Duplicity over Carranza note crops up in diplomacy
The piece reviews a tangled exchange around Carranza era notes, denial by Manuel Mendez of carrying a Carranza message, and Arredondo’s later admission. It argues the Mexican government duplicitous behavior signals a bluff to pressure the United States as troops remain in Mexico. It also notes a Commerce Department appeal to conserve paper stock, urging women’s clubs to gather rags and paper waste for manufacturers.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Carranza
United States
Manuel Mendez
Arredondo
State Department
Mexico
Mendez
Villa
Federal Department of Commerce
Woman’s Club
Saving Paper Stock in War Time
This article discusses the vital role of paper in civilization, noting the impact of paper on religion, education, and commerce. It cites U S production, wood pulp use, and the profit margins for newspapers and advertisers, then highlights shortages caused by World War I and diversion of materials to explosives and warfare.
Durant Durango report notes bandits and prisoners
Four bandits killed and six captured reported from the Carranza column in Durango. Americans have fared better in Mexico. Mexican cowboys on the Hearst ranch show a higher batting average. President Wilson backs Champ Clark for permanent chairman at St Louis, though Champ may skip. A justice of the peace candidate seeks an injunction to stop Chairman Waples from funding all candidates for the senatorial run off. It seems the senators’ expenses should fall on the interested candidates.
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Carranza
Durango
Mexico
Hearst Ranch
Wilson
Champ Clark
St. Louis
Champ
Baltimore
Justice of the Peace
Waples
Gavira Visits Casas Grandes to Confer with Pershing
Gavira travels to Casas Grandes to confer with Pershing. Both men focus on essential matters, declining distractions or delays.
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Gavira
Casas Grandes
Pershing
Dangers of Draft and Sloan's Liniment Advice
The notice promotes Sloan's liniment to relieve draft related pains and conditions like neuralgia stiff neck and neuritis. It claims quick relief with one or two applications, restoring circulation and easing pain for better rest and sleep. Price listed as 25 cents at the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Zooman Authorized to Recruit Coast Artillery Company
First Lieut Albert Benjamin Zooman of the Laredo Troop Rough Riders, now deceased, was authorized by Adjutant General Hutchings to recruit a 65 man coast artillery company. A field officer will muster them into state service and then transfer to federal service. Texas will have three coast artillery companies at Quanah Port Arthur and Laredo offering novel training beyond regular army routine.
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Albert Benjamin Zooman
Laredo
Hutchings
Coast Artillery
Texas
Quanah
Port Arthur
United States Army
Cardui Woman's Tonic Praised By Kentucky Reader
A Catron reader recounts relief from four years of womanly troubles after her husband gave Cardui. She reports renewed ability to walk two miles and perform work. The letter urges others to consult a druggist and request Home Treatment for Women from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
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Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Birthday tribute to Civil War general Pennypacker turns 72
The youngest Civil War general Galusha Pennypacker is celebrated turning 72. He enlisted as a 17 year old sergeant, rose rapidly to brigadier and colonel, commanded an army before 21, earned the Congressional Medal, was wounded several times, and retired under forty. Born June 1, 1844 in Chester County Pennsylvania, he studied in Phoenixville before volunteering and has since remained active in Philadelphia military circles.
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Galusha Pennypacker
Pennypacker
Gen. Pennypacker
Chester County
Phoenixville
U.S. A
Philadelphia
News Flashes from Across the Nation
Safety codes for the steel and foundry industry in Ohio take effect today after actions by state officials and employer and employee committees. Goldfish exhibition at Milwaukee Aquarium runs through the 20th with about fifty tanks on view. Maryland juries now may sentence murderers to life in prison without capital punishment. Surgeon General Gorgas heads to South America with government surgeons to study yellow fever and assist infected areas. Dixie Highway Marking Day spurs local groups to honor the route with parades and holiday events between Louisville and Nashville. A Leavenworth prisoner who desertion earlier served five and a half months and is released after showing a steady record. New York hosts an open-air flower show with student and university displays from across the country and Canada.
