Social notes and visits dot holiday season
Dr H C Hall leaves for Dallas for a short visit to relatives and will stop in Ranger Texas before returning. Anita Johnson arrives for a visit with Miss Marguerite Nelson. Mr and Mrs I Goodman return from San Antonio. Multiple trips home and to Houston and Kansas City are noted. Community gatherings include a Woman's Club dance cancellation and a charity sale at Stowers store with volunteers named. Festive entertainments feature Miss Marguerite Nelson honored by Flora Dilgarde Anderson with a silver plate, bridge club gatherings, and seasonal decor matching chrysanthemums and poinsettia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hall
Dallas
Ranger
Texas
Flora Dilgarde Anderson
Marguerite Nelson
E. V. Adams
A. B. Muller
Albert Martin
W. W. MacGregor
G. C. Woodman
W. N. Young
Agnes Huberich
Thomas Reed
May Lines
Anita Jonson
Flatonia
C. W. Cook
Leon Hanchett
Ernst Buenz
Lawrence Nelson
Leonard Nelson
Capt. Condren
Lucille Murphy
Thursday Bridge Club
Killarney
A. Wormser
J. C. Martin
Clubmates Attend Social with White Mint Plate Favors
White mints were plate favors. Attendees included Miss Annie Alexander, Miss Frances Alexander, Miss Helen MacGregor, Miss Kathryn MacGregor, Miss Maria Mowry, Miss Josephine Sauvignet, Miss Eva Levi, Mrs Joe Moser, Mrs Witting, Mrs O'Meara, Mrs Wormser, Mrs Joseph, and guests Mrs Reiss, Mrs Woodard, Mrs Echols, Mrs Penn, Mrs Mims, T A Leyendecker, J C Martin, L A Lafon, J T Murphy, Miss Helen Woodbridge, and Miss Ethel Mackin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Frances Alexander
Helen
Kathryn MacGregor
Maria Mowry
Josephine Sauvignet
Eva Levi
Joe Moser
Witting
O'Meara
Wormser
Joseph
Mesdames Reiss
Woodard
Echols
Penn
Mims
T. A. Leyendecker
J. C. Martin
L.A. Lafon
J. T. Murphy
Helen Woodbridge
Ethel Mackin
Poll Taxes Due for 1920 Elections in Texas
Citizens urged to pay city and county poll taxes by January 31 to be eligible to vote in 1920 nationwide and local elections. Laredo anticipates a municipal vote next April for mayor and aldermen. without the tax receipt, the right to vote is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
State of
Texas
Laredo
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Free Liver Help
Dr Edwards developed Olive Tablets as a vegetable formula to replace calomel in liver and bowel care. For 17 years they were used in his practice with success, claiming to cleanse the liver without pains griping or gum damage while boosting mood when feeling logy or heavy. Available 10¢ and 25¢ per box.
Ammunition Smuggling Along the Texas Border
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman orders the suppression of arms smuggling into Mexico from the United States. Two Mexican men claiming Monterey and Nuevo Laredo commissions were seized by military police after purchasing small lots in San Antonio and Laredo, with about five thousand rounds of pistol ammunition and nearly a thousand pistol cartridges recovered. Federal grand jury to indict six pawnbrokers and arms dealers for selling to Mexicans for cross border shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Dickman
Southern Department
Department
Mexico
United States
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
FP. P. Stretton
Stretton
San Antonio
Laredo
Federal Grand Jury
Your Troubles May Be a Warning of a Nervous Breakdown
Nine failures out of ten are due to personal physical conditions. The causes are usually not far to seek a little braining, weakened memory, insomnia, nervous indigestion and increased irritability, nerves become unstrung finally there is a complete breakdown of the nervous system.
