Laredo Board of Trade to Elect Officers Saturday
Deferred elections for directors and officers until Saturday at 4 pm after a small attendance at yesterday's meeting. A nominating committee of J O Bueng W Jo Sames and E R Tarver will pick 15 to 20 candidates from which the new board will be formed and then officers chosen. The president secretary and treasurer reports were read with enthusiasm. members urged to attend and support a Greater Laredo project.
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Laredo
J. O. Bueng
W. Jo Sames
E.R. Tarver
This Date in History January Moments and Milestones
A collage of historical notes: 1788 Cyrus Triffin chosen president of the 14th Continental Congress. 1819 British victory at River Raisin. 1814 Pope Pius VII relieved of authority. 1822 Molly Pitcher died. 1827 Wellington named commander. 1910 queen Victoria born May 24 1819. 1906 Valencia wreck near Vancouver Island with 124 lives lost. 11¢ US troops occupy Tientsin China.
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Cyrus Triffin
Virginda
Gen
Winchester
River Raisin
Michigan
Pope Pius VII
Dr King's New Discovery Advertises Cures and Free Trial
An old ad touts Dr King's New Discovery as a safe remedy for coughs and lung troubles after a fire rescue saved lives. It claims dramatic weight gain and lists price and a free trial bottle, guaranteed by a local drug company. The testimonial from W H Patterson of Wellington Texas supports its effectiveness.
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Midnisat
Heed Drug Co
Minnesota Dairymen Hold Thirty Fifth Convention in Northfield
Several hundred farmers and dairymen attend the thirty fifth annual Minnesota Dairymen's association convention opening in Northfield Minnesota for a four day session. An exhibition of dairy cattle accompanies the event with prizes for top exhibitors. Nationally known dairy and farming experts are listed among speakers and lecturers for the four days.
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Northfield
Minn
Minnesota Dairymen’s Association
Lsted
Lodging Notice for Visitors on February 22, 1913
All parties with rooms beds or cots for visitors on Feb 22 1913 should notify J T Agan lodging committee chairman or City Marshal Brennan with street number and the amount of beds or cots available. Adg. 1-13-41.
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J. T. Agan
Brennan
Local Thesday Music and Literary Club Meeting Recap
The Thesday Music and Literary Club met at Mrs J T Davis home for a Chinese and social gathering. Officers and committees reported on finances programs and new member admissions while plans formed for a Washington Birthday parade representation and upcoming entertainments.
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J. T Davis
Thesday Music and Literary Club
Wilmer Threadgill
M. Fish
Amar Penn
Samuel Wolcott
M. P. Cullinan
J. W Brewster
G. C. Hiatt
Ed Cotulla
J B. DaCamara
M. S. Ryan
M. Barlow
Garretson
C. M. Fish
Mesdames
PF. Boniger
Or. J. Christen
T. C. Reed
Mesdames A. Richter
A. C. Arkies
R. P. Woodard
W. Threadgill
F. A. Thomas
Judith RB. Buttron
Gould Family Matrimonies Mark Enduring Gould Legacy
New York reports Miss Helen M. Gould wed Finley J. Shepard near Tarrytown, completing another Gould marriage. The piece recalls Jay Gould's 1882 will and the family’s test of marrying with kin approval, detailing marriages and controversies of George, Edwin, Howard, Frank, and Anna Gould, including affairs, divorces, and notable alliances across decades.
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Jay Gould
Wall Street
Helen Gould
Ldwin Gould
Sarah Cantine Shrady
New York
Shrady
Awell
Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
Dette Tyler
Howard
Katherine Clemmons
California
Clemmons
William Fo Cody
Buffalo Ili
Dustin Farnum
Frank J. Gould
Frank Gould
Helen M. Kelly
Eugene Kelly
Gould
Anna Gould
Sone
Count Bon de Castelane
Castellanos
Duke de Talleyrand-Perigord
Prince de Sagan
Laredo
Count Bon de Castellane
Simple wedding for Helen Gould
Helen Miller Gould and Finley J Shepard were married in a simple ceremony at 12 30 today in Troy town New York. The bride wore lilies of the valley and minimal jewelry including a pearl necklace once owned by Empress Josephine and a pear shaped diamond pendant, the groom's gift. Pearls were a bequest from the bride's mother and the bride managed the final wedding arrangements before guests arrived.
