Felicistas and Carrancistas clash near Villaldama Lampazos
United States envoy Fletcher faces danger as revolutionists clash again on Sunday between Villaldama and Lampazos. Carrancistas lose men while Felicistas incur no fatalities. Ambassadors party to cross Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City aboard a convoyed special train.
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Laredo
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Felicistas
Carrancistas
Villaldama
Lampazos
Monterey
United States
Fletcher
Carranza
Washington Birthday Celebration Program Outlined
Committees report readiness for the Washington Birthday Celebration with a detailed program booklet featuring life floats, parade schedules, and a list of organizers. Events run Tuesday to Thursday with street decorations, Wortham Shows, an All Star U S Army vs All Star Laredo baseball game, and band concerts across city plazas.
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Washington
Wortham
U. S. Army
Laredo
Army
U. S. Int
U. S. Cav
8Rd Field Artillery
All Star
U.S
Pington
Heights
Caliche Park
Society Notices Preview Social Calendar Events
Mrs V Editor plet and Oberfeldt host a Bridge Ten at 1104 Salinas Ave at 2 30. Mrs Rawson Warren of Fort Mcintosh hosts a 3 pm bridge party. Junior Auxiliary and Womens Missionary Society plan meetings at 4 pm. Dinner Dance at Ninth Infantry Club. Wednesday features Auction Bridge Club at 3 30 and a dance at the Post Gymnasium with General and Mrs Ruckman.
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W. T. Davidson
Salinas Ave
Rawson Warren
Fort Mcintosh
Christ Church
C. W. Cook
Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ninth Infantry Club
W. T. Hill
Auction Bridge Club
C. A. Baker
Texas City
Love and the stormy dawn of life in Webb County
A fragmentary Texas newspaper notice describes a court execution in Webb County dated January 5 1917 by Justice of the Peace Juan V Benavides for 123 75 dollars and costs. It also previews a Webb County stockholders meeting and a Texas Mexican line excursion fares from Corpus Christi to Robstown and other towns for February 20 22 with travel plans, plus community notices on local events schools clubs and upcoming parades concerts and sports in Laredo and nearby areas including military reviews and public meetings.
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Texas
Webb
Justice's Court
Webb County
Juan V. Benavides
Board of Directors
Fin Lakedo
Corpus Christi
Robstown
Banquete
Gravis
Noreda
Norway
Realtos
Bruni
Laurel
Villegas
Pescadito
Rio Grande & Eagle Pass By Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice of annual stockholders meeting for Rio Grande and Eagle Pass By held at the company offices in Laredo Texas on Thursday March 1 1917 at 3 p m to elect a board of directors and to transact other business at the same location and date. Secretary C Biggio Laredo Texas January 1917. 130 30t
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The
Rio Grande & Eagle Passe By
Laredo
Texas
Unpleasant Memory: British Subject Fireman Named George Washington
A Denison Herald item notes that American whistle blower George Washington, the Black fireman killed when the British steamer Turino sank after a German submarine attack, was actually a British subject. It questions how Britain could assume guardianship of a man with such a name and memories.
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George Washington
Turino
Denison Herald
Diet and remedies for constipation in old advice column
The article notes that cheese tea and boiled milk tend to slow bowel movements while raw fruits especially apples and bananas as well as graham and whole wheat bread promote movement. It advises taking one or two Chamberlain's Tablets after supper for badly constipated bowels.
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities.
Advertisement states access to daily opportunities in THE TIMES with a subscription at 60 cents per month.
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the Times
Local club dinner marks sixth anniversary at Bender Hotel
D.J. Putman, Jimmy Reeves, Gorham Woods, Jack King, Henry Woods and Louis Burr attended a B. R. D. A. Club dinner at the Bender Hotel celebrating the organization’s sixth anniversary. The elegant gold and white decor featured white carnations and Franklin ferns with electric candelabra and carnation place cards. An eight course meal was served, hosted by Mesdames B. F. Pefia, Samuel Alexander, William Henry, and several Misses, with numerous guests listed including Humberto Rodriguez and Ignacio Saldafia among others.
