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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1921
Page
6
Subscription rates listed for daily and weekly editions, with delivery by mail to the United States Mexico and Canada. Prices include one month one year and six months with prepaid terms. Publication notes second class matter at Laredo Texas under March 4 1879 act.
The paper carries a standard AP credit statement noting the Associated Press owns republication rights for dispatches and local news. The notice reiterates AP’s exclusive entitlement to use news content credited or not credited in this edition.
Morday s Daily surveys American air power, noting Britain’s WR 1 project and the ZR 2 disaster. It urges helium use over hydrogen, cites advisory committee support led by Orville Wright, and argues for extended, conservative yet ambitious plans to advance U S aeronautics amid international comparison and past precedents.
A historical note declares aviation approaching ubiquity, nearly as routine as navigation in everyday activity, suggesting air travel and flights becoming a familiar part of society with increasing accessibility and integration into daily life.
A Mexican man confessed to a gruesome murder to two accomplices but no body was found and the corpus delicti was missing. Investigators later learned the suspect had returned home, suggesting insanity. The piece discusses risk of wrongful execution and urges confinement to protect the public.
Dream of future grandeur as Southampton real estate men envision a prestige summer capital away from Newport. The piece notes a social influx from Newport and other elite circles, its own codes of fashion, and seasonal rituals from bathing at noon to weekly dances and tennis.
Beginning with September billing, the following rates and rules apply to water service. Minimum charge is $2.00 per month with 8,000 gallons included. next 12,000 gallons at 25c per thousand. next 20,000 at 22c per thousand. next 30,000 at 20c per thousand. all over 70,000 at 16c per thousand. Only one residence allowed service for a single minimum. additional residences $1.00 each. Larger meters have separate miltium rates. the above minimum may be absorbed by water usage if the month’s use meets the minimum. The October 1 bill will reflect these terms. Yours truly, Laredo Water Company.
Laredo's new water rate is contrasted with rates in Texas cities. Among the listed communities two, Laredo and Texarkana, are served by private companies, while the others rely on tax and profit free municipal plants.
Three prisoners fled the Webb county jail in the early hours by cutting through the south wall near an eight inch sewer pipe between cells. Gabriel Valle Sebastan Ferdin and Sabas Bedia, all charged with felonies, are missing. Locks were broken and bricks cleared to widen the passage. Police have no leads on their whereabouts.
A crowd gathered in Nuevo Laredo to see a six bout program by the International Athletic Club led by Ignacio Garza of San Antonio. Draws marked the prelims Massey vs Gilbert and Bledsoe vs Chato while Helmes vs Brisefio also ended in a six round draw. Pat Gaynor vs Moran finished ten rounds with even honors. Mercy Montez served as referee, and next Sunday promises another card despite a cancellation for this week due to a bullring fight.
Ex service men urged to attend a mass meeting at the Elks Club Monday evening at six o'clock. Alden B. Muller and F. L. Mackay sign as Post Commander and Post Adjutant.
Colonel Nazim Bey of the Fourth Division died after two days of intense fighting near Kutahia as Greek forces attempted a frontal assault and a rear raid. He saved the main Turkish army by detaching to halt the rear attack, was wounded twice, and uttered Kismet as he died. A short, thoughtful 45 year old veteran, he served on several fronts, notably against Russia. General Ismet Pasha lauded his heroism and intelligent valor, praising the remnants of Nazim Bey's division.
Italian factory owners and workers reached a wage agreement. The item recalls a year ago today on September 4 when the King and Queen of Belgium were welcomed in Rio de Janeiro.
The report lists curious notes from around the globe. It mentions savings devices by clerks, colored diamonds from India and Africa, a London firm using thousands of ers, and strange foods in Argentina. It also notes school methods in Tokyo, shepherds reading weather by sheep, and Heidelberg's joint Protestant and Catholic services with a thin central partition.
Key historical items dated September 19 1820 to 1919 span Missouri politics Bishop Gilbert Haven born in Malden 1821 Bragg defeats Rosecrans at Chickamauga first white child born in Ohio Maria Heckewelder dies 1781 asteroid Iphigenia discovered 1831 Garfield born 1831 death 1880 1919 Chicago carpenters win wage strike a diamond set known as brilliant has 58 facets rose diamond facets top only flat base.
At Laredo theatres a slate of productions includes Allen Holubar's Man-Woman-Marriage starring Dorothy Phillips at the Royal Theatre tomorrow through Thursday, described as a condensed history of world progress and womans influence. Also Jacinto Benavente's acclaimed The Passion Flower with Norma Talmadge begins Tuesday at the Strand, and Irvin V. Willats The Face of the World runs at the Rialto with scenes of Greenwich Village and Bohemia noted for scenic beauty and variety.
Bids will be received until 10 a. m. on September 21, 1921, at the Superintendent's office Central School Building for depository of the Independent School District of Laredo Texas funds for the term ending August 31 1922. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The passage argues that men aged eighty-five to ninety are thin and spare despite diet, and midlife indiscipline can cause indigestion. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to move the bowels and invigorate the stomach, claiming no reason a man cannot live to a ripe old age after proper digestion.
The Times promotes daily access to opportunities with a subscription offer priced at 60 cents per month. It frames ongoing engagement and encourages readership, emphasizing continuous exposure to potential chances.
The Mirando No 4 well in the Mirando field near Zapata Webb counties shows 25 feet of rich pay and is estimated to yield 109 to 156 barrels. Drillers Trunsell Hodges and Brown plan a test then move to Block 10 for another well. Additional crews including Witherspoon Company Keeton & Company and Shaw and Company advance drilling and casing as multiple locations near Mirando and surrounding blocks prepare for tests and pumping. County crews survey Bruni and Ochoa routes for a pipe line to the field.
Notice from Mrs J E Sorrille announces relocation of her dressmaking and hemstitching business from Richter's to 1117 Lincoln Street near Central Hardware Store. Date 9-19-Lm.
The United States Weather Bureau forecast for New Orleans notes tonight and Tuesday generally fair. Observations at Fort McIntosh for the 34 hours ending at 7 a m report a maximum of 94 degrees and a minimum of 75 degrees with a southeast wind and clear skies.
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