Daly Society Highlights A Busy Week of Meetings
Tuesday events include the Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meeting at the Rectory at four. The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church holds a Bible Study at four. A Dinner Dance appears at the Ninth Infantry Club. The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church meets with Mrs. L. H. Wharton at 3:30. Children’s Choral Club with Mrs. Ward’s Preparatory School performs at Elks Hall at 4:30. A Latin American Club dance is slated for 8:30 PM. Wednesday features the Women’s Auxiliary of Christ Church Parish Guild meeting at the Rectory with Mrs. C. W. Cook in the afternoon.
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Womens’ Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ninth Infantry Club
Ladies Aid
The
Presbyterian Church
L. H. Wharton
Childrens Choral Club
Women’s Auxiliary
Christ Church Parish Guild
C. W. Cook
The Girl of the Golden West in Local Gossip and Socials
Notices of visitors and residents in Laredo include Mrs. Frank Benavides and children with Dr. and Mrs. Sauvignet, A. D. Katz opening their home on Matamoros Street, and Rev. W. M. Russell returning to Harlingen after services. Social events feature Mrs. Rawson Warren hosting a five course luncheon for Miss Dorothy Forsythe of Fort Sam Houston, with guests and intricate place cards.
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Reuben Smith
Dave Prindle
Minneapolis
Minn
Warren
Hearn
Gilbreath
Royal theater box party and bridge event recap
The evening featured Marjorie Ruckman and guests at a Royal theater box party followed by supper at the Ninth Infantry Club. A bridge gathering hosted by Mrs John Carter Marshall included decorated rooms, hatchet and gun favors, prize winning scores, singing, and a three course luncheon.
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John Carter Marshall
Joe Vidales
Pierce
Washington
Younkin
Marjorie Lou Fish
Dorothy Derby
Mesdames Austin
Avery
Baker
Biggio
Brennan
Brewster
Buenz
Christen
Cluck
John Davis
Davidson
Deutz
Diaz
G. Derby
A. BE. Derby
J. B. DaCamara
H. G. DaCamara
Fish
Foster
Freer
Garlick
Greer
Hall
Hassell
Hamilton
Hearne
Hill
Huberich
Hutton
Joseph
Johnson
Barlow
Kenedy
Kinney
Lafon
Leyerdecker
Lowry
Lang
Loeb
Lusk
J. Martin
Mally
Marshall
McComb
MacGregor
McCulloch
Morton
Mims
Muller
California Orange Show Opens In San Bernardino
San Bernardino California February 20 visitors attended the seventh National Orange Show with a remarkable display of citrus fruits. Every orange growing county is represented and the show runs through the week with planned entertainment for guests.
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San Bernardino
Cal
California
Westminster Kennel Club Show Opens at Madison Square Garden
New York February 20 The forty first Westminster Kennel Club show opened for a week at Madison Square Garden with an entry list far above prior records. The exhibition features a broader variety of breeds and includes exhibits from across the United States and Canada.
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New York
Westminister Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
United States
Canada
Businessmen Hear Patriotic Pleas Luncheon
New York February meeting of the Merchants' Association council gathered business and professional leaders at the Hotel Astor. Speakers included Mayor John P. Mitchel, Martin W. Littleton, and United States senator-elect William M. Calder, urging support for the President in any international crisis.
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New York
The
Merchants’ Association
Hotel Astor
John P. Mitchel
Martin W. Littleton
United States
William M., Calder
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Webb County Texas 1917
Antonio Salinas sheriff of Webb County announces the sale of real estate tied to Union Seed & Fertilizer Co. v. Ida Muller et al. under a 492.96 dollar judgment. Properties listed span numerous blocks in the Western and Eastern Divisions of Laredo, to be sold at public vendue on March 6, 1917, at the Webb County Courthouse between 10 AM and 4 PM, for cash to satisfy the levy and execution. Publication to run weekly for three consecutive weeks in the Laredo Daily Times.
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District Court
Webb County
Texas
Union Seed & Fertilizer Co
Ida Muller
Antonio Salinas
City of
Laredo
Webb Co
Said
R. L. Muller
Ida, Muller
Court House
Levy
M. G. Benavides
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised By Mother
Mrs Frank Crocker of Pana NL reports her five year old son Paul suffered a severe winter cold with lung involvement and violent coughing. After trying other medicines with no relief, a neighbor recommended Chamberlains Cough Remedy. One dose helped him and continued use cured him.
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Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Pana
Paul
Money Makers Ad Note
Classified line offers a money making opportunity with a bold price tag of 138 in a Times Want Ad. No further context or details are provided regarding method, requirements, or location.
