Hundreds witness battle from high places in border town
Hundreds of Laredo residents with field glasses watched the clash over the border dispute. Yaqui rebels charged, scattering rival forces as a moving picture crew missed a thrilling shot. The international pontoon bridge was guarded by U S troops during the action. Nuevo Laredo residents crossed to safety overnight and at dawn.
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Laredo
Crescent Garage
International Realty Co
Salinas Avenue
J. E. Cotter
Nuevo Laredo
Lincoln Street
J. EB. Fowler
Webb County Cattle and Land Deal In Southwest Texas
The deal closed yesterday in this city involved Green Martin selling 6000 acres in northeastern Webb County and 1000 head of cattle to Robert C. Sutton for over 100000 dollars. Sutton also bought 305 steers from A J Landrum in a second deal, though the amount was not disclosed. Sutton, a prominent Southwest Texas cattleman, has been buying Webb County property, signaling a significant addition to the local cattle and ranching industry.
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Green Martin
Webb County
Robt. C. Sutton
la Sallie County
Robert C. Sutton
Sutton
A. J. Landrum
Texas
Today’s Birthdays Spotlight Historic Media Figures
IGT to Viscount Northcliffe, long influential London publisher, born near Dublin 55 years ago. Mme Schurmann Heink, famed opera and concert singer, born near Prague 58 years ago. Alfred Hertz, San Francisco Symphony conductor, born in Germany 48 years ago. Rt Rev William A Leonard, Episcopal Bishop of Cleveland, born at Southport Connecticut 72 years ago.
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Igt
Viscount Northcliffe
London
Dublin
Mme. Schurmann-Heink
Prague
Alfred Hertz
San Francisco
Social Calendar Notices From Mrs. Oberfeldt
Miss Esther Hirsch will entertain at bridge at 4 PM in honor of visiting ex Laredo girls. Circle A of the Baptist Church meets with Mrs Jennings. Circle B of the W M U meets with Miss Pullin on the heights at 4 PM.
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Esther Hirsch
Bridge
Summer Complaints and Remedies Featured at Houston Event
A social event hosted by Mrs. Matias de Llano and Miss Margaret Jarvis included notable guests from Houston and San Antonio. The article touts Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as reducing deaths from summer complaints in children when used with castor oil and proper diet, citing Mr. W. G. Campbell of Butler Tennessee praising Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy as superior for summer complaints in children.
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Maria Mowry
Chamberlain
W. G. Cambell
Butler, Tenn
You Had Another Sleepless Night
A brief health advertisement describes sleeplessness from stomach trouble and promotes Pepsinol as a remedy. It claims Pensinol fixes digestive faults, improves digestion and nourishment, and steadies nerves and blood for a healthier brain and body.
Sea Ballads and Social Notes Headline Mix
Ballads of cities alternate with social notices as residents travel and visit. Furney Muller departs for Wichita Falls via San Marcos. Mrs. Hamilton and daughter Celeste head to Topeka for a month with relatives. Several others journey or host, and a tribute party honors Miss DeRosette Thomas of Tucson in Houston with decor and games and a lingerie favor.
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Furney Muller
Wichita Falls
San Marcos
E. F. Hamilton
Celeste Hamilton
Topeka
Kansas
Thomas
Farmer Labor Party selects Tabay as top ticket leader
The Farmer Labor party born from fusion names Parley Park Christensen for president and Max B. Hayes for vice president in Chicago. The convention adjourned at 4 am after completing its work amid uncertain strength for the new movement as bolters from the Committee of Forty eight debate next steps.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Farmer Labor Party
Parley Park Christensen
Salt Lake
Max 8
Hayes
Cleveland
Committee of Forty Eight
Mallory Steamers Resume Next Week Amid Traffic Hope
Mallory steamships will restart New York to Galveston service next week with as frequent sailings as conditions permit. Officials said the program will run while traffic remains sufficient, responding to Governor Hobby's protest over suspending traffic.
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Austin
Texas
New York-Galveston
Mallory Steamships
Hobby
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a max of 99 degrees and a minimum of 76 with a southeast wind. The weather bureau report accompanies The Times via the Telephone Co.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Loss of Appetite and Digestive Guidance
Practical advice on managing appetite through meal spacing and exercise. Warns that skipping meals briefly can renew hunger later, recommends five hours between meals, modest exercise, and addressing constipation with a remedy. Mentions Chamberlain's Tablets as a corrective option for constipation related appetite loss.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine ad claims Ohio firm support
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. sworn to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The notice urges testimonials and promotions for Witch’s and blood surface healing, mentions Toledo and medical distributors.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lutas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Fim
J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Novary
Chenigy & CO
Toledos
Cost of living on borders doubles price of wife
Report notes rising costs along Uganda Congo border with a traditional measure noting a wife now costs eight spearheads, up from four in pre war days. The anecdote illustrates economic strain and barter value shifts across the region.
