Cantu Released After Mexican Court Ruled Inconclusive
The Times reports in Nuevo Laredo that General Tellez remanded Samuel Cantu to Mexican authorities after a court failed to prove charges against him. Cantu, kidnapped on the American side, was handed to Consul Garrett and released to the U.S. authorities, then returned to Lampazos before opting to stay in the United States with plans to become a citizen and run a Laredo grocery.
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Times
Nuevo Laredo
Tellez
Mexico
Samuel Cantu
Cantu
Garrett
Mexico City
Guardiola
Quintana
United States
Uncle Sam
General Tellez
Roxie
Consul Garrett
Bobadilla
International Bridge
Hamilton Hotel
Lincoln Street
Western Union
Bryan
Lampazos
Laredo
Personal notes from Hebbronville guests at the Hamilton
A long list of visitors and guests staying at the Hamilton hotel in Hebbronville includes R. E. East of Hebbronville Ed Peterson and wife of Reiser Mrs. Lieut Ellis of Fort McIntosh Mrs Stow Garrick Miss Zara Mowry and several other named individuals visiting from San Antonio Ray mondville Bruni El Paso El Paso and Pearsall Also Judge Mullally District Attorney Walls and several others left for Carrizo Springs for a district court term
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Lieut. Ellis
Fort Mciintosh
Sa Antonio
H. Stow Garrick
San Antonio
J. F. Mullally
Jno. A. Walls
Carrizo Springs
Dimimitt County
Esther Hirsch
Brownsville
Alexander
A. E. Gates
Bruni
Hamilton
Ross
C. L. Steele
Murroe Lake
N. H
H. Levy
New Orleans
J. R. Boswell
Ft. Worth
E. L. Armstrong
R. R. Yeager
Hebbronvile
O. Olsten
E. O. Blucker
Houston
Wm. June
Cincinnati
Otis Reaslee
Georgetown
James English
Cotulla
L. E. Lamb
South Haven
A. M. Gil
el Paso
John D. Eldridge
Pearsall
Oscar Bursley
C. C. Lay
H. M. Finch
Eddgar Ewen
St. Louis
E. W. Wright
Dallas
J. C. Crouch
Wm. Gain
Jordanton
Geo. J. Mobler
Spokane
Wash
F. W. Henderson
FPF
E. East
Hebbronville
R M. Johnson
Islitas
Green Martin
W. F. Thompson
Pearsal
Jack Benedic
M. W. Hovenamp
Keller
Ed. Peterson
Wifes
Reiser
M. Chapman
High Class Musical Treat in Royal Theatre at Laredo
A 3 1 2 hour Saturday afternoon musicale at the Royal Theatre in Laredo featured Mrs Judith Beretta Buttron and Miss Alma Allerton Pierce with four local vocalists and the Royal Orchestra. The program included Rose Shorey and others in operatic arias Romeo and Juliette La Paloma and weathered encores. Prodigy pianist Salvador Santaella performed 12th Hungarian Rhapsody. The event drew about 300 guests and was praised as a high class, memorable social occasion.
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Laredo
Royal Theatre Auditorium
Judith Beretta Buttron
Alma Allerton Pierce
Royal Orchestra
Rose Shorey
Mesdemes A. C. Hamilton
C. G. Gatewood
A. C. Arnold
Rove Shorey
Epgener
Cachin
Boas Ai Epikndit
Rorjix
Liegzi
Salvador Santaella
Huntington- Woodman
Dudley Buck
J. B. Buttron
Lauren
Evers
Grand Opening of Eduardo Cruz Dry Goods Store in Laredo
Eduardo Cruz opens a modern dry goods emporium in Laredo showing a two story building with plate glass windows and radiant ceiling lighting. The store attracted large crowds. Cruz plans a New York shopping trip next week to stock spring and summer lines.
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Laredo
Texas
Eduardo Cruz
Cruz
New York
Rebels Prepare to Attack Torreon in Major Revolution Battle
Ten thousand rebels mobilized at Jimenez and along the railroad south as General Villa readies to assault Torreon. With fresh forces arriving, rebel strength is 16,000 before the attack, marking the era’s pivotal battle in the Mexican Revolution.
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Associated Press
Jimenez
Mex
Villa
Torreon
Supreme Court rejects Arizona stockholder liability exemption
Washington February 2 The Supreme Court ruled that Arizona law exempting fortunes of stockholders from liabilities for Arizona corporations debts is not effective in all states where corporations do business.
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Arizona
Washington
Supreme Court
Bodies not found after Monroe disaster search
Divers working at the sunken steamer Monroe today failed to locate any bodies of the victims from Thursday morning's disaster. Associated Press reports from Norfolk Virginia quote officials continuing to search the wreck for remains as the effort enters a new phase.
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Associated Press
Norfolk, Va
Monroe
Haiti sieges two rebel leaders amid Gonaives flames
In Gonaives sharp fighting raged between factions loyal to Serna Davidmab Theodore and General Oreste Simon. The city reportedly burned as disturbances spread from the south where revolu tionists were said to be executed by government troops. Local safety committees demanded removal of American and German marines.