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Trraytown
N. Y
Helen Miller Gould
Finley J. Shepard
Josephine
OGorman Seeks Home Protection Against Free Passage Repeal
Senator O Gorman answers Senator Root’s call to repeal the free passage provision of the Panama Canal Act. He argues the United States would damage its standing abroad by yielding control of domestic policies and commerce to foreign powers.
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Washington
O'Gorman
Root
United States
Personal arrivals list at city offices update
Mr. Walter Cline of Reiser arrived in the city yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Amador Sanchez returned this morning from a short business trip up the N GQ. Mr. Thos O'Connor of Nuevo Laredo returned this morning from a short business trip to San Antonio. Mr. M. L. McCullough of Fayette Missouri arrived in the city yesterday on
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E. A. Atlee
BE. J. Foster
Mr. Atlee
Reiser
Walter Cline of
City
Amador Sanchez
Mr. Thos, O'Connor
Nuevo Laredo
San Antonio
Fayette, Mo
Desolate Gaiety Hall Scenes Spur Texas Legislature
Austin reports a quiet return to business after yesterday’s festivities as committees fail to achieve quorums. House and Senate convened at 2 pm while a constitutional convention amendment debate clears a path for pay provisions and district candidate rules amid a flurry of drafts and inquiries.
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House
Senate
Austin, Tes
House Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Hamphey
United States
Powit
Délattor
Will Surrender Adrianople Fort and Balkan Peace Proposals
A Constantinople telegram reports Turkey will surrender Adrianople to Bulgarian forces. The Ottoman grand council voted to accept European powers proposals for peace in the Balkans, including ceasing Adrianople and leaving Aegean Islands fate to the powers, urging prudent action.
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Vienna
Austria
Constantinople
Turkey
Adrianople
Grand Council
Ottoman Empire
Balkans
Cesson
Aegean
Ishinds
Unwritten Law Argument in Boyce Killing Trial
Memphis Tex dan 22 A 8 Moss of Memphis private prosecutor in the Epting trial opened with the claim that accomplice crime exists even where a law has never been written. He stressed preparations to kill Boyce and argued unwritten law is no defense.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tex
Dan
Moss
Epting
Boyce
Saving Millions In Their Object Revise Cotton Tariff
Washington January 22 large cotton manufacturers gather for the hearing on the Democratic plan to cut the cotton tariff. Committeemen expect the proposed revision will lower the annual cost of cotton clothing for Americans by more than eighty million dollars.
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Ington
Indiana Retail Merchants Open Thirteenth Convention
Fort Wayne Indiana Jan 22 Retail merchants and representatives from across the state attend the thirteenth annual Indiana Retail Merchants Association convention opening for a three day session. M Millis president of Fort Wayne association welcomed by Mayor Jesse Grice. State President Jr oH Highlands of Gary responded for delegates. Tonight includes theatre party and smoker at the Commercial Club. Tomorrow and Thursday business meetings and talks by speakers address various merchant interests.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Association
M. Millis
Fort Wayne Association
Jesse Grice
Jr. Oh. Highlands
Gary
Rivals to Bid for Ohio Railroad
Springfield Jan 22 The receivers sale of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad, postponed to February 64, prompts bids by the Pennsylvania and Norfolk and Western railroads. The line runs Detroit to Ironton with key docks in Toledo and coal traffic from southern Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky.
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Springfield, CO
Detroit, Poledo and Ironton Railroad
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western Roads
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
Detroit
Tron
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Jackson, C
Norfolk and Western
Detroit, Toledo and
Ironton
Toledo
Chicago
Trenton
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities
An advertising note offering THE TIMES subscription access at 50 cents per month. The brief promotes regular reading for opportunities and emphasizes affordable daily availability.
