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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1913
Page
7
Monday's Daily reports a woman described as Aztec looking and mentally impaired, wandering near Me. Tevhts with thirteen sacks of dynamite and intent to blow up Laredo. She was taken into custody by officers and ordered restrained pending an investigation into her mental state and potential asylum placement.
To the Members of the Board of Trade and the Public in General. All having any product or article suitable for display for the fame of Laredo are asked to lend or give items for exhibition at the Board of Trade office during the coming celebrat ion week. Non perishable exhibits to be preserved and returned. perishables to be attractively presented to impress outsiders. This effort aims to advertise Laredo and attract attention. Signed by Jack son.
A 1912 petition from the Mexican Women's League Sociedad Union Progreso y Caridad to Mayor and Aldermen of Laredo asks designating February 16, 1912 as annual Clean-up day. The group pledges citywide effort to present a clean city during the celebration and proposes a contest with prizes for the neatest yards, to be awarded February 20 after an Investigating Committee reports. Endorsers include Leonor Villegas de Magnon, Nieves G. de Garza Gongora, Manuela V. de Farias, and Adela Bruni.
Earl Brennan, who has held a government post in Panama related to canal work for several years, returned to Laredo today to resume residence. He recently resigned his Panama position as the project nears completion.
Mrs March Culmore of Houston will headline a reading of Henry W Savage's Everywoman next Saturday evening at Marketball. The program, produced by the Tuesday Musical and Literary Club, promises a dramatic yet philosophical tale of a young woman's quest for love and meaning across cities and stages.
The Times describes forming an Improvement District in any Laredo block or blocks by local taxpayers to propose uniform improvements. It notes districts cannot control public property and that public streets and parks stay city property. It cites a Feb 10 bond election proposal of $7,000 and argues majority rule to achieve uniformity.
A stream of residents and visitors are listed arriving in and passing through the city including Mr Henry Bads Hebbronville, Mr Julio Rodriguez Encinal, Mr Oscar Thompson Hebbronville, Mr WON Young, Mrs Nicolas Sierra and daughters heading to San Luis Potosi Mexico, Mr W Nichols Tampico, Mr Seb Wilcox and baby from San Antonio, Mr Hhirshop Bessemer Encinema returning from San Antonio, Mesars Holland and Ed H Hiverett from the San Antonio Express, Sr FB Puga Mexican boundary commissioner at El Paso en route, Mr W Q Saver returning from Beeville, Mr Demetrio Salazar and family en route to Austin for Governor Colquitt inauguration, Mr Kart Bradbury Missouri Pacific dining cars agent in San Antonio visiting relatives, and several named passengers heading north from Mexico. A note on Jarvis Plaza improvement district and bond legality is included, with local voting implications.
A. H. Jackson announces her consent to chair the Ladies Committee for the February 22 celebration. She requests cheerful, harmonious, prompt teamwork from all ladies, notes she also serves as Secretary of the Board of Trade and Celebration Committee, and asks for broad cooperation to make the event a record breaker.
A poetic fragment extols distant love with fragrant imagery and natural scenes. The piece blends romantic lines with a dated refrain and ends with an advertisement for HERBINE stomach relief, noting price and药 store references.
Chicago January 20 several score of top wrestlers from major clubs in the region have gathered to contest the Central Amateur Athletic Union championships. Elimination bouts start tonight at the Illinois Athletic Club and finals follow tomorrow with titles in all divisions from bantam to heavyweight to be decided.
An advertisement promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy for a bad cough. It asserts it heals the lungs and quiets irritation, pricing at 26e, Ste and $1.00 per bottle, with sale through all druggists.
Rev S B Beall presiding elder and State Epworth League president spent time in Laredo and helped establish the Epworth encampment at Corpus Christi. He is noted for deeds over words and for aiding the church’s growth as a new imposing structure rises in the city.
A Brooklyn Michigan resident, S. F. Fish, reports curing a five year chronic constipation with Chamberlain's Tablets. The testimonial notes the remedy's effectiveness and states the product is available from all dealers.
Classified listing highlights opportunities to build income through local ads. Various jobs and services offered with emphasis on quick returns and practical steps for readers seeking side earnings. Details focus on feasibility, local market demand, and straightforward entry requirements.
Associated Press reports sugar planters in Vera Cruz threaten to pay Emiliano Zapata if the Madero government fails to compensate them for crop protection. The note signals tension between rebels and the government over concessions and security costs amid the Mexican political turmoil.
A special cold wave warning issued for the Southwest forecasts North Texas temperatures from twenty to twenty five degrees. The notice, transmitted from New Orleans on January 20, cautions residents to prepare for freezing conditions today.
