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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1916
Page
5
The Laredo Volunteer Fire Department schedules a February 8 meeting at Firemen's Hall to discuss arrangements for hose reel races. Eight to ten Texas racing teams may attend, each with twelve members, plus boosters, bringing about 150 visiting fireboys to be housed.
On February 1 history marks Robinson Crusoe's rescue after four years, Washington's presidential election, Dickens Boston reception, Wisconsin state constitution convention, Indian chiefs loyalty pledge, Bell's first public telephone exhibit, Hawaii protectorate status, Taft as War Secretary, Lisbon killings, US Senate term limit vote, steel strike call, and wartime battles in Europe with German submersions and Russian advances.
Thomas Barlow Walker of Minnesota, born February 1, 1840 in Xenia Ohio, is celebrated on his 76th birthday. A noted lumberman and art patron, he built a fortune in timberlands, developed Minneapolis markets, and founded St Louis Park and the city library. He supported science, art, and forest conservation.
Tuesday events include Ladies Aid Society at Mrs L M Wharton, Christ Church Junior Auxiliary at Mrs Charles Cook, Sunbeam Band at Baptist Church with leader Mrs Abshear, and Rose Cabaret at Elks Hall with General Parker visit. Wednesday features multiple church groups, an Auction Bridge gathering, and a Girls Social Club meeting followed by a dinner party hosted by Mrs Reed and Mrs Withoff.
Judge A Winslow departs for Austin on legal business. A. Coleman and Mrs. Coleman of Encinal visit the Bender. Miss M Sallee to markets for millinery. A. Brown of Jacksonville arrives to open a Laredo sales office for their onion crop. A long, varied list of names follows, including journalists and military personnel. A wartime letter from a Marine Corps expeditionary force member describes fighting in Haiti with vivid but restrained phrasing.
A vintage note touts Sloan's Liniment as a quick earner for sciatica nerve pains and muscular aches. No rubbing needed and it claims to ease rheumatic pains, lumbago, sore throats, chest pain, sprains, bruises, neuralgia, and headaches, priced at 25 cents at druggists.
Taxpayers are urged to visit the County Court House office of B I Leyendecker County Assessor of Taxes to render 1916 assessments. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Audiences are asked to call and complete the assessment promptly.
Two nurse-maids wheel infants in the park. One asks about a dance tomorrow afternoon. The other hesitates, revealing she cannot leave the baby with its mother, despite a fondness for dancing. The exchange highlights a worry over caregiver trust and infant care.
Afternoon at Mrs J T Halsell home featured card scores with Mrs Halsell high, Mrs Derby second, Mrs Fish low. A salad course followed. Present were club members Mrs Garlick Mrs Fish Mrs Johnston Mrs Derby Mrs Christen and guests Miss Gold man and Miss Oberfeldt.
A young observer cites a writer’s view on empire building. He describes England expanding via missions selecting fertile lands, gathering followers, praying together, and then raising the British flag to claim a colony. The anecdote reflects prevailing attitudes toward imperial occupation.
A heated exchange unfolds as the editor tells the contributor they will not print the material. The contributor retorts that others also refuse to publish it, in a witty exchange cited from the Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
Former Villa Army of the North fighters abducted General Tomas Ornelas from a Mexican Central train near Juarez and shot him dead after robbing other passengers and looting mail and express boxes. Ornelas, once juarez commandant, was charged with treachery by Villa before Juarez surrendered. he fled to the American side and gained amnesty. Spies were believed to have tipped off the bandits about his departure for Chihuahua City.
Associated Press reports submarine K-5 is safe and proceeding under her own steam toward Key West after a naval wireless from the torpedo boat Sterrett near Miami. No casualties reported and no assistance needed. She is due to reach Key West tonight.
A joint conference opens in Mobile with eight miners and eight operators from Illinois, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Indiana to negotiate wage and condition baselines for the anthracite fields. Labor Department reps join to ease tensions as March 31 strike deadline nears.
The Appam, missing earlier, docked at Hampton Roads under the German flag with a 22 man prize crew led by Lieut Berg. It carried 426 aboard including British officers and passengers from other ships. Officials report prisoners of war aboard. the state department will decide the vessel’s status as an auxiliary cruiser.
New York reports that the steamer Appam was captured by a heavily armed vessel resembling a tramp ship, according to agents. Norfolk says the submarine that seized the Appam sank seven British ships off the Canary Islands.
London reports an official denial today of German attributed statements claiming England plans to abandon allies and seek peace with Germany. The denial counters claims of a shift in wartime alliance dynamics amid ongoing negotiations and public war coverage.
Secretary Tumulty reports Ambassador Penfield in Vienna says the Austrian foreign office finds no Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean responsible for sinking the British liner Persia. He asks Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople to determine if a Turkish submarine sank the Persia.
Berlin reports say the French lost more ground in hand grenade engagements in the Somme as the war bulletin notes. The German account also mentions a successful air raid on depots at Saloniki and indicates Erzurum now more serious for the Turks with about 80,000 troops under Von der Goltz besieged in the city with two weeks of provisions remaining.
A London bulletin reports 54 killed and 67 injured in last night’s Zeppelin raid on central England. Authorities brace for further air attacks as rescue crews work at affected towns.
Iowa City February 1 Howard Jones the renowned Yale football figure and former coach assumes duties as head coach at the University of Iowa. A large student reception is planned with record turnout expected for his first team selections and tryouts.
In Galveston Texas George McCarthy a cotton exchange official was killed and Robert Shaw an employee was seriously wounded in a late night shooting affray. There were no witnesses to the incident and police pursued clues.
Atlanta Ga Feb 1 The Master Bakers Association comprising owners of large bakeries across the country opened its annual convention in Atlanta The body favors government regulation of grain warehousing to stabilize the market and support prices for bakers and suppliers
Flooding spreads as two more levees fail at New Port and McClelland while Arkansas River waters back to 60 miles from the mouth. Refugees crowd adjacent cities including Pine Bluff, Fort Smith cries for relief as Cummins prison farm levers are carried away. Iron Mountain trains run hours late.
A Mukden despatch reports Mongolian insum gents crossed the great wall of China and an advance guard of 2 000 besieged the city of Datumfa. The dated message indicates escalation near the frontier with potential strategic implications for regional security.
Panama February 1. The Panama Exposition opening commemorates Balboa discovery of the Pacific and the canal. All American republics are represented and Spain has a dedicated building honoring its Latin American offspring.
Oil City Pa February meeting of National Transit Company stockholders to approve cash distribution of 6,363,787 and reduction of par value from 25 to 12.50 per share, converting investments to cash for payout.
Columbus Mississippi February 1 The Columbus Company lumber plant restarts operations this week after a year idle. A large force is kept in the woods cutting timber to supply the mill.
Luke McLuke faults Chinese for resisting a republic and keeping the old order. He claims they read American magazines and fear a regime where 200 men can impose a crime on 2,600,000 men drinking anything but water, as noted by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A New York Globe quip has two British sailors eyeing a skye terrier so hairy it resembles a rug. They joke about pinning the dog to tell which end barks, a humorous aside reflecting lighthearted views of expedition life.
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