Local notices and ads from Laredo Times page
A compilation of small local items including D M Valdez joining Laredo National Bank, furniture services, new streetcars arriving for a diverted route, Bertani building brickwork, horse clipping, Laredo Transfer Co contact, field artillery bands traveling, St Paul Hotel new management, marriage licenses, evening English and shorthand lessons, citizen ship praise for ladies committee, Eastern Hair Dressing Shop, thanks to parade organizers, Yeary at Citizens Garage, Will W Gregg Notary, Laredo Fire Department racing team praise, state firemen convention plans, use electric lights for comfort, and Times job department printing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Valdez
Laredo National Bank
H. Dubin Mercantile Co
Iturbide Street
Laredo
Saft’s
Third Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Ozuna
Monterey
Mexico
St. Paul Hotel
J. W. Earnest
Tomas Rodriguez
Consuelo Arriaga
A. B. Casdorph
Maria de Jesus Trevisio Cantu
W. Gregg
Times Office
J. F. Mullally
A. C. Richter
Lincoln Street
Joseph Netzer
Walter A. Craig
C. Biggio
New Braunfels
Washington Birthday Baby Parade Winners in Laredo
A large crowd watched the Washington Birthday Celebration baby parade on Jarvis Plaza. Prizes were awarded for most beautiful baby Princess Ursula Dorothy Brennan, best Red Cross nurse impersonations Sarah Jane Bodenmiller and George Jean Bodenmiller, and best Charley Chaplin impersonation Melchor Landin Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Jarvis Plaza
Charley Chaplin
Red Cross
Reid Poster
Kate Dear
Sam Cook
Joseph Netzer
Vidaurri
Sanchez
United States
George and
Martha Washington
Ursula
Dorothy Brennan
Hal Brennan
Dallas
Sarah Jane
George Jean Bodenmiller
Melchor Landin, Jr
Melchor Landin
Pugster
Mesdames
J. F. Mulally
A. €. Richter
Social Calendar Highlights From Thursday Events
Social calendar lists meetings and gatherings including Ladies Card Club of Fl etish at Ninth Infantry Club after two, Married Ladies Club hosted by Mrs George C Woodman after three, and a dinner dance hosted by Col and Mrs Robert Brown at eight. Friday events include Auction Bridge Club hosted by Mrs J Cook after three, Bishop Johnston Auxiliary weekly meeting at the rectory with Mrs Chas Cook at four, and B Y P A Jr meeting at the Baptist Church at four, plus Laredo Choral Club gathering with Mrs T A Austin at four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Card Club
Fletish
Ninth Infantry Club
George C. Woodman
Col
Robert Brown
J. Cook
Auction Bridge Club
Bishop Johnston
Chas
Baptist Church
Laredo
Do It Now A Stephen Grellet Quote on Kindness
Do It Now. I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow human being let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this Way again.
Personal notices list guests and travelers in city scene
Mr and Mrs HL G Henne of New Braunfels and others are guests at the Bender. Hon Marshall Hicks departs for San Antonio after a brief visit. Walter Woodul returns to Austin after days here. Roy Adams of the U S Internal Revenue Department visits from Corpus Christi. A long list of names follows under ROSS and BENDER sections including locals and visitors from San Antonio Monterey Mexico City Dallas and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. G. Henne
New Braunfels
Bender
D. J
A.M. Moran
San Antonio
Marshall Hicks
Walter Woodul
Austin
Roy Adams
U. S. Internal Revenue Department
Corpus Christi
Ross
R. Sommers
N. Hinojosa
J. P. Merritt
Manuel Raynal
Monterey
Ignacio Gomez
F. F. Rodriguez
Mexico City
Domingo Garza
Rio Grande City
D. K. Thomas
Zacatecas
Mex
KR. M. Dyer
J. C. Lewis
Peter Nix
Banquete
Lino Peréz
Carlos Merton
Villaldama
Leon Berman
H. C. Hill
Pinos
Salvador Valencia
Francisco R. Casiedo
Guadalajara
Jesus Gomez
P. Martinez
John Ruceley
O. R. Segraves
Tampico
C. Graves
B. J. Justeson
St. Paul
Minn
Larkin
Quincy
R. A. Seora
Linares
J. 8. Craig
H. J. Hurt
Joe Hurter
Cleveland
W. Duncan
Dallas
Y. O. McAdams
Brauchnt
J. Garcia Fuentes
H. W. Dawn
Memphis
Tenn
A. Bishop
Robert Ross
Local holiday departures and a Corpus Christi win
Mrs. Frank Higgins and children visited her parents Judge and Mrs Hal Greer then returned to Sulphur. Mrs Sidney Jackman and son will leave for San Marcos after visiting her mother Mrs Ida Muller. Miss Ollie Yates went to San Antonio after holidays in Laredo. Consuelo Lafon returned to San Antonio after visiting her parents. Thekla Biscamp hosted guests, then Mrs Max Deutz returned to San Antonio. Halrby Greer and family left for Beaumont. Walter Woodul went to Austin after visiting his parents. Several others left for different cities after holidays. In basketball Corpus Christi beat Laredo 22 to 15 yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Higgins
