Early Fall Advertisements and Notices Across Town
A collage of local ads and notices highlights fall sales and services. Butler Bros promotes pants with purchases and seasonal clothing offers. Central Hardware Co advertises Queen Bee heaters and Christmas baskets while G. A. Stowers rents card tables. A Woman's Club Halloween party is announced for October 27.
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Southwest Biulithic Co
Butler Bros
All Souls
Reuthinger
Queen Bee
the Central, Hardware Co
Lincoln Street
Zinnias
P. F. Tarvin
Montrose
Woman's Club
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co
the Times
Times
Chamber of Commerce plans large membership drive in Laredo
At a regular board meeting the Chamber of Commerce outlines a major membership campaign to boost civic spirit and fund a November rally. Two state and national speakers may headline the event on November 6, with memberships pushed on November 7 and 8. Industries Week begins November 12 featuring a buy it at home campaign and a tour of local manufacturing, backed by Rotary Kiwanis Lions and the State Manufacturers Association.
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Chamber of Commerce
Laredo
Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions
State Manufacturers Association
McMaster Seeks Senate Bid After South Dakota Governorship
William H. McMaster, current South Dakota governor, launched a Republican U S senate candidacy following his campaign against oil companies over gasoline prices. Born in Iowa, he rose from modest means through baseball and banking to own four rural banks by 1910 and enter state politics, later serving two terms as lieutenant governor before becoming governor in 1920.
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Willam H. McMaster
United States
South Dakota
Iowa
McMaster
Notable 19th Century Deaths and Historical Events
The list covers 1842 Walhalla opening at Ratisbon by the Bavarian king, 1864 Cedar Creek battle between Confederates under Early and Federals under Sheridan, 1875 Wheatstone death in Paris, 1888 Salomon death in Paris, 1857 Pullman president born in Chautauqua County New York and died in Chicago, 1898 Harold Frederic death in London, 1916 Elephant Butte dam dedication, 1921 Harding speech at Yorktown on Cornwallis surrender anniversary.
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Walhalla
Ratisbon
Bavaria
Cedar Creek
Gen. Early
Gen. Sheridan
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Paris
England
Louis Etienne Salomon
Hayti
Aux Cayes
George M. Pullman
Pullman Palace Car Company
Chicago
Chautauqua County
M. Y
Harold Frederic
London
Utica
Elephant Butte
New Mexico
Harding
Yorktown
Cornwallis
European Counterfeiters Active Across Central Europe
By Associated Press Budapest reports that counterfeiters exploit favorable exchange rates to transform genuine two dollar notes into two hundred dollar bills using a hidden press believed to be in Warsaw. The scheme has appeared in sixteen towns across the region.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Europe
Warsaw
Social calendar reflects club meetings and weddings
Friday events include a Reveller's Club business meeting at Elks Hall at 10 AM and St Anne Society gathering with Mrs Richter at 3 20 PM in South Laredo. Invitations announce a Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo wedding and round table session at the Hamilton Hotel. Members add notes on church activities and birthday celebrations with detailed tea, cake, and flowers.
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Reveller's Club
Elks Hall
St. Anne Society
Charles Richter
South Laredo
Englantina Gonzalez
Nuevo Laredo
Luis Meza Morton
Laredo
Pan-American Round Table
Hamilton
Ladies enjoy Halloween bridge party and club meeting
The Wednesday Auction Bridge Club hosted a Halloween themed afternoon with seventeen ladies and guests. Prizes went to Mrs. M Wormser and Mrs. Otto Withoffs for the main and guest games, while Mrs. J S Penn earned the consolation. The hostess Mrs L Daiches served a salad course to members KE H Buens J S Penn A Wormser M Wormser B M Alexander Forbes Frances Alexander and guests included Mrss Joseph Morgan Carlos Richter Louis Hausman RH Traylor Huberich A Js Derby and Otto Withoff Miss Giles and flirsed. Mrs Daiches was assisted by her sister Mrs Epstein. Les Piques Bridge Club later met at Mrs John Milner Fort McIntosh with high score by Mrs Ira O’Meara and low score by Mrs Rex Shanks. Attendees included Mesdames Roy Jackson J To Needham Tom Nye O'Meara Rex Shanks Ernst Pueng Carlos Richter and the hostess.
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M. Wormser
Otto Withoffs
J. S. Penn
Folowing Club
Mesdameg KE. H. Buens
A. Wormser
B. M. Alexander
Forbes
Frances Alexander
Mesdames Joseph, Morgan
Carlos
Les Piques
Mesdames
Roy Jackson
J. To Needham
Tom Nye
O'Meara
Rex Shanks
Ernst Pueng
Carlos Richter
Germany's postwar craze makes football a national sport
In Heidelberg and across Germany, the postwar urge for outdoor recreation has turned football into a popular sport for schoolboys and students. Factories strain to supply pig skins as districts and villages form athletic unions and summer meets, mirroring a shift from prewar duties to leisure.
