Professions and Trades Contrast in Era of Wages and Politics
The article argues that skilled mechanics now earn far more than teachers, noting Carnegie Institute of Technology salaries as evidence of meager pay for professors. It condemns German socialist influence in Milwaukee and warns against electing Berger, viewing him as un-American and likely to ally with foreign interests.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Germany
Belter
Borger
Russia
Berger
Frotzky
Lenine
Congress
Nelves
Milwaukee
Convict Candidate Victor Berger Again Seeks Congress
The piece comments on Victor Berger, a German socialist rejected for a congressional seat after a criminal conviction, noting probable voter support in a district with strong German sympathies and criticizing the electorate for backing a criminal. It laments continued German sympathy and prowar views among voters.
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Victor Berger
Naional
House of Representatives
Congress
Germany
Third Trial Begins in McAdams v La Independencia Case
The civil suit by Y O McAdams against La Independencia 8 A involves breach of contract over cotton seed oil and linters bought in Mexico in February 1910. It is the third district court trial, with a prior verdict for the plaintiff reversed on appeal and a second trial verdict for the defendant. The jury will decide the outcome this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. O. McAdams
la Independencia
Mexico
Judes Mullally
Second Term of District Court Opens Monday
The eight week first term ends Saturday. on Monday December 1 the second eight week term begins under District Judge J F Mullally. Grand jury panel to be chosen from Sam W Biggio Dario Brown Leopoldo Sanchez Ferdinand Villegas Adolph Wormser Jed Denike Frank A Lattig Joseph C Netzer F A Mathes W L Guyler P J McMahon M A Hirsch Amador B Garcia Alfred Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Party-ninth Judicial District
J. F. Mullally
Biggio
Sam W. Brown
Dario Sanchez
Leopoldo Villegas
Ferdinand Wormser
Adolph Deutz
Jed Denike
Frank A. Lattig
Albert Martin
Joseph C. Netzer
F. A. Mathes
W. L. Guyler
P. J. McMahon
M. A. Hirsch
Amador B. Garcia
Alfred Matthews
Destructive Hailstorm Sweeps Laredo Damage Report
A fierce ten minute hail and lightning storm struck Laredo leaving windows shattered city wide. The Latin American Club and county jail suffered extensive damage while two fires flared from electrified lines. Homes flooded and a power outage plunged streets and theaters into darkness.
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Laredo
Second Ward
Salinas
Times
Bounty
Here Comes the Bride at Strand and When Bearcat Went Dry
The Strand presents John Barrymore in Hert Comes the Bride a comic tale about a poor suitor wedded to a widow to win a 100000 reward. The Royal screens When Bearcat Went Dry a six reel thriller featuring a mountain moonshiner battle with fifty men.
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Strand
John Barrymore
Paramount
Strand Theatre
Bearcat
Royal
Royal Theatre
Kentucky
Army surplus sale offers shoes quilts hats at Hidalgo address
Economy Salvage House lists reclaim army shoes priced 1.75 to 2.60 per pair and 500 army quilts at 2.00 to 2.50. 500 service hats range 25 to 75 cents. Location given as 1701 Hidalgo St with date 10-21-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo St
B. Juarez
J. L. Fierros
Farragut Street
Laredo
Bon Ton
Dentists Form Laredo Partnership Move
Dr. Robert A McCulloch of Corpus Christi and his brother Dr Archie E McCulloch announce a new partnership and plan to relocate to Laredo with their families. Both graduates of Chicago College of Dental Surgery, they bring prior service as a medical advisor during the war and as a consulting dental surgeon for the U S Public Health Service. Laredo will welcome them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Andrew McCulloch
Corpus Christi
Archie E McCulloch
Laredo
R. A. McCulloch
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
A. E. McCulloch
U. S. Public Health Service
Metropolitan Cafe Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Highlights
The Metropolitan Cafe offers a Thanksgiving dinner from 12 m to 8 30 p m with celery olives radishes oyster cocktail cream of chicken soup tenderloin of beef roast turkey raisin dressing cranberry sauce California asparagus English peas mashed potatoes wedge salad mince meat roll Charlotte tear coffee cocoa and price 1 00. Pea
Thanksgiving Day Observed Across Nation and Laredo
By presidential and gubernatorial proclamation tomorrow is a legal holiday with bank closures and city businesses shutting for the day. Laredo banks and many firms will close while union services meet at the Presbyterian church and Episcopal services proceed. soldiers at Port McIntosh join in a large turkey dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Hobby
Laredo
Episcopal Church
Port McIntosh
Statement by Col Crane Clarifies Sons’ Military Status
In a San Antonio dispatch dated November 22, 1919 Col C J Crane of the U S Army Retired confirms he has only two sons who are graduates of the National Military Academy and majors in the National Army. He states William Carey Crane served in Laredo in 1914 16 and is now in Berkeley California, and James Mitchell Crane has been at Fort Sam Houston for seven weeks and has never been in Laredo. He condemns the unauthorized use of his name and extends regrets for any inconvenience caused to Laredo residents.