Personal notes from Randolph Robertson and visitors in the city
Randolph Robertson arrived from San Antonio this morning. Frank Gates of Pharr Texas guests at the Bender. F A Fitch of San Antonio is a Thus. R Worsham of Darwin visits family. Hal Brennan leaves for San Antonio on business. Frank Capra of Baltimore arrives for a ten day visit. R K Mims returns from the State bankers convention in San Antonio. Lee Miller of San Antonio on a multi day business trip stopping at the Ross Hotel. Maurice Sanders of Mexico City arrives, visits Emilia and Teodora, then departs for San Antonio. W C Beaman returns from Mineral Wells where his family stays for Mrs Beaman’s health.
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Randolph Robertson
San Antonio
Frank Gates
Pharr
Texas
Bender
F. A. Fitch
R. Worsham
Darwin
Hal Brennan
Frank Capra
Baltimore
R. K. Mims
First State Bank & Trust Co
Lee Miller
Ross
W. C. Beaman
C. M. Fish
Texas Mexican Railway
Mineral Wells
Frank Sykes
Taylor
Two Moran
J. O. Maxwell
Beer Son
F. J. Muerin
Goode
X Gates
H. Pimpley
Leavenworth
Kan
V. Millard
Mr. Goodman
P. C. Allen
J. E. O'Nial
J. C. Manley
W. C
Laredo Saloonmen Faces Testimony On Sunday Law Violations
R. B. Humphrey of the Austin liquor enforcement unit oversees trials in Dallas before Commissioner Asher R. Smith. The hearings probe charges against Laredo saloonkeepers for violations of the Sunday closing and 9:30 closing laws.
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R. B. Humphrey
Comptroller’s Department
Austin
Laredo
Asher R. Smith
Comptroller
Convention Opens in Kalamazoo for Michigan Grocers Meet
The Retail Grocers and General Merchants' Association of Michigan opens its annual convention in Kalamazoo with large attendance. Sessions will run several days focusing on issues facing the retail trade.
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Convention OF Merchants
Kalamazoo
Mich
American Ambulance Cars Aid Russia In War Effort
France and Russia share in American generosity as an ambulance division is dispatched to the Carpathians. The unit earns praise for valiant service and is pictured in actual operation, selected by Grand Duchess Tatiana for her own use in the war zone.
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France
Russia
Tatiana
Carpathlang
General Funston Dies Suddenly at San Antonio Hotel
Major General Frederick Funston commander of the U S Army Southern Department died suddenly last night after collapsing at a hotel with a party of friends. Arteriosclerosis and acute indigestion were given as the causes. Burial will be in San Francisco with services at Fort Sam Houston today and a state in the Alamo.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
United States Army
San Francisco
Funston
Fort Sam Houston
Fitzhugh Lee
Gen. Funston
Alamo
Presidio
Arthur McArthur Funston
Pershing Becomes Southern Department Commander
Washington February 20 Gen Pershing advised Secretary Baker that he had assumed command of the Southern department succeeding Gen Funston Mr Baker said Pershings succession was automatic and he will retain command until a permanent successor is named by the war department which has not yet been considered.
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Pershing
Washington
Baker
Southern Department
Gen. Funston
War Department
Wilson weighs breaking precedent on cabinet nominees
The Associated Press reports from Washington that President Wilson may not call the newly elected Senate into extra session on March 4 to confirm cabinet nominees. He is reportedly reluctant to convene Congress unless a special session becomes necessary.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Hotel Hamilton European Cafe Offers Mexican Dinner Night
The Hotel Hamilton advertises a Wednesday Mexican dinner served weekly from six to eight in the evening at its European cafe.
Two men charged in New York with aiding German war effort
New York on February 20 two men named Albert A Sanders and Charles W Wannenberg were arrested awaiting arraignment on charges of feloniously setting on foot a military enterprise against Great Britain and Ireland for Germany's benefit. They allegedly hired and sent men to Britain to obtain plans of military importance. A Vienna dispatch reports American Ambassador Penfield delivered a request for a clear final definition of Austria-Hungary's attitude toward submarine warfare.
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Great Britain
Congress
Associated Press
New York
Ireland
Germany
Albert A. Sander
Charles W. Wannenberg
United States
London
Penfield
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Reuter
Penfield Note Discussed in European Briefing
London reports a Zurich dispatch that Austrian Emperor granted a long audience to Count Czernin, minister of foreign affairs, after his earlier talks with American Ambassador Penfield. The note notes Czernin sailed for New York and a French liner La Touraine left Bordeaux for New York this afternoon.