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the Times
Roosevelt backs steel trust dissolution stance in court
New York January 22 Associated Press Roosevelt testified in the government suit to dissolve the steel trust and said he would have approved the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption regardless of motives.
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New York
Roosevelt
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Midwinter Trap Shooting Handicap Opens at Pinehurst
Pinehurst North Carolina January 22 top shooters gathered for the sixth annual midwinter trap shooting handicap. The event features a large prize pool and a field of noted contestants, with four days of competition for both amateurs and professionals.
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Pinehurst
Mecca Pilgrims Drowned in Cloudburst En Route Shrine
In Suakim Egypt a cloudburst struck fifty Moslem pilgrims bound for Mecca to venerate the Kaaba. Many drowned as travel halted and relief efforts began.
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Associated Press
Suakim
Egypt
Merea
Annual Tuskegee Conference Opens With Credit Topics
In Tuskegee Alabama the twenty second annual Tuskegee Conference opened with a focus on agricultural credit for negro farmers. The program emphasized financing needs and plans for improving farming practices and support systems for the community.
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Psperow
Max Carey Marries Aurelia Behrens in Jan
Maximilian Cornelius known as Max Carey, star outfielder of the Pittsburgh team, wed Miss Aurelia Behrens of this city. The couple met while Carey attended a theological seminary here. He expects to be ordained a Lutheran minister soon, a sign his friends fear may end his baseball career after the coming season.
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George Jay Gould
Jay Gould
Edith Kingdon
Augustin Daly
Goulds
Si Fonts
Maximilian Cornarus
Max Carey
Pittsburgh
Marriant
Aurelia Behrens
Carey
Improbable Defense of BL Impartial Editorial Analysis
A critical note on a recent editorial claiming Balkan war and US money needs drive investments, suggesting evasive reasoning and misframing of factors. The piece questions the editorial’s logic and hints at underlying motives behind foreign capital flowing to Mexico via Mexican Herald.
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United States
Mexico
Mexican Herald
Webb County Depository Bid Notice Ends February 14 1913
Bids will be received until 10 o'clock a m on February 14 1913 in the Webb County Texas county clerk's office from parties seeking qualification as County Depository for the next two years. The county reserves the right to reject any or all bids. County Judge Notice.
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Webb County
Texas
Mr Smith Honored by Speaker for Legislature Committees
Representative from this district to the State Legislature Mr Asher R Smith has been honored by the Speaker of the House with appointments to Mines and Mining and Judiciary committees, as well as to Judicial Districts and as Vice Chairman of Public Buildings and Grounds and Constitutional Amendments committees.
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Asher R. Smith
Rebels Seek Peace in Chihuahua Dispatch
Washington January 22 Consul Letcher at Chihuahua reports rebels in the state seek peace and federal commissioners travel by special train to arrange terms. It is unclear if Orozco and Salazar are included in the proposed peace arrangements.
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Washington
Letcher
Chihuahua
Ers
Orozco
Salazar
Made First Texas Flag Buried in Neglected Grave
Fr. Valley Jan 22 The girl who made the first Texas flag when Texas was independent lies buried in a neglected grave nearby. A Texas governor's commissioner arranges removal to Austin to receive the remains with honors. Miss Joanna Troutman then 18 fashioned the One Star flag still Texas emblem. The Texas legislature may provide funds to remove the body and erect a monument in the State Cemetery at Austin.
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Fr. Valley
Texas
Joanna Troutman
Im Usd
Austin
Manager Hugh Jennings Plans Changes for Detroit Lineup
Detroit manager Hugh Jennings says he will overhaul the roster for the upcoming season. He plans to shift Sam Crawford to first base as part of the lineup overhaul and aims to strengthen the team’s batting and defense.
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Hugh Jennings
Detroit
Sam Crawford
Seed catalogs available in Board of Trade rooms
The Times notes that anyone interested in agriculture, horticulture, or floriculture may consult the numerous seed catalogs maintained in the Board of Trade rooms to select seeds. Seed of all descriptions can be secured by referencing these catalogs.
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Board of Trade
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