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San Antonio
Texas
The
Laredo
National Military Academy
Regular Army
National Army
William Carey Crane
Conners Battery
Field Artillery
Austin
Berkley
California
James Mitchell
Fort Sam Houston
C. J. Crane
Money Makers Ad Calls for $3% Profit Tips
Classified notice advertises investment ideas with a bold claim of high yields. Includes a price tag and encouragement to send money for guidance. No details on methods or risks are provided.
Echoes of Indian Wars Resound in Episcopal Campaign
Bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, 82, senior bishop of the Episcopal Church, leads a nationwide drive linking old frontier clashes to modern defense themes. The Missouri bishop, famed for canyon plains bravery and Utah battles, urges unified effort with marching orders to mobilize men women and children.
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Tuttle
Europe
Episcopal Church
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle
Episcopal Diocese of
Missouri
Doctor Tuttle
St. Louis
the Plains
America
Plains
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Deer Lodge
Mont
Salt Lake City
Laredo News Briefs Highlight Rain Storms and Local Notes
Laredo reports a year with exceptional storms including heavy rain lightning and hail causing river rises. Local ads note turkeys for Thanksgiving and services at Christ Church. Occasional notices list marriages licenses and a call for return of a borrowed album. Community events include Tag Day funds for Associated Charities and theater showings amid storm sounds.
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Goldfish
F. W. Woolworth Co
Laredo
Pedro Trevido & Co
Pershing Joins Campaign to Fund Holy Trinity Paris Church
General Pershing accepted a committee membership to help build Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Paris, called America’s War Memorial Church in France. A $400,000 request was added to the Episcopal church world budget, with $100,000 already raised by Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Beekman. Pershing and associates will assist in securing the remaining funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Paris
America
War Memorial Church
France
Episcopal Church
Frederick W. Beekman
Holy Trinity
Friends of the Church
Sunday Schools Stage Mystery Play Across Episcopal Churches
Episcopal churches in the region plan a Sunday schools mystery play to involve children in a nationwide church campaign and teach church history. The play The Pageant of the Church, written by Rev. George Long of St. Pauls Warsaw Illinois, was highlighted after its three year ago display in St Louis.
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Episcopal
George Long
St. Paul’s Church
Warsaw
Ill
Mid- West
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Kits
St. Louis
A Good Cough Medicine for Children
Mrs J W Phillips of Redon Georgia phoned merchant J M Floyd to obtain Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She said she had bought a bottle recently and it was helping her children, keeping the cough loose aiding expectoration and freeing the system from the cold.
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J. W. Phillips
Redon
J. M. Floyd
Chamberlain's
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Ceil
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Brther
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Metropolitan Cafe
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Field
Cisco Cigarettes
Ise
Church Drive
Ixile
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Laredo Barber Supply Co
Flores Avenue
Travelers
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Daria Alvarado
Moonlight Studio
Bertani Bldg
W. Woolworth Co
L W. W
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Times Office
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Pershing
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