Local Notices and Advertisements Roundup
Local items and classifieds mix include marriage licenses issued by the county clerk since the last report, details of plumbing and electrical services, rental rooms at The Bellemont, poll tax deadline reminders, a general goods dealer buying items from pins to locomotives, auto painting and tops, and a film featuring Japanese star Bessue Hayakawa at the Loyal Theater showing The Mysterious Prince this afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonio Aranda
Mise Delfinag Macias
Tomas KR. Hale
Maria Garcia Vdla
de Martinez
Bessue Hayakawa
Poll tax payments lag in Laredo Webb county voters
A statement from County Tax Collector H. Ligarde says less than half of the voting strength of Laredo and Webb county has paid poll taxes. Total taxes collected by the county assessor's office are under 500, while county voting strength ranges from 1,000 to 1,200. Eleven days remain for citizens to pay and receive poll tax receipts to be eligible to vote this year.
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H. Ligarde
Laredo
Webb County
Farmers See Glory in Favorable Weather
Weather conditions bring sunshine and pleasant farming days allowing Ber muda onions and cabbage crops planted from seedbeds to be worked in open fields. Transplanted onions and cabbage are in good condition, with prospects of strong crops in spring and early summer barring unforeseen issues.
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Bermuda
Use of Rhinoceros Horn Cups for Poison Tests
In historic practice rhinoceros horns served as drinking cups for royalty. The idea held that any poison dissolved in the drink would be revealed by bubbling or foaming, signaling danger to the user.
Clover Will Case Proceeds in District Court
The Clover will case appealed from probate to district court remains ongoing before Judge Mullally since last Wednesday. It is expected that all testimony may be concluded by this afternoon.
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Clover
District Court
Mullally
Marryings, meetings, and social events noted
Mrs J W Mussett travels to San Antonio for her brother Alfred Wright's wedding to Miss Mattie Terry. Socials include theater party for Strand Theatre and a Miriam Chapter meeting at Masonic Hall. Recitals, a christening, and a prominent Los Angeles departure for Mrs George C Woodman are also reported with multiple local guests and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Mussett
San Antonio
Alfred Wright
Texas
Mattie Terry
Miriam Chapter
Order of the Astern Star
Masonic Hall
Nellie Hester
Devine
Personal notices from the region several travelers and officials
W A Craig returned yesterday from a business trip to New Orleans. Dr H Stow Garlick has gone to his old home in Cincinnati for a few weeks visit to his mother. Claude J Henigan arrived yesterday to join the immigration service in Laredo. Mexican Consul Gonzalo G de la Mata of San Antonio spent yesterday in Laredo as guest of Mexican Consul Melquiades Garcia. Judge A Winslow was confined to his home with a severe cold but is able to be out again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Craig
New Orleans
H. Stow Garlick
Cincinnati
Claude J. Henigan
Nogales
Arizona
Immigration Service
Laredo
Gonzalo G. de la Mata
San Antonio
Melquiades Garcia
A. Winslow
Times
Governor Arthur Yager’s illness in San Juan update
Governor Arthur Yager of Porto Rico remains critically ill in San Juan on January 19. A Kentuckian by birth, Yager educated at Georgetown College and Johns Hopkins University, taught economics and history there, and later became Georgetown College president before his 191s appointment as governor. His career reflects a Washington trend to appoint officials trained in academia rather than partisan politics.
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Arthur Yager
San Juan
Porto Rico
Yager
Gieorgetown College
Johns Working University
Georgetown College
Freulty
Rngular
Officialea
Lune
Washington
United States
Birthdays on January nineteenth mark notable figures
Today honors Eugene Brieux, David Starr Jordan, John Louis Nuelsen, Joseph M. Carey, and Arnold Gandil, each celebrating milestone ages. Brieux, the Paris born playwright, is 62. Jordan, Stanford’s chancellor emeritus, 64. Nuelsen, M E Church bishop, 44. Carey, former senator and Wyoming governor, 75. Gandil, Chicago AL first baseman, born at St Pan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr
John Louis Nuelsen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Aurich
Switzerland
Arnold
Chick) Gandil
Chicago
St. Pan
Forty Nine Seamen Drowned In Wreck
Associated Press reports the American steamer Macona struck a rock and foundered near Nitingen, killing 49 crew members with only the second mate surviving. In a separate note, the Powhittan, 500 miles off New York, is in distress but not yet in danger, with passengers to be transferred to the Cedric when conditions allow.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Nitingen Tight
New York
Cedric
Archbishop Hayes Declines Meeting With Anti-Saloon League
Archbishop Patrick Hayes of New York declines to attend a clergy meeting under the Anti-Saloon League, deeming it extraordinary to attack a federal amendment and arguing the church should teach obedience while law enforcement rests with government agencies. Separately, the Supreme Court granted Rhode Island permission to initiate original proceedings to test and enjoin enforcement of the federal prohibition amendment.
