Marriage Licences Issued by County Clerk
The county clerk lists recent marriage licences for Pablo Martinez and Miss Luz Granada Luis Alvarez and Miss Concepcion Torres Leal and Jose Marquez and Miss Maria Castile A new Laredo Wood Yard ad offers cord wood delivery from Eagle Pass Avenue and Sanchez Street The Royal Theater shows Zazu Pitts in Seeing It Through tomorrow and Strand presents Eugene O Brien in A Fool and His Money with O Brien gaining nationwide fame and followers.
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Pablo Martinez
Luz Granada
Luis Alvarez
Concepcion Torres Leal
Jose Marquez
Maria Castile
Laredo
Eugene O'Brien
Strand
O'Brien
Masonic Meeting At Laredo Lodge Tonight
Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M tonight at 8 p m Friday for work in Master Mason degree Visiting brethren invited Fritz Werner W M 5 6 21
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Laredo
A. F
A. M
For a Weak Stomach Diet and Constipation Relief
Guidance advises a diet suited to age and occupation plus regular bowels. When feeling overfull or constipated, take one Chamberlain's Tablet to ease the condition.
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Chamberlain
Warehouse Destroyed by Fire at G N Tracks
Fire of unknown origin last night destroyed warehouse No 1 along the northern city limits near the G N tracks. Losses include $5,000 to G C Woodman and $4,000 to R M Johnson for garlic cottonseed hulls and corn. two stock cars also burned. Investigation underway. fire likely not spontaneous. Johnson unaware of loss until morning. he was out of town.
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G. N
G. C. Woodman
California
R. M. Johnson
Johnson
Times
Today's Midwest Music Festival Opens In Louisville
Today's events include the Louisville May Music Festival opening in the middle West. Also on today’s docket delegates meet in Albany for New York State Democratic convention planning, Connecticut party delegates choose at a state convention, Colorado selects four at large for the Republican convention in Pueblo, Rhode Island names its ten Democratic delegates in Providence, and miners and operators face arraignment in Indianapolis federal court for last November's coal field strike activity.
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Louisville
Middle West
New York State
Albany
Connecticut
Colorado
Pueblo
Rhode Island
Providence
States District Court
Inpolis
Exhibition ships urged to display American goods abroad
Louisville reporters note American manufacturers and commercial groups should adopt the British and Japanese model by fitting Shipping Board vessels as exhibition ships. H. G. McLean, Southern Railway assistant foreign traffic manager, cites labor and production strategies that could help capture German trade markets worth about six billion dollars annually, boosting wages by around three billion.
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Associated Press
Louisville
H. G. Mc- Lean
Southern Railway Syste
Mc- Lean
Shipping Board
McLean
Japan
Great Britain
United States
May 6 Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures Across Nations
On May 6, notable births mark Frederick William former Crown Prince of Prussia born in Potsdam 38 years ago today Marquis of Hartington heir to the Duke of Devonshire born 26 years ago today Oscar W Underwood new Democratic Senate leader born in Louisville 58 years ago Philander C Knox Pennsylvania senator born Brownsville 67 years ago Dr John A Earl Des Moines College president born Bathvale Scotland 54 years ago
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Frederick William
Prussia
Potsdam
Marquis of Hartington
Duke of Devonshire
Oscar W. Underwood
United States Senate
Louisville
Philander C. Knox
United States
Pennsylvania
Brownsville
John A. Earl
Des Moines College
Bathvale
Scotland
Oscar Underwood, Alabama Senator, Turns 58
Oscar W. Underwood, Democratic U.S. Senate leader from Alabama, is 58 today born May 6 1862 in Louisville Kentucky. A veteran public servant he served sixteen years in the House before rising to floor leader and tariff bill head, later a national contender for the presidency. He is a University of Virginia graduate and a lawyer by trade.
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Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
United States Senate
Louisville
Senate
Underwood
Public Service
Congress
University of Virginia
Today’s anniversaries May 6 1856 1920 figures listed
Today marks notable birthdays and events: Robert E Peary born 1856 in Cresson Pennsylvania and died 1920 in Washington DC. Jeff Davis born 1862 in Little River County Arkansas died 1916. Elizabeth Cady Stanton began Michigan tour 1874 for suffrage. Cavendish and Burke assassinated 1882 in Phoenix Park Dublin. 1898 William dissolves German parliament over army bill. Roosevelt police commissioner 1895 New York. Prince and Princess of Wales arrived Melbourne 1901.