Judge
Hal Greer
Sidney Jackman
San Marcos
Ida Muller
Consuelo Lafon
San Antonio
A. B. Lafon
Max Deutz
Thekla Biscamp
Inez Hill
Tom Nye
Harry Sames
Austin
Will Sames
Laredo
Suffrage Drive and Indian Art Featured in News
Washington reports the Susan B. Anthony amendment gains state support as Tennessee joins the Congressional Union. Alice Paul returns from the South to expand organizing, with Harriott Blatch directing efforts in enfranchised states. In Kansas Linna Bresette leads an Industrial Welfare Commission effort. The Smithsonian buys 25 Hopi photographs by Kate Cory, who worked six years with the Hopi and created a Hopi grammar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee
Congressional Union For
Alice Paul
Harriott Stanton Blatch
New York
Illinois
Kansas
Montana
Arizona
Nebraska
Wyoming
Topeka
Kas
Linna Brette
Bresette
Kate A. Cory
Smithsonian Institution
Cory
Desert
Remedy Adopts Alder Ika For Digestive Relief
A brief medical ad notes more men than women suffer appendicitis and promotes Adler ika a buckthorn bark glycerine mixture sold by City Drug Co in Laredo. It claims rapid relief for constipation sour stomach gas and prevention of appendicitis with a single spoonful and urges readers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
The
City Drug Co
Dimmit County Court Ends February Term in Carrizo Springs
The regular February term of the Dimmit County district court finished its business in Carrizo Springs on Tuesday afternoon and adjourned. District Judge Mullally and Court Stenographer Wilcox returned home yesterday, with District Attorney Walls having left earlier. The next term opens in Pearsall on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmit County
Carrizo Springs
Mullally
Wilcox
Walls
Pearsall
Gore to offer resolution urging Americans off armed belligerent ships
Senator Gore plans a concurrent resolution urging Americans to stay off armed belligerent ships. It would differ from Representative McLemore's measure by not needing presidential approval and aims to remove war-causing injury from Americans aboard such ships. The step follows political maneuvering to keep the issue from floor votes as German crisis developments influence talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Gore
Representative McLemore
House
Mr. Wilson
Senate
Brandegee
Wheat Breaks Seven Cents On Rumors Of Germany U S Rift
The Associated Press reports wheat futures fell seven cents a bushel today in Chicago trading on rumors of a breach between the United States and Germany. Word circulated that the German ambassador was handed his passports as a sign of deteriorating ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Germany
Raymond Robins Opens Revival at Dartmouth
Raymond Robins of Chicago ex miner lawyer reformer and labor authority will conduct Dartmouths evangelistic campaign opening tomorrow in Hanover New Hampshire Robins in meeting with success in his year of evangelistic work to which he has pledged himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
N. H
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Dartmouth
Robins
Campaign to Segregate Feeble Minded Persons Exhibit Opens
A Philadelphia exhibit under the Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania advocates segregation of feeble minded individuals to curb crime and large families of defects. The two week display includes motion pictures and lectures, with 30 local groups and 12 Pennsylvania state institutions plus 13 from other states participating and state and private agencies supporting the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Public Charities Association of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Russell Sage Foundation
Vineland N. J
Waverly
Mass
Rome
N. Y
Faribault
Small Clubhouse Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
An alarm at about 1 am summoned the Fourth ward fire unit with a chemical motor truck and hose wagon from central station. Firefighters reached a shack north west of the Ninth Infantry Camp within the military reservation and found the small club house completely burned out before flames were discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
Fire Department
Central Station
Ninth Infantry Camp
Soldier Boys
Something Good for Constipation Relief
Persuasive note promoting Chamberlain's Tablets as pleasant to take for constipation. Claims the medicine is natural in effect and easy to use, with availability described as obtainable everywhere.
