Government backs date culture push in Laredo
A chamber meeting in Laredo formed an association of date palm enthusiasts led by J. E. Trout and others to promote commercial date cultivation. Federal representatives praised the area as highly suitable and will support surveying existing palms and varieties to determine the best suited for local industry.
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United States
Laredo
Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Trout
August C. Richter
Charles BE
Richter
M. P. Cullinan
Rex Tarver
Thos
J. Murray
Charles Mumm
Texas
Pimples and skin troubles touted as easily cured
An advertisement claims Black and White Ointment and Soap remove pimples blotches and rash quickly. It asserts wide recommendation by dealers and offers 60c and 25c sizes with the larger containing three times as much.
Woman Advised Against Operation Finds Relief
Mrs Lulu Ferguson recounts avoiding surgery for feminine troubles by using Dr Pierces Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She credits the remedies with her cure and urges others to seek the products and free medical advice from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Dr. Pierce
Lulu Ferguson
Cockrell St. All Dealers
Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
Air Service to Manitoba Mines Inaugurated
Central Canada Air Lines will start a Winnipeg based service linking Great Falls Manitoba to Long Lake mining camps and Red Lake Ontario with rail connections from Winnipeg to Lac du Bonnet. A Duluth to Port Arthur route via Kenora is planned. Rail air trip times involve five hours Winnipeg to Long Lake with 30 minutes flying and 65 minutes to Red Lake.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Man
Great Falls
Long Lake
Red Lake
Ont
Central Canada Air Lines
Lac du Bonnet
May
Duluth
Minn
Port Arthur
Kenora
Long Lake District
Great
Royal Opera House hosts Friday commencement event
Social calendar notes a Friday evening commencement at the Royal Opera House with Miss Amer Penn as hostess for the Friday Bridge Club at 3 30 at 1010 Farragut. Saturday features bridge parties hosted by Miss Tommie Simpson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Jervis at Mrs J T Murphy's house and a 9 pm dance at the Robert B Lee roof by Mrs Chas Deutz honoring Miss Thekla and Miss Julia Belle Deutz.
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Royal Opera House
Amer
Penn
Farragut Street
Tommie Simpson
Mary Elizabeth Jervis
J. T. Murphy
Mary Paul Goldman
Chas. Deutz
Robert B. Lee
Misses Thekla
Julia Belle Deutz
Golf Humor And Social Scene Across Monterrey Visit
A lighthearted golf themed note contrasts a player’s flawless practice with real bunkers and brooks. The rest of the item lists social visits in Monterrey including Don Vicente Ferrara and daughter Olga, plus various Texas residents visiting relatives and hosting gatherings at homes and gardens with luncheon, bridge games, and a charity party for Miss Mary Paul Goldman.
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Don Vicente Ferrara
Monterrey
Miss Olga
Ludovico Volpe
Junior social highlights at Buenos Aires swimming party
A cordial swimming party hosted in Buenos Aires featured Little Miss Louise Killam taming the Villea Club, with a post plunge picnic and supper. Chaperones included Mesdames Killam Burr Burr and Madlem and Miss Bessie Moore. guests listed include Mary Derby Gene Windrow Margaret Cooke and others. Donald Ross hosted senior boys box party at the Royal Theater with teachers present. A pre-nuptial bridge party and hose shower honored Miss Isther Penn, hosted by Miss Antonia Walls and Mrs J B DaCamara Jr, with floral decor, prizes and a two course luncheon. Guests named include Mesdames Penn Leyendecker Gonzalez and Misses Amar Penn Esther Penn Olga Ferrara Aurora Perez and others.
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J. J. Foster
Mary Paul Goldman
G. B. Sielski
Olivia Braden
Mary Elizabeth Jervis
Cecil Nethery
Betty
Mabel Bates
Tommie Simpson
Mesdames H. C. Hall
P. N. Moore
R. Hackenjos
G. B. Slelski
Bill Sames
Foster
Hugh Cluck
Louise Killa
Donald Ross
Mrs. Seyfried
Laredo High School
Royal’ Theater
Ross
Montrose
Antonia Walls
J. B. DaCamara, Jr
Isther Penn
DaCamara
Miss Walls
Reyes Ortiz
Maria Juarez
Mesdames J. 8
Penn
P. P. Leyendecker, Sr
BE. A. Gonzalez
Amar Penn
Leonor de la Garza
Esther Penn
Olga Ferrara
Aurora Perez
Jona Parker
Hortense Leyendecker
Jivelyn Ryan
Josefina Quajardo
Josephine Leyendecker
Angela Casso
Milburn Farm Shooting Left Farmer Dead in Brady Texas
Milburn, a 51 year old farmer, was shot dead yesterday at his home in Brady Texas. A 28 year old relative is jailed charged with the shooting following Milburn's recent acquittal on an attack charge.
