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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1919
Page
7
In connection with the Laredo Barber Shop, New York Tailors offer suits for 1.00 a week with French dry cleaning and steam pressing. Located at 616 Flores Ave, phone 1126.
Mrs. M. A. Hastings widow of Judge B. M. Hastings died March 18 at age 87 in Laredo. A pioneer resident for over thirty years she was mother to C. B. Hastings and Mrs. A. H. Ford of Laredo. Relatives in Mexico City and Tampico, Mexico share in the family’s loss.
Judge Mullally presided as a jury empanelled for Jose Elizondo charged with unlawfully carrying arms at the carnival. He was found guilty with a $100 fine unpaid, to be jailed. Bernardino Gutierrez faced trial for assault to murder at the noon session.
Mrs. Wenceslada Benavides de Trimble died at 1410 Iturbide street Sunday at 3 am after a lingering illness. Survived by husband Alex Trimble and daughter Maria Trimble, funeral at 5:30 pm from the home to San Agustin church with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Born in Laredo, she was 60 and had been in poor health for years.
The C. O. D. Grocery Co. Inc purchased the business from O. H. Guinn with G. H. Beyette named manager. Mr Beyette will be glad to see old friends and customers. The new management is G. H. Beyette, Manager.
The notice thanks patrons for liberal support in the past and expresses hope for continued patronage under new management.
Violet Oberfeldt reports on society events and social happenings with the Oberfeldt Society Editor handling notices and phone inquiries for readers and participants.
Monday includes the Women's Missionary Society meeting at the church at 4 PM and a dance at the Woman's Club in the evening. Tuesday features the Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meeting at the Rectory at 4 PM and Community Singing at the Soldiers Club in the evening.
Poem-like exhortation urges a son to seek hope and light amid darkness. Local notices report names, visits, and travels of residents including Folger McKinsey C M Tilly G W Derby Martin Hazelrigg Austin Sharkey Booth and others. A military wedding at Fort McIntosh joins El Paso and San Antonio figures with a multiday city social page.
The bridal party entered through a palm-decked hall as Mrs. Smith led the matron of honor and Misses Kaempfer and Smith. The bride wed Lieut. Carroll with Chaplain Z. T. Vincent officiating. After, Miss Slaughter sang and guests enjoyed a green and white reception and buffet. Major and Mrs. White will reside at Fort McIntosh.
A compact list of historical dates marking openings, insurrections, births, deaths, and military actions. It notes Southwark Bridge opening in 1819, Kiel insurrection and provisional government in 1848, Texas Governor James Hogg’s birth notched, Jomini’s death, British Italian East Africa talks, West Virginia governor Pisars Ponty birth, Antwerp raid in 1915, Sussex sinking 1916, and Nivelle 1917 actions.
Albert J. Biggio manager of the David Hardie Seed Co. of Dallas arrived in the city last night for a short visit and is staying at the home of his sister Mrs. R. K. Mims.
Travelers arrive at the hotel including G. B. Mata of New York City L. Dreher of St. Louis Missouri F A Rubaleasva and family G P Dryger of New York City Julian Cefial Enrique Valdez of San Antonio A A Crochr of Boston.
In a candid aside Mickie vented about delays caused by revising to fit copy before press time. He warned the late workflow frays the crew and keeps everyone ragged as the paper nears publication.
The old sea captain in brass sits by his fireside when his sailor son Jack bursts in to say the weather is rough and they have put in for a day. The father recalls his days at sea while the son describes a storm so severe it even blew anchors off the chaplain’s buttons and the ship’s bow paint. He stops the tale and tells Jack he does him credit.
A vintage testimonial ad promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills and Dean’s Kidney Pills for kidney and backache relief. Mrs. T. Guernsey of 2016 Farrag St says the remedy helped her kidney trouble, back pain, dizziness, and nervousness. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York distributes at 60 cents.
A collection of curious notes covers Egyptian mummy wrappings and linen, a 2000 year old princess encased in a laced garment, Glasgow grave-digging strikes for pay and shorter hours, Aztec reverence for the number 13, and Britain’s vast prewar country estates with hundreds of staff and caretakers.
The Six Nations Indian women presented Princess Patricia with a formal bridal gift, an oil painting showing the old Mohawk church on the Brantford Ontario reservation.
Washington reports grave concern over the seizure of the Hungarian government by a Bolshevik regime that has declared war on the neighboring powers and seeks an alliance with the Russian Bolsheviki. The Associated Press notes the dramatic political shift amid European upheaval.
