American agent Jenkins denied links to Puebla bandits
Miss A C Dyer a Methodist mission teacher in Puebla tells Laredo that American Consular Agent W C Jenkins is confined in Puebla penitentiary on trumped up charges. She says his health is jeopardized by confinement and that he is not treated badly, though tried by petty courts and moved to court several times daily. Dyer will return to Chattanooga to spend holidays.
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W. C. Jenkins
Puebla
A. C. Dyer
Laredo
Chattanooga
Tenn
Pue- Lin
Jenkins
Sugar distribution notice from Walker-Morrow Co unload
Two cars of Louisiana Plantation granulated sugar were unloaded and distributed to retailers in Laredo. The notice states sugar should cost buyers no more than 22 percent per pound.
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Laredo
Louisiana
Doctors warn against flu return amid heavy rains
Medical authorities urge preventive measures to curb a potential influenza epidemic as malaria and chills persist. Advice includes avoiding crowds, proper hygiene, and using Grandma's Tea to cleanse the system, framed as a simple, safe remedy sold by druggists.
General Jacinto Treviso Spends Monday in Laredo
General Jacinto Treviso a top Car ranza officer on a diplomatic mission in Europe spent yesterday in Laredo at the Bender Hotel before leaving for Nuevo Laredo and Mexico City. He will report to President Carranza after reaching the capital later this week.
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Jacinto Trevisio
Carranza
Mexico
Europe
Laredo
Mexico City
General Treviso
Bender
Nuevo Laredo
Trevisio
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities
A brief notice advertises a subscription offer for THE TIMES with a 60 cent monthly rate.
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the Times
Local Marriage Licenses Reported By County Clerk
The county clerk issued marriage licenses to Jose Guerrero with Miss Santos Sanchez and Dewey A Frank with Miss Juanita Cabello since the last report. Weather remains cold with a norther forecast and intermittent rain over several days. Mexican imports passed through the port of Livedo including henequen vines baskets ixile and other goods crossing the international footbridge.
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Jose Guerrero
Santos Sanchez
Dewey A. Frank
Juanita Cabello
Times
Mexico
Livedo
Ixile
District Court Indicts Four in Civil and Criminal Actions
The district court opens with a grand jury empanelment from yesterday returning four indictments Emilio Rodriguez for automobile violations Felix Perez for sodomy Merced de la Cruz for rape and John Johnson for liquor law violations. A civil trial follows with J E Neal suing Will Popejoy for damages.
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cCourt
Walls
Emilio Rodriguez
Felix Perez
Merced de la Cruz
John Johnson
J. E. Neal
Will Popejoy
Bell Family Royal Opera House Vaudeville Shines In Laredo
The Bell Family and company performed at the Royal Opera House last night before a large crowd. The varied program featured feats of strength, ventriloquism, dance numbers, violin solos, and a scenic skit Fifteen Minutes in Hawaii with impressive electrical effects and a Hawaiian Islands theme.
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Royal Opera House
Bell
Carlos Bell
William Hell
George Bell
Susana
Richard Bell, Jr
Josephine
Amelia Bell
Matilde Camacho
Hawaii
Laredo
Hawaiian Islands
Weather forecast and local observations for New Orleans area
The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans notes tonight will be cloudy and much colder with a 24 to 28 degree low. Fort Mcintosh observations report a 66 degree high and 56 degree low with southeast winds and cloudy skies. The notice warns that hunting in Jarral Barracito Burritos Tortuga and La Mota pastures will harm cattle interests and requests no hunting permit requests.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort Mcintosh
Jarral
Barracito
Burritos
Tortuga
la Mota
Community and club notices from Ocely page
The Tuesday Bridge Club meets with Mrs Hugh Cluck in the afternoon The Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meets at the Rectory at 4 o clock The Sunbeam Band of the Baptist church meets at the church at 4 pm Community Singing at the Soldiers Club in the evening Miriam Chapter No 86 OKS meets at Masonic Hall at 4 o clock The Parish Guild holds a business meeting at the Rectory at 4 pm Mrs M W Brennan entertains the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 3 30 pm. Several residents return moves and travels including Miss Ruth Scratchley visiting San Ignacio and Mrs C M Fish in Austin. Announcements note upcoming entertainments and visitors from Brownsville Los Angeles Tampico and elsewhere.
