Exaggerated talk on Empire Well gusher prompts expert caution
Friday's Daily cites an expert from Benavides who arrived in Laredo to debunk claims that the Empire well near Benavides spouted oil eighty feet into the air. He notes mud and water with slight oil indications, and criticizes smoking at the site, saying real oil outflow would be announced calmly to avoid misleading investors and crowds.
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Benavides Oil
Empire
Empire Well
Benavides
Laredo
Loyalty Day Rally Set for Webb County on Sunday
The community observes Allegiance Day on February 22 at 3 30 p m in Hils Hall to honor war service and pledge loyalty. Families of Webb County soldiers who died will receive French Certificates of Honor in person, with songs, addresses, and music by the 87th Infantry Band led by Mrs A G Macdonald.
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Webb County
Hils Hall
A. G. Macdonald
87Th Infantry Band
A. F. Beddoe
Juan Macias
Royal Orchestra
William Thomas Neblett, Jr
Sunny
South
37Th Infantry Band
F. A. Matthes
Flanders Field
Bergen
Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald
Genevieve Camp
Col. B. B. Buck
R. L. Bobbitt
Laredo Market News Service Will Be Reinstated
The U S Bureau of Markets will place a market news representative in Laredo around early April to issue daily onion market reports. The Chamber of Commerce of Laredo agrees to cooperate and cover some expenses, with growers urged to promptly reimburse as arranged.
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U. S. Bureau of Markets
Mally
Texas
Laredo
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce of Laredo
C. W. Kitchen
Chamber of Commerce
Saturday Evening Dance at Roof Garden Announced
The Soldiers Club in Laredo operated by the soldier boys of the district invites the public to a Saturday night dance on the roof garden at Farragut street and Convent Avenue. Managed by Robert K. Mising, the club seeks ongoing local support to ensure soldiers’ pleasant stay in Laredo.
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Soldiers Club
Soldier Boys
Laredo
War Camp
Farragut Street
Convent Avenue
Robert K. Mising
Spring Advice Encourages Laredo Beautification
The Laredo Times urges residents to beautify homes and clear weeds to inspire a community-wide “Beautiful Laredo” movement. The piece recalls a 30 year-old letter praising Laredo and notes the enduring faith in the city as locals build fine dwellings and businesses. It highlights W. H. Mims & Company offering insurance since 1889 with Mr. Westbrook available for information.
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Laredo
Westbrook
Laredo Social Notices Highlight Weekend Activities
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt reports the Blue Birds meet Mrs A Poggenpohl at 4 PM Saturday. Laredo High and Holding Institute girls play a 8:30 AM basketball on the High School court.Several locals return from trips to San Antonio Browns ville Victoria and Mexico. Church and club events fill the week with meetings at Presbyterian and Christian churches plus W M U circles and Home Nursing classes. A Nuevo Laredo benefit performance is planned for February 24 at Strand Theater to aid the Catholic church building fund. Fort McIntosh hosts a dance tonight.
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Blue Birds
A. Poggenpohl
Laredo High School
Holding Institute
Nuevo Laredo
Strand Theater
Los Angeles Woman Credits Tanlac Cure for Health Revival
Mrs M Parker of 423 Mast Third St Los Angeles says a years long stomach illness plus rheumatism vanished after using Tanlac She spent thousands on medicines before discovering relief with four bottles Now she handles housework again her appetite sleeps well and pain vanished All druggists sell Tanlac
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Tanlae
Whiskey shipment theft sparks Laredo customs probe
The Times reports charges against five Nuevo Laredo guards after only half of a 600-barrel whiskey shipment was recorded at the customshouse. Investigators say 111,180 pesos are missing, prompting arrests and an official inquiry led by Customs Collector Juan M. Garcia.
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Nuevo Laredo
Juan M. Garcia
Piedras Negras
John Barleycorn
United States
Laredo
Rio Grande
Times
Selecting a Cough Remedy Best for Children
For the Children. Too much care cannot be exercised in selecting a cough medicine for children. It should be pleasant to take, contain no harmful drug and most effective in curing their coughs and colds. Long experience has shown that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets these conditions. It is a favorite with many mothers.
