Laredo Woman's Club Holds Annual Meeting and Officers
The Laredo Woman's Club met at the library rooms with 4 pm start. New members Mrs Mederico Vidaurri and Mrs John A Applewhite were elected. The club pledged $2 to honor Endowment Fund names and supported traveling libraries. Officers elected include Mrs J Alex Mac Donald president and others. The program focused on Home Economics and Social Service with emphasis on women's role in budgeting, prosperity, and civic welfare.
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Laredo
Laredo Woman's Club
D. D. Fairchild
Pitth
Library and Woman's Exchange
Thos. Reed
Girl's Training School Committee
J. Alex MacDonald
Prsident
W. W. Mae
Gregor
Hal W. Greer
Mary (. Seavill
Reod Millar
Fred Thomas
Aline Hamilton
M. H. Pennell
America
Taking of Evidence Finished in Nuevo Laredo Cattle Case
After four days of testimony in the cases of Headley White WHE White and Willi Burris three Awarein stockmen arrested in Nuevo Laredo on smuggling charges the taking concluded. Consul Garrett was informed a decision by the military judge would come today but no ruling had been made by noon. Nuevo Laredo customs officials reportedly seek additional charges to extend detention of the American detainees.
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Headley White
Whe White
Willi Burris
Nuevo Laredo
Consul Garrett
Lime Treatment in Tuberculosis Promised in May Journal
An article in the May issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association extols calcium lime treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. It cites Van Gieson observations of improved patients with partial lung consolidation resolving, sputum clearing of tubercle bacilli, and discharge from heated tuberculosis.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
van Gieson
Dixie Theatre Presents Hounded Rex Drama and Virtuoso
The Dixie Theatre shows the Rex drama Hounded with Ben Wilson in the lead in two reels. A special feature Virtuoso stars Mary Fuller in a comedy drama, with Uncle Tom's Cabin in two reels as part of the program.
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Rex
Underworld
Ben Wilson
Victor
Mary Fuller
County Tax Collector Ady Sells 11.4 Million Phone 45 WW
Ady County tax collector markets 11.4 million dollar phone assets at 45 WW. Officials outline sale duration and terms.
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WW. Ligarde
Watch THE TIMES Everyday for Opportunities
An advertising note offers a subscription path reading 6c per month for access to opportunities in THE TIMES. The brief hints at ongoing daily coverage and a promotional pricing detail.
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the Times
Planning for Celebration at Red Men Hall for Washington Birthday
A large gathering at Red Men Hall approved executive and sub committees for Laredo’s Washington Birthday celebration next month. It outlines plans including aeroplane flights by a visiting aviator, unfurling a giant U S flag, carnival February 14 to January 24, and garland lighting across main streets.
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Red Men
Bon Ton
Washington
Laredo
Netzer
Joseph Netzer
Rob Ievans
Geo. R. Page
C. J. Crane
BR. M. Alexander
R. A. Brown
A C. Richter
H. P. Howard
Alexander
I. C. Jenks
Jos
W. Kenney
J. E. Koester
Robert McComb
John W. Kilbreth
A. M. Bruni
Eugene Christen
Y. Benavides
Sam Mackin
S. N Johnson
Charles Ross
Lieut.h. Evans
A. Saft
Fire Department
C .Biggio
J. W. Falvella
Carlos Richter
Alphonse Wormser
J. R. Pasnacht
G. R. Weber
Gus Schmitt
I. R. Tarver
J. D. Merriman
Clarence Jefferies
J. A. MacDonald
Chas. J. Soltan
J. M. Pace
Romulo Peta
W. L Irwin
J. H. Slaughter
T. J. Quernsey
Enrique Resendez
W. Y. Bunn
United States
Executive Committee
McComb
River Front
Swift District Court Clears Docket in Forty-Five Minutes
In a brisk session the district attorney and juries dispatched four criminal cases. Felicitas Rioscobar received ten days in jail for theft from Cruz store, while Tomas Aldape Garcia got ten days for carrying arms. Manuel Perez was sentenced to two years for theft from Pedro Garza. One case against Tomas Aldape Garcia was dismissed after prior convictions indicated an eight year term forthcoming.
