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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1919
Page
10
The piece argues Bolshevik policies threaten Russian culture religion and education. It contrasts Tsarist and Soviet eras, condemns suppression of books and schooling, and warns of mass ignorance and moral decline. It also discusses border clashes and U S policy toward Mexico.
Adolfo Rodriguez, 23, was stabbed in the breast while asleep in a Vidaurri Avenue rooming house. He claimed two masked men entered, rifled his trousers for 150 simpleons, then fled. authorities seek the assailants as a city marshal pursues the case.
Mexican authorities admit Tuesday shooting was by Mexican soldiers, shifting the dispute to state departments of both nations. American aviators say they crossed no depredations or hostile intent, though Mexican forces fire on patrols nearly daily, signaling government stance toward U S air activity and border tensions.
September 4 entries honor Marcus Whitman born 1802 who guided the first immigrant train to Oregon and was killed in 1847. 1842 Winfield Scott welcomed in Boston. 1879 meeting of czar and German emperor at Alexandrowa. 1886 Bulgaria prince abdication. 1844 Bertillon system adopted by London police. 1901 ecumenical Methodist conference opens in London. 1909 Chinese students in Peking seek US college admissions. 1915 Marne crossing and Nicholas II takes command. 1916 German and Bulgarian advance toward Bucharest. 1917 London air raid kills ten and injures forty nine.
September 4 report notes Amhed Mirza, Shah of Persia and son of Mohammed Ali Mirza, will visit America. He ascended the throne at age eleven in 1909 under a regency and was educated by European tutors. He holds grand titles including Shah-in-Shah and Zil Allah, reflecting ancient esteem and references to cosmology.
Mary Pickford in Daddy Long Legs features Judy Abbott and a freckled orphan obtaining hard cider after a prune strike. The matron punishes them but a thief’s jug of cider turns the scene into a humorous jag. Judy’s mischievous awakening leads to jam for all and a rise to marriage with a rich husband.
An advertisement touts Gets It as the sole corn remover that peels corns off like peeling a banana. The copy asserts a unique method and urges readers to use this product for relief.
Women suffragists in New Hampshire anticipate favorable action by the State Legislature when it meets in a special session on September 9 to consider the Federal constitutional amendment.
The Laredo Cotton Gin Co. on the Heights operates an electric system with a three stand unit named Luminus, producing a bale every twenty five minutes. By last evening about eighty bales had been ginned this week as wagons queue for the suction pipe near the Finnegan warehouse. R M Johnson runs the gin as the season’s total in Webb and Zapata counties heads toward 3000 to 4000 bales.
A smoker at Firemen's Hall by the Laredo Volunteer Fire Department honored Laredo and Webb County servicemen and sparked renewed drive for a memorial building. The event featured sandwiches and white ribbon drinks as members and guests spoke, urging voluntary subscriptions to fund a future memorial dedicated to those who sacrificed and those who returned home.
Webb County Teachers Institute in Laredo continues at Central school with talks on Silent Reading School Law drawing and manual training and Americanizing aliens The program ends tomorrow afternoon with teachers heading to rural stations for the county schools opening next Monday at 9 oclock
An old remedy advice for diarrhoea in children suggests Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. It recommends keeping the remedy on hand and giving it at the first sign of looseness.
Today marks anniversaries for Luigi Cadorna born Pallanza 69 years ago Simon Lake born Pleasantville 55 years ago Harold MacGrath born Syracuse 48 years ago Henry Lefavour born Salem 57 years ago C Bascom Slemp born Lee County Virginia 49 years ago.
The great relief afforded by Cham berlain's Tablets in a multitude of cases proves its value for a weak stomach and impaired digestion. In many cases this relief has become permanent and sufferers have been restored to health.
Government officials arrest a Mexican general with two lieutenants and two privates. Four confess to unspecified charges as authorities move to secure the case and pursue further inquiries.
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