Cedillo brothers plot new uprising in San Luis Potosi
The Cedillo brothers push to install Aurelio Manrique as governor in San Luis Potosi while conquering the state capital and deposing municipal authorities along their route. Federal authorities urge restraint but the opposition vows to resist seizure of power. The piece notes ongoing disorder, looting, and calls for strong measures to restore public order.
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Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
Aurelio Manrique
Meuxco
San Luis
Posse
Cedillo Brothers
Cedulistas
Cme
Vito
Salaries in Germany Compare Poorly With U S Standards
A despatch notes German leaders' pay lags behind even modest U S salaries. President Ibert and Chancellor Stresemann receive 55 dollars monthly plus entertaining allowances, while German professors earn 1 to 2 dollars monthly. Butter costs and wages also reveal stark living cost divides.
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Ibert
Stresemann
Pramerti
Germany
Ara Sonatrien
Webb County Sees Cotton Boom With 2100 Bales Ginned This Year
Webb County total cotton ginnings for the season approach 2100 bales surpassing prior records. Laredo Cotton Gin 1175, Palmer Gin 622, Laurel 220, with final figures uncertain. industry growth may push 1924 output to 4000–5000 bales, prompting calls for mills to use local cotton and seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Laredo
Parmerg Cin Co
Mexico
Alpine climbers face severe toll amid deadly Himalayan season
Reports describe a surge of fatalities as mountaineers perish on high expeditions while others remain missing. Rescue teams recover bodies near camps and at base, with priests conducting burials and climbers left to mark grim losses.
Sour stomachs ruin digestion says old remedy ad
A rough advertise text claims sour stomachs stop digestion and poison the body. It touts a mixture named Adderika and other ingredients like buckthory dark and glycerine to expel sour poisons and gas from upper and lower bowels and promises relief from stomach pains and delayed food processing.
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Howell
City Fray Company
Katherine McPhail Promotes La Boheme in Laredo
Katherine McPhail San Carlo Grand Opera Co business manager spent a day in Laredo arranging October 31 La Boheme at Royal Opera House with Laredo Rotary Club. She praised local reception and urged residents to meet the cast, then proceeded to Tulsa for subsequent engagements.
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Katherine McPhail
San Carlo Grand Opera Co
Laredo
Royal Opera House
Han Carla Opera Ca
Grand Opera
Times
Miss McPhail le
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Lareda
Anna Fitziu
Royal Opera Saison
San Carlo Garand Opera Company
Royal Theatre
Miss Fitzio
Rimini
Italy
Edna
Florence
Madrid
Mexico City
New York
Metropolitan
Vienna Fresh Market Returns Boost City Prices Drop
Vienna markets see farmers carts back in town squares signaling renewed competition and cheaper fruits and vegetables for residents. A corrected theater cast note fixes a misprint for Miss Tommie Simpson and Miss Mildred Leyendecker in a Lions Club comedy, highlighting their spirited performances.
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Vienna
Othe Setter
Lions Club
Cotoother Josiah
Tommie Simpson
Mildred Leyendecker
Misa Armstrong
Mise Gelance
Increased Crop of Onions Expected Here Next Year
Farmers in the Laredo district anticipate a larger Bermuda onion acreage for 1929-24, predicting 1500 to 2000 carloads. Last season suffered losses from heavy rains and cold weather, but typical conditions favor a profitable cycle with early market readiness versus California and Colorado crops.
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Bermuda
Laredo
California
Colorado
Black and White Ointment Ad Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement urges readers, claiming pimples cause despair and urging caution with unproven products. It touts Black and White Ointment as a proven, effective remedy offered at economical prices, with a 50 cent size containing three times as much as the 25 cent size and available from all dealers.
Thomas O Connor Dies After Pneumonia Battle
Thomas O Connor a native of Ireland aged 70 and former British consul in Nuevo Laredo died in Los Angeles after a brief pneumonia illness. He served as consul and broker in the border city and will be interred in Long Beach beside his late wife. Survived by sons Thomas Robert and Daniel O Connor.
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Thomas O'Connor
Ireland
Nuevo Laredo
Los Angeles
Long Beach
California
O'Connor
Laredo
Thomas
Robert O'Connor
Daniel O'Connor
Lions Club Show Promises Humorous Strand Theater Program
The Lions Club presents a Strand Theater show with Miss Mildred Leyendecker as Miss Edith LeBlanc teaching a country boy to dance. Benjamin Butler Armstrong struggles with large feet and waltzing, while Mrs. Allen Stowers and Miss Tommie Simpson shine in key roles. Mendel Morgan leads as Wellington with a comic arc ending in family reconciliation and a horse thief reveal.
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Strand Theater
Mildred Leyendecker
Edith LeBlanc
Benjamin Butler Armstrom
Miss Leyendecker
Benjamin Butler
Miss LeBlanc
Mrs. Crutchfield
Jemimy
Josiah
Ble
Armstrong
LeBlanc
Harry
Mendel Morgan
Wellington
Federal court busy disposing of dock in Webb County
United States Court for the Southern District of Texas in Webb County convened by Judge Hutcheson heard grand jury action. Yesterday two bills of indictment were returned. one defendant pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars while the other was remanded for one day. More indictments were returned today as civil matters await disposition.
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United States Court For
Southern District of Texas
Webb County
Hutcheson
United States
London pawnbrokers rise in status with guild style
London pawn brokers are building prestige through an eighteenth century guild building and plan to emulate guilds by holding elaborate annual dinners and observing holidays. The piece recalls the Lombard merchants of the thirteenth century and links to Italian trade signs and the Medici influence on London commerce.
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Asociated Press
London
Florence
Words of the Wise: Reflections on Wealth, Virtue, and Victory
A collection of maxims on honesty wealth and success. Observations include wealth should be earned and used wisely, character leaves an indelible mark, and victory can be built from defeat through effort and discipline.
Montrose project joins Webb County Lumber for Bell residence
The Webb County Lumber Company signed a contract today to build a residence in Montrose for Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bell. A. Medina Martinez will lead construction and began foundation work this afternoon. Chrysanthemums offered at 1002 Corpus Christi St by Mrs. Beatrice R. Zaguineaga. The page notes several marriage licenses issued since last report and a lost-hat claim at Club Cafe. Also mentions a Tlaquepaque Art Store sale and a free show in front of the Strand Theater featuring a lion and a lion tamer. Weather remarks reference a cool north wind in Laredo and possible sudden changes.
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Webb County Lumber Company
Montrose
C. H. Bell
A. Medina Martinez
Corpus Christi St
Beatrice R. Zaguineaga
Lucas Vasquez
Josefa Espinoza
George B. Green
Paulina Curry
Emeretio Z. Garza
Carolina Sepulveda
Jesus de la Rosa
Herminia Alvarado
J. C. Hutcheson
Laredo
All Souls
Lincoln Street
P. F. Tarvin
Roads and civilization in the railroad era
A discussion on building a new road argues the process belongs to engineers, not politics, noting federal aid requires a state highway commission. The piece cites Gibbon that good roads reflect civilization, linking modern access to education, commerce, and social life, and criticizes poor roads as hindering progress.
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Highway Commission
Gibbon
Asia
Gibbons
Grain Thieves Active Reported by Rail Officials
Winnipeg reports grain losses due to plug thieves drilling holes in grain car floors and siphoning wheat into sacks before corking the openings. Investigation ordered to curb the thefts.
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Winnipeg
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