Laredo Plans Washington Birthday Celebration With Hose Race
In the coming days a meeting of Laredo businessmen will form an executive committee to outline plans for a Washington Birthday Anniversary celebration. The event will feature a grand parade Mexican fairs and elaborate amusements with the Laredo Volunteer Fire Department staging a hose racing tournament offering prizes of 150 100 and 50. Eleven Texas teams including New Braunfels Austin San Marcos Yoakum Victoria Cuero Luling Beeville Corpus Christi Kingsville and Brownsville have been invited to compete open to all Texas teams.
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Laredo
Washington
United States
New Braunfels
Austin
San Marcos
Yoakum
Victoria
Cuero
Luling
Beeville
Corpus Christi
Kingsville
Brownsville
Texas
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Resident
Mrs M J Harris of 1420 Farragut St Laredo testifies she used Doan’s Kidney Pills for years and found them effective for backache and weak kidneys after buying at City Drug Store. She says the pills gave great relief and advises others to ask for Doan’s Kidney Pills. Foster Milburn Co props Buffalo NY.
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Laredo
M. J. Harris
Farragut St
Doan
Dean
Grand Jury Reconvenes to Probe Recent Burglary Cases
The grand jury convened in a special session to investigate matters since adjournment and to examine charges against parties held in the county jail. Members listed include M T Cogley J Ht Davis Tech Orie.ce Ligarde Loy K Mims Woodlief Thomas C Biggio T A Austin Leopoldo Villegas A H Dodier A H Bruni and Eugene Christen.
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District Court
M. Ft
T. A. Austin
Leopoldo Villegas
A. H. Dodier
A H. Bruni
Eugene Christen
Grandi Stock Co. Ends Laredo Run for Kingsville Engagement
The Grandi Stock Co. wrapped up a brief stay in Laredo with a farewell performance on Saturday night, then left Sunday for Kingsville where they begin a new engagement tonight. Each Grandi member has won warm regard from Laredo audiences and will receive a welcoming return.
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Grandi
Kingsville
Grandi Stock Co
Grandi Company
Laredo
Grandis
Mesdames Robert
Arthur Grandi
The Diver’s Lament and Theef fective Liver Stimulant
The text describes a diver losing activity and needing help while promoting THEREINE as an effective liver stimulant. It also claims purifying the bowels strengthening digestion restoring strength vigor and cheerful spirit for the elderly.
Man Arrested With 580 Mexican Cigars at Foot Bridge
Manuel Gonzales, in misty attire, was arrested at the customs quarters by Inspector Perkins. The coach from Nuevo Laredo carried 580 Mexican cigars hidden in the vehicle. He was bound over to the federal grand jury in the sum of $250 after an examining trial before US Commissioner Poster.
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Manuel Gonzales
Customs
Foot Bridge
Perkins
Gonzales
Nuevo Laredo
Federal Grand Jury
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Promoted as Cough Remedy
An advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a cure for a bad cough and lung irritation. It claims to quiet irritation and lists prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle with druggists selling the product.
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Ballard
Health makes wealth Sanitary Grocery advertisement
An old advertisement proclaims health equals wealth with the slogan health makes wealth and clean eating advice tied to The Sanitary Grocery located at 12-17-151.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy touted for cold relief
The notice warns that colds can lead to serious diseases and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick aid to loosen the cold, ease the lungs and help expel the illness. Sold by all dealers.
Red Cross Relief Sent From Fort McIntosh Chapter
Mrs. HT P Howard of Fort McIntosh heads a Red Cross relief committee that sent a shipment to Bush Terminal Station Brooklyn for European sufferers. The items include 50 children’s double faced outing dresses 35 flannel caps 5 dozen flannel pajamas 10 dozen woolen waists 117 heavy underdrawers 24 dozen heavy combination suits 66 crocheted head shawls and 12 dozen pairs of stockings. About half the funds raised are spent and the rest will be turned into clothing and forwarded soon.
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HT. P. Howard
Fort McIntosh
Red Cross
Bush ‘Terminal
Brooklyn
Europe
Sanitary Grocery Promotes Full Stock Despite Flies
Due to fly conditions the shop cannot display all items but invites customers to call for what they want and assures availability of desired goods at the Sanitary Grocery.
