Restitution Reform in Mexico Restores Confiscated Lands
The Obregon administration orders restoration of seized lands in the five northern Mexican states to rightful owners. The move, praised as justice, aims to recover properties once taken during the revolution, many Americans among the owners, with recovery and arable restoration expected to take months and substantial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Obregon
Luis Terrazas
Chihuahua
Sonora
Porfirio Diaz
Benito Juarez
Disarmament View by Col. Bryan Calls for Leading by Example
Col William J Bryan argues the United States should disarm to set a global example and persuade other nations to abandon weaponry. He warns nations show little desire to become defenseless, noting postwar trends toward expansion and dominance under the guise of punishment, with calls to dismember opponents.
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William J. Bryan
United States
Germany
Let Us Be Good Not Foolish On Disarmament
The speaker argues against universal disarmament while urging caution toward Japan’s naval ambitions. America should maintain a strong navy to defend against potential aggressors, uphold its preeminent position, and insist on safeguards before giving up defenses. Japan’s pursuit of a Yap naval base is cited as a key reason to resist disarmament.
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Germany
United States
League of Nations
Yap
Japan
Guam
Philippines
Bert Lytell in A Message From Mars at Rialto
At Laredo theatres Bert Lytell stars in A Message From Mars, Maxwell screen adaptation of Richard Ganthony stage success. Rialto shows Sunday for two days as feature attraction. Gloria Swanson stars in Something To Think About at Strand tomorrow, praised for wholesome entertainment. Royal to show Huckleberry Finn for two days starting tomorrow, with claims the spirit of Twain is fully reproduced on screen.
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Bert Lytell
Mars
Richard Ganthony
Rialto Theatre
Gloria Swanson
Jilliot Dexter
Strand Theatre
Wecome
Royal Theatre
Mark Twain
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Laredo Backache
J. Stein of 1620 Lincoln St says a severe backache and frequent kidney trouble disturbed his nights until Doan's Kidney Pills healed him after about two boxes. He urges others to use the same remedy, priced 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, publisher.
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Laredo
J. ©. Stein
Barber
Lincoln St
Dean
Doan
Stein
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Gas Interferes With Pumping at Mirando No 3 Well
O W Killam of Miranda Oil Co reports Mirando No 3 tested with gas interrupting pumping yet produced over 150 barrels. Deeper drilling planned for Mirando No 4, 600 feet southwest, with increased tanks and upcoming expansions as oilmen from across the country flock to Laredo.
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O. W. Killam
Miranda Oil Co
Hamilton Hotel
Mirando
Mirando No. 3
Mirando No. 4
Laredo
Ramos
H. G. Henne
New Braunfels
J. H. Wineh
J. H. Fariss
Parsons
Kansas
Laredo National Bank
Charco Redondo
Zapata
L. T. Horned
Miranda
Messrs
Henne, Winch and
Fariss
Miranda Field
San Antonio
State Commissioner of Agriculture Visits Laredo for Conference
George B. Terrell, state commissioner, arrived in Laredo from Corpus Christi for a conference with Prof. F. W. Mally on standard and grades of perishable crops. He organized a meeting of state and federal market bureau representatives in Austin for May 3 and urged Mally to attend. Terrell spoke to onion growers before boarding the night train back to Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Terrell
Laredo
Corpus Christi
F. W. Mally
Webb County
Terrell
Bureaus of Markets
Austin
Prof
Mally
Fast Baseball Tomorrow Promised by Local League
Tomorrow afternoon the Laredo Baseball League schedules two strong games at 2 pm. The American Legion face the Laredos in the opener, followed by the 17th Infantry against the Airdrome. With top teams tied for first, the Laredos and 17th Infantry seek decisive wins to stay atop the standings. Crumpler, Generaux, and Shiner headline the Legion outfield, Sames, Banavideg, Hatley, and Rafael anchor the infield, while Bolton, Deputy, Garcia, and Vermeer pace the pitching staff. The league, a financial success last month, offers cash prizes for leading hitter, base-stealer, and run-getter, plus new bleachers and a scoreboard for Sunday. Public interest and attendance may drive further grandstand expansion.
