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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1919
Page
22
The Provident Wilson organized industrial conference fails to yield concessions from employers or workers. The piece argues for a wartime style compromise to avoid a full reconstruction era crisis and rising costs. It warns that production must rise and wages align with prices to prevent further hardship.
A united call from Austrian parties seeks food aid from England and America for a winter famine blamed on Austrian brutality. The piece questions if Austrians deserve aid when Serbians face ongoing devastation and Serbia’s people are intended to be suppressed after a brutal campaign.
A recap of events and births on October 22 across years: Asa Thurston sails for a mission in 1819, Halsey born 1837, Lucy Walker steamboat explosion 1844, Derby dies 1814, cyclone fatalities 1874, Depew welcomes Booth in 1894, Belgian relief 1914, Aegean bombardment 1915, Constanza capture 1916, American troops enter trenches in France 1917.
A mother notes her son Jimmy behaved perfectly while visiting an aunt in the country. Upon returning home he reverts to mischief, prompting the child to ask what home is for and why he should behave. The humorous anecdote highlights child behavior shifts between settings.
Ed E Russell F A Lattig and H G Earnest announce plans to start a reinforced concrete two story block with a 50 by 104 foot motion picture theater on Hidalgo Street at Salinas Avenue. The $60 000 project will include three storefronts downstairs and 22 offices upstairs with a front vestibule and street widening. Construction to begin in December after bids are advertised in about twenty days.
Miss Agnes Turner of Chicago narrates how overwork irregular meals and poor health led to headaches indigestion constipation and sleeplessness. After two months of Chamberlain s Tablets she reports improved digestion energy and now can eat and sleep in comfort becoming entirely well.
Three criminal cases were called in district court this morning. Daniel Estrada was found guilty of seduction and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. Maximina Garza’s case on the zone law was continued on her own recognizance. Leopoldo Lopez, jailed for three and a half months on theft under $50, was dismissed on DA motion.
A historical note asserts daily athletic routines at school are altering the physique of Japanese girls, describing them as larger heavier and longer limbed than their mothers.
Weather this past week favored agriculture in the Laredo region with fields prepared for onion culture and cabbage transplants underway. Onion seed germination is strong, promising transplanting weeks earlier than prior years, as farmers anticipate a bumper diversified crop and a profitable Bermuda onion season next summer.
An eastbound cattle train on the Texas-Mexican road derailed at milepost 44 near Evann around eight o clock last night. Six carloads of cattle were derailed and one car overturned, killing ten or twelve head and injuring others. The wreck damaged the wagon but repairs were completed today so service to Laredo was not disrupted.
Members of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce will assemble at iks Hall at 6 p m Friday night for the annual board of directors election. A smoker is arranged. ballots were mailed last week and will be supplied at the meeting. Toastmaster Bobbitt will present talks, some in Spanish, with officials invited as guests to show interest in Webb County.
The Webb County Chapter of the Red Cross held its annual director election at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in Laredo. Final results await ballots from the Hebbronville branch. secretary Mrs. Asa Draper reports ballots and tally sheets will arrive by today.
The state prohibition act enforces strict limits on manufacturing, selling, or possessing intoxicants with penalties from one to five years in prison. The law bans most liquor activities except for medicinal or sacramental uses and allows possession only in homes for owners and guests before effectivity.
A local circulation reports upcoming oil drilling activities on about three sides of Laredo in Webb county within weeks. Also noted are imports passing through Laredo port including cotton seed cake copper and lead cars. Weather outlook and a burglary at Solomon C Freed store are mentioned along with cemetery decorations for All Saints and All Souls Days and turkey price concerns ahead of Thanksgiving.
The notice lists Sarah Bernhardt born in Paris and Dr. Robert Bridges born in Isle of Thanet with other historical births. It notes Sir Alfred Mond born in Britain, George A. Carlson born in Buena Vista County Iowa, and Rt Rev Frederick F Reese born in Baltimore with ages indicating years since birth.
Today commemorates TODAY'S EVENTS in Great Britain marking 75 years since the nation’s notable event. Honolulu observes the 100th anniversary of the departure of the first American missionaries to the Sandwich Islands with a celebratory gathering.
The Third Red Cross Roll Call gains momentum as the drive runs November 2 to 11 across Missouri Kansas Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma. Daily themes include Red Cross Sunday Municipal Employees Day Womens Day Employees Day and School Day with final reports on Armistice anniversary November 11.
Compiled curiosities include London coal use at 15 million tons yearly and wine juice from four pounds of grapes per bottle. Notes cover onions from sour oranges in Florida swamps, deck crews on liners, and Russian boot fashion. Also mentions Greek marriage Sundays, early book printing, and Alpine post offices.
Alias execution issued September 24 1919 from Webb County District Court in The L Trager Company v Somerville Arispe and Baker No 4726 directs sheriff sale on the first Tuesday in November 1919 at the Webb County courthouse Laredo. Property includes one third of Bakers interest in land blocks 464 465 466 642 653 554 and 1 2 in block 172 plus one third of Bakers stock in Milmo National Bank and Merchants State Bank and Trust Company all to satisfy a judgment of 882.92 with 8 percent interest from March 12 1918 plus costs. Sheriff Antonio Salinas deputy F H Ligarde signed October 8 1919.
A miscellany notes global curiosities and oddities including a 700 temple Burmah Bible slab grave, Great Barrier Reef size, Antwerp cork forests, pigmy mouse in Siberia, and a log said to be Newton’s gravitation clue, with quirky observations on stamps and beards.
A man interrupts a physician on a city street and presses for discussion about his liver, insisting on a nonprofessional setting and offering payment, while the doctor holds to professional boundaries.
A Chicago News brief notes a Tratel Clerk telling a guest about hiring a Special clerk to handle mail. The article hints at unusual advertising to find a wife or a used car, suggesting odd job postings or schemes. The piece frames the incident as a local curiosity.
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