Personal Visitors and Notables in City Celebration
Alfred Murphy of Brownsville and Ben Tomlinson of Duval County visit the city, joined by Burt Mitchell of San Antonio and J O Naylor of Alamo Printing Co in San Antonio among excursionists. Corpus Christi visitor Eli T Merriman attends the celebration with Fred B Robinson of the Waco Times Herald. War visitors include Will Davis B C Shelton and Perry Born of Crystal City. Aug Richter returns from New York after buying for his department store. Edmund Jericho Moser returns from Eastman Business Centre in Poughkeepsie ready to resume work at Moser's Store. A long list of visitors and residents from multiple cities appears in the Bender segment, including George H Hayns Wisconsin, G G Knight Chicago, Geo F Burgers Galveston, C P Stafford San Antonio, Anna May Dogan, Wm Hogendenny Corpus Christi, J H Zetti New York, George Portullo Dallas, Jesus de Leon Dallas, W F Wells St Louis, L S Everett Fort Worth, J H Patterson San Antonio, F B Lane Rochester, L L Bryan Houston, A C McCargo Fort Worth, C W Steweart El Paso, A H Bife, L W McCarley Valley Wells, Geo D Ducker and wife Brownsville, and several others from San Antonio, Dallas, Temple, Monterey, and more.
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Alfred Murphy
Brownsville
Ben Tomlinson
Duval County
Burt Mitchell
San Antonio
J. O. Naylor
The
Alamo Printing Co
Eli T. Merriman
Corpus Christi
Fred B. Robinson
Waco Times-Herald
Will Davis
B. C. Shelton
Perry
Crystal City
Aug
C. Richter
New York
Edmund Jericho Moser
Eastman Business Ceulexe
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Moser's
Bender
George H. Hayns
Wisconsin
G. G. Knight
Chicago
Geo. F. Burgers
Galveston
C. P. Stafford
U. S. Parkett
Anna May Dogan
Wm. Hogendenny
J. H. Zetti
George Portullo
Dallas
Jesus de Leon
W. F. Wells
St. Louis
Merchants State Bank & Trust Co Organized in Laredo
A new bank with 164 stockholders, many prominent Laredo businessmen, is formed with $125,000 capitalization. Directors include Armengol, Garcia, Salinas, Eliot, and Villegas. Officers: Villegas president, Armengol VP, Langford cashier, Garcia assistant cashier. It will open between March 15 and April 1 in a new building at Convent Avenue and Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Garcia
Abbronville
B. G. Salinas
Shelby Eliot
Leopoldo Villegas
John Armengol
G. E. Langford
Om. Garcia
Hebbronville
Laredo
Aged Persons Urged to Rest in Bed for Quick Recovery
A hint advocates patients over sixty take to bed immediately when catching a cold and stay one or two days. It claims quicker recovery is possible with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and warns of reduced risk of serious diseases following the cold.
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Chamberlain
Social Calendar Highlights Friday and Saturday Meetings
The Laredo Choral Club meets Friday with Mrs T A Austin at four. Fort McIntosh officers host farewell for Col and Mrs Durfee from four to six at the Ninth Infantry Club. Saturday brings the Childrens Choral Club at Ells Hall at ten with Mrs Loring. Entre Nous Club gathers with Miss Vera Lang at 4:15, and Boy Scouts meet at the Methodist church club room after seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
T. A. Austin
Fort McIntosh
Col
Methodist Church
What I Live For Poem Fragments and Theme
A short excerpt from a poem celebrates living for love and truth with lines about Heaven, spirits, and resisting wrong. It references future good and the duty to aid others, highlighting personal conviction and hopeful purpose as a selected piece.
