Lieutenant Leo Eistetter Receives Commission
Leo Eistetter, a U S Engineers lieutenant, earned his commission after serving as a private at Camp Lee. A Laredo peer also received a commission. The article notes his training for overseas service and a likely France arrival soon. Also included is an advertisement for White's Cream Vermifuge, 25 cents per bottle, claimed to expel worms in children.
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Leo Eistetter
U.S. Engineers
Laredo
Uncle Sam
Leo
National Army
Camp Travis
Army
Kistetter
Camp Lee
Virginia
France
Little Locals Spur World War I Efforts in Webb County
Local notices urge skilled men to volunteer for limited service before June 6 while awaiting induction. Webb County prepares a $460,000 War Savings Stamp drive, with stamps at 4.17 each redeemable for 6 on Jan 1, 1923. Military families and residents hear of new Interurban timetable and county court actions, including estate notices for Antonio Juarez Martinez.
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Webb County
France
Laredo
Post Office
State of
Texas
Antonio Juarez Martinez
Victorino Juarez
J. A. Rodriguez
Webb Co
Sunday School Growth Vision At Laredo Baptist Church
At the Baptist Church last night Mr A H Miller and family joined by letter from San Antonio. A baptism by Mexican Pastor Rev Mirvies was featured. The morning sermon urged Sundays School expansion using a religious census to map and reorganize a 1000-member program. National figures and local praise follow.
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Baptist Church
A. H. Miller
William
Joe
San Antonio
Miller
Department of Justice
Mirvies
J. N. Campbell
Laredo
Peter
Josephus
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised by F J Cheney Co
Frank J Cheney and Co pledge to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized oath dated December 6 in Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials urged. Sold by all druggists. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Hall
Fr. Cheney & CO
All Druggters
Social calendar of Red Cross and club events
The notice lists Red Cross Surgical Room hours and managers for forenoon and afternoon shifts, hospital supply room supervision, Sunbeam Band at 6 pm, and multiple society meetings including Equal Suffrage, Heights Civic Club, Hebrew Ladies Aid, Alpha Club knitting, Methodist Missionary Study, Junior Auxiliary, and Ladies Aid at various times and locations.
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Red Cross
M. Pennell
Sunbeam
The
Baptist Church
Equal Suffrage Department
Woman's Club
Market Mall
Heights Civic Club
Child Welfare Circle
Heights
Hebrew Ladies Aid Society
G. CC. Woodman
W. N. Young
Red Cross Surgical
Zara Mowry
J. M. Rodriguez
Alpha Club
Dario Sanchez
Methodist Missionary Society
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Red Cross Hospital
Local Notices and Social Events in Laredo
Pender improves after illness. Walter Hatley receives commission as lieutenant in engineering corps stationed at Camp Lee Virginia. Mirfiam Chapter O S meets for officer installation at Masonic Hall Tuesday eight. Entre Nous Club dance at Elks Hall Tuesday eight thirty for Belgian Relief Fund hosted by Vera Lang Ruth Simpson Ella Devine Maud Mussett Ruth French Estelle Efstetter Anita Sharkey Vera Sharkey. Ursuline Graduation Friday night includes patriotic program and address by Rev Father McLoy of St Peters. fiftieth year of Sisters service in Laredo. Woman's Club program at Army Y M C A last Saturday. Hut crowded. program led by Mrs J A MacDonald with musical and literary offerings. Mrs John Martin hosts bridge party with flowers. high scores to Mrs J S Penn and Mrs H W Johnston. luncheon to follow. Recital program closed season for Mrs Anderson’s pupils with piano songs duets and ballet pieces performed by Misses Besse Macdonald Penn Camourlin Verna Kelly Phyllis Bunn Irene Leyendecker and others.