Fuller Knowledge Is Cure For Unrest
President Wilson argues in an Independent article that social unrest stems from a lack of knowledge about American institutions. He says Americans now demand transparency and open doors to government policies, with closed doors challenged and reform ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Independent
Mexican Treasury Chief Cabrera Shapes Carranza Policy
Lius Cabrera, Mexico's secretary of the treasury under Carranza, is cited as a key influence on both internal and external policy. Known for anti American stance, he previously chaired the Mexican delegation on the 1916 US Mexico joint commission and has been a leading figure among Mexican progressives for two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lius Cabrera
Mexico
United States
Treasury
Carranza
Cabrera
Washington
Joint Commission
Pastureland Hunting Ban Affects Cattle Owners
A rancher states that hunting on the Jarral Barracito Burritos Tortuga and La Mota pastures would harm cattle interests and requests that no hunting permit requests be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarral
Barracito
Burritos
Tortuga
la Mota
McNary sugar control bill passes Senate to House
The McNary bill extending government control of sugar for another year cleared the Senate today and was sent to the House for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNary
Senate
House
Fighting Today in Muzquiz Section in Eagle Pass News
Reports describe ongoing fighting at Palau near Muzquiz as Carranza troops clash with Villistas aiming to recover loot from Muzquiz raid. Five Muzquiz ranchmen and merchants are held for $10 000 ransom each. In Magle Pass reports cite federal and Villista clashes near Muzquiz with Carranza sources denying 1 000 Villa fighters involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Texas
Palau
Muzquiz
Carranza
Villistas
Chihuahua
Magle Pass
Central Pennsylvania mine operators reject settlement stance
In Washington on December 12 the central Pennsylvania coal operators accepted the government proposal yet said the settlement fails on core principles and merely postpones the clash. They criticized Garfield for interfering and warned the UMWA now holds leverage over operators and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
Garfield
United Mine Workers of America
Garfield resigns as fuel administrator sent to president
Secretary Tamul ty delivered Harry A. Garfield's resignation as fuel administrator to the president. White House officials indicated the resignation would be accepted. In Chicago reports indicate a broad rise in bituminous coal production across coal fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry A. Garfield
Tamulty
White House
Chicago
Senate declines action on army use to guard U.S. soil
The Senate military committees declined to act on a resolution authorizing the secretary of war to employ the army to protect American citizens on U.S. soil from Mexican bandits. The measure was sent back to the Senate with a recommendation to refer it to the foreign relations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Secretary of War
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico denies plan to seize U.S. Southwest
Manuel Aguirre Berlanga, Mexico's interior minister, stated that Mexico has never contemplated adopting the Plan of San Diego to secure portions of the United States Southwest. His clarification came after Senator Fall's charges prompted questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
San Diego
United States
Manuel Aguirre Berlanga
Fall
Return of Roumania King and Queen to Bucharest
One year ago today in the war the return of the King and Queen of Roumania to Bucharest was announced. President Wilson's ship encountered heavy weather as it neared Brest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Bucharest
Nounced
President Wilson
Brest
Today’s Events Highlight Memorials and Openings
Twenty five years after Sir John Thompson’s death and Browning’s thirtieth anniversary observed worldwide. A Norfolk to Havana steamship service inaugurates today. The Association of Manufacturers Representatives meets in Philadelphia. Pershing visits Camp McClellan in Alabama. California State Society hosts a Washington banquet for its 25th anniversary. University teams from Minnesota Illinois and Iowa debate the Cummins railway plan. The International Editorial Association opens its first convention in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thompson
Robert Browning
Norfolk
Havana
Association of Manufacturers’ Representatives
Philadelphia
General Pershing
Camp McClellan
Anniston
Ala
California State Society
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Ilinois
Iowa
Cummins
International Editorial Association
Chicago
Kansas City
Mexican telegram shows Carranza halts Sonora expulsion
Douglas Ariz Dec 12 reports a Mexico City telegram says Venustiano Carranza has intervened to prevent the expulsion of Chinese residents from the Sonora region. The telegram confirms US border observers noted no immediate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ariz
Carranza
Sonora
Mexico City
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau rains tonight
The Times reports a daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans via the Telephone Co. Tonight and Saturday likely rain and colder conditions across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary
Observations for Fort McIntosh show a maximum temperature of 64 degrees and a minimum of 3 percent degrees with winds from the east. The sky is clear today.
