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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1919
Page
23
A light hearted call invites readers to report their names for inclusion in an upcoming local paper. The note promises eventual visibility and encourages participation to ensure every resident appears in print at least once.
A collage of curious facts on language, plants, and science, noting how Czechs are pronounced, oyster eggs, King George’s travels, ancient olive trees, steam energy, mummy remedies, magenta’s origin, and tobacco use. Also references to Punta Arenas population, a major Swiss landslide, and details on the British Museum’s security, plus a poem and various local notices about military personnel and travel.
Judge Ham Ward of San Antonio visits the city on legal business while Hion H Hicks also from San Antonio attends the district court. Pat Hickey of Battery Ten, 21st Field Artillery, recently returned from France with wounds and gas exposure, arrives home in Laredo after discharge. Rafael Nieto, Mexico’s minister of Finance, arrives and travels to Washington and New York for business, escorted to the border by Colonel Castro.
Detroit Michigan hosts a major AAU swimming meet tomorrow night featuring top national contenders. Three titles are on the line including the 150 yard backstroke for men the 220 yard freestyle for men and the women’s fancy diving championship.
Mrs Violet Oberfeldt, society editor, is mentioned with two phone numbers 70 and 48. No additional context or events are provided in the readable text.
Friday events include the Blue Bird Chapter Camp Fire Girls meeting at Mrs Alfred Pogggenpohl's home at 4 PM and Boy Scouts Troop 1 at the Methodist Church in the evening. Also at 7 PM the weekly meeting at the headquarters Hall. Saturday Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church meets at 4 PM and Junior Scouts Troop hold their weekly meeting in the afternoon.
Sunday visitors Mr and Mrs Leonard Haynes arrive from New York and stay weeks at the Hamilton Hotel. Mrs D F Anderson in New York City has accepted a position as first assistant organist at the Church of the Holy Communion. The Fifth District T F W C Annual Convention will meet in San Antonio April 17 and 18. Mrs R L Poster elected delegate from the Woman's Club. Adan Abrego of this city and Miss Josefina Carbajal of San Antonio to be married tonight at San Fernando cathedral. They will arrive in Laredo tomorrow to reside here.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church held a business meeting at the home of Mrs. J. N. Worsham with Mesdames Little Millar Bradford Morgan Keithley Smith Hamilton Harper Cannelly and Phelps present. Visitors Mrs Robertson of Colorado City and Mrs Elman of Pearsall joined for a social hour and refreshments.
Travelers arriving include Manuel A. Tamez and family from Monterey. Mr and Mrs J W Lusher. M Lusher. C B H Hayes and wife from Chanute Kansas. Fred Hack from City. C H Plase Reymonville. M Lub Rallo Hartley from El Paso. E Cueva and family from San Antonio. S F Lough borough from Mexico City. WE Bivens and M Walters from San Antonio and Denver. A D Stinthe from Raymondyie.
Promote clear skin by cleansing blood bowels and liver with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. A gentle vegetable cure claimed as a substitute for calomel with no sickness or bad effects. available 10c and 25c per box from all druggists.
The Henley regatta marks eighty years since its 1839 public meeting launching what became a national rowing tradition. The piece traces the Grand Challenge Cup’s origin and its Warwick vase form, with Bulrush handles and Father Thames motif, added bases in 1896.
Officers of the Elks Grand Lodge arrive in New Orleans for the dedication of their new lodge home. The National American Woman Suffrage Association holds its jubilee convention final sessions in St Louis. Mayer Hoan convenes Great Lakes manufacturers in Milwaukee to reestablish lake freight services cut by war.
The item notes four Democratic women in Utah's legislature, women run businesses in Clarksburg West Virginia, and new women voter clubs across Oklahoma. It cites Indiana’s Woman’s Franchise League convening April 1 2 in Indianapolis, and Susanna Rannells registering to vote in Battle Creek Michigan. Governor Smith backs appointing a woman to Niagara Reservation Commission. Des Moines forms to build a hotel for working women. France M Haskell backs capital punishment restoration in Washington. A pharmacy journal canvass shows women pharmacists in the United States more than doubled in five years.
Tonight and Saturday fair and warmer as forecast by the United States weather bureau New Orleans report. Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours ending 7 am show a maximum of 74 degrees and a minimum of 60 degrees with a west wind and cloudy conditions.
Paris reports that former Emperor William and former Crown Prince Frederick William will face the high court to be formed by the German national assembly in Paris. Former Foreign Minister Zimmermann will also be brought before the court.
London reports on a March 28 executive meeting of the national body urging accelerated progress toward a peace agreement. Officials discussed timelines and coordinated with allied governments to advance negotiations.
United States Senator William M. Calder warns Secretary Glass that without action a popular subscription to the Liberty Bond loan may be impossible, forcing banks to take the bonds. The government announces flexible terms for the Victory Liberty Loan with deferred payments possible from May 19 to November 11.
Attorney General Palmer announced that of 4000 enemy aliens interned during the war all but about 00 will be paroled or repatriated. Those remaining are deemed dangerous and will be held indefinitely.
The 132d Field Artillery, a unit of Texans and Oklahomans, will march in Houston next week en route to Camp Bowie, announced today. The parade marks a public display as troops move toward their training assignment.
British forces crossed the River Jordan on March 28. Airmen claimed 24 German aircraft shot down on the western front. A fierce battle stretched along a 56 mile front from northeast of Arras to southeast of Somme with heavy fighting reported.
A New York report notes the 1920s era change as Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey merge into one big circus for the season in the metropolis. The Diana statue gaze and packed arena mark spring as the two touring names give way to a single show due to higher taxes and transport costs.
New York on March 28 begins the national indoor tennis championships. Howard Voshell defends his national singles title from last year while Fred Alexander, runner up, returns to challenge for the honor. The event features a field of well known racquet players and is expected to deliver high caliber competition.
A socialist party resolution, passed unanimously, urges completing preliminary peace talks at once to halt chaos and anarchy spreading across Europe due to delays in setting peace terms.
In Tokio a member questioned the enforceability of the 1907 Gentlemens Agreement with the United States. Vice Foreign Minister M Shedehara said no formal agreement exists, only a voluntary Japanese declaration regulating emigration. It restricts new emigration while permitting existing residents to bring families, with Japan bound to the declaration.
Paris reports indicate the executive council will increase membership from two to three. The new member is expected to be a labor representative.
Paris March 28 peace conference circles express hope that the preliminary peace treaty may be signed by Easter Day, with Easter falling around April 20.
London March 28 Lord Doune captain of the Royal Flying Corps testified in the court martial of Captain Chamberlain of San Antonio that no such squadron existed as the one Chamberlain said he attached himself to during his celebrated flight. He said the superior officers Chamberlain named were not known.
A brief quip from the Houston Post plays on parental objections in a domestic setting. The joke centers on the father forbidding a suitor on “any grounds within a mile” of the home, highlighting humor in neighborhood propriety.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that several ladies complain club members ogle them in an unwelcome way. A joking remark suggests forming an Ogling Committee to rectify the issue.
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