Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker Dr. Joseph LePrince
The Kiwanis Club at the Hamilton Hotel Cafe will host Dr. Joseph LePrince of the U S Public Health Service as speaker tomorrow from 12 15 to 1 15 p m The attendance prize a golden mounted self filling fountain pen is donated by Luis A Lafon cashier of First State Bank and Trust Co. The county commissioners meet in regular session today handling routine business and any special matters. Development work in the Miranda field Zapata and Webb counties will grow as new derricks rigs and wells come online daily. Advertise in The Times to reach the many new residents arriving in Laredo.
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Hamilton
Joseph LePrince
U. S. Public Health Service
Luis A. Lafon
First State Bank & Trust Co
Commissioners Court
Mexico
Develoment
Miranda
Zapata
Webb
Lupin Thriller 813 Shocks Rialto Audience
The Arsene Lupin picture play 813 at Rialto Theater delivers punch and thrills in a clever French mystery. The two day engagement draws crowds with a fast paced climax and suspense from start to finish. Audience members are urged to see the film tonight for a strong, engaging cinema experience.
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Rialto
Arsene Lupin
the Rialto
Multiyear 19th Century Events Snapshot
A dated chronology lists notable events from 1818 to 1900 including the birth of Charles W. Fairbanks in Union County Ohio and his later service as U S senator and V P, the 1818 British Parliament abolishing public executions, the 1871 Tichborne trial in London, the 1876 Prohibition Party convention in Cleveland, the 1880 Atalanta ship disaster, the 1881 Morgan statue unveiling in Spartanburg, the 1896 Canadian ministry reorganization under Sir Charles Tupper, and the 1889 Papal Jubilee for 1900.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
U. S
United States
Union County
Indianapolis
London
Prohibition Party
Cleveland
Atalanta
Bermuda
England
Daniel H. Morgan
Spartanburg
N. C
Charles Tupper
Birthday Remembrances Mark May 11 Highlights
On May 11 the paper notes notable birthdays including Prince Christian heir to the Danish throne born in Copenhagen 22 years ago today. Also Hon Charles J. Doherty Justice minister born in Montreal 66 years ago, Henry C. Wallace US agriculture secretary born at Rock Island 55 years ago, Samuel R. Van Sant former Minnesota governor born at Rock Island 77 years ago, and Dr Robert J. Aley president of the University of Maine born at Coal City Indiana 5 years ago.
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Prince Christian
Denmark
Copenhagen
Charles J. Doherty
Dominion Cabinet
Montreal
Henry C. Wallace
United States
Rock Island
Samuel R. van Sant
Minnesota
Ill
Robert J. Aley
University of Maine
Coal City
Ind
National Hospital Day Observed by 6000 Hospitals
Observance set for tomorrow across the United States to honor Florence Nightingale’s birthday and highlight hospital services and their community role. About 6,000 hospitals participate in the nationwide event.
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New York
United States
Florence Nightingale
Turkish Treaty handed to Ottoman delegates at Paris
One year ago today the Turkish Treaty was delivered to Ottoman delegates in Paris while in New York fifty thousand Jews paraded to celebrate what they called Palestine redeemed, signaling a dramatic moment in Middle East affairs.
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Paris
New York
Palestine
Today’s World Figures Attend Dignitaries Events
Henry Wallace celebrates his 65th birthday as President Harding’s secretary of agriculture. The American College in Rome alumni meet in Chicago for their annual reunion. The Prince of Wales hosts a dinner for the Crown Prince of Japan at York House. Masonic Clubs pilgrimage to George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon. The Harding couple join Latin American envoys for a Pan American Union reception in Washington. J W Lowther sails for Canada to present the Speaker’s chair to the Canadian House of Commons.
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Wallace
Harding
Alumni Association of the American College In Rome
Chicago
Prince of Wales
Crown Prince of
Japan
York House
National League of Masonic Clubs
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Pan American Union
Washington
J. W. Lowther
House of Commons
Canada
Empire Parliamentary Association
Oottawa
Henry C Wallace Turns Fifty Five In Birthday Honors
Henry C Wallace is the agriculture chief in President Harding's cabinet and celebrates his fifty fifth birthday. A Rock Island native who spent much of his life in Iowa, he became a farmer and livestock breeder in 1887 after college. He edited Des Moines farm publications for over twenty five years and served on the United States Live Stock Industry Committee as well as other agriculture groups. He also dedicates effort to the Young Men's Christian Association, serving on its international committee.