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Associated Press
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Gonaives
Serna
Davilmab Theodore
Oreste Simon
Battle near Tetuan leaves hundreds of tribesmen dead
Tetuan Morocco February 2 reports say that several hundred Moroccan tribesmen were killed and wounded in a battle south of the city with Spanish troops on Thursday. Twenty six Spaniards were killed in the clash according to today’s accounts.
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Associated Press
Tetuan
Morocco
Here
Shaw freed by Mexican authorities turns into joke after proceeding on horse conversion charge
Albert Shaw, released by Nuevo Laredo authorities on suspicion of rebel sympathy, faced a preliminary hearing in Webb County on a horse conversion charge. Justice Foster bound him over for the next grand jury in 250 dollars. Bail defaults sent him to jail. Shaw, native of Chile, was identified as not American.
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Albert Shaw
Nuevo Laredo
Webb County
Justice Foster
Shaw
Garrett
United States
Chile
Dr. Rainey Dead At 80 In Austin Institution Leader
Dr. Frank Rainey longtime superintendent of the State Blind Institution for twenty one years died in Austin at age eighty. He led the facility through decades of service and stood as a key figure in Texas care for the visually impaired.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Frank Rainey
Electrical contractors organize in Iowa convention
Waterloo Feb 2 electrical contractors from leading Iowa cities gathered to form a state association. The group plans affiliation with the National Electrical Contractors Association.
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Waterloo
Towa
National Electrical Contractors’ Association
Wilson Declines to State on Literacy Test Immigration
President Wilson regards universal agreement on restricting assisted immigration and will not reveal his position on literacy test provisions of the immigration bill until after consultations with congressional leaders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Prize for first aviator to circle globe in ninety days
San Francisco February 2 A prize of 150000 dollars was hung up by the Panama Pacific exposition for the first aviator to circle the globe in ninety days. The amount may be doubled by individual firms and paid as cash prizes to the winner and backers.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Globe
Henry M. Pindell Declines Russia Ambassadorship
Henry H. W. Pindell of Peoria Illinois declines the ambassador to Russia post after a senate inquiry and unanimous confirmation. He says controversy could lead to misunderstanding abroad. The White House and President accept his declination with regret.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry HW. Pindell
Peoria
Ilinois
Russia
White House
Pindell
Senate
Lable
Candlemas Day Observed in New York Catholic Churches
Observances marked Candlemas Day in all New York Catholic churches with special services. The festival, begun by Pope Gelasius in 492 to honor the presentation of Christ and Mary's purification, is celebrated worldwide on February 2, with candles blessed and carried in processions reflecting Simeon’s words,“A Light to Lighten the Gentiles.”
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New York
Gelasius
Simeon
Christ
Big Cut in Express Rates Spread Across Nation
Washington Feb 2 In line with a recent Interstate Commerce Commission order reduced express rates go into effect today nationwide. Commission experts estimate the overall drop at about seventeen per cent. The order also requires express firms to adopt new regulations for improved service methods.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Notice to Autoists Warned on Speed and Signals In City
Automobile operators are warned to obey the city ordinance on speed at crossings horn signaling and driving rules including street side. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law by the city marshal M Brennan. 127-101. Adv.
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M. Brennan
New England Electrical Workers Union Campaign Formed
The New England District Council of Electrical Workers Unions has undertaken a campaign for the immediate organization of employees of every electric light and power company in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
King of All Laxatives Promises Quick Relief
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York calls Dr Kings New Life Pills the king of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. Each box costs 25 cents and is available at druggists or by mail from H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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Dr. King
Paul Mathulka
Buffalo
N. Y
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Gunning for Votes Is Women's Charge Washington
President Wilson met 300 working women at the White House to urge a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. He declined to promise action, saying as Democratic leader he can only advocate measures the party supports. Some delegates refused to shake hands, and spokeswoman Mrs Glendower Evans claimed encouragement was felt.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Democratic Party
Glendower Evans
London Teachers Strike Ties Up Eighty Schools
London officials report a teachers strike in Hereford county for a minimum yearly salary of 500 dollars, halting operations at eighty schools across the area as of February 2.
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London
Eng
Hereford County
Mayes insists on use of proxies at elimination convention
Lieutenant Governor Mayes announced in Austin that proxies would be recognized at the Fort Worth elimination convention. In a letter to Chairman Walker of the state unification committee Walker said he hoped proxies would not be allowed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Mayes
Fort Worth
Walker
State Unification Committee
Investigation of Labor Troubles Opens With National Meeting
Washington, Feb 2 The Federal Commission on Industrial Relations plans an important meeting this week to gather reports on labor troubles across the country and outline further steps. Government experts will present findings on the Colorado coal strike and the Calumet copper region. The commission, appointed last summer, will tour industrial centers and invite input from labor and capital representatives. It may compel witness attendance and must report to Congress by year’s end with a final report due by August 23, 1915.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Colorado
Calumet
Congress
Minimum wage and hours rule for women workers in Portland
In Portland Oregon the Industrial Welfare Commission set a minimum wage of at least 40 dollars a month and a maximum of 51 work hours per week for women office workers. The ruling affects about two thousand women including stenographers bookkeepers office clerks and cashiers in stores moving picture theaters and other establishments.
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Portland
Ore
Industrial Welfare Commission
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C Iy
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Fred Dowling
A. D. Katz
Chopin
Offenbach
Arnold
Ness
DR. Rainey
Henry M. Pindell
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