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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1923
Page
12
Local notices and ads describe a rainy morning with thunder and high water across streets. Items mention auto work gains from cylinder grinding, piano studio reopenings, portable entertainments, and miscellaneous services in San Antonio and nearby areas.
Webb County invites sealed bids by 10 AM October 1 1923 for 250000 5 4 per cent road bonds in denominations of 100000 each. Bids require a 6000 certified check payable to A Winslow County Judge. Bonds dated October 10 1923 mature through October 10 1988 with semiannual interest at 5 1/4 percent. County may reject all bids.
Public invited to National Motor Co showrooms at Flores Avenue and Houston Street to view the Overland wonder arriving soon priced at 695.00 f o b factory and the Willys Knight 1924 model at 1176.00 f o b factory with financing offered.
Public notice commands sheriff to summon heirs unknown in the case of Teodosio Gutierrez Jr. vs John Haney Jr H L Warne and Charles Yeager and their unknown heirs for trespass to title on Block 139% in Laredo. Four weekly publications required before the next term beginning October 1923.
September 7 marks the anniversary of a U S Senate passage to curb coal profiteering. Rio de Janeiro hosts celebrations marking the Brazilian centennial with ceremonies and public observances.
The Kiwanis Club met at Hotel Hamilton with a large turnout to discuss Mexico U S relations amid resumed diplomatic ties. Guests included Mexican Consul Vasquez U S Consul Walsh and others. Talks highlighted trade growth and border understanding along with reports from the Mineral Wells convention.
Sealed bids for repairs on the Chacon Bridge in Webb County Texas are invited at the Webb County Clerk’s Office in Laredo until 10 00 A M September 10 1923. Bidder must supply a 500 00 certified check and may review plans with the County Highway Engineer E J Foster or County Clerk.
Tonight and Saturday fair. Observations at Fort McIntosh show max 98 temperatures and a min of 70 with southeast wind. Partly cloudy conditions and 7.20 inches of precipitation reported.
Austin Texas Sept 7 Adjutant General Thomas Barton announced he would run for governor next year He has served as adjutant general since January 1921 appointed during Governor Neffs administration The formal statement will be issued soon
The text notes uniform success with Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints in children and adults. It claims the medicine is practically without a rival and unequal in effectiveness.
Italy prepares a celebration for the sixty year old Pietro Mascagni, regarded as one of the leading figures in modern Italian music, with tributes across the arts world.
The Interior Department issues a circular asking each of 160 oil and gas lease applicants in the Red River district, bordering Oklahoma and Texas, to show cause why his application should be considered preferred. This marks the first step toward issuing leases and settling claims on land long disputed since 1916.
Washington Sept 7 The United States and Mexico will sign two claims conventions in Mexico City. A joint commission will handle revolutions era American claims against Mexico and a mixed commission will judge claims between the two nations. An umpire for each panel will be named by the Hague court. Each side appoints one member to both commissions.
scrambled dispatches from Tokyo Osaka and Washington describe a major quake and tsunami with uncertain totals. officials warn of ongoing aftershocks and disrupted communications as relief efforts begin with limited casualty figures and damaged infrastructure.
A fragmented OCR passage references victims, heat at a central observatory, and a September timeline with garbled names and places. Key entities are not decipherable, leaving an uncertain summary of events, locations, and participants.
Beaumont Texas September 7 Assistant City Attorney Fred White of Port Arthur has been indicted on charges of assault with a prohibited weapon over the alleged flogging of brothers Carl and Clay Dunn last month. State Ranger Captain Floyd Nichols served the warrant. Ten other indictments by the grand jury are thought linked to the same floggings.
Fort Madison Iowa Sept 7 William Olander was hanged today at the state prison for the murder of Gerthold Halepup a Fort Dudes grocer in a case that drew local attention and final justice was carried out in the capital punishment event.
The will of the late President Harding leaves Mrs Harding a life estate of 100900 dollars, the Marion home, and a half interest in the Marion Star building. Dr George Harding, father of the president, receives a life estate of 50000 dollars and the residence here. The will forbids funding a monument except for a modest stone.
Harrisburg Sept. delegates of the miners union representing the anthracite workers met to decide a course that may end in mining suspension. John Lewis, the union president, offered no hint of the outcome though associates remained optimistic about possible results.
Three men die from injuries after a railroad powder explosion in South Amboy. The blast damaged property estimated at $1,000,000. The dead are James Gillian and his brother Williten of Newark and Marion Helies of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
The Laredo Bar Association will hold a 4 30 p m meeting tomorrow Saturday with all lawyers to decide on action following the death of Hon Hal W Greer a former member who recently died in Beaumont President announces the gathering.
Loans up to 25000 dollars at five percent interest for farms and ranches in Webb Zapata Jim Hogg and Duval counties. THOS H WARD office in Joseph Building.
National events this day include the National W C I U convention in Columbus Ohio concluding with officer elections. The Rt Rev Joseph Chartrand observes his fifth anniversary as bishop of Indianapolis Diocese, while Brazil celebrates 101 years since independence and John Hubbard is commemorated.
By Associated Press Geneva. The council of the Peygue Of destiony decided to hold no meeting today to avoid dangerous divisions at the plenary session until the court has seen some light on its pointy in Crecotitian invollations able to ake ua report to the assembly.
The Texas Tech board reconvened amid a disrupted session with no full board present. Officials debated appointing a provost and reviewing campus plans as the attorney general’s office awaited formal steps on the selection.
Washington dispatch reports forecasts from the Department of Agriculture indicate German grain crops will rise this year. Analysts note improved yields and ongoing wartime disruptions affecting supply and export prospects.
Ohio Senator Willis, who named Warren Blarding at the 1920 Republican National Convention, visited the White House to express support for President Coolidge in a late September briefing.
William Pheaver, biographer of Theodore Roosevelt and longtime Harvard University overseer, died at his Cambridge home today after a long illness. He previously served as assistant editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin and editor of the Harvard Graduates Magazine.
Washington dispatch reports President Coolidge presiding over a second cabinet session with Gavin and key officials. The meeting follows an earlier gathering in August as part of ongoing discussions with top advisers.
Gasoline retail prices in Fort Worth Texas on September 7 dropped to 12 cents per gallon after weeks of fluctuation. Gulf Refining Company and Magnolia Petroleum Company posted prices of 12 cents a gallon.
F A Mohr of Dallas Texas general manager of the Gulf Division of the Western Union Telegraph Company was elected president of the Old Time Telegraphers Historical Association at its fourth annual convention in Denver New Orleans was chosen as the 1924 convention city.
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