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Laredo Baseball League
American Legion
The
Laredos
17Th Infantry
Generaux
Shiner
Sames
Banavideg
Hatley
Rafael
Bolton
Garcia
Vermeer
Little Building Enlarged as Third Story Added
Contractor L. V. Jambers rushes the addition of a third story to the Little building at Farragut Street and Convent Avenue. The project will create twenty four rooms on the second and third floors as sleeping apartments with baths on both floors and is aimed for completion and furnishing by July 1.
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L. V. Jambers
Farragut Street
Convent Avenue
Webb County Bonds Draw Large Bid Attendance
Webb County commissioners court met to receive and open bids for 290000 in serial bonds plus accrued interest for a highway from Laredo to the LaSalle county line. The district court room was used due to heavy bidder turnout from across the country. Work likely to extend past Monday as bids are read and evaluated amid oil field prospects nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County Commissioners Court
Laredo
LaSalle
Winslow
Webb County
Regimental Band and Local Actions At Fort McIntosh
Tomorrow 9 AM the regimental band will hold a sacred concert at the Post Band stand. Yesterday the regiment gave a parade under Major Thorton BE Rogers. A large city crowd attended. Parades will be Fridays at 6 PM. Tonight Capt L R Rice hosts cards. War Department rep Mr Wagoner leads soldiers in mags singing to boost morale and sing along lessons aim to make the Seventeenth the best regiment on the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorton BE. Rogers
War Department
Wagoner
Breniman Promoted To Los Angeles Post In DOJ
Charles Breniman, longtime divisional superintendent of the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation based in San Antonio, has been promoted by Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and assigned to supervise the California Nevada Utah and Hawaii district with headquarters in Los Angeles. He previously led the Texas district since 1917 and had directed the Laredo branch, earning respect as a sharp and capable federal investigator.
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Department of Justice
Daugherty
Laredo
Charles &. Breniman
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
San Antonio
Harry M. Daugherty
California
Nevada
Utah
Hawaiian Islands
Los Angeles
Breniman
Texas
Federal
Federal Secret Service
Airplanes assembled in the Nuevo Laredo shops
The Mexican government plans border air patrols from El Paso to Brownsville. It has bought American airplanes from a Nebraska firm, with the first eight knocked down machines arriving in Nuevo Laredo. The planes, painted blue, are being assembled by American workers and will soon join patrols with Mexican crews along the border.
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Rio Grande
el Paso
Brownsville
Nebraska
Nuevo Laredo
National Lines of Mexico
Dance at the Latin American Club April 30
Latin American Club invites all members and their families to a dance on Saturday evening April 30. Board of Directors sets the date and extends the invitation.
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Board of Directtors
Miranda oil field draws crowds as work continues
If favorable weather holds tomorrow hundreds may visit the Miranda oil field to watch pump action though oil spouting may be unseen. A trench-digger for sewerage digs on as the city nears the business district, while a double header in the Laredo Base Bail League promises excitement with four teams tied for second and third. City concerts on plazas are urged, and Ruth Cooper is crowned May queen on School Plaza Monday at six. Oil men from across the country visit Miranda, seen as a promising field. Dr. Robert E. Vinson of the University of Texas will preach at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 10:30.
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Miranda
Stamorog Street
Laredo
Rotary
Kiwanis Club
Ruth Cooper
School Plaza
Robert E. Vinson
University of Texas
Presbyterian Church
Gold in Scotland Rumors Renewed but No Rush Yet
Glasgow April 20 Associated Press reports rumors of new gold discoveries in Scotland but no rushes to sites. Past finds came in Kildonan Sutherlandshire and Lanarkshire with limited value against extraction costs. Miners in Lowther Hills Wanlockhead Leadhills search during a wage dispute, using wooden troughs to wash soil and occasionally finding small quantities.
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Associated Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Kildonan
Sutherlandshire
Lanarkshire
Killdonan
Lowther Hills
Wanlockhead
Leadhills
Anniversaries and events mark today across cities
The hundredth birthday of genealogist Joseph L. Chester and the 150th of Universalist founder Hosea Ballou are celebrated with Founder's Day at Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, featuring Vice President Coolidge. Also launching the Tul Saglas, a U S Shipping Board ship, at Baltimore. New York observes Boy's Week. and a triangular debate at Johns Hopkins University on immigration policy with UNC and Washington and Lee.
