Red Cross Christmas Roll Call Campaign Under Way
Week of December 16 to 23 is set for Red Cross membership drives in South Texas. A dollar buys a one year membership as war relief continues for France Belgium and liberated territories. Sam Mackin oversees the drive with county chairmen C M Fish J M Guinn and local organizers in Webb Jim Hogg and Zapata counties.
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Red Cross
Texas
American Red Cross
France
Belgium
Pershing
Europe
South Texas
America
Thanksgiving Day Sun Shines After Poor Weather
After several days of quarantine and foul weather, clear skies returned yesterday. The afternoon brought pleasant temperatures and light crowds as residents ventured outdoors. People headed for the Royal Theater and other activities, making the holiday feel normal despite the disrupted streets.
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Laredo
Old Sol
Royal Theater
Elks Memorial Service at Laredo Lodge No 1018
The Laredo Lodge No 1018 BPO Elk memorial will be held Sunday at 4 PM in their hall. No formal invitations issued. the public is invited and lodge members are expected to attend. Citizens of Laredo are urged to consider this notice an invitation to participate.
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Memorial of
Laredo
Notice to Tax-Payers City Tax Office Opens 1918
City Hall office now open to receive City taxes for 1918. Hours are 9 am to 12 m and 2 to 6 pm. D. C. de Lachica, City Tax Collector. We pay best cash prices for Liberty Bonds and buy and sell stocks. Write us.
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Joe Py
Social Calendar Shows Camp Fire, Scout Meetings And Dance
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt society editor lists events for Friday and Saturday. The Blue Bird Chapter Camp Fire Girls meets 4 pm at Mrs Alfred Poggenpohil home. Swastika Chapter Camp Fire Girls joins Miss Belva Bergman at 4 pm. Troop No 2 Boy Scouts meet at their headquarters hall at 7 pm. Troop No 1 at Methodist Church at their regular hour. Saturday Busy Bees meet 3 30 pm with Miss Josephine Brewster. A dance is scheduled at the Soldiers Club in the evening.
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Blue Bird
Camp Fire Girls
Alfred Poggenpohil
Swastika
Belva Bergman
Boy Scouts of
Troop No 2
Troop No. 1
Methodist Church
Josephine Brewster
Soldiers Club
Last Letter From Miles Little Amid Great War Fighting
The long message from Miles D Little recounts life in late October 1918 from a trench three feet deep as heavy combat rages. He writes of hope for home, the horror of war, and determination to break through defenses to return to the United States. The note ends with a loving goodbye and a plea to survive the battle.
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France
Mamma
Papa
Tam
States
Milus
United States
U.S. A
Milus D. Little
Memory Tale and Dignified Dinner Echoes in Pittsburgh Chronicle
Centerpiece tables with yellow chrysanthemums and grape arrangements lead a formal post event. Infantry insignia on place cards mark twenty dances. guests from town and post attend. James Hopper recalls war reporting at Cantigny amid a humorous Paris fish dinner anecdote about faking.
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37Th Infantry Club
Fort McIntosh
37Th Band
Sue Smith
Courtney Slaughter
Ethel Mackin
James Hopper
Cantigny
Paris
George
Mr. Hopper
Pittsburg
Satisfying relief from lumbago remedy appeal
An old ad promotes a warmth giving external remedy for lumbago and other pains. It claims quick relief without rubbing and urges readers to ask their druggist for the named product. A large bottle is advertised as economical and suitable for family use.
Inter Allied Conference opens in Paris on war measures
November 29 report notes the Inter Allied Conference on war measures opens in Paris. Lord Lansdowne writes a London newspaper renewing his peace proposal. A German destroyer is sunk by a mine off the Dutch coast with nearly all crew lost.
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Paris
Lord Lansdowne
London
Local judges and attorney visit city on business trip
Judge C. C. Thomas of Cotulla and Judge John G. Griner of San Antonio are visitors in the city. A. C. Hamilton, Esq. departed this morning for San Antonio on a short business trip.
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J. S. Sielski
Houston
C. C. Thomas
Cotulla
John G. Griner
San Antonio
A.C. Hamilton, Esq
Notable milestones of women in public life and reform
A collection of historical notes highlights women’s progress: first women’s clubs in New Orleans 1884, Maine state federation as pioneers, 1874 Cleveland temperance convention, Kansas women as superintendents and office-holders, first women Justices in the British Empire in 1915, Mary Todd Lincoln’s birth centennial, Nebraska federation’s silver jubilee from 1894, Italian parliament’s expected push for legal equality, Winnipeg’s minimum wage for adult women workers, and Rhoda Palmer of Geneva who voted at 102 in New York’s recent election.