White's Cream Vermi Fuge Exterminates Worms In Child
A claim that a few doses of White's Cream Vermi Fuge destroys and expels intestinal worms in a child, followed by immediate improvement and thriving. The bottle costs 25 cents and is sold by all druggists.
Zapata County Abstract Co Advertises Land Abstracts
Zapata County Abstract Co offers to furnish abstracts of all lands in Zapata county Texas. Services include skeleton or full copies with reasonable charges. Contact Jose B. Garcia county clerk Zapata county Texas 1 29 tf.
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Zapata County
Jose
B. Garcia
Texas
From Chains to Solitary Cell for Frank's Attacker
William Creen a life prisoner at Milledgeville is freed from chains and placed in solitary confinement after his attack on Leo M Frank. Two new solitary cells are being installed at the state prison to house him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
William Creen
State Prison At
Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
Socialist Congressman Urges Peace Offer Hearing
Washington February 24 The Foreign Affairs committee of the House will hear Meyer London the sole Socialist member of Congress call on the President to convene a congress of neutral nations to discuss peace Dutch and German socialists show interest in the bill and its congressional fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Meyer London
Congress
Man with No Left Eye Pleads for Marine Service
Fred Kuemmling of Joplin Missouri challenged Marine Corps recruiters at Kansas City to accept him despite being blind in one eye. He argued modern efficiency methods justify his enlistment, noting he would not waste movement when aiming.
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Kansas City
Fred Kuemmling
Joplin
United States Marine Corps
Kuemmiing
Feeble-minded Prison Inmates Questioned in Boston Study
Boston inmates, now being studied, show 28 percent feeble-minded. Dr. Vernon Briggs of the Massachusetts State Board of Insanity says many crimes could be avoided if mental condition were determined before sentencing. One man aged 49 was found to have a mental age of 11.4. After terms, he was released to reoffend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mays
Vernon Briggs
Massachusetts State Board of Insanity
Verdun fighting and Brabant fall reported in war updates
London reports the Verdun battles continue with German forces of about 280000 claiming gains north of the fortress and in the wooded districts northwest and northeast of Beaumont and in the forest of Herbe. Brabant Haumont and Samogueux villages fall to German capture while French forces claim to hold Haumont approaches. Emperor William sets headquarters facing Verdun and air action targets Metz station and a gas tank as a great fire is observed.
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Brabant
Associated Press
London
Verdun
Beaumont
Forest of
Herbe
Haumont
Samogueux
Lisbon
Wilhelm
France
Emperor William
Berlin
French War Office
Metz
German Raider at Large Reported in North Atlantic
German sea raider possibly at large in the northern Atlantic. The Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi reported a wireless warning from Halifax on Tuesday to be on the lookout for such a vessel as it arrived in New York on February 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Giuseppe Verdi
Halifax
Admiral von Pohl Dies in Berlin After Retirement
Berlin February 24 Admiral von Pohl former commander of the battle fleet died here today after retiring two days earlier. His long service included rapid wartime commands and leadership of naval forces.
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Berlin
Admiral von Pohl
Zeppelin 119 Last Message Found From Wreck
A bottle recovered from the North Sea carries the final message from the Zeppelin 119 commander. Sent to the commander's parents wife and son the note says the airship was sinking and that all aboard were expected to drown.
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Zeppelin
London
North Sea
England
Westburn Sunk After Prize Crew Landing Prisoners
London reports say the British steamer Westburn entered Teneriffe with 206 prisoners aboard from vessels sunk by the raider Moewe. The prize crew sank Westburn outside the harbor after landing the prisoners and taking the prize to sea.
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London
Westburn
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Thearbor
Moewe
Ted Lewis to box Harry Trendall in St Louis bout
Ted Lewis faces local fighter Harry Trendall in a ten round boxing match at the Coliseum in St Louis tonight. The event is billed as a ten round duel with both boxers seeking victory.