Local social notes and visits in Laredo
Social calendar items list frequent visitors and hostesses in Laredo including Mrs. Helen Wotten, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Rosenbaum, Mrs. H. M. Taylor, and guests from San Antonio and Austin. Conference at Christ Church Auxiliary features talks on China and hospital work, followed by a guild meeting. Major and Mrs. Davidson hosted a Royal Theatre box party honoring Dorothy Forsythe of Fort Sam Houston with a post show supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wotten
John Brown
San Antonio
J. R. Forsythe
Paul Hlert
James Duggan
Laredo
Oscar Staben
Women’s Auxiliary of
Christ Church
Womens’ Auxiliary of
C. W. Cook
W. W. MacGregor
Church General Hospital
Wuchang
Kehl
Arthur the
Red Ten Red Cross
Renner Amarante
Mactinney
China
Guild
Reid Puster
Mesdames Arkles
Arthur
Cook
MacGregor
McKinney
Benny
Woods
Nye
Lee
Puster
Brewster
Woodman
Younkin
W. T. Davidson
Royal Theatre
Dorothy Forsythe
Fort Sam Houston
Rawson Warren
Warren
Forsythe
Ruckman
Olive
Alice Gray
Ingold
Herr, Bailey
Ninth Infantry Club Dinner Dance and Holding Institute Events
A lively week included a dinner dance at the Ninth Infantry Club on Tuesday with music by the Ninth Infantry Band. Guests included Captain Whipple and Major Crosby among many officers and their spouses. At Holding Institute a gala day featured Chapel exercises with Mrs. Humer and Mrs. Smith as Missionary Council representatives, plus a student reception honoring the president’s wife and a Knighting ceremony for Sir Galahad with an evening program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Infantry Club
Ninth Infantry Band
Captain Whipple
Mrs. Dunbar
Ethel
Myrtle Mackin
Theodora Gullette
Anne Wright
Anita Johnson
Ruth
Lucille Murphy
Marjorie Buckman
Marguerite Nelson
Courtney Crutchfield
Lillian Westbrook
Dorothy Forsythe
Gladys Howell
Major Crosby
Pond
Welbourne
Shramm
Snyder
W. T. Davidson
Olive Gray
Josephine Sauvignet
Skinner
Sir Galahad
Recap of Historic Events on February 23 Dates
A dated list recounts events from 1792 to 1916: Reynolds dies in London at 69. Buena Vista battles. Adams dies. 1856 Ohio freshet. Lincoln arrives in Washington. 1900 London Ontario fire. 1910 Cambridge bank closure for embezzlement. 1913 Madero shot in Mexico City. Madero estate confiscated. 1913-16 U.S. Senate approves army bill. Easy Divorce bill in Nevada. 1915 Carib sunk. 1916 Verdun actions. Lord Cecil named War Trade Minister. Portugal seizes ships, Germany warns. British leader links Belgian and Serbian freedom to peace. Africa conquest claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Joshua Reynolds
London
Taylor
Buena Vista
Vera Cruz
Scott
City
John Quincy Adams
United States
Quincy
Mass
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Harrisburg
Ontario
National City Bank
Cambridge
Francisco Madero
Mexico
Suarez
Huerta
Mexico City
Madero
U.S. Senate
Boyle
Nevada
North Sea
Verdun
Teuton
Lord Robert Cecil
Portugal
Germany
House of Commons
Africa
When You Have a Cold and Chamberlain’s Remedy Named
A Pan a NL reader Mrs Frank Crocker notes that a severe cold affected her five year old son Paul with dangerous coughing. After trying other medicines she used Chamberlain s Cough Remedy and reports the first dose helped greatly, leading to a full cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Pana
Paul
Bishop Vincent at 85 Birth Anniversary Honors
Bishop John H. Vincent, founder of the Chautauqua movement, received numerous congratulations on his eighty fifth birthday in Chicago. Born in 1832 at Tuscaloosa Alabama, he began preaching at eighteen and long edited Sunday school publications for the Methodist Episcopal Church before retiring from active episcopal duties in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John H. Vincent
Vincent
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Methodist Episcopal
Rio Grande & Eagle Pass Ry Stockholders Meeting
Notice states the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railway will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the company offices in Laredo Texas on Thursday March 1 1917 at 3 p m to elect a board of directors and consider other business. The regular board meeting follows immediately at the same site and date. Secretary C BIGGIO Laredo Texas January 30 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Rio Grande & Eagle Pass Ry
Laredo
Texas
Visitors explore Nuevo Laredo during border celebration
Several hundred excursionists crossed from Laredo to visit Mexico during the celebration. Some refused vaccination or faced vaccination at the border, while others received a vaccine scratch. A number claimed they had two vaccinations, one on each side of the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
White's Cream Worms Fudge for Worms Thrifted Sale Ad
A short ad claims a child with intestinal worms is handicapped in growth and that a few doses of White's Cream Worms Fuge destroys and expels worms. It asserts immediate improvement and thriving, priced at 25 cents per bottle and sold by all druggists.