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Entre Nous Club
Elks Hall
Vera Lang
Ruth Simpson
Ella Devine
Maud Mussett
Ruth French
Estelle Efstetter
Anita Sharkey
Vera Sharkey
Ursuline
Ursuline Sisters
McLoy
St. Peter's Church
Laredo
Legion
John Martin
Penn
H. W. Johnston
Mesdames Widgurri
Morton, Wilson
Lafon
Leyendecker
Sauvignet
Garlick
Cluck
Muller
Cogley
Weber
Hassell
Joe Martin
Helene Kenney
Marguerite Nelson
Maria
Zara Mowry
Josephine Sauvignet
Adams
Rosita Applewhite
Carlotta Camourlin
Good Company
Sartoris
Mary Besse Macdonald
Virginia Penn
Czardas
Michiels
W. N. Young
Anderson
Carnissia
H. Lane Wilson
Verna Kelly
Ballet Aragonalise
Massenet
Phyllis Bunn
Senderson Rockin
de Win
Neidlinger
Ethel Mackin
Valse Brillante
Moszkowski
Irene Leyendecker
Call to Freedom and Summer Travel Notes
A call to donate for freedom echoes across a wartime appeal while local society notes report Miss Helen MacGregor leaving for Denton for the summer, Anita Yeager heading to Denton for industrial arts study, and various visits in the city by Mrs. Norwood Witting, Mrs. B. G. Anderson and daughter, and Mrs. L. V.'s network among friends and relatives.
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Anita Yeager
Denton
The
School of Industrial Arts
Whooping Cough Remedy Praised by Indiana Mother
A Peru Indiana mother reports two daughters with whooping cough were relieved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The note stresses keeping the cough loose and easy ex pectoration through the remedy, calling it a charm.
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Chamberlain
P. H. Martin
Peru
Ind
Watch The Times Everyday for Opportunities
An ad offers daily watch opportunities in The Times with a subscription rate of 666 per month.
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the Times
OCAMAN SUBMARINES OFF GUAST OF NEW JERSEY
Wireless reports from New York mention German submarines operating near the New Jersey coast and off Block Island. The Corona with 200 passengers is 12 hours overdue while the Bila M Willey was sunk off Block Island. As many as 15 vessels have reportedly been sunk by German submarines signaling a new U boat campaign.
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Ocaman
Guast
New Jersey
Il Mew
England
Commencement at Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis Ore June 3 A large majority of the male graduates from Oregon Agricultural College left for San Francisco to begin military training at the Presidio camp. The commencement address was given by William Allen White, the Kansas author and editor.
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Corvallis
Ore
Oregon Agricultural College
San Francisco
Presidio
William Allen White
Kansas
North Dakota Sunday Schools Convention Opens in Grand Forks
Grand Forks North Dakota June 3 The annual convention of the North Dakota Sunday School association begins here tomorrow and will run for three days. The theme focuses on religious education in the present crisis and the gathering is expected to be among the largest and most successful in the state’s history.
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Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota Sunday School Association
Baseball Notes From The Nation's Ballparks
Catcher Krueger anchors the Dodgers backstop while the Browns keep St. Louis on the map this season. Cardinals previously led. Giants and White Sox pitchers will be pulled from rotation as stars serve in the colors. Joe Wood of Cleveland mirrors Cy Seymour by switching to outfield. Jesse Burkett plans an independent Red Cross benefit team. Tillie Walker thrives with the Athletics. Davey Shean shines at second for the Red Sox after years in the minors. Yankees field many draftees, over twenty already serving. Mule Watson struggles for the Phillies as the payrolls show only modest profits and few clubs break even.
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Cardinals
Browns
St. Louis
Giants
White Sox
Joe Wood
Cleveland
Cy Seymour
Jesse Burkett
Holy Cross
Red Cross
Tillie’ Walker
Browne- Red Sox
Davey Shean
Red Sox
Davey
New York Yankees
Mule” Watson
Phillies
Cholera Morbus Warning and Household Remedy
The article urges having Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home to treat cholera morbus, noting its pain and danger. It cites Mrs. Charlies Enyeart of Huntington Indiana reporting quick relief for two sick children after using the remedy in the summer of 1911.
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Chamberlain
Charlies Enyeart
Huntington
Ind
French Hold Enemy On Whole Front In Heavy Fighting
Paris dispatch says the French repelled a violent German attack along the road between Chateau Thierry and Paris and pressed counter offensives from Ourcq to the Marne. German concentrations south of the Villers-Cotteret forest and near the Oureq valley indicate aims to push north between the Aisne and Aise rivers.
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Associated Press
Paris
War Office
Ourcq
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Villers-Cotteret
Oureq
Aisne
Aise
Washington denies capturing depots at Fer-en-Tardenois
General Werghing in a communique refutes the German official report claiming French American depots at Fer-en-Tardenois were captured. An American Casualty List shows 386 names today with 4 killed in action and 2 died of accidents among other fatalities and wounds.
