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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1922
Page
5
The Austin County dispute fueled by political differences led to three arsons or deaths with others seriously wounded. The feud began over county judge succession and escalated into violent confrontations across saloons and personal vendettas.
A cartoon portrays public gigeing into its poceets with a legend about the coal strike. The piece argues the strike harms workers, employers, and the broader county, causing factory shutdowns and reduced coal supply and rising prices. The text frames the strike as worsening national hardship and future prevention concerns.
The Chamber of Commerce selects a location for a tourist camp on the Arroyo Chavon edge in Montrose addition near Zapata county road and the oil fields road between Laredo and Corpus Christi. Plans include water gas and electricity, campgrounds, cooking and camping facilities, and sanitary drainage with garages allowed to offer nearby lodging. The committee favors an edge location to avoid business and residential districts and to ease late arrivals into the city.
The Laredo Hotel Co announces a seven story reinforced concrete tourist hotel to rise at San Bernardo Avenue and Hidalgo Street. With 400 069 capital stock and a basement dining hall shops and 195 bath equipped rooms across floors two to five the first floor will feature a grand lobby large dining hall a hotel office and barber shop. The seventh floor will host a convention hall and ballroom. Construction will begin soon with plans funded entirely by local stockholders.
Mrs Julius Herbeck longtime Laredo resident died after a prolonged illness at her daughter's home Rosario street at age 83. Born in BadK Germany in 1840 she came to Laredo with her husband in the early days and lived here 45 years. Her husband predeceased her and she is survived by daughter Mrs Joaquin Sanchez as well as many friends who revered her.
The deceased is survived by a husband and one son August Herbeck and nine grandchildren. The funeral from the Sauchez home at 701 Rosario street is this evening at 4 o'clock with interment in the Catholic cemetery.
The County Teachers Institute at Central School presented sessions on text book care and free text book laws led by Mrs. Wallace and the County Superintendent. Other topics included civics outlines, teaching fractions, natural study, and perceptive powers training with several instructors guiding the discussions and class activities.
Berlin Zoo management announced closure to the public from October 1 to March 15 due to insolvency. An estimated 4,000,000 marks would be needed to tide the zoo over the winter if it remained open, as other German cities take similar steps. Concerns are raised about consequences of winter economy, including animal herding changes.
The advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a purgative suited for all ages. It claims the medicine provides a strong effect for adults yet remains mild enough for children and promises agreeable bowel movement.
Daily Digest notes Laredo fields show sluggish activity but expect a surge in September. Magnolia Petroleum plans spudding in No 1 at Schott. Nuevo No 1 in Reiser shows favorable air and may produce. Carolina Texas No 5 in Webb county to drill, No Name Oil Co erects derrick near Miranda City and plans spudding by week end.
The Times receives daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Friday are expected to be partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled.
Fort observations report a series of meteorological readings for the 24th, detailing temperature, wind, humidity, and barometric pressure across stations. The data indicates typical conditions for the period with variations between locations within the mapping area.
Mrs Myrtle Garrison formerly Miss Myrtle Macking is tied to a public event as the Woman's Club hosts Tom Thumb's Wedding at Strand Theater Friday morning at 10 o'clock. The issue notes a forthcoming Laredo Hotel Co tourist hotel project with a prize for its future name and mentions John Johnson's improving condition after a recent auto accident.
Constantinople dispatch reports the Lloyd Triestino Shipping Company has reached an agreement with the Russian Soviet government. The deal grants the Italian concern a virtual monopoly on carrying trade to and from the Russian Black Sea ports, signaling major foreign control of cargo routes.
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