Local notices and updates from The Times
Advertisement changes at the Texas Mexican Railway affect Corpus Christi residents planning summer trips. Various community items include an adult dancing class with phone contact, a June directory for Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co, evening English Spanish and Gregg shorthand lessons by Will W Gregg, and reports on the San Ignacio battle absence of fatalities. Also mentions self starter work at Citizens Garage, Flag Day events at Elks Hall, notary services, printing services, library books arrivals, and reader inquiries about newspaper delays.
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Texas- Mexican Railway
Times
Corpus Christi
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co
Gregg
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
Citizens Garage
Elks Hall
Elks Lodge
Times Force
Chicago Fire Chief Ogalalla Fire dies at 97
A Seattle AP relay condensed the Chicago death of Oralada Fire, elder Indian ally of Sitting Bull, misrendered as Ogalalla Fire. Reports note his long service as Chicago fire chief and his role in Indian wars, with no funeral plans announced.
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Associated Press
Alaska
Chicago
Oralada Fire
Sitting Bull
Galalla
New York Post
Razor and Corn Clash In Whimsical Verse Exchange
A playful exchange centers on a razor speaking to corn and corn replying with bold boasts. The dialogue hints at a quirky romance between improbably matched foes. The fragment ends mid thought, leaving the comedic image of razor and corn unresolved.
Social Calendar in Thursday events at church and clubs
Thursday activities include Miss Theodora Gullette hosting the Girls Bridge Club at 9 30 am. Baptist church Ladies Aid missionary meeting at 4 pm. Sewing Club hosted by Mrs Offer at Mrs Fred Werner home at 4 pm. Married Men host dance for Married Ladies Dancing Club at Ellis Hall after 8 pm. Friday features Methodist Missionary meeting at church 4 pm. Progressive dinner at Hotel Hamilton for Miss Emmie Westbrook. Daughters of Rebekah meet at Odd Fellows Hall in evening.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Offer
Fred Werner
Ellis’ Hall
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Hotel Hamilton
Emmie Westbrook
Daughters of Rebekah
Odd Fellows Hall
Theodora Gullette
Edna Brown
Local notes and social updates from Laredo society
The item lists daily come and go of residents and visitors in Laredo, including Cornelius Vanderveer’s return to the mines, FE F Water from Geneva, Guinn and Wood trip plans to Carrizo Springs, and Helen Miller Dixon visiting her grandfather. It notes chaperone omissions for the Girls Swimming Club, a postponed Wesley Baraca concert, a Huntsville motor trip, new home plans for the Mims, Miss M F Surrait’s Kerrville report, and formation of a local Girls National Honor Guard chapter under Miss Virginia Lazenby. It also covers the Guard’s structure, training basis, and inaugural secretary Dora Gullette, plus the Thursday Bridge Club gathering and prize.
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Girls National Honor Guard
Virginia Lazenby
Texas
Girls’ National Honor Guard
Waco
Belle Westbrook
Lazenby
Wood
Baker
Dora Gnuilette
Laredo Guard
Missies
Ethel
Myrtle Mackin
Jennie Devine
Marguerite Nelson
Julia Leyendecker
Belle
Luan
Emmie Westbrook
Finna Brown
Elizabeth
Maud Mussett
Anita Mullally
Courtney Slaughter
Alice Denike
Estelle
Irene Moser
Lurline Tavis
Mexine Taylor
Miriam Werner
Flora
Vida Bunn
Dora Gullette
Cleo Pereira
Tipperary Party Celebrates Bride Elect Emmie Westbrook
Mrs John H Davis hosted a Nineteenth Century Tipperary Shower for Emmie Westbrook, with green and white decor, shasta daisies, and Irish roses. Guests included Marguerite Nelson, Estelle Moser, Cleo Pereira, and many club members. prizes, poems, and a kiss the Blarney Stone invitation followed a musical contest led by Mrs Austin. Six to seven PM at six to seven Pr. M. to meet Mrs Beverly Scott and Mrs Horace C Hall in Bastrop Texas.
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Gerie
Cleo Pereira
Elizabeth Mussett
Alice Denike
Edna Brown
Marguerite Nelson
Emmie
Lilian Westbrook
Estelle Moser
J. H. Mettenheimer
Beverly Scott
Horace C. Hall
Bastrop
Texas
John H. Davis
Tipperary
Emmie Westbrook
Killarney
Treland
T. A. Astin
Alice Gray
Courtney Crutchfield
Mrs. Austin
Belle
Alice
Olive Gray
Myrtle
Ethel Mackin
Flora Bunn
Maude Mussett
Helen MacGregor
Jessie Hale
Theodora Gullette
Mary Louise Cone
Ellen Ramsay
Julia Leyendecker
Maxime Taylor
Lurline Davis
Mesdames Austin
Westbrook
Cogley
Women in Politics and Sports Highlight Voter and Merit Roles
New York report notes Mrs William A Gavin as winner of the Eastern Golf championship and a prominent English sportswoman. San Diego jurors in a highway robbery trial are all women. Columbia Medical School hires two women to the faculty as physicians advance. Democratic convention features twenty three women delegates or alternates among 1092 total, with eight states granting full suffrage represented.