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Uganda
Congo
Cavalry Unit Relieved From Mexican Border Duty
Washington July 6 The Twenty ninth Cavalry long on Mexican border duty for eight years has been relieved and ordered to Fort Des Moines Iowa by the war department officials in an official announcement The move ends a long border presence and shifts manpower to Iowa for reassignment or training purposes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Yourteeanth Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
War Department
American Yacht Resolute Wins First Cup Race At Sea
Sandy Hook July 16 Ameri can yacht Resolute led English challenger Shamrock by a half mile in the first heat of the first American cup race in 17 years as heavy rain driven by squalls pelted the 30 mile course with Resolute covering six miles at 11 30 Texas time amid the gale like conditions.
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Associated Press
Sandy Hook
Resolute
Shamrock
Cavalry Units En Route to Laredo for Camp Establishment
A telegram reports two troops of United States cavalry on a special train heading to Laredo and due to arrive tonight for permanent camp. A third troop from Rio Grande City to Fort Sam Houston is ordered to camp at the Aviation Field in Laredo until further orders.
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Lone Star Motors
Laredo
Tampico
Nuevo Laredo
Monterrey
American Legion
Aviation Field
San Antonio
United States Cavalry
Rio Grande City
Fort Sam Houston
St Swithin's Day Events Mark Anniversary and Weddings
On St Swithin's Day a Missouri governor birth anniversary is noted. Canada toll to register letters rises to 10 cents. Third Division veterans meet in Chicago for inaugural reunion. Miss Helen Taft and Frederick Manning wed at Murray Bay Church in Canada. Four US Army Air Service planes aim to fly Garden City to Nome and back covering 8690 miles.
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St. Swithin’s
Charles H. Mardin
Missouri
Canada
Marne
Chicago
Helen ‘Taft
William H. Taft
Frederick J. Manning
Department of History
Yale
Murray Bay Church
Point A Pic
S. Army Air Service
Garden City
I. S
Nome
Alaska
New Radio Outfits in Chicago District Sees Growth
The government ban on amateur radio outfits spurred growth as 872 amateur stations opened across Illinois and eleven neighboring states, including 262 in Chicago. Inspector Charles C. Kloster notes fans invest heavily, with equipment costing from 250 dollars to 3500 dollars, and a surplus of aspiring operators over vacancies.
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Chicago
I Ilinois
Washington
Charles C. Kloster
It Looked Like a Battlefield in Europe Said by Mr Hunster
Mr Hunster recalled staying in a Pennsylvania town when he hired a rig at a hotel stable and saw a pile of dead rats killed with RAT-SNAP the previous night. He compared the scene to a battlefield in Europe. RAT-SNAP sold by A Deutz Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery in three sizes 25c 60c and 1.00.
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C. Hunster
Pennsylvania
Europe
A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Berlin Tramway Strike Ends as Pershing Arrives in London
One year ago today on July 15 the tramway employes strike in Berlin ended while General Pershing was welcomed in London as a guest of the city, marking notable wartime-era diplomacy and public labor resolution.
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Berlin
General Pershing
London
Grain trading resumes on Chicago board of trade
Prices for wheat futures opened lower than expected in Chicago, first day of prewar style trading since government control began in 1917. December delivery opened at about 2.72 to 2.75 per bushel, with traders predicting around 2.80 as the day’s initial figure. Hager observed as markets worldwide resumed postwar wheat trading.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chile Mobilizes Northern Troops Amid Bolivian Revolution
Santiago July 15 Chile has called to the colors the military elisses of 1915 to 1919 for the four northern provinces. The action appears tied to the internal unrest sparked by the Bolivian revolution, signaling heightened security measures in the region.
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Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
Lake freighters profit from rail strikes boost car cargo
The Detroit and Michigan auto markets feed demand for Great Lakes freighters under British registry. A Canadian line operates three large steel freighters with three deck levels and special auto handling equipment between Detroit and Chicago, loading cars directly onto deck, enabling fast unloading and high profitability.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Detroit
Michigan
Notable Women, Gish and Talmadge Sisters Highlight Pilgrim Hall Window
The tercentenary celebration at Plymouth will feature a memorial window in Pilgrim Hall funded by a contract awarded to Mars, Henry Eldridge Goodhue of Boston, noted as the sole woman stained glass maker in the United States. The piece will honor sisters Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Mary and Littie Pickford, Enid and Marjorie Bennett, and Constance, Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
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Dorothy
Lillian Gish
Mary
Littie Pickford
Enid
Marjorie Bennett
Constance
Norma
Natalie Talmadge
Mars
Henry Eldridge Goodhue
Boston
United States
Pilgrim Hall
Plymouth
Whispers at Strand Theatre Promises Stark Social Drama
Elaine Hammerstein stars in Selznick Picture Whispers, a powerful photo drama of New York nightlife and social pretensions. Marcus V. Connolly notes the film centers on whispered scandals that ruin lives and reputations, drawing attention at the Strand Theatre tomorrow.
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Elaine Hammerstein
Selznick
Marcus V. Connolly
Strand Theatre
Tomor
New York
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