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Brady
Texas
T. B. Milburn
Milburn
Chinese Execution in Shanghai Disturbance Trial
Lan Ho Sang, a Chinese assailant who wounded American volunteer Thomas McMartin during June disturbances, was executed after trial by a mixed court in Shanghai. He made a confession before death.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Lan Ho Sang
Thomas McMartin
Tcorps
Miners reject Baldwin six seven hour day proposal
In London on May 21, 1921, miners informed Premier Baldwin they would not accept increased hours or reduced wages. The industry faced disputed production expectations as the proposed seven hour day was rejected and wage terms remained contentious.
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Associated. Press
London
Baldwin
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly Opens in Columbus
The 96th annual Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly gathered in Columbus Mississippi with Rev I K Floyd of Dallas Texas elected moderator. Overtures and important agency reports were presented to the session as it opened today.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Miss
General Assembly
The
Cumberland
I. K. Floyd
Dallas
Texas
Houses Dynamited in Southeast Fort Worth
Two more houses in southeast Fort Worth were dynamited shortly after occupants, white residents, vacated them. Police are at a loss to explain the bombings as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Short ‘Ly
Ferguson Opens Campaign in Sulphur Springs
Austin Texas May 21 Governor Ferguson left for Sulphur Springs to launch her campaign for the Democratic renomination tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Ferguson
Sulphur Springs
Russell Scott Cleared of Insanity Must Face Jury Again
Russell Scott, convicted of murder and imprisoned as insane, has been found sane and must face a jury once more with the gallows threat looming.
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Gy Associated Press
Chicago
Russell ‘Scott
CAPT BETTS FREED AFTER CAPTIVITY IN YUNNAN
Captain Betts of the United States Army is released after two days in the hands of bandita in northern Yunnan province. The American legation reported the captain is now a free man and in custody of officials.
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Peking
Bandita
Yunnan Province
Betts
United States Army
Wright divorce suit dismissed after offer rejected
Madison, Wisconsin May 2l Frank Lloyd Wright's divorce suit against Miriam Noel Wright was dismissed today after she rejected the architect's offer of financial settlement. The offer included $1,000 immediately and $126 a month for one year.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Frank Lloyd Wright
Miriam Noel Wright
Southern Women Golf Meet Opens May 26 29
One hundred fifty women golfers from across the South will compete in the Southern Women’s Golf Tournament in Charlotte. The winner receives a saucer trophy and her name engraved on the perpetual cup, plus a gold medal and other prizes for additional events.
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Associated Prose
Charlotte
N. CC
South
Old Pioneer Dead in Waco Texas at Seventy
Isaac Simmons a prominent Waco businessman dies at age seventy after 61 years in Texas. He lived in Cisco and Marshall earlier, and is survived by his wife and two children.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Isaac Simmons
Cisco
Marshall
Facts and figures from the era of social statistics
The report catalogues U S lighthouse count 720 and a wave of organizational growth. It notes 1200 Christian Endeavor societies in Qobina last year and over 36 million Americans with foreign birth or parentage. Ice cream consumption rose from 1.04 to 2.8 gallons per person annually since 1910. Government schools in China grew from 57 267 to 178 972 since 1912. The Y M C A holds about 193 286 000 in net property and endowment. Since Palestine’s British mandate began the population reached 300 000 with 6000 monthly immigrants. State and local US government costs rose 4 billion in four years while national expenditures fell 2 billion.
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Christian Endeavor
Qobina
United States
China
Young Men's Christian Association
Palestine
Global oddities and world notes in brief
Algeria 3 is said to have more horses than beluga. Athens enjoys bright sun about 300 days yearly. Belgium’s population is smaller than New York and Chicago combined. St Isaac's Cathedral in Moscow cost nearly 15 million dollars to build. In Japan the Rodin statue The Kiss was screened off with bamboo to avoid shocking sensibilities.
