Laredo Chamber Plans Entertainment For Waco Visitors
The entertainment committee led by Albert Martin meets at 3 30 this afternoon to plan activities for fifty Laredo guests and fifteen ladies from the Waco Chamber of Commerce arriving by train Monday morning en route to Mexico for a trade excursion. Waco visitors will be in Laredo from 730 to about 11 00 if on time, to be shown a good time as thanks for past hospitality during the Governor Neff inauguration visit.
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Laredo
Waco
Court of Honor Scout Event in Laredo at Elk's Hall
The Boy Scouts of Laredo hold a Court of Honor at Elk's Hall at 8 oclock. About 100 boys will advance to Second Class. The program features Scout Oath talks, greetings from Scout Commissioner A D Bordeaux and Scout Executive F L Mackay, health and civic talks, and badge and certificate presentations. A large crowd is expected.
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F. L. Mackay
Dr. LePrince
A. J. Neff
Civic Service
Boy Scouts
Laredo
New Criminal Type Emerges, Secret Service Group Formed
A new and distinct class of criminal activity is described as a bold, younger generation ages 17 to 24 shifting from counterfeiting to bank and mail robberies, train holdups and payroll theft. The International Secret Service Association was formed in Pittsburgh with offices planned abroad and a Philadelphia clearing house for information. officers elected include J. B. Taylor as president and F. E. Boke as first vice president.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
International Secret Service Association
Chicago
United States
Philadelphia
J. B. Taylor
F. E. Boke
Toronto
Dan
John E
More Freight Traffic Boosts Cleveland Area
Cleveland May 18. A notable rise in railroad freight traffic for the first three weeks of April is reported by M W Clement general superintendent of the Pennsylvania lines. Indications are that business is picking up and that the increase will continue. The Cleveland Terminal Car Service Committee notes 15306 tons of less than carload freight loaded at freight houses in the third week, versus 15178 the second week and earlier months. Carload activity at Cleveland industries also rose, with 3119 cars loaded in the third week compared with 3005 the prior week. About 650000 freight cars moved in and out of Cleveland terminal, versus 47137 the second week.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
M. W. Clement
Pennsylvania Lines
Cleveland Industries
Cleveland Terminal
Tanlac Restores Energy Says Oklahoma Woman
Venia D. Mills of 304% Broadway Oklahoma reports Tanlac boosted her strength appetite and sleep after weeks of weakness indigestion and fatigue. She credits a Branch Arkansas friend’s recommendation and plans continued use to banish old troubles. Tanlac is sold at City Drug Store in Larelo and by leading druggists.
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Tanlac
Venia D. Mills
Broadway
Oklahoma
Branch
Ark
Lareflo
Social Calendar Activities Friday and Saturday
Misses Irene and Mildred Leyendecker entertain at 4 PM in honor of Misses Rosalie Bigio, Willie Belle Brennan, and Carrie Henry. Little Women Camp Fire Girls meet with Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl at 4 PM. Laredo High Sophomores host Juniors with a splash party and moonlight picnic at 7 PM. Saturday features a farewell party for Seniors by Girls and Boys Clubs at 8 PM in the auditorium.
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Irene
Mildred Leyendecker
Rosalie Biggio
Willie Belle Brennan
Carrie Henry
Alfred Poggenpohl
The
Laredo High School
Relativity and Social Notes From Local City Events
A mixed page notes changes in science and society. It sketches a light verse on relativity then lists residents traveling to San Antonio for visits and furniture shopping, plus local club meetings and host events including Red Cross and church circles.
Odd and Interesting Facts From Around the World
A compilation notes various curious claims from different regions. It mentions Sahara slave farms, daily rainfall in Peru, extinguishing oil fires with flour, Chicago hosting the first U S river tunnel in 1868, France's cabinet minister for physical education, historical beaver hat laws in England, and a Constan tople square turned into an YMCA playground.
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America
Chicago
France
England
St. Sophia's
Constantinople
Bankers Return From State Convention in San Antonio
Sam Brown of Laredo National Bank Royle K. Mims of First State and Trust Co A J Norton and Prinz Buttron of Milmo National Bank and D M Valdez of Merchants State Bank and Trust Co returned home this morning from San Antonio where they attended the State bankers convention They report a very profitable and enjoyable trip.
