Great Exodus Of Refugees From Mexican Cities
Three special trains carrying about two thousand people including 500 Carranza cavalry arrived at Nuevo Laredo from Monterey and Saltillo. Passengers report severe food shortages in Monterey and Saltillo with civilians and foreigners deserting Mexico. An American Red Cross carload of corn will be sent to Monterey for free distribution to the needy.
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Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
Saltillo
Carranza
Mexico
American Red Cross Society
Laredo Choral Club Delights Strand Audience
The Laredo Choral Club gave an artistic and social success at the Strand last night. The program featured Faust with Strand Orchestra, strong choral blending, and solo numbers by Lieutenant Moore and Prof Rafael Calindo. Miss Ioa Austin impressed with expressive recitations and dialect work, under Mrs. T A Austin. The recital earned praise and a hopeful note for another concert.
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Laredo
Strand
Strand Orchestra
Abt
Moore
Rafael Calindo
Ioa Austin
Returns to Ninth Infantry from Fort McIntosh orders
Washington army orders detail that Second Lieutenant Walker E. Hobson is relieved from duty west of Pecos River and ordered to rejoin the Ninth Infantry. Second Lieutenant Falkner Heard of the Fourteenth Cavalry is granted one month of leave effective August 10.
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Washington
Fort McIntosh
Laredo
Walker E. Hobson
Pecos River
Ninth Infantry
Falkner Heard
Fourteenth Cavalry
Delaware Punch Ad Brings Best Homes Everywhere
An archival advert proclaims DELAWARE PUNCH as served in the best homes, at fountains and clubs, promising a popular beverage presence “here, there, everywhere” for six cents.
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Delaware
Birthday of Our Old Flag Observed by Laredo Elks
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Laredo will observe Flag Day on Monday night June 14 at 8:20 PM in the Elks Hall. The Ninth Infantry Band will play national anthems between patriotic addresses and songs as the public joins in the ceremony to honor Old Glory and American freedoms.
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Union
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Laredo
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge of Elks
Elks Hall
Ninth Infantry Band
Society calendar lists midweek events and dances
Mrs Violet Oberfeint Society page lists a Fort MclIntosh band concert at 5 30 pm on Wednesday and social events Thursday including Mrs W W MacGregor hosting Married Ladies Club at 9 am A Bishop Johnston Junior Auxiliary meeting at Rectory none in morning Ella Devine hosts Banco party for Alice Borchers at 8 30 pm Married Ladies Dancing Club monthly dance at Elks Hall 8 30 pm and a complimentary dance for B R D A Club at Latin American Club at 8 30 pm
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W. W. MacGregor
Married Ladies Club
Bishop Johnston
Ella Devine
Banco
Alice Borchers
Married Ladies Dancing Club
Elks Hall
To the Virgins Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
A mix of verse and social notes recounts Miss Inez Hill returning from Cotulla, Miss Borchers’ wedding party at Miss Ramsay’s, and a Laredo Choral Club concert with Miss Eva Austin's contributions. Other items mention a birthday party for Little Miss Ethel Lane and neighborhood visits, all in period tone with several poems included.
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Ellen Ramsay
Miss Borchers
B— Borchers
W—Wharton
Ethel Lane
Josephine Leyendecker
Personal notices from Hamilton city guest list and visitors
John D. Davis of Joyce stays at the Hamilton while M. B. Despain of Torrecillas visits the city. Samuel Meyer of Rochester arrives on business and stays at the Alexander home. C E Bernard of Mergenthaler Linotype tours Laredo on inspection and heads to Corpus Christi. Vernon W. Moore of Asheville scouts a city directory project. A long roster lists guests and locals including J E Niel, H H Stroud, Paul Emery, James Packer, and others at Bender and Hamilton establishments.
