Town Knockers and Returning Soldiers Commentary
The piece criticizes town knockers who disparage Laredo and Webb County while praising local advantages like water climate and air. It cautions that oil prospects near Laredo should be handled by landowners, warns against public spats, and urges patience until drilling clarifies an oil field. It also calls for meaningful jobs for returning soldiers and emphasizes the duty to prioritize veterans in employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Webb County
Brimstone
Sulphur Lake
Their Old Jobs Back Esteems and Realities
Returning soldiers expected to reclaim their prewar jobs while wages rose and women filled roles during the war. Now employers face pressure as veterans seek reemployment and some workers resist ceding positions, creating workplace friction amid lingering labor obligations. The piece notes wartime shifts and ongoing job commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efyic
Indigestion relief promotes expulsion of foul matter
An old advertisement advises taking HERBINE for indigestion to relieve pain in minutes. It claims the medicine moves fermented matter into the bowels where it is expelled. Price not specified. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Maj. Gen. Graves Marks 54th Birthday Highlights Siberia Mission
Maj. Gen. William S Graves, a Texan West Point graduate, turns 54. He led United States expeditionary dispatches to Siberia last autumn and previously rose from colonel in 1917 to brigadier nominee in 1918. He served on the general staff and earned praise from Gen. J Franklin Bell for action near Caloocan in 1901. He later headed the Liberian expedition and commanded the Eighth Division at Camp Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Graves
United States
Siberia
Graves
West Point
Philippines
J. Franklin Bell
Caloocan
National Army
Camp Fremont
Cal
Plans for Victory Loan Drive Organization Begun
The first meeting called by Mr Cummings of the Federal Reserve to organize committees for the Victory Loan drive set for April 21. Temporary chairs for men and women named, with five member committees to recruit attendance at a mass meeting and select permanent leaders. Webb county quota to be announced before start. drive described as likely the last of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummings
Federal Reserve Bank
Chamber of Commerce
James
F. A. Matthes
W. N. Young
Aug. C. Richter
M. W. Brennan
B. G. Salinas
R. L. Bobbitt
W. L. Guyler
Young
Webb County
Today’s anniversaries through 1802 to 1917 in world events
Chronology lists key happenings from 1802 cession of Ceylon to Britain to 1917 British victory near Gaza. Includes 1836 Fannin Texas massacre details, 1848 Prussian unification hints, 1869 death of James Harper, 1891 John McEnery death, 1894 New Jersey race-track repeal, 1915 Hartmanns-Weiserkopf peak, 1916 Salonika troop ship sinking, and 1917 Gaza battle defeat of Turks.
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Ceylon
Great Britain
Amiens
J. W. Fannin
Goliad
Santa Ana
Prussia
James Harper
Great
New York
New York City
Newtown L. L
John McEnery
Louisiana
New Orleans
Petersburg
New Jersey
Hartmanns-Weiserkopf
Salonika
Palestine
Gaza
Laredo School Board to hold April 1919 Trustee election
Proclamation by I M S Ryan President of the Laredo Independent School District orders an election on April 5 1919 to elect four trustees. Voting places are Central Grammar School Building for precints 1 and 2 and Urbahn School Building for precints 3 and 4 with named election officers. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m under Texas law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M.S. Ryan
Independent School District
Laredo
Texas
Central Grammar School
M. A. Hirsch
Emeterio Mendoza
C. Zagarnaga
Urbahn
P. P. Leyendecker
J. T. Agan
I Martinez
State of
A. D
Ryan
Funeral of Mrs Mary L Hillert Held From Home
The funeral of Mrs Mary L Hillert who died Tuesday morning was held at her Houston street home at 3 p m with Rev L H Wharton of the Presbyterian church officiating Many friends recalled her kindness and grim grief accompanied the procession The grave site was heavily covered with flowers honoring the deceased and her husband and child who preceded her in death were remembered by memorial blossoms Pail bearers included H J Seaman Royle K Mims Clarence Jefferies J E Trout James H Winch and Eugene Christen Honorary pallbearers were Sam W Brown Robert McCulloch Sr D D Davis and Bruce Thompson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Hillert
Houston Street
L. H. Wharton
Presbyterian Church
H. J. Seaman
Royle K. Mims
Clarence Jefferies
J. E. Trout
James H. Winch
Eugene Christen
Sam W. Brown
Robert McCulloch
D. D. Davis
Bruce Thompson
Odd Fellows Lodge Schedules Weekly Meetings
Rio Grande Lodge 373 meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. Fred L. Mackay Noble Grand J H Barlow Secretary. Laredo Encampment 29 meets second and fourth Fridays at 8 p.m. Jos Netzer Chief Patriarch G W Pew Scribe. Rebekah Lodge 438 meets first and third Fridays at 8 p.m. Hortense Tannenbaum Noble Grand Jos Netzer Secretary. All visiting Brothers and Sisters invited. Lodge room corner Farragut street and Convent avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Lodge No. 373
Fred. L. Mackay
Noble Grand
J. H. Barlow
Laredo
Jos. Netzer
G. W. Pew
G. W. Glasscock
Rebekah Lodge No. 438
Hortense Tannenbaum
Farragut Street
Convent Avenue
District Court Deals With Criminal Docket
In Crystal City this morning Serapio Gonzalez pled guilty to cattle theft and received two years in the penitentiary. Santana Gutierrez pled guilty to assault to murder and was sentenced to two years with a suspended sentence. Guillermo Longoria was sentenced to six months in the county jail for abandonment of wife and child. Ramon Villareal case on extortion continued due to missing witnesses.
