San Marcos and Taylor Racing Teams Set to Visit Laredo
A Monday Daily note says the San Marcos Reel Racing Team arrives February 20 and stays through February 23, seeking Ursuline Convent gym quarters again. Captain Evens of the Taylor Racing Team says they reach Laredo February 21 and depart February 23, with about ten top racing teams expected for February 22 reel races.
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San Marcos
Laredo
Remy
San Marcos Fire Department
Ursuline
Evens
Taylor Racing Team
Election of a Fire Queen in Laredo Fire Department
The vote for a young woman to be fire queen runs Feb 22 1916 to Feb 22 1917. Votes after Feb 12 come only from cash purchases and must be placed in four ballot boxes at Richter s Cruz s Moser s and City Drug Store. Counts occur Wednesday and Saturday mornings with final tallies starting at 10 pm next Monday.
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Laredo
Richter
Cruz
Moser’s
City Drug Store
Heights Chemical Co. Set for Evening Meeting
Heights Chemical Co. No. 1 members meet at their Market Street fire station this evening to discuss business and approve uniforms for the February 22 grand street parade. A sponsor will be named to represent Heights Chemical in reel races and serve as a maid in the fire queen's court.
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Market Street
Heights Chemical Co. No. 1
Grand Street
Coats Recovered After Hall Theft Suspects Nabbed
Police report that two men were found on Martin Plaza wearing coats stolen from J A Applewhite's hall. They were jailed and the coats were recovered as officers continue to investigate how the theft occurred.
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J. A. Applewhite
Brennan
Marshal Salinas
Martin Plaza
Social Calendar Adorns Laredo Week Ahead
Mrs R K Mims hosts bridge Monday afternoon and civic groups meet at Laredo Library and E P hall. Choral Club rehearses, Sunbeam Band at Baptist church, and Tuesday Music and Literary Club convenes with Mrs Davis. Several social events, visits, and club meetings fill the week with entertainments and gatherings.
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R. K. Mims
Bridge
Civic Department
the Woman's Club
Laredo
Sunbeam
the Baptist Church
J. H. Davis
Char Hunt Luncheon and Infatuation teems with spring decor
Miss Edna Brown and Miss Theodora Guilette hosted a Saturday luncheon praising Miss Oberfeldt with Killarney roses and Chinese lilies. Guests included the bridal party and Mrs Hassell. Fort McIntosh semi monthly hop featured General Evans and many officers with punch and sandwiches.
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Edna Brown
Theodora Guilette
Oberfeldt
Killarney
Miss Oberfeldt
Hassell
Mrs. Oberfeldt
John Alexander MacDonald
John Tucker Hassell
W. 8. Oberfeldt
Misses Oberfeldt
Marguerite Nelson
Mary James
Fort McIntosh
Ninth Infantry
R. K. Evans
R. A. Brown
Alonzo Gray
Sirmyer
Rucker
Olive Gray
Alice Gray
Clarissa Ryan
Evelyn Bailey
Dorothy Smith
Hale
Louise Muller
Myrtle Mackin
Etta Thaison
Mary Sames
Bess Goldman
Lucile Murphy
H. W. Johnston
C. M. Fish
J. B. DaCamara
Lietenants Stevens
Tucker
Evans
Zundell
Bishop
Herr
Baker and Bell
Messrs
Ed. Cluck
Henry Crumpler
Percy Winch
Edgar Garlick
Gerald Sielski
Jack Lobdell
Robert Ennis
Punch and
Sanwiches
Impossible Tasks and Everyday Follies in Brooklyn Eagle
A humorous list remarks on things the author claims never to try, from convincing a wife about hats to unscrewing a toy from a glass jar. The Brooklyn Eagle framing adds a playful critique of impractical feats and social pretenses.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Villa Cornered Near Santa Clara Canyon
Associated Press reports from Juarez that Gen. Francisco Villa with 25 men is on the defensive in Nedris canyon near Santa Clara ranch as enemies close in, according to official dispatches.