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Woman's Club
New Orleans
Women's Clubs
Maine
Kansas
British Empire
South Australia
Mary Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs
Omaha
Winnipeg
Rhoda Palmer
Geneva
N. Y
New York
Olive Tablets Offer Liver Benefit Not Calomel
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, a vegetable compound with olive oil, claim to improve skin tone, appetite, and buoyancy by stimulating liver and bowels without calomel side effects. Marketed as a safe remedy, they are sold in 10c and 25c boxes with nightly use.
November 2 birthdays list highlights notable figures
George D Strayer of Columbia University and NEA president born Wayne Pa 42 years ago. Joseph J Davies former FTC chairman born Watertown Wis 42 years ago. Trixie Friganza famed stage actress born Cincinnati 48 years ago. Dr Gilbert Reid Presbyterian missionary born Laurel N Y 61 years ago. William G Lee Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen president born LaPrairie 59 years ago.
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George D. Strayer
Columbia University
National Education Association
Wayne
Joseph J. Davies
Federal Trade Commission of
U. S
Watertown
Wis
Trixie Friganza
Cincinnati
Gilbert Reid
China
Laurel
N. Y
William G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway
LaPrairie
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Laredo Citizen
Laredo resident Rk. KE. Sadler, railroad conductor at 1712 Matamoros St., testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills providing complete relief for weak kidneys and back pain after purchasing at Homner's Drug Store. He repeats after more than three years that the pills still give good results, recommending them as highly as ever. Price 60c at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets.
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Laredo
Rk. KE. Sadler
Matamoros St
Dean
Doan
Homner
For a Weak Stomach Diet and Chamberlain’s Tablets Advice
A brief health note advises adopting a diet suited to age and occupation and keeping bowels regular. It recommends using Chamberlain’s Tablets when feeling overfull or constipated.
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Chamberlain
German Revolutionists Halt Allied Airfall at Beiblingen Airdrome
Beiblingen airfield 150 planes intended for Allied handover under armistice terms were rendered useless by order of a revolutionary committee. Reports from Basel Paris and London note Bavaria seeks separate plenipotentiaries at peace talks and a Baden liberal proclamation calls for breaking with Berlin. The former emperor’s return to Berlin is hinted at by neutral sources via the Daily Mail. Talks on surrender demands to the allies are to be discussed in London with Clemenceau and Foch set to arrive. Representatives from Britain France and the United States are expected in Berlin to discuss armistice arrangements.
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Basel
Beiblingen
Revolutionary Committee
Stuttgart
Paris
Bavaria
le Matin
Berlin
London
Germany
The
Daily Mail
Daily Express
Clemenceau
France
Marshal Foch
Holland
Amsterdam
Great Britain
United States
Cologne Gazette
New England Cross Country Championship Run Tomorrow
Boston Mass November 29 The New England championship cross country run will be held tomorrow over a six mile course in Franklin Park under the auspices of the New England A A U A number of service men have accepted an invitation to compete with the registered athletes
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Boston
Mass
New England
Franklin Park
New England A. A. U
Sailor Meets Title Ties in London Y M C A Scene
Mrs. John W. Davis, wife of the new American ambassador, attests to a tale from London. A fresh American sailor greets a draft friend at the Strand Y M C A hut. He jokes about meeting titled ladies, but the reply says they do not socialize with them as they are waited on at table.
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London
John W. Davis
Strand
Jack
International Live Stock Exposition Opens in Chicago
In Chicago Illinois on November 24 leading authorities from the United States and Canada plus several international representatives arrive for the opening day of the International Live Stock Exposition. The show runs all next week ending Saturday and is noted as the world’s largest live stock event amid European food concerns increasing its significance.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Europe
Bishop Hennessy to mark thirtieth year as Wichita bishop
Wichita Russia November 29 Tomorrow the Rt Rev John J Hennessy will complete his thirtieth year as bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Wichita He is the oldest Catholic bishop in United States by length of service Born in Ireland 71 years ago he came to the United States in childhood His education was in St Louis and his theological training at Cape Girardeau College In 1869 he was ordained in Papal dispensation After twenty years in Missouri he edited church publications In 1880 he became rector of St Johns Church St Louis and in 1888 was appointed bishop of Wichita diocese
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Wichita
Rus
John J. Hennessy
Harkins
Providence
Hennessy
United States
Ireland
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau College
Centennial births, conventions, and a Pan-American conference
The issue notes the centennials of George Brown and William Ellery Channing, Jesse Pomeroy’s 60th birthday, and today’s conventions in Baltimore Orange for Older Boys' State Y M C A, plus a Pan-American conference in New York. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward offer and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
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George Brown
William Ellery Channing
New England
Margaret Fuller
Jesse Pomeroy
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Baltimore
New Jersey
Orange
Central Federated Union
New York City
South
Central America
United States
German Proclamation Urges Surrender to Allies
Reports from the American sector describe General von der Marwitz planning a Rhine crossing starting tomorrow with an eight to nine day operation. Proclamations by Von Hidenburg urge German soldiers and civilians to welcome the Allies with resignation and courtesy, stating Germany can no longer resist.