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Sanitary Grocery
Pine-Tar Honey Promises Quick Cough Relief
Stop That Cough Now advertises Pine-Tar Honey as a remedy for coughs and colds. It penetrates throat and lung linings to fight germs and provide natural healing with a claimed 25 cent price at druggists. Mr. E Williams of Hamilton Ohio endorses it for the whole family.
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E. Williams
Hamilton
Ohio
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities
The Times advertises a daily opportunity stream with a subscription rate of 66 cents per month.
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Indicted Terre Haute Officials Face Federal Probe
Federal grand jury resumes in Indianapolis to pursue election scandal indictments in Terre Haute. Mayor Donn Roberts leads charged acts including saloon taxes and voter registration schemes. Sheriff Dennis Shea and judges named among others. trials likely January 14.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal Grand Jury
Terre Haute
Edward Heller
Donn M. Roberts
Roberts
Ralston
Dennis Shea
Vigo County
Eli H. Redman
Thomas Smith
Sluggish liver benefits from Dr King’s New Life Pills
An old health ad claims the liver regulates the body and that chronic liver issues cause biliousness headaches and dizziness. It asserts Dr King’s New Life Pills cure these conditions and restore health, urging readers to buy at 25e from a druggist.
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Dr. King
French Capture Steinbach Alsatian Village After Fierce Defense
French forces seized the village of Steinbach and its church after hand to hand fighting. The capture was officially admitted as French troops also took the surrounding heights, though German forces briefly retook them. Stock market reopened in London with strict limits and soldiers among traders on the floor.
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Berlin
Steinbach
Paris
Perlin
Peace rumors lift stocks on New York exchange
Peace rumors from Rome circulated on the New York stock exchange today causing a rise in prices though there was no solid basis for the reports.
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New York
Rome
Stock Exchange
Stallings Turkeys Lead Winter League Banquet
Twenty five big turkeys supplied by George Stallings, leader of the Boston Braves, will grace the Winter League banquet tonight in Boston. Famed baseball players, owners and managers will dine and recount stories of the national pastime.
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Boston
George Stallings
Boston Braves
Farmers Bring Wives to College Opens in Minnesota
In St Paul Minnesota January 4 a joint farmers and homemakers college course began at the Minnesota College of Agriculture. The program features a general clearing house for ideas for farmers and their wives with lectures and discussions running through the week.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Michigan Peace Leaders Meet in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Michigan January 4 the Michigan state board of commissioners of the World Peace Foundation meets on President Theo Hutlins call Albert Bryant foundation director is scheduled to speak and President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University may address the gathering
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan State Board of Commissioners
The
World Peace Foundation
Theo Hutelins
University of Michigan
Albert Bryant
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Washington entertains Spanish school for boys in trade readjustment
Washington builders and manufacturers exchange begins a school of Spanish tonight to prepare boys for opportunities in South America. The program aims to teach the language widely used in South American commerce to enhance future fortunes.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
South America
Society Women Open Dance Hall At Strand Theatre
New York January 4. Under direction of Mrs W K Vanderbilt Miss Anne Morgan Miss Elizabeth Marbury and Miss Elsie DeWolfe a dance hall opens on the Strand Theatre roof tonight Miss Morgan daughter of the late J Pierpont Morgan will run the tea room The women aim to elevate dancing by offering up to date features and reducing costs.
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New York
W. K. Vanderbilt
Anne Morgan
Elizabeth Marbury
Elsie DeWolfe
Strand Theatre
Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Civil Service Exams For Typewriter And Stenographer
Civil Service examinations for typewriter and stenographer in the Tenth Civil Service district will be held on February 18. Applicants should secure necessary papers and information by applying to the secretary of the local board or the Tenth Civil Service District in New Orleans Louisiana.
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Tenth Civil Service District
New Orleans
Russians Repel German Crossings in Raura Battle Near Warsaw
Russian forces report several German crossings of the Raura river near Warsaw were repelled. Germans were surrounded after a stealthy crossing, bayoneted and many killed or captured. Other actions claim 2000 Austrian captives at Uvorek Pass and 6000 Turks defeated near Sari Kamysh with losses including officers.
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Petrograd
Raura
Warsaw
Pan
Bolinow
Gerowae
Rawa
Uvorek Pass
Carpathians
Sari Kamysh
Russians Turks and Germans Clash in Caucausus Fighting
London dispatch notes mutually irreconcilable statements from Russia Germany and Turkey. The tale suggests both sides suffer sharp losses in the Caucausus and hints at a possible capture of a Carpathian pass, signaling a potential turning point in the ongoing engagements.
