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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1922
Page
3
The railroad labor board is asked to define a living wage but declines to fix a single standard. The piece argues living costs vary by class, noting day laborers, skilled workers, and professors face different needs, and cites competition and unemployment as factors shaping wages.
The text describes fear over justice in Herrin after a miners massacre. It notes the attorney general and outside pressure fail to move prosecutors. A special grand jury is convened with Sheriff Shaxton barred from selecting jurors, a deputy named instead, and a defendant refusing to answer questions. The excerpt ends with a fragmented remark about Williamson County residents.
The piece blasts state authorities for delays and inaction after a deadly march in Williamson County. It cites failed troop deployment, fear of reprisals, and grand jury evasions. It urges venue changes and militia guarding of the courthouse as trials loom, with accountability uncertain.
Juan Salinas a 19 year old messenger for National Exchange and Commission Co and his cousin are jailed in Nuevo Laredo charged with suborning funds. Salinas delivered 6000 pesos intended for I Garcia Moreno and later kept 2000 pesos while attempting to have his cousins abduct and silence him. He confessed leading to arrest of one cousin and recovery of the 2000 pesos. Mexican police pursue the remaining culprit and the 4000 pesos.
September promises a major drilling surge in the Laredo district spanning Webb Zapata and Jim Hogg counties. Operators from the United States and Mexico invest acreage as large rigs move in from Tampico. Wells like Wormser No. 1 and Moon No. 1 near potential production depths.
On September 1 a music academy named St. Cecilia will open at 702 Itar bide street. Julian M De Villar will run it with capable teachers in piano voice and music theory. Special care for seven year olds and a solfeggio class offered. For details call 1419.
Private citizens filed quo warranto petitions in the Forty ninth Judicial District to keep county officers from appearing on the November 7 ballot. Plaintiffs allege a shared campaign fund aided nominal primaries and seeks removal of County Judge A Winslow County Clerk J A Rodriguez County Tax Collector H Ligarde County Treasurer A M Bruni and Sheriff nominee A J Condren from the ballot. The cases, brought by C H Stowers and F J Whitaker, await October district court trial in this city.
The Hondo Blues, a fast amateur baseball club from Southwest Texas, travel to Laredo to play Milmo Knights of Columbus in Legion Park. Games set for Saturday 4 30 p m Sunday 10 a m and Monday 4 20 p m. Milmo KC cancelled Labor Day matchup with San Antonio KC to arrange this series.
The school will reopen on September 6, 1922 at 9 a.m. at 1003 Convent Avenue. An up-to-date modern methods school taught in English. Patronage solicited by Prof J B Hampton. Note dated 8 29 61.
The Laredo Chamber of Commerce oil and gas committee schedules a seven am start for a full day tour of eastern county fields. Stops include Fetser Miranda field Ojuelos Schott field and Miranda City with luncheon. The Texas Carolina field may boast the nation’s top gas well production.
A collage of local notices includes port commerce with hides, the St. Cecilia Music Academy opening, livestock ads from W Y Bunn, housing and rain notes, Snow Queen flour promotion, Furman road powder, furniture rentals, Laredo Kindergarten opening, a minor fire alarm, Hamilton Hotel dining, Dr. Stella May chiropractor, Lopez filling station, Cleveland six cylinder cars, Florist Green, court schedule for Dimmitt and Webb counties, plumbing and electrical services, Ye Beauty Shoppe, and local business notices including Beacon shoes and notary Gregg.
A column of light humor and street chatter from Laredo, noting political banter, trivial quips, and encounters in Matamoros street neighborhoods. Snippets include campaign ties, a tramp asking for help, a private recalling a war era sign, a scolding Victoria street exchange, and social jests about manners and profits.
A National Lines of Mexico train from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo derailed near Saltillo last night. A Pullman left the track and partially turned over, injuring nine people lightly. Reports tied the train to American teachers returning from a Mexico University summer school, but not confirmed.
A brief notice reports Mra J T Ward making an announcement about the fall of Le 1. The snippet preserves the reference to Ward and the event without additional details.
A set of humorous aphorisms on marriage conduct, danger of a loaded revolver, and social pretensions. The fragment reflects a era’s quips about manners, money, and street wisdom with references to Laredo and traffic authority.
The piece notes Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s birth anniversary, Mont Pelee eruption death toll, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew’s 37th annual Seattle meeting, Asbury Park Baby Parade, a Toronto banquet for W L Mackenzie King, and Waterford Pa dedicating a George Washington statue on Fort Le Boeuf site.
The popular Holding Institute announces the next session will begin in September. Details about registration and courses are expected to follow as the term approaches.
Mary Alden announces she will leave maternal parts after her recent screen mothering in The Bondboy with Richard Barthelmess. She recalls the swift move from Los Angeles to New York and praises the cast and crew. She notes romance remains alive in America through stories and letters, citing Jerry Sinclair and Lawrence D Orsay as examples of enduring affection during filming.
Critics praise The Half Breed as backed by strong stage tradition. Oliver Morosco produced the film with Wheeler Oakman portraying the title role, promising a summer catch.
James Young, director of features for The Masquerader and Omar the Tentmaker, is a Shakespeare enthusiast and actor who has lectured on Hamlet to University of California students. His sessions highlight his long standing love for Shakespeare and stage work.
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