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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1919
Page
6
Wednesday sunset ushers in the Jewish new year Rosh Hashanah 5680 with two services at Congregation B'nai Israel. Orthodox observance continues Thursday, marking themes of judgment and remembrance during the High Holy Days.
Heavy rains sweep Texas as Nueces, Colorado, and Guadalupe rivers surge to high levels. Rio Grande rises again threatening floodplains from Del Rio to the coast, with fresh flooding expected along Nueces Bay and near Corpus Christi.
There is more catarrh in this section for the country than all other diseases put together. Catarrh is a constitutional issue requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, made by F J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio, is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case it fails to cure.
News from 1919 reports St Louis Red Cross headquarters directing emergency supplies to Gulf Coast storm and flood districts. Field directors reached Port Arthur Galveston Corpus Christi and Brownsville ahead of or with the storm. Local chapters in Laredo and Webb County coordinate with Miss Mildred Seaton Corpus Christi and send telegrams and funds for babies children clothing and general relief.
A playful exchange asks why a tiny cavity feels huge to the tongue. The dentist replies that the tongue naturally exaggerates sensations, a humorous look at perception in dental care.
Society page snippet lists Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt as society editor with contact numbers 70 and 43, indicating a local newspaper community role and readership duties.
Wednesday the Parish Guild of Christ Church meets with Mrs Arkles on the Heights at 4 PM. Thursday four circles of the W M A at the Baptist church hold regular weekly meetings at 4 PM.
The verse by Hezekiah Bings meditates on living each day well while avoiding grand plans for future greed and crime. In Laredo news, Miss Ethel Powell of San Antonio visits, families arrive home from Alice and Washington, and several locals travel or host guests. A Baptist circle meeting is noted and a dance was cancelled due to weather. The Nannie E Holding Club plans an organizing meeting for former Laredo Seminary students at 410 Lakeview Avenue.
The United States weather bureau forecast for New Orleans area says tonight will be generally fair and Thursday will be generally fair and warmer. The Times relays the daily forecast via the Telephone Co. service.
Observations for Fort McIntosh show a maximum temperature of 65 degrees and a minimum of 60 degrees in the last 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. Winds come from the north with cloudy conditions dominating.
Classified note highlights eight money making opportunities in the Times Want Ads. Includes brief prompts for readers to pursue additional details and potential earnings. Emphasizes practical options for quick revenue through advertised opportunities.
Washington Sept 24 Admiral William S Benson chief of naval operations since its creation five years ago and leader of US Navy action in the late war will be placed on the retired list tomorrow due to age. A Georgian, he entered Annapolis in 1872 and served on the Hartford Yankee Utah and other ships before becoming a top strategist and educator at the academy.
The great relief afforded by Cham berlain s Tablets in many cases proves the value of this preparation for a weak stomach and impaired digestion. In numerous cases relief is permanent and sufferers have been restored to health.
Brig General Clarence P Townsley retires from the United States Army, ending a distinguished career largely in artillery. A New York native, he entered the Military Academy in 1877, graduated with honors, and held key posts including chief of artillery, chief ordinance officer in Havana, commandant of the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe, and superintendent at West Point. He also visited European battle fronts in early 1917.
London Sept 24 The government faces pressure after railway workers issued an ultimatum and threatened a strike. A full cabinet meeting was convened to assess the crisis while the union announced a noon Friday strike if no settlement offer arrives from the government.
London September 24 a railroad strike over wages looms as railway men's executive rejects the government stand on standardization and warns that a favorable reply is demanded by Thursday or orders to cease work will be issued.
Black Friday remembers the market crash as the world marks the fiftieth anniversary. Jewish New Year 5680 begins at sunset. Wilson heads east toward Cheyenne. The Prince of Wales visits Victoria. Ak-Sar-Ben carnival opens in Omaha for two weeks. Electrical Exposition opens at Grand Central Palace. Townsley and Plummer retire from the U S Army. Minnesota clubwomen meet for silver jubilee. Cincinnati hosts cemetery superintendents convention. Detroit hosts the Custer’s Brigade reunion. Missionary conference opens in Oklahoma City. Canadian prelates attend St Dunstan’s Cathedral opening. New Jersey liquor dealers plan a convention in Atlantic City.
Fort Worth reports charges filed yesterday against Roy E. Smith of Desdemona and his brother, cashier, for embezzling 150000. Both Hastland banks are closed and occluded in the case.
Associated Press report from Washington notes Congress sees the steel strike as a prelude to a broader capital versus labor clash. It highlights strike leaders’ claims of moving to socialize basic industries and mentions railway workers backing Plumb plan to socialize transportation. The Senate labor committee will investigate William Foster of the steel strikers' organization for alleged LW propaganda.
In Cleveland on Sept 24 four men were stabbed at the American Steel Wire plant in Newberg, two believed fatally, and two more severely beaten. The incident, the first serious local disorder of the steel strike, began when a street car with workers bound for the mills halted near the plant.
Youngstown Ohio reports the Mahoning valley, once Ohio's greatest steel center, shut down as a strike halts all mills. Forty four thousand workers idle as the week begins with Monday's action.
Cambridge Ohio September 24 strikers return to plants as five of six mills restart and the sixth planned to resume today. Workers move back to jobs after brief walkouts with manufacturing activity gradually resuming in the city.
Denison Texas September 24 fifty blacksmiths and helpers of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad walked out today claiming wage awards for certain work were unsatisfactory. If no settlement is reached the strike may spread across the system.
Black smiths and machinists unions in the Birmingham district were ordered to strike today by an official telegram from international officers in Washington. The action follows labor tensions and seeks to leverage broader labor solidarity across the district.
Drumright Oklahoma September 24 troops patrol streets as rioting tied to a telephone operators strike wanes. Eleven alleged leaders jailed. Mayor Nicodemus blames Bolshevist and I W W influence among oil field workers, not his stance on the strike, for Monday night’s violence.
Charleston West Virginia September 24 Deputy Sheriff Don Chafin of Logan County was shot and seriously wounded in the United Mine Workers offices while aiming to arrest a man. UMW Vice President Petry was arrested and posted $10,000 bail for grand jury appearance. Chafin’s condition is critical.
A Bolsheviki wireless message from Moscow says Red troops are reported to have occupied Tomsk, 400 miles east of Omsk, the seat of the All-Russian government. The report comes from London dated September 24.
Liverpool opening prices steady with American and English quotations. New York and New Orleans show steady closes, while Houston and Galveston report firm spots and steady middling totals. Sales volumes and receipts vary by city with modest daily activity noted.
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN reports five Amsterdam municipal council members include women. New YorkState counties show 60 percent turnout in primaries. Ontario women mobilize for referendum on prohibition. In the Polish republic women hold equal political rights and some hold government posts. Miss Rose Hebert, Laval University dental graduate, sues to test a woman’s right to practice dentistry in Quebec.
Postmaster J N Worsham reports from San Antonio that surplus foodstuffs will no longer be sold via the post office. Consumers may now order directly by mail from the U S Army Quartermaster Retail Store at 611-613 West Commerce Street, San Antonio. Payments by postal money order express money order or certified check are required and prepaid parcels post charges are included in the prices.
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