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John D. Davis
Joyce
Hamilton
M. B. Despain
Torrecillas
Samuel Meyer
Rochester
N. Y
Alexander
C. EB. Bernard
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
Corpus Christi
Mr Bernard
Laredo
Times
Vernon W. Moore
Piedmont Directory Co
Asheville
N. C
Bender
J. E. Niel
San Antonio
H. H. Stroud
Espree
Paul Emery
James Packer
Dallas
L. M. Haynes
Houston
A. R. Makey
Washington
D. C
J. L. Taylor
F. T. Crawford
Geo. C. Sutton
New Orleans
Ed. P. Byars
Fort Worth
J. L. Berkshire
J. M. Gutierrez
Premont
Pedro Benavides
San Ignacio
Amado Gutierrez
Aguilares
Panposo Ramirez
L. Haynes
Randh
J. D Davis
Vicente Ferrara
L. C. Doney
White Point
H. N. Carter
Ed Peterson
Webb
J. W. Haines
H. KE. Swendson
Milwaukee
Wis
A. B. Gardenhire
A. B. Courstock
Royal Theatre to Close Sunday for Major Rebuild
Manager Leopoldo Valdez announced the Royal Theatre will close after Sunday’s performance and reopen in September in a new two story stone and brick opera house in Texas. Contractors will begin tearing down the old building Monday to make way for a $40,000 replacement with marble vestibule, elegant furnishings, a 65 by 35 foot stage, and modern ventilation and lighting.
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Times
Leopoldo Valdez
Royal Theatre
the Royal
Texas
Old Royal
Valdez
Clarence Jefferies
Royal
Mr. Valdez
Georgia prison commission denies clemency for Leo M. Frank
The Georgia prison commission declined to recommend clemency for Leo M. Frank. Two commissioners opposed clemency and one favored it, but the governor is not bound by the recommendation. The majority said no juror and no judge or grand jury asked for clemency and the presiding judge gave a death sentence when life could have been imposed. All courts upheld the decision and the commission saw no reason to interfere.
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Atlanta
Georgia Prison Commission
Leo M. Frank
Frank
Delaware Punch Advert 5c
A compact 5 cent advertisement for Delaware Punch appears, targeting broad daily use across homes schools and gatherings with a punchy sales line. The small ad emphasizes accessibility and universal appeal in varied social settings.
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Delaware Punch
TRY WOMAN FOR MURDER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
The trial of Mrs. Mary Burns accused of poisoning her husband in January at Nottingham is set to begin today in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Mary Burns
Nottingham
N.H
Resignation of W J Bryan Shocks Laredo
A late afternoon Associated Press flash reports that William Jennings Bryan and Elihu Wilson disagreed with the German note and Bryan has resigned while Wilson accepted. By 5 pm locals learned of the breach in the Wilson Bryan relation. news displayed at Strain and Royal theatres and broadcast townwide by 6:30.
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Times
Laredo
Associated Press
Washington
Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Crane
Ninth Infantry
Brown
Fort McIntosh
U. 8
Garrett
Geo. R. Page
The
60000 Acres Opened for Settlement in Oregon
Portland June 9 By order of the Secretary of the Interior sixty thousand acres in Eastern and Central Oregon will be thrown open for settlement tomorrow. The land is now irrigable and ready for homesteading by qualified applicants.
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Portland
Ore
Secretary of the Interior
Oregon
Wool Sale in Texas Move Anticipates Higher Prices
Austin June 9. The Talpa Wool Growers Association will hold its annual wool sale tomorrow with over 200000 pounds of wool expected to be sold. Heavier prices than usual are anticipated. In Runnels County wool production rose by 100000 pounds this spring.
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Austin
Tex
Talpa Wool Grower's Association
Runnels
The Club Cafe Under New Management Advert
The Club Cafe announces a complete renovation and new first class condition with a ladies department. Service is excellent and the market’s best eats are prepared by an expert chef. Give us a trial, we will appreciate it.
Onion Shipments From Laredo Rise to 2441 Cars This Season
Two cars of onions were shipped out of Laredo last night over the 1. & GN. This makes a total of 2441 cars shipped from this city this season.