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Jeff Davis
United States
Arkansas
Little River County
Ark
Little Rock
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Michigan
Lord Frederick Cavendish
Ireland
T. H. Burke
Phoenix Park
Dublin
Edinburgh
Duke of Clarence
William
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Prince and Princess of Wales
Melbourne
Society notes announce church group meetings and recital
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will meet with Mrs. B. T. Stubbs at 1008 Vidaurri Ave at 3:30 P M The four circles of the W M will meet Circle A with Mrs. Miller at 4 P M Circle B with Mrs. D Z Wind row Circle C at usual hour Circle D with Mrs J M Sallee at 4 P M The First Presbyterian Church will meet Thursday at 8 30 P M with Mrs L H Wharton at the Manse Friday Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald will present her pupils in recital at the Woman Club at 8 15 P M followed by a dance.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
T. Stubbs
Vidaurri Ave
W. M
Miller
D. Z. Windrow
J. M. Sallee
Ladies Aid Society
The
First Presbyterian Church
L. H. Wharton
Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald
Woman Club
Parish Guild Plans May Meetings and Rectory Refurnish
A Parish Guild meeting at the Rectory reported a net gain of over one hundred dollars and outlined plans for May sessions. Members approved refurnishing the Rectory, forming a purchasing committee, and preparing fall sale articles. Bishop Capers drive notes read by Mr. Cook.
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Johnson
Mr. Cook
Bishop Capers
Sewanee
West Texas
Mesdames
Arthur
Anderson
Adams
Cook
Kehl
Johnston
Lines
Mussett
MacGregor
Poster
Younkin
Shahady
Hotel for Boys Aims to Help Homeless Youth in Chicago
Chicago reformer George W. Brown proposes a transient hotel for boys ages 14 to 17, run largely by youths, to shelter drifted homeless youths. He cites juvenile court officials and aid from Joseph Tumulty and contrasts with YMCA facilities for men. Brown notes past aid from his own home and envisions a large, properly run hotel not a boys home to provide clean surroundings and paths to work.
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Associated Press
Chicago
George W. Brown
Mr. Brown
Joseph Tumulty
Brown
Bids Sought On U S Mail Handling at Laredo Texas
Notice for bids to manage U S Mail for the Texas Mexican By Co at Laredo between the Post Office and the International and Great Northern R R passenger depot for one year starting July 1 1920. Bids due June 15 1920. S W DeWOLF vice president and general manager signs the notice.
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Laredo
Texas
U. S
Texas Mexican By. Co
International & Great Northern R. R
S. W. Dewolf
Labor Leader Charges Gov Official Used to Deceive Public
Timothy Healy, head of the Brotherhood of Stationery Firemen and Oilers, denounced what he termed despicable labor propaganda. He accused a high government official of deceiving the public about workers as enemies, linking his remarks to a Justice Department May Day violence warning. Healy did not name the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Timothy Healy
Brotherhood of Stationery Firemen and Oilers
Labor Board
Immigration laws debated at Senate immigration meeting
Washington May 6 A Senate immigration committee considered immediate amendments following a ruling by the secretary. The discussion framed changes to labor provisions and residency conditions amid concerns over U S policy perceptions abroad.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Washington sees shift in Mexican revolt loosening Carranza grip
Reports from Washington indicate the political phase of the Mexican evolution is rapid in flux as Carranza loses ground. U S recognition of the rebel movement remains unlikely, though State Department agents have studied the rebel program and assurances from Obregon and other leaders of a friendlier foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Mexico
Associated Press
Washington
United States
State Department
Alvaro Obregon
COGNIZANCE OF IRISH RESOLUTION IS POLITICAL MANEUVER
London reports Premier Lloyd George will ignore a message from American congressmen on Ireland. An official at the premier's residence said such resolutions and messages from America are political maneuvers that do not reflect sentiment and carry little weight.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
Ireland
America
New York Executive Nominated to Interstate Commerce Post
Mark Potter of New York, president of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, was nominated today as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. The move expands regulatory oversight for rail transportation and could influence policy affecting routes and rates. Potter, a veteran railroad executive, faces Senate confirmation and will join existing commissioners overseeing railroad and motor carrier matters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mark Potter
New York
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commiss
Cotton to Wool Cloth: Global Production Ratio Evident
World textile shops turn over about 11,000 tons of cotton goods daily, while the cotton to wool ratio shows roughly three tons of cotton used per ton of wool in cloth production. This highlights cotton’s dominance in daily fabric output and the wool industry’s material balance.