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Penfield
London
Zurich
Count Czernin
New York
la Touraine
Bordeaux
Newfoundland Schooners Sunk Reported By Lloyds
London dispatch reports Lloyds says the Newfoundland schooners Mayola and Dorothy were sunk. The February 20 note confirms both vessels were lost at sea with no immediate details on cause or casualties.
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Newfoundland
London
Mayola
Dorothy
Lloyds
Carranza to Take Over Idle Mexican Mines
Washington reports that all nonoperating Mexican mines whose owners have not explained delays will be seized by the Carranza government. Only small mines are said not to have filed reasons for the halt in work.
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Carranza
Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Fletcher
Pass Espionage Bill Advances in Senate Vote
Washington reports the espionage bill passed 60 to 10, targeting spying on national defense matters and conspiracies to violate American neutrality, with broad penalties enacted.
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Associated Press
Washington
National convention on industrial education opens in Indianapolis
Delegates from across the nation arrive for the tenth annual convention of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education in Indianapolis. Sessions begin tomorrow and run through the week with focus on Indiana's pioneering vocational survey to boost state productivity and a major employment managers conference featuring business leaders.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Society For the Promotion of Industrial Education
Indiana
Commonwealth
Death of Joseph Frances Kelly at San Antonio home
Joseph Frances Kelly aged 33 died at 2 30 pm yesterday at his father Patrick Kelly's residence 1406 Grayson Street San Antonio native of Detroit Mich he lived in San Antonio twelve years Survived by brother Maurice Kelly Newport News and four sisters Mrs T J Guernsey Laredo Mrs F G Butler El Paso Grace and Annie Kelly San Antonio Funeral arrangements delayed pending relatives arrival.
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Joseph Frances Kelly
Patrick Kelly
Grayson Street
Detroit
Mich
San Antonio
Maurice Kelly
Newport News
T. J. Guernsey
Laredo
F. G. Butler
el Paso
Grace
Annie Kelly
Express
Starving Women Storm City Hall For Bread Demand
Several hundred women from the tenement districts stormed New York City Hall crying for bread. Mothers Vigilant League president Mrs Ida Harris led the crowd, saying aid must come from the mayor and promising not to be responsible if refused. Police restored order as officials said the mayor was unavailable but a meeting would be arranged.
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Associated Prosa
New York
Ida Harris
Mother's Vigilant League
Porto Rican citizenship bill passes senate without vote
Washington reports that the Porto Rican citizenship and civil government bill was approved by the senate without a roll call after already passing the house. The measure now proceeds to the president for final action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Car Shortage Bill Moves Forward In House
Washington February 20. The Esh car shortage bill advances to the Interstate Commerce Committee seeking emergency broad powers to suspend service rules and direct actions to meet the shortage. The measure, reported to the House today, aims to address the national car shortage.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Terstate’ Commerce Committee
Secretary Lansing urges armed force to enforce neutrality
Washington February 20 Secretary Lansing urged the senate judiciary committee to press the bill authorizing President Wilson to use the armed forces to enforce neutrality obligations. He cited belligerent ships attempting to enter United States ports to escape.
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Washington
Lansing
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wilson
United States
Carnival Opens in Biloxi as King Arguis VI Arrives
Biloxi Mississippi February 20 Mardi Gras celebration officially opened with the arrival of King Arguis VI escorted by a fleet of colorful vessels. The king witnessed a harborside street parade featuring military civic and social groups. The day’s program promised a wide variety of popular festivities through the evening.
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Biloxi
Miss
Arguis VI
Dixie Dinner in Gotham Plans Elaborate Hotel Astor Event
New York February 20 More than usual preparations for the annual Dixie dinner and dance of the Southern Society in New York tomorrow night in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor. Guests will be seated by state with a grand march opening the dancing and toy balloons and sashes as favors.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Wisconsin Retail Lumber Dealers Meet in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Wis Feb 20 Conservation modern merchandising and scientific advertising top the agenda for the annual convention of the Wisconsin Retail Lumber Dealers Association. The three day session brings prominent representatives of the statewide retail lumber trade together in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Celebration Ball Games at Caliche Park
Teams from the Laredo Winter League will play two baseball games starting at 3 PM daily at Caliche Park. The first game is tomorrow afternoon and the second on Saturday. Teams from Fort McIntosh Ninth Infantry Camp and Third Field Artillery meet a selected Laredo and Nationals lineup.
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Laredo
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