Marked Rise in Prices Reflects Shortages and Strikes
The piece traces widened shortages from raw materials to labor across industries, noting higher costs for goods from textiles to shoes and canned vegetables. It argues strikes and transportation halts hurt production, driving prices up while urging America to join the world league for peace and shared commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varios
Texas
Michigan
East Texas
Louisiana
Northwest
The League and the Call for Universal Peace
Opinion notes that opponents of the League of Nations are fighting a losing battle against a rising popular mood for international cooperation. The piece argues that leadership should prioritize right over political gain and predicts inevitable American participation, warning that isolationism is untenable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
League
Anniversaries and historical notes in brief
Entries list events and birthdays from 1787 to 1917 including the constitutional amendments proposed in the United States, Melville R. Bissell’s birth and death, Sioux Falls South Dakota constitution framing, William II’s European visits, British Indian troops in France, Allied drives on the Western Front, a German air raid on England, and Argentina’s parliamentary rupture with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville R. Bissell
Hartwick
N. Y
Grand Rapids
Micch
Tssy
Sioux Walls
South Dakota
William Tl
France
Matente
Verdun
North Sea
England
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Miss Mullally Improves and to Return Home
Advices from Judge and Mrs. Mullally say their daughter Miss Anita Mullally, injured during the Corpus storm, has passed the crisis. She recovered from pneumonia at Taft and will be brought to Laredo next week. She was carried nine miles across Nueces bay and rescued at White Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Mullally
Anita Mullally
Taft
Corpus
Miss Mullally
Laredo
Nueces Bay
White Point
Odem
Rio Grande Recedes After Record Flood Rise
The Rio Grande fell from its peak of thirty feet, retreating to twenty eight feet by noon. Despite earlier fears of higher levels, the river did not reach last week’s thirty three foot high mark and the Laredo water works plant returned to full operation. Streets and low-lying areas along the river remained flooded on the Mexican side, with only tree tops visible in submerged river bottoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Hagle Pass
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Corpus Christi
Miss Seaton
Roy Miller
Congregation B'nai Israel
Mexico
San Antonio
Houston
Corpus
Wagon Tracks stars William S Hart at Strand Theatre
William S Hart appears as a fifty year old guide leading a wagon train along the Santa Fe trail in a new Artcraft picture Wagon Tracks to be shown at the Strand Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday. The drama blends Indian battles gambler intrigue romance and adventure set in a romantic late frontier era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Hart
Echo
Artcraft
Strand Theatre
Golden West
Santa Fe Trail
Pointed Paragraphs on Human Foibles and Humor
A string of aphoristic observations critiques honesty pride and social quirks. The author jests about petting animals, juvenile behavior, talk lines from phone companies, grocers gaining experience, and the idea of missteps and personal resilience.
Corpus Christi thanks Laredo for storm relief provisions
Correspondence notes gratitude from Corpus Christi to Laredo for cash and baby clothing sent to storm stricken residents. Letters from Miss Seaton and ex Mayor Roy Miller underscore the aid and community support.
Corpus Christi Backs Laredo Relief With $2000 Gift
Letters from Corpus Christi praise Laredo for the $2000 donation and pledge continued support. Miss Mildred Seaton notes the call for action and logistics, thanking the Chamber of Commerce and promising aid for urgent needs such as clothing and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Laredo
Laredo and Southwest Texas Endure Four-Inch Rainstorm
Over the last three days Laredo recorded 4.35 inches of rain with 0.85 inches yesterday. Reports from Corpus Christi eastward and San Antonio northward indicate a broad wet spell with flooding of rivers. A cool norther arrived, affecting shelterless storm victims, while cotton winds eased and onion seed planting preparations began as conditions look favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Corpus
San Antonio
Texas
Laredo Relief Sends Six Boxes of Cloth to Corpus Christi
The Laredo Relief Committee and local women donated baby, children, and adult clothing to Corpus Christi. The International Institute and Chamber of Commerce coordinated two big shipments and several follow ups reaching Mil dred Seaton, Red Cross Relief chair. The cash from Y W C A Institute was turned into the relief fund and the total reach covered roughly fifty to seventy children and babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Ladies of Laredo
International Institute of the
Chamber of Commerce
International Institute
Baby
Childrens
Laredo
Mildred Seaton
Red Cross Relief
Y. W. C. A. Institute
General Relief Fund
Odd Fellows Lodge Schedule for Laredo and Nearby
