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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1922

Page

8

Various notices and ads from Texas paper including court, rentals and licenses

A blend of small ads and notices lists furniture rental deliveries from G A Stowery Furniture Co and floral offers from Green Florist in San Antonio. It notes a Zapata county district court convening next Monday and upcoming marriage licenses for Chavar ria, Saavedra, Cardenas, Luna. Also mentions Cleveland six cylinder cars at National Motor Co, electrical contractor Wormser Brothers, and a Milmos versus San Antonio Leaguers series at Legion Park with expected crowds. Fidel Cantu auto painting and Saft's Beacon shoes are advertised.

Cleveland National Motor Co Phone Crockett Avenue C 8Th St San Antonio Texas Jose Angel Chavarria Maria Ramos Jose Saavedra Mercedes Cardenas Juan Rosales Jesusita Luna Milmos Legion Park Fidel Cantu

Abandoned by Native Brig Report From Bay of Bengal Rescue

The account describes Captain Norman Macmillan and Captain Mallins surviving 60 hours afloat in a wrecked seaplane in the Bay of Bengal. A passing native brig initially nears, then passes without aid as the aviators signal with a distress flag. They are later rescued by a steam launch.

Norman Macmillan Mallins Bay of Bengal The Daily News Captain Macmillan Macmillan Mailling

Judge J O Luby Visiting Laredo

Judge James O Luby a renowned Southwest Texas attorney and longtime San Diego resident visits Laredo. He is a Republican and known for his humor and entertaining presence while staying at the Hamilton Hotel.

J. O. Luby Laredo James O. Luby Texas San Diego Judge Luby Hamilton Hotel

The Roof Tree at Royal Theatre Promises Grand Scenic Scenes

William Russell stars in The Roof Tree a William Fox production shown at the Royal Theatre beginning today. The film is touted as a major example of a picture built on dramatic big scenes with an old-time frontier tale set in Virginia and Kentucky written by Charles Neville Buck.

Royal Today Tomorrow William Fox William Russell Royal Theatre Virginia Kentucky Charles Neville Buck

The Key to Long Living for Elderly Men

The article notes that men aged eighty five to ninety are slender and spare not rotund, living on a slender diet. It cautions that even careful men past middle age can overeat or eat unsuitable foods causing indigestion or related issues.

Decline in Agriculture Reported by Daily Mail

London reports a labor correspondent’s view that farmers and laborers face meager rewards due to profiteering middlemen. The piece notes reduced arable land since 1918 and a shift to permanent pasture, with national self-sufficiency at risk as productive land declines and labor remains idle.

London Daily Mail England

Cheaper Postal Rates Among Central European States

An agreement among Austria Italy Czechoslovakia Romania and Hungary cuts international letter rates by 25 percent for exchanges among these states. The goal is to keep tightly bound the newly formed states from former Austro Hungarian lands.

Associated Press Rome Austria Italy Czechoslovakia Rumania Hungary Vint Australyarian

Church Circles Schedule and Anniversary Party

Thursday and Friday church meetings are listed for circles and aids at various homes and at the Baptist Church. An anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. S. E. B. Woods at 2020 Market Street featured gifts, a five hundred game, and an ice course with attendees including the Sandefer and O Meara families.

W.M. A The Baptist Church Ladies Aid Christan Church Morgan Bradford Presbyterian Church A. B. McCulloch Sunbeam Band S. EB. Woods Market Street J. R. Sandefer EB. Woods Ira O'Meara Mezdames W. N. Young Mary Shelby Amer Penn

Mrs Shiner Guild Holds Picnic And Rummage Sale

Mrs B F Wright opened the meeting and minutes were read by Mrs W N Young. The Rummage Sale will be held at the Netzer building next to Sanitary Grocery, starting at 9 AM Saturday. A Mexico City trip note and birthday cake for Mrs Addie Shiner were part of the gathering.

Netzer Jack Shiner Heights B. F. Wright W. N. Young Sanitary Grocery Store Guild E. B. Adams Mexico Addie Shiner Arkles Mesdames Arkles Anderson Brennan Craven Cook Joseph Keh Mims Mussett MacGregor A. B. Muller Poster Fred Wright Shahady Martha Anderson Adie Shiner

Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau daily note

The Times prints the U S Weather Bureau forecast noting tonight and Friday will be generally fair.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co

Fort McIntosh Weather Report Today

Observations for 24 hours ending 7 am report a max temperature of 90 degrees and a min of 61 degrees. Winds are from the south with clear conditions reported.

