City Police Team to Play Laredo at Caliche Park
The City Police ball team will face Laredo Sunday at 8:30 AM at Caliche Park in a planned show of real ball. A marriage license was issued to Bernardino Perez and Miss Lucia Garcia. The northwest corner old Salinas Avenue Hidalgo Street building will be razed soon by L. V. Jambers for a two story business block to be built by M. Joseph.
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Laredo
Caliche Park
Bernardino Perez
Lucia Garcia
Salinas Avenue
Hidalgo Street
L. V. Jambers
M. Joseph
Whittington Arrives to Assume New Duties with Brennan Firm
A. G. Whittington, who resigned as general manager of the I. and G. N. road, has arrived in Laredo with his wife to prepare for his new role as general manager and associate of Brennan Leonard and Whittinton with Monterey headquarters. Mrs. Whittington will stay briefly in Laredo before returning to Houston until long-term settlement.
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A. G. Whittington
G. N
Brennan, Leonard & Whittinton
Monterey
Laredo
Syrian Smuggler Captured With Two Aliens
Charley Ali a Syrian resident of Nuevo Laredo wanted by the United States Immigration Service for smuggling aliens into the United States is in custody after arrest yesterday afternoon at Aguilares. He was found with two other Syrians who had been smuggled across the border. they too were seized and will be held for deportation.
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Charley Ali
Nuevo Laredo
United States Immigration Service
United States
Aguilares
Ali
Ladies Day Adds Seats as Fast Baseball Returns Sunday
Fast baseball is assured for Sunday with a new thirty foot grandstand addition seating about three hundred more fans. A large up to date scoreboard will display hits runs and errors for both games. Ladies will be admitted free and the league promotes clean fast baseball. Proceeds from Sundays games are split fifty fifty between the two games with sixty percent to the winner and forty to the loser.
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Laredo
Legion
J. S. Penn
H. W. Moore
Floyd chosen to lead Kansas American Legionization committee
John R. Floyd of Arkansas City was selected as chairman of Kansas state Americanization committee. A prominent insurance man and 3rd vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Floyd served in the Eighty sixth division and held multiple officer roles at Camp Sheridan Grant Dodge and Jefferson Barracks. He later organized district management for a major insurer and ranked high for applications written in one year.
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Kansas
American Legion
John R. Floyd
Arkansas City
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
United States
Arkansas City Post
Legion State Executive Committee
WHEN TO WEAR THE UNIFORM
A read letter from a United States American Legion member argues for a standard policy on wearing uniforms at ceremonies. It notes Armistice Day revealed varied viewpoints and urges ex-service members to decide whether to wear civvies or uniforms, citing awkwardness in mixed attire and a desire for harmony.
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American Legion
Legion
Dralle of Casper Leads National Legion Effort in Stampede Show
Fred W. Dralle of Casper Wyoming chairs the state American Legion executive committee and gained national recognition as general manager of Stampede a $20000 production that added $8000 to the post treasury. He taught at Butte and Roundup Montana, served as Musselshell County clerk and recorder, works in Casper's Standard Refinery, and enlisted in the Central Machine Gun Officers Training school during World War I at Camp Hancock Georgia.
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Fred W. Dralle
Casper
Wyo
The
American Legion
Legion
Mr. Drakle
Butte
Mont
Roundup
Musselshell County
Very Few Will Be Dropped From Legion Dues
The 10 000 post adjutants of the American Legion report a peak in 1921 post dues processing as members rush to pay before the deadline. Delinquent members face possible drops, but early returns show only a small fraction will be dropped, offset by thousands of new members from department drives.
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American Legion
Legion
Leyendecker sisters host afternoon honors for guests
Misses Irene and Mildred Leyendecker entertain at four o clock honoring Rosalie Biggio Willie Belle Brennan and Carrie Henry. The Little Women Camp Fire Girls meet with Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl at four o clock in the afternoon.
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Irene
Mildred Leyendecker
Rosalie Biggio
Willie Belle Brennan
Carrie Henry
Little Women Camp Fire Girls
Alfred Poggenpohl
Albatross Poem and Local Notices From The Albatross
A Baudelaire inspired lament on captivation and flight contrasts with a slew of society notes. Names like Sam W Brown Charles Craighead Green Martin and venues in San Antonio Hebbronville Pearsall Bruni and Montrose appear alongside club meetings. Civic Club and Parish Guild gatherings mark community life with plans for a Y W C A project and summer sewing.