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Christ Church
Soldiers Club
Miriam Chapter
O. Kk. S
Masonic Hall
M. W. Brennan
Thursday Bridge Club Entertained by Mrs Claude Hamilton
The Thursday Bridge Club gathered at 3 30 in the afternoon with Mrs Claude Hamilton hosting a pleasant afternoon. Guests included Mrs Laton Kate O Meara Hamilton Joseph Buenz and Miss Eva Levi along with club members and the occasion featured high and low score prizes a hand painted candlestick and etched crystal vase. A missionary meeting of the Women s Missionary Society followed with papers songs and an ice course.
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Nulles Club
Claude Hamilton
Huberich
O’meara
Sam Withoff
Mesdames Huberich
Greer
Christen
Turner
Penn
McComb
Mesdames Laton
Kate O'Meara
Hamilton, Joseph, Buenz
Eva Levi
Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. A. Burnett
Missionary Society
J. K. Thompson
W. JL. Barr
CG. W. Nye
Republican Women to Dine Hays in Astor Dinner
New York December 2 At the Hotel Astor the Republican Women's State Executive committee of New York plans a dinner tomorrow night honoring Will H Hays chairman of the Republican National Committee The guest list includes Lieut Col Theodore Roosevelt Republican State Chairman George A Glynn Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton Ohio Herbert Parsons RNC Committeeman and Miss Mary Garrett Hay chair of the Women s Executive Committee of the RNC
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New York
Hotel Astor
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Republican Women's State Executive Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Glynn
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Herbert Parsons
Mary Garrett Hay
Samuel Meyer Visits Laredo as Guest of Alexander Family
Rochester resident Samuel Meyer is visiting Laredo as the guest of the Alexander family and is meeting with numerous friends during the stay.
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Samuel Meyer
Rochester
Laredo
Alexander
Odd Items From Everywhere
A collection of curious facts outlines theater etiquette in Russia, geography comparisons, animal speed, human handedness, Mars distance, insect maturity, biblical authorship, palm dating, Arctic flower colors, volcano counts, and royal apparel history.
Timelines of 19th to 20th Century Events
Summary of notable dates and events: 1825 Dom Pedro II birth in Rio de Janeiro and his later abolition of slavery. 1848 Ferdinand I abdication in Austria for Francis Joseph I. 1869 Detroit women physicians organize a state medical society. 1894 England warns Turkey on Armenian outrages. 1914 Austrians capture Belgrade. 1915 Hamburg America Line officials convicted of neutrality violations. 1916 battle near Height 1050 Monastir. 1917 German losses on the Western Front.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
Ferdinand of
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Francis Joseph I
Medical Society of Women Physicians
Detroit
Isis
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Kentucky
U. S. House of Representatives
England
Turkey
Belgrade
New York
Monastir
Wilson's Message Read To Congress On Peace Time Readjustment
President Wilson told Congress in his annual message that the cost of living, labor unrest, radicalism and readjustment to peacetime must be addressed. He outlined a budget system, tax reform, tariff review, veteran relief, rural development, and measures to quell unrest tied to world conditions and profiteering. He connected unrest to delays in achieving just peace and radical agitation abroad.
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Associated Press
Washingto
Congress
Wilson
Clecks
United States
Lane
Henry C. Frick Dies In New York
Henry Clay Frick, the steel magnate, died in New York on December 2. The announcement confirms his death and notes his prominence in industry and philanthropy.