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B. R. D. A. Club
Bender
Mesdames B. F. Pefia
Samuel Alexander
William Henry
Maria Flores
Blasa Flores
Amalia Garcia
Francisca Garcia
Elisa Guerra
Hortensia Guerra
Maria Juarez
Tomasa Guerra
Refugio Zufiga
Lucia Zufiiga
Messrs
Humberto Rodriguez
Ignacio Saldafia
Eduardo de Lachica
B. M. Alexander
Ramiro Ramirez
S. M. Zambrano
Alcala Flores
Arnulfo Botello
Erasmo Flores
E. F. Pefia
S. Alexander
Raul Guerra
Personal Notes From San Antonio Gatherings
PERSONALS Roy Campbell of San Antonio is in the city. Rafael D. Gonzalez of the Campa na store left at noon today for St. Louis to purchase goods for his store. BENDER names include Leslie Payne from San Antonio M C de la Fuente from El Paso L Ruderman from Brooklyn N Y and others across Texas Mexico and New York with San Antonio repeatedly listed among destinations and origins.
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Roy Campbell
San Antonio
Rafael D. Gonzalez
Campana
St. Louis
Bender
Leslie Payne
M. C. de la Fuente
el Paso
L. Ruderman
Brooklyn
N. Y
G Garcia
Saltillo
Mex
E. G. Schaufer
Geo. R. Tingle
M. T. Miller
J. J. Summers
Cleb
A. la Rose
B. B. Humphrey Jr
Jim Flynn to Box Jack Dempsey in Murray Show
The Murray boxing club arranged a fifteen round bout between Jim Flynn of Pueblo and local heavyweight Jack Dempsey as the main attraction, to replace the Carl Morris Jack Dempsey match canceled due to Morris’s illness.
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Jim Flynn
Jack Dempsey
Onan
Durfee
Stone, Penn
Dennys
C. Biggio
T. A. Austin
DeWolf
Lee
Slocum
Freer
Dunbar
Wood
Man
Halstead
E. Austin
Ra Mowry
Mylex
Salt Lake City
Pueblo
Carl Morris
Morris
Passenger traffic suspended as troops moved to Juarez
All passenger service on the Mexican Central railroad between Juarez and Chihuahua City was halted to use equipment for moving troops toward Juarez and Casas Grandes to counter Villa forces. Troops were expected to advance overland toward Palomas. In Mexico City a warehouse fire killed at least ten and injured many when dynamite and gun cartridges exploded.
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Associated Presa
Juarez
Mex
Mexican Central Railroad
Here
Chihuahua City
Casas Grandes
Villa
Palomas
Mexico City
U.S. Planes Track Villa Movements Near Palomas
Columbus New Mexico February 13 United States aeroplanes are tracking Villa movements near Palomas. We learn a gunfight occurred injuring Major General o tillo and killing one hundred? plus the Anchor.
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Columbus
N. M
United States
Villa
Palomas
Maton
O Tillo
Master Painters Seek Higher Prices At Convention
New Haven Conn Feb 13 With labor and materials costs rising members of the International Association of Master House Painters and Decorators warn prices must advance to avoid losses. Nearly 1000 members and visitors from the United States and Canada attend the opening of the annual convention.
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New Haven
Conn
International Assocition
Association
Ceer
United States
Canada
Americans Recount Berlin Food Struggles After Berlin Trip
Berne Switzerland February 13 Americans arriving from Berlin with Ambassador Gerard say they escaped deeper food problems. Meat is scarce and rationed by half-pound weekly cards. Rich pay high prices for poultry or fish while the poor survive mainly on bread.
