A POLICY OF EVASION AND AMERICAN ASSERTIVENESS
A Wednesday column argues Germany must answer Wil son’s note and warns of severed relations if responses evade the issue. It defends U S sovereignty, condemns German and British actions, and urges direct notes to Germany while criticizing diplomacy as evasive yet urges patience as tensions with Mexico loom. It also previews local issues in Laredo including a new Zacate bridge bond vote and meat wagon sanitation rules.
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Germany
Wilson
Great Britain
High Seas
England
Washington
City council approves meat wagon cleanliness ordinance
The council last night enacted a rule mandating zinc lined wagons and tarpaulins to cover fresh meat during transit to prevent contamination. Inspectors should check wagons before loading, and enforcement will grow as other food safety measures advance.
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Ani
Former Carrancista Officer Revaluates Celaya Loss
A former officer in the Carrancista army says the loss at Celaya was over 5,000 rather than the reported 200, arguing the higher figure is more accurate.
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Carrancista
Celaya
Sultan Selim Nears Destruction After Goeben Fate
The Turkish cruiser Sultan Selim, once the German Goeben, is described as practically disman tled. The speaker questions whether surrender would have been cheaper than using the ship to lure Turkey into war with a staged sale.
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Sultan Selim
Goeben
Turkey
This Date in History June 4 Through 1905
A list of historical events on June 4 across years. Earthquake in Cairo in 1754 buried 40,000, Washington’s soldiers furloughed in 1783, Anapa stormed by Russians in 1791, Jenner vaccine award by Parliament in 1802, Britain France peace in 1814, Italian leader Gari Baldini death in 1882, royal princes expelled from France in 1886, Germany paid Spain for Pacific islands in 1899, Servia’s King Peter ascended throne in 1903, Roosevelt mediator offer in 1905.
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Cairo
Egypt
Washington
Anapa
Asia
House of Commons
Jenner
Great Britain
France
London
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Germany
Spain
Ladrones
Carolinas
Pelaps
Marianne Islands
Pacific
Peter of Servia
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
The Co operative Tire Goodyear Has Built Co operative Tires
The Co operative Tire Goodyear has always built co operative tires. Every saving has gone to the user. The more men bought the better we built them, and the lower we sold them. That is why Goodyear has held top place, outselling any other tire.
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Goodyear
Goodyear All-Weather tread unchanged by price cuts
Goodyear keeps its double-thick all weather tread with sharp grips and exclusive features. The firm continues spending about $100,000 annually to discover new improvements while implementing price reductions.
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Goodyear
For sale Chamberlains Colic remedy endorsement
A testimonial from S N Galloway of Stewart South Carolina praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only remedy that gave complete relief for colic and diarrhoea. The ad notes it is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
N. Galloway
Stewart
S. C
Notice to City Delinquent Tax Payers in Laredo
City of Laredo issues a formal notice to all individuals indebted for taxes from 1885 through 1914 calling immediate payment to the City Tax Collector. Failure to pay will trigger suit to foreclose the tax lien, sell property to cover taxes, penalties, interest, and costs, with a claim that legal action will significantly raise the burden. City Attorney A Winslow signs. advertisement notes printing details.
Railroads Face Full Freight Liability Under Cummins Act
Washington notes the Cummins Act takes effect tomorrow, ending limited liability for carriers. Rates remain as is, with no automatic 10 percent increase. The Interstate Commerce Commission finds no automatic rate rise and existing tariffs for limited liability stay in force.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Congress
Local items and notices from Laredo newspaper
A collage of short notices: residents move to 11 Matamoros, hotel meals offered at Ross with set prices, Jarvis plaza cement walks progress, Delaw ate Punch ads, Corpus Christi excursion under railway men, Rafael Galindo cello solo at Choral Club, Red Cross aid to Monterey, Laredo Preparatory School closing exercises, train service revival in Nuevo Laredo, traffic and business notes from Monterey, steering device for Fords, Volunteer Fire Dept meeting urged, Strand Theater Chorus Club tickets, Club Cafe ventilation update, Choral Club tenor soloist June 8, water well at heights, Bon Ton hats sale, district court quiet week, public fountain suggestion for Jarvis plaza, pattern hats on display, various moving ads and local chatter.
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S. M. Putman
the Heights
Matamoros Street
Ross Hotel
Jarvis Plaza
Brotherhood of Engineers
Rafael Galindo
Monterey
American Red Cross Society
Hanna
Laredo
Victoria Street
Het
Nuevo Laredo
Ford
Emeterio Mendoza
Laredo Volunteer Fire Department
Firemen'’s Hall
Chorus Club
Strand Theater
City Drug Store
A. C
Moore
Choral Club
Lecca
Texas
Ladies of
Bon Ton
Deeds Filed Over Three Days In County Clerk Records
Deeds show multiple sales of city and county property filed with County Clerk Lauri F Janin to J W Isenney and wife and others. Transactions include lots in Hamilton replat and J M Ramon replat with varied sums from 250 to 1000 dollars.
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Lauri F Janin
J. W. Isenney
Hamilton
Pally Lickin
Catherine Dickinson
Stephen Kline
R. M
R. Y. Adam
Webb County
Jose Ma. Ramon
Juan Ro Salinas
J. M. Ramon
J. M. Pace
Cristina Strashareer de Rodriguez
J.M. Pacee
Sis, & PA
Cristina S. de Rodriguez
Florencia So Vda
de Carranza
Local News Snippet About Shop and Home Notices
In a brief, fragmented notice a man is described as a marksman after using his finger for a target. The miniature distillery remains in the store window. Mr W B Heaner and a family have moved into their new home on the heights. An advertisement urges comfort via electric lights and fans and promotes The Times job department for neat accurate printing.
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Laredo
Sam Overstreet
Despain
Torrecillas
George Overstreet
Torrecillus
M. Ly Scott
North Laredo
Ind
W. B. Heaner
Times
Miss Eva Austin Shines in Carnegie Hall Recital
Theodora Ursula Irvine's pupil Miss Eva Austin impressed at Marble Collegiate Church with impersonations and Van Dyke’s The Lost Bow. She later plans to read Experience for the Choral Club Concert on June 8, 1915. Madame Irvine lauds her high grade yet accessible recitals.
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Eva Austin
Theodora Ursula Irvine
Carnegie Hall
Marble Collegiate Church
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tritmine
van Dyke
New York Times
Miss Austin
Choral Club
Madame Irvine
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Co-operative
Akron
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Goodyear Service Stations
John A. Applewhite
Pilar Garcia Neal Auto Company
Laredo, Texas
Cotulla, Texas
A. Winslow
TeLeGay
Ed. J. Moser
Chichester
Studebakers
Earnest & Bunn CO
F. M. Ramsay
C. H. Guinn
Buick
Jac. A. Applewhite
Miss Eva Austin
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