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Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1921

Page

3

Forfeiture notice in U S District Court Texas car and tequila

United States of America v One Ford Car and One Hundred Forty One Bottles of Tequila No 233 D L Seized by Customs officers the property to be condemned and forfeited. Persons claiming the property must appear Sept 27 1921 at 10 o clock in the forenoon at the United States Court Room in Laredo Texas to file claims and allegations. R A Harvin U S Marshal Southern District of Texas by Allen Walker Deputy.

United States of America D. L United States U. S. District Court For Southern District of Texas Laredo Texas Southern District of United States Court Room

Old Hawaii auctions melt monarchy memories at fire damaged palace

Honolulu reports the dispersal of Queen Liliuokalani’s possessions at auction, a blaze destroying the Aniahau palace within hours. Items ranged from a queen’s bathtub to a koa wardrobe, with prices ranging from pennies to tens of dollars. The era’s end is marked as royal remnants fade, leaving the territorial capitol and governor’s residence as key relics. A Bible society project prints Scripture in 543 languages.

Honolulu T. H Liliuokalani Aniahau Palace Princes of the Royal Blood Sydney Queen Liliuokalan New South Wales Lil Lilinokalani Anaihau

Social Calendar Notes at Baptist Church Meeting

Thursday brings a general meeting of the W M A of the Baptist Church at 4 PM. Driftwood poems, travel notes, and social updates fill the page as locals share visits, trips to Austin, San Antonio, and Kerrville, plus announcements of nurse assignments and Elks hall events.

W. M. A. of the Baptist Church

The Midlanders at Strand Theater Opens Two Days

The Strand theater presents The Midlanders direct from New York for a two day engagement starting today. The camera man showcases artistic photography and scenic beauty, delivering an exceptional treat to photoplay fans.

The Midlanders New York Strand Theatre

Pay ing the Piper opens at Rialto with Lowry dances

The season’s biggest picture Pay ing the Piper starts today at Rialto Theater for a two day run with showings at 4 30 8 and 9 30 p m daily. Three exquisite dances by Mrs Ediethe Lowry of Laredo supplement the program. On Sunday and Monday Rialto presents Straight From Paris hailed as Clara Kimball Young’s greatest production.

Rialto Theater Ediethe Lowry Laredo Paris Clara Kimball Young

A Pronounced Success In Use Of Remedy

The uniform success that has attended the use of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in relief and care of bowel complaints for both children and adults has brought it into almost universal use. It is practically without a rival and, as everyone who has used it knows, is without an equal.

Chamberlain

Governor appoints Charles E. Baughman commissioner

The governor announced the appointment of Charles E. Baughman of Brownwood as commissioner of the department of markets and warehouses. Baughman assumes his duties today.

Associated Press Austin Texas Charles E. Baughman Brownwood Department of Markets and Warehouses Baughman

League refers Silesian Question to Four Members

Geneva dated September first reports the League of Nations council deciding to refer the Silesian question to four non permanent council members for settlement.

Associated Press Geneva Council of the League of Nations Today Council For Settlement

The Last Stretch Opens Tight Major League Pennant Race

New York dispatch Sept 1 reports the September stretch begins with the Pittsburgh Nationals leading the Giants by 1.5 games and the Cleveland Americans ahead of the Yankees by 0.5 game in the tight pennant chase.

Associated Press New York Pittsburg Nationals Giants Cleveland Americans Yankees

Reduced cotton crop lowers August yield in Texas forecast

Washington reports a sharp drop in cotton crop condition during August reducing expected total bales by 1,160,000 from July. Texas forecasts 1,935,000 bales with August 25 condition the lowest on record at 49.3 percent for the total crop.

Associated Press Washington Texas

Countess di Nogarole Meehan Weds Yankee Major

A portrait study notes Countess di Nogarole Meehan wife of Maj. Charlies Meehan of New York. The couple met during World War I Red Cross work and recently married at the Vatican. They were blessed by the pope.

