Illinois Race Riots Show North Faces Same Strife as South
The Daily argues that East St. Louis riots reveal deep race tensions in the North, rooted in industrial labor and fears of black wage competition. It condemns wage cutting, promotes arbitration, and warns against social and political equality myths while urging unity and restraint. It also urges liberty bond purchases as patriotic investment amid a financial crisis.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
South
Alabama
Tennessee
North
Ilinois
Liberty bonds as a sound tax free investment
The piece argues liberty bonds are a superior investment because they are non taxable, offering 105 dollars return per 100 after thirty years plus the principal, and suggests other investments may be taxed, reducing profits. It notes war bond profits and the potential tax on excess profits, framing liberty bonds as patriotic and financially advantageous.
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Texas
FE. R. Green
Hetty Green
Commencement at Laredo High School Planned at Royal Opera House
Vacation time arrives as schools close across Laredo with Guadalupe and Holy Redeemer ending terms. Laredo High School set to hold commencement at the Royal Opera House tomorrow night at 8 20, awarding diplomas to ten girls and one boy. Some graduates will attend Texas University or A and M College, while others enter business with solid foundations for success.
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Guadalupe School
the Holy Redeemer School
Laredo Public Schools
Ursuline Convent
St. Joseph’s School
Laredo High School
Royal Opera House
Have American Soldiers Who Made Their Getaway
Three American soldiers who escaped from Fort McIntosh last Friday and crossed the Rio Grande to Nuevo Laredo were again in federal custody this morning. They are held on the American side and subject to orders of their officers as United States authorities rediscover and repatriate the men during this tense period. Deputy Marshal Allen Walker confirmed the seizure with a terse remark that they are in custody again.
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Fort McIntosh
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
United States
Times
Allen Walker
Joe Moser
Baby
Mercy Hospital
Hubigan's
Piper’s
Pinaud
R. & Gallet
Refugio
Market Plaza
Texas
Mexico
Border Foundry and Machine Co
Wilson & Stafford
People’s Pharmacy
Laredo
W. Gregg
Notable Birthday for Duke of Devonshire in Ottawa
On May 31 the Duke of Devonshire, Governor General of Canada since last October, turns 49. He is among Britain's wealthiest peers with 186000 acres, historic seats, and famed art and book collections. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he served in Parliament and held key treasury and admiralty posts before his Ottawa appointment. His wife, Duchess, is Queen Mary's close associate and daughter of the Marquis of Lansdowne. they have seven children.
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Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Great Britain
England
Cavendish
Eton
Cambridge
Treasury
Admiralty
Dominion
Ottawa
Queen Mary
Marquis of Lansdowne
Local Notices and Classified Bits From Webb County
A Webb County Times page fragment notes upcoming 1917 conscription registrations and June brides, plus local business ads and notices. It lists marriage licenses Maximino Garcia with Catalina Trevisio, Border Foundry contact, telephones for autos, and summer excursion rates to Corpus Christi at 3.20 round trip. It also reports private military enlistment details, local purchases, and delinquents tax list forthcoming, with Mexic oport imports of steel billets hides copper matte and more.
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A. C. Hamilton
Maximino Garcia
Catalina Trevisio
Border Foundry and Machine Co
Texas-Mexican Ry. Co
Corpus Christi
W. Gregg
Times Office
Webb County
Mexico
Ixile
Young Men Must Register For National Service
An announcement explains that all men aged 21 to 30 must register on June 5. Aliens excluded from service. registration records determine eligibility after examinations. Voters in their precincts next Tuesday file registration blanks. penalties apply for failure.
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Times
Laredo
Mexico
Uncle Sam
Timeline of notable 19th and 20th century events
A compact chronology lists notable dates and events from 1819 to 1916. Entries include Walt Whitman’s birth and 1892 death, the 1841 Canton capture and ransom, the 1864 anti Lincoln convention, 1893 Davis burial, 1898 Santiago fort bombardment, 1902 Boer War end, 1905 Bonaparte Navy appointment and an assassination attempt, 1906 Madrid royal wedding, 1910 union of South Africa, 1913 direct US Senate vote law status, 1916 women’s club leadership, Mexican troop withdrawal tensions, Shackleton’s fate, 1915 Zeppelin bombs on London, and the 1916 Jutland sea battle with casualties.
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Canton
China
Cleveland
Fremont
Cochrane
Jefferson Davis
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Santiago Harbor
Pretoria
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Alfonso
Spain
Paris
Madrid
Alfonso of
Victoria Ena of
Battenberg
Victoria
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Union of
Alabama
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia
Josiah EB. Cowles
Los Angeles
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Carranza
Mexico
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Cabling
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic Ocean
Gets-It Corn Remover Promises Easy Removal
A consumer describes using two fingers and two drops of Gets-It to lift a corn from the toe. The corn shrivels and loosens without harming surrounding flesh, making the process notably easy and almost pleasant.
Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised for wounds
Barbed wire cuts and ragged wounds are said to heal quickly with Ballard's Snow Liniment which is described as healing and antiseptic. The advertisement lists prices at 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar per bottle and notes it is sold by druggists.
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Ballard
Sil
Special six day bum pers sale at Studebaker Service Station
To Automobile Owners. We have on a special sale on bum pers for six days. Come to see us. Studebaker Service Station. HENRY CRUMPLER, Manager. 5-25-6t.
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Studebaker
Henry Crumpler
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Pearsall, Texas
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Laredo Electric and Railway CO
Buick
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Grant Street
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Texas-Mexican Milling Co
Laredo, Texas
Roy Campbell
San Antonio, Texas
T. M.reed
Teneriffe
Bermuda
SEFO
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Laredo Milk Products Co
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