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Ted Lewis
ST. Louis
Harry Trendall
Electrocution Planned for 17 Year Old in South Carolina
York Feb 24 Israel Good a seventeen year old Black person will be electrocuted at the state penitentiary at Columbia tomorrow morning. He was recently convicted here of an assault on a six year old white girl.
Plain Bill Simpson Name Confusion Stirs Salisbury
In Akron on February 28, Wil lam F. Simpson explained that his next of kin is Plain Bill Simpson the Salisbury father known locally by that nickname. He noted that Salisbury residents refer to him simply as Plain Bill Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Willam F. Simpson
United States Marine Corps
Plain Bill Simpson
Salisbury
Plain
Young Simpson
Three Friends In Peril After Ravine Crossing
In a dark night three companions cross a deep dry ravine with steep banks. One is assisted up an incline then released, tumbling to the bottom. Believing him injured, the others rush down. The fallen man moans for a match saying he is unconscious.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised By Reader Metcalf
C J Metcalf writes that after a severe cold or grip he bought two bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and was completely restored to health in a few days. He believes it one of the best medicines and would use it again for future colds. Obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Metcalf
Weatherby
Chamberlain
New Orleans Forecast Tonight And Friday Fair Skies
The United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans, relayed by The Times. Tonight expected fair with frost near the coast and in the lower Rio Grande valley, Friday also fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Rio Grande Valley
Fort McIntosh Weather Observations Trend
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m report a high of 83 degrees and a low of 52 degrees at Fort McIntosh. Winds run from the south and skies are clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Chicago committee opens probe into salary graft charges
In Chicago on February 24 a city committee investigating split salary claims heard Mrs. Page Haton recount an offer of a $250 monthly post from Mrs. Louise Rowe. Haton testified she would need to forward one third of her pay to Mrs. M F Mivelaz, sister in law of Mayor Thompson, amid uproar and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Page Raton
Louise Rowe
Commission On Public Welfare
Haton
Tenement Fire Leaves 240 Homeless in Passaic
A morning blaze swept through Passaic New Jersey tenements leaving 240 people homeless. The fire, causing an estimated $200000 loss, is believed to have started when a candle toppled during wood chopping in a cellar amid a quarrel between two men.
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Hy Associated Press
Passie
N. J
Women leaders and science figures in a 1916 era briefing
Miss M Carey Thomas hosts wartime relief talks at Garrick Theatre under Equal Franchise. Miss Susie Will Gunter directs Mississippi Home Science and Art Institute meets three days with speakers including Carrie Lyford Ivy Causey Susie Powell Connie Bonslagel and Margaret Roudebush. Dr Helen Dean King at Wistar Institute studies 3000 white rats, claims breeding can advance livestock and opposes Darwinian inbreeding theory.
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Titeraft
Garrick Theatre
M. Carey Thomas
Bryan Mawr College
Home Science and Art Institute of Mississippi
Susie Will Gunter
Industrial Institute and College
Carrie A. Lyford
Washington
Federal Bureau of Education
Ivy Causey
Pearl River County
Susie Powell
Connie Bonslagel
Mississippi Farma
Margaret Roudebush
The
State University
Philadelphia
Helen Dean King
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. King
America
Darwin
Fine Graft Judge Debate Echoes Civic Apathy
Dialogue from a courtroom anecdote shows a judge and Marjorie arguing about voting. A woman candidate, if disliked, could trigger personal incentives like fudge and soda as party favors, highlighting voter manipulation and skepticism about the electoral process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madze
Marjorie
Po-Do-Lax Promises Liver Relief and Digestive Aid
An advertisement touts Po-Do-Lax as a remedy to prevent a torpid liver and misery. It claims to treat dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion while cleansing the blood. Sold for 50e by druggists and aimed at general health.
Watch The Times Every Day For Opportunities
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to The Times with a daily edition available for 60 cents per month. The notice emphasizes ongoing opportunities and urges action to subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
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Bertani
Hidalgo Street
Laredo Transfer Co
R. K. Evans
C. J. Crane
R. A. Brown
Times
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Stephen Grellet
Ollie Yates
Mr. Halrby Greer
Peaumont
Albert T. Cook
Dolores
City
D. R. Yates
Sam Yates
Women IN the News
Dimmit
Dermans
Emperor
Wilson
Bers OF
Lawrence & Co
Ill
Soiu
Flavio Vargas
Ninth Infantry
Frank
South Carolina
Just Plain
Bill
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