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Sam Brown
Laredo National Bank
Royle K. Mims
First State & Trust Co
A. J. Norton
Prinz Buttron
Milmo National Bank
D. M. Valdez
Merchants State Bank & Trust Co
San Antonio
Bible Class Social Highlights Moonlight Picnic
Members of a Christian Church Bible Class and guests enjoyed a summer business session and social hour at the church with alternating Bible study and work meetings. The Moonlight Picnic at Cha con featured a delicious supper, games, and more than forty attendees including Mesdames Mann Craig Simmons Judkins Reynolds Love Ayala Wilkes J G Burr Roe Oliver Evetts Annie Pace Mrs Clare and visitor Mrs Bergen.
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Curch
Mesdames Mann
Craig
Simmons
Judkins
Reynolds
Love
Ayala
Wilkes
J. G. Burr
Roe Oliver
Evetts
Annie Pace
Clare
Bergen
Osorio Held After Arriving in U S on Public Charge Charge
Adolfo Leon Osorio a Mexican newspaper writer who recently arrived from Mexico was taken into custody this afternoon by the United States Immigration Service on a charge of likely becoming a public charge at entry. He is held in the county jail and likely to be ordered deported as part of a new immigration enforcement movement.
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Adolfo Leon Osorio
Mexico
United States Immigration Service
United States
Osorio
Immigration Service
Moonshine Still Found in Denison Basement
In Denison Texas on May 13 county officers found a complete still and 65 gallons of moonshine in a basement. The occupants of the house were arrested.
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Denison
Texas
Sulgrave Manor Dedication to Bind English American Ties
Washington reports that Sulgrave Manor, ancient English home of George Washington's forebears, will be dedicated in June with a Washington statue and three busts, including Lincoln memorials. Dignitaries from the United States and Britain will attend, with trustees from American and English Sulgrave Institutions.
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Washington, D. C
England
United States
Sulgrave Manor
George Washington
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Viscount Bryce
Lord Wearsdale
Earl Spencer
H. S. Perris
J. P. Morgan
Leonard Wood
Charles 8. Davidson
Alton B. Parker
Charles P. Taft
Trafalgar London
Houdon
Virginia
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Hingham
Lincoln
Laredo port activity and regional drilling plans noted
Imports from Mexico through the International footbridge were trucked across yesterday. Drilling rigs from various parts of the state will arrive in Laredo or Aguilares by Monday and be moved to sites. Civil and criminal dockets proceed, with a local marriage license issued to Macario Martinez and Santos Reyes. Onion season wanes while cotton prospects look light for the coming season.
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Mexico
Laredo
Aguilares
Macario Martinez
Miss Santos Reyes
Noted Preacher Dr Sessions to Speak at First Methodist
Noted preacher Dr T F Sessions, a leading minister in the Southern Methodist Church, will occupy the pulpit at First Methodist Church next Sunday. Described as a great man with a great message, he speaks simply and pleas ingly, and many are expected to hear him.
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T. F. Sessions
Southern Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Four Die in Kentucky West Virginia Border Mining Clash
Four men were killed and another wounded in fighting in the mining district along the Kentucky West Virginia border in the last 24 hours. Reports received here say trouble between strikers and strikebreakers is increasing as tensions rise.
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Associated Press
Pikeville
Kentucky-West Virginia
Escaped Men To Be Rounded Up After Huntsville Breakout
Huntsville Texas May 13 armed citizens and officers scoured Walker county for prisoners who escaped from Huntsville state prison Thursday morning. Authorities report 27 men remain at large with 13 captured. Six Houston deputy sheriffs aided local officers in a manhunt that netted 123 recaptured convicts including Jesse Bonds Edward Bush Ed Connelly Halliet Connelly Wirt Dees D Morgan K Edwards G H Kirby EB Miller Bob Smith Clyde Tucker Buster Wallace Charles Burnsides.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Texas
Walker County
Huntsville State Prison
Houston
Jesse Bonds
Lubbock
Edward Bush
Walker
Ed Connelly
Halliet Connelly
Wirt Dees
Tarrant
D. Morgan
Hunt
K. Edwards
Parker
G. H. Kirby
McCullough
Eb, Miller
Val Verde
Bob Smith
Newton
Clyde Tucker
Buster Wallace
Montgomery
Charles Burnsides
Convicts Located North of Houston Line
Houston reporters say twenty prisoners were found north of Houston on the county line. Officers were dispatched from Houston and the prison prepared to engage the men in a possible confrontation.
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Houston
Texas
Huntsville
George McBride Day to honor Milwaukee native in Chicago visit
Five hundred Milwaukee Elks travel to Chicago on May 22 to honor George McBride who manages the Washington club of the American League for the first time this season. The day will be set aside as George McBride Day. McBride began his baseball career in Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Elks
Chicago
George McBride
Washington Club
McBride
Pershing Named Army Chief of Staff to Succeed March
Secretary Weeks announces General John J. Pershing will become army chief of staff on July 1, succeeding Major General Peyton C. March. Harbord to serve as assistant chief of staff, handling administrative duties and preparing to command the army in war.