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Henry C. Wallace
Harding
Wallace
Rock Island
Iowa
Des Moines
United States
Young Men's Christian Association
International Committee
Baseball Gossip and Player Posers From The Diamond
Baseball gossip notes Manager Cobb of Detroit seeks a pitcher to support Outfielder Cobb as he builds a winning club. The best National League team in New York is still said to be in Brooklyn. St. Louis Cardinals boast a large squad yet their plan remains unclear. Pittsburgh fans hail Rabbit Maranville as the Pirates real shortstop, a return to the days of Honus Wagner.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Rabbit” Maranville
Pirates
Honus Wagner
Notice of Forfeiture Hearing in U S Customs Case in Laredo
The United States seeks forfeiture of a 1921 Dodge automobile license 451353 motor 465889, 182 glass bottles, and liquor seized May 2 1921 in the Southern District of Texas. Interested parties must appear June 6 1921 at 10 AM in the U S Court in Laredo to contest and claim the property. R A Harvin U S Marshal Dist of Texas. Allen Walker Deputy.
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Dodge
D. L
Texas
Treasury Department
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Texas
Laredo
Saia
Southern
District of
United States Court Room
Social calendar items for Wednesday and Thursday
The Parish Guild meets at the International Institute at 3 30 in the afternoon with Miss Eda Offer and Mrs Rives. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church gathers with Mrs G C Hiatt at 3 30 in the afternoon. The Circles of the W M A meet at the regular afternoon hour.
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International Institute
Eda Offer
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
G. C. Hiatt
Circles
May Breezes and Social Happenings Across Town
Poem about May winds precedes a social column listing arrivals from Tampico to Millett Texas, local visits from Mineral Wells and Dallas, hotel stays, and community events. Notes on high school parties, club entertainments, church activities, birthday celebrations, and a luncheon at the International Institute summarize a busy week of residents and their plans.
Gala remembered memory test at Nuevo Laredo event
A report notes a tea at Garrison Headquarters Nuevo Laredo honoring Col William B Cochran and Mexican officers. The event pleased both sides. Other items cover a Music and Literary Club meeting at Elks Hall pledging funds to YWCA, member elections, and notes on a memory test in Music Appreciation with awards from Laredo Music & Jewelry Co.
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Arnulfo R. Gomez
Tamaulipas
William B. Cochran
Ort McIntosh
Ft. Mcintosh
Frank B. Linnell
Clyde M. Shropshire
William H. Lloyd
State of Tamaulipas
Alberto A. Cabafias
Nuevo Laredo
Gregorio Delgado
Jose Maria Cabafas
Roberto Margain
Manuel M. Torres
London pays record price for easy telephone number
As much as twenty five thousand pounds has been paid in London for a simple and easily remembered telephone number. The sale highlights the demand for memorable numbers and the premium bidders place on dialing convenience.
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London
Germany Accepts Allied Reparations Ultimatum
London reports Germany delivered conditional acceptance to the Entente reparations demands to Prime Minister Lloyd George via German minister to Britain. Lloyd George announced in Commons that Germany fully accepted all allied demands. Berlin noted Germany adheres unconditionally to decisions on guarantees, disarmament, war crimes trials and finances. Paris papers claim acceptance proves force but doubt Germany’s commitment.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Lloyd George
Sthamer
Great Britain
House of Commons
Vapor causes avalanche on Mount Adams slope
Associated Press report from Portland on May 11 states hot vapors venting from Mount Adams vents melted snow and triggered the avalanche on the southwest slope last Saturday night. The slide tore a five mile path from near the crest, was one to two miles wide, and sent a massive mud flow down the mountain across White Salmon glacier into heavy timber at the base.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Mount Adams
White Salmon
Bank Narrowly Averted A Rdn Stopped And Confidence Issued
Dallas crowds surged around Security National Bank amid rumors of insolvency. The Dallas clearing house association and the Eleventh District Federal Reserve issued statements of confidence, and the bank planned to stay open until 6 pm. A Fed Reserve truck delivered cash as deposits were urged to line up.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Security National Bank
Dallas Clearing House Association
Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Edwin Hobby
Americans Honored In Poland for Kosciusko Squadron Service
President Pilsudski and General Joseph Haller honored Americans who fought in World War I and later joined Poland to battle Bolsheviks at ceremonies marking the demobilization of the Kosciusko aerial squadron, a unit of young U.S. aviators.