Fort McIntosh Service Club Dance Invites Townspeople
The service club at Fort McIntosh invites townspeople to a dance with refreshments and attractions. An army bus will pick up at City Drug Store at 8 o clock and return attendees. Mrs Cuff will accompany the young people, and organizers hope the young ladies attend.
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Fort McIntosh
Army
Labor unions begin drive against redrafted railroad bill
Organized labor led by the American Federation of Labor and railroad brotherhoods launches a campaign in Congress to defeat the redrafted railroad reorganization bill. The plan targets the House and Senate, with a potential push to seek a presidential veto if defeated.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Congress
House
Senate
Wilson
Admiral Peary Dead at 64 in Washington Home
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary died today at his Washington home from pernicious enemies. He was 64, entered the navy as a civil engineer in 1881, and led seven Arctic expeditions before his successful 1909 pole ascent. The death occurred amid public controversy over Dr. Frederick Cook's claims.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rebt
BE. Peary
Admiral Peary
Navy
Arctic
Pole
Frederick Cook
Star sprinters slated for New York Athletic Club indoor games
In New York on February 20 a premier sprint field will contest a special indoor race at the New York Athletic Club events tomorrow night at the 22nd Regiment Armory. Entries include Billy Hayes Notre Dame national 100 yard champion Loren Nutchison New York A C national 60 yard champion Johnson Michigan Western Conference champ Eddie Teacher Harvard former intercollegiate champion Walter Conway Morningside A C metropolitan champion Roy Morse Salem Crescent A C former national champion Bob LeGendre Georgetown pentathlon champ and Bernie Weters Je son of the old speed king.
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New York
New York Athletic Club
22Nd Regiment Armory
Billy Hayes
Notre Dame
Loren Nutchison
New York A. C
Johnson
Michigan
Eddie Teacher
Harvard
Walter Conway
Morningside A. C
Roy Morse
Salem-Crescent A. C
Bob LeGendre
Georgetown
Bernie Weters
War Echoes One Year Ago February Peace Conference Deferred
One year ago today in the war, the Peace Conference deferred its sessions due to the shooting of Premier Clemenceau. General Pershing cabled denial of bad camp conditions or high death rate at Brest.
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Clemenceau
Gen. Pershing
Brest
Mexican mine boss freed by bandits after ransom demand
Associated Press reports Wilson Welsh Adams, American mine superintendent, released by bandits who kidnapped him at the Providencia mine in Mexico. He arrived in Saltillo via telegram to employer American Metal Company. Bandits had asked 25000 dollars. no word on payment or military release.
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American Metal Company
Saltillo
Wilson Welsh Adams
la Providencia
Associated Press
New York
Providencia
Mexico
Bandits Rob Bank in Aubrey Texas Heist
Fort Worth reports bandits blew the safe in the Aubrey bank last night and escaped with a large sum in cash and securities. The prior night robbers hit the Rhome bank nearby, stealing several thousand dollars in Liberty bonds.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Aubrey
Here
Senate panel backs bill to ban sale of former German liners
Washington February 20 The senate commerce committee approved a bill to prohibit the sale of thirty former German passenger liners. The measure allows future provisions by Congress for exceptions or uses of the ships.
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Associated Press
Washinton
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Bolsheviki Capture Archangel End Of The Dvina Line
London reports Bolsheviki forces captured Archangel on the White Sea. Whites abandoned the town and joined Bolsheviks. Red forces were reportedly 30 miles south of Archangel on February 18. Paris notes Lloyd George backs opening peace talks with Russia via Bolshevik envoy Litvinoff, with Italian Premier Nitti's support. Millerand recalled to London over the proposal.
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Associated Press
London
Archangel
White Sea
Moscow
British War Office
North
Russia
Dvina
Paris
Lloyd George
Maxim Litvinoff
Copenhagen
Nitti
Italy
Reho de Paris
Millerand
New York G.O.P. Urges Immediate Ratification With Reservations
The New York Republican convention adopted a platform today calling for immediate ratification of the peace treaty with Senate reservations. It demands the United States retain the right to withdraw from the League of Nations on proper notice and opposes Article X in its present form while asserting protection for the Monroe Doctrine.