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Fort McIntosh
Matching her hat
A cinema star laments forgetting to buy a motor car to match her new hat while shopping, as recounted in the Houston Post. The secretary asks what was forgotten and the star reveals the missed purchase.
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Secre
Tary
Houston Post
Times Daily Ad: Watch Opportunities For $0 Per Month
A compact notice invites readers to watch The Times every day with a subscription offer priced at zero cost per month. The ad emphasizes ongoing access and simple terms for readers seeking daily newspaper content.
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the Times
Splendid Cough Medicine Endorsed by Ferguson Station Mother
Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Missouri extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a splendid medicine. She uses it for children with croup symptoms and for herself to relieve coughs and lung colds after a few doses.
Bolsheviki Still Attack on Estonian Front and Denikine Routs
London dispatches report continued Bolshevik offensives along the Estonian front south of the Gulf of Finland and east of Narva. Denikin’s volunteers are said to have been driven back 80 to 40 miles on a 400 mile front, with Kharkov reportedly captured by Bolshevik forces. Denikin’s troops are still defending in encircled positions near Kilij.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Finland
Narva
Korostell Peodorovnow Yaumburg
Esthenia
Denikine
War Office
Kiley
Judge Refuses Stay for Pool Halls Pending Appeal
Federal Judge Wilson and two associates upheld the anti pool hall law and refused to allow pool halls and billiard parlors to stay open during appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Attorneys for pool halls withdrew their writ of superseders and said they would transfer it to Justice McReynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Wilson
United States Supreme Court
Justice McReynolds
Women and reform milestones across nations in 19th century
A digest of female progress noting Calcutta’s fifty year old women’s paper, a standard foot length equal to one seventh height, Holland opening apothecary to women in 1870, a England preacher marrying and kissing the bride, Norwegian jurors integrating with men since 1897, Toronto women seeking all offices, Manitoba granting equal suffrage, and Patti’s Paris farewell bouquets filling eight carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Holland
England
Norway
Toronto
Manitoba
Dominion
Mme, Patti
Paris
Chamberlains Tablets for indigestion and constipation
These tablets are designed to ease indigestion and constipation and to tone the stomach liver and bowels. They gently restore normal function and leave you feeling more alert. Give them a try and you will likely be pleased with the result.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh at all stages through constitutional treatment. The ad claims the medicine strengthens the constitution via the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 warranty for any untreated case, with testimonials available upon request.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Thc
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SyOcely
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Blue Birds
Alfred Poggenpohl
Soldiers Club
Anita Johnson
Mrs. I. Goodman
Mr. T. A. Leyendecker
Anna Sutton
Henry Borchers
F. Gaylord Roberts
Frances Roberts
A. H. Magnon
Tampico
Bernardino Cardenas
Josephine Smith
Washington Stret
A. F. Beddoe
Houston
Texas Baptist Convention
G. C. Hiatt
George Dunn
George Dunn Jr
Bryan
L. A. Simms
Rafael Gonzalez Jr
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
R. A. Millar
Stowers Store
Mesdames Hodges
Little, Smith
Morgan E. F. Hamilton
Phelps Millar
Neff
Miss Saulman
Mesdames Hiatt
Roberts
Dannelley
Ralston
Worsham
E. F. Hamilton
Phelps
Hodges
Miller
Dr. Edwards
Mty Drug Co
Dorsey
Iain
Ommerce and
Ras Sts
Eee
FSS
the Business Man’s Department Store
Eagle Pass Lumber CO
Guyler
Ing
Mex
Ican Bandits
Carvers
Haviland
China
Berlanga
Lavalliere
Waldemar
L. Daiches
Weather Forecast
Local Weather Report
Money Makers
Bolsheviki
Nikine
Kharkov
Russia
General Denikine
Moscow
Supreme Court
Chamberlain
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