Fort McIntosh

Black man killed by mob during transport in Georgia

In Sandersville Georgia on September 28 Jim Johnson a Black man was taken from deputies en route to Wrightsville to stand trial and fatally harmed by a mob. He had been charged with confronting a white woman according to the deputy sheriff in charge.

Associated Press Sandersville Jim Johnson Wrightsville

Sheriff Nolley Accused in Hastland County Case

Fort Worth Texas September 28 a complaint filed this morning charges Sheriff Sam Nolley with a statutory offense. Officers allege they found Nolley with a woman in a hotel on Saturday night. A 300 dollar bond was fixed.

Associated Press Fort Worth Texas Sam Nolley Hastland County Nolley

Watson Buried Today in Thomson Georgia

The body of Senator Thomas E. Watson was brought home to Thomson Georgia and buried with a large gathering including Georgia Backwoodsmen officials and leaders. The funeral party included Watsons Washington staff members of the Georgia delegation and U S senators appointed by the vice president. The Junior Order of American Mechanics led the grave service.

Associated Press Thomson, Ga Thomas E. Watson Georgia Washington United States Order of American Mechanics Watson

Oddities and Miscellany From a Historic Page

A string of curious facts on animals and history includes a dolphin with 200 teeth and a garden snail with over 1400, Cardinal Wolsey’s interviews with a cat, and early American housing built before 1880. It notes fish consumption in Germany rising, phono gram therapy for patients, and sailors fearing ship cats, with a final fragment about John D. alvidende.

Cardinal Wolsey Europe Japan Guinea Germany Dalmatia Nero George Buckingham Palace Scotland Yard John D

Denby Names Twelve Destroyers to Sail from Norfolk

Secretary Denby announced twelve destroyers ordered from Norfolk Va to Constantinople. Departure date not set. The piece notes the Greek revolution’s bloodless progress and Constantine abdication in favor of Crown Prince George, with a provisional revolutionary committee likely to seize power. British wartime diplomacy faces tense shifts.

Associated Press Denby Norfolk Constantinople Constantine George Ingur Bent Asmali Tepe Lloyd George Venizelos Great Britain Chanak

G A R Resents Slur At Lincoln Civil War

Des Moines is the site of the Grand Army of the Republic encampment where leaders discuss retaliatory resolutions against Confederate veterans’ claim that Lincoln started the Civil War. Commander in chief Pitcher doubts Southern soldiers share the sentiment, but a minority pushed the measure during a lapse in attendance.

Associated Preags Des Moines Iowa Grand Army of the Republic Lincoln Pitcher

Federal report on Thurber Mingus mistreatment forwarded

Fort Worth Texas September 28 federal authorities will forward the report on alleged mistreatment during the Thurber and Mingus strike to the attorney general in Washington. Authorities exonerated the state rangers after charges by miners union District President Wilkinson. The nature of the federal report was not announced. Austin Texas September 28 Adjutant General Barton ordered to reduce martial law troops at Denison from 250 to 125 by September 30. The reduction follows a Katy Railroad conference and a calmer strike situation at Denison.

Associated Press Fort Worth Texas Thurber and Mingus Washington United States Wilkinson Miners’ Union Austin Barton Denison Neff Denigon Katy Road Denfisone

Ford Backer Proposal Circulates A Democratic Committee

A proposal to endorse Henry Ford for the 1924 U.S. presidency was prepared for the Democratic state central committee resolutions panel in Bay City Michigan. The plan notes reframers do not speak for Ford or with his consent and the committee would decide how to handle it.

Associated Press Bay City Mich Henry Ford United States Resolutions Committee Democratic State Central Committee Ford

Notable events mark today in religion and politics

Three hundredth death anniversary of St Francis of Sales noted. England’s famed soldier the Earl of Ypres turns 70. The National Council of Catholic Men begins its second annual convention in Washington. Liberal leaders of British Columbia convene in Nelson to discuss policy. A boulder monument by Alabama women honors the state’s old capital site at Senahan.

St. Francis of Sales England Farl of Ypres Viscount French National Council of Catholic Men Washington DE. Cc British Columbia Nelson Alabama Old St

British Cabinet Views Dardanelles Crisis With Grave Concern

London reports the British government taking a grave view of the Dardanelles situation overshadowing Greek developments. There is concern of renewed fighting between British forces and Turkish Nationalists as General Harrington notes Kemal Pasha's evasive reply to warnings about the neutral zone.

