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Observations show a maximum temperature of 98 and a minimum of 3. General wind direction was southeast. Skies were clear.
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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1908
Page
1
Observations show a maximum temperature of 98 and a minimum of 3. General wind direction was southeast. Skies were clear.
An ad asks if readers suffer backache stitches fatigue and suggests kidney and bladder pills from Reed's Drug Store. It promises prompt relief for backache weak back bladder inflammation and weak kidneys and urges purchase through Reed's Drug Store.
Lieut Roussell Hazzard awaiting court martial proceedings were halted by a Taft telegram. A detail of officers was sent to escort him to the San Francisco military hospital near where Mrs Hazzard and children live. His bride May Nasseth declared she will have nothing to do with him since he was not divorced from his California wife.
A major blaze in Paris last night started at the electric power house feeding the Central Markets. The plant was destroyed causing darkness, markets and nearby areas were threatened as flames spread to market buildings. Firemen saved the roofs. damage runs to thousands of francs.
Tokio January 25. An Imperial order prohibits all Japanese emigration to the Hawaii Islands except relatives of residents there. Stringent rules bar laborers from migrating to the United States or Canada, and Mexico is also banned.
The chartered steamship Rebel arrived at Gonaives on January 24 and tried to land General Fermin and revolutionaries. Haytien cruiser boats prevented the landing. the vessel sailed toward Cuba, while the cruiser followed to forestall further attempts.
United States gunboat Paducah sailed from New Orleans to Saint Marie Haiti to shield American interests and respond if revolution spreads to Santo Domingo. Gunboat Eagle patrols coast from Saint Marie to Gonaives while Haitian officials seek refuge at the U S consulate in Port au Prince.
A car of dynamite exploded at the Hocking mines this morning wrecking the company store and several buildings. The loss will amount to one hundred thousand dollars. No person was injured in the explosion.
Negotiations to merge the National Railroad of Mexico with the Mexican Central Railroad have been resumed after the panic, with terms similar to those discussed previously. National Railroad of Mexico 4 percent consolidated bonds rose four points on the news.
In Columbus Georgia on January twenty five United Press reports further trouble as dynamite exploded in front of C. H. Gifford head of the Prohibition League near Girard Alabama. A warning sign warned trouble if the law and order action continued. Authorities fear the attack is the first move in a terror campaign using explosives.
Pittsburg on January 25 authorities confront a Black man who identified himself as Charles Beal and was faced by fifteen women who accused him of hugging them during the past week. The man has terrorized the East end of the city with his brutal embraces.
The steamship Adriatic arrived at quarantine in New York and was met by Thaw’s attorneys representatives. Paris physician Dr Gauja and two companions, to testify next Monday, were sworn to secrecy.
United Press reports Mulai Rachid, a top Hafid rival, lost 600 men in a clash with French forces near Settat. He reportedly sent agents to Hafid urging immediate disbanding of his army to present a united front.
In Madison Illinois two of the towns largest structures were burned early today causing about a hundred thousand dollars in losses. One woman was injured by jumping from a building to escape the flames.
Washington January 25 Ex Senator Henry Gassaway Davis is reported much improved today as he recovers from a severe cold.
In Havana on January 25 rumors spread that several European powers protested the premature U S withdrawal from Cuba. Governor Magoon denied any knowledge of the protest.
In connection with arrests over the alleged Republican plot, police continue to search for weapons, reporting a quantity found in a suburban house. Officers suspect the arms were intended for a Republican uprising planned for January 31, the anniversary of the Oporto uprising. Some military officers are suspected of involvement.
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