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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1922
Page
2
Daily publication offers mail postpaid to U S Mexico or Canada and carrier delivery to Laredo or New Laredo Mexico. One copy one month costs 66 cents. One copy one year costs 88.06 cents.
Old story from Juarez reports a garrison mutiny at two in the morning with officers imprisoned, prisoners freed, and looting after tequila runs. Ten killed, many wounded as river guards and loyal civilians quell the revolt. leaders to be punished under Mexican military law.
A Fordney McCumber tariff clause imposes fines from 50 to 1000 dollars and up to two years in federal prison for smuggling foreign liquors. Possession of mezcal tequila cotje or aguardiente is prima facie evidence of smuggling, aiming to curb bootlegging along the border.
The fragment suggests a calm situation with no apparent grievances among parties, though full context and specifics are missing from the OCR snippet.
Laredo Texas mayor I Villegas invites sealed scaled bids by October 17 1922 6 PM for furnishing materials and constructing storm sewers and appurtenances. Estimated quantities include 12 inch to 24 inch vitrified pipes 2064 18 inch 6148 21 inch 1886 24 inch and 12200 cubic yards marsh excavation plus reinforced concrete. Bids require a $500 certified check. Plans available at Puig Building after October 5 1922.
The Leaseholders Producing and Refining Co plans a major drilling campaign in two Laredo district fields. No. 1 Gates and No. 2 Cates wells will be deepened while a 2,000-foot well on Lot FL Aviators Pool is contracted. Officals relocate offices to Laredo as operations expand with new drilling gear from Mexia.
Milmo National Bank and San Antonio Texas League squads split four games at Legion Park with two wins apiece, Milmo taking 4 to 2 and 4 to 2 while San Antonio won 2 to 1 and 1 to 0, setting up a decisive tie game. Milmo pitchers Arguijo and Rodriguez excelled, with Huber homering in one win and Nejio stealing home for Milmo. San Antonio praised Milmo as Texas’s best amateur team, planning to stay for the tie-off.
A notice offers a clean legitimate business chance for individuals ready to invest 250 dollars. It promises profitable start and asks inquiries directed to S. D. C. care Times dated 9 30 21.
Mae Murray stars in Pascination presented by Robert 2 Leonard at the Rialto Theatre tomorrow and Wednesday. She is supported by a Broadway calibre company including Helen Ware Vincent Coleman Courtenay Foote Creighton Hale Charles Lane and Robert Frazer. Murray portrays a girl rebelling against rigid home life runs off to a bullfight and becomes entangled in adventurous events with a handsome matador.
Mayor Leopoldo Villegas told The Times he will have benches in the plazas repaired and will attend to night globes and other needs once bids are received. A list of required repairs is being prepared.
Laredo Council Boy Scouts of America will hold a meeting at Scout Headquarters in the La redo National Bank Building at 8 p m Monday. All interested residents are urged to attend as officers are elected and the 1923 budget planned.
The Yom Kippur observance runs in the usual manner among Jews. Succoth or Feast of Tabernacles begins Friday evening October 6 and continues through Saturday October 11, with services varying by Reform and Orthodox practices. The festival, tied to harvest ingathering, is linked to Thanksgiving origins in American life.
Milmos lost several games to a San Antonio Texas League team but still have a chance to win the deciding game this afternoon. The item notes the team’s struggle and outlook while mentioning local businesses and events in San Antonio.
District court for the Forty-ninth Judicial District resumes in Za pata county with eight weeks in the city under District Judge Mullally followed by another eight weeks. Recent arrests promise substantial grand jury material, including potential indictments on various charges.
A compact, aphoristic reading on popularity and humility. It notes that popular men often lack awareness of their status, advises yielding in talk, and claims major successes arrive unexpectedly. It concludes with a sharp remark about vanity and appearances in women.
A resident who bought a used automobile faced arrest after blocking traffic when returning to Cactus. The incident highlights tense roads and legal action following an apparently disputed vehicle purchase.
A compilation of curious notes and observations ranges from natural history to technology. It mentions ants with a single queen, trains requiring more power to stop than start, wireless Bible passages, a key printing type, and pearl like fish ears. It also notes circling ducks, an English clergyman's sermon text, elephant tail hair charms in Central Africa, a Hawaii lighthouse find of ambergris worth about $50,000, and rose scent production requiring vast rose quantities.
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