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Joseph L. Chester
Hosea Ballou
America
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Coolidge
Tulsagas
United States Shipping Board
Baltimore
Greater
New York
United States
Johns Hopkins University
University of North Carolina
Washington and Lee University
Observances and laws mark May Day across regions
On Sunday May 1 Labor Day is observed in the Philippines. The American Defense Society was chosen to hold patriotic demonstrations nationwide. Quebec and British Columbia implement liquor control laws placing intoxicants under provincial government authority.
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Philippines
American Defense Society
United States
Quebec
British Columbia
Scouts and Junior Scouts Meet Monday Evening
Troop 7 calls all Scouts and Junior Scouts to assemble at Hall Monday at 4 30 in uniform to report for duty. Scoutmaster J R Fasnacht signs the notice.
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Hall
J. R. Fasnacht
Colonial Figures and Events Span 1623 to 1904
A compact timeline lists key facts from 1623 to 1904.Francis Xavier de Laval, first Canadian bishop, born in France and died 1708 in Quebec. 1790 U S Congress mandated daily alcohol rations for soldiers. 1810 General Post Office established in Washington. 1825 Lafayette hosted at Kaskaskia. 1834 Lord Avebury born in London. 1854 Brazil opens first railroad before emperor. 1891 Phillips Brooks elected Protestant Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts. 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St Louis.
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Francis Xavier de Laval
Canada
France
Quebec
Washington, D. C
Lafayette
Kaskaskia
Lord Avebury
John Lubbock
Mrs Tooke Seeks Hemstitching at Local Address
A note from Mrs Tooke states she is at 1466 Matamorog Street opposite Mercy Hospital and west of the post office. She invites those with hemstitching requests to bring their work to her location.
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Matamorog Street
Mercy Hospital
Post Office
Tooke
Luncheon and church society events listed for weekend
Mrs Charles Richter hosts a luncheon for Miss Vivian Asheheim of Brownsville. The Saturday Night Cotillon Club meets at the Women's Club at 7 30 tonight. The Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6 45 Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. The Junior and Senior B Y P U meet at 4 PM and 7 PM respectively at the Baptist Church. The Epworth League gathers at 6 30 PM in the Methodist Church League room. The Christian Church society meets Monday at 6 46. Woman's Missionary Society meets at the Methodist Church at 4 PM.
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Charles Richter
Wridge
Vivian Asheheim
Brownsville
Woman's Club
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
The
Baptist Church
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
League Room
Methodist Church
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Social News Briefs From Laredo Society Scene
Miss Althea Sleeper visits her sister Mrs. Harry Sames in Laredo after a Fiesta in San Antonio. Will Sharkey returns from Tampico and plans to settle in the city. William Merriman and Mrs. Story visit from Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Edwards return from San Antonio. Helen MacGregor joins from Dolores for the weekend. Regular mathly hop set at the Latin American Club. Reveller’s Club dance at Elk’s Hall draws about a hundred. Mrs. Turner’s Institute exhibit impresses Laredo’s high school girls and women with artful wearables and home goods. Mrs. B. M. Alexander hosts a Friday Bridge Club afternoon with prizes, assisted by Miss Frances Alexander and Mrs. Samuel Meyer of New York. guests include Misses Carolyn Meyer, Vivian Ashheim, Esther Hirsch, and several local ladies.
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Laredo
B. M. Alexander
Stanley Copeland
Marens Wormser
Frances Alexander
Samuel Meyer
New York
Mesdames Cantrell
Copeland
Purwin
Morrow
Witting
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Laredo Movies
State Commissioner OF Agriculture
Prof. Mally
Fort Mcintosh
the Post Bandstand
Post
Airdrome
A. H. Dumas
Althea Sleeper
Waco
Harry Sames
Will Sharkey
Tampico
This
William Merriman
Corpus Christi, En
Mrs. Story of
Tennessee
City
Mrs
Frank Hill
W. Edwards
W. W. MacGregor
Helen MacGregor
Dolores
Reveller’s Club
Elk’s Hall
Turner
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