Mexican tax revolt and clemency under new government
The article reviews a controversial Nuevo Leon tax law described as oppressive, its quick repeal by Gen. Porfirio Gonzalez, and Carranza era reactions. It highlights pardons for captured officers, claims of moderation and justice, and hopes for Mexico’s rapid return to international acceptance. It also critiques enforcement for contraband liquor and calls for targeting big offenders over petty violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
el Porvenir
Monterey
Porfirio Gonzalez
Carranza
Mexico City
Santiago
Vportirio Diaz
R Jeaders
Jodee Sandi
Chicago
Onion shipping season ends soon as crates run short
With under 1 300 carloads of Bermuda onions shipped and expected total not to exceed 1 350, the season is drawing to a close in late May. Despite strikes crate shortages and car berths, growers say returns from the crop were good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
LANDIS JUDGE IN BOOTLEGGER CASE PASTA PASTS HIS POINTS
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis presided in a Chicago bootlegging case and criticized the district attorney’s presentation to a skeptical jury. He urged the jurors to disregard sloppy prosecutorial methods and warned that time is wasted when cases drag. The famed jurist, known for imposing a large fine on a major corporation years earlier, remains a colorful and often controversial figure in legal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Chicago
Landis
Sania Oralah
Laredo High School Commencement At Royal Opera House
The graduating class of 1920 of Laredo High School will hold commencement at the Royal Opera House tonight at 8 15. Six men and seven women will receive diplomas, completing their public schooling and preparing for further study. The ceremony features the three act play Country Boys in College with all thirteen graduates in the cast, followed by more numbers, the graduates’ address by Asher R. Smith, diploma presentations, and scholarship awards.
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Laredo High School
Royal Opera House
Laredo
Asher R. Smith
J. Warren Kerrigan
the Royal
Norma Talmadge
Crumpler Sales Co
International Realty Co
Flores Avenue
J. BE
Cotter
Doris Kenyon
Royal Theater
Valdez
Juarez Plumbing
Bellmont
Main Ave
Better men in office urged to fix Texas government
The Houston Chronicle reports Lynch Davidson of Houston advocating fewer and better laws. He calls for drafting older citizens into public service, selecting honest, common-sense men for Austin, and backing them with citizen support to curb high taxes, bad rural schools, and wasteful spending. He supports education reform, teacher pay, economy, woman suffrage, and national prohibition.
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Lim
Austin
Texas
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Davidson
Groesbeck
Houston Chronicle
Western Union gears up for Democratic convention traffic
San Francisco telegraph facilities expand to handle vast press traffic for the June 28 Democratic convention. Weston Union Telegraph Company upgrades merit 1.6 million words daily. multiplex system speeds Morse, with 13 miles of pneumatic tubes and belt conveyors enabling messages to reach the main operating room within one minute. western union says it will be the world’s most modern plant and third largest in the United States.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Weston Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Western Union
R. B. Calkins
United States
Agustin Cano on Trial for Robbery of Laborers
The first of five cases against Agustin Cano a former Carranza army captain was tried in district court for robbery with firearms near the Rio Grande below Laredo. Maria Dolores Mejia testified that Cano and five accomplices robbed twenty Mexican laborers after crossing from Nuevo Laredo, forcing them to surrender money and valuables and search shoes for hidden wealth. The state plans more witness testimony. defense none.
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Agustin Cano
Carranza Army
Rio Grande
Laredo
Venice
Cano
Maria Dolores de Mejia
Nuevo Laredo
Bud” DeSpain
Texas
DeSpain
J. E. Trout
Keene
Onions Shipments Hit Laredo Total 1,236 Carloads
Twelve carloads of onions were shipped out of Laredo last night, bringing the grand total to 1,236 carloads. Nineteen sixty-one era notices include local ads for motor additives, real estate, plumbing, and theater listings with performances at the Royal Theater and hotel advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
R. C. Bryant
Salinas Avenue
Bureau of Markets to Close Local Office Tomorrow
The local Bureau of Markets office will close for the day with the last crop bulletin issued tomorrow and staff will depart for Eagle Lake that night to aid farmers in marketing the large potato crop. The branch has operated since April, assisting Laredo onion growers with shipping and marketing in the past season.
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United States Bureau of Markets
Williams
Bureau of Markets
Eagle Lake
Laredo
Edwin A. Atlee Chosen to Fill Webb County Justice of the Peace Vacancy
Webb County commissioners court selected Edwin A. Atlee to replace the late J. W. Benavides as justice of the peace in precinct 1, place 1. Atlee, serving as district representative in Austin, will qualify upon return from the Texas legislative session.
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Commissioners’ Court
Webb County
Place
Juan VI, Benavides
Edwin A. Atlee
Austin
Texas
Money Makers Ad Promises 188 Percent Returns
An advertisement in the Times Want Ads touts high yield investments claiming 188 percent returns. The note emphasizes quick profits and asks readers to contact the seller for more details and durations. It presents no verifiable credentials or official endorsements.
America's Cup Trials Open With Resolute Vanitie Match
The first official Cup activity begins on Long Island as Resolute and Vanitie anchor the 1920 elimination series off Sandy Hook, with six practice races set near New Haven May 21 27 before a Newport open-sea run June 3 19.
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Associated Press
New York
Sandy Hook
Long Island
Resolute
Vanitie
New Haven
Conn
Newport
Emmet to Receive A I E E Gold Medal for Electric Drive Work
William Leroy Emmet is to be awarded the American Institute of Electrical Engineers gold medal for notable service in electricity. The Pelham New York born engineer, 60, studied in Canada, graduated from the U S Naval Academy in 1881, and served as navigator on the U S 8 Justin during the Spanish American War. He has been with General Electric since 1892 and perfected the electric drive principle in 1907, applying it to ships including U S Navy battleships.
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Gautesen
Vanitie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chris Christiansen
Commodore Vanderbilt
Resolut
Nichols
Satter
Carolina
Nat Hereshoff
Nerreshoffs
Bristol
Resolute
New York Yacht Club
Henry Walters
Arthur Curtiss James
Frederick G. Bourne
George I’. Baker, Jr
J. P. Morgan
Herreshots
Robert W. Emmons
Boston
Shamrock
William Leroy Emmet
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Pelham
N. Y
Emmet
Robert Emmet
Canada
U. S. Naval Academy
U. S
Justin
General Electric Company
United States Navy
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J. E. Fowler
Fidel Cantu
Will W. Gregg
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Cardu
William
J. W. Benavides
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the Times
Hi.de Parsons
Joseph M. Macdonough
Frederick O. Spedden
Vanitiee
Merreshoff
George Nichols
New York Club
Robert Jacob
Sterling Burgess
Gardner
Burgess
C. J. Nourse
Sherman Hoyt
Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht Club
Oyster Day
G. A. Gautesen
Herreshoff
Emmons
Charles Francis Adams
George A. Cormack
John Parkinson
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