Personalities Visit as Local Scene Buzzes With Arrivals
Don Payne of the Payne Planing Mill Co of Kingsville is in the city. Mrs R A McCampbell and Mr and Mrs J S McCampbell of Hebbronville are guests at the Bender. Frank P Simms arrives on a regular visit. Electricians Gollibar and Cook from Corpus Christi consider doing business here. I Goodman and J Henry Haynes depart for San Antonio for a Texas Retail Merchants Association meeting. Judge Geo R Page leaves for San Antonio to join Texas delegates to the National Democratic convention and heads to St Louis. Mr and Mrs L M Clifford arrive by auto and stay a few days. Clifford travels for Helfi Spark Plugs Co and meets old Laredo friends. List of names: Ross M Baumoel St Louis, A Herb, F Vregt Villaldama Mex, D LaRosen Lampazos, H McKendree Mexico City, Librada Cervantes, Matilde Cervantes Monterey, Fred Beck, J W Rhodes Dallas, Rafael Trejo, J M Gonzales Monterey, Mariano Gonzales Tampico, Antonio Sanchez and son Monterey, Juan Gutierrez St Louis.
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Don Payne
The
Payne Planing Mill Co
Kingsville
R. A. McCampbell
J.S. McCampbell
Hebbronville
Frank P. Simms
Grip
John Gollibar
Holman Cook
Corpus Christi
J. Henry Haynes
San Antonio
Texas Retail Merchants’ Association
Geo. R. Page
Texas
St. Louis
L. M. Clifford
50 Years of Massachusetts Tech Celebration Opens
Massachusetts Institute of Technology marks a fifty year milestone with a week of events dedicating new Cambridge buildings. The Walker Memorial corner stone, naval craft demos, and a grand transfer of archives highlight the program alongside a state barge procession and a masque.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Charles River
Institute
College of Promince
Tech
Autralia
South Africa
Walker Memorial
Charles River Basin
Archives of Technology
Riggers
Barge of State
Venice
Maclaurin
McCall
Lowell
Harvard
Henry Cabot Lodge
New York City
New York School of Applied Design
Indianapolis
Ind
Alice Sanger
Washington
Social Calendar Events At Bella Vista And Club Meetings
Monday social calendar notes a swimming party at Bella Vista hosted by Mrs A C Hamilton for her brother James Greer. Tuesday events include Christ Church Boys Club hike and target practice with a Bella Vista swim afterward. Mrs M T Cogley hosts Nulloy Club members in the morning. Christ Church Junior Auxiliary meets at the rectory in the afternoon. Ladies Night at the Ninth Infantry Club occurs in the evening.
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Mra
A. C. Hamilton
Bella Vista
James Greer
Christ Church
M. T. Cogley
Kennon
Fort MclIntosh
Ninth Infantry
Mann
Brown
Read
Davids
Moore
Richardson
Asherton
Alice
Olive Gray
Winifred Dukes
Heavey
Heidt
Jack Lobdel
Whipple
Books Open Doors to Knowledge and Joy
A quotation by Emilie Poulssen proclaims that books unlock wisdom and pleasure, guiding readers to higher paths and lasting companionship. The lines invite all to read.
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Emilie Poulssen
Social Calendar Highlights From Local Guests and Weddings
Local society notes list guests visiting Hebbronville and area families including Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Allison, Mrs. Mary Vandeveer, and others. Activities feature visits to Fort McIntosh, San Antonio, Philadelphia, and Indianapolis, plus the wedding of Maude Nina Bigden and George Beverly Watson at Christ Church with plans to reside in Loveland Colorado after July. Also noted are gatherings at Bella Vista with military officers and club events hosted by the J. A. G. Club, Busy Bees, and Nullos Club with sewing contests and social ice and candy receptions.
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Mildred Leyendecker
Evelyn Ryan
Anna May Massett
Mary Besse McDonald
Marjorie Lou Tish
Lois and Dorothy Derby
Emilie Whassell
Hattie May Bryant
Moroccan Sultan Delays Time To Entertain Brief Visitor
A European diplomat visiting the Moroccan sultan finds the clocks in the audience chamber not working. He offers to gift a reliable clock, but the sultan explains his clocks keep perfect time by stopping them to avoid reminders of time’s passage during the diplomat’s brief audience.
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Morocco
Recollections of an Admiral’s Wife Quote on Death
Lady Poore notes obituary tributes in Australian papers often become awkward yet quotes a prose tribute praising Mrs B who "has just passed away at the age of eight five" after a period of ill health. The lines describe a patient, layered farewell as she nears the grave.
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Poore
Tournament Bridge Club Notes and Luncheon Actions
Rooms were attractively decorated with daisies ferns and plants. After games Mrs J J Christen scored high and received a bath towel with crocheted ends Mrs Huebrich won low score and received a Roman ivory stamp box. Hostess served a two course luncheon. The personnel included Mesdames Cogley J Christen A C Hamilton J S Penn Greer Woodman Huberich and the hostess. The Tournament Bridge Club met with Mrs J M Fish and played the regular number of games then served a salad course. Present were Mesdames C Biggio J Christen J J Biggio G W Derby J T Hassell Robi McComb A B E Younkin and Jos Vidales.