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London
Carpathian
Cotton advances one dollar a bale in New Orleans market
US Associated Press reports cotton rose one dollar per bale in the New Orleans futures market on January 4 as strength from New York and Liverpool markets fed gains. The New York advance hit a high for the exchange with July at 8.41, and exports bookings weighed on prices.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Wheat hits record highs amid freight rate bite
Wheat prices soared to a peak since the Civil War, reaching about 1.383 a bushel in Chicago trading as freight costs shut out Argentine competition, signaling tight supply pressures and strong demand.
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Chicago
Crude Oil Prices Edge Up in Fresh Advance
In Pittsburg on January 4 Associated Press reports principal crude oil grades rose 5 cents per barrel, marking the first increase since August 20.
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Pittsburg
Ragged Wounds Healed by Ballard's Snow Liniment
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as an antiseptic remedy for ragged wounds. It claims healing in a few days and offers prices 25c 60c and 1.00 per bottle, with sale through all druggists.
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Ballard
Two Negroes Lynched After Wetumpka Jail Takeover
In Montgomery on January 4 two Black men suspected in the murder of prominent farmer R. A. Stillwell were seized from Wetumpka jail and lynched as militiamen search for the attackers. The Wetumpka jailer was overpowered and bound.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. A. Stillwell
Wetumpka
Militiain Automobiles
Mission Workers Parade in St Louis Dems
Salvation Army brass band leads mission workers from City Rescue Mission in a parade through St Louis with many observers and after the march, services were held at the mission.
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St. Louis
Salvation Army
Mission Workers
City Rescue Mission
Prima Donna Beatrice Giersen Weds Dr William Bessesen
In Minneapolis on January 4 Miss Beatrice Giersen the prima donna of the Weimar German court opera married Dr. William Bessesen of Minneapolis. The couple met ten years ago while she was a high school pupil and he a medical student. The ceremony was by Rev Irving Hanscom with both families present. They will continue her engagements including Chicago recital a University of Illinois concert and a Seattle Symphony engagement.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Beatrice Qiersen
Weimar
William Bessesen
Giersen
Bessesen
Dresden
Berlin
Weimar Opera
Irving Hanscom
St. Louis Park
Chicago
University of Iinois
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Invasion of Hungary Rumors Highlight Soviet Forces
A fragmentary report mentions a potential invasion of Hungary by a large Russian troop presence. details are unclear but the phrase signals concern over Soviet military movement in Central Europe.
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Hungary
Pestilence Spreads as Przemysl Besieged
Lemberg reporting pestilence in Przemysl city and garrison with near total provisions shortage. Ineffectual sorties continue from the besieged fortress amid scarce supplies.
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Przemysl
Lemberg
Galicia
French Aviators Bomb Near Brussels Hit Zeppelin Shed
Amsterdam despatch says French aviators Saturday dropped several bombs near Brussels damaging a Zeppelin shed and killing several German soldiers.
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London
Amsterdam
Brussels
German commerce raider Karlsruhe sighted near Willemstad
The long missing German raider Karlsruhe was seen on the night of January 1 between Willemstad Curacao and the Venezuelan coast, confirming she is still at large.
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Willemstadt
Curacao
Karlsruhe
Belgians in England Face Relief Challenge
London report says 160000 Belgians in England lack work with only one in ten employed. Authorities may soon be compelled to provide care for the stranded refugees.
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London
England
Texas farmer holds cotton amid cotton holding movement
A Stock man and Farmer argues that many Texas farmers lead in the cotton holding movement while maintaining gardens and orchards. These farmers produce all their own farm food and feed crops and can afford to hold cotton during hard times.
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Texas
Aguilar to wrestle Schultheis at Floyd & Walker rink
Aguilar the Mexican champion accepts Schultheis challenge from the Times and a wrestling match is set for next Monday afternoon at Floyd and Walker skating rink.
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Aguilar
Schultheis
Floyd & Walker
Times Advertises Fog Opportunities Subscription
A reader is offered daily access to The Times with a subscription plan. The ad promises ongoing fog opportunities and a monthly rate of 680. per month.
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