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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1919
Page
6
The Laredo Times lists daily and weekly editions with mail postpaid options to the U S Mexico or Canada. Subscriptions are due in advance and mail to Penn Publishing Co Laredo Texas.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches credited to AP or not credited in this paper and to focal news published herein from Monday's Daily.
The piece recalls the 1908 Nashville murder of Edward Carmack, noting a slayer’s pardon and later death by bullet. It contrasts vengeance, justice, and political fear, praising Carmack’s courage and condemning those who aided the crime while condemning violence as a proper punishment for murder.
A Labor Day reflection argues that organized labor has grown from wage disputes to a force for humanity. It credits massed effort, discipline, and public conscience for reforms and notes presidents rising from labor ranks, asserting universal labor justice worldwide.
Sir James Loughead, long time Conservative Senate leader since 1906 07 retirement of Sir Mackenzie Bowell, turns sixty five. Born in Brampton Ontario he moved to Toronto studied law admitted to bar in 1881 later practiced in Calgary rose to prominence, named Queen's counsel and joined the Senate in 1889. In 1911 he joined the Dominion cabinet and attended the coronation of King George and Queen Mary.
Miss Emma Verbryke of Lima Ohio recounts rapid improvement after using Chamberlain's Tablets for recurring stomach trouble and biliousness. She notes her condition began two years prior and improved quickly after starting the remedy.
Births and notable events dated September 1. John Cochran born 1730 in Sudbury, PA. Peter Cartwright born 1785 in Amherst, VA. Alberta Province inaugurated 1905. mis sissippi railroad bridge cornerstone 1854. various military and political milestones through 1917.
Maj. W. H. Graves recounted a case from the British Army Medical Corps where a physician cured a shell shocked soldier by a sudden verbal demand. The man, frightened into speaking, then retained speech, showing no physical injury to his vocal apparatus.
In Lebanon California a small town declares a strawberry fair to celebrate harvests. The piece notes nearby cities like Escondido Fresno and San Bernardino each host product days such as grape raisin and orange shows.
Cleofonte Campanini born Parma 59 years ago today. Henri Bourassi Montreal born 51 years ago today. Sir James Loughead Brampton Ontario born 65 years ago today. Rear Admiral Augustus Fechter Norfolk born Prussia 62 years ago. George W. Anderson Acworth New Hampshire born 58 years ago. James J. Corbett San Francisco born 53 years ago.
Corporal Steele of the North West Mountain Police faces a moral crisis as he must arrest the woman he loves for shooting the man who ruined her life. Harry T. Morey stars in this dramatic Northwest romance based on a James Oliver Curwood story with snowbound scenes and dog teams.
A compact listing from the Times Want Ads noting small figures and price cues. Contains brief reference to money making opportunities and related cash terms without detailed context.
L. M. Lane secretary of Rio Grande Oil & Gas Co submits a letter to Laredo Daily Times asserting Santo Tomas tract near Laredo will yield oil, citing Munn & Company reports and a newly erected steel derrick. He notes drilling at Orville in Webb County and offers to share information with prospective investors.
Notice states the firm A. E. Younkin & Brother dissolved by mutual consent. Debts owed to the partnership are to be collected by A. E. Younkin and all demands presented to him for payment. Signatures: A. E. YOUNKIN Co. and L. D. YOUNKIN, Laredo Texas. Dated July 29 1919.
Laredo Water Co reports difficulty securing alum for sedimentation. A shipment ordered June 24 from St. Louis wrecked. a replacement from Joliet started August 18 and is still en route. Current supply is inferior and fails to clear water, though chlorine is used to kill bacteria. Company vows to restore clarity when alum arrives.
Labor Day observances mark a citywide celebration in Laredo with a 9 am parade by about two hundred trades joined by the police and the 37th Infantry Band. A 10 am union meeting at Strand Theater, a Labor Day fete at the Negrete home, and a concluding band concert on Martin Plaza are reported.
Lieutenant Commander Albert M. Penn chief engineer of the U S Navy with station in New York and home in Wilmington Del arrived in Laredo for a week long visit with his sister Miss Amar Penn and brother Justo S Penn He left Laredo in 1905 after entering Annapolis graduating in 1908 and was greeted warmly by old friends His wife accompanies him and their two children stay with Mrs Penn's mother in Wilmington Del
District Judge J F Mullally District Attorney John A Walls and Court Reporter Seth S Wilcox left Laredo for Carrizo Springs to begin a September term of district court for Dimmitt county. A grand jury was empanelled and will begin work as the criminal docket is disposed of. Walls will return to Laredo and then join Mullally to Zapata county for a week of court, followed by two back-to-back eight week terms in Laredo totaling eighteen weeks.
T A Austin of Austin & Co presented The Times managers with baskets of Mexican limes and advised on an inhibition recipe from Baltimore dispatch. The note touts a drink using limes and wild honey as a potential sober substitute for booze, claiming it to be invigorating with a genuine kick. The line ends with a playful P S about Ambrose Johnson and the bees.
Movie notes span Sahara at Royal starring Louise Glaum with Shapmuth’s Vod-a-vil in Laredo. The Strand hosts Elliott Dexter Gloria Swanson in Don't Chance Your Husband to crowd praise. Local services include roofing, plumbing, notaries, and real estate ads.
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