Rail congestion relief boosts Pecans and local notices
Fragments reveal a Friday notices page listing Pecans for sale at 25 cts per lb in Eagle Pass, a 519 contact, and various ads for dry goods, plumbing, books, flowers, and mortgage or utility services. Also notes a big prize fight in Nuevo Laredo with Tom White vs Bobby Mason and officials traveling to Columbia University and local marriage licenses issued.
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Rio Grande
Eagle Pass Ave
Nuevo Laredo
Tom White
Bobby Mason
Pierre V Blanchard Appointed Laredo Office Manager
Notice States Pierre V Blanchard has been appointed manager of the Laredo office of J S Denike Inc with authority over company interests. Office address is 205 Laredo National Bank Building and telephone 1069. Dated September 22, 1926 with signature J B Denike President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre V. Blanchard
Laredo
Laredo National Bank
Telephone
J. S. Denike, Inc
J. 8. Denike
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight and Saturday partly cloudy and warm. Observations from Fort McIntosh show a maximum of 95 degrees and a minimum of 75 degrees. Wind trends from the southeast with a clear sky.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
City Hauling Licenses Due For Laredo Trucks
City Tax Collector D C de Lachica warns all public haulers in Laredo to obtain city licenses and pay before October first, 1921. Licenses must be issued at City Hall during office hours 9 a m to 12 m and 2 to 5 p m. Notice dated September 10.
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City of
Laredo
D. C. de Lachica
Times Office
Laredo Library seeks bigger children’s dept and expanded services
The Laredo Public Library advocates for a larger children’s department with Spanish language books, more newspapers and magazines for reading tables, and improved book delivery to out-of-town subscribers, noting current budget limits hinder these needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo’s
The Ideal Purgative Chamberlain’s Tablets
Advertises Chamberlain’s Tablets as a purgative fit for adults and children. Claims powerful yet mild effects with agreeable bowel movement and no griping. Promotes easy, pleasant taking and pleasant results.
Daffodils and garden lore from early spring bulbs
The article discusses differences between daffodils and narcissus, highlighting the golden trumpets and preferred garden settings. It notes varieties like Golden Spur, King Alfred, Emperor, and Mme. De Graff, advising on planting depth, soil, and care, and mentions related garden notes and social notices from Baltimore Sun readers.
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Alfred
Mme. de Graff
van Waveren
Olympia
Duke of Bedford
Emperor
King Alfred
Camp Fire Girls Meet and Dance Planned at Club
The Camp Fire Girls will meet with Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl at 4 o clock in the afternoon. A dance is scheduled at the Woman's Club in the evening.
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Alfred Poggenpohl
Woman's Club
Chess and prize event wrap with gracious hostess list
Players wore kerchiefs and Mrs T A Leyendecker won the low score prize an ivory hatr receiver. At the end the hostesses served a three course umerieon. Attending were Masdames R K Mims H D Shelby T A Leyendecker Lafon M de Idano J S Penn J A Mac Donald Wilson D MacNeil Turner A E Derby C M Fish Seymour A R Vidaurri Charles Richter Misses Amar Penn Maria Mowry.
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D. MacNeil Turner
A. E. Derby
C. M. Fish
Seymour
A. R. Vidaurri
Charles Richter
Amar Penn
Maria Mowry
Major Frederick Hemenway Named Executive Officer
Fort McIntosh notes that Major Frederick Hemenway has been appointed executive officer of the regiment. Officers of the Post were entertained by the Kiwanis Club at a dinner at the Hamilton Hotel yesterday evening. Work proceeds on the dancing pavilion to be ready for the informal officers club dance Saturday night. Descriptive pamphlets of Fort Sam Houston were distributed to all command members courtesy of Chaplain Albert F. Vaughn of the 16th Cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Hemenway
Kiwanis Club
Hamilton Hotel
Officers Club
Fort Sam Houston
Albert F. Vaughn
16Th Cavalry
Soviet Demand Seeks Surrender of Marino and Followers
A note dispatched from Moscow to Rumania demands the surrender of General Marino, an anti-Bolshevist Ukraine leader, and his followers, labeling them common criminals. The Associated Press report from Riga dated September 23 notes the move was transmitted by wire.
