Market Street sales and cold snap pressings in town
Mrs. L. V. Pender sold a two story brick on Market Street Heights to E. Rivera for 4600. A cottage on the same block changed hands to R. M. Martinez and Mrs. J. B. Zooman. A preliminary hearing for A. Kallman on feather smuggling is set before Commissioner Foster with US Attorney Green arriving tomorrow. Forecasters predict a hard freeze with 20 to 28 degrees in the Sugar and Teaching region. City Market reports fish and sausages. construction on A. Bertani’s new business block may begin soon with several prospective lessees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Pender
Market Street
the Heights
E. Rivera
Pender
R. M. Martinez
J. 8. Zooman
Victoria Street
A. Kallman
United States
Foster
Green
Laredo Transfer Co
City Fish & Poultry Co
A. Bertani
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
Promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as best for children and adults. Describes Pine Tar based formula with healing balsams that gently laxative to expel poisons, antiseptic action loosening phlegm and soothing irritation. Urges immediate treatment to prevent lung troubles and advises all druggists stock a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Zapata County Abstract Co. offers land abstracts in Texas
Zapata County Abstract Co announces they can furnish abstracts to date for all lands in Zapata County Texas in skeleton or full copy. Charges reasonable. Address Jose B Garcia county clerk Zapata County Texas. 1-29-1f.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zapata County
Jose B. Garcia
Texas
Child Laborers in the South Gasped For Relief Costs
A report by the National Child Labor Committee estimates 41,990,225 children under sixteen employed and 818,784 in non agricultural jobs in the South with an annual relief cost projected at 25 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat. Child Labor Committee
Keating Owen bill moves to curb child labor nationwide
Congress considers the KeatingOwen Child Labor bill to deny interstate commerce to employers of children under 14 in factories and under 16 in mines and quarries or at night. The measure sets minimum age limits, extended hours rules, permits, inspections, and compulsory education for children under 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
National Child Labor Conference Opens in Asheville
Damage of Child Labor and its effects on industry and society frame the agenda as the National Child Labor Committee hosts its twelfth annual conference in Asheville from February 2 to Sunday. Delegates arrive from many states for a program featuring speakers on the Keating-Owen bill and compulsory education, with leaders like A Mitchell Palmer and Edward Geating among the expected participants. The committee, founded in 1904, has grown to about ten thousand members and highlights the plight of child workers via exhibits and policy discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
National Child Labor Committee
United States
House of Representatives
Mitchell Palmer
Thomas I. Parkinson
Columbia University
Edward Geating
Martha P. Falconer
Edward T. Devine
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
Stephen S. Wise
New York
Felix Adler
Jane Addams
Edgar Gardner Murphy
Alabama
Murphey
Pennsylvania
Sloan's Liniment for Nerve and Muscle Pain Relief
An early 20th century ad promotes Sloan's Liniment to ease sciatica and nerve pains. It claims fast relief without rubbing, targets pain at its source, and recommends use for rheumatism lumbago sore throat chest pain sprains bruises neuraglia and headache. Available 25 cents at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Social calendar of church and club meetings
Wednesday events include Ladies Aids at Baptist, Christ Parish Guild, Missionary Society at Methodist, Christian Church business meeting, Girls Social Club at 4 15, and Auction Bridge Club gathering at eight. Thursday offerings feature luncheons, Married Ladies Social Club, Thursday Bridge Club, and Fort McIntosh Ladies Card Club at 2 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Albert Martin
Marguerite Nelson
Oberfeldt
Bb. F. Wager
Elizabeth Mussett
Fort McIntosh
Ninth Infantry Club
Laredo Society News and Matrimonial Invitations
Mrs Fred Werner and Miss Miriam with her little son returned from a state tour. Mr Dingwall arrived from Mexico. Invitations alert for the marriage of Margaret Clintonia Oberfeldt to Geoffrey James Giles at Christ Church Laredo on February 16 1916 with a later at home April 24 at Hillingdon Ranch. Club notes cover Presbyterian Missionary Society Junior Auxiliary Christ Church Sunbeam Branch and a Rose club gathering with members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Werner
Miriam
Little Son
Laredo
John Tucker Halsell
Margaret Clintonia Oberfeldt
Christ Church Laredo
Texas
Hillingdon Ranch
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
L. H. Wharton
Mesdames Sutton
Trout
Hazelrigg
McCulloch
Hopkins
Ramsay
Sweetman
Lattig
Clark
Sorrell
Earnest
Miss Huffard
Rose Cabaret Dazzles Ells Hall Women’s Club Evening
A Rose Cabaret at Ells Hall hosted by the Women’s Club featured pink rose garlands, lanterns, and table décor. Performances included Courtney Slaughter and Crutchfield numbers, the Rushin Ballet with MacDonald Nye and Randolph, dances by Myrtle and Ethyl Mackin, a Isadora Duncan inspired sequence, and a finale tableau For Preparedness with the Ninth Infantry Band. Notable guests and reserved tables filled the hall, while violet nosegays were sold by Mary Besse MacDonald and Emilie Halsell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ells Hall
