Recruits Arrive at Thirty-seventh Infantry Camp and Fort McIntosh
The Thirty-seventh Infantry Camp and Fort McIntosh have welcomed a sizable stream of recruits from across the country in recent days. Many left home for military service as part of a planned army of a million to defend democracy. A public Flag Day observance is planned by the Elks, with inviting attendance. Marriage licenses issued include Lucio Rodriguez with Adela Rodriguez Guajardo and Teodulo Arambula with Maria de Jesus Moncibais. Port arrivals from Mexico included eighteen carloads of ixtle, sixteen of lead, twelve of ixtle, three of miscellaneous items, one carload of cigarettes, one carload of copper matte, and one carload of beer. Roy Jennings, once critically ill, shows marked improvement per a telegram. A baby boy aged nine and a half pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Luis F. Ochoa on June 10.
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Thirty-seventh Infantry
Fort McIntosh
United States
Laredo
The
Elks
Elks Lodge
Lucio Rodriguez
Adela Rodriguez Guajardo
Teodulo Arambula
Maria de Jesus Moncibais
Mexico
Ixtle
Roy Jennings
Luis F. Ochoa
Liberty Bond Drive Boosted by Laredo Chamber
The Laredo Chamber of Commerce backs a Liberty Bonds campaign with a circular sent to members and 100 posters posted citywide. Subscriptions are urged before June 15 with only 2 percent due at purchase, and bonds are available at all banks.
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Laredo
Notable Birthdays Today June 13 Charles L McNary
Charles L McNary, 43, newly named United States Senator from Oregon to fill the late Henry Lane’s term, was born on a Salem area farm. A leading Oregon lawyer and former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice, he studied at Stanford, later taught law, and has held multiple public posts advancing the state's agriculture and land settlement. His Republican bid tightens the Democratic majority to twelve.
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Charles Linza McNary
United States
Oregon
Henry Lane
Washington
Salem
Oregon Bar
Supreme Court
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
California
Oregon Supreme Court
Willamette University
Senate
Rose Festival Opens in Portland With Festive Pageantry
Portland Ore June 13 The annual Rose Festival began with favorable conditions as the city plans parades pageants and outdoor entertainment throughout the week. Displays and floats will emphasize patriotic themes as thousands of visitors from the Northwest arrive and local lodging fills to capacity amid three days of conventions increasing attendance.
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Portland
Ore
Northwest
Money Makers Ad Brief
Classified ad fragment notes money making opportunities in earnings context with symbol cues and ad style. No clear names, places, or dates readable. content appears as an in-page tiny classified tease.
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Events
Wednesday features Mrs. Albert Martin hosting the Girls' Bridge Club at ten in the morning. The Latin American Club holds its monthly dance in the evening. Thursday hosts a miscellaneous shower at the de la Garza home at five to honor Miss Leticia Ferrara. Flag Day exercises occur at Elks Hall in the evening. Miss Frances Alexander hosts a four o'clock card party honoring Miss Hortense Lipshitz of Hearne.
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Albert Martin
Bridge Club
Sanchez
Otila Cardenas
Dé la Garza
de la Garza
Leticia Ferrara
Elks Hall
Frances Alexander
Distance the Enchantress and distant mountains
A poem contrasts distant seas and lofty peaks with the illusion of reach. General Mention notes social moves: Dr and Mrs Keller and others visiting or traveling to Fort Riley, Fort McIntosh, San Antonio, and Colorado Springs. Boy Scouts hike ten miles with strong pace and good health.
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Keller
Santo Tomas
Personal notices from San Antonio area visitors and residents
Steve Simon Jr returns home after tending St. Louis College in San Antonio. T. C. Jennings visits from Jennings ranch. Woodlief Thomas arrives from above the coal mines and departs for Cotulla. Mr. and Mrs. Geo H. Knaggs visit from Cotulla at the Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Alexander and children arrive for a short relatives visit. Percy Reid returns to Corpus Christi seaside home after Laredo business. F Cole and B D Barnett of Western Union travel from Dallas on business. A long list of locals and visitors from San Antonio, Dallas, New Orleans, Austin, Houston, Chicago, and New York, including J O Calderon, J Rosenberg, and others.