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New York
William A. Gavin
England
Earl of Harrowby
Africa
Cherry Valley Golf Club
Red Cross
San Diego
Cal
California
Rosamond Dailey
Emma A. Davis
Louisa Harrison
Nannie Everley
Daisy Clark
Minnie Paul
Bertha Butler
Nellie Richards
M. C. Bleifuss
Lucy Waggoner
Amelia Bell
Katherine Wildt
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Medical School
Vera Dantschakoff
Rosalie F. Morton
Vandereilt Clinic
St. Louis
Coliseum
W. A. Harris
Lawrence
Kan
Alva B. Adams
Pueblo
Oregon
Nevada
Montana
Japs and Mexican Caught After Raid Suspect Ties
Two Japanese and one Mexican on horseback were captured near Columbia and taken to Nuevo Laredo then Monterey for investigation. They are suspected of involvement in the Coleman ranch raid last Sunday. The trio offered no credible self details when arrested by Carranza troops.
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Columbia
Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
Coleman Ranch
Carranza
Personal notices from the Laredo region announce arrivals and travels
Hon Asher R Smith returned home from Austin. Chas Hansen livestock agent for I and G N Ry arrived from San Antonio and left for Hebbronville. W B Heener departed for a Texas Mexican business trip. Dr and Mrs P Ornelas arrived in Laredo from Mexico City to settle and Dr Ornelas will practice as physician and surgeon, having prior practice in San Antonio. Bender list includes Henry Fenland Geo B James and others from San Antonio Austin Dallas Fort Worth and New York reaching various cities.
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Asher R. Smith
Austin
Chas. Hansen
San Antonio
Hebbronville
W. B. Heener
P. Ornelas
Laredo
Mexico
Sanches
Grant Street
Ornelas
Texas
Bender
Henry Fenland
James
L. A. Cage
J. W. Watson
C. Hanson
R. Scott
H. H. Thorn
J. Hilmett
Chicago
W. N
Beatrice Walter Death Mystery at Fort Independence Park
Beatrice Walter nineteen is shot dead in a park near her home on May 31. James O'Brien claims a death by own action pact with her, saying they attempted suicide together, but police dispute the account citing weapon direction and holding position as inconsistent with her pulling the trigger. The case heads to a preliminary trial today.
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Providence
R. L
Beatrice Walter
William H. Walter
James &. O'Brien
Walter
Fort Independence
O'Brien
Pacific Fisheries Society Opens Annual Convention in Portland
Delegates from half a dozen states and British Columbia attend the Pacific Fisheries Society convention at the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The meeting runs through the week with talks on conservation of fish supply propagation and marketing of the industry.
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Portlad
Ore
British Columbia
Pacificao Society
Chamber of Commerce
East
Kaiser Wilhelm's Anniversary Observed Quietly
Berlin marked the 28th anniversary of Emperor William's accession without public observance by his own request. In Amsterdam and the capital, national colors were displayed and newspapers published tributes to the emperor praising his conduct in the war.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
William
Meet of Reform Church Synod Opens in Holand Michigan
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America opens in Holand Michigan with Rev. Isaac W. Gowen presiding. A semi centennial celebration for Hope College will occur. A new constitution is expected to be approved and talks of a union with the German Reformed Church are noted. Missionary reports promise record receipts over $600,000, with home missions surpassing $200,000.
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Holand
Mich
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Isaac W. Gowen
North Bergen
N. J
Hope College
General Synod
German Reformed Church
Home Mission
Sitta
Women wager $5,000 on Brookline race season
Boston June 15 The record entry list for the Brookline Country Club meeting shows Mrs F Ambrose Clark and Mrs Joseph F E Davis two New York society women have each wagered 5000 on the season's outcomes. Hibler backs Mrs Clark and Rusila backs Mrs Davis with Rusila leading by five points and potential to clinch in the Brookline Handicap.
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Boston
Mass
Brookline Country Club
F. Ambrose Clark
Joseph FE. Davis
New York Society
Clark
Hibler
Davia
Rusila
Russila
Battle near San Ignacio leaves three U S troopers dead
U S troops of Troop M Fourteenth Cavalry suffered three fatalities and six wounded in a dawn clash with Mexican bandits at San Ignacio forty five miles downriver. Six bandits were killed. one Mexican surrendered claiming coercion into fighting. Authorities ordered ranchers to move families to safety amid fears of further raids.