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Associated Press
New York
Patrick Hayes
Catholic Archdiocese of
Anti-Saloon League
W. H. Anderson
League
Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Rhode Island
State Sues For West Texas Land Acreage
Austin Jan 1 Midland district court opens to hear a state effort to recover about 75 000 acres of West Texas land from the Capitol Krechold Land Investment Company in a complex equity suit filed to undo a disputed transfer and restore sovereign ownership.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
West Texas
Capitol Krechold Land Investment Company
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau caption
The Times presents the U S weather bureau forecast for New Orleans area. Tonight and Tuesday are described as partly cloudy.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 am report a maximum temperature of 77 degrees and a minimum of 44 degrees at Fort McIntosh. Wind generally from the south with clear skies recorded during the period.
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Fort Mcintosh
Mexican rumor sparks fear near El Paso in 191? era
Dr John Hunter testified before a Senate committee on the Mexican situation recounting Guadalajara reports of Mexican gains next to the border. He said Mexican newspapers claimed capture of border towns except El Paso and that prisoners at Fort Bliss allegedly killed 400 Americans, prompting Mexicans to flee to the British consulate as both consulates were attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hunter
Guadalajara
Senate
Vera Cruz
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
John Jlunter
Wnl
el Paso
Fort Bliss
Pan American Conference Opens in Washington
The Pan American Monetary Conference opened in Washington with leading financiers and business men from 21 Western hemisphere republics attending. President Wilson sent greetings, urging that Pan American cooperation be undertaken without selfish aims and as a privilege to meet shared obligations in world reconstruction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Western Hemisphere
Peturo
Peaes
Wilson
Stout Texas House member dies after appendix operation
Port Arthur Texas January 19 L E K Stout representative from the fourteenth district in the Texas House of Representatives died today following an operation for appendicitis.
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Associated Press
Port Arthur
Texas
Notable 1919 Leaders Gather for Today’s Meetings
Joseph Mc Carey, former U S senator and Wyoming governor, age 75, attends a Pan American Financial Conference in Washington with delegates from most South American republics. Americanization Commission meets in Indianapolis as Missouri farmers begin Farmers Week at the State College of Agriculture. J T Meredith of the Advertising Clubs addresses the Indiana State Chamber in Terre Haute. Retailers from four national associations confer with DOJ in New York on curb pricing of essential apparel. A US Senate reservations to the League covenant are honored at a New York dinner. Washington and Lee Alumni in DC host a birthday banquet for Gen Robert E Lee, late university president.
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Pan-American Financial Conference
Winsheington
Joatin- American Republic
Americanization Commission of the
Indianapolis
Progressive Farmers of Missouri
Missouri State College of Agriculture
J. T. Meredith
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
United States
Washington and Lee University Alumni Association
Washington, D. C
Robert Lee
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
A historical advert offers a $100 reward for cures of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot treat. It touts a 35 year track record, claims blood purification and mucous surface healing, and urges immediate purchase with an addressed mail order offer.
Extradition Demand for Former Emperor William Sparks Dutch Emotion
Brussels reports deep emotion in Holland over the Allied note demanding the extradition of former Emperor William. The Hague believes measures may compel voluntary surrender to the Allies, while Paris notes Holland’s duty to join Entente powers in exposing German war crimes.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Holland
Willian
Hague
Paris
Teld
Minperor
William
Senate to probe Admiral Sims charges on Navy conduct
Washington Jan 19 The Senate Naval Committee decided to finish a complete investigation of Rear Admiral Sims charges against the Navy Department's conduct of the war by the subcommittee now examining naval decorations. The panel will undertake the new task after completing its present assignment.
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Associated Press
Wasington
Jan
Sims
Navy Department
Senate Naval Committee
Do You Know That Facts From History and Nature
The text lists curious statements such as population doubling times, vast ocean measures in Culic miles, bees gathering flowers for honey, English beer tax since the twelfth century, leaves needed for tea, ostrich plumage origins, early steam engine arrivals, Icelandic barter still in use, national forest vacations in Colorado, silkworms in southern China, and the electric plants on modern battleships.
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England
United States
New York
Iceland
Colorado
Ching
From Here and There Cheese and Customs Noted
A roundup notes over 250 cheese varieties produced in France. In Quito people remove hats at a flash of lightning. It takes about 130000 screws used in watches to weigh a pound. It is claimed that all soldiers in Sweden and Denmark can read and write.
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France
Quito
Sweden
Denmark
Best Cough Remedy Endorsed by Local Druggist
A Cubrun Kentucky druggist, J B Jones, endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after seven years of personal use in his family. He states it is the best cough medicine he has ever known and relies on it for customers and loved ones alike.
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J. B. Jones
Cubrun
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Wyoming
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Chichester
Times Office
Archbishop Hayes
Weather Forecast
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