J Granger of Benton Harbor, Michigan, also in town for an extended visit.
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