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el Paso
Texas
Praihcisco Villa
Nedris Canyon
Santa Clara Ranch
Juarez
Officers Ordered Court Martial Over Mexican Border Crossing
Washington Feb 7 Lieutenant Mort Peyton Peyton and Waldron who recently led a detachment of American troops into Mexico to rescue two soldiers have been ordered court martialed by General Funston. They will be charged with crossing the Mexican border in violation of orders.
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Washington
Mort
Peyton
Waldron
Mexico
Funston
Federal League suit against baseball dismissed
Chicago Feb 7 The Federal league suit filed a year ago under the anti trust act against organized baseball was dismissed today in federal court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal League
Secretary Lansing Says Wilson Has Not Approved Treaty Amendments
Washington July 7 Secretary Lansing told Colombian minister Julio Betancourt that President Wilson had not yet approved the amendments to the Colombian treaty, to which Beaumont objected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
Julio Betancourt
Wilson
Bbaumont
Choral Club Offers Classics and Cadence at Curtain Premiere
Mrs R Smith Finch Tootsie and Mr J W Kenney head a Choral Club program featuring classical pieces Dance of the Hours from Gloconda and Come Where the Lillies Bloom plus Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny. The Ladies Choral Club and an Ensemble of Sixty Voices perform The Stars and Stripes Forever as a special curtain designed by the Choral Club and painted by a Royal Opera House artist.
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Finch
Tootsie
J. W. Kenney
Richter
Buenz
Burr
Windisch
Austin
Burnett
Dannelly and Winch
Choral Club
Royal Opera House
Mayor offers prize to child for vacant lot garden
Oklahoma City mayor Overholser announced a contest promising a five passenger automobile to the child under 15 who makes the greatest net profit on a vacant lot garden next summer. The plan invites youth to transform unused property into productive space while competing for the prize.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Overholser
War Direction to Shift as Kitchener May Quit Office
London reports changes in war leadership with Kitchener possibly resigning and Sir William Robertson set to assume active direction while a reliable civilian becomes secretary of war. Reports note fierce artillery fighting in La Basse and south of the Somme, with friction rising between Roumania and the Central powers per German and Allied sources.
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London
William Robertson
British War Department
Associated Press
Daily Sketch
Kitchener
la Basse
Somme
Roumania
Secretary Lansing says no new demands in Lusitania case
Secretary Lansing denied new German demands in the Lusitania negotiations while Germany said reprisals would target only enemy ships. Senator Stone, after talks with officials, called the case practically settled but declined to elaborate. Lansing planned to confer with President Wilson, as Berlin suggested Zimmerman’s remarks may have misrepresented the talks.
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Washington
Lansing
Germany
Lusitania
Zimmerman
Berlin
Senator Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Train Collision Kills Four Stockmen Near Dunlap
Four stockmen died today in a rear-end collision near Dunlap, Towa. They were riding in the rear car of a stock train when the wreck occurred, authorities reported.
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Associated Press
Council Biaffa
Towa
Dunlap
Convicted Terre Haute Officials Released After Serving Sentences
Leavenworth Feb 7 Edward Holler Alexander Aczell Charles Houghton Joseph O Mara and George Leven former Terre Haute city officials convicted of election conspiracies were released today having served their full sentences.
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Associated Press
Leavenworth
Kan
Edward Holler
Alexander Aczell
Charles Houghton
Joseph O'Mara
George Leven
Terre Haute
Ind
Evangelists Ham Ramsay Hearing Postponed Indefinitely
Corpus Christi Texas February 7 The hearing of Revs B J Ham and B 8 Ramsay evangelists in court to be questioned about where they obtained their information on charges of immortality and laxness in enforcing the laws was indefinitely postponed.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
B. J. Ham
Ramsay
Williams vs Herman Bantamweight World Title Bout
New Orleans Louisiana February 7 The bantamweight world title and a rich purse hinge on the outcome of the Williams vs Herman bout Williams the reigning champion is Baltimore born Dane Herman from New Orleans Italian grit has fought 20 rounds many times The previous meeting was a no decision and short Both fighters have shown improvement since then Jack McGuigan of Philadelphia will referee the bout tonight
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New Orleans
Kid Williams
Baltimore
Pete Herman
Williams
Bat Nelson
Herman
Jack McGuigan
Philadelphia
Lumberman Edwards Faces Mann Act Trial in Chicago
T William R Edwards a wealthy lumberman from St Paul will be tried today in the United States District Court before Judge Kenisaw M Landis on the whites slave indictment returned about two years ago. Edwards is charged with transporting Ada M Cox from Chicago to St Paul.
