Labor loyalty and wartime unity amid German threats
A Wednesday Daily piece argues labor is the country’s backbone through wars from 1776 to World War I. It praises unions for loyalty, condemns disloyalty and foreign intrigues, and warns Germany about reprisals and Von Rintelen’s punishment, urging restraint and justice for prisoners.
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Congresa
Mexico
Germany
Contry
Army
Navy
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Toggether
Federation of Labor
von Rintelen
Sneck
France
England
von Kintelen
The German Mind and Von Rintelen Exchange
The piece questions German government motives behind freeing Franz von Rintelen a convicted spy. It notes a claimed noble rank and kinship to the Kaiser and describes exchanges proposed with a German American prisoner, questioning loyalty and wartime loyalties on both sides.
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Franz von Rintelen
Leavenworth
Russia
Germany
Vonnats
War scares shrink Laredo scholastic census by 763
War conditions and the draft prompted many Mexican families in Laredo to hide or relocate scholastic age children, reducing the district census to 6,569 from 6,313 last year’s tally, with state funds cut by about $6,050 due to the lower enrollment.
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Laredo
Laredo Independent School District
France
Red Cross
Mexico
Notable Birthday Today Sir Harry Johnston Ex Explorer
British explorer and colonial administrator Sir Harry Johnston turns sixty today born in London He linked Africa to modern policy studied painting at the Royal Academy commanded an 1884 Royal Society expedition to Kilimanjaro led expeditions to Nyassa and Tanganyika founding the British Central African Protectorate He held multiple consul roles from Cameroon to Uganda and wrote extensively on Africa including The Black Man's Part in the War This date in his story notes several historical events from 1672 to 1917 highlighting major figures and moments
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Sir Harry Johnston
London
Harry
Africa
Royal Academy
France
Royal Society
Mount Kilimanjaro
Lake Nyassa
Tanganika
Texas-Mexican timetable shows departures and arrivals
Train No 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 1 20 p m Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 2 10 p m
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Corpus Christi
Train Schedules for St Louis The International & Great Northern
Through fast train for St Louis leaves at 10 45 a m and arrives at 5 10 p m. Night Train leaves at 9 p m and arrives at 8 a m.
Train No 1 and No 2 Schedules for Laredo Minera Route
Rilo Grande and Eagle Pass service runs daily except Sunday. Train No 1 leaves Laredo at 8 00 a m arrives Minera 10 20 a m. Train No 2 leaves Minera at 1 00 p m arrives Laredo 3 16 p m.
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Rilo Grande
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Minera
War effort boosts women in canning supply industries
About forty thousand American women join the workforce in factories producing canned goods for the War and Navy departments, reflecting a broad mobilization of labor to support military supply needs.
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War and Navy Departments
Cholera Morbus Relief Promoted by Remedy
In warnings of a painful disease, a Huntington Indiana mother recalls Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy providing immediate relief for two sick children in summer 1911. The ad urges keeping a bottle at home to be prepared before a physician or medicine could arrive.
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Chamberlain
Charles Enyeart
Huntington
Ind
W C Greenstreet Named as Representative Here
Arrangements with the Immigration Department allow alien Mexicans to be imported for farm work without the eight dollar head tax or literacy tests. US Employment Service offices open at Brownsville Laredo Magle Pass Del Rio and El Paso with Texas State Council of Defense reps to sign contracts. Greenstreet at Laredo designated agent. authority granted by district superintendent required. employers may authorize tentative contracts via POA, paying transport costs.
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Immigration Department
U.S. Employment Service
Brownsville
Laredo
Magle Pass
del Rio
el Paso
Texas State Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
William C. Greenstreet
U. S. Employment Service
Political Rally At County Courthouse Planned For Tomorrow
A large political rally is set for tomorrow night at 8 30 at the County Courthouse. Women and men will attend and an active committee meeting at Mrs S Goodman home decided to mobilize for a successful event. Speakers include Mrs Threadgill on Political Aims of the New Citizen and Hon Marshall Hicks on The Qualifications of William Pettus Hobby for Governor with an orchestra providing music.
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S. Goodman
Threadgill
Judith Bttron
Marshall Hicks
William Pettus Hobby
Trips to the Coast In Their Cars This Year
Summer excursionists from Laredo plan private car trips to Corpus and other coast resorts as rail excursion rates are unavailable. Several families have already departed, with many more expected to leave in June and July for multiweek seaside stays.
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Laredo
Corpus
Laredo Lodge Calls Meeting In Masonic Notice
Called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 647 A F and A M tonight at 8 p m. Work in F C degree. All visiting brethren invited to attend. J L DANNELLEY W M.
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Laredo
A. F
A. M
F. C
J. L. Dannelley
W. M
Resolutions on Rev Chas S Ramsey Leaving Laredo
The Protestant Ministerial Union of Laredo records regret at the departure of Rev. Chas. S. Ramsey. They praise his scholarship, progressive Laredo work, conscientious conduct, and public spirit. He is commended to his new church and city with confidence his work will endure. Signed by J. N. Campbell, Pastor Baptist Church.
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Laredo
Chas. S. Ramsey
Ramsey
J. N. Campbell
Pastor Baptist Church
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted by Local Barber
J C Stein of 1620 Lincoln St Laredo endorses Dean's Kinney Pills for backache and kidney issues saying two boxes removed the trouble and he has been without bother since. Price 60c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY backs the remedy.
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J. C. Stein
Barber
Lincoln St. Laredo
Dean
Kinney
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