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Coumbus
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Aquarium
Annapolis
Maryland
Washington
William (. Gorgas
United States Army
South America
John Gutierrez
Cuba
Ecuador
Brazil
Colombia
Venezuela
Louisville
Nashville
Leavenworth
Kas
Ura UU. Manning
Elkhart
Ind
Manning
New York
Canada
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
For Your Child's Cough a small bottle of Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey is recommended for cold symptoms and coughing. The Pine Tar Honey syrup soothes the cough aids sleep and helps children recover quickly. Insist on Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey 25c at your druggist.
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Dr. Bell
Chidren
Chronicle of Notable Historical Moments
A concise historical timeline notes key events from 1679 through 1915 including the Habeas Corpus Act’s effect in England, the Port of Boston blockade, Kentucky and Tennessee admissions, California gold rush, Civil War era armament, Fenian invasion, wheat prices, Clayton Act amendments, Wilson’s Mexican note, Carranza capture, Trent advances, Italian and French actions, Przemysl protests, and Austrian air raids.
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England
Boston
Kentucky
Tennessee
Sacramento River
California
Cairo
Til
Mississippi River
Canada
Chicago
Congress
Wilson
Mexico
Carranza
San Luis Potosi
Italy
Trent
Souchez
Przemysl
Teething Sufferers Helped By McGree's Baby Elixir
Teething babies in hot weather suffer gum pain, upset stomach, and loose bowels. McGree's Baby Elixir is touted to correct sour stomach, cool, quiet bowels, and aid digestion. Priced 2 shillings 6 pence per bottle, sold by all druggists.
The Young Idea From California Normal School
A humorous roundup of student misdefinitions from papers under Professor Noyes Barker. Entries include quips like Quarantine is broken rock and Vox populi is a chloroform. The spoof definitions lampoon vocabulary with playful misreadings.
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Noyes Barker
Morris
California Normal School
Local Item Roundup and Notices From Laredo
A late 1910s era local column notes a Ninth Infantry Band concert at Jarvis Plaza at 8 15 pm and other town items. It lists a new Cadillac eight owned by Mrs. L R Ortiz, banking hours, and an outdoor Presbyterian service on Lincoln and Juarez. It mentions imports through the port, a fire alarm at Hidalgo street, and local advertising for job printing and Chamberlain tablets.
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Jarvis Plaza
Ninth Infantry
Laredo Transfer Co
Laredo
Ninth Infantry Band Plays Washington Grays and More at Jarvis Plaza
The Ninth Infantry Band performs a varied program at Jarvis Plaza tonight featuring Washington Grays March, selections from Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti Patrol, La Voix des Cloches, Remick medley, The Wee Mae, and The Star Spangled Banner. Also includes a health ad for Batard’s Snow Liniment and a skin itching remedy.
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Ninth Infantry Band
Jarvis Plaza
Washington Grays
Lehar
Lucia di Lammermoor
Bee
Donizetti Patrol
Hager Reviere
Fragments Describe Crops and Bananas in Odd Speech
Readable lines portray astonishment at corn that "came right off." The speaker uses playful metaphors about peeling bananas to praise the harvest and the land’s fertility.
White's Cream Vermifuge Ex Pel Worms Promptly
Advertisement claims children affected by worms become pale and sickly and liable to fatal diseases. White's Cream Vermifuge reportedly expels worms promptly and restores health. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Zooman
Catron, Ky
Bettie Bullock
Ment
Cardus
Cardui
France
Laocoon
Los Angeles Times
Nora
Ixile
Bones
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
Hidalgo Street
Times
S. H. Murphy
Wellsburg
N. Y
EK. Lawrence & Co
Flavio Vargas
Summer
Emerson
Aredo Electric and Railway
John A. Applewhite
BUICK
Grant St
Salinas Ave
Texas Star Flour Wills
Tidal Wave
Leyendecker Grain and Feed CO
Cor
Juare
H. Sanchez
Starbside
Hall
Flall
Fool
CHENEY & CO_ Toledo
Halle
John C. Buen
Chamberlain
BR. Riley
Ilion
Zuma
Alberto Puentes
Motorcycle and Bicycle
Matamoros St
Laredo, Texas
ChoiceMeat
Narciso Alanis
City Auto Service Co
W.B. A. Dingwall
City Garage
Farragut St
J. Nieto
Prop
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