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Serapio Gonzalez
Santana Gutierrez
Crystal City
Guillermo Longoria
Ramon Villareal
Lieut Ed Moser Touring London and Ireland
The Times notes Lieut Ed J Moser of the 36th Division visiting London sights including Parliament and Parliament Square and planning a trip to Scotland and Ireland. He sends regards and hints at kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland, recalling brave Irish- American troops in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland
Blarney Castle
Ireland
Times
J. Moser
Parliament Square
France
Roy Goggins Freed With Suspended Sentence In Theft Case
Roy Goggins, jointly indicted with Leo Malone who received five years for stealing Mrs. W. N. Young’s car, was given five years with a suspended sentence by a district court jury yesterday afternoon. He left for home in San Antonio with his mother. Testimony from San Antonio physicians and Deputy Sheriff Diaz about Goggins’s mental condition and his past peaceful conduct influenced the verdict’s suspended sentence clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Goggins
San Antonio
Getse-It Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement extols Gets-It as a fast corn cure. It claims two drops relieve corn pain and allow peeling the corn shortly after application.
Masonic Lodge Notice for Laredo No 547 Meeting
Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M tonight at 7 30 Work in Master Mason Degree All visiting brethren invited to attend J A Burnett W M
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Laredo
A. F
A. M
J. A. Burnett
W. M
Vermi Fuge Remedy for Worms in Children
Claims White's Cream Vermi Fuge cures intestinal worms in children. Advertises relief when worms are expelled, noting pale cross fretful sickly children. claims strengthens health after treatment. Priced at 25 cents per bottle and sold by all druggists.
Dentists and Music Pros Advertised in City Listings
Dr. A G Thompson dentist at Hidalgo Street and Flores Avenue office phone 645 residence 672. Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald pianist soprano and director of Royal Concert Orchestra with phone 1062. Prof Julian M de Villar piano teacher and orchestra for entertainments at 402 San Dario Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Co
Cor
Hidalgo St
Flores Ave
Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald
Royal Concert Orchestra
Julian M. DE Villar
San Dario Avenue
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Joe P. Leyendecker
M. L. Hillert
ODD Fellows
Moser
District Court of the United States
Southern District of Texas
J. K. Porseck & Sons
John C. Scott
Las Islitos Farm
Rio Grande and
Eagle Pass
F. M. Ramsay
Auto Sales Co. Inc
NEW York Tailors
E. Lawrence &Co
Chicago
Horner's Pharmacy
Larido Ice Factory
P. M. Sauvignet
Oha D. Buenz Lumber
Physicians and Surgeons
O. J. Cook
Richter Building
H. M. Austin
H. Stow Garlick
SRS. C. F
H. E. Kenney
Matamoros Tel
IOKS
Phelps, Dickson and Bosbitt
Attorneys-at-Law
Ffces
Tilcks
Walls
Joan L. George
Alexander
O'Meara
Neblett
E. A. Atlee
Nat'l Bank
Hal W. Greer
Tut Salinas Ave
Paul W. Evans
BR. A. E. McCulloch
K. Thompson
Fies
N. W
Corner Market Plaza
BR. W
Bentist
Ittice
Vaella Bidg
People's Pharmacy
A. G. Thompson
Undertakers
John Convery
Jarvie Plaza
Annie Thaison
Houston St
Chamberlain
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