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Associated Press
Riga
Rumania
Marino
Ukraine
Moscow
Panthers and Chicks Schedule Rest Day Before Championship Series
Associated Press reports Fort Worth contingent notes a day of rest for the Panthers and Chicks as the Southern baseball championship race narrows. The Panthers depart tonight on a special train with 125 Fort Worth fans while the visitors headed home. the next three games start Saturday.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Panthers
Chicks
Tuero to Face Panthers in Texas league clash
Memphis on Sept 22 will see Oscar Tuero resume pitching against the Panthers with Paul Wachtel likely opposing him. Advance ticket sales suggest capacity crowds for the game in Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Oscar Tuero
Panthers
Paul Wachtel
Tuero
Great Nation. Campbell Sees U S Leadership Promise
London reports Rev Reginald Campbell, back from the United States, declaring in his first sermon at Christ Church that America is now the greatest nation, stronger and richer, able to do as it wishes and provide spiritual leadership if it chooses. He noted some anti British feeling but also awareness of limited warmth toward Britain.
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Associated Press
London
Reginald J. Campbell
United States
Christ Church
America
Campwell
Odd and Interesting Facts Highlight Historic Fun
A peculiar collection of trivia covers languages, agriculture, law, stamps, child support, long walks, banking in Jersey, nail growth rates, November holidays, child physiques, bee lifespans, and seasonal survival. It notes a Polish alphabet of 45 letters and an orange tree bearing 20 000 fruit while England’s law bars some recoveries, among other curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Colorado
Jersey
Labor Demonstration Requested On Armistice Day
Samuel Gompers cabled labor groups urging a demonstration on Armistice Day to link with the disarmament conference in Washington. He emphasized the event's importance and urged international solidarity, sending the call to central labor unions for support and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gompers
United States
America
Gompers
Noted aviator Bernard de Romanet killed in crash
Etampe France Sept 23 Captain Bernard de Romanet famed French aviator and world speed record holder for one kilometer was killed during Deutsche de la Meurthe cup elimination races. His biplane tore a canvas wing at about 650 feet and crashed after reaching more than 193 miles per hour last November in Paris.
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Etampe
France
Bernard de Romanet
Nomanet
Paris
Insurance man Thomas J. Gross dies suddenly in Sherman
Sherman Texas Sept 23 Thomas J Gross 60 an insurance man from Galveston died suddenly in a Sherman hotel at midnight He is survived by his widow and a daughter.
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Sherman
Texas
Thomas J. Gross
Galveston
Huns Must Withdraw From Burgenland, Allies Warn
Paris reports via the council of ambassadors that Hungary must withdraw from Burgenland, assigned to Austria by the Treaty of Trianon, in the near future or face forceful expulsion by the Allied powers.
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Paris
Hungary
Burgenland
Austria
Trianon
Council of Ambassadors
Indicted for Murder in Texas Case
Ezell Stepp and his nephew Argyle Stepp were indicted by the grand jury in McKinney Texas for murder in the Hardy Mills case. Mills disappeared on September 2 and his body was recovered 14 days later in an abandoned wall near there.
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Associated Press
McKinney
Texas
Ezell Stepp
Argyle Stepp
Day
Hardy Mills
Nere
Anniversary rites and veteran events mark today in 1900s era notes
Rev Christopher E Byne bishop of Galveston celebrates the 20th anniversary of his ordination and Texas ex governor Joseph D Sayers marks his 80th birthday. Indianapolis hosts the advance guard for the G A R encampment as the American Legion convenes in James town New York and Pennsylvania divisions gather for state conventions in Pittsburgh.