Rio Grande Lodge No. 373 meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. Fred L. Mackay Noble Grand H Barlow Secretary. Laredo Encampment No. 29 meets on the second and fourth Friday at 8 p.m. Jos Netzer Chief Patriarch G W Pew Scribe. Rebekah Lodge No. 438 meets first and third Friday at 8 p.m. Hortense Tannenbaum Noble Grand Jos Netzer Secretary. Visiting Brothers and Sisters invited. Lodge room Farragut and Convent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Lodge No. 373
Fred. L. Mackay
Noble Grand
H. Barlow
Laredo
Jos
Netzer
G. W. Pew
G. W. Glasscock
Rebekah Lodge No. 438
Hortense Tannenbaum
Noble
Jos. Netzer
Farragut Street
Convent Avenue
Baseball pennant winners for 1919
List of baseball league champions for 1919 across multiple associations including National League Chicago and American League Cincinnati with numerous minor leagues such as the South Atlantic Association Columbia Three-I League and Texas League. Dates and places indicate season closures or notice details across leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Chicago American League
Cincinnati American Association
St. Paul Southern Association
Atlanta International League
Baltimore Western League
St. Joseph Eastern League
Pittsfield Pacific Coast League
South Atlantic Association
Columbia
Bloomington
Fort Worth
Petersburg
Wee
Richmond
Saginaw
Saskatoon
Sloan's Liniment Offers Quick Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for rheumatic twinges from sudden temperature drops. It claims ease of muscles, relief from lumbago, sciatica, soreness, strains, and sprains with no rubbing needed and prices 35c 70c and 1.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Curiosities On World Facts From An Era
A collection of small facts ranges from human water use and galaxy speeds to animal brains and ancient customs. It notes Egypt’s cooling climate from irrigation, Japan’s changing press, Ghent’s island bridges, and moon mountains. It also mentions sparrow-scale appetites, hissing meanings across cultures, and Chinese business norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Japan
Ghent
Mongolia
Manchurian
Sandwich Island
Mercury
Space
Suez Canal
Europe
India
West Africa
New
Hebrides
Basutos
Kabyles
Africa
China
Zemo promises relief for itching skin troubles
A drugstore remedy advertises Zemo as a safe treatment to relieve itching and cleanse the skin. It claims to banish irritations pimples blackheads eczema blotches ringworm and related conditions when used as directed. The E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio distributes the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Cider Turns Sudden and Brutal in Old Warning
A honeyed cider warning notes that sweet cider can suddenly sour and injure the unwary, with the Houston Post remarking there are ten ways to arrest the cider and no compulsion to drink it while sweet, as neglect invites its vengeful turning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Ice Cap in Greenland and Remarkable Flora Noted
A Swiss milkmaid’s singing reportedly boosts milk yield by one-fifth. Greenland hosts the world’s largest ice mass, a vast interior block six hundred thousand square tiles by a mile and a half thick. Sumatra’s rafflesia is described as the grandest flower, with five large red petals and a cup-like center, covered in yellowish white swellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Sumatra
Opening of St Dunstan's Cathedral at St John New Brunswick
Eminent Roman Catholic prelates and clergy gather for the formal opening of St Dunstan's Cathedral in St John New Brunswick built to replace the former cathedral. The ceremony includes a pontifical high mass by Apostolic Delegate Peter Di Maria and a sermon by Bishop McNally of Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John, N. H
Dominion
St. Dunstan's Cathedral
Peter di Maria
Canada
McNally
Calgary
Halifax
Winnipeg
St. John
Antigonish
Valleyfield
Chatham
Dalton Hall
St. Dunstan's University
Morrison
Mistress Luise Ebert First Lady of a New Germany
London dispatch sketches Luise Ebert wife of Friedrich Ebert Germany's president. From Bremen plasterer’s daughter to Berlin household manager she edits speeches keeps accounts and runs daily life while facing monarchist and anarchist tensions. The couple, frugal amid a $250,000 yearly income, may fade back to obscurity if fortunes shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
German Republic
Herr Ebert
Weimer
Bremen
Augusta Victoria
Berlin
Luise Ebert
Luise
Frau Luise
Rump
China
Ben
Friedrich Ebert
Ebert
Herr Rump
For a Weak Stomach Relief with Cham berlain's Tablets
The article extols Cham berlain's Tablets as highly effective for weak stomachs and impaired digestion. It claims many cases gain lasting relief and sufferers are fully restored to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
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Jonger
Great Britain
Concert of Nations
America
World League
League of Notes
the League
del Rio
Eagle Pass
William S. Hart
Red Cross
Ladies’ Committees
Fred. W. Mally
Mally
Relief Committee
ODD Fellows
Baseball
Sloan’s
Sloans Linimen
Peta
Ieee @sL pe a
Zemo
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