Representative Porter visits Laredo on refinery plans
C B Porter of the American Financing Company, based in Fort Worth, arrived in Laredo with Texas Independent Pipe Lines Company. He seeks oil development data within 100 miles of Laredo to support a proposed refinery. Porter notes strong local growth and urges advertising. Mrs Porter is ill with pleurisy at the Bentley Hotel.
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C. B. Porter
American Financing Company
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Independent Pipe Lines Company
Mgr. Porter
Laredo
Texas Independent Co
Texas Gulf Refinery & Pipe Line Company
Texas Independent
Porter
Bentley Hotel
New Express Packing Rules for Christmas Shippers
Express Agent Gorman announces new regulations effective today for shipments over 25 pounds. He says containers with box makers certificates are required for heavy packages, while lighter items under 25 pounds may be wrapped in paper. Shippers are urged to mail early and ensure proper packing and accurate addresses.
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Agent Gorman
Express
Gorman
Laredo Port Arrivals Include Horses and Goat Skins
Importations from Mexico through the port of Laredo yesterday totaled one carload of horses five carloads of ixile seven carloads of lead and one carload of goatskins. Two weeks from tomorrow is Christmas Day. Now is the time for Christmas shopping as local businesses offer goods to attract early buyers. The county clerk recorded a quit claim deed from Jesus Ma Zertuche to George Brannan covering parts of lots 4 and 5 in block 4 for 10 dollars and other considerations. A marriage license was issued to Servando Hinojosa and Margarita Ramirez.
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Mexico
Laredo
Jesus Ma. Zertuche
George Brannan
W. D
Servando Hinojosa
Margarita Ramirez
Social Calendar for Wednesday and Thursday Notices
Mrs L A Lafon will entertain the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 3 30 PM. Mrs F D Anderson entertains Christ Church choir at 8 30 PM. Thursday The W M A will meet at the regular hour in the afternoon.
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L. A. Lafon
Auction Bridge Club
F. D. Anderson
Christ Church Choir
Lucille Murphy
Notable Returns and Social Gatherings in San Antonio
Col Alonzo Gray arrived back in San Antonio from Walter Reed after four weeks of treatment at Fort Sam Houston. Local society notes highlight visiting guests, Elks ball plans, bridge club events, and a busy schedule of musical programs with remarks on Miss Marguerite Nelson’s upcoming wedding and related celebrations.
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Col
Alonzo Gray
Fort San Houston
San Antonio
Walter Reed
R.A. Brown
Cavalry
14Th Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
R. L. Muller
Marguerite Nelson
Mesdames Cogley
Clara Nelson
Ethel Mackin
Woodman
T. A. Austin
Shiner
Cluck
Albert Martin
Joe C. Martin
Barlow
A. B. Muller
Vidales
J. O. Buenz
Hotel
Hamilton
C. C. Shiner
Armies advance as Maine freed and George Washington sails
On December 10 the French army occupied Maine and released 2,600 Americans held interned. President Wilson’s steamship George Washington passed through the Azores en route to unspecified duties.
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Maine
President Wilson
George Washington
Azores
Retired Acrobat Quizzed by Stern Feminist at Door
A tramp claiming to be a retired acrobat tells a door. a stern-faced feminist dismisses him and tells him to perform the split for his dinner at the woodpile. The exchange captures a moment of street confrontation with sharp humor.
Today’s anniversaries across history
A compact list marks notable dates and figures from 1804 Eugene Sue birth to 1917 Romania armistice. It notes Zachariah Chandler’s birth and political role, Lafayette’s House welcome, Wyoming women’s suffrage, Newfoundland panic, Anspach capture, Austria relation strain, the Deutschland voyage, and Romania’s armistice conclusion.
