Ricaut Promoted to General of Division and Named Governor
From Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros General Alfredo Ricaut, former commander of Nuevo Laredo and now military commander of northern border garrisons, is expected to be named governor of San Luis Potosi by First Chief Carranza. His record during border unrest and cooperation with U.S. authorities is cited as grounds for promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Laredo
San Luis
Alfredo Ricaut
Carranza
Matamoros
San Luis Potosi
Ricaut
Brownsville- Matamoros
United States
Pacific
Ferguson
Texas
Nuevo Leon
Death Claims Frank Robb Pioneer Railroad Man of Laredo
Frank Robb a pioneer railroad man aged about 65 died in Laredo at 11 20 PM after a two year lung illness and a recent hemorrhage. He came to Laredo 25 years ago to lead telegraph operations for the Mexican National and Texas Mexican railways and later for National Lines. He leaves a brother W C Robb a Ottawa Kansas newspaperman who will arrange shipment of the body to Ottawa for interment. The body will be sent by express on tomorrow afternoon's train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robb
Texas
Laredo
Robb
Galveston
Mexican National
National Lines
Mexico
W. C. Robb
Ottawa
Kansas
Outdoor Sunday Services Planned at Church Lot
Carpenters and electricians work this week on the lot beside the Presbyterian Church corner Lincoln Street and Juarez Avenue. Preparations are underway for outdoor services each Sunday night this summer starting at eight fifteen next Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Lincoln St
Juarez Ave
Summer freight offices close early notice
Notice to the Public. Beginning Saturday, June 30, and each Saturday thereafter during the summer months all local freights offices will close at 1 p.m., and no shipments will be delivered or received after that hour on such days. Texas-Mexican Ry. Co., Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Ry. Co., International and Great Northern Railway Co. 5-26-41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas-Mexican Ry. Co
Rio Grande and
Eagle Pass
Eckman's Alternative Advised For Severe Colds
Authorities warn that untreated colds can become chronic bronchial or pulmonary problems and even fatal. Eckman's Alternative offers relief when coughs persist, not relying solely on medicine, and has been helping sufferers for over twenty years. It contains calcium chloride and is marketed as safe with no habit forming drugs, via Bekman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Bekman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Local Delinquent Tax List and Community Notices
Webb county 1915 delinquent tax list to appear in the Times. Local ads urge Womack fireproof paint for roofs and a horses clipping service. Decoration Day holiday observed by banks and post office. church outdoor services Sunday night at 8:15. Mortuary Masses for Esteban Salinas begin June 1. Marriage licenses issued Luciano Molina with Amelia Guajardo and J A Valdez with Arcelia Paredes. Construction contract awarded for a new cement balcony at city hall. Times offers printing services and notices from local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Womack
Eexchange Hotel
Laredo Transfer Co
Luciano Molina
Amelia Guajardo
J. A. Valdez
Arcelia Paredes
Citizens Garage
Will W. Gregg
Stockholders Meeting of Texas Mexican Railway Company
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Texas Mexican Railway Company will be held at the company's office in Laredo Texas on June 28 1916 at 9 00 a m to elect directors and transact any business brought before the meeting. The board of directors will meet immediately after adjournment. A B Muller secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Texas
A. B. Muller
Cardui touted by North Carolina user for womanly relief
An advertisement from Mt Airy North Carolina features Mrs Sarah M Chapsh describing relief from long standing womanly and stomach troubles after using Cardui the women’s tonic. It claims many other women benefited and urges readers to try Cardui with a free 64 page home treatment book from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
N. C
Sarah M. Chapsh
Peres
Cardus
Cardui
Lady Reader
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Ladies’ Advisory Cent
Chattanooga
Society Notes Highlight Morning Meetings And Evening Events
The Girls' Social Club hosts Edna Brown at nine thirty, Christ Church Junior Auxiliary gathers at four, Sunbeam Band meets at four, and Ladies' Night at the Ninth Infantry Club in the evening. Mrs. David Franklin Anderson presents a pupils recital with Adela Bertani at Ellis Hall at eight. Busy Bees meet at nine, Mary and Horace Hall host a Bella Vista party from five to seven, Mary Hall hosts a splash and dance at seven thirty, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenney plan a box party with Elizabeth Hawkins of Indianapolis and Flossie Deutz of Moorestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Brown