Countess di Nogarole Meehan Maj Charlies Meehan New York Vatican

Room for Two Dismisses Fat Man Seat Hectic Farewell

In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a woman and her sister ride home on a crowded van. A fat man blocks a seat prompting the woman to speak loudly and trigger laughter. He soon offers his seat and exits to the front platform.

Chicago Tribune

Rates Reduced by Commission on Grain Exports

The interstate commerce commission authorized Western and Southwestern railroads to cut five and one half cents per hundred on grain and grain products for export from Missouri and Mississippi river points and from the territory between the rivers to Gulf ports. It also allowed notice of reductions from one to five and a half cents per hundred for grain west of the Missouri to Gulf ports in Nebraska Kansas Colorado and Oklahoma.

Hy Associated Press Washington Sept Interstate Commerce Commission Western and Southwestern Missouri Mississippi River Illinois Gulf Ports Mobile Galveston Missouri River Nebraska Kansas Colorado Oklahoma

Trading with Siberia expands across Amur frontier

Vladivostok reports Dalta News Agency that American and British firms with bases in Sakhalin plan to trade with Blagoveshchensk. American capitalist Mgr. Hamlin, negotiating mining concessions in Amur Province, has gone to China to seek an agreement with the Far Eastern Republic government.

Vladivostok Dalta Sakhalin China Amur Blagoveshchensk Mgr. Hamlin Plagoveshchensk Far Eastern Republic

Victory for Capital as Shipyards Reopen in Kobe

In Kobe Japan on September 1, a partial victory for capital appeared as about thirty percent of shipyard workers returned to their benches after plants reopened. Police say remaining resistance is kept alive by labor agitators, while labor leaders insist the struggle, with a syndicalist flavor akin to Italy, is not over.

Kobe Japan Italy

ABA backs two year college and three year law school path

Cincinnati Sept. 1. After a heated debate over the Root committee report on admission requirements, the American Bar Association passed a resolution recommending a minimum of two years of college study and three years in a recognized law school for admission to practice law.

Cincinnati Ohio Committee Elihu Root American Bar Association

Rail rate cuts for grain would burden carriers says ICC statistician

Washington September 11 O Lorenz statistician of the interstate commerce commission testified that if railroads paid wheat farm labor the same hourly wage as railroad workers the entire grain freight rate would be cancelled and farmers given a bounty of 23.14 cents per bushel in the exhibit on reduction of rates on grain and hay.

Washington O. Lorenz Interstate Commerce Commission

Importer Found After Pacific Search Off West Coast

Associated Press Montreal Sept 1 reports the Canadian Importer, thought lost in the Pacific, was located 600 miles west of San Francisco by the Canadian Observer. The vessel is being towed toward the nearest port as advised by the government merchant marine office.

Montreal Canada Pacific Ocean San Francisco Canadian Observer

Logan County Mine Clash Continues as Slain Reported

Logan County and Blair Mountain fighting persisted as daylight found thousands gathered across the county line near Crooked Creek. Three Logan men were killed yesterday, with casualty reports elsewhere between one and a dozen, while authorities tightened border patrols amid ongoing industrial strife and uneven unionization across the district.

Associated Press Logan W. Va Logan County Crooked Creek Blair Mountain Mingo Spruce Fork Ridge

Trains Stopped and Roads Patrolled Near St Albans WV

All trains on the Cos? River branch from St Albans to Madison and nearby points are halted. Railroad men report no mail movement. Travelers say roads to these points are patrolled and armed bands stop motor cars within five miles of St Albans.

St. Albans W. Va Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Madison

Preparatory federal air action ordered over West Virginia mine disorders

Washington on September 1 reports Secretary Weeks ordered 13 airplanes from Langley Field to the coal fields in response to mine disturbances. Preparatory measures and potential federal intervention loom as crews prepare to confront unrest in the region.

Washington West Virginia Weeks Langley Field

Movement of armed bands at Coal River event

About 200 people await transport at St. Albans rail station as bands move along highways through Madison Jeffery Sharpise and Blair. Sheriff Hill reports continued armed movement last night with many travelers in automobiles.