Woman’s Club
BE. H. Buenz
Halrby Greer
Reid Poster
Aline Hamilton
Anita Mullally
Elizabeth Mussett
Courtney Slaughter
Courtney Crutchfield
Robert Ennis
Ethyl Mackin
Gerald Sielski
Mexico
Charles Shiner
Shiner
Courtney Cratchfield
Emille Halsell
Jack Halsell
Mrs. Shiner
Wisie Janis
Cleo Pereira
America
Red Cross
Annie Pace
W. N. Young
Ninth Infantry
Evans
Clements
Gilbreath
Miss Brown
Coulter
Brown
General Parker
Miss Ryan
Arthur Claude Hamilton
Higgins
Kirby Walker
Major Switzer
Nelson
Clara Nelson
Bayha
J. O. Buenz
J. T. Hassell
J. J. Haynes
H. Stow Garlick
Misa Maragaret Oberfeldt
Edgar Garlick
Stevens
Miss Batley
Zara Mowry
Lieutenant Hixson
T. A. Austin
Dilgarde
Mary Besse MacDonald
Emilie Halsell
Colombian Treaty Reported In Senate Favor
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported the Colombian treaty favorably, reducing proposed U S payment to Colombia from 25 000 000 to 16 000 000 and altering the apology for U S involvement in the Panama revolution Clarke of Arkansas was the sole Democrat to vote against it The committee also endorsed a treaty to pay Nicaragua 3 000 000 for a canal route and a naval base in Fonseca Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Colombia
United States
Clarke
Arkansas
Nicaragua
Fonseca Bay
President Wilson Visits Kansas City en Route to Topeka
President Wilson arrives in Kansas City on February 2 en route to Topeka where he is set to speak this afternoon. He will return to Kansas City for a second address tonight, but crowds who gathered early were disappointed as he was asleep on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Wilson
Topeka
Kan
President Wilson joins parade ride in Kansas visit
In Topka Kansas on February 2 President Wilson rode in an automobile with Mrs Wilson for about forty five minutes as part of a long parade. He was the guest of Governor Capper during the city event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topka
Kan
Wilson
Mra. Wilson
Governor Capper
McFarland Opens New Six Day Cycle Circuit in Chicago
Chicago Feb. 2 The six day cycle circuit organized by Packey Mc Farland to oppose the National Cycling Association opens tonight with a 12 hour per day grind at the Coliseum for six days. Top riders from across the country are entered and back the venture amid protests against the old association. Kansas City St Louis Milwaukee are named for future stops and a $6000 purse is touted as the largest for such an event.
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Chicago
Packey McFarland
National Cycling Association
Coliseum
Kansas City
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Ground Hog Almanac Cautions on Weather Belief
A folk tale about Ground Hog Day explains that the creature may predict six more weeks of winter if a shadow is seen, or join the hunt for grub if there is no shadow. The piece notes naturalists doubt the fable, mentioning Candlemas contrasts and regional variations in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ati
Selotland
Well Known Man Suicides in Nuevo Laredo
About 2 o'clock this afternoon Manuel Rodriguez son of a former mayor of Nuevo Laredo shot himself through the head and died instantly. Details are scarce but despondency over his wife’s recent death in San Antonio is suspected. He leaves seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Rodriguez
Nuevo Laredo
San Antonio
Rodriguez
Appam Prize Ship Case Moves in United States
Old Point Comfort Va February 2 British liner Appam sits at Hampton Roads awaiting U S decision on prize of war for German naval officer von Hatfeldt arrives to press case Under the 1785 Prussia treaty Appam may be declared prize and passengers freed Some fear towing to three mile limit and sinking to avoid British capture British ambassador pressed for release while London reports Appam carried half a million pounds sterling in silver bullion likely to be claimed as prize bullion
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Associated Press
Old Point Comfort
Appam
Hampton Roads
United States
Prince von Hatfeldt
Count von Bernstorff
Prussia
Washington
State Department
Cecil Spring Rice
Lansing
London
Death of Turkish heir apparent Yussuf Izvedin
London reports in a Constantinople despatch that Yussuf Izvedin heir apparent to the Turkish throne died by his own hand yesterday. The cause is alleged to be ill health as the motive for the suicide.
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London
Yussuf Izvedin
Constantinople
Saloniki Attack Forecast Amid Balkan Developments
February 2 report from London notes potential Balkan shifts with Athens stating Germans and Bulgarians alongside 160000 Turks may launch the Saloniki operation on February 16. British forces halt Mesopotamian advances due to floods.
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London
Balkans
Athens
Saloniki
Mesopotamia
German hope for positive understanding on Lusitania affair
Berlin Feb 2 The German government sent instructions to Ambassador Bernstorff that give reasonable hope for a positive understanding on the Lusitania affair officials announced today indicating a possible easing of tensions between Germany and the United States over the sinking of the liner.