Today’s International and Local Conventions Open
Today many events start across North America. Seattle marks its semi centennial while Saskatoon hosts the Winter Fair. Municipal elections occur in several Massachusetts cities. Minneapolis hosts the Northwestern Lumbermen convention. Montreal opens the Quebec Union of Municipalities meeting. New York hosts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners gathering. Atlantic City welcomes the first garment industry convention by the Associated Dress Industries of America.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Massachusetts
Northwestern Hardwood Lumberman's Association
Minneapolis
Quebec Union of Municipalities
Montreal
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
New York City
United States
Atlantic City
Associated Dress Industries of America
Tequila Smuggling Arrest at International Footbridge
A young man from Laredo was caught attempting to smuggle sixty five bottles of tequila into the United States at the international footbridge. The car was seized and he posted a five hundred dollar appearance bond to face charges before the U S commissioner.
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Laredo
International Footbridge
Rio Grand
U.S
Mexico says no immunity for consular agent in Puebla case
Mexico asserts that the Mexico United States treaty does not exempt consular agents from federal tribunals. W O Jenkins US consul at Puebla remains subject to jurisdiction as his imprisonment has created a delicate bilateral situation.
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Mexico City
Mexican Foreign Office
Associated Press
Hilario Medina
Foreign Relations
Mexico
United States
W. O Jenkins
Puebla
Mose Proposes Inquiry Into Southern Suffrage
A resolution by Senator Mose Republican of New Hampshire calls for a joint congressional committee to investigate alleged suffrage abridgement by blacks in southern states with a view to reducing congressional representation. The measure was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Associated Press
Wasington
Mose
New Hampshire
Senate Judicciary Committee
National 1920 campaign kicks off in South Dakota
Washington December 2 The 1920 national campaign begins officially today with nominating and platform conventions in South Dakota to select ten delegates for the national conventions next year Candidates must file petitions by month end and declare principles in eight words and engage in a public debate to seek endorsement The first direct presidential vote will be in North Dakota on March 16 followed by Michigan on April 6 and New York and Wisconsin the next day delegates will file statements of preference in Granite State and other states help shape the early race
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Washington
South Dakota
New Hampshire
Granite State
North Dakota
Delegates Postpone Departure From Paris For Brest
Paris December 1 The American delegation to the peace conference has postponed its return voyage from Brest to the United States, originally set for December 6. A large portion of the delegation will still travel to Brest on December 4 as previously arranged.
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Paris
Brest
United States
Seismic Disaster in Western Asia Minor Harms Many
London reports a serious earthquake in western Asia Minor on Thursday. Seven villages in the districts of Soma and Balikeshi were destroyed, with many persons killed and injured according to advices from Constantinople.
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London
Asia Minor
Soma
Balikeshi
Constantinople
Alexander Picked for Secretary of Commerce by Wilson
President Wilson selects John Willis Alexander of Gallatin Missouri as secretary of commerce to succeed William C Redfield. Nomination to be sent to the senate late today or tomorrow in Washington official circles.
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Washington
John Willis Alexander
Gallatin
Congress
Wilson
Commerce
William C. Redfield
Senate
Speed Without Haste in a New York Department Store
A large New York store reportedly dispatches a package to a customer every 1.25 seconds for eight hours daily, totaling about 6,750 packages yearly. The system uses a conveyor belt, fast sorters, and rapid packing to route parcels to trucks, exemplifying speed without haste.
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New York
Itv
Seneca
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Presidential Primaries and Delegate Rules by State
The document outlines state variations in presidential primaries and delegate selection. It notes New York ballots show no preference, Wisconsin requires petition filings by March 6, and delegates may file a five word principles statement for presidential choice. It lists April and May primary dates by state and notes some states hold conventions with no presidential preference primaries.
King deposed by Monteprin Assembly amid war news
December reports indicate King Nicholas has been deposed by the Monteprin National Assembly while in New York the Mauretania delivers wounded soldiers. President Wilson informs Congress he will attend the Peace Conference. the global diplomatic scene shifts to forthcoming talks.
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New York
Mauretania
Nicholas
Monteprin National Assembly
Wilson
Congress
Quarantine Advice for Colds and Cough Remedies
Physicians urge strict isolation for those with bad colds to prevent spreading to family and friends. The piece notes colds are highly contagious and recommends rapid recovery, highlighting Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an effective aid to curing a cold.
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