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Associated Press
Washington
John J. Pershing
Army
Peyton C. March
Weeks
Pershing
James G. Harbord
France
Service of Supply
Organized Reserve
War Staff
General Harbord
General Peshing
Army of the
United States
National Guard
General Pershing
Morelia Catholics clash with police amid radical protests
In Morelia Michoacan fifty persons were killed and many wounded after police aided by radicals charged a large Catholic demonstration. Earlier radicals entered churches breaking images and placing a red flag atop the cathedral. Police and federal troops dispersed protests, later clashing as demonstrators fired at officers and fled in panic.
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Mexico City
Morelia
Michoacan
Excelsior
Former Carranza generals seek leniency from Obregon
Mexico City May 13 official advices report Lucio Blanco Eduardo Fernandez Ireneo Villareal and Pablo Gonzalez four former Carranza chieftains have appealed to President Obregon for leniency if they surrender. They were said to be planning a new Mexican revolution from the American side of the boundary.
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Mexico City
Lucio Blanco
Eduardo Fernandez
Ireneo Villareal
Pablo Gonzalez
Carranza
Obregon
Saldivar Arrest Warrant Sent Across Border
Governor Neff wired Tamaulipas Governor Lopez de Lara to deliver escaped prisoner Juan Saldivar to Texas authorities. Saldivar fled to Victoria Tamaulipas and remains under arrest there. Neff requests his delivery to Brownsville sheriff. Saldivar is an American citizen.
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Austin
Texas
Neff
Lopez de Lara
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Juan Saldivar
Brownsville
Saldivar
Victoria
Grain futures bill passes the house
Washington May 13 The Tindher bill to regulate grain futures dealings was approved by the house and forwarded to the senate for action.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Geddes to Lecture on World Peace at Rice Institute
Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador to the United States, will deliver the second of two lectures on world peace in Houston tonight under Rice Institute auspices.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Rice Institute
Gale to be tried by public courts martial at Fort Sam Houston
Linn E. Gale, alleged draft deserter, will face public courts martial at Fort Sam Houston. All papers and evidence are drawn from the department of justice and sent to Major General Dickman, head of the Eighth corps area, to oversee the trial.
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Associated Press
Washington
Linn E. Gale
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Department of Justice
Dickman
Eighth Corps
Duty and familiarity in the war department post
The statement emphasizes the necessity for the officer to be fully versed in all duties of the post and to have performed them during peacetime, ensuring readiness and competence for wartime responsibilities.
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War Department
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Constitutional Cure
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases, long thought incurable by local remedies. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co. claims to cure via constitutional action through the blood. A $100 reward offered for any case it fails to cure. circulars and testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
BF. J, Cheney & CO
Poles Openly Defie Treaty in Upper Silesia Row
Premier Lloyd George condemned Polish insurrectionists in the House of Commons as in defiance of the Versailles treaty. He warned that failure to act with justice could shatter European peace and credit, stressing that Europe must be guided by the pact Britain signed.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Upper Silesia
Europe
End of Oppeln Strike Cited by Advices Today
Berlin reports the general strike in Oppeln Upper Silesia ended after protests against the inter allied commission toward the Polish insurrection. Advices today confirm the stoppage and the resolution of labor action.
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Berlin
Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Inter-Allied Commission
Duesseldorf Evacuation Request Refused by French
Associated Press report from Duesseldorf on May 13 says French authorities declined to transmit to the supreme allied council a request from President Gutzburg of the provincial council for evacuation by Allied troops. The refusal cites lack of qualification to communicate the president's representation. Gutzburg was told the Allied occupation of Duesseldorf would likely continue until Germany pays one million gold marks due June 1.
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Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Supreme Allied Council
Gutzburg
Germany
Conspiracy Indictments Hit Chicago Union Leaders
The grand jury voted indictments against William Queese president of the Chicago flat janitors' union and nine other officials. Charges allege conspiracy among the public and a trade boycott to extort and insure business building owners.
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Chicago
William Queese
Chicago Flat Janitors’ Union
Grand Jury
Southern Intercollegiate Track Meet Opens at Sewanee
The cream of Southern university athletic talent gathered at Sewanee Tennessee for the opening of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association track and field championships. The event, hosted by the University of the South, continues tomorrow with competitions across events and divisions.
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Sewanee, Tenn
Southern Universities and Colleges
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
University of the South
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