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Washington
Werghing
France
Fer-en- Tardenois
British gains ground near Planders valley report
London wartime bulletin says British forces expanded local footholds on the northern side of the Planders valley and have taken nearly 200 prisoners, according to the War Office.
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London
Planders
War Office
Russian Foreign Minister protests France over troops on front
Moscow June 4 Foreign Minister Tchitcherin protests to France against continued Russian troops on the front stating Russian neutrality requires immediate withdrawal of the soldiers.
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Moscow
Tchitcherin
France
Russia Advances Clocks Two Hours to Save Fuel
Moscow reports that starting May 41, clocks across Russia were set forward by two hours as a measure to conserve fuel and energy during wartime.
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Moscow
Russia
General Primary in Florida Election Tomorrow in Fla
Tallahassee June 3. A general primary will be held tomorrow for the nomination of representatives in Congress and state judicial and county officers to be chosen at the next election. Aside from contests in one or two congressional districts the campaign has aroused comparatively little public interest.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Congress
Training Camps Open for College Men in Three Cities
Washington June 3 Under orders of the War Department three training camps for college students will open today at Plattsburg New York Ft Sheridan Illinois and the Presidio at San Francisco Students totaling about 6500 from 120 colleges will have one month's practical military training in the senior officer's training corps
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Plattsburg
N. Y
Ft. Sheridan
Presidio
San Francisco
Submarine attack sinks four ships off New England coast
Report says American destroyers barred the departure of outgoing ships as submarines were engaged. One sailing vessel the Edward H. Cole was sunk after its crew landed. Two other ships, the Hattie Dunn and the Sambel W. Hathaway, were also lost. Details on two more American vessels were not received, but they are reported to have fallen victim offshore New England.
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New York
Edward H. Cole
Hattie Dunn
Sambel W. Hathaway
New England
Ship torpedoed off Nantucket Shoals reported near Cape Cod
A June 3 report from Chatham Massachusetts states a ship was torpedoed off Nantucket Shoals. The alert cites Cape Cod area traffic as current.
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Nantucket Shoals
Chatham
Mass
Cape Cod
Narragansett Bay Closed by Navy Commandant
Narragansett Bay has been closed to outgoing vessels by the navy commandant, announced from Providence on June 3. The order affects all traffic initiating from the bay and is part of a maritime security measure.
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Narragansett Bay
Providence
Narranknsett Bay
Navy
Secretary Daniels orders ports closed to outgoing ships
Washington on June 4 secretary Daniels toty ordered the ports of New York Boston and Philadelphia closed to outgoing ships until further notice, affecting maritime activity and trade.
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Washington
Daniels Totey
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Navy reports three American ships sunk by submarines
The Navy Department releases an official report stating that three American vessels were sunk off the coast by submarines. This confirms a maritime loss with no further details on the ships or exact location.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sinking of the Edward H. Cole Near New Jersey Coast
Survivors report the Edward H. Cole sunk 75 miles off the New Jersey coast yesterday afternoon after two submarines attacked. The captain claimed no submarines appeared, ordered abandonment after ten minutes, and the crew left in boats as bombs exploded. A second steamship appeared and the submarines pursued.
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New York
Prurvivors
Edward H. Cole
New Jersey
Cole
Washington June 3 Forces Ready to Repel Attacks
Naval officials declare American forces in home waters ample to meet any attack. The statement affirms readiness amid rising tensions and underscores confidence in coastal defense capabilities.
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Washington
Canadians Seek U S Rate Rise From Railways
Canadian railways asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher charges on business within the United States to match the rate levels set by Director McAdoo under the United States railway rate orders.
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Washington
Railways Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
McAdoo
Submarine Sinks Vessels Off New Jersey Coast
A German submarine sank one steamship one schooner and two or three other vessels off the Jersey coast near an Atlantic port on June 3. The action underscores ongoing naval hostilities in the area.
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Jersey
Atlantic
Mute-a-Phone Debuts at Laredo News Stand
Benjamin Cardenas promotes the Mute-a-Phone as an exclusive privacy accessory for telephones. The device attaches to the mouthpiece, sells for 2.50, and can be viewed at 606 Flores avenue news stand or demonstrated by request via phone 944.
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Benjamin Cardenas
Laredo
Flores Avenue
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