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Uy Associated Press
Heidelberg
Germany
Bern
iHomeopath ic Clinic Day Observed Across Nations
Today marks iHomeopathic Clinic Day across the United States and Canada. Mosby’s Confederates reunion convenes in Leesburg Virginia. Maine discusses consolidating New England railroads in Augusta. Lloyd George and entourage hosted in St Louis on his resignation anniversary. Gould fortune trustees prepare New York court motion to distribute two sevenths to Jay Gould and Edith Gould Wainwright.
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iHomeopathic Clinic
United States
Canada
Mosby
Leesburg
Maine
New England
Augusta
David Lloyd George
St Louis
Mir. Lloyd George
Great Gould
New York City
George J. Gould
Jay Gould
Edith Gould Wainwright
Prohibition Enforcement Ramps Up Across States
Federal prosecutors and prohibition forces report major blows to rum smuggling networks in New York and New Jersey. Customs agents seize 80 rum boats with $500 000 of liquor and imprisoners after raids on offshore craft. Eleven per cent long ire arrest for the beer plot. A governors conference in West Baden pledges full cooperation with President Coolidge on enforcement.
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Webb
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Duval
Thos
H. Ward
Joseph Building
Associated Press
New York
Qoet
Prohibition
New York City
West Baden
Ind
Coolidge
Governers’ Conference
Nett
Parker
Louisiana
Blaine
Wiconsin
Nef Seid
Washington
Shootings in Valdosta claim two lives in ambush
In Valdosta Georgia on October 19 Sherrod M Cam age 65 and his son Talley were shot to death while riding in a truck. Bodies found on the seat with heads pierced by bullets. John Rogers is reported to be under arrest in connection with the killing but motive remains unknown.
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Associated Press
Valdosta
Sherrod M.cam
Talley
Here
John Rogers
Oklahoma City House Fast Tries to Complete Walton Inquiry
Oklahoma City reports the legislature planned a brief session as the house committee rushed to finish by Monday the impeachment inquiry report against Governor Walton. New evidence delayed completion. at least twelve charges are expected to be included.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
House Committee
Walton
New Dence
Moore resigns from supreme council over Klan dispute
Judge George Fleming Moore resigns from the supreme council after a debate on the Ku Klux Klan and his weekly publication Fellowship Forum. The council charged him with furthering Klan aims and postponed final consideration of the resignation.
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Asociated Press
Washington
George Fleming Moore
Supreme Council
Alabama
Supreme Council Today
Sucker Race In Barnum Era Mentioned In Vivifier Note
A fragment from The Vivifier references a saying about suckers and a critic comments on car sales and race death by own action. The line evokes 19th century showmanship and market satire with no clear event or person tied to a location.
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Barnum
Dialogue Snippet Shows Childlike Phrase for Good Night
Exchanged line reveals a playful family moment where a daughter clarifies the phrasing used to bid good night, insisting on a humorous but earnest response. The exchange captures domestic warmth and a friendly parent child dynamic.
Hotel quarrel over water after roof repair
A hotel guest complains there is no water in the room while the manager notes the roof was fixed just now. The exchange hints at disruption from recent maintenance and a possible service issue.
Revolt in Hidalgo Trails Agrarian Leader Ortiz to Rivers
Associated Press reports from Pachuca say General Emilio Ortiz, former Hidalgo agriculture chief, led a revolt with followers to the fountain area claiming the Hag of agrarianism. Authorities offer no confirmation as unrest and troop moves continue near Hidalgo.
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Rurales
Gen
Gutierrez
San Luis Potosi
Cedillo
Presa
Mexico City
Emilano Ortiz
Raraies
Hidalgo
Pachtoa
Tle
Aes
Kivu
Dienerab Gatierre
Cadilla Brothers
Wyte Cheerty
Sp Luis Potosi
Edayaa
Antedio Vianriaie
Daedd Diay
Five Die in Steel Mills Amid Dangers and Delays
A chaotic report describes five workers killed at a steel mill and others injured as hazards and delays hinder rescue. The scene centers on exhausted crews, a collapsed pipe and dangerous conditions leading to a deadly incident with several workers trapped and struggling to escape.