London Cireley Dardanelles Greece Harrington Constantinople Kemal Pasha

Former Greek King Constantine Reported Imprisoned

Constantinople Sept 28 report states former King Constantine who abdicated yesterday is believed imprisoned by revolutionaries in Athens.

Constantinople Constantine of Greece Athens

Revolution enters Athens as Venizelist rally swells

A section of the revolutionary army in Athens is reportedly favoring a republic and may face difficulties in King George’s accession. A large pro Venizelist demonstration was held overnight as revolutionaries seize key points and form a new government. The battleship Lemnos arrived at Phaleron with tugboats and destroyers.

Athens George Lemnos Phaleron

Bandit Still Alive After Arkansas Bank Robbery

Eureka Springs Arkansas Sept 28 Charles Price the wounded bandit who with four companions robbed the First National Bank yesterday is alive doctors say he has a slight chance of recovery. The two other wounded bandits remain in hospital. Relatives of the two dead bandits George Price and Cy Wilson of Couston Oklahoma have not been heard from. The bandits attempted to steal 74000 in cash and securities.

Presa Eureka Springs Ark Charles Price First National Bank George Price Cy Wilson Cookston Oklahoma

The Fatal Marriage revival at Rialto Theatre

Rialto screens a revival of The Fatal Marriage featuring Wallace Reid and Lilian Gish after a nod to Enoch Arden. The program notes era themes of missing spouses and aging partners reflected in nineteenth century storytelling.

Rialto Mmother Lord Tennyson Enoch Arden D. W. Griffith Wallace Reid Lilian Gish New RC Pictures Rialto Theatre

Identify body as that of girl found in burned garage

The police announced they were confident the young woman found in the burned Breen garage is Miss Celeste Schneider, 18, who was stolen from Mt. Hope cemetery Monday night, not Harry Breen as first believed. Breen, 26, has vanished with $16,009 life insurance. his wife is being questioned and prepared to depart for Germany.

Associated Press St. Louis Poee Harry Breen Breens Celeste Schneider Mt. Hope Cemetery Breen Germany

Peddy's Name Considered for Ballot in Texas

In Austin on Sept 28 the nomination certificate for George F. E. Peddy was returned to the state department with signatures from 19 of 21 Republican state committee members. Secretary Staples will accept them and the attorney general's office is studying legality. Democratic Chairman Davis favors placing Peddy on the official ballot without further contest.

Austin Texas George FE Ib. Peddy State Department Repubican State Committee Attorney General’s Department Frank C. Davis Democratic State Committee Neff Keeling Peddy Davis

Explosion at Falconara Fort Destroys Town Kills and Wounds

An explosion caused by lightning at Falconara Fort near Santerenzo on the Gulf of Genoa wrecked the town. The blast killed and wounded many, with many sailors among the victims.

Associated Press Genoa Italy Falconara Santerenzo Gulf of Genoa

Falconara Fort Garrison Believed Killed In Explosion

Spezia Italy Sept 28 The entire Falconara fort naval garrison is believed killed in the blast with hundreds wounded. Seventy bodies have been recovered and about fifteen hundred tons of explosives were stored in the fort. The hilltop structure was blown away.

Spezia Italy Falconara

Still in Hospital After Four Years of War Wounds

London reports a remaining number of wounded patients in a special surgery unit nearly four years after easing of fighting. Most injuries are fractures with shrapnel fragments still causing trouble as staff of surgeons and nurses remain busy.

Associated Press London Mb. Os

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tocatn Randall Nye Laredo Candy Company Miller B. Juarez Plumbing Co Lincoln, St Telesforo Ramirez Vidalgo St M. M. Dunphe G. A. Stowery Furniture Co Judicial District Zapata County Zapata Lincoln Street Wormser Brothers Wil W. Gregg Notary Public Times Office Corona Christ Street Saft’s Degline Agriculture OCETV Violet Oberfeldt Society David Morton Martet Stanley Copeland Welhausen Encinal Alfred Matthews Stanley Hauser Mr. Douglas Pope Mrs J. D. Pope City J. R. Moore Mary Josephine Moore Colorado Springs Miss Fowler Phoenix Arizona Mexico City Weather Forecast Odd Federal Rangers OF Charges FIRD Republic Bandit
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