Christ Church
Sunbeam Band
The
Baptist Church
Ninth Infantry Club
David Franklin Anderson
Adela Bertani
Ellis’ Hall
Emilie Hassel
Mary
Horace
Beverly Hall
Bella Vista
Mary Hall
Joseph W. Kenney
Elizabeth Hawkins
Indianapolis
Flossie Deutz
Moorestown
N. J
Milmo Rifles Box Drive Offers Support From Laredo
On Wednesday and Thursday plans move forward for a large care box to Milmo Rifles at their Rio Grande City station. Local ladies organize shipments by Heights and town routes, soliciting candy, fruits, tobacco, reading material, and more to boost guards along the border. Christ Church Boys' Club and Methodist groups schedule meetings and entertainments this week, with bridge clubs hosting and guests invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milmo Rifles
Laredo
Rio Grande City
Texas-Mexican Railway
Sterling
J. B. Hazelrigg
Heights
Matson
Frank Nye
The Weariness of Idleness Poem and Local Notes
A poetic meditation by Whitney Montgomery contrasts toil with idle life while town news spreads. The column lists returning residents from Geneva and Rio Grande City, soldiers’ marches toward barracks, Fort Ringgold updates, and visits from Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Yzaguirre, and others. Many short notes mention trips to San Antonio, Robstown, Corpus Christi, Asherton, and Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen
Estela
Salome Yzaguirre
C. B. Kennedy
Rio Grande City
Yzaguirre
Laredo
Kennedy
Frank Nye
Fort Ringgold
Dedicate Memorial to President Hayes in Fremont Ohio
Representatives from states and the nation gather in Fremont Ohio for the dedication of Rutherford B Hayes Memorial Library and Museum. Colonel Webb C Hayes donated the project with the Wilson cabinet’s Newton D Baker delivering the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freemont
Rutherford B. Hayes
Webb C. Hayes
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
C. Richard Williams
President Hayes
Willis
Ohio
F. B. Young
The
Loyal Legion
Elias Monfort
National
J. S. Elien
Twenty-third Ohio Regiment Association
Germans Mass Fresh Troops Encounter French Resistance
German forces unleash large masses of troops against French lines northwest of Verdun with ground lost by General Nivelle's forces. Attacks run along the Meuse front with gains claimed only at Verdun by Berlin. East of the Meuse, Fort Deuaumont bombarded as Bulgarian activity continues on the Macedonian front. Berlin claims capture of French positions from Dead Man's Hill to Cumieres with 35 officers and 1,200 men taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Verdun
Nivelles
Meuse
French War Office
Fort Deuaumont
Dead Man's Hill
Cumieres
Corbeaux Wood
Berlin
Italians Sink Transport in Trieste Harbor Night Attack
A large transport steamer was torpedoed and sunk by an Italian warship in Trieste harbor on the night of May 28. Official announcements say the vessel, likely an Austrian transport, was destroyed with all details awaiting confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Trieste
Secret Greek Agreement Revealed on Macedonian Advance
A May 30 dispatch from Paria reports that Bulgarian forces advanced into Greek Macedonia following a secret accord between Greece and Bulgaria. Neutral diplomatic circles in Rome relay the information to Le Matin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Greek Macedonia
Greece
Bulgaria
Rome
le Matin
Texas births lead April health stats in Texas April counts
The Texas health department released April figures showing 4190 births in the state with 38 sets of twins and one set of triplets. There were 2581 deaths recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Wilson to use private wire at Democratic National Convention
President Wilson may speak with the White House via a private telephone line from the Coliseum during the Democratic National convention. No switchboard will be needed and the line will not be considered busy when the president desires a call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Louis
Wilson
White House
Public Service Corporations Under Control
Louisville May 30 The Kentucky Railroad Commission opened a meeting to confer with telephone telegraph express and steamboat corporations under the mainroad commission jurisdiction Provisions of the new law will be discussed and magnates will be given all information they may seek
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky Railroad Commission
Mainroad Commission
Dangers of Draft and Sloan's Liniment Ad
Dangers of draft injuries described with symptoms like neuralgia stiff neck and sore muscles. Sloan's Liniment is advertised to stimulate circulation relieve pain and provide comfort and rest. The ad claims quick relief for neuritis and headaches and notes availability at the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Neat and Accurate Job Work ing up 43
The fragment notes a phrase about neat and accurate job work and mentions the number 43. Unable to determine full context or subject due to fragmentary OCR text.