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Algeria
Athens
Belgium
New York
Chicago
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Moscow
Rodin
Japan
Watch THE TIMES everyday to opportunities.
A compact promotional note offering daily access to The Times with a monthly subscription rate of 60 cents. It emphasizes constant opportunities through regular reading.
Primary Republican conference edges toward vetting Fort Worth candidates
At a statewide Republican conference in Fort Worth on May 21, leaders expect recommendations to carry weight in the first primary. Early talks list T. P. Lee of Houston Burlington and Henry Zweitel Fort Worth US attorney among enduring possibilities, while Harry Rogers of San Antonio and Mike Thomas of Dallas are eliminated.
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Associated Press
Fort’ Worth
Texas
Ghestmant
Orvill ‘Billington
Wick Bae
Republic
Vetera
Tte
Garry
Harry Rogers
San Antonio
Mike Thomas
Dallas
T. “P. Lee
Houston
Burlington
Henry Zweitel
United States District ‘Attorney
Fort Worth
House Debates Haugen Farm Relief Bill Test Vote
In Washington on May 21 a test vote on the Haugen farm relief bill was requested by opponents seeking to send it back to the agriculture committee. Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee raised a point of order, and the house proceeded to the vote amid a parliamentary wrangle.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Agriculture Committee
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Four Women Among Nine Victims Of Hassloch Plant Blast
Hassloch Bavaria May 21 four women were among the nine dead in yesterday’s powder plant explosion. At least a dozen of the fifty injured are not expected to survive. The blast, the fourth at the plant in 22 years, is thought to be caused by guncotton ignition.
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Hassloch
Bavaria
Modern Home and Local Jail Conference in Cleveland
The sixth national conference on Social Service of the Episcopal Church runs May 22 to 26 in Cleveland with sessions on The Problems of the Modern Home and The Local Jail. It precedes the National Conference of Social Work May 26 to June 2 with speakers including Mrs. Kate Burr Johnston E R Cass Miss Gordon Hamilton Miss Sarah Ivins and Miss Gertrude Valle.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
National Conference On Social Service
The
Episcopal Church
National Conference of Social Work
Kate Burr Johnston
North Carolina
Misa Gertrude Valle
Mexico Establishes Quarantine For Foot and Mouth Disease
The Mexican government agrees on a strict quarantine against cattle and byproducts from infected areas. Port Frontera and Nuevo Laredo will enforce the ban on shipments through that port. Cooperation with the Texas Sanitary Commission aims to keep the disease east and south of Tehuantepec, with a cordon around the affected region.
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Lasco
Nuevo ‘Laredo
Mexco
Willie
Frontera
Asto
Texas Save Block Sanitary Commission
Tehuantepec National Railroad
Tragedy at Baton Rouge Crossing Kills 21 Year Old
Alvin Wilcox aged 21 of Harrahan La was killed instantly and three companions injured when the automobile they rode in was struck by a Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company train at a street crossing in Baton Rouge.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Alvin Wilcox
Harrahan
Bya
Louisiana
Railway & Navigation Company
Man Found Dead Near Car in Franklin Park
Chicago police report a 27 year old man named Frank Cremade, described as an alleged bootlegger, found dead beside his automobile in Franklin Park with five bullet wounds to the head and body. He was blindfolded, suggesting the shooting occurred outside the car. The vehicle showed no bullet holes or bloodstains, reinforcing this theory.
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Chicago
Frank
Franklin’ Park
Women and Leaders Highlight Global and Local News
Queen Marie of Roumania joins the Greek Orthodox Church Mia Cal VI Calvin wife of the President receives a shawl woven by Italian Mothers Club Boston. A Turkish woman is appointed to Constantinople municipal court spike to bench. Eighteen women in Charlemont Massachusetts acquire 40 acres to establish one of America’s first town forests with Commonwealth support.
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Queen Marie
Roumania
Mia
Calvin
Coolidge
America
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Overtake at Jon's Point and Coney Munition Incident
A unclear report notes an event near Jon's Point and the Coney munition site. People were arrested amid confusion with suspects stating they knew nothing about a gun.
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Jon
Freight ship and officials noted in press snippet
Fragmentary OCR mentions a freighter and officials linked to Go. The text includes names Wilbur Hoove and Toulledsiphia Press, but details are unreadable.
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Toulledsiphia 4 ‘Press
Wilbur
Hoove
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