Would You Forgive at Royal Theatre stars Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich, the new Fox star, leaves the Royal Theatre after tonight's showing of the society drama Would You Forgive. The final opportunity to see the fine problem play and Miss Rich's acting is urged to attract admirers she has gained during her stay.
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Royal
Vivian Rich
Royal Theatre
Miss Rich
Judge Upholds Lever Act in Mississippi Case
Jackson May 6 Judge Edwin Holmes of the federal court upheld the constitutionality of the Lever food control act by denying a request for an injunction that would bar T J Locke Mississippi federal fair price commissioner from enforcing the fair price list.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Edwin Holmes
T. J. Locke
Mississippi
Theft targets plants at Austin stations
In Austin on May 6 thieves shifted from stealing small safes at gasoline stations to vandalizing by stealing potted plants and flowers placed to beautify driveways. The incident reflects a trend of nonviolent property crime at fueling sites.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Intercollegiate Flying Meet Opens at Mineola
New York May 6 The first intercollegiate aviation meet in America opens tomorrow at Mineola Long Island and runs through Saturday. airmen from nearly a dozen colleges including Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell Columbia Williams Rutgers Pittsburgh Wesleyan and Lehigh compete in stunt events and a cross country race starting and finishing at Mineola Field. The American Flying Club offers a silver trophy for the opening race and permanent premiums are planned for this new college sport.
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New York
America
Mineola
L. I
Lozem
Flyin Association
Mineola Field
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Williams
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Wesleyan
Lehigh
Vienna reports unconditional surrender marked a year
A year ago today Vienna announced the unconditional surrender of the Hungarian Communist government. Stephen Pichon, the French Foreign Minister, was elected chairman of the Provisional Organization of the League of Nations.
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Vienna
Stephen Pichon
Organization of the League of Nationa
Admiral Benson Denies Anti British Stance In Senate Testimony
In May 1917 Admiral William Benson, wartime chief of naval operations, told the Senate Naval Committee he warned Admiral Sims not to let friendship with Britain color official acts. He said a misinterpretation followed, and he remained unfriendly to the British while asserting preparations to fight Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wiliam Henson
Perations
Senate Naval Committee Today
Admiral Sims
Benson
Mining firms to be consolidated in Illinois coal fields
A New York syndicate backed by Louis Nicolaus of Stifel Nicolaus plans to consolidate about 40 coal mining companies in southern Illinois under a single ownership syndicate. The move, announced from New York and St. Louis on May 6, aims to streamline operations across the region.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Ilinois
New York
Louis Nicolaus
Stifel-Nicolaus Investment Co
Mrs Gompers III Remains Seriously Ill in Washington
Mrs Samuel Gompers aged 69 wife of the AFL president is critically ill in Washington after suffering two strokes of paralysis. The illness beds her in a local hospital as reporters monitor her condition and family gathers at her side.
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Associated Press
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Freight Cars Need Half-Billion Dollar Rail Cash
Washington May 6 railroad executives urged Congress to provide an additional 500 million dollars this year to finance freight car construction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Self Sustaining Juvenile School at Gatesville Noted
Adams Johnson of the state board of control reports the State Juvenile Training School at Gatesville is practically self sustaining with 800 inmates including 200 Negro boys. The institution provides education and trades, bakes bread, makes clothes, and operates a 1500 acre farm powered by inmate labor. Half the boys work in the morning, the other half attend classes, and plans to seek an appropriation to enlarge capacity may be proposed at the next legislature session.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Gatesville
Adam Johnson
State Board of Control
Johnny
Johnson
Board of Control
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy. Fort McIntosh observations show a 24 hour period ending 7 a m with a maximum of 89 degrees and a minimum of 72 degrees. Wind generally from the south. Clear conditions reported.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
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Lillian Irwin
Lee Vollmer
San Antonio
J. FE. Ince
Gonalez
Percy Ince
Chester Burbank
Kansas City
F. W. Mally
Des Moines
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Mary Melissa
David Shelby
Jack Guinn
Robert McCulloch Jr
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Margaret Brennan
Rosa Bell
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Margaret Guinn
Diana
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Hetty Jane Swisher
Kathleen Keithley
Ruth Phelps
Nellie Ward
Gladys Greenstreet
Wednesday Auction Bridge Club
J. J. Foster
W. M. Brennan
C. M. Fish
Epstein of Marlin
Cluck, Bobbitt and
Hamlin
Hotel For Boys
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Cardui
For
LABOR
Wilson
Deporta
Undesir
Associated
Buenos Aires
Martin Travieso
South America
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American Club
Cuba
Porto Rico
Union
Cardus
Mary E. Veste
Madison Heights
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