Carnival continues as city eyes sewer bonds vote
Tuesday notes report a busy carnival with muddy streets and strong attendance while the city council plans a sanitary sewerage project. Bonds totaling 125000 may be approved at a special election. Crime briefs include Jose Elizondo arrested for dagger display and Diego Cantu heard on assault charges. Born: a daughter to Mr and Mrs R G Tonkin Jr with Marie Calahan as formerly Miss Calahan. Weather and port trade updates note light imports from Mexico and rising exports.
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R. G. Tonkin, Jr
Tonkin
Marie Calahan
Jose Elizondo
Elizondo
Justice Benavidez
Diego Cantu
Cantu
Laredo
Mexico
Pain Reliever Promises Quick First Round Relief
An old advertisement touts a famous external pain reliever, claiming rapid, soothing relief from rheumatic aches, soreness, stiffness, sprains, and neuralgic pains. It emphasizes ready use without rubbing, cleanliness, economy for a large bottle, and availability at drug stores.
Notice of Meeting of Cannel Coal Company Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Cannel Coal Company will be held at the company offices in Laredo Texas on Thursday March 6 1919 at 4 p m for electing a board of directors and other business. The regular meeting of the board will follow at the same place and date. Co C BIGGIO Secretary Laredo Texas Feb 4 1919.
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Cannel Coal Company
Laredo
Texas
Spinach Market Report and Local Notices in Laredo Texas
Market data shows spinach volumes with destinations including St. Louis New York Philadelphia and Boston alongside Austin and Kansas City. Local society notes recount visits and club meetings plus a soldiers program at the Community Singing with names of participants and hosts.
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Laredo
Texas
Austin
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
Boston
Kansas City
Chicago
Beas and Violet Oberfeldt Society Editor Note
Violet S Oberfeldt Society Editor reports from the local scene with sparse contact lines 70 and 43. The fragment offers little readable context but notes a social column presence and editor contact.
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Re. Violet S. Oberfeldt
Social Calendar Teas and Meetings This Week
Tuesday events include the Tuesday Bridge Club at 8 30 p m hosted by Mrs Joe Vidales the Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meeting with Mrs C W Cook at the Rectory at 4 p m and Community Singing at the Soldiers Club in the evening Wednesday features a dance at the Young Men s Hebrew Association Fall at 8 15 p m and the Parish Guild Auxiliary meeting at the Rectory with Mrs C W Cook at 4 p m
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Married Ladies Social Club
Joe Vidales
Junior Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Paul W. Evans
C. H. Bryant
Mabel
Gordon Barr
Florence
Charles H. Bryant Jr
Adelaide
Raymond Macdonald
Evelyn Kerr
George
Maggie Evans
Evans
Bryant
Christ Church
C. W. Cook
Soldiers Club
Young Men's Hebrew Association
To Bay and Anniversarys 28 1834 to 1917
A compact chronology notes events and dates from 1834 to 1917. Highlights include William Wirt’s 1832 Vermont electors death in Washington and various political milestones such as the 1861 Turin Italian Parliament, 1865 Britain’s General Convention, and 1892 New Orleans fire.
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William Wirt
Trafalgar Square
London
House of Lords
Germany
Great Britain
Erzerum
Russia
Out of the Ordinary Facts From a Historic Almanac
A collection of quirky trivia notes ranging from rain and diet in various regions to royal history, the Jordan river’s misnomer, Napoleonic coffee, and Lake Chrissie’s drying during the South African War. The items mix odd facts, historical curiosities, and global anecdotes with no unified narrative.
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Arabia
South America
Great Britain
William II
Prussia
Jordan
Brazil
Napoleon
George
Paris
Louis XIV
France
Constantinople
Chrissie
Lake Chrissie
Thedford's Black-Draught Saved a Hurting Husband
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia recounts how her husband injured by heavy machinery worsened until he weighed 110 pounds in two weeks. After doctors failed to help, she gave him Thedford's Black-Draught, he fainted but then improved and recovered, claiming it saved his life. The ad ends urging others to try the remedy.