Tommy's Mistake and a Dusty Lesson
Mrs Jones explains Tommy skipped Sunday school because the teacher taught that people are made of dust. The boy, inspired yet frightened, tried to vacuum his baby sister, thinking she was dust, prompting concern from his mother and a humorous warning from Miss Goodleigh.
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey For Your Child’s Cough
For Your Childs Cough. If your child has a card nose runs or coughs much get a small bottle of Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It's a pleasant Pine Tar Honey syrup that soothes the cough helps sleep and aids recovery. Insist on Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey 25c at your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Chidren
Pershing orders road reconstruction from Palomas to Colonia Dublan
In Columbus New Mexico on May 80 General Pershing ordered rapid reconstruction of the graded road from Palomas on the border to near Colonia Dublan. The work is to be pushed to completion quickly. In Mexico City on May 30 the foreign minister said no note had been sent to Washington by General Carranza. He indicated a communication had been considered but gave no reason for withholding it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Washington
Associated Press
Columbus
N. M
Gen. Pershing
Palomas
Colonia Dublan
Mexico City
Poreion
Aguilar
Colonel Mosby Dead A Confederate Raider Dies
Colonel John S. Mosby, famed Confederate raider and founder of Mosby's Partisan Rangers, died in Washington after a long illness. Born in Virginia, he later served as consul at Hong Kong and as a land agent, and worked as an attorney for the Justice Department. He was an author and renowned Greek scholar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John S. Mosby
Virginia
Bristol
Jeb Stuart
Mosby
Partisan Rangers
Hong Kong
Federal Department of Justice
New Coin Designs Minted After July First
Secretary McAdoo announced that after July 1 new designs will be minted for dimes quarters and half dollars. The half dollar will be redesigned to recover circulation while the Goddess of Liberty is replaced by a full length figure with the American flag. The reverse shows an eagle on a mountain crag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pregg
Washington
McAdoo
Liberty
Memorial Day at Washington honors Civil War dead
Memorial Day ceremonies in Washington unfold with Southern and Northern tribute. Daughters of the Confederacy sail admiring the Potomac, Arlington Cemetery hosts noon talks on lost sailors from the F 4 submarine, and President Wilson is slated to speak at the afternoon Arlington event amid large crowds. Speakers include Meeker Missouri and Cuba’s Dr Carlos de Cespedes along with Gen H Ogden Lake and Dr Clarence Owens. Spanish War Veterans events feature John Burke and Rep Edwards of Georgia.
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Washington
National Capital
South
Sylvia
Long Bridge
Potomac
Maine
Arlington Cemetery
Honolulu
Representative Meeker
Missouri
Carlos de Cespedes
Cuba
H. Ogden Lake
Army and Navy Union
Clarence J. Owens
Southern Commercial Congress
Wilson
John Burke
United States
Edwards
Georgia
Po-Do-Lax Spring Liver Tonic Ad
An old advertisement promotes Po-Do-Lax as a spring liver tonic to rid the body of winter waste. It claims the formula stimulates bile and empties the bowels, making the user feel renewed after use. Available for 60 cents at the drugstore.