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Steve Simon, Jr
St. Louis College
San Antonio
T. C. Jennings
Jennings
Woodlief Thomas
Cotulla
Geo
H. Knaggs
Hamilton
Alexander
Palafox
Percy Reid
Corpus Christi
Laredo
F. ©. Cole
B. D. Barnett
Western Union Telegraph Co
Dallas
Bender
L. W. Holcomb
C. V. Brock
L. B. Cornellius
O. R. Daniels
New Orleans
J. L. Alidl
Austin
P. R. Northrup
J. M. Olumis
J. Rosenberg
Houston
Ll. G. Conde
J. R. Avila
New York
J. A. Jones
Chicago
A. A. Hendrix
T. S. Greenlun
Wife
W. A. McTavish
Otto Baumman
W. A. McArthur
Cas Youkum
Frank
Life at Camp Dewey and local social notes
A letter from Camp Dewey in New London details Texas boys’ routine from reveille to drill, with a mention of a scuffle in New York en route and Willie Lake's six wrestling matches. The piece also covers scouting visits, weddings, engagements, club meetings, and society events in Monterey and nearby communities, noting recipients and attendees.
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Camp Dewey
Willie Lake
Dewey
New London
Conn
New York
Willie
Texas
Frank Moran
Dr Kings New Discovery Advertises Cough Remedy
An old advertisement urges use of Dr Kings New Discovery for early coughs to prevent grippe or pneumonia. It claims a few doses halt the cold by killing germs and soothing the throat. The product supposedly loosens phlegm clears air passages and includes a mild laxative. Available at druggists.
Cambridge Ep Is Theol School marks semi centennial jubilee
The Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge opens a fifty year jubilee with an historical address by Rev. John W. Suter. Tomorrow features addresses by Eliot, Hugell E W Foebroke, Bishop Theodore Reese, and other churchmen as the school reflects on its founding after 1867 funding. Noted graduates include Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts Pension Fund work and other bishops in the U S and abroad.
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Cambridge
Mass
Episcopal Theological School
Episcopal Church
John W. Suter
Emeritus Eliot
Harvard University
Hugell E. W. Foebroke
General Theological Seminary
Theodore I. Reese
Southern
Ohio
Massachusetts
Benjamin Tyler Reed
Boston
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Bishop Lawrence
Church Pension Fund
Not Equal To Men Who Registered For Liberty Loan
A Dallas dispatch from June 13 reports the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank urges Texas to support the Liberty Loan. It notes 500,000 registrations as of June 6, but only about 25,000 subscriptions. calls for both men and women, especially women's clubs, to act. It urges wealthier residents to subscribe and criticizes delay, counting down buttons and deadlines.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Today
Federal Reserve
Southwest
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
New Orleans Forecast From Weather Bureau
The Times carries the daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Thursday are expected to be fair with clear skies and light winds. No precipitation is anticipated and temperatures should remain mild.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Fort McIntosh shows a maximum temperature of 105 degrees and a minimum of 72 degrees. Wind generally from the south. Sky clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims Fast Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's liniment for rheumatic pains toothache neuralgia sore muscles and sprains. It promises quicker relief and no skin staining with easy penetration and druggist price points of 25 and 50 cents or one dollar.
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Sloan
Liberty Loan subscriptions reach 1.646 billion total
New York reporting from the Liberty Loan committee shows subscriptions totaling 1 billion 646 million, with figures provided by Washington. The Dallas and San Francisco federal reserve districts were not included in the tally.
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Associated Press
New York
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Committee
Washington
Dallas
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Non-Registration Penalties in New York
In New York on June 13, Herman P. Levine a school teacher received a penitentiary sentence of 11 months and 29 days for failing to register.
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New York
Herman P. Levine
Self-Confessed Anarchist Given Two-Year Sentence
New York on June 13 Louis Kramer a self confessed anarchist was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary and fined ten thousand dollars for anti conscription activities.
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New York
Louis Kramer
Pershing Lands in Boulogne and Heads to Paris
Gen. Pershing landed in Boulogne this morning and will arrive in Paris this evening, as Allied forces advance in France.
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Pershing
France
Paris
Gen. Pershing
Boulogne
Russian mission lands on Pacific coast in Seattle stop
Washington June 13 The Russian mission to the United States led by Boris A Bakmeteff as special ambassador has landed on the Pacific coast. The party of about 40 will stop first at Seattle.
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Washington
United States
Boris A. Bakmeteff
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Anti-Liquor Bill Advances in Senate War Nears Report
Washington June 13 A new bill to prohibit manufacture during the war of foodstuffs into distilled spirits and malt liquors was ordered reported by the senate agriculture committee.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bank seeks 100 million Liberty Loan bonds
The First National Bank of New York applied for one hundred million dollars in Liberty Loan bonds for itself and its customers, announced on June 13 in New York.
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New York
First National Bank of New York Today
Mexicans Fire On American Troops At Rio Grande
At 1 AM a motorized company and troops moved from Fort Bliss toward Ysleta to halt a crossing attempt by about 25 to 40 armed Mexicans. The cavalry patrol returned fire, no casualties reported, and reinforcements arrived to quiet the scene as Gen Bell sent an aide to investigate.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Fort Bliss
Ysleta
Here
Rio Grande
Bell
Senate approves war budget to fund Jamestown site base
Washington reports the Senate accepted the House compromise for acquiring the Jamestown exposition site as a naval base and passed the $3,281,000,000 war budget bill, sending it to the president for signature.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
National Lutheran Convention Opens in Neenah Wisconsin
The United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church holds its national convention in Neenah Wisconsin through week’s end with leaders from nearly every state attending the opening session.