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Rossville
Kate Lee Able
Thedford
Fixed Age Debate Sparked by Parental Quip
A Sydney Bulletin quip features a dialogue where a mother insists a daughter must be twenty before engagement while the father worries she may never reach that age. The exchange highlights social expectations on marriage age during the period.
Belgian Major Pierre Van Dueren Arrives in New York
Major Pierre Van Dueren of the Belgian army arrives in New York aboard the French liner La Lorraine. He has received the French Legion of Honor the Croix de Guerre the Belgian Order of Chevalier and Italian and Russian decorations. He is in the city on a diplomatic mission.
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Pierre van Dueren
New York
Major Dueren
Actress Wins $16,000 In Fat Clause Suit
A moving picture actress sued for 75,000 after being fired for weighing 126 pounds, violating a contract that capped her weight at 110. The court awarded 16,000, with witnesses supporting her claim that weight gain was misrepresented as grounds for dismissal.
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Lawsult
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau in Times report
Tonight partly cloudy to cloudy with warmer conditions expected on Wednesday and chances of local rain. The forecast appears as part of a daily bulletin transmitted by the Telephone Co. for the Times.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Observation
Fort McIntosh reports a 52 degree high and 40 degree low for the 24 hours ending 7 a m today. The wind blew from the northwest and skies were clear throughout.
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Fort McIntosh
Mexican Press Hails Wilson New World Policy
A Mexican Universal editorial lauds President Wilson for evolving a world policy aligned with the League of Nations ideals and asserts Mexico will be protected by it. The piece highlights Wilson as deserving Mexico’s gratitude. Reports from Washington note Senator Borah asking to be excused from a White House dinner over secrecy and constitutional concerns. Senate discussion on the league grows, with Vardaman calling the league unconstitutional. The House resumes debate on the army appropriation bill, focusing on a 400000-strong temporary force for next year.
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Idaho
White House
Wilson
Associated Press
Mexico City
Universal
League of Nations
Mexico
Washington
Borah
Tuimulty
Beecause
League
Poindexter
Senate
Nate Urs
Senate Today
Vardaman
Wilsot
Congress
House
The Kaiser's Private Spy Revealed by a Russian Countess
A London report outlines the Kaiser William II era spy described as a Russian-born Russian countess, widow of a Polish noble, who infiltrated Vienna and Berlin society. She uncovered Austrian Colonel Riedel's betrayal and warned of the Skoda gun secrets, while enjoying high society and keeping the Kaiser informed of social chatter.
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London
William II
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Russia
Russian War Office
Kaiser
General Staff
Naval Intelligence Department
Petrograd
Vienna
Riedel
Berlin
Getting Rid of Colds With Chamberlain's Remedy
An old advisory urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds. It warns against a second cold during recovery and stresses rest, noting middle aged or older men should stay in bed until fully recovered, suggesting three days initial rest is better than three weeks later.
Man Fails to Leave Court After The Verdict
A man accused of stealing trousers stays in court after a favorable verdict. His lawyer asks why he remains. The innocent man explains he will not move until witnesses have left, because he is still wearing the trousers he stole.
Indigestion relief with Chamberlain's Tablets ad
An advertisement urges readers to take a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion and claims stomach troubles will be forgotten with proper use. The message emphasizes quick relief and encourages trying the product.
Pre War Conditions Step Toward Normal Rail Service
Washington February 18 freight cars to be returned to railroads quickly under railroad administration orders. Companies receive more authority to apply their own equipment standards as part of restoring pre war normal conditions.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Builders and workers to meet in Washington over national strike
New York representatives of the building trades employers association and their striking workers said they would send committees to Washington to meet Secretaries Baker and Wilson tomorrow to try to settle the nationwide strike that became effective yesterday on contracts held by the employers association.