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J. J. Christen
Huebrich
Mesdames Cogley
J. Christen
A. C. Hamilton
J. S. Penn
Greer
Woodman
Huberich
Tournament Bridge Club
J. M. Fish
Mesdames
C. Biggio
J. J. Biggio
G. W. Derby
J. T. Hassell
Robi. McComb
A. Be, Younkin
Jos. Vidales
Snare and Delusion in the Administration of Justice
A critical essay argues that the administration of justice is a procedural snare. Lawyers seek victory over truth, privileging precedent and fees over fairness, and the system breeds delay, expense, and mob law. A reform urges licensing county lawyers, eliminating contingency fees, and placing justice above client profit.
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Kong
Hughes Gets Busy With His Campaign
The Republican nominee for president, Hughes, opened his race with a conference with party leaders in New York. Friends say he seeks active involvement after six years out of politics and will seek guidance from New York allies. The revival of the Hughes Alliance, a cross party group, is planned to cooperate with the Republicans as Hughes likely meets Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles” Hy. Hughes
Hughes
Hughes Alliance
Roosevelt
Will Support Hughes
Henry Allen, Kansas Progressive leader, says he will support Hughes and predicts Roosevelt will back Hughes if he accepts the Hughes statement. Allen cites Governor Johnson heading to Oyster Bay to push Roosevelt for the Progressive nomination and notes Victor Murdock could become the Progressive standard bearer if Roosevelt does not accept.
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Hughes
St. Louis
Henry Allen
Kansas
Roosevelt
Central
Allen
Gov. Johnson
Oyster Bay
Victor Murdock
Bride Graduates Signalled by Wellesley Seniors
Twelve Wellesley College seniors announce engagements while a larger group of brides-to-be attracts attention in the women in the news. Notables include Hazel Watts Emily Porter Elizabeth Fuller and Lulu Cooper from cities such as Scappose New Bloomfield Newton Greensbury Cincinnati and Brooklyn. The class bride is Olive Very who will marry June 21. May
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Hazel Watts
O! Scappose
Wash
France Moore
New Bloomfield
Elizabeth Fuller
Newton Man
Emily Porter
Philadelphia
Charlotte Wabble
Brooklyn
Helen Kennedy
Buffalo
Laura Jennings
Greensbury
Helen Bump
Binghampton
N. Y
Eleanor Edmonds
Newton Center
Lulu Cooper
Cincinnati
Ohio
Olive Very
Westwood
Elizabeth Mason
Watertown
Julia Merrill
West Somerville
Very
Seattle
Mildred W Loring
Sarah Berliner
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland
University of Washington
Minneapolis
Minn
Constance Madison
The
Humane Society
Madison
Vice
Milwaukee
Wis
Agnes Murray
Boston Dispensary
Bryn Mawr
Sisters of the Northwest
Marquette University
West
Jefferson Hotel
Coliseum
Flag Day Observance by Laredo Elks
The natal day of the flag, said to be Betsy Ross’s handiwork, will be observed with proper exercises by Laredo Lodge of Elks at their hall on Wednesday evening. An arranged program will be published in the Times once finalized.
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Natal
Betsy Ross
Laredo
German Verdun Attack Shifts to East Front
London reports the German Verdun assault shifting east of the Meuse. French positions near Fort Souville Tavannes and Vaux endure heavy bombardment. Fort Souville’s fall could force French withdrawal to inner defenses. Russian advances in Galicia and Volhynia appear unchecked.
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Associated Press
London
Meuse
Forts
Souville
Tavannes
Fort Vaux
Fort Souville
Galicia
Volhynia
Russians Advance To Czernowitz Outskirts
Petrograd reports Russian troops moved toward the outskirts of Czernowitz the capital of Bukovina, as of the official announcement dated June 12. The advance signals a push into enemy lines amid ongoing operations on the front.
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Petrograd
Czernowitz
Pukowina
Russians Repulsed Near Buesnes in Galicia Result
Berlin reports the war office announcement that Russian forces were repulsed north of Buesnes in Galicia with 1500 capture counts, detailing a significant battlefield outcome.
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Berlin
War Office
Buesnes
Galicia
Woman excused from jury duty in school murder case
Through a jury roll mistake a woman answering as J. O Duncan appeared for jury service in the trial of Corley McFarment a school teacher charged with murdering a pupil in the school basement She was asked if she was J D Dimean of Okatah and replied Yes I am ready to serve on the jury She was immediately excused.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
J. O Duncan
Corley McFarment
J. D. Dimean
Okatah
Washington Takes Notice of Affairs
Officials express anxiety over the Mexican situation amid reports of rising anti American sentiment in Northern Mexico. Carrangas authorities are reported as indifferent to events.