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Berne
Switzerland
Berlin
Gerard
Gerards Likely Departure Tonight for Paris Mission
Berne reports Gerard plans to depart tonight for Paris with the embassy and staff, signaling a possible shift in diplomatic duties amid ongoing European affairs.
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Paris
Berne
Gerard
U.S. Faces German Request on Prusso American Treaty
Washington on February 13 reports Germany asked via the Swiss minister that the United States reaffirm the Prusso American treaty. President Wilson is likely to frown on the move as he weighs questions about a neutrals conference, arming merchant ships, Austria’s status, and Carranza’s food embargo proposal.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Aame
Gerard
Berlin
Wilson
Austria
Carranza
Berlin Press Claims Wilson Behind German Blockade Break
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung reports President Wilson aims to break the German blockade and that the American government must answer for actions. The paper notes the vessel departure announcement stirred a pronounced sensation in Berlin.
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Onceo Pilchantmen
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Wilson
Milliners Adopt Fifth Season With Chinese Piennies Decor
Sioux City milliners expand fashion season using hundreds of Chinese coins to decorate designs as war profits rise. Celestial coins, once eight cents, now cost $1.50 per hundred. Sioux City market adapts to inflation and tastes. Chicago bowler Mrs Gertrude Dornglaser, world’s only female bowling professor, trains a large class of amateur shooters and urges women to pursue bowling as a livelihood and profession. She sees bowling as ideal for women, offering fun and sport without excessive exertion.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Paris
New York
Gertrude Dornglaser
Chicago
Illinois
Teachin
International polo in prospect for summer series
New York Feb 13 Despite wartime strain polo enthusiasts may see an international series this summer plans discussed at the Polo Association of America meeting indicate a visiting Argentina team is ready to tour the United States if arrangements are made and Spain may also visit.
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New York
Polo Association of America
Argentina
United States
Spain
United States Offers Weapons to Cuban Government
Havana reports official announcement that the United States will supply 6,000 rifles and 5,000,000 cartridges to the Cuban government. An engagement occurred in Matanzas between government troops and rebels, signaling intensified tensions in the island conflict.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
United States
Matanzas
Michigan Hardware Men Open State Convention in Detroit
About one thousand Michigan retail hardware dealers gathered in Detroit for the opening of the annual convention of the Michigan State Hardware Association. The sessions will run through the rest of the week.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Minnesota Crop Improvement Seeks 1917 Seed Outlook
In Fairmont Minnesota the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association reviews the 1917 seed situation at its annual convention. The gathering reports that good seed stocks are expected as the session proceeds and continues in progress.
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Fairmont
Minn
Minnesota
Minesota Crop Improvement Association
German unions officials drafted to colors in Switzerland report
London February 13 Reuters dispatch from Berne says German authorities have suddenly called to the colors all officials of trades unions and socialist organizations. These officials, aggregating 10,000, had previously been exempt from military service.
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London
Reuter
Berne
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
An old time remedy promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a soothing healing cough and cold remedy with pine balsams and mild laxatives. It claims relief for winter colds croup grippe and bronchial affections and urges readers to keep a bottle on hand at 50 cents.
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Dr. King
Or His Wish Bone
A Houston woman suggests men should wear scanty clothing to improve health and avoid colds. The Houston Post notes this may be true but doubts men would risk pneumonia or tuberculosis to reveal their joints to a horror stricken world.
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Houston
Houston Post
Fire devastates Piraeus amid munitions factory blaze
A large section of Piraeus burned as a fire raged through the city. The blaze began at a munitions factory and, according to a Reuters despatch, remained uncontrolled at the time of reporting, with heavy loss of life feared.
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London
Piraeus
Pikes Peak Highway Extension Plans Considered at Convention
Plans to extend the Pikes Peak highway from Philadelphia to Washington and New York and New England, and from Salt Lake City to the Pacific coast, will be discussed at the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway Association convention in St. Joseph. Delegates from many states attended the two day session beginning today.
