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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1913
Page
7
In Nuevo Laredo residents flee toward the American side due to rebel threats. Families with belongings relocate to this city seeking temporary shelter as the unsettled southern area grows more ominous. Husbands and fathers involved in Nu evo Laredo business send their households across the river, anticipating further danger.
A newspaper advertisement extols City Drug Co guarantee for Dodson's Liver Tone. It promises refunds to any buyer who finds the tonic unsatisfactory, claiming it relieves constipation, substitutes calomel, and causes no dietary restrictions, while noting imitators lack guarantees.
One of the largest Monterey smelter shipments en route to Perth Amboy refineries passed through the city this morning. Thirty five carloads valued at $157,606 held about 21,000 bars averaging 600 bars or 69,000 pounds per car for a total of 2,223,605 pounds of metal.
A noticeable drop in arriving refugees from Monterey and other Mexican points. The Saturday night train carried under a hundred refugees and the previous night’s list was smaller. Reports say Monterey departures now require a military pass, suggesting a Mexican government measure to halt the exodus.
The Good Fellows beat H S 30 to 19 at Laredo High School court. Captain Ed Russell led the victors while the Good Fellows dominated the first half and eased through the second, allowing H S to score some points.
The Brazos flood crest neared Brookshire Texas as twenty people were reported drowned in the area. Across center Texas the flood harmed farms as farmers moved families and livestock from threatened lands. Officials warned repeatedly of rising waters and continued to tally fatalities as the disaster expanded.
Juarez Dec 8 General Villa orders all foodstuffs sold at prices usually obtained in peacetime to restore normal conditions in Northern Mexico. The order covers stores in Chihuahua and other rebel cities. Reports say Luis Terrazas paid for a federal army escort to the border near Presidio Texas to reach the United States with refugees, after which troops would return to fight.
President Wilson told a National Woman's Suffrage Association delegation that he favored a standing committee on woman suffrage in the House but declined their request to urge Congress to call a special session. The exchange reflects tension over how to push the suffrage reform through Congress.
In Rome today after twenty three rounds of a rapier duel Deputy Gambarotta was disabled by Deputy Felice Galt friba over a chamber incident. In Washington the Census Bureau released the sixth cotton ginning report showing 12 081 100 bales ginned before December 1, with state totals listed for Alabama to Texas and Sea Island figures. The next report is due Saturday December 20 at 10 am.
Rail worker Wil A Heatley visits Saltillo while Roy Campbell arrives in the city and stays at the Hamilton. A. J. Heatley and Jim Villareal travel from Monterey. Mrs. R. G. Biggio and children leave for Corpus Christi to visit her father. Jose Maiz family from Monterey come to New Laredo. J. M. Morlan returns from San Antonio, visiting family. Mrs. Prisciliano Barrera joins Manuel Fueille’s family at their Nuevo Laredo visit. Dr. King’s New Life Pills ad. Trial over editor Carlos M. Samper for criminal libel begins in district court. Mrs. Jack F. Austin arrives from San Antonio to join her husband in Monterey, then to Corpus Christi. Hamilton list of attendees and arrivals includes numerous names from across Texas and Mexico.
A rambling survey notes French officers solving African travel sand issues with airborne propulsion devices and sledges. It mentions US livestock import records, English sound collection and lamp lighting tech at sea, and various European vehicle inventions including six wheeled Paris omnibuses and novel oil lubrication hub. It also cites a New York hospital attendant patent for an upright cylindrical floor scrubber.
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pa praises Chamberlains Cough Remee as a child friendly remedy for colds and coughs stating it helps them and is far superior to other medicines she has used. For sale by all dealers Adv 7
Attorney General rules newspapers may not carry liquor house advertisements in dry Texas territory. Austin announces prohibition enforcement and states newspapers must refrain from liquor ads to comply with state law.
A Wisconsin farmer, plagued by rats stealing 15 to 30 bushels of barley annually, cemented a solution by installing vertical laths and chicken wire on granary walls, then applying a one inch cement coat. The result is a solid, rat proof structure at low cost.
Advertisement notes sickly children need White's Cream Vermifuge as a tonic and worm destroyer. Claims stomach and bowels strengthened. Price 25e per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Acting Comptroller Thomas P. Kane submits the Currency Bureau annual report to Speaker Clark detailing the condition of national banks through October 31. Only six of more than 7,000 banks failed, with $4.25 million in capital. assets are being liquidated. The 160-page review covers loans, deposits, and bank growth nationwide with notes on government fund movements to aid crop moving, aligned with Secretary McAdoo’s recent congressional report.
Paris reports Senator Gaston Doumergue informed President Poincare that he is willing to take the premiership and form a new government. The note comes via the Associated Press from Paris dated December. The move signals potential reshaping of the French cabinet.
Washington concluded a session with a resolution urging the president to cooperate as far as possible with the navy holiday plan, balancing the nation’s interests with the proposed naval cessation.
A Farm and Fireside contributor discusses Belgian hares as domesticated rabbits, noting hutch living, careful breeding, and practical feeding. The piece cites Massachusetts breeders avoiding outdoors-keeping due to dogs, costs of feed, and the high demand for breeding stock amid wartime price concerns.
An advertisement promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for backache from overwork cold or disease with a prompt relief claim and druggist availability. A United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting in Benavides covers routine business and reports from Mrs Hal Greer and Mrs John A Applewhite as delegates.
Miss Maude McKnight hosted a farewell dinner at the Fish home on Saturday at six, honoring Miss Bessie Goldman who departed that evening for Austin. Many guests attended and a sumptuous repast followed, as honoree received good wishes to visit the town again.
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