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New York
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Baker and Wilson
Washington
Employ Association
Conference footprints a plan to cut cotton acreage
New Orleans February 18 resolutions urging southern cotton planters to reduce the 191% crop by one third and to hold existing stocks until buyers are ready to pay remunerative prices were adopted unanimously at the conference's close.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
South
Kaiser's Silent Contact With Countess During War Era
The passage describes secret or unsigned communications between the Kaiser and the Countess. It notes officials who spoke freely faced consequences, and hints the Kaiser avoided direct meetings, relying on secret visits or handwritten messages. It also suggests ongoing contact after abdication and exile.
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Ferlin
Berlin
Get Rid of That Persistent Cough
Eckman’s Alterative offers a tonic and upbuilder backed by 20 years of use. Available in 80c and $1.50 bottles from druggists or directly from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
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Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Germany protests new allied terms over Polish attacks
Paris report says Germany, amid armistice talks, complains through Matthias Bra zberger about hard terms. Matthias Scheidemann, Germanys chancellor, hands Marshal Foch a memorandum contending that Poland must halt attacks against German forces as part of the Entente demands.
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Germany
Associated Press
Paris
Matthias Brazberger
Marshall Foch
Philip Scheidemann
To Take Up Larger Problems
Paris February report notes that some powers plan after the Russian issue is settled at the peace conference to address larger peace questions. Public sentiment in several nations seeks early soldier return, contingent on a concluded peace treaty.
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Paris
Feb
Isa
Cornell
Bernstorff Likely Not to Join German Peace Delegation
Berlin Feb 18 Count von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States said today it was highly probable he would not be a member of the German peace delegation.
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Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Deniken Army Reaches Caspian Sea With 3140 Prisoners
Detachment under General Deniken advances to the Caspian shore at Ule, seizure includes 3140 prisoners, no guns, and eight captured armored trains.
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Odessa
Deniken
Ule Caspian Sea
Arbor Day Proclaimed in Texas by Governor Hiokby
Governor Hiokby issued a proclamation declaring Saturday February 22 a legal Arbor Day holiday in Texas. He urged every citizen to plant a tree and observe the day.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hiokby
Today’s Events Across Regions Include Jubilees and Conventions
Irish patriotic societies mark the fiftieth anniversary of John Boyle O’Reilly’s escape from Australia. The Sas katchewan Grain Growers’ Association convenes in Regina for a three day session. A jubilee in Topeka honors Kansas ratification of the Federal prohibition amendment. Delegates from over twenty states begin the Trans Mississippi Readjustment Congress in Omaha. A conference in Sydney Cape Breton discusses a new coal miners’ scale for Maritime Provinces.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Australia
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Regina
Topeka
Kansas
Omaha
Maritime Provinces
Sydney
Cape Breton
His Better Nature and a Humorous Jeer
A man hears an old acquaintance is married and exclaims I am glad to hear it Then hesitates and adds I don t know why I should be he never did me any harm The remark is noted in Tit Bits as a light moral quip about mercy and memory
Dramatic Vengeance and a Farmer Seeks a Tank
A reader quotes a Birmingham Age Herald piece in which Farmer Cobbles asks if he could buy a tank to curb road hogs and protect his flivver, imagining how a tank would affect traffic and ditching on the road.
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Farmer Cobbles
Birmingham Age- Herald
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Co. C. Biggio
Laredo, Texas
K. L. Ferguson
J. J. Hudson
Chamber of Commerce
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Richter
Lincoln
John Kendricks Bangs
Lee M. Green
W. T. Hill
H. Ward
JK. Beretta
Rev. J. Ward
Albert Martin
San Antonio
Mathew Capra
J. R. Moore
R. L. Muller
Miriam Chapter of
Masonic Hall
Woman's Club
Soldier Boys
Heaner
A. Poggenpoh
Aline Hamilton
Dane
Program For
Miss Dallmer
Yatta
Josephine Daiches
SRS
Mr. Flynn
Halpin, Mackey, Goreyka
Tomascheck
Miss Carlotta Floyd
TOBAY
Gerard
Sydney Bulletin
Maj
Weather Forecast
Local Weather Report
Burak
Lauds Pres. Wilson
the Kaiser
Kieff
eXtrograd
Jerusalem
the Times
Bernstorff
Caspian Sea
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