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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1920
Page
12
The article argues rail workers push for higher wages while decrying profiteering as the cause of living costs. It notes war profits, rising prices for clothing and food, and government war contracts fueling wage hikes, then shifts to frontier news of disruptions near Nuevo Laredo and cross border trade concerns.
Mutiny by sixty customs river guards at Nuevo Laredo disrupts trains after railroad bridge destruction south of Lampazos. General Osuna with 400 cavalry delayed. 120 men march into Colombia. U S Consul aims to rescue 24 Americans and eight Britons stranded by rail cuts. authorities move archives to safety in Laredo.
In Laredo excitement ran high over rumors of a Nuevo Laredo customs guards revolt. A day of tense anticipation yielded no violence as rumors varied from sixty to thousands, and by day’s end no shots were fired, leaving disaffected factions and onlookers disappointed.
The Laredo Rotary Club hosted a noon luncheon at the Hamilton Hotel Cafe for Eagle Pass distinguished citizens who joined the Eagle Pass High School baseball team in Laredo. About a dozen local Rotarians attended while toastmaster Dr. H. C. Hall introduced the visitors who delivered brief talks.
Office of Deputy Collector of Customs Port of Laredo Texas May 8 1920 notices that an old automobile seized near San Diego Texas on May 5 1920 for violation of Section 2082 R 8. Claimants must file within twenty days from first publication or the automobile will be sold at public auction at the Customhouse 10 a m June 14 1920. A RK Kahn Deputy Collector of Customs.
For a weak stomach advice urges age and occupation based diet and regular bowels. When overfull or constipated, take one Chamberlain's Tablet to help remedy symptoms.
West Union Telegraph Company Gulf division General Manager FE A Mohr and staff visited Laredo yesterday in a special car. He and leaders noted rapid telegraph growth, a promising future for Laredo, and the push to complete over 7000 miles of new wire delayed by war material shortages. The party left for San Antonio after a brief local inspection.
A northeast gale hit Laredo at about 10 35 pm and raged for about half an hour. It was the second such windstorm within a week, with minor fence damage and no reports of serious harm. Lightning flashed to the north and northeast as an unusual warmth gave way to a gusty front.
One of the heaviest goat importations from Mexico to pass the Laredo customhouse was admitted yesterday afternoon. Nine carloads totaling 2,200 head crossed from the Mexican to the American side of the Rio Grande. The goats were imported by Miguel Botello who bought them in Mexico.
The Thirty seventh Infantry Band directed by Carl E. Everlof will perform at Fort McIntosh tomorrow Sunday afternoon starting at 4 o clock. The program includes Passing the Cotton a Clarke Sverture Westy vices delpkpak Latann Waites Bing sea yards Dardanella Madame Sherry In Storm and Sunshine and other selections. The invitation extends to the people of Laredo.
Tomorrow is Mothers Day and all are urged to attend church wearing a white flower to honor mothers. Every church in the city promises a hearty welcome to services, with the Methodist Church offering an old fashioned and religious program starting promptly at 10 30. Walter L Barr invites all to join.
The Eagle Pass High School baseball team arrived in Laredo last night amid a heavy windstorm to play a double header today against Laredo High School at Aviation Field. Boosters from Eagle Pass accompanied by several autos will cheer their team. Players were escorted to hosts’ homes this morning as reciprocal gesture for prior hospitality. Tonight the visitors join a Market Hall recital hosted by Mrs. A. Hamilton. Tomorrow they depart for home.
The Times corrected onion movement reporting from Laredo noting double counting between the Texas-Mexican road and I. G. N. The season total is now 989 carloads, with 34 shipped last night split among lines. Bulletin data: market activity moderate, prices lower. Yellow Bermudas 1.60-2.00 fob, wax 2.25-2.50, 100 lb bags yellows 4.00.
Anita Stewart appears at the Royal Theater for Sunday and Monday in The Fighting Shepherdness a star draw expected to bring large patronage as she is among the strongest film world figures.
Governor Hobby proclaims Mother's Day for the second Sunday of May to be observed tomorrow. In Laredo the Presbyterian Church will host a special Sunday morning service at 10:30 to honor mothers with a broad civic invitation to join in worship and remembrance.
The store at 1701 Hidalgo St advertises 200 Army cotton mattresses 20,000 Army shoes 20,000 Army leggings 1,000 Army wool shirts and 1,000 pairs ladies shoes new at less than cost of manufacture. Large stock and discounts offered.
James Duncan, long time vice president of the American Federation of Labor, selected by President Wilson for a prominent labor leadership role. A Scottish-born granite cutter, he led the granite industry eight hour workday strike in 1900 and has represented labor in major conferences at home and abroad. He joined the Granite Cutters International Association in 1831 and headed it as international president in 1894. He served on the 1917 Wilson commission to Russia.
A Las cruzes style notice reviews a past revolution near Nuevo Laredo, noting calm restored across the border and citizens returning from border camps. The column lists ads and local notices including sewing, tractor sales, piano lessons, plumbing, and a windstorm report with damaged sheds.
One year ago today the American Legion began its first national convention in St Louis. A German delegation at Versailles sent the Peace Treaty to Berlin, and French senator M Humbert was acquitted of charges of dealing with the enemy.
iS OCIETY notices Mrs L A Lafon to entertain at Auction Bridge at 4 PM honoring Mrs Hal Greer. The Woman's Missionary Society will hold its regular business meeting at the church at 4 PM.
The Times invites society news from readers and lists several arrivals departures and visits. Mrs BE Rex Tarver, J A Pope, L V Jambergs, Frank T Higgins, H D Shelby, J A Allen and Ursula Small are mentioned with trips home and to cities like Austin Corpus Christi Tennessee San Antonio Kingsville Beaumont and Houston. A tea for Eagle Pass ladies and a student recital at Market Hall are announced with extended coverage promised Monday.
Austin May 8 The George Peabody scholarship at Johns Hopkins University for advanced educational study invites immediate applications. Open to southern state students, it provides 275 dollars yearly. incumbent pays tuition and lab fees and may be reappted. Send applications to President Goodnow Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Md.
Tonight and Sunday fair. The forecast from the United States Weather Bureau at New Orleans, furnished by The Times. Observations at Fort McIntosh show the 24 hour period ending 7 a m with a maximum temperature of 87 degrees and a minimum of 64 degrees. Winds from the south, conditions clear.
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