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Laredo
Texas-Mexican Railway Company Stockholders Meeting Notice
The Texas Mexican Railway Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at the office in Laredo Texas on June 30 1915 at 9 a m to elect directors and transact business. The Board of Directors will meet immediately after adjournment. A B Muller Acting Secretary Laredo Texas May 29 1915 Adv.
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The
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Texas
A. B. Muller
Silver Bay Conference Opens With Missionary Education Theme
Silver Bay New York June 9 The fourteenth annual Missionary Education Movement assembly opened today with large attendance of educators churchmen and college students. The keynote is The Church and the Nations. The conference lasts ten days and features a youth section called The Servants of the King with special meetings.
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Silver Bay
N. Y
Missionary Education Movement
Church and the Nations
Alumni Day at Minnesota Honors Folwell at Luncheon
Alumni Day events at the University of Minnesota mark multiple features with Dr. W. W. Folwell, president from 1869 to 1884, as guest of honor at a luncheon. Commencement exercises are scheduled for tomorrow.
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Minneapolis
Minn
W. W. Folwell
University of Minnesota
Notice of market deli offerings at southeast market corner
Notice to the Public describes fish, oysters, boiled crabs and deli goods at the southeast corner of the market building. It lists lunches of boiled ham Swiss brick and American cheese corned beef lunch tongue pickled herring salmon sardines in oil or tomato sauce. Short orders served promptly. Fresh buttermilk daily. The best French drip coffee in Laredo. J. W. HOPKINS Shorty. 2 9-11.
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Laredo
J. W. Hopkins
Miss Marjorie Bell to Wed Richard Heinrichs Today
St. Louis society braces for a major wedding as Miss Marjorie Pepper Bell daughter of Nicholas M Bell who founded the Parcels Post and Richard RE Heinrichs marry today at St Peters Episcopal Church She recently left Mary Institute to become a bride and has millions of her own fortune.
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St. Louis
Marjorie Pepper Bell
Nicholas M. Bell
International
Richard RE. Heinrichs
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Bell
Mary Institute
Youngest Kentucky judge marries in double ceremony
Princeton Ky June 9 Acting County Judge Collins Lee of Covington weds Grace B Dyer while his brother Joseph Ellis Lee marries Edna Dyer in a double ceremony at the Presbyterian Church. Both grooms are sons of EK S Lee president of Covingtons First National Bank.
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Princeton
Kentucky
Collins Lee
Covington
Grace B. Dyer
Joseph Ellis Lee
Edna Dyer
Presbyterian Church
Lee
First National Bank of
Western rail freight rate decision expected soon
Washington reports a Western rail rate case nearing a decision within weeks. Briefs are due tomorrow, arguments start next Tuesday. Chicago testimony includes over 3 million words from 140 witnesses, 55 for railroads and 45 for shippers.
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Washington
Chicago
Western Roads
Rose Festival Opens in Portland with Blossoms and Parades
Portland Oregon June 9 the Rose Festival opened today with a vast display of roses across the city for three days. Over 25 million roses decorate streets and hedges while 6 million roses adorn floats and autos and 2 million grace the business district. Peninsula Park hosts more than a million roses in bloom as Portland becomes America s great rose garden.
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Portland
Ore
Ben
Peninsula Park
America
Bryan resigns as secretary of state in protest at note to Germany
Washington June 9 After talks with President Wilson Counselor Lansing announced the note to Berlin will be sent this afternoon and published in Friday papers. Bryan’s retirement to private life makes him acting secretary. Bryan urges an investigation commission and for Americans to avoid contraband shipping until peace talks. Wilson opposes the commission, arguing it would cede rights. Bryan plans to stay in Washington, support Wilson, and hopes to advance peace as a private citizen. He visited the White House at noon and bade Wilson farewell with a handshake. Rumors of Secretary Daniels resigning over Bryan friendship circulate but are doubted.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Bryan
Germany
Berlin
United States
White House
Daniels
Bryan Resigns as Secretary of State
Washington reports Secretary of State Bryan resigned yesterday afternoon and President Wilson accepted the offer immediately. Bryan opposed the president's policy toward Germany.
