Appropriations Debate for Panama Pacific World’s Fair
The Womans National Daily argues against a 5 million dollar federal appropriation for the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco to celebrate the Panama Canal. It supports municipal backing and federal display of work but warns against direct subsidies to expo managers. It cites Seattle as a model of avoiding government subsidies.
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Womans National Daily
St. Louis
San Francisco
Taft
Balboa
Congress
Seattle
Uncle Sam
Brownsville Outrage Named An Affray Misleading
The Brownsville Herald denounces calling the Brownsville raid on August 13, 1906 an affray. It argues the event was a premeditated raid by drunken soldiers, not a public brawl, and says the term affray mislabels the town as chaotic when it was peaceful that night.
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Brownsville
Fort Brown
Herald
Fragmented clippings on editors, elections and riots in era press
The passages mock editorial feuds about Tom and Jerry jokes, hint at editors injudiciously lampooning widows, discuss prohibition and women voters, suggest wartime naval gambits against Zelaya, and note rioters in cities are often foreigners while praising the San Antonio Light for doing right amid turmoil.
Elks Memorial Service Set for Sunday at 3 PM
The Elks lodge will hold its annual Memorial Service for deceased members on Sunday December 5 at 3 o clock in the Elks ball. Public is invited. Bro Wilbur P Allen of Austin will deliver the principal address Our Absent Brothers. The program includes readings, solos, and prayers with lodge officers presiding and a closing doxology.
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Elks
The
Elks’ Club
Wilbur P. Allen
Austin
Allen
Texas Bar
Texas State League
Presbyterian Choir
Officers of
Lodge
J. H. Farnham
G. W. Plack
A. W. Schmitt
Wilbur P, Allen
Miss McClendon
Officers of the Lodge
J. E. Wooward
Weather Bureau Reports Cloudy Warm Weather in New Orleans
The Weather Bureau in New Orleans said last night and today would be cloudy and warmer. The forecast proved accurate as it was warmer than the previous night with a cloudy sky and a heavy dew suggesting a light shower, though no rain fell. Winds shifted from north to southeast with a slight chance of rain as the day progressed.
Lessons in Love Loyalty and Faith Sermons
A fair sized audience heard Mr. Boyle at The Christian Meeting speak on Lessons in Love Loyalty and Faith drawn from the lives of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. The sermons will continue each evening including Sunday and all are welcome.
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Boyle
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
No Hunting Prohibited on Puig Brothers Pastures
Notice states no hunting allowed on Puig Brothers pastures and that violators will be prosecuted. The mark Puig Brothers appears with a date fragment 11 . 1m indicating a notice issue or publication.
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Puig Brothers
Work of Rabid Dog Bites Three Children and Is Killed
A rabid dog appeared near an arroyo yesterday afternoon biting three children before being killed by Pedro Sanchez. The victims Julia Saldafia ten Alvina Gonzalez six and Celia Boliva twelve were taken to the Pasteur Institute at Monterey for treatment as a precaution.
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Arroyo Vacate
Pedro Sanchez
Julia Saldafia
Alvina Gonzalez
Celia Boliva
Pasteur Institute
Monterey
Call For Bids On City Street Sprinkler Repair
The City Street Commissioner Eva Christen of Laredo Texas announces bids for repair of a street sprinkler. Bids must be received by 10 a.m. Monday December 6 1909. Information available on request. November 25 1909.
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Eva. Christen
Laredo
Texas
Government Corn Purchases Stir Mexican Market Shift
The Mexican government bought hundreds of carloads of corn at war price to relieve suffering, removing major business from merchants. Protests led to ending government purchases, with merchants handling grain now. Shipments through the port continue, though reduced, while duties remain off.
Miss Sadie Raymond Soubrette to Star Missouri Girl at Market Hall
Local notes report Miss Sadie Raymond will present The Missouri Girl at Market Hall on December 9 with strong support. Other items include a recovering baby at home, a Baptist Mission Board project, railroad construction plans, import cargoes from Mexico, a bull-fighting event, and several local civil actions and council updates.
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Sadie Raymond
Market Hall
Messrs. Fish and Reister
Laredo
Noah and the Ark Faithful in a Time of Wickedness
A Bible lesson recounts Methuselah’s era as wickedness grows, Noah’s call to repentance, and the building of the ark. It notes God’s judgment via a flood, Noah’s family and animals aboard, and the disbelief of contemporaries as preparations proceed. The tale highlights divine patience, obedience, and promises of salvation.
Noahs Ark and the Great Flood Tale From the Bible
The excerpt describes Noah gathering animals, stocking food for a year, and the door shut by an angel as rain begins. It compares a Monterrey flood to the ark scene and asks what would happen if rain lasted to next Friday, promising more on the ark and those not aboard.
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Noah
Monterrey
Papa
Laredo
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Ewing
B. W. Masterson
Mercy Hospital
Daniel
Baptist Mission Board
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J. T. Hassell
Encinal
John Bell Moore
Bull Fight Plaza
A. L. Billings
Librada Cruz
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Board of Trade
Hamilton Hotel
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L Villegas & Co
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Cain
Adam
Garden of Eden
Enoch
God
Shem
Ham
Japheth
Kennedy
Laredo Electric & RY. CO
Frank £. Scovill
Times Office
Crazy Wells Mineral Water
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Hidalgo Street
Coahuila and
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Geo. R. Alexander
Minera, Texas
Elite Ice Cream Parlor
Trandpa
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CIT
COAL
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F.M. Ramsay
Ice & Fuel Co
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