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von der Marwitz
Fif H
Rhine
von Hidenburg
Germany
Prince Max Grabs Favor for First German Republic President
Copenhagen reports Prince Max von Baden, ex-chancellor, is favored by democratic circles as the first president of the German republic per advices to Berlinske Tidende, signaling broad support amid the political transition.
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Copenhagen
Maximilian of Baden
German Republic
Berlinske Tidende
Arrested German Courier and Lloyd George War Speech
Copenhagen reports Bavarian premier Kurt Kiser ordered the arrest of a German courier bound for Austria with seized documents. In Newcastle Lloyd George proclaimed Germany must pay the cost of war to the limit of its capacity.
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Copenhagen
Kurt Kiser
Austria
Berlin
Newcastle
Eng
Germany
Lloyd George
Mystery explained as fleas plague troops in Serbia tale
Paris reports a humorous army anecdote about General F d Asperey during the Serbian campaign. Bulgarians are said to have left flea infested retreats while the Allied headquarters near Nish suffered a plague of insects. The general quips that war is nasty and recalls Napoleon with his hand inside his coat.
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Paris
F. d’Asperey
Serbia
Nish
d'Esperey
Napoleon
Kaiser Abdicates, Cranes Informs Barber Shop
Police sergeant Leonard Crane enters a barber shop and learns from a colored porter that reports say the Kaiser abdicated. The porter reacts with hopeful, if harsh, sentiment about the Kaiser.
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Leonard Crane
Europe
Cap
Sergeant Crane
Hisself
Indianapolis News
Notable Women Pioneers Highlight 19th Century Roles
Mrs Olivia Blanchard of the U S Employment Service urges ending Sunday work to solve the servant problem. Rev Henriette G Moore may be the first woman to chair a State political convention, leading Ohio Prohibition in 1896. A London Victoria Station mystery woman distributed horseshoes to soldiers and sailors. The International Woman's Association of Commerce forms in Chicago to advance women's global professional interests.
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Olivia Blanchard
United States Employment Service
United States
Henriette G. Moore
Ohio State
Victoria Station
London
International Woman's Association of Commerce
Chicago
Possible Wilson announcement on peace conference delegates
Reports from official quarters indicate President Wilson may reveal the names of the American delegates to the peace conference before night, rather than postponing the disclosure until he addresses Congress.
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Wilson
Congress
War toll for Austria Hungary tops four million dead
London reports Austria-Hungary suffered four million killed and wounded in the war. Among the total 800,000 deaths are 17,000 officers, a figure highlighted in the dispatch.
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London
Austria-Hungary
American POWs to sail from Tours via Rotterdam home
An American liner will depart from a French port within a few days for Rotterdam to take on board 96 American officers and 2,000 men who have been prisoners of war in Germany. They will return to France before proceeding to the United States.
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Tours
France
Rotterdam
Germany
America
Bolshevik Leader Urges Baltic Invasion amid War Strain
Helsingfors dispatch reports the Bolshevik commander in northern Russia urging followers to invade the Baltic provinces to secure provisions. German troops have partially abandoned the Narva front and request redeployment to Germany. German forces around Dunaburg are withdrawing.
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Baltic
Helsingfors
Russia
Narva
Germany
Dunaburg
British Cruiser Arrives at Odessa With Torpedo Escorts
Kiev reports that the British cruiser Agamemnon reached Odessa on November 26, joined by French and British torpedo boats in the escort.
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Odessa
Kiev
Agamemnon
New Orleans Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
The Times carries a daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Saturday bring unsettled weather, colder temperatures, and rain with little overall temperature change.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Times
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh May 24 Weather Report
Observations show a 57 degree temperature with a 47 degree minimum. Wind direction is southeast and conditions are cloudy.
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Fort McIntosh
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Red Cross Society
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Dallas
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Mary Emily Bradley
Mrs. Pope
James Shelby
East
Lieut
Seymour Denike
Esther Sharkey
Arthur Werner
Eola Dovanant
Booneville, Missouri
City
Captain
Mrs. Groosebeck
Lanier
Captain Groosebeck
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio Express
Ruth Murphy
Army Y. M. C. A
L. H. Wharton
Kelly Field
Mesdames
J. W. Mussett
M. P. Cullinan
Elks Hall
Thirtysseventh Infantry
Fourth Artillery
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Ferguson
Miles Little
Sloan
the Times
Women’s National Temperance Convention
Cleveland
Adea
Associated Press
Baden
Liberal Party
Kaiser
Bishop Hennessy
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Prince Max
Washington
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