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Forecast from the U S weather bureau New Orleans via The Times notes tonight partly cloudy colder and Saturday partly cloudy. Local observations at Fort McIntosh report a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum 90 degrees minimum 56 degrees and a south wind, clear conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Family first aid for burns cuts with Ballard's Snow Liniment
A scald burn or severe cut heals slowly if neglected. The family that keeps a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment on hand is prepared for such accidents. Price 25c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Po-De-Lax Liver Tonic Ad Promotes Bile Flow
An old advertisement claims a sick liver causes dizziness headaches biliousness and constipation. Po-De-Lax is described as a liquid laxative from May-apple that stimulates the liver, cleanses the blood, and carries off intestinal impurities. Available at druggists for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Britain S faced food crisis as war turndown tightens supplies
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons the Allied victory hinges on solving the tonnage shortage. He called for grave measures including stopping non essential imports and banning apples tomatoes and fruits to save tonnage. He warned of enormous sacrifice needed and urged increased home consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Great Britain
Wilson Takes Oath March Fourth Pointments
Washington reports President Wilson will take a private oath at the White House on Sunday March 4 and may repeat publicly March 5 or use the day for his inaugural address. An extra Senate session will consider nominations with oath timing unsettled for the president and vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Senate
State Department
Submission Set For Tuesday
Austin Texas February 23 The submission resolution is set for final consideration in the house Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Colder Tonight Forecast by Weather Bureau
Washington reports a cold spell as the weather bureau notes colder temperatures for tonight. The advisory highlights a sharp drop in overnight readings and urges appropriate heating and clothing adjustments for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Former Johnson County official sentenced for mail misuse
Dallas Texas Feb 23 W J Carrell former Johnson county school superintendent was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth penitentiary for alleged misuse of the mails A motion for a new trial was overruled and attorneys will appeal Bond set at 20000 Carrell is alleged to have ordered supplies on county order blanks after leaving office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
W. J. Carrell
Johnson County
Leavenworth
Carrell
Greece is Now Helpless in German Occupation Crisis
In an Associated Press interview on January 14 King Constantine of Greece calls claims of pro German sentiment by Greeks childish and warns that food shortages threaten the nation. He compares Greece’s plight under Entente pressure to Belgian suffering under German rule, saying Greece has not two weeks of food left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Associated Press
Constantine
Bread Card Reaches Two Years Across Berlin
Berlin marks the second anniversary of the bread card with strict enforcement of rationing from the chancellor to day laborers. Individual rations have been upheld across all levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sinking of Two Fishing Smacks Reported
Lloyds announces the sinking of two fishing smacks and notes the loss of the steamer Wathfield after a clash at sea. The report cites wartime dangers near London with sparse details on casualties or exact locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyds
Wathfield
French Capture Prisoners On Meuse Heights
Paris reports two surprise attacks on German trenches on the Meuse heights last night. The French forces captured a score of prisoners according to today’s official statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Meuse
Frenc
Knox College hosts tenth annual Illinois Academy of Science
Galesburg Illinois February 23 Knox College welcomes two day meeting of the Illinois Academy of Science opening session featured officer reports. Tomorrow morning a symposium on public health problems will be held as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
Knox College
Illinois Academy of Science
Invercould Crew Landed After Submarine Attack
Queenstown February 23 The British steamer Invercould was sunk by a submarine but the crew was successfully landed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Invercould
United States weighs response to Britain blockade order
Washington reports Britain's order in council widens blockade scope but the State Department expects no immediate U S action given possible future developments. The note notes Britain intends broader enforcement while affirming restraint pending further events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Last Sale of Indian Lands in Oklahoma Scheduled
Oklahoma City February 23 and Vinita will host what is likely the final government sale of Indian lands in Oklahoma. Over the next two weeks 324 tracts in eastern counties will be offered, with many parcels in the oil district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Vinita
Oil
War plans of suffragists conference in Washington