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Associated Arena
Washington
Mexico
Carrangas
Medics Gather in Detroit for AMA Convention
Fifteen thousand doctors from across the country assembled in Detroit for the American Medical Association annual convention. The initial session featured remarks by retiring president Dr. Albert Vanderveer and the installation and inaugural address of new president United States Surgeon General Rupert Blue.
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Detroit
Mich
American Medical Association
Albert Vanderveer
Albany
N. Y
United States
Rupert Blue
Peril in Gardening Inspires Absurd Couple
The Kansas City Star reports a worldly couple on a doorstep puzzled by a garden mishap. Jockine and partner fear Samuel la planted liver pills while Horace may have taken the sweet peas, though they remain uncertain.
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Jockine
Kansas City Star
Samuella
Horace
Fourth Man Is Killed In Webb County
Eugenio Carbajal an old Mexican ranch resident near Webb was killed this afternoon by a posse in that area according to a 2 pm sheriff’s department call Carbajal long served Albert Urbahn and was given a small ranch by him authorities believe the killing may have been accidental.
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Albert Urbahn
Eugenio Carbajal
Webb
Carbajal
Urbahn
Sloan's Liniment Endorsed for Vacation Ailments
A vacationer touts Sloan's Liniment as essential after exercise and for sudden aches. The ad claims it eases soreness, stiffness, toothache, neck and back pain, bites and stings, and even cramps, urging readers to pack a bottle for travel.
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Sloan
Democratic National Committee selects Glynn for keynote
In St Louis on June 12 the Democratic National Committee chose former New York Governor Glynn as temporary chairman to deliver the keynote speech at the convention. Retiring Chairman McCombs received hearty cheers as a contest for national committeeman between Thomas Love and Wm Poindexter of Texas led to a sub committee hearing. Bryan may attend open hearings on resolutions. Baker Carries the Platform reports Secretary Baker heading to St Louis with the draft platform.
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St. Louis
Democratic National Committee Today
Glynn
New York
McCombs
Thomas Love
Wm. Poindexter
Texas
Thomas Taggart
Norman BE. Mack
William Sapp
Kansas
Bryan
Roger Sullivan
Chicago
Baker
Thomas Marshall
Morehead
Nebraska
Major
Missouri
Owen
Oklaoma
Yen
Democratic state committee selects Houston for August convention
In Dallas Texas on June 12 the Democratic state executive committee chose Houston as the August convention city and decided to place on the July 20 second primary ballot the Gibson bill amending the Robertson insurance law and the question of submission.
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Dallas
Texas
Democatic State Executive Committee
Houston
Gibson
Robertson
Not Out of Toils Acquitted Persons Arraigned Again
Dolly Ledgerwood Matters Charles T. Melton and Harry Edwards, previously acquitted on conspiracy to foist a spurious heir, were arraigned in Chicago on June 1 for trial on a new charge of producing a false heir in probate court.
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Chicago
Dolly Ledgerwood
Charles T. Melton
Harry Edwards
FTC Opens Hearings to Probe Gasoline Price Rise
The Federal Trade Commission began a series of hearings in Washington on June 12 to determine why gasoline prices have risen, inviting all interested parties to present their side as required by a Senate resolution.
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Washington, D.C
Federal Trade Commission
Left handed golf tournament set at North Hills Club
The North Hills Country Club at Edge Hill hosts a one day invitation golf tournament for all left handed players affiliated with the Golf Association of Philadelphia. The event, described as entirely novel, is scheduled to be held tomorrow as part of this week’s schedule.
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Philadelphia
North Hills Country Club
Edge Hill
Golf Association of Philadelphia
New superdreadnought Pennsylvania commissioned at Norfolk
The battleship Pennsylvania will be commissioned at Norfolk navy yard with Captain Henry B. Wilson in command. After provisioning and sealing, about ten days will pass before she sails to Philadelphia where she will be opened to public inspection during the National Association of Advertising Clubs convention.
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Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Navy Yard
Henry B. Wilson
Philadelphia
National Assortation of Ad Clubs
Admiralty Claim on German Rescue Scene Sparks Debate
The British Admiralty argued the Germans were saved in the North Sea engagement only by their ignominious flight. Reports indicate little of the English fleet remained to draw attention, according to Denison Herald.
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North Sea
Denison Hierald
Peculiar Seizure by Absent-Minded Professor
A New York Globe excerpt describes a professor strolling with one foot in the gutter and one on the pavement. He greets a pupil and jokes that he felt well until the last half hour when he realizes he has been limping, highlighting his quirky condition.
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New York Globe
Laredo Lodge 1018 Plans Regular Meeting Tonight
Laredo Lodge No 1018 B P O Elks invites full attendance for tonight's regular meeting. Secretary G R Weber notes the need for all members to attend.
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Bill
Laredo
B. P.O. BE
G. R. Weber
See
Balmard Snow Liniment Adverts Itch Relief
If you have the itch, do not scratch. It does not cure the trouble and causes bleeding. Apply BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT, rub gently on affected parts. It relieves itching instantly and a few applications remove the cause for a permanent cure. Price 25, 50c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Ballard
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