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Fourteenth Cavalry
San Ignacio
Charles F. Flowers
Edward G. Catonah
James Minadin
Thomas H. Ewing
James E. Rouch
Almer W. Minette
William Oberlies
Tony Havling
Henry Mattasoss
Fourteeth Cavalry
R. A. Brown
Fort McIntosh
Rio Grande
Brown
Sheriff's Department
Key to Verdun Still Hard to Get
The German bombardment continues against French positions north of Souville, key to Verdun's inner defenses, according to a French official report. Russian troops attacked near Przewloka but were repulsed, while Austrian forces north of Czernowitz locked in a stand, and Russian attacks were reportedly repulsed by the German war office.
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Associated Press
Souville
Verdun
Przewloka
Bukowina
Czernowitz
Five Bodies Recovered After Bear Wreck Off Cape Mendocino
Five bodies have been recovered from the steamer Bear wrecked off Cape Mendocino. Most of the 201 passengers were initially reported safe. Two boats are missing with five lost. By 10:30 today 82 survivors were accounted for and indications suggest all others were or will be rescued.
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Associated Press
Eureka
Califf
Cape Mendocino
Anniversary of Slocum Disaster Marked in Middle Village
New York ceremonies marked the twelfth anniversary of the General Slocum disaster. On June 15, 1904, the steamer caught fire in the East River during a Sunday school excursion, killing more than 900, most of them women and children, and the observances took place at the Lutheran Cemetery in Middle Village.
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New York
Middle Village
General Slocum
East River
Attended Class Reunion by Texas University Figure
Hon Asher R Smith spoke at Elks Hall on Flag Day after a long Austin to Laredo drive arriving shortly after 5 PM. He attended a Texas University reunion and delivered a tribute to the flag praised by listeners.
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Asher R. Smith
Elks Hall
Austin
Laredo
Mr. Smith
The
Texas University
Moonlight Battle Near Rio Grande Fights US Troops
A night skirmish near San Ignacio Zapata county fifty miles below Laredo saw about 100 Mexican bandits cross the river and attack a US camp. Three Americans were killed, seven wounded with one dying later, six Mexicans died, and eight were captured along with forty horses as Troops M and 1 engaged in a running fight under a bright moon.
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Rio Grande
San Ignacio
Zapata County
Laredo
Fair Luna
Fourteenth Cavalry
Gray
Sirmyer
Dolores Creek
Laguna
United States
Carranza
Punitive Expedition Depends on Grap's Trail in Mexico
In San Antonio on June 15 Major Grap must pick up the trail of the bandits who attacked San Ignacio today. General Funston calls the action typical de la Rosa tactics and weighs the next move in the border operation.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Grap
San Ignacio
Funston
de la Rosa
Nominations to Open at Nine Tonight at Democratic Convention
In St Louis on June 16 the Democratic National Convention opened with Chairman Glynn ruling. The rules committee approved nominations for tonight at nine. Senator Ollie M James of Kentucky spoke as protesters interrupted, recalling Wilson's diplomatic victory. Bryan voiced approval as the crowd clamored for him. The convention adjourned to resume at nine.
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St. Louis
Glynn
Committee On Rules
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Wilson
Bryan
James
Framing the Platform in St Louis for Democratic Platform
In St. Louis on June 16 the resolutions sub committee began drafting the Democratic platform with President Wilson's planks. They do not expect to finish before tonight.
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St. Louis
Wilson
McCombs Chooses McCormick as Democratic Chair in Wilson Move
June 15 in Washington Vance McCormick of Pennsylvania is named by President Wilson to succeed William McCombs as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Administration leaders in St Louis were notified by the president today.
Funaton backs Major Gray on raider threat
Gen Funaton expresses confidence that Major Gray has sufficient troops to counter the night attack and prevent raiders from scattering like quail.
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Funaton
Gray
Villa Chieftain Captured in Te Besanes Raid
Col. Pedro Lujan, a prominent Villa chieftain and leader in the Columbus raid, was captured yesterday at Hacienda Tebesanes by a Thirteenth Cavalry detachment, according to Field Headquarters via wireless.
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Uy Associated Press
Pedro Lujan
Hacienda Tebesanes
Columbus
Note to Carranza on US troops remains unsent
Secretary Lansing told President Wilson that the completed note replying to Carranza’s demand for troop withdrawal will not be sent until next week. The message is understood to flatly refuse withdrawal until Carranza demonstrates control of the situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Carranza
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