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Bryan
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Warning to Germany. Bryan resignation in Paris paper
Paris June 9 newspapers call Bryan's resignation a warning to Germany. The dispatch notes the resignation as a strong signal to Berlin and frames it within ongoing European tensions.
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Germany
Paris
Bryan
Means More Decided Policy Described by London Papers
London newspapers including the Evening Standard view Bryan's resignation as signaling a more decided American policy though not guaranteeing intervention or war. The commentary notes uncertainty about exact steps but emphasizes a firmer stance in U.S. foreign policy.
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London
Bryan
Evening Standard
Mexican Views of Resignation Shifts in U S Policy
In New York June discussions on Bryan’s resignation show Mexicans expect little change in U S policy toward Mexico. Huerta avoids comment saying it is not his business. Villa’s Urquidi and Carranza’s Pesquiera note Wilson shapes policy and foresee no intervention, expecting continued fairness.
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New York
Bryan
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Francisco Urquidi
Villa
Wilson
Roberto Pesqueira
Carranza
Cholera Epidemic Reported in Viena and Paris
A Madrid dispatch reports officially that an epidemic of cholera has broken out in Viena and is also affecting Paris as of June 9. The notice emphasizes the spread and public health concerns raised by the outbreak.
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Viena
Paris
Madrid
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey cough syrup made from pine balsam tar and honey. It claims soothing relief for coughs and colds and urges readers to ask their dealer for the original 26e bottle.
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Dr. Hell
Dr. Bell
Auto Race Set Today at Galesburg and Nearby Contests
A 200 mile auto race is scheduled for today at Galesburg. Chicago hosts a 600 mile mitre contest next Saturday, followed two weeks later by a 200 mile race at Sioux City, Ta.
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Galesburg
Chicago
Sioux
City
Austrians Capture Stanislau in Galicia
Berlin reports that Austrian forces have captured Stanislau in Galicia, about 70 miles south of Lemberg, according to the official dispatch dated June 9.
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Stanislau
Berlin
Galicia
Lemberg
British Steamer Salisbury Sank by German Submarine
A German submarine torpedoed and sank the British steamer Salisbury this morning near London. The incident adds to wartime losses reported as ships face intensified sea dangers amid ongoing hostilities.
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London
Salisbury
Allies Resume Activity at Dardanelles as Troops Land
Paris reports an Athens dispatch stating that allied forces have resumed operations at the Dardanelles with fresh troops landing on the Gallipoli peninsula. The fleet continues to bombard the inner forts.
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Paris
Athens
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Dr King’s New Life Pills Easy Laxative Ad
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as an easy pleasant laxative. Take one or two pills with water at night for a morning bowel movement. No bad taste or belching. Sold by all druggists 25 cents per bottle.
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Dr. King
Spain Presses For Silence On Military Measures
Spain has urged newspapers to grant absolute silence on military or naval actions or risk censorship. Authorities warn that failure to comply could lead to publication bans and penalties for outlets and editors.
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Paris
Madrid
Spain
Italian Dirigible Lost After Bombing Fiume Quarters
An official report states an Italian dirigible bombed the military quarters in the Austrian port of Fiume yesterday, then caught fire and was lost. It is reported that Austrian forces saved the crew.
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Rome
Fiume
Electric night auto racing to debut at Brighton Beach
Auto racing under electric light is announced as the latest New York sports wrinkle. The innovation will be sprung Saturday night at the Brighton Beach track.
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New York
Brighton Beach
British say German submarine sunk. crews treated as prisoners
The official statement reports a German submarine was sunk and most of its crew captured. Britain will treat crews of captured submarines the same as other German prisoners.