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Neenau
Wis
United
Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Catholic University Graduates Delayed by Military Service
Washington June 13 Many senior class members could not attend commencement at Catholic University of America as they are actively serving in the military. Graduation exercises were held in McMahon Hall with Bishop Shahan presiding. About 200 diplomas were issued.
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Washington, D. C
Catholic University of America
McMahon Hall
Shahan
American Peeress in War Work in London
London reports Lady Maidstone, born Margaretta Drexel of Philadelphia, among the leading American-born peers active in war work. Married to Viscount Maidstone, he serves as a lieutenant in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry at the front. Her lineage includes an ancestor who dueled the Duke of Wellington and later married the Iron Duke’s niece.
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London
Lady Maidstone
Viscount Maidstone
Margaretta Drexel
Philadelphia
England
Royal East Kent Yeomanry
Earl of Winchelsea
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Mount Holyoke Marks 80th Commencement
The eightieth commencement of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Mass was concluded with graduation exercises. President Mc Cracken of Vassar College delivered the commencement address to the class.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Mc.Cracken
Vassar College
German Statesman Forecasts Two Months for Britain
Copenhagen June 13 Herr von Heydebrand conservative leader in the Reichstag says England has less than two months left of life. He cites the admiral saying that in two months at most Britain will be finished. The claim accompanies reports of intensified German air assault on London with casualties and a school hit.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
England
Herr von Heydebrand
Reichstag
Great Britain
Total Casualties From Gértiat Aerial Raid Report
London reports as of June 13 that 49 people were killed and 200 injured in the Gértiat aerial raid. Authorities tally ongoing as rescue and medical efforts continue.
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London
Essex
Andrew Bonar Law
Gértiat
Admiral Sims Escapes Bomb While Driving in London
Vice Admiral Sims commanding American naval forces narrowly escaped a bomb in the East End while riding in an automobile. The incident occurred on June 13 as he toured London.
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London
Sims
East End
Liner Sequana Torpedoed Sinking Costs 190 Men
Paris June 13 The South Atlantic liner Sequana carrying 550 passengers was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 190 men. Survivors tell of the desperate hours at sea as rescue efforts swung into action and authorities investigated the attack.
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Paris
Leyland Liner Anglia Sunk by German Submarine
Leyland liner Anglia sailing from Boston to Liverpool May 30 was torpedoed by a German submarine, according to cables to the agent in Boston dated June 13.
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Boston
Liverpool
Accident In French Munitions Factory
Paris June 13 The French minister of munition announced an accident at an important munitions factory with casualties not disclosed.
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Paris
Paper plan urged by federal trade commission
The federal trade commission recommended pooling news print paper production and importation under a government agency. The distribution to publishers would ensure a fair profit to manufacturers, according to the commission's June 13 report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Railroad Time Table Texas Mexican Schedule
Leaves for Corpus Christo at 1 10 p m arrives from Corpus Christi at 2 p m Standard time.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
International and Great Northern Train Schedule Note
Through fast train for St Louis leaves at 12 05 arrives at 3 25 pm.
Train Schedule Item Leaves at 8 P M Arrives 7 15 A M
The timetable notes that train 1 and G N Train depart at 8 p m and reach the destination at 7 15 a m. It records standard overnight travel timing and the two mentioned service identifiers.
Train No 1 and No 2 Schedules Rio Grande Eagle Pass
Train No 1 runs daily except Sunday from Laredo at 8 00 am to Minera arriving 10 30 am Train No 2 runs daily except Sunday from Minera at 1 15 pm to Laredo arriving 3 30 pm
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Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Minera
Sour Stomach Advice and Home Remedies
A brief advice note describes sour stomach as a mild indigestion caused by rapid or excessive eating or unsuitable foods. It recommends eating slowly, thoroughly chewing, limiting meat and supper, to avoid symptoms without medicine, and suggests trying Chamberlain's website for digestion aid.
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Alaska
Marjorie Fish
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Carolyn Brennan
Ann McKinney
Ethel Puster
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Jack Puster
Edward Biggio
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Bayless Gullette
Ralph Cook
Society of Christian Endeavor
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Elizabeth Mussett
Olive Gray
Marguerite Nelson
Inez Hill
BOY Scout
Herman Page
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Theodore P. Thurston
Oklahoma
James de Wolf Perry
Rhode Island
Logan H. Roots
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China
Theodore I. Seese
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