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Eugene Sue
Paris
Zachariah Chandler
Michigan
Republican National Committee
Hayes
Bedford
N. H
Chicago
Lafayette
House of Representatives
Clay
Wyoming
Newfoundland
Anspach
Alsace
Austria
Ancona
Germany
Roumania
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures
Sir James Atkins lieutenant governor of Manitoba born in Grahamsville Ontario 65 years ago today. Countess of Warwick active in social reform born 58 years ago today. Asle J Gronna U S senator from North Dakota born Elkador Iowa 1 year ago today. Jouett Shouse former Kansas congressman and U S Treasury official born Woodford County Kentucky 40 years ago. James N Johnston Brooklyn outfielder born Cleveland Tennessee 30 years ago.
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James Atkins
Manitoba
Grahamsville
Ont
Countess of Warwick
Asle J. Gronna
United States
North Dakota
Elkador
Iowa
Jouett Shouse
Kansas
U. S. Treasury
Woodford County
James N. Johnston
Gore Becomes First Blind U.S. Senator at Fifty
Thomas Gore of Oklahoma marks his 50th birthday and is noted as the first blind man elected to the U.S. Senate. A Mississippi native with no college degree, Gore rose from law to politics, serving in the Territorial Legislature and then the Senate since December 1907. His current term runs to 1921.
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Thomas Gore
Oklahoma
United States Senate
Senator Gore
Mississippi
Texas
Gore
Quarantining Colds Advocated by Physicians
Physicians urge complete isolation for anyone with a bad cold to prevent spread to family and associates. They claim colds are highly contagious and note that promptly ridding oneself of a cold reduces danger. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended to aid recovery.
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Chamberlain
Australian flier wins prize for England to Australia voyage
Captain Ross Smith arrived in Port Darwin completing the England to Australia journey to win 10000 pounds sterling. He left Hounslow November 12, reached Cairo November 18, Della India November 22, then Rangoon and the Malay Peninsula before landing near Java at Sunbeam Island Monday night. The prize required 11500 miles in 20 days.
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Associated Press
Port Darwin
Australia
Ross Smith
England
Sunbeam Island
Java
Miners Reopen Talks Over Wilson Wage Plan
The United Mine Workers general committee reconvened near 10 this morning to consider President Wilsons proposal to end the coal strike. Expected outcome cited 14 percent wage rise and a three man wage-commission. Workers recessed at noon with plans to resume at 1:40 pm. Lewis anticipated a decision later today.
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Lewis
Uy Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
General Committee
The
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Junch Lewis
Bolsheviks Repulsed in Narva Front Offensive
Reval Esthonia December 19 reports the Bolsheviks mounted ten assaults on Esthonian lines near Narva. All attacks were repulsed with heavy Bolshevik losses after a furious artillery barrage.
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Ty Associated Press
Reval
Esthonia
Narva
Daguerre Centenary to Honor Memory of Camera Pioneer
Paris plans centennial celebrations for Daguerre with ceremonies at Bry sur Marne near Paris where he died in 1851. The commemoration revisits debates over Niepce’s role in the invention of photography and Daguerre's public sharing of the process by government action in 1839 and the subsequent pensions.
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Paris
Daguerre
Bryeur-Marne
Niepce
Jong
Niepcee
Arago
Academy of Science
Legion of Honor
Oil Production Stopped in Mexico Decrees Halt Oil
American oil men led by F R Kellogg report to Chairman Payne that Carranza decrees and government stance have practically ended oil production in Mexico. Delegation from New York cited foreign oil company issues as cause for stoppage.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Payne
Shipping Board
F. R. Kellogg
Nw York
Fire devastates Tulac lumber yards and Alexander block
A morning blaze in Tulac Oklahoma destroyed the R. C. Geck lumber yards inflicting a loss of 76 thousand dollars and razed the Alexander block in the business district pushing total damage to about a quarter million dollars.
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Tulac
Okla
R. C. Geck
Alexander
Times Ad Promises Daily Watch Service at 600 per Month
An advertisement offers a daily watch service from The Times for a fee of 600 per month. It markets continuous access and timely updates to readers seeking regular newspaper coverage.
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the Times
Birth of modern photography spurred by Draper advance
The passage notes rapid growth of photography from its early days in Paris to widespread practice in the United States by 1850. It highlights Dr J W Draper of New York University as a key American innovator who cut exposure time from about half an hour to a brief period by using a copper ammonia glass tank to filter heat rays.