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Associated Press
New York
Senate
United States
League of Nations
Styte Republican Convention
Universal Military Training Approved by House Panel
Washington February 20 The House Military Committee approved the principle of universal military training as part of the nation s future military policy by a vote YA.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Washington's Birthday Proclamation Sets Feb 25 as Bull Day
Governor Hobby designated February 25 as a legal bull day in observance of Washington's Birthday in Austin Texas announced February 20. The proclamation marks the holiday with official recognition and expected public observance.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hobby
Washington
Centenary of Elisha Kane Birth Marked Today
Today marks the birth centenary of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane. Other events include Cuba commemorating the 25th anniversary of its insurrection and France enforcing new rules restricting wheat flour based baking. The National Motor Boat Show opens for a week in New York City's Grand Central Palace, while Winnipeg hosts the Western Canada Ice Cream Manufacturers Association annual convention.
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Elisha Kent Kane
Cuba
Republi
France
Grand Central Palace
New York City
Winnipeg
Western Canada Ice Cream Mauufacturers’ Association
Anniversaries marked from 1810 to 1919 events
A list of notable anniversaries recounts events from 1810 Andreas Hofer execution to 1919 Habibullah Khan’s assassination. Included are Lahore’s citadel seizure ending Sikh war in 1846, 1870 Commodore Champlin’s death, Leo XIII’s election in 1878, 1893 W N Roach senate pick, 1895 anti Jesuit laws repeal, 1901 Hawaii territorial legislature start, and 1901 Honolulu sessions.
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Hugh Gough
Lahore
Stephen Champlin
Perry
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Kingston
R. 1
Cardinal Pecci
Leo XVII
W. N. Roach
United States
North Dakota
Germany
Hawaii
Honolulu
Habibullah Khan, Ameer
Affghanistan
Steamer Da nube Hit Mine Off Cape Ramili
Paris reports the steamer Da nube struck a mine in the Black Sea fifteen miles off Cape Ramili near the European shore at the Bosphorus entrance. Thirteen persons on board were killed, and the vessel reached Constantinople.
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Paris
Black Sea
Cape Ramili
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Field Exercises at Post Begin Tomorrow Morning
Hundreds of Laredo residents and visitors will travel to Fort McIntosh tomorrow morning and again tomorrow afternoon for field day activities in observance of Washington's Birthday Anniversary. The Times published the event program by request, and strong interest is expected as a large crowd gathers to see the various features. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Laredo
Fort McIntosh
Washington’s
Times
Typhus Ravages Eastern Galicia Rumors Warners
A Moscow wireless despatch quoted Smolensk advices reporting typhus raging in eastern Galicia. Some villages faced such violent outbreaks that inhabitants were annihilated.
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London
Galicia
Moscow
Smolensk
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times by the Telephone Co. forecast unsettled weather tonight and Saturday with probable rain. Colder tonight.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Times
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh Weather Today Forecast
Observations for the 24 hours ending at 7 am show a max temperature of 79 degrees and a min of 53 degrees. Winds are from the south with clear skies.
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Fort McIntosh
Sessue Hayakawa to appear at the Royal Theater today
The Japanese film star Sessue Hayakawa will show his masterpiece The Beggar Prince at the Royal Theater this afternoon and tonight. He is acclaimed as a leading silent drama actor with a world wide following and strong admirer base.
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Sessue Hayakawa
Royal Today
Royal Theater
Hayakawa
Chronic Constipation Treated With Gentle Laxatives
Chronic constipation sufferers often rely on mineral waters and strong cathartics that deplete fluids and worsen the condition. A mild laxative tonic such as Chamberlain's Tablets yields a gentle, hardly noticeable bowel movement and is less likely to cause a rebound constipation.
Periodic Bilious Attacks Advice
Persons subject to periodic bilious attacks may notice appetite failing before an episode. They may eat out of habit rather than craving food. A light meal with meat and two Chamberlain's Tablets may help prevent the attack.
Arrived Here With Children by Laredo Visitor
James Fernandez, a former Laredo resident now in Tampico involved in business, visited Laredo with his three young children. He had been summoned to New York due to his wife's illness and death from influenza on January 22. He plans to return to Tampico with the children, as the wife and children lived in New York while schooling. They depart for Tampico tomorrow.
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James Fernandez
Laredo
Tampico
Fernandez
New York
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Atay
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Corpus Christi
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Ramsay
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