The article notes Julieta Lanteri de Renshaw as the first woman candidate for Argentina's National Chamber of Deputies. It mentions Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Pocahontas, historian notes on the President’s wife lineal descent. Lois Parker survives a long missionary group, while Mary Jansky walks eight miles through a snowstorm to reach a country school. European convents reportedly hold over 40 prisoners from ruling houses taking nun vows for prayer and service.
Reading through its miscellany, the piece notes gigantic Madagascar ostriches twelve to fourteen feet tall, Borneo yielding a dazzling range of colored diamonds, and a tale of John MacCormack negotiating two thousand dollars for a Tipperary record. It also cites arsenic eating among Austrian peasants and the Speaker of the British House of Commons earning a $25,000 salary with rich perquisites, plus a postretirement peerage and $20,000 annual pension.
The Times provides a daily forecast from the U S weather bureau in New Orleans. Tonight showers and Tuesday cloudy. Fort McIntosh observations show a max of 88 degrees and a min of 54 with a north wind and cloudy skies.
Vienna reports Secretary of Military Affairs Herr Deutsche says if the Entente treats German Austria as it does Hungary a loss of self-control among the people is possible. He cautions missteps could endanger the bulwark against Bolshevism if the country remains economically and politically intact.
Basel March 24 The proclamation of the new Hungarian government proclaims a proletariat and rejects attacks by Czecho Slovak bourgeoisie and Romanian annexationist classes. It pledges to defend the republic with their last drop of blood and seeks a speedy peace to secure existence for Hungarian workers and lasting peace with other peoples.
Paris reports a long conference between Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichon ends with a plan to ship General Hatler's Polish division to Dantzig immediately regardless of German approval. Two French divisions are in Budapest and several Serbian divisions in Belgrade ready for action.
London reports on Hungary's revolt and an asserted alliance with the Russian Soviet as a European menace. The Globe links these events to the peace conference delays, warning that continued focus on the league covenant before peace risks worse consequences.
Washington March 24 Chairman Feek of the department of commerce industrial board announced cheaper food in the near future following a conference with food administration officials in New York.
The 132d Field Artillery, part of the old Texas National Guard, arrived today on the transport Kronland in Newport News and will be sent to Camp Bowie for demobilization.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for faulty digestion and a bad taste in the mouth. The pills are said to correct the disorder and gently move the bowels, claimed to be one of the best medicines you may become acquainted with.
A fragment discusses Bolsheviki disease and portrays the chief enemy as gaining chances for intrigue. The text hints at political tension and covert actions without clear details.
From Copenhagen on March 24 reports reach across advices from Budapest noting wireless exchanges between Nikolai Lenine Bolsheviki premier of Russia and foreign representatives of the new Hungarian communistic government.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Austrian central workers' council has decided not to join the Hungarian movement toward a soviet government in Austria. The decision was noted by Vienna correspondents.
A Czech and Slovak army has been dispatched to confront Hungary, the official report to Vienna indicates. A Berlin dispatch notes T. G. Masarek resigned as president of Czecho-Slovakia.
Reports from Vienna dated March 24 say Ukraine and Russian Bolshevik delegates have begun negotiations to settle their differences. Bolshevik leader Radowsky has arrived at Ukrainian headquarters according to dispatches.
Zurich dispatch reports Count von Brockdorf Rantzau, German foreign minister, sent a representative to Moscow to obtain an accurate report on the situation. The aim is to study methods to foster closer political and economic relations with the Russian Bolsheviks.
President Ebert stated in a Berlin despatch that Germany will not sign any peace agreement that includes the annexation of Dantzig by Poland. The declaration was made in a Sunday speech from Copenhagen dated March 24.
A parsimonious old farmer, after amassing a small fortune, orders a family carriage. The carriage builder jokes about rubber tires, but the farmer resents the implication, saying his family prefers “to know it” when they’re riding.
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal includes a back and forth about truth and embarrassment. The readable lines show references to truth telling and a boy, suggesting a conversational or opinion-style extract.
The Times invites readers to check daily for new job openings with a monthly subscription rate of 60 cents.
An ad touts Ballard's Snow Liniment for side or back pain from a catching sensation when straightening up. It claims to relax contracted muscles and restore easy movement. Prices are 25c 60c and $1.00 per bottle, with boldface signs in all druggists.
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