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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1919
Page
23
Webb County faces a race against the clock as the Victory Bond drive nears its end next Saturday night. Committees under August C. Richter and Mrs. Robert Lee Bobbitt urge large subscriptions to reach the county quota of 479 900, with optimism from some and doubt from others about hitting the target in the five remaining days.
Mexico observes El Cinco de Mayo with nationwide festivities marking the Puebla battle of 1862. Orators praise Juarez Zaragoza and Porfirio Diaz as Mexican forces defeated the French. Nuevo Laredo plans a grand parade with band concerts and Jamaica festivities this afternoon and evening.
A deed filed today shows Two Republics Oil Co acquiring the Gregory Pranden Oil & Gas Co assets in Comanche County Oklahoma. The purchase includes two acres with five producing wells and equipment and twenty four acres near Walters in the Walters oil field with producing wells. The company plans to begin drilling soon.
The forty ninth Judicial District grand jury was convened in Laredo by Judge C. C. Thomas for an eight week term. Members include foreman Dario Sanchez, Leonard Nelson, John C. Buenz, Henry Borchers, J Alex MacDonald, Joe Henry, John V. Sommerville, B Wo Edwards, R B Levendecker, L M Morrow, Walter Stein and Agustin Salinas as the panel investigates matters presented by District Attorney Walls.
Rev L H Wharton left for a ten day tour supporting the Texas Presbyterian colleges campaign with a target of 1 300 000. Laredo church surpassed its 4 000 quota plus 3 500 local pledges, and Dr Brooks I Dickey of San Antonio will preach at both services next Sunday.
As soon as possible after an injury is received obtain a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and follow the printed directions that accompany the bottle for treatment.
The Times ad highlights The Compania de Minerales y Metales 8 S. A. as general forwarding and customs agents with offices in Laredo at the Laredo National Bank building. Based in Monterey Nuevo Leon, they run a large mining and trading operation with a new department serving Mexican trade, stocked warehouses, a forge with modern equipment, border shipping across Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo Mexico, and offer drafts through New York connections for Europe or South America.
Zapata county farmers held a Sunday meeting in San Ignacio to form a cotton gin company with about 10000 dollars capital. Plans are underway to install the gin plant soon. About three thousand acres of cotton are planted this year with strong yield prospects. Corn, beans, sorghum cane and forage crops also show exceptional prospects.
The Methodist church will host its regular weekly meeting in the afternoon at 4 oclock. A dance is scheduled at the Woman's Club in the evening.
The item lists multiple church council and club meetings including Ladies Aid sessions at 4 PM, a Byzantine Club event, and Parish Guild business. It notes soldiers’ dances at the Jewish Welfare Board hall, bridge luncheons honoring guests, baptisms at Christ Church, and Scout troop gatherings through Saturday with various hosts and venues.
The Voz de Laredo Shoe Shop moved from Iturbide street to No. 614 San Agustin Avenue. No date given.
The body of Edward L. Dufourcq, noted American mining operator from Texuitlan in Pueblo Mexico, killed by Mexican bandits near Texuitlan about three weeks ago, arrived in Nuevo Laredo Saturday morning. It was transferred to this side Saturday afternoon and left for New York Saturday night, accompanied by his brother R. G. Dufourcq. The death had prompted government inquiries, later confirmed, and the body was prepared for shipment to New York City for interment.
Property in the northwest corner of Block 42 in Laredo offering 116 feet along Market Plaza and 182 feet depth on Hidalgo street. Executor B Chacon for the E B de Garcia estate, deceased, at 129 Grant Street. Contact for particulars.
Belgium will sign the treaty even as the government in Brussels expresses dissatisfaction. Officials say a formal agreement will proceed to restore order and align with international requirements.
A fire at the Naval Air Station Rockaway Beach damaged seaplanes No. 1 and No. 4 ahead of a planned transatlantic leg. No. 1 suffered a completely destroyed right wing while No. 4 was only slightly damaged. The blaze started from an electric spark igniting gasoline on No. 1.
Today features a slate of happenings from coast to coast. Rt Rev Maurice F Burke enters his seventy fifth year in St Joseph Missouri while Raleigh holds a city election. The Southern Textile Exposition opens in Greenville South Carolina and runs all week. Yukon Territory assembles in Dawson to begin its annual session. Red Triangle Fund launches in Canada aiming to raise 1 100 000 for the Y M C A and Y W C A. National Guard Association opens its 20th convention in Chicago to discuss the force’s future with speakers including William G McAdoo and James W Gerard at a New York League of Nations dinner. Ruth Garrison stands trial in Seattle for alleged poisoning of Mrs Grace Storrs. A National Conference on Lynching convenes in New York City to plan concerted action against lynching and lawlessness.
Mrs Peace notes she and her husband avoid disputes in front of the children and send them away when a quarrel seems near. Miss Sharp adds she wonders why the children are often found in the street, implying the pattern may push kids outdoors during clashes.
