Right or Expediency and the Soldier Vote Debate
The piece argues for extending voting rights to returning soldiers, criticizing poll tax barriers and urging legal paths or exemptions to let veterans vote in elections. It condemns delaying rights for those who served and calls for fair treatment aligned with equal citizenship. It also touches on League of Nations themes and postwar international cooperation ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wolfe
State Democratic
State Prohibition Committee
United States
Texas
League of Nations members and missing nations in early list
The article outlines the initial roster of the League of Nations with thirty two signatories plus thirteen invited. It notes three non sovereigns joining through victory over Germany, mentions Latin American participation including Cuba and Mexico’s absence, and cites Honduras El Salvador Panama and other small states as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
Latin America
Mexico
Juze- Slavia
Serbia
League
South
United States
Congress
League of Nations
Teutonic al
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Cuba
Spain
Honduras
Salvador
Panama
Graduation Exercises For Laredo High School Set
Laredo High School will hold the 1919 commencement May 30 with six graduates Miss Margaret French Miss Francisco Gutierrez Clyde Brennan Victor Sauvignet Joseph O hara and St Elmo Trout The date and venue Royal Opera House or High School are under consideration State Superintendent Annie Webb Blanton is invited to speak and may attend if feasible prompting the Royal Opera House as the alternate location
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Laredo
Margaret French
Francisco Gutierrez
Clyde Brennan
Victor Sauvignet
Joseph O'hara
St. Elmo Trout
Laredo High School
Royal Opera House
Annie Webl Blanton
Tanlae Restores Texas Rail Worker’s Health Says He Gained
Sam Cook a Texas & New Orleans railroad mechanic from Houston describes severe stomach catarrh and weight loss. After taking Tanlae he reports rapid weight gain energy return and renewed appetite. His wife accompanies him praising the remedy as life restoring. Tanlae is sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cook
Texas & New Orleans Railroad
Keene Street
Houston
Texas
Mr. Cook
Sam
Taniac
Mrs. Cook
Tan Lac
Tanlae
Barnes as Wheat Director Signals Possible World Price Control
Julius H. Barnes, newly appointed Federal Wheat Director, hints the U S may set a world price for wheat if needed. A Duluth native with dealings in Winnipeg and New York, he led the Grain Corporation during wartime and ran the largest wheat exporting firm before joining government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius H. Barnes
United States
Duluth
Winnipeg
New York
Federal Food Administration Grain Corporation
America
Sam
Webb County to Vote on $300,000 Good Roads Bonds
State Highway Commission urged Webb County to raise the bond issue from $200,000 to $300,000 for road improvements. Federal aid already granted, and county taxpayers are expected to support a special election call by the commissioners court to authorize the bonds.
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State Highway Commission
Commissioners’ Court
Webb County
Austin
Texas
Twenty-Five Carloads of Bermuda Onions Shipped From Laredo
Last night 25 carloads of Bermuda onions left Laredo due to Sunday harvest observances and workers taking the Sabbath. This season 453 carloads have already shipped, with estimates for the season between 1500 and 2000 carloads.
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Bermuda
Laredo
Notice of Saturday afternoon freight office closures
Beginning Saturday May 3 and through the summer, freight offices and warehouses will close at 1 pm on Saturdays. Signed by agents W. S. Cantrell I and G N Ry G W Sprague Texas-Mexican Ry and H G Cacamara R G and E P Ry dated 4 26 61.
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W. S. Cantrell
G. W. Sprague
H. G. Cacamara
R.G
E. P. Ry
Today's anniversaries April 29
Notable events on this date include Sir James Brooke known as the White Rajah of Sarawak born near Bath and died in England in 1868. Other items list historical milestones from 1848 to 1917 such as the Limerick faction clash, Bulgarian Prince Alexander, Oxford’s women exams, royal visits, fleet reviews, miners’ strike relief, Armenian mass killings, Irish surrender, and Petain’s 1917 appointment.
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James Brooke
Sarawak
Bath
Ing
England
Limerick
Old
Alexander of Battenberg
Prince
Bulgaria
Oxford University
Edward VII
Leo XIII
Vatican
Loubet
Victor Emmanuel
Naples
Pennsylvania
Lake van
Dublin
General Petain
French War Department
Tribute to George H Winch Honored by Friends and Family
Expressions of gratitude are offered for the aid received after the death of George H. Winch. Floral tributes were sent and many helped at the funeral as the family recalls the acts with lasting remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Winch
Grape Camp Elects New Clerk in City Resignation
G R Weber resigns as Clerk of Grape Camp No 255 due to leaving the city. N A Millar elected to fill the vacancy and members are to pay dues to him in the Customs Rooms on the second floor of the Federal Building.
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G. R. Weber
N. A. Millar
Federal
Bilious Troubles Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement claims Chamberlain's Tablets promote liver health and relieve biliousness. They allegedly restore appetite for food and banish dull, stupid feelings, urging readers to try the remedy to feel better quickly.
Piggly Wiggly Store Opens in Laredo This Thursday
A grand opening is announced for the Piggly Wiggly Store at the corner of Convent Avenue and Farragut Street in Laredo on Thursday morning May 1 at 10 o'clock. The ad promises a new kind of grocery with standard brands and a systematic store layout.
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Convent Avenue
Farragut Street
Laredo
Important Loan Committee Meeting Tomorrow Night
The Loan committee will meet tomorrow night at 8 o clock at the Chamber of Commerce. All interested in the loan's success are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Money Makers Classified Ad Item
A generic classified line in the Times Want Ads promises money making opportunities with different pricing symbols. The readable text lacks concrete details about the offer, applicants, or terms. Copyright and source context are not provided.
Liberty Bond Campaign Efforts Push for Webb County Quota
Victory Bond drives in Laredo report $185 959 in today’s subscriptions and urgent plans to intensify canvassing. A meeting will organize intensified work and a Thursday Jarvis Plaza rally with the Thirty-seventh Infantry band and Fort McIntosh Glee Club features speeches and solicitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Laredo
Victory Bend Committee
Webb County
Jarvis Plaza
Thirty-seventh Infantry Band
Fort McIntosh
Easter Sale and Local Notices from Christ Church Rectory
A collection of brief items from Laredo including an Easter sale at Christ Church rectory tomorrow 4 to 6 PM, ads for roof work by Al J. Nolen, candy and cigar stand promos, league baseball results postings, theater feature For Freedom, Jitney service, buys and sells, musical program at the rectory, Mexican hats and baskets, piano sales, weather notes, and a birth announcement for the Masterson family.
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Christ Church
al J. Nolen
P. O
Laredo
Texas
J. L. Fierros
Farragut Street
Mexico
Ixile
Christ Church Rectory
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Annie Webb Blanton
Tansac
Malta
Py Reynolde Tobacco Co
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N, C
Ily
Seymour Denike
Westbrook
District Court of the United States
Southern District of Texas
Chas. Ross
J. C. Scott
Court House
City of
Ross
F. M. Ramsay
Liberty Bond
City Drug Co
the Times
Reich
Royal Cigar Stand
Royal Cigar Store
James
Royal Theater
William Farnum
Farnum
Anna Lehr
Ruby de Remer
J. Nieto
Beilmont
Main Ave
Big Pond
Joe Salinas
Antonio Salinas
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Cimes
Farraguttreet
Frank Charles Masterson, Jr
F. C. Masterson
Mercy Hospital
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