St. Albans W. Va Coal River Sheriff Hill Madison Jeffery Sharpise Blair

Oddities From Around the World and A Wartime Tribute

The King of Sweden holds the longest European crown. Athens features a newspaper entirely in verse including ads. Turkey observes twenty six official holidays yearly. Shark liver oil is praised for cod oil benefits. Prison color schemes favor pink for boy thieves, yellow for planned crimes, violet and black for burglars. Cells should have blue ceilings. gray is avoided. A wreath of Australian wildflowers arrives in England for the Unknown Warrior's grave, frozen to preserve freshness after six weeks in transit.

Sweden Athens Turkey England Westminster Abbey Tropics

Cotton Men Strike Paralyzes New Orleans Cotton Trade

In New Orleans on September 1 at least 100 men handling spot cotton walked out after a wage cut decision, halting all cotton commerce in the port. The strike curtails loading, unloading, and related activities across the waterfront until further notice.

New Orleans

Senate finance panel to rewrite tax bill into single act

Washington September 1 the Senate finance committee decided to rewrite the house tax bill to combine all internal revenue laws into one statute.

Associated Press Washington Senate Finance Committee

Farm Bureau Announces Spring Valley Film

Chicago announces the first Farm Bureau picture titled Spring Valley. The film centers on the wool pool movement and marks the start of a series by the American Farm Bureau Federation to provide worthwhile cinema for farm audiences.

Chicago Lll Spring Valley Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Federations Farm Bureau Federation

Marine falling short in ocean freight survey

Washington September 1 The coun tries merchant marine is falling far short of its American ocean freight according to the federal reserve board survey of shipping.

Washington Federal Reserve Board Survey of Shipping

Harding Speech Opens Army War College Term

President Harding addressed the fall term opening of the Army War College in Washington. He stated that wherever the world’s best aspirations lead, there may never be a time without the necessity of armed forces.

Washington Harding Army War College

Washington Dreadnaught Launch At Gloucester Shipyard

The super dreadnaught Washington, among the four largest battleships, was launched today at the Gloucester plant of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The event was reported by Associated Press from Camden New Jersey with the ship described as one of the navy’s most powerful.

Associated Press Camden Washington Gloucester New York Shipbuilding Corporation

Italy Accepts Harding Invitation to Disarmament Conference

Washington dispatch reports Italy formally accepts President Harding's invitation to participate in the conference on disarmament and Far Eastern questions. All nations invited have now accepted.

Washington Harding

New Aerial Tests Planned Against Old Battleship Alabama

Washington reports the army air service will test new aerial weapons in a morning operation and night attack on the battleship Alabama off the Virginia capes, slated for around September 15.

Associated Press Washington Army Air Service Alabama Virginia Capes

Watch THE TIMES Everyday ToS Opportunities

An OCR fragment advertises a subscription offer for THE TIMES with a monthly rate of 0c. per month. The snippet is concise and lacks full context but signals a promotional pricing detail for the newspaper subscription.

the Times

Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau

The Times presents a daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Friday are expected to be partly cloudy.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans the Telephone Co

Railroad Timetable Train No 1 to Corpus Christi at 12 10 pm

Train No 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 12 10 p m. Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 36 p m.

Corpus Christi

Fort McIntosh Weather: 24 Hr Observation Ends 7 AM

Fort McIntosh reports a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a maximum temperature of 100 degrees and a minimum of 75 degrees. Winds from the southeast. Skies clear.

Fort McIntosh

Miss Summers Names Washington Ship in Ceremonial Christening

Miss Jean Summers ten year old daughter of Representative J W Summers of Walla Walla christens the battleship for Washington by breaking a water bottle taken from Washington rivers over the prow.

Camden N. J Jean Summers J. W. Summers Walla Walla Washington

Fast International & Great Northern train to St Louis

The fast train to St Louis leaves at 12 01 p m and arrives at 6 p m with schedule details for the International and Great Northern service.

Night Train Schedule Notice

Night Train leaves at 10 p m and arrives at 7 30 a m service times listed for travelers with early morning arrival details.