In Washington on February 23 Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt led about one hundred NAWSA executive board members and state representatives to map war service plans. The 2,000,000-strong organization aims to be a united force for the government’s war campaign, with a public meeting Monday featuring honorary president Dr Anna Howard Shaw as the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Associaciation
Washington
Anna Howard Shaw
Prisoners Children's Aid organizes in Laredo
Rev. Sidney Love secretary of the Texas Prisoners Children's Aid Society reports fifty new members in Laredo and appoints A. M. Bruni and M. Joseph as directors pending approval at the March 16 meeting. Bruni will handle funds for prisoner families relief and Joseph will review all relief petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prisoners Childrens Aid
Sidney Love
Texas Prisoners Childrens Aid Society
Laredo
A. M. Bruni
M. Joseph
Bruni
Joseph
American Missionary Killed in China Submarine Loss
Washington reports Robert Allen Haden American Presbyterian missionary at Foochow China perished when the French liner Athos was submarine east of Malta February 17 Consul Kelbinger at Malta advised the state department saying the missionary's address was in care of the Presbyterian Mission Board Nashville Tenn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Allen Haden
Foochow
China
Athos
Malta
Kelbinger
State Department
Presbyterian Mission Board
Nashville
Tenn
Older Boys Conference Brings Mass RI Youth to Lowell
Eight hundred selected boys from ninety cities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gathered in Lowell for the 27th annual Older Boys conference of the Y M C A. The three day event will feature addresses by international officers and prominent Y M C A workers from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowel
Miss
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Lowell
Young Men’s Christian Associations
New Head of Geneva College Inaugurated in Beaver Falls
Rev. Renwick H. Martin, who acted as president after Rev. W. L. H. George’s resignation last summer, was formally inaugurated today in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania. The ceremony drew many leading clergymen and educators from the Reformed Presbyterian Church to which the college is affiliated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Renwick H. Martin
Geneva College
W. Lh. George
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Neglected Colds Grow Worse Remedy Claim
An ad pitches Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cure for coughs and throat irritation. It claims the remedy soothes irritations, eases breathing, and kills germs, preventing chronic bronchial issues. Advertising language notes ease of use and availability at druggists for 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Food Shortage Not The Trouble In High Prices
Washington Feb 23 the interstate commerce commission and railroad authorities deny any real food shortage across the country and say high prices stem from freight congestion not scarcity. Reports indicate communities have living necessities in stock and rail service will improve steadily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lewis Proposes Auction Seizure of Monopolized Foods
Washington February 23 Senator Lewis of Illinois introduced an amendment to the revenue bill authorizing the president to seize foods deemed monopolized in violation of law and sell them at public auction under government supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Washington
Illinois
Ennis Storm Causes $20000 in Damages
A heavy hail storm and high wind last night in Ennis Texas caused about $20000 in damage. Windows roofs and trees suffered as hailstones were unusually large and greenhouses were hit hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ennis
Texas
Baseball Notes On Stars In Gym At Holy Cross College
Manager Jack Barry Babe Ruth and Heine Wagner of the Red Sox are workshopping in Holy Cross gym to coach college players. AL owners report 85 percent of regulars signed and options on enough minors to reach rosters. Braves face signing woes as their entire pitching staff shows unsigned contracts. Zach Wheat may retire if Brooklyn cuts pay. Ranch in Oklahoma supports that. If New York plans a player regiment, leaders should recruit Mathewson Bender Crandall and Davis as top marksmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Barry
Babe Ruth
Heine Wagner
Red Sox
Holy Cross College
Boston Braves
Braves
Rudolph
Allen
Hughes
Rogan
Reulbach
Nehf
Tyler
Barnes
James
Davis
Zach Wheat
Brooklyn Robins
Brooklyn
Wheat
Oklahoma
Huston
New York Yankees
Bender
Otis Crandall
Harry Davis
Christy Mathewson
Out of the Red in Brownswood Says City
The Brownswood city declares it is out of debt under the commission form of government. The Ballinger situation remains strained, with prospects of debt reduction tied to improved management. The editorial argues public bonding should be avoided where possible and fiscal discipline pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownswood
Brownwood
Ballinger
Rallinger Ledger
Diet and laxatives for bowel movement guidance
The article explains constipations influenced by foods. Cheese tea and boiled milk tend to slow bowels while raw foods such as apples bananas graham bread and whole wheat promote movement. For severe constipation taking one or two Chamberlain's Tablets after supper is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
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