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Felicitas
Cruz
Hotel de Salinas
Felix Rualcaba
Tomas Aldape Garcia
Martinez Home
Manuel H. Perez
Pedro R. Garza
Dr Bells Pine Tar Honey Prevents Child Cold
When a child shows cold symptoms use Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for quick relief. It soothes the lungs loosens mucus and strengthens the system with a money back guarantee. Only 25 cents at the druggist Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for sores also advertised.
The Struggle for Fame in the Senate
Senator Sheppard, a young Texas legislator with about a year of service, sought to overturn senate rules by replacing a two thirds vote to suspend with a simple majority but failed. The piece stresses enduring fame comes from adherence to reasoned conclusions of great public servants rather than reckless reform.
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Sheppard
Senate
Texas
Post
Houston Post
Family avoids serious sickness in McDuff Virginia
Mrs J B Whittaker recalls suffering with sick headache and stomach trouble for years until taking McDuff Virginia Thedford s Black Draught The vegetable medicine is said to regulate weak stomachs aid digestion and relieve indigestion colic wind nausea and similar symptoms It has served over a million people in more than 70 years and is sold by druggists for 25 cents Get a package today.
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Thedford
Bermuda Onion Market Outlook From Federico Varega
Federico Varega, Bermuda Onion Seed grower, advises Texas onion growers amid European demand and Egypt crop issues. He notes English purchases, Canary Islands export potential, and looming high U.S. prices. warns seed quality and weather have hurt Webb County seedlings. urges fresh seed and careful planting to avoid failure.
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the Times
Texas
United States
England
Canary Islands
Bermuda
Egypt
Europe
America
Webb Co
Federico
Varega
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promise Sluggish Liver Relief
Advertisement notes many ailments from a sluggish liver and promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy. Claims include constipation headaches nervousness and bilious spells with a price of 25e at druggists. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is also advertised for skin eruptions.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
Mexico City Mystery Confuses State Dept Officials
AP reports January 19 that Mexico City remains unclear to the U S State Department. Information suggests Villa did not enter the capital last night as expected and may evacuate the city while focusing on northern states. Zapatistas are also said to be evacuating the capital amid Villa fears.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
State Department
Villa
Villa Nity
Zapatistas
American Poet Dead
Poet John Joyce who wrote the line Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone died in Washington yesterday.
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Washington
John Joyce
Goulds Lose Control Of Missouri Pacific Stock
Associated Press from St. Louis reports the Gould family now holds only 250 shares of Missouri Pacific railroad stock, reduced from their prior control, signaling diminished influence over the line as of January 19.
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St. Louis
Goulds
Missouri Pacific Railroad
German Offensive and Balkan Shifts Reported Worldwide
London reports a new German push in Belgium aimed at Ypres, rising rumors of Hungary seeking a separate peace, and French and Russian gains. Russians advance through Transylvania with a foothold in Hungary, while a Turkish corps faces dire losses in the Caucasus. French forces seize German field works along the Meuse.
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London
Belgium
Hungary
Ypres
Transylvania
Austria
Caucasus
Erzercum
Meuse
No Prospect of Peace Hailed by Wilson Speech
President Wilson told callers there is no prospect of peace by spring as Washington runs 1 percent. He warned the public that negotiations seem unlikely this season.
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Washington
Wilson
French Capture 500 Yards of German Trenches Near Paris
Official report states French forces seized 500 yards of German trench in the forest of La Petrie yesterday. No heavy fighting reported elsewhere.
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Paris
la Petrie
Ferguson Calls for Harmony at Inaugural Speech
Gov. Ferguson urged unity with the legislature in his inaugural address as 5000 attendees listened. Associate Justice Phillips administered the oath, and Gov. Colquitt spoke predicting the Ferguson administration would succeed.
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Austin
Texas
Gov. Ferguson
Phillips
Gov
Colquitt
Merguson
Berlin Skirmishes Report Highlight Mild West Battles
The official report says only a few unimpor tant skirmishes and artillery duels marked the western fighting yesterday. In the east the Germans captured several hundred Russians near the Vistula.
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Berlin
Vistula
Texas Legislature Pushes Bills on Marriage and Bank
In Austin on January 19 Senator Westbrook introduced a bill to nullify common law marriages in Texas. Representative Llewelling filed a bill creating a Bank of Texas with a $50 million capital from nonbond funds.