Train Schedule Between Laredo Minera City

Alo Grande and Eagle Pues announce Train No 1 departs Laredo daily except Sunday at 8 80 am from Laredo and reaches Minera at 10 20 am Train No 2 departs Minera daily except Sunday at 11 am and arrives at Laredo at 8 15 pm the same day.

Alo Grande & Eagle Pues Laredo Minera

Oysters Season Opens and St Giles Festival Held

Today features oyster season news and the Festival of St Giles in memory of Hinckley fire victims. Memorial exercises honor 418 residents killed in the 1894 forest fire. Charles S. Thomas will speak at the American Bar Association sessions in Cincinnati. The International First Aid and Mine Rescue Meet opens in St Louis under federal and union auspices.

St. Giles Hinckley Minn Charles S. Thomas Colorado American Bar Association Cincinnati St. Louis U. S. Bureau of Mines American Red Cross The United Mine Workers of America Coal Operators’ Associations

Railroad Men to Confer Soon for the Good of the Order

Dallas and Fort Worth railroad brotherhood representatives will meet in Fort Worth next Tuesday to discuss questions for the good of the orders. M F Barnett says wage reductions may be discussed, with C W Maier of Cleveland addressing.

Dallas Texas Fort Worth Forth Worth M. F. Barnett Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Texas Pacific C. W. Maier Cleveland Ohio

State capitol workers go unpaid as bills await approval

Austin AP reports employees of the state department at the capitol are working today without money in the treasury to pay them. The governor has not signed the departmental and educational appropriation bills, though he said he would likely sign before night.

Austin Texas State Department Capitol Treasury

Vilna Dispute Settled by Poland and Lithuania

Geneva Sept. 1 representatives of Poland and Lithuania here settled the Vilna dispute. They agreed there will be two Lithuanians: one independent district of Koyno and another Vieina supervised by Polish administration.

Geneva Poland Lithuania Vilna Lithuanias Koyno Vieina

Local unrest stalls as crowds assess outcomes

Reports describe streets crowded with residents weighing possible consequences while armed bands around Jefffery and nearby towns show no signs of retreat. Observers note no backward movement by armed groups as tensions remain high.

Train Ready for Troops at Camp Sherman

Eleven coaches and baggage cars are ready at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio for troops, prepared as of September 1.

Chilicothe Ohio Camp Sherman

Third Infantry Regiment Ordered to Camp Dix Readiness

Washington on September 1 Secretary Weeks ordered a third regiment of infantry to prepare at Camp Dix New Jersey for possible service in West Virginia. The move follows heightened tensions and a need to bolster defense in the region.

Washington Weeks Camp Dix N. J West Virginia

Awaiting the Report on West Virginia Disorder

Washington September 1 The noon expiration of the deadline set by the president for dispersing armed bands in West Virginia found the White House and war department officials awaiting General Bandholtz report from the scene. The army representative is to brief on progress and any actions taken during the disorders.

White House War Department Washington West Virginia General Bandholtz Army

Texas Boy Drowned in Philippine Bay

Hubert Hardin a 20 year old first class fireman on the U S S Zone was drowned yesterday in a bay in the Philippine Islands according to a telegram to his father Hardin enlisted in the navy April 19 his body will be shipped to Corsicana for burial

Corsicana Texas Hubert Hardin Philippine Islands Hardin Navy

Industrial Relations Meeting Set for New York Convention

Preparations are underway for the annual convention of the Industrial Relations Association of America to be held in New York during the first week of November. The group originated from the National Association of Employment Managers formed in Rochester in 1918, with a joint session planned with the Academy of Political Science.

New York Industrial Relations Association of America National Association of Employment Managers Rochester Academy of Political Science

Paris Piano Tax Rates Set for Upright and Grand

Paris announces a piano tax schedule setting duties at 30 francs for upright models and 60 francs for grand pianos. The levy applies to new imports and domestically produced instruments, reflecting a city policy shift on musical goods.

Paris France

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