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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1912
Page
3
Tomorrow promises festive cheer as children await Old Santa and churches host midnight services. Mexico imports arrive including pepper, beans, fertilizer, ixtle, calamine, and mixed goods. Local merchants report heavy holiday trade, with diners hosting guests and newspapers taking a Christmas break. Music and singing planned at churches with large Christmas Day congregations. multiple dinner parties expected as temporary visitors stay.
Tomorrow's football clash between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo promises strong local interest with top players from both cities. A large crowd is expected for the 4 p.m. kickoff to support the Ladies Library Fund and The Mexican Ladies Civic Club, with officials listed and a full lineup including captains and subs.
A string of short notices lists visits and travels of Mr J C Gravis G Jackson of Monterey and others en route to San Antonio Europe and holidays. Several aviation and military deaths are recorded with dates and places across Europe and the Middle East. Also noted are local residents visiting family in Darwin and Laredo plus holiday arrivals in the city from San Luis Potosi and Houston.
The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of First State Bank and Trust Co. of Laredo Texas will be held January 14 1913 at 3 oclock p m in the banking rooms. Directors will be elected and other business may come before the meeting.
Sealed bids for a five year lease of 4428 acres Webb County School Land in Survey 3384 near Laredo close at 10 am December 26 1912. Rental paid in advance with default canceling the lease. County Commissioners Court may reject any bids. By order Geo R Page Co Clerk Webb Co Texas. Laredo Nov 25 1912.
The Associated Press reports Dalhart Texas on December 24 noting cattlemen praise exceptionally favorable conditions and fine shape of cattle as frost covers the region. Also mentions an Associated Press item about a bankruptcy judge appointing a receiver for Texas Portland Cement Company in Dallas due to insolvency amid antitrust actions.
President Taft and his party reached Colon Panama today aboard the battleship Arkansas. The voyage marks a high profile arrival with the president and his delegation aboard as security and ceremony unfold.
Three wagonloads of beer and whiskey were confiscated in Sherman and Denison as the sheriff transported the liquor through the streets. The incident is reported by Associated Prong and highlights enforcement actions during the Christmas season. In a separate note, the State Canvassing Board failed to complete returns for state offices due to missing reports from Lamar, Callahan, and Fal counties.
Reports from Associated Press say order is restored at the Cananea mine and the danger to Americans from Mexican strikers is no longer feared. The piece notes injuries from a Seminole Limited wreck on the Central of Georgia near Americus with fifteen injured.
Edward Petrie, a well known English airman, was killed today near Redcar when his monoplane was struck by a heavy gale and dashed to the earth. The accident occurred during a flight as a strong gale battered the coast of northeast England.
Ben Jones broke from the county convict gang hoping to reach Wilbur Texas for Christmas. He waded into the Brazos River but became stuck in quicksand and was rescued in a near-fatal state.
An attempted murder on Prince Arimoto Yamagata, a military councillor in Jinan, failed as the assailant died by his own hand while trying to reach the prince. The incident occurred early today as the intruder broke into the premises. authorities report the prince was not harmed. In London, December 14, tributes poured in for Morley, with many praising his long service and literary contributions since retiring as India secretary.
Governor Blease awarded Christmas pardons to eighty convicts in Columbia, the Associated Press reports. The action marks a broad clemency move as the state records are updated for the holiday season.
Marcos Texas December 24 The two men De and Wilson Ware held in connection with the Kyle bank robbery were discharged today by the justice court after evidence was found insufficient to proceed. The cases against them were dismissed.
Mrs Phoebe Hearst distributed one hundred thousand dollars in gold as a Christmas gift to Homestake Gold Mine employees. About 3,600 workers received a share. each of the 3,600 got an amount equal to 5 percent of that year’s wages.
A student’s old fashioned, humorous essay compares hens and roosters and notes hens lay eggs daily while the rooster acts as a partner. The piece includes playful observations about hens’ features, scratching for grubs, and a casual tale of a hen entering a farm bed and a dog.
Miss Adela Tamez aged twenty three died yesterday morning at two o'clock at her home 516 Titurbide Street after a short illness. She was the daughter of Mrs Adela Medina, a well known dress maker. The funeral was yesterday afternoon at five and burial in the Catholic cemetery. For meat and accurate job work ring up 48.
The Dominion Department of Labor reports higher wages and rising living costs. It notes the Industrial Disputes Act success, recording 124 sprung disputes in five years and only 14 where conciliatory steps failed to prevent a strike.
The city marshal M Brennan warns celebrators that canon crackers and all such explosives are prohibited by law and will not be tolerated during the holidays. Police will be alert and anyone violating the notice will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent. Dec 16, 1912. Adv.
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