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Arago
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Daguerreotype
United States
J. W. Draper
University of New York
Draper
Splendid Cough Medicine Promoted by Mrs. Clay Fry
Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Maine endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a splendid medicine for family use. She cites relief for children showing croup symptoms and rapid improvement for herself when coughing or with a chest cold after a few doses.
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Chamberlain
Crest of Cold Wave Passes Tonight With High Winds
Weather bureau predicts crest of cold wave will move through the Mississippi valley tonight with subzero temperatures. Chicago districts expected 5 below zero, with freezing readings from Galveston and White River Ontario at 44 below. Temperatures drop into the 20s and 60s below in western regions as the cold front advances. Wind and heavy rain accompany the intrusion into the East and South.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Galveston
White River
Ontario
Kansas City
Ollahoma City
New York City
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Woman Supervisor Appointed Census Chief in Texas
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Grace Lindsay of Mount Pleasant is named supervisor of the census for Texas First District replacing A. L. Wood who resigned. The appointment comes as the census rolls progress across the state with Lindsay set to lead local efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mrag
Lindsay
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
A. L. Wood
Unfilled steel orders rise for U.S. Steel in November
New York December 16 unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation for November 30 stood at 7 128 130 tons, up 645 662 tons from October.
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New York
Decc
United States Steel Corporation
Influenza Recurs in 33 Week Cycles Says Report
A London medical research committee reports influenza microbes recur in cycles of 33 weeks. The next call for study or action is expected in January and February.
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London
Semicentennial events and national gatherings today
The Wyoming woman suffrage act semicentennial marks the first in America. Quebec’s provincial legislature is called to assemble today. The American Red Cross annual convention meets in Washington DC today. Indiana history state conference opens in Indianapolis under state historical and patriotic societies.
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Wyoming
Ame
Rica
Quebec
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Indianapolis
State Historical and Patriotic Societies
Forecast For New Orleans Area Tonight And Thursday
The United States Weather Bureau forecast fair weather and rising temperatures. Observations from Fort McIntosh show a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum of 67 degrees and a minimum of 32 degrees. Wind generally from the north. Clear skies expected.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Bishop Aves Travels From Laredo En Route to Galveston
Rt Rev Henry D. Aves bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in the republic of Mexico arrived in Laredo this morning from Guadalajara and leaves tonight for Galveston on a visit. He had been in Detroit at the general convention of the Episcopal church en route.
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Henry D. Aves
Protestant Episcopal Church
Republic of Mexico
Laredo
Guadalajara
Mexico
Galveston
Bishop Aves
Detroit
Mich
Episcopal Church
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Charles Florian Jr
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Anita Johnson
Flatonia
Carolyn Simon
College Station
Austin
J. H. Allen
Memphis, Tenn
Hal W. Greer
Elks Lodge
the Elks
Miss Nelson
Robert Muller
Seymour Denike
Marrgerite Nelson
Mesdames Albert Martin
H. Keller
Alden Muller
M. C. Barlow
M. T. Cogley
Jos. Martin
Jos. Moser
H. M. Austin
Archie McCulloch
Flora Dilgarde Anderson
A. 8. Williams
Jos. Vidales
Norwood Witting
H. Cluck
R. L. Bobbitt
He, Watson
Macdonald
Anderson
Eutropolitan Opera Company
Chicago Opera Singers
East
Claude Hamilton
Watson
A. C. Hamilton
Parker
Beech Foster
McDowell
Mid-Ocean
Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald
A. H. Camp
Leo Purwin
Maxcy Pace
Salinas Ave
Pris Be
Juarez Ave
Scott Street
Bedell Bldg
Tex
Beckelhymer
Rosario Street
Matamoros Street
Lundies
Webb
R. J. Alexander
Main Ave
Bessemer
Laredo Water Company
Alexander Hamilton Institute Books
E. W
Times Office
Jepson
J. J. PD
Care Times
Homelee Co
W. H. Baker
Hamilton Barber Shop
Sterling
Hy Associated Press
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