Thanksgiving Club Shower for Miss Ferrara Hosts Delightful Afternoon
A Texas social note describes a Thanksgiving week meeting hosted by Mrs R L Puster with a large circle of ladies including Mesdames Arkles Cook Johnston Kehl Lines Mason Mussett Mims Puster Addie Jack Shiner Fred Wright B F Wright Amar Penn and guests Miss O Banion Mrs Warnken of San Antonio honoring Miss Ferrara. A Club Alpha shower at Mrs S de la Garza’s home featured bride theme decor, games, luncheon, and pink parasol décor.
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Nual
R. L. Puster
Mesdames Arkles
Cook
Johnston
Kehl
Lines
Mason
Mussett
Mims
Puster
Addie
Jack Shiner
Fred Wright
B. F. Wright
Amar Penn
O’banion
Warnken
San Antonio
Ferrara
Club
Alpha
8. de la Garza
Celina Ferrara
Pidela de la Garza
Eloisa Cardenas
Maria Flores
Ofelia
Ernestina
Elvira Sanchez
Wallace Reid Stages Traffic Hold Up at Rialto
In Los Angeles the busiest corner was halted for ten minutes to film a scene for Wallace Reid's "What's Your Hurry" at the Rialto Theatre today and tomorrow. The star stalls a large truck amid traffic as twenty cameramen capture the moment from skyscraper windows telegraph poles and a hotel veranda with city officials approving the blockade.
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Los Angeles
Wallace Reid
Rialto Theatre
Inauguration of University of Minnesota President Coffman
Distinguished educators from colleges and universities across the United States and Canada arrive in Minneapolis to attend the three day inaugural celebration for Dr. L. D. Coffman as president of the University of Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Canada
L. D. Coffman
University of Minnesota
Notice of public sale of alfalfa hay car load
The International and Great Northern Railroad through Receiver James A. Baker will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder between 4 and 5 p m in Laredo Webb County Texas on May 13 1921 a car load of 510 bales of alfalfa hay billed from El Paso December 27 1920 consigned to Heid Brothers Laredo Texas contents loaded in car ATSF 62619 shipment refused by Heid Brothers for quality and advertised to satisfy freight and demurrage charges. Sale on the Team Track Hidalgo street. Owner may take delivery on payment of all charges by sale date. E B Wright Agent for Receiver. 4-28-td.
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International & Great Northern Railroad
James A. Baker
Laredo
Webb
State of Texas
el Paso
Texas
Heid Brothers
Hidalgo
E. B. Wright
Money Makers In Spotlight At Times Want Ad Event
A compact feature outlines the Money Makers program tied to the Times want ads. It highlights how advertisers and job seekers leverage classified listings to connect, with emphasis on local merchants and readers benefiting from targeted postings and promotional opportunities.
Edison List Still Growing At Edison Plant
East Orange New Jersey May 12 AP reports applicants for Edison plant positions faced a new 106 question test after a prior list drew scrutiny. Questions covered light ray vibrations Madagascar orangutans bunkering coal and other varied topics including Saladin TNT Fabre and transcontinental rail lines.
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Associated Press
East Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
West Virginia
Madagascar
Sage
Jamie
TNT
Fabre
German reparations acceptance boosts US business interest
Washington reports say Germany's acceptance of allied reparations demands spurs American business curiosity about German trade. Secretary Hughes indicates broad freedom for trade with German firms aside from a few restricted items as allied exchange rates improve. Berlin notes a relaxation in tension after the crisis, with Chancellor Worth forming to address the emergency.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
State Department
Hughes
America
Mellon
Berlin
Worth
King George Receives New American Ambassador at Buckingham Palace
London May 12 King George today met Colonel George Harvey the new American ambassador at Buckingham Palace and he presented his credentials in a formal ceremony with the king.
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London
George
George Harvey
Buckingham Palace
Scout Benefit gratitude includes Dorothy Derby for piano work
Leonard W. Craig Scoutmaster of Troop No 2 apologizes for omitting Miss Dorothy Derby from thanks. Derby assisted at rehearsals and performances, earning lasting gratitude for her faithful piano work during the Scout Benefit.