Berlin Concessions Signal Reichswehr Reshuffle
Reports say Berlin will dismiss General von Mueller chief of Reichswehr Saxony, rebuke Saxon government for policy interference, and recall General von Losse in Bavaria. Moves reflect growing friction between Berlin and Munich over republican policing and control.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Safony
von Mueller
Reichswehr
Saxony
Republic
Stresemanna
General von Losse
Bavaria
Dr von Kahe
Munich
Murderer Clarence Johnson Sentenced to Sixty Years
Waco Texas October 19 Clarence Johnson charged with killing his father in law Bruce Porter November 28 last was given 60 years in the penitentiary by a jury today.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Clarence Johnson
Bruce Porter
Salvation Army Harvest Festival Sale Postponed
Fire safety concerns force postponement of the Harvest Festival sale planned for tonight at the Flores Avenue hall. The event now set for Wednesday evening next week.
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Salvation Army
Flores Avenue
Paris to Welcome Reporters for 1924 Olympic Games
Paris census shows world newspapers plan coverage for the 1924 Olympic Games with six months to go. The organizing committee will accommodate 600 reporters and 200 telephone lines at the Colombes Stadium, with 100 more expected.
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Associated Press
Paris
Colombes Stadium
New Program Aims to Boost Army Air Service
An Associated Press report outlines a proposed 2500000 program to develop Army Air Service facilities and industry over ten years. The plan calls for 14 million annually in cooperation expenses and 15 million for new aircraft purchases, signaling a push to strengthen air power and production capacity.
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Associated Press
Army
Hee Army Air
Amteriean Air
Wil
Tarvin
Educational council outlines nationwide funding plan
Mary Roger of San Antonio chairs a national educational council meeting discussing a statewide education initiative. The group seeks to assure citizens about the purpose and use of funds for public education, civil, economic, and commercial programs.
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Pexas
Felerahel
Imdusheed
Hadi
Roger
Sam Antonio
Convicted in Mt Pleasant for Otis Padlard slaying
Clenmt Gray was sentenced to death by a Mt Pleasant jury for the alleged killing of Otis Padlard. Sheriff Nix of Mount county relayed the verdict via a telephone message from the trial.
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Associated Press
Greenvilte
Texas
Clenmt Gray
Mt. Pleasant
Otis Padlard
Nix
Munt County
President Coolidge Considers Elihu Root Ambassadorship
London reports that President Coolidge may offer Elihu Root the ambassadorship to Great Britain. The news stirs strong favorable reactions in morning papers as Root enjoys a brilliant reputation and broad popularity.
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London
Coolidge
Elihu
Root
Creat
Armed bandits hold up Pennsylvania pawnshop
Four armed robbers ambushed the Kennedy Brothers pawnshop in Philadelphia's business district just one block from the police station escaping with jewelry and cash totaling about $25,000. No injuries reported.
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Associated Pregn
Philadelphia
Ennedy Brothers
Elihu Root Ill With Kidney Stone Reported
New York October 19 doctors say Elihu Root is ill with kidney trouble and confined to bed. A left kidney stone was discovered and doctors hope to remove it without surgery.
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Associated Press
New York
Elihu Root
Asid
World War I pension totals by nation outlined
Paris reports 7,745,000 former WWI soldiers receive pensions from their governments. Germany leads with 1,587,000. France 1,600,000. Great Britain 1,170,000. Italy 800,000. Russia 776,000. Austria 706,000. Poland 320,000. Czecho Slovakia 286,000. Australia 164,000. Jugoslavia 164,000. United States 167,000. Romania 100,000. Belgium 80,000. Canada 45,000. New Zealand 20,000. Finland 10,000.
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Paris
Germany
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Austria
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Australia
Jugoslavia
United States
Rumania
Belgium
Canada
New Zealand
Finland
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Avenue C
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Federal
B. Juarez
the Central Hardware Co
Felix Hernandes
Fidel Cantu
Beauty Shoppe
Linco
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Times Office
Corpus Christi Street
Mberlain
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Violet
Oberfecht Society
W. W. MacGregor
Ara Nwieht Lyttle
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Mrs. Street of
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Paul Swancoat
Kate Winston
Graham
Tripoli
R. A. Millar
FB. Aldridge
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Antonio
Ltalran Colummns
Mt. Surata
Fome
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Port Arthur
Mrs. R. Robinson
Missionary Notes
Ladies Aid
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
O. W. Rogers
Mesdames Rogers
G. F. Smith
S. T. Phelps
Hodges
Hiatt
White
Allan Stowers
Barlow
Morgan
Bradford
Keithley
C. FP. Smith
Rev
R. A. White
W. M. S. of the Baptist Church
J B. Sandefer
Rose Walker
China
Japan
Brazil
Mexico
Mesdames Windrow
Ince
C. C. Burr
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Minnie Burr
W. A. Knight
A. J. Landrum
Rio Grande Associaton
Cotulla
Hannah Fair Circle
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Conference OF Governors
LAWS
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Heearth
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Foducational Council
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