Knife thrown at Roosevelt car during Kansas City speech
In Kansas City Missouri a spectator threw an open knife at Theodore Roosevelt's car while he spoke. The blade struck the car’s side and landed in the street. Roosevelt remained uninformed of the incident, no arrests expected. The report notes vigilante concern as Roosevelt's campaign work progresses in Chicago and mentions Sherman’s local headquarters opening in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Minois
Defeated Naval Increase Amendment Passes House Vote
Washington May 30 An amendment to the naval bill proposing six battleships instead of five, as recommended by the naval committee, was defeated in the house by a 109 to 83 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Naval
Naval Committee
House
Giants Fall in Holiday Doubleheader Loss
Philadelphia reports the New York Giants, after a 17 game NI streak in the National League, lost the morning game 5 to 1. Perrit, a former Texas leaguer, delivered the loss for New York in the holiday doubleheader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Perrit
Memorial Day Veterans Band Leads Cincinnati Parade
Seven Civil War veterans who played fifes and beat drums led Cincinnati’s Memorial Day procession. The aging soldiers, tired of modern music, formed their own band as they did half a century ago.
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Cincinnati
Newark
N. J
Chicago
Municipal Pier
Washington
Washington Monument
Beverly
Mass
St. Johns Church
Josephine Rantoul
Henry Alexander Murray, Jr
New York
Boston
Personal Notices List of Names and Cities
A compact personal notices listing numerous individuals with associated cities including Fort Worth New Orleans Houston San Antonio Chicago United States Army Enoree Enoree Dallas New York San Antonio and more. The brief entry presents a roster style aggregation of names and locations without additional context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
M. W. Bahan
D. P. Herrington
Fort Worth
al Pk Yourke
New Orleans
H. Freundrick
Houston
Ralph Smith
San Antonio
James O'Keefe
Chicago
G. C. Branham
W. G. Beck
United States Army
Eb, L. Ayers
E. L. Darley
W. N. Throop
J. C. Humme
H. D. McSurer
C. A. Gray
H. C. Slaughter
New York
W. H. Strowel
Enoree
8. C
H. L. Corbett
Dallas
A. W. Kaeniheim
E. R. Schendel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank
Texas-Mexican and
Esteban Salinas
Gregg
Times Office
District Court
Board of Equalization
A. Fuessel
Stockholders Meeting
Mra
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Soe
Chester Nye
Littletown
Alfredo del Barrio
el Cibolo Ranch
Duval County
del Barrio
Elia Careia
Christ Church Boys’ Club
Chas. W. Cook
Ted
G'Sell
Warren
Leonard Smith
Edgar Sirmnyer
Jack Hassell
David and
Randolph Slaughter
Alfred Dent
Ed Rex Tarver
Leo Netzer
Louis Poster
Methodist Church
J. S. Penn
H. G. DaCamara
R. K. Mims
Mesdames H. G. DaCamara
W. Z. Hill
Mesdames Mims
J. P. Loeyendecker
Shelby, Foster, Morrow
Islitas
Cook
Tennessee
Miss Curry
M. Fish
Tournament Bridge Club
Mesdames
J. T. Hassell
C. C. Biggio
L. J. Chriaten
J. H. Davis
M. T. Cogley
S. M. Barlow
A. E. Younkin
Whitney Montgomery
E. F. Wager
Geneva
Co. I
3D Texas Inf
Gerald Sielski
Sam Fordyce
J. S. Porroum
Margaret
Rutledge
Elizabeth W Lobdell
Jock Lobdell
Asherton
Mary Ethel Richardson
R. A. McCullough
Corpus Christi
George Winch
Robert McCullough
Mr. E. Rex Tarver
Robert Kilby
Josephine Staben
Asher Smith
San Diego
Bruce Bun
Baby
Robstovwn
Amanda Aflen
Mrs
Ed. Denike
Charles Ging
Corpus Diocesan
Morniirisi
Matin Pest
DADE
Money Makers
Tommy
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