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Austin
Texas
Westbrook
Senate
Llewelling
Bank of
Artillery Fire and Battles Near Ypres
Tele graat's Sluis correspondent reports heavy artillery near Ypres since Monday. Germans mounted three assaults to seize Ypres but were repelled. Fresh British troops have arrived on the front.
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Amsterdam
Telegraat
Sluis
Ypres
Russian torpedo boats sink Turkish steamer at Sinope
Report from Sinope Bay says a detachment of Russian torpedo boats entered the bay in Asia Minor and sank a Turkish steamer and three sailing vessels. The crews were saved.
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Sebastopol
Russia
Bay of Sinope
Asia Minor
Bubbling Mystery At Local Woods Picnic
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a Sunday woods picnic where attendees gathered chestnuts butternuts and ivy while killing harmless snakes and collecting toadstools. A young man asked for water, describing a bubbling unseen source and uncertainty about a pump or hydrant nearby.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Turkish defeats in the Caucasus suppress news from Constantinople
Constantinople officials suppress dispatches reporting Turkish defeats in the Caucasus, delaying confirmation of the setback. The Athens correspondent notes authorities restrict coverage as the information leaks through ambiguous channels.
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London
Central News
Athens
Constantinople
Caucasus
Strikers Battle Deputies Over Plant at Roosevelt N J
Fourteen strikers were wounded and four probably fatally in a clash at the American Agricultural Chemical Company plant in Roosevelt New Jersey. About 260 strikers and 50 deputies fought after the strikers halted a train searching for strikebreakers, first with stones and then with guns.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Best for Children and Adults
Do not give children cough medicine containing opium. Long experience shows there is no better or safer remedy for coughs colds and croup in children than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and is for sale by all dealers.
Fresh Fish and Oysters Market Notice
Notice to the Public announces fresh fish and oysters at the southeast market corner daily with styles by request. Oysters offered by the dozen or hundred and fish by the pound for takeout. No delivery service. J. W. Hopkins Shorty. 1 9 Im. (Adv.)
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J. W. Hopkins
Biliousness and Constipation Cured by Tablets
R Fr Erwin of Peru Indiana reports relief after taking Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion biliousness and constipation. He says a bottle bought last winter helped him right away.
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R. Fr. Erwin
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Earthquake Devastates Calabria Driving Natives From Homes
Associated Press reports a severe Calabrian earthquake struck the province, with no deaths but widespread panic as residents fled towns including Cosenza. Ortucchio near Avezzano reported over 2,000 victims out of 2,500 inhabitants, amid mounting evacuation.
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Rome
Italy
Calabria
Cosenza
Avezzano
Ortucchio
Receivership Sought for Rumsey Company
The Rumsey Company, a thirty million dollar agricultural machinery corporation based in Indianapolis, faced a request for a receivership on January 19 as reported by the Associated Press.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Rumsey Company
Agricultural Machinery Corporation
British bars sailing of the Dacia from Texas to Rotterdam
Washington reports the British government refused to permit the steamer Dacia to sail from Galveston with cotton to Rotterdam. The ship, recently transferred from German to American registry, was alleged to have been sold to Edward Preitung of Michigan for a price matching the profit of a first cargo to Germany.
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Washington
Galveston
Rotterdam
Edward Preitung
Michigan
Germany
Last Word and Wives in Luke McLuke’s Witty Retort
A humorous column notes changing gender dynamics with lines about women’s phrases, marriage, and vanity. It contrasts men’s flaws with evolving norms and jokes about education, hairstyle, and social tact in a light satirical voice.
Germans Declensions Stir Comedy In War Talk
A New York Times item recounts a humorous war discussion among onlookers who debate the correct German phrasing for a toast. The group argues over nominative versus dative case, while one participant jokes about Germans declining everything except a drink.
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Europe
New York Times
Couple Weds at Bride’s Parents Home
Yesterday afternoon at the bride’s parents home Rev Dunn of the Methodist church joined Mr John M Elswick and Miss Valerie Wilkins in matrimony. The couple left this morning for Virginia to begin their life together with many friends wishing them happiness.
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Dunn
Methodist Church
John M. Elswick
Valerie Wilkins
Mr. Elswick
Virginia
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