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Christopher E. Byne
Galveston
Joseph D. Sayers
Texas
Veterans and Visitors
Indianapolis
American Legion
Department of New York
Jamestown
World War Veterans of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
The
Department of Pennsylvania
Aven Found Guilty in Wife Murder Case
In Waco Texas on September 23 the jury convicted W T Aven of murdering his wife and sentenced him to death after a 20 minute deliberation. The verdict was unanimous on the first ballot despite defense concerns about police pressure to obtain a confession.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
W.T. Aven
Waco, Tecus
Birthday salutes mark notable births in 19th century reformers
Thomas Mott Osborne born at Auburn New York 2 years ago today is a leading prison reformer and ex warden of Sing Sing. Dr Sidney E Mezes born Belmont California 58 years ago is president of the College of the City of New York. Emmet O Neal born Florence Alabama 68 years ago today is a former Alabama governor. William Archer born Perth Scotland 6 years ago today is a celebrated dramatic critic and author.
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Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing
Auburn
N. Y
Sidney E. Mezes
The
College of the City of New York
Belmont
Calif
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Florence
Ala
William Archer
Perth
Scotland
Eugenics Not Against Love and Marriage
New York reports on the eugenics movement at an international congress. Major Leonard Darwin argues marriage should be guided by eugenics to purify love’s harms while not stifling natural inclination. He warns marriages for social rank and wealth do not improve the human race.
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Associated Press
New York
Leonard Darwin
Charles Darwin
Darwin
Borah Opposes Reports on Peewee Treaties in Senate Committee
Washington Sept 28 Senator Borah led opposition as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ordered a favorable report on the treaties with Germany and Hungary. He was the only member to vote against reporting the pacts while the committee adopted a reservation requiring Congress to appoint an American representative on the allied commissions with Senate advice and consent.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Russe
Hungary
Senate
Reign Relations Committee
Borah
Verseilles
Onry
Congress
Corsicana-Mexia Special Car Runs Wild Eight Miles
Corsicana Texas Sept 23 two hundred citizens narrowly escaped when the end coach of the Corsicana Mexia special became uncoupled from the train at Mexia and ran wild for eight miles causing bruises and minor injuries as passengers jumped from the car.
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Corsicana
Texas
Mexia
Fulton Returns to Newspaper Work in Dallas
After trying the Gulf Refining Co oil line in Laredo for a few weeks, Fulton, formerly with the press, resumes newspaper work in Dallas. He will be replaced as Gulf Refining Co agent by S. A. Linders.
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Fulton
Dallas
Laredo
Gulf Refining Co
S. A. Linders
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Salinas Avenue
Veal L. Puig, Jr
Columbia University
Juarez Plumbing
A. Saft
Mexico
Ixile
Philadelphia
Harlan Trask
Bertani
Tobias Garcia
Ester Salinas
Martin Quiroga
Elvira Gomez
James W. Gerard
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Fidel Cantu
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Farragut Street
Local Weather Report
Evry
Lfe
Folger McKinsey
Baltimore Sun
Phyllis Bunn
Milford
Presbyterian College
Fritz Werner
Denver
Colorado City
Cynthia Press
Austin
University
Crandon
Elmer Rogers
W. A. Knight
Belton and
Temple
M. A. Harper
D. Z. Windrow
Marfa, Texas
Rela
Mrs. Gilpin
Uvalde, Texas
Mr. Gilpin
Armour Packing Company
W. M. Stephenson
San Antonio
Donald Stephenson
Three Rivers
L. W. Hansen
Rosalie Biggio
C. C. Biggio
University of Texas
Manuel Gonzalez
Columbia College
Gonzalez
Crates
Circle D. W. M. A. of the Baptist Church
J. M. Sallee
Mesdames Camp
Graves
Clingenpeel
Beaman
H. L. Guinn
Milton
Sallee
Gussie Pullin
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Allan Stowers
Mesdames Hiatt
Hodges
Millar
Poggenpoh
White
English
Charles Smith
E. P. Hamilton
Neff
McCorkle
Colville
Mesdames Clotilde S. Withoff
S. J. Withoff
R. K. Mims
H. D. Shelby
Poeticus Narcissus
Alexander Millerand
French Republic
General Post
Dublin
Odd
New York City
St. Louis
Mooscow
Ganizations
Armis
Mildred Hanan
John H. Hanan
Hanan and Son
Brooklyn
John St. Borland
Grace Lawes
Hanan
Billie
Borlan
Borland
Aven
Younger
Springfield
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