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Germany
Berlin
Bernstorff
Greece and Roumania to sign dual neutrality pact
From London Feb 2 the Averul Bucharest newspaper reports Greece and Roumania will sign a dual neutrality convention. The forecast cites mutual non-aggression in case of conflict and aims to preserve regional stability amid tensions in the Balkans.
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Greece and Roumania
Lusitania case instructions to reach Washington tomorrow
Washington reports the German embassy stated that if instructions from Berlin on the Lusitania matter were sent yesterday they would not arrive in Washington until tomorrow. The note underscores ongoing tensions as officials paced responses amid the crisis.
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Washington
Berlin
Collision by Japanese and Silver Shell Near Cape Race
Japanese steamer Takala and the steamer Silver Shell were reported to have collided off Cape Race last night. Both vessels were afloat early this morning according to a wireless report from Halifax N S. The incident occurred February 2 in foggy seas, with no immediate details on damage or injuries available.
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Halifax
Takala
Silver Shell
Cape Race
Woolen Mills Men Meet Opens in Boston
The annual convention of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers opens in Boston with mill men gathered for today and tomorrow to discuss current wool supply issues and related topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolen
Boston
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Murder suspect Tirso Gomez arrested near Seminary border
Assistant Marshal Salinas arrested Tirso Gomez this afternoon around 2 PM for a December 20 murder of a man and woman opposite the Seminary on the Mexican side of the river. Gomez, believed to have fled, was found in a house near Christen and Westbrook pumping station. He is also implicated in a past killing of Syrians in Nuevo Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Tirso Gomez
Gomez
Christen and Westbrook
Nuevo Laredo
City Tax Assessor Opens 1916 Property Assessments
Notice from J C Martin City Tax Assessor that City Hall office is open to receive real and personal property assessments for 1916. Office hours are 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm. Located in City Hall. Dated January 21, 1930.
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J. C. Martin
Negro Convicts in Danger From Flood at Cummins Farm
Little Rock Feb 2 The fate of 800 negro convicts at Cummins penal farm remains unknown as Arkansas flood waters erode the large levee in front of the camp. Rescue efforts will resume, with half the inmates on the levees and half in camps. Nearby Douglas and Newport report marooned residents and flood damage while Pine Bluff train service on the Iron Mountain line is cut.
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Hy Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Cummins
Arkansas
Douglas
Newport
Pine Bluff
Iron Mountain
Steamer Boiler Explodes on Ohio River Sinking Ship
In Hara Huntington West Virginia on February 2 a boiler explosion aboard the steamer Sam Brown caused the vessel to sink. Debris lined both riverbanks and several persons are believed dead after the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Sam Brown
Ohio River
Safety medal awards set for tomorrow dinner
New York on February 2 reports the annual American Museum of Safety medals will be conferred at a dinner tomorrow evening. William A. Fairburn of New York receives the Louis Seaman medal for hygiene and occupational disease mitigation. Elmer H. Sperry earns the Scientific American medal for the gyroscope compass. Union Traction Co of Anderson Indiana wins the Anthony N Brady Memorial medal for best accident prevention record in 1915, and Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company is honored for achievement in accident prevention by its employees and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Museum of Safety
William A. Fairburn
Louis Seaman
Elmer H. Sperry
Scientific American
Union Traction Co
Anderson
Ind
Anthony N. Brady
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
May Limit New York Skyscrapers
Taxpayers organizations in New York will meet tomorrow with the Advisory Council of Real Estate Interests to discuss limiting building height and districting the city into zones. City officials will participate. Real estate owners favor height limits to stabilize values as skyscrapers depress nearby properties and push tenants from smaller buildings. The conference will spotlight the Commission on Building District and Restrictions program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Advisory Council of
Real Estate Interests
Commission On Building District
Eclipse of Sun Visible Tomorrow Morning
Citizens are advised to look for the sun’s eclipse expected around eight o’clock tomorrow morning. A bit of smoked glass will make the moon’s track across the sun plainly visible.
Immigration Inspector Tarver Arrives With Deported Mexican
Immigration Inspector Legette Tarver arrived from San Antonio with custody of a Mexican who had been tried on a charge before a U S commissioner there and ordered deported. Tarver handed the man to local immigration officials for deportation and left for San Antonio this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legette Tarver
San Antonio
United States
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St. Paul Hotel
J. W. Earnest
Strand
Will W. Grege
Times Office
Eastern
Lincoln Street
Citizens Garage
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Times
Sonable
Butler Brothers
Corley
Wfk
Farragut St & Convent Ave
the National Committee
Laredo Auto Service
Heights
Fort Mefitoh
Zaragoza
Gazela
Iite
Royal Baking Powder CO
Violet
Christ Church
W. B. Arthur
Mr. Dingwall
Geoffrey James Giles
Ninteen Hundred
Charles Cook
Katherine and
Gretchen Woods
Carolyn Brennan
Anita Lane
Anna May Mussett
Marjorie Fish
Mary
Ralph Cook
Sunbeam
Baptist Church
Rose
Senate
McFarland
Ground Hog
Tarver
Boundary Line
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