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St. Joseph
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
New England
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Pikes Peak Ocean To Ocean Highway Association
Russians Repulsed Twice Near Sereth River
Berlin reports two Russian attacks yesterday on the upper Sereth river were repulsed by the war office. No details on casualties or forces are provided. The brief dispatch confirms ongoing hostilities on the front with the Sereth region cited as the focal point.
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Berlin
Sereth
War Office
British forces reach Tigris line west of Kut el Amara
London reports an official line across the Tigris bed west of Kut el Amara hemming in the Turkish forces. The development marks a significant shift on the campaign, with British troops tightening encirclement and preparing further operations along the river.
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London
Tigris
Kut-el- Amara
Winter Ailments in Children and Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey
Winter brings colds to children with fever sore throat and coughs. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey is advertised as a remedy to loosen phlegm relieve congested lungs and stop the cough. It is promoted for croup whooping cough and bronchial troubles and sold at druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. Bell
Bank teller Horace Weimer injures hand in handgun mishap
Horace Weimer of the Redo National Bank is confined to his room nursing his left hand after a pistol discharged while he cleaned it amid preparedness plans. The bullet passed through a finger and wounded two others. He will take a vacation until healed.
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Horace Weimer
Laredo National Bank
King
Horace
Families of Austrian embassy officials plan U S departure
Washington February 13 members of families of officials at the Austro Hungarian embassy have arranged to leave the United States with Ambassador Bernstorff. The move is seen as significant given the unsettled state of relations with Austria Hungary.
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Washington
United States
Bernstorff
American Fireman Wounded at Sea
Queenstown report says three American firemen aboard the British steamer Saxonian were attacked last Wednesday with James Weigard wounded by a shell splinter and hospitalized in Queenstown.
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Queenstown
James Weigard
Afric Sunk Reported by White Star Line
The White Star line reports that the steam ship Afric has been sunk after last leaving Cape Town. The vessel’s fate is uncertain and no further details are provided.
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New York
White Star Line
Afric
Cape Town
Fragmentary Report Notes Field Reports Proceeding
A fragment notes that tert participants who moved over the North Western field will compile reports, with reference to Finnans Laredo wheat and good seed, noted as scarce and needing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itro
Laredo
Progressives Plan South Conference for 1920 Race
Atlanta voters await a conference of Progressive party leaders to map a South wide strategy for the 1920 presidential campaign. Delegates from states east of the Mississippi and south of the Mason Dixon line are expected to attend the meeting in this city tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Progressive Party
Mississippi
Mason and
Rats Fall Victims of H C L Campaign
Boston officials launched a rat extermination drive after estimates that food destroyed by rats raises living costs by about a million dollars annually. The campaign began by proclamation at Mayor Curley’s request, organized by the Women’s Municipal League.
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Boston
Mass
Women’s Municipal League
Curley
New Law Firm Opens In Laredo By Chapin And Brown
Judge D B Chapin and Mr Geo P Brown, two Texas lawyers known along the Rio Grande, have moved to Laredo and opened offices in the Bertani building. They arrived Sunday and are fixing up offices while Brown’s family has joined them and Chapin’s family will follow later. The Times extends a hearty welcome to the new firm.
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D. B. Chapin
Geo. P. Brown
Texas
Rio Grande
Laredo
Bertani
Mr. Brown
Judge Chapin
Times
Notice to Cowboys Parade welcomes riders to La redo
Cowboys are invited to come to Laredo for the February 22 celebration parade. Horses will be cared for and fed free of charge and equipment looked after at W. T. Hill’s corral with attendants. Report to M. G. Delling or any aids, Grand Marshal of Parade. 27-10t.
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Laredo
W. T. Hill
M. G. Delling
African ship sunk and crew lands reported
Africa reports December 8 destination unknown. London confirms on February 13 that the Afric was sunk and part of her crew landed. The Norwegian motor vessel West was also sunk.
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London
Lloyds
Afric
West
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