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Warsaw
Poland
Pilsudski
Joseph Haller
Kosciusko
United States
Senate forms informal farming bloc led by West and South
Fifteen senators from agricultural states in the West and South organized an informal group in the senate to act on farmer related measures. Senator Kenyon of Iowa was chosen chairman. Four committees were appointed to study agricultural legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
United Action
Kenyon
Iowa
U S Welcomes German Reparation Agreement Outcome
Washington officials welcomed Germany’s acceptance of reparations terms and saw it as a path to economic revival. They warned invasion of the Ruhr would have troubled the Allies and signaled faster progress on foreign policy, with emphasis on equal opportunity and American rights abroad.
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Washington
Ruhr
United States
America
Germany
State Department
Department
Germany Cabinet Moves to Accept Allied Terms
Berlin May 11 Germany's new cabinet began work on a formal note to the Entente accepting the terms set by the supreme Allied council at London. The action signals the start of formal negotiations and compliance steps as the government outlines its acceptance and next steps.
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Berlin
Germany
Entente
Supreme
Allied Council
Lon
Liquor Convictions Lead in Appeals Rulings
In Austin on May 11, the Court of Criminal Appeals handed down 28 opinions. Fifteen involved Kuatman County convictions of John and Clyde Chandler for Dean prohibition law violations. Each man faced two years in the penitentiary in two affirmed cases, while six Clyde Chandler and five John Chandler cases were reversed and remanded.
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Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Kuatman County
John
Clyde Chandler
John Chandler
Meeting of Architects Convened in Washington DC
Several hundred leading architects from the American Institute of Architects gathered in Washington for the annual convention. The three day sessions will feature paper readings and discussions on topics of interest to the profession.
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Washington, D. C
America
American Institute of Architects
Hostilities Suspended in Upper Silesia Dispute
London reports final council decision suspends hostilities between the inter allied commission and Polish insurgent leader Adalbert Korfanty. Insurgents to occupy agreed demarcation line and stay in place pending final settlement of the Upper Silesia question, with the industrial territory remaining under Polish occupancy.
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Associated Press
London
Inter-Allied Commission
Upper Silesia
Adalbert Korfanty
Warsaw
Cancel Rates and Advances Cancel Rates and Roads
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered cancellation of schedules that proposed substituting 35 percent for 30 1-3 percent increases in class and commodity rates between Eastern and Southern territory and the Southwest. It sustained increases between Southeast points and defined eastern territories east of the Indiana Illinois line and the Mississippi River at Cairo and south. The commission noted the Southeast to Eastern group increases add to preexisting rates after the general rise of about one and two thirds percent from the Southwest to St. Louis and defined Eastern destinations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eastern
Southern Territory
Southwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana-Ilinois State Line
Missippi River
Cairo
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Radium Loss At Oklahoma City Medical Firm
A charity patient vanished May 3 after radium worth 3000 to 3500 dollars disappeared from a leading Oklahoma City medical firm. The doctors reported the loss and police have no trace of the patient or the radium.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
German Chancellor Wirth Wins Reichstag SupportVote
Dr Julius Wirth the new chancellor secured what amounted to a vote of confidence in the Reichstag last night, signaling parliamentary backing for his government amid current political strains.
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Julius Wirth
Reichstag
House regrets leniency in Versailles terms on voyage home
Cherbourg France May 11 Colonel Edward M House arriving from America expresses regret that the Versailles treaty terms were not enforced more rigorously by the allies. He is en route to Paris to consult former premier Clemenceau and Andre Tardieu.
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France
Edward M. House
America
Col. House
Paris
Clemenceau
Andre Tardieu
US and Argentina reach satisfactory port workers accord
Representations of the United States Government to the Argentine government following a port workers boycott that halted the Martha Washington of the Shipping Board have produced a solution satisfactory to both governments, official sources announced.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Martha Washington
Shipping Board
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