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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1916
Page
5
From Tuesday's Daily the Laredo Times Publishing Company lists subscription rates and delivery options to the United States Mexico and Canada. The ad details daily and Sunday publication, postpaid mail, carrier delivery in Laredo and New Laredo, and advance payment terms.
The piece argues that co operation sustains both wartime and peacetime gains, citing the Housewives League egg campaign and urging Laredo to adopt a phased sewerage and paving plan. It stresses long term growth, citizen unity with officials, and the need for comprehensive, sectional construction aligned for a growing city.
A sweeping order forbids civilians from wearing army rank or uniforms. Governors may not use titles like colonel or major on staff. Deliberations linger on possible alternatives while critics note the ban targets political displays and question the need for staff officers. Civil staff duties remain minimal and largely ceremonial. Kentucky colonels and similar names endure in public memory despite the new rule.
Webb County Texas sheriff Antonio Salinas announces a public auction of Lot 2 in Block 276 in the Western Division of Laredo to satisfy a City of Laredo judgment plus costs from August 1916. Sale set for January 2 1917 at courthouse door between 10 AM and 4 PM. Deputy M G Benavides assists. Gas remedy advertising appears after.
Citizens rally to keep pace with peers and demand urban improvements. They urge residents to show support to city leaders, asserting gains will follow if collective will is clear. The editorial voice stresses budget capacity and the need for decisive action by officials.
The switchmen's union secured an eight hour day with overtime pay not by congressional act but through federal arbitration, achieved in a proper manner.
Soldiers at San Benito organize a boycott against merchants while the school board takes position, signaling rising tensions and potential community disruption as authorities weigh actions and responses.
A Christmas message from Mrs Ritter to The Times staff thanks them for news and humor about distant places and Laredo. It mentions war news from Mexico, bridges, games, and poetry, and closes with wishes for Merry Christmases to the friendly writer.
A German liner breached the British blockade and ran aground on the Spanish coast. The fate and salvaging prospects of the ship are debated while a separate issue questions dancing bans by school marms and soldiers threatening to patronize mail order houses unless rescinded.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger questions whether President Wilson acted on his own initiative in sending the note to the belligerents or if his move was prompted by the prior German proposal. The paper notes that not all events are solely driven by German influence.
A Laredo resident police officer G. Vasquez of 608 Houston St. Laredo testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieve backache and kidney trouble. The ad warns of kidney weakness and urges prompt treatment and purchasing from local dealers.
Webb County Sheriff Antonio Salinas announces the sale of real estate in Laredo to satisfy a judgment in favor of Juan T. Rossetti against Maria V. de Quintanilla and Ildefonso Quintanilla. The property described covers Blacks Numbers 485, 486, 526 and 622 in the Western Division. Sale to occur January 2, 1917, at Webb County Court Home, between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M., for cash to the highest bidder. Publication weekly in the Laredo Daily Times for three consecutive weeks starting before the sale.
A sheriff sale is scheduled in Webb County Texas for January 2 1917. Juan R. Gonzalez owes 16.26 dollars plus costs after a 1915 judgment and tax lien foreclosure on Lot 5 Block 5 in the Western Division of Laredo. The lands will be sold to the highest cash bidder between 10 am and 4 pm in front of the Webb County Court House door. Deputy M G Benavides signs the notice.
Notice from C. Jennings & Sons prohibits all hunting in their pastures this season. Trespassers will be prosecuted under the law. Dateline November 6, year unknown.
Local items chronicle bereavement on Sunday evening with the death of an eighteen month old child and a funeral held yesterday. Christmas trees and gifts brighten homes. Mrs Shalby’s burial will be in Cleburne. Various notices include a marriage license for Reyes and Martines and a taxidermy ad. Santa season reflections, school break, and post office busy with Christmas packages mark the urban weekend. White’s Cream Vermifuge promotes health for sickly children.
Last warning issued by Mayor Robt. McComb requiring surrender of automobile licenses by January 1 or face fines. No excuses for breaches of the ordinance are allowed. Date shown 12-20-10.
Leon Daiches, born in Russia January 6, 1878, immigrated to the United States, settled in Austin, then moved to Laredo in 1899 to start a small business. He built a thriving jewelry emporium through fair dealing, later expanding by buying rivals and partnering, earning trust as a prominent civic and business figure in Laredo.
Roberto Adams was killed and Gregorio Escamilla and Juan Torres were wounded during a disturbance at Encinal yesterday morning. Deputies J A James Frank Rhodes and J C Proctor confronted the group as they resisted arrest, and armed men opened fire. One man died and two were gravely wounded as the confrontation ended.
An embargo to take effect January 1 curbs imports of crude hides and skins from Mexico into the United States. Excludes hard, sun dried or fumigated abattoir hides. Aims to prevent anthrax foot and mouth disease and rinderpest entrants and will reduce carload shipments through Laredo.
A card from L Daiches Jeweler extends New Year wishes to friends and patrons, thanks them for their generous patronage during the year ending, and expresses a hope to merit continued support in the future.
Christmas in Laredo featured perfect sixty five degree weather and bustling crowds. Churches were packed as National Guardsmen and soldiers shared feasts with regulars and visiting residents. Military units held elaborate meals and distributed extra rations to the needy. Evening motion picture crowds filled plazas as residents enjoyed the holiday calm and outdoor pleasures.
An advertisement notes wheezing from phlegm and claims Ballard's Horehound Syrup thins the mucus to aid coughing. It lists prices of 26 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar per bottle and states the product is sold by all druggists.
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