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Chicago
William R. Edwards
St. Paul
United States District Court
Kenisaw M. Landis
Edwards
Ada M. Cox
Plea Filed After Waco Street Murders
The San Antonio Express quotes a plea of not guilty in a Waco street homicide case. The victim and alleged shooter were strangers to Waco, meeting by chance in the city and triggering a fatal confrontation. The Waco News reports the events and legal stance.
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Waco
San Antonio Express
Waco News
Uniform Registration of Doctors Urged
Delegates from state boards of registry in medicine meet in Chicago with the Board of National Medical Examiners and the Council of Medical Education to push a nationwide standard for medical registration. The aim is to allow physicians to practice anywhere and curb quacks by recognizing a National Board certificate and securing uniform registration laws nationwide.
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Chicago
Feb. T
Board of National Medical Examiners
Council of Medical Education
State Board
Three Chamberlains Tablets Provide Bilious Attack Relief
The observed bilious attack includes severe headache coated tongue food loathing and constipation. Relief is promised by taking three Chamberlains Tablets, noted as prompt and effective and available everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Mississippi Flood Threatens Little Rock and Arkansas City
Twenty five hundred workers battle a 66 foot Mississippi River flood stage in front of a small village as levees near their tops. The situation at Little Rock and Arkansas City grows dire with crumbling embankments risking citywide inundation.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas City
Stoppped Mail Carriers in Seward Report Frigid Backlog
Seward Alaska February reports note mail carriers returning from the far north saying temperatures fell to 71 below zero a few days earlier making trips impossible. The extreme cold delayed deliveries and disrupted routine routes as crews endured the bitter cold.
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Associated Press
Seward
Alaska
Feb. T
Far North
Teiper Charged With Murder In Highwaymen Incident
Buffalo news reports John Edward Teiper charged with murder in the first degree for allegedly killing his mother January 30 during a hold up on the Teiper automobile. Three persons were shot and valuables taken by suspected highwaymen. Bail was denied.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
John Edward Teiper
Teiper
Midvale Steel Buys Cambria Steel in Major Merger
Philadelphia February 7 Midvale Steel and Ore Company has acquired control of Cambria Steel Company in a significant transfer of major interests.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Midvale Steel and Ore Company
Cambria Steel Company
Canners Open National Convention in Louisville
The National Canners' Association began its annual convention in Louisville Kentucky with nearly 56000 canners from the middle west in attendance. The Wisconsin delegation is bidding to host the 1917 convention in Milwaukee.
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Louisville
Canners’ Asociation
Middle-West
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Left Handed Forgery Case On Trial In Oakland
Hearing begins today in the left handed forgery case in Oakland California as D D Griffiths ex Southern Pacific engineer sues Central National Bank for money paid on checks he claims were forged by his housekeeper during a period his right arm was paralyzed and he signed with his left hand۔ If successful he plans to sue other banks for similar alleged forgeries stressing his health decline from railroad work and illness during the period.
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Oakland
Salif
D. D. Griffiths
Southern Pacific Company
Central National Bank
Griffiths
Cedeks
Mr. M. M. Trevisio Ends Ties With Firm
Public notice states that since Jan 1 1916 Mr M M Trevisio is no longer connected with this firm having left to pursue personal affairs and will establish his own business. Cia Ferretera del Rio Bravo. 2 4-12t.
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M. M. Trevisio
CIA
Ferretera del Rio Bravo
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J. U. G. Club
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May Netzer
Entre Nous
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Spirit of
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Villa
J. R. Moore
Spirit of Storm
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M. P. Cullinan
Ladies of Choral Club
Cadman
Oley
Lieutenant Moore
Mrs. Moore
Denike
Garnsey
Nelson and Brown
Lobdell
Buttron
Brewster
Monahan
the Ladies Choral Club
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Sousa
Horlick
BIG Steel
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