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Dorothy Derby
Leonard W. Craig
Convicts Mutiny At Huntsville Arsenal Escape Attempt
In Huntsville Texas May 12 more than a score of state convicts armed and mutinous stormed the arsenal. They shot two guards one fatally perhaps and fled. Six men seized pistols charged the gate and guards and looted the armory taking shotguns. About 26 shots fired. guards returned fire with no known convict hits. Temporary border with Phelps Junction sought as posses organized. Authorities linked no known tie to Joe Furey case. Furey a 20 year convict described as Mort Worth confidence man.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Texas
Phelps Junction
Joe Furey
Furey
Mort Worth
Soviet Russia Still Active in Angora May 12
Agents of the Soviet government show activity in Angora as efforts to declare a nationalist administration a Soviet republic face suppression. Russians collaborate with the extremist group within the national assembly, heightening tension with Moscow.
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Associated Press
Angora
Anatolia
Moscow
National Assembly
Bolshevist Plot Against Kemal Pasha in Angora Discovered
A Bolshevik plot to overthrow Mustapha Kemal Pasha and set up a Soviet republic in Angora has been uncovered. Many suspects have been arrested as authorities move to suppress the conspiracy.
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Angora
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Allies Proclaim Neutrality of Constantinople and Straits
Paris May 12 The allied high commissioners generals and admirals have decided to proclaim the neutrality of Constantinople the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles while the Greek Turkish warfare continues according to a Havas dispatch from Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Paris
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Settlement Under Way In Clara Hamon Claim
In Los Angeles on May 12 the Clara Smith Hamon claim against the Jake L. Hamon estate moves toward settlement. Attorney J. B. Champion said the settlement, expected today, contemplates $10,000 cash and estate recognition of contract assignments by which Hamon allegedly transferred oil rights to Clara. Judge W. Ellis of Santa Ana led negotiations, acting for Fred Ellis of Ardmore, former partner of Jake Hamon in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
J. B. Champion
Hamnon
Clara
W. Ellis
Santa Anna
California
Champion
Fred Ellis
Ardmore
Jake Hamon
Chicago
Railroad rates blamed on general business mood
In Washington on May 12 Julius Kruttschitt, chair of Southern Pacific, told the senate interstate commerce committee that freight-rate increases did not cause a drop in railway freight business. He said the rise coincided with a general downturn in business.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Julius Kruttschitt
Southern Pacific Company
Buried City Exalted Excavation Planned in Holy Land
Dr. Clarence Fisher of the University of Pennsylvania museum travels to Palestine to lead what he calls one of the era’s most important excavations since World War I. He aims to uncover iron chariots noted in biblical accounts that hindered Israel’s capture of Bethshan near Nazareth. The site, near Mount of the Transfiguration, has long been uninhabited yet rich with centuries of occupation by Amorites Egyptians Babylonians Assyrians Scythians Hebrews Greeks Romans Arabs and Crusaders.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Clarence Fisher
Babylonia
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Palestine
Holy Land
Nazareth
Governor Neff Promises Order On Galveston Island
Governor Neff told Mayor Sappington that if local authorities fail to enforce law and order on Galveston Island he will take steps to establish government there. He urged a joint meeting of mayor, police, constables, sheriff and courts to prosecute a full program backing law and order.
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Gy Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Galveston
Neff
Galveston Island
Sappington
Wets and drys clash over Volstead bill in committee
Washington May 12 Wets and drys lined up before the house judiciary committee in a fight over Chairman Volstead's bill to seal the beer spigot the drys say Palmer's ruling allowing beer as medicine has pried open the line.
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Associated Press
Wasington
House Judiciary Committee
Volstead
Palmer
National Day for Florence Nightingale Observed in Hospitals
The birthday of Florence Nightingale was celebrated today as a National Day in nearly 8,000 hospitals across the United States. The event marks her role as pioneer of modern nursing and is observed with hospital ceremonies and acknowledgments of her contributions.
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Sy Associated Press
Washinton
Florence Nightingale
United States
Times Subscription Offer Sealed for Daily Access
A newspaper notice promotes an ongoing opportunity to subscribe to The Times with daily access for 60 cents per month, inviting readers to join the service and enjoy regular editions.
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