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London
Great Britain
Navy Aviator to Wed in Brooklyn Wedding This Week
Lieut Wadleigh Capeheart U S Navy aviation corps to wed Miss Elizabeth Scudder daughter of Justice and Mrs Scudder at the bride s home in Brooklyn N Y tomorrow The ceremony commemorates a naval wedding in the city with the couple announcing their union in the household setting
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Wadleigh Capeheart
Aviation Corps
Elizabeth Scudder
Justice
Scudder
Accused Indian Gets Second Trial
Jim George, a full blooded Indian, faces a second life trial in Klamath Falls on murder charges. A 1789 Congress statue moves the trial from Medford to Klamath Falls, since the crime occurred in this county and the law requires trials for death penalties in the same county when feasible.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Jim George
Klamath Reservation
Congress
George
Medford
Grain Elevator Men Meet in Minneapolis Convention
A thousand delegates from across the grain belt arrive in Minneapolis for the National Association of Managers of Farmers' Co-operative Elevators conventions starting tomorrow. Washington experts will explain the grain standardizing movement and a report on government grades for wheat and oats will be submitted. Markets and rural organization plus farmer elevator accounting will be discussed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Association of Managers of Farmers’ Co-operative Elevators Companies
Washington
Chamberlains Tablets Improve Appetite Says Detroit Man
Mr J H H Seitz of Detroit Michigan reports the tablets restored his appetite when impaired relieved bloated feeling and produced a pleasant and satisfactory bowel movement for sale by all dealers
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J. HH. Seitz
Detroit
Mich
New York University Grants Largest 83rd Commencement
New York University graduated the greatest number of students in its 83 year history. Exercises were in Gould Memorial Library auditorium at University Heights with Rev. Lyman Abbott as speaker. Chancellor Elmer Brown to address law, medical, commerce and veterinary graduates in the afternoon. Poughkeepsie notes report Vassar College commencements with numerous relatives visiting and lavish entertainments.
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New York
New York University
Gould Memorial
University Heights
Lyman Abbott
Elmer EE. Brown
Law School
Medical College
School of Commerce
Veterinary College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Call For Bids On New City Bridges Across Zacate And Chacon Creeks
The Street and Bridge Committee invites separate bids for the construction of two reinforced concrete bridges across Zacate and Chacon creeks. Bids are due June 15, 1915 at 10 a.m. at the City Secretary's office, with plans and specifications available there. Private plans may be obtained for ten dollars. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Zacate
Chacon
Westbrook
Street & Bridge Committee
Double life exposed by Marconi device claim
A brief unsigned note quotes a Rustler comment alleging Marconi invented a device to see through brick walls and other obstructions. The piece suggests that thinking men and women living double lives would struggle to conceal their deception.
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Marconi
Cumby Rustler
War casualties tally in conflict report
Casualties since the conflict began total 50,000 killed, 150,000 wounded, and 50,000 missing, according to the latest update.
Austrians Raid Venice Injures Several Soldiers
Venice reports two Austrian airplanes raided the city on June 8 killing one and wounding several. The attack damaged historic buildings but spared the basilica of St. Mark's. One machine is believed damaged.
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Venice
St. Mark's
Sunk Allied Transport in the Dardanelles
Constantinople reports that an allied transport was sunk in the Dardanelles after artillery fighting. The engagement occurred Tuesday as Turkish forces engaged allied ships in the strait.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
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the Strand
Crowded House
Laredo Organization
Hobson
Lieut
Heard
Elks Lodge
Homes of Free
Violet
Fort MclIntosh
Inez Hill
Cotulla
7. W. Murray
Lila de Benavides
Harry Hamilton
W. Moore
Rafael Galindo
Eva Austin
Miss Austin
Martha McCulloch-Williams
Batan
MR. Wilson
W. J. Bryan
Oldline Life Insurance Company
W. S. Evill
Hamilton Hotel
Minnesota
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