Ex Empress Hugenne born in Granada Spain 43 years ago today. General Sir Henry Wilson chief of the Imperial General Staff born 55 years ago today. Cardinal Gasparri born in central Italy 67. William F G Harding governor of the Federal Reserve Board born Greene County Alabama 55. Darwin P Kingsley philanthropist and life insurance head born Albury Illinois 62. Joseph P Tumulty private secretary to President Wilson born Jersey City New Jersey 40.
The Times prints the daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Tuesday show cloudy skies with possible local showers.
Observations for Fort McIntosh show a max temperature of 92 degrees and a min of 49 degrees. Winds from the south. Sky fair with around half an inch of rainfall.
A condensed notice invites readers to subscribe to THE TIMES, highlighting daily opportunities and a monthly rate of 60 cents.
Rheumatism causes more pain than any other disease and is the common ailment. A remedy offers relief and enables rest and sleep. Chamberlains Liniment is promoted as that remedy for sufferers.
A man in good condition is likely to enjoy life while the bilious and dyspeptic are often miserable. A few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the stomach improve digestion and regulate the bowels are all that is needed. Try it.
A concise notice seeks a cabaret position from a prospective performer. The ad emphasizes willingness to learn and a clean record, indicating suitability for a standards conscious venue in Boston.
Associated Press reports Belgium will sign the peace treaty though Brussels voices concern over financial economic and territorial terms. Hungary has not been asked to send a peace delegation to Versailles as the council waits on Hungary's disorders. The League of Nations organization will be perfected today with standing committees named and plans for the first Washington meeting in October.
Paris reports from the French press that Premier Clemenceau will deliver the peace treaty to German foreign minister Count von Brockendorff Kantvau at Versailles Thursday afternoon. Italy’s status as a great power is under debate as it may be reduced to four if Italy does not return to the conference.
Paris authorities announced that Vittorio Orlando the Italian premier and Baron Sonnino the foreign minister will return to Paris tonight by train from Rome. Their visit follows Allied discussions on war affairs and Italian policy.
Paris May 5 A secret plenary session of the peace conference is called to meet tomorrow at the French foreign office for the presentation of the peace treaty to the smaller powers.
Hungary protests to Austria over the seizure of the Hungarian legation in Vienna and demands action against those responsible. The Budapest government warns it will respond similarly to the German Austrian legation in Budapest if satisfaction is not obtained.
London reports Szolnok has been recaptured by Hungarian soviet forces from the Huranians. The wireless dated Budapest Sunday says the town is now completely in Hungarian hands.
Archangel May 5 Allied forces yesterday repulsed the first Bolshevik gunboat attack on the Dvina river, marking a successful defense against the inland assault.
A Copenhagen dispatch claims the Finnish Red Guards now control Petrograd and have arrested Danish Red Cross members there. They reportedly plan to march on the Finnish White Guards, with Saturday’s Paria report noting the development.
British forces suffer about 250000 casualties as German forces press on the western front near Hinges and the line east of Hebuterne shows signs of improvement.
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been marketed for 35 years as a remedy affecting blood and mucous membranes. The ad promises improvement in overall health after short use and directs purchase through a Toledo Ohio address and local druggists.
The Texas legislature met in a special session today with a bare quorum in each house. The Governor’s message proposes allowing discharged soldiers and sailors to vote without poll tax payment, and the session is expected to be brief.
Chicago May 6 Corn fell 10 cents a bushel on the board of trade after Julius H. Barnes president of the grain corporation said the firm had arranged for moderate wheat imports from Canada.
A survey of women’s advances notes mirrors used by Anglo-Saxon women and lists milestones. The South Carolina Equal Suffrage League opens permanent HQ in Columbia. By law twelve states and the District of Columbia set minimum wage for women. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States admits the Chicago Woman's Association. Daisy York of Knoxville is the first woman deputy criminal court clerk in Mississippi? Florence BE Allen becomes assistant county prosecutor, Cleveland’s first woman office holder. About 15 million women over 21 live where women can vote for presidential electors. Maggie Hathaway, Montana legislator, is named as a possible congressional candidate. Miss Margaret Winfield Stewart may be the first Illinois-born woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Report states Minnish forces seized control of Petrograd but did not confirm their unit or leadership. Authorities promise verification as streets remain quiet and observers await official clarification from the government.
One thousand men, the first contingent of 50,000 troops volunteering to relieve doughboys with the American army of occupation in Germany, will sail for Europe tomorrow according to army embarkation authorities in Hoboken today.
Washington May 5 War Department announces Texas airfields Carruthers Love Rich Baron Call and Taliaferro will be abandoned as soon as equipment can be moved to storage.
The article states disorder of the stomach or constipation as a typical headache cause and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for relief. It claims many have obtained permanent relief, noting the tablets are easy to take and mild in effect.
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