Chicago based debate on banking reform features teams from the University of Michigan University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Each school fields two teams with one debating at home and the other abroad. The subject is whether the plan of banking reform proposed by the National Monetary Committee should be adopted by Congress.
The American National Masters' tournament begins in New York with top players Janowski Capablanca Marshall Chajes and other renowned experts competing. The event is touted as the most significant American chess match since Cambridge Springs about ten years ago.
Ian Washington January 30 delegates from Louisiana and Texas rice growers representing the American Rice Growers Association told the House Ways and Means Committee a tariff reduction would ruin an industry built against hard odds. They argued current protection, though limited, supports growing rice in temperate zones and preserves thousands of acres for use, noting shorter seasons and weather losses prevent competition with tropical country producers.
A coy exchange unfolds with a sharp retort about marriage and dying an old maid. The dialogue hints at flirtation, control, and consequences within a comic or satirical frame of Lippineatt's Macizine.
Actress Alice Gale is engaged for the cast of The Master of the House, signaling her return to the stage in a major production. The project centers on a family drama with a prominent theater company, highlighting Gale in a lead role.
Frightful polar winds plow the far north causing red rough and sore chapped hands and lips. Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals them, softens skin, and treats cold sores burns boils sores ulcers cuts bruises and piles. Reed Drug Co sells it for 26 cents.
Austin Texas January 20 Speaker Terrell unveils house committees listing chairmen for Federal relations judicial districts insurance forestry juvenile reform mines printing military affairs public health roads bridges ferries criminal procedure reform privilege suffrage elections public debt private corporations public hated labor suniel corporations enrolled fees taxation and more complex assignments across numerous districts and specialties with some OCR errors in names and titles
Austin debate on McGregor's resolution to investigate the attorney general for allegedly lenient enforcement of club laws in German sections. He accuses a cottonseed crushers' trust in Texas and says rice millers receive favors. Action on the resolution was postponed by 16 to 8 vote.
In Austin on January 20 the Senate read a resolution signed by twenty eight Methodist church members protesting against liquor or any other balls in the state capitol.
Austin reports canvassed results showing the governor and lieutenant governor race outcomes. New house bills include a measure allowing married women to own property separately and a bill to redraw congressional districts.
Washington January 20 The week will feature tariff revisions in the Ways and Means Committee focusing on agricultural products provisions cotton hemp and jute. The chamber of commerce of the ad store meets Tuesday in Tileban to discuss legislation and business issues. The one hundredth birth anniversary of John C Fremont is observed Tuesday. The Negro Farmers Conference meets at Tuskegee Institute Wednesday with topics on agricultural credit and finances of Negro public schools. Delegates from several states convene in Philadelphia Thursday for Gettysburg anniversary plans. A Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Progressive meeting occurs.
The Associated Press reports London dated January 20 that Bulgaria Servia and Montenegro issue an ultimatum giving Turkey fourteen days to respond to Balkan demands. Bulgarian leader Dr Danei receives full power to break peace efforts if deemed useless. London reports confusion over Adrianople with Turks spreading fall rumors while Bulgarians may shift policy and resume fighting there.
A rapid front drove temperatures down in Denton Texas on January 20 as the mercury fell about twenty seven degrees in half an hour. The swift drop created a sharp shift in weather conditions and left residents noting the sudden chill.
Mary Star rlera leads clubs from the Northwest to Stoughton for the National Ski Association of America season opener. Officers predict a record season as the Norwegian sport grows in the United States with the championship tournament slated for mid next month at Tronwood Michigan attracting top American and European experts to chase national and international records.
Chamberlain demonstrates a cough remedy claiming no opium or narcotics and universal effectiveness for coughs and colds. It is marketed as superior and safe, with availability from all dealers.
Real estate deeds recorded in the county clerk's office show Inisa S. de Ramon transferring lot 7 in block Pus to her children Hortensia and Idia Hertha Ramon for love and affection. Max Pleutz transfers lot 8 in block 47 to Jesse Wise for a nominal consideration.
Notice warns taxpayers to pay State and County taxes by January 31 to avoid a penalty of per cent. It urges calling before the date to settle tax obligations and receive Adv. guidance.
The Dakotas event in St Paul features former Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana as chief speaker. The Union of American Hebrew Congregations begins its twenty third convention in Cincinnati Monday with dedication of Hebrew Union College buildings. Other week items include senatorial contests in several states, the eighth National Western Stock Show in Denver, Nevada legislature reconvening, Governor Colquitt's second term inauguration in Texas, the American Chess Masters tournament opening in New York, and the fifth International Corn Expo and American Breechers' Association meeting in Charleston.
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