Democratic Executive Committee Met On Monday Webb County
Tuesday's Daily reports Webb County Democratic executive committee met Monday to act on applications for the July primary ballot. Candidates include four for governor, state officials, two for state senate Archer Parr and D W Glasscock, two for legislature A Atlee and Paul W Evans, with several incumbents seeking re election. District clerk and precinct No 1 commissioner seats will be filled by Cantano de la Garza and John S Johnson replacing BE Ochoa and John Armengol. County offices list includes George R Page county judge Antonio Salinas sheriff J A Rodriguez county clerk A M Bruni county treasurer B J Leyendecker county assessor H Ligarde tax collector C M de la Garza district clerk B Richardson school superintendent E J Foster surveyor C A McLane county attorney Julian Slaughter J V Benavides justices of the peace J S Johnson V L Puig John M Martin D D Davis commissioners Thomas Worsham T L Evans Andre Gonzales N H Rodriguez stanza in precincts 2 5 Marcial Zapata Eduardo Herrera J M Petty J J Rodriguez D de Leon Laureano Vidaurri stables named for respective precincts District Attorney John A Walls is unopposed for re election and Leopoldo Villegas is a candidate for county chairman.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Webb County
Archer Parr
D. W. Glasscocket
A. Atlee
Paul W. Evans
BE. Ochoa
John
Armengol
Cayetano de la Garza
John 8. Johnson
George R. Page
Antonio Salinas
J. A. Rodriguez
A. M. Bruni
B. J. Leyendecker
H. Ligarde
C. M. de la Garza
B. Richardson
E. J. Foster
C. A. McLane
Julian Slaughter
J. V. Benavides
J. 8. Johnson
V. L. Puig
John M. Martin
D. D. Davis
Thomas Worsham
T. L. Evans
Andree Gonzales
N. H. Rodriguez
Marcial Zapata
Eudardo Herrera
J. M. Petty
J. J. Rodriguez
D. de Leon
Laureano Vidaurri
John A. Walls
Leopoldo Villegas
Social Calendar for Tuesday and Wednesday
The Red Cross Surgical Dressing Room opens at 9 with Miss Zara Mowry in charge. Hospital Garment Sup ply Room operates in forenoon with Mrs Woodman man and Mrs Young, and afternoon hours as usual. The Womens Missionary Society of the Methodist Church meets at 4 for a business session. The Red Cross Knitting Circle gathers with Mrs Peyton Kerr in the afternoon, and the Alpha Club with the Misses Sanchez to knit for the Red Cross. On Wednesday the Dressing Room opens in the morning with Miss Maria Mowry, the Hospital Garment Room opens in forenoon with Mrs B Kennedy and in afternoon with Mrs W B Heaner. Parish Guild of Christ Church holds Auxillary meeting at the Rectory at 4 20 in the afternoon. Christian Endeavor Training for Service class meets at the church in the evening.
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Red Cross
Zara Mowry
Hospital
Maria Mowry
B. Kenedy
W. B. Heaner
Mrs. Weber
Misses Tarver
Kline, Pierce
Amelia Ochoa
Olive Chamberlain
Inocente Benavides
Anita Laurel
Woman's Club Hosts Reception for Suffrage Leader in Laredo
Last evening a social event featured hostesses Mrs Woodman Mrs Mason Mrs Arkles and Mrs Young with music readings and dancing. The Woman's Club held a regular meeting electing new members and forming committees. Minor plans announced for Minnie Fisher Cunningham visit including a reception Friday at the Latin American Club and an address Friday night at Market Hall.
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Mesdames
W. H. Kemper
Mother of
Burleigh
Woman's Club
Department of Equal Suffrage
General Club
J. &. Thompson
L. A. Morrow
K. J. Foster
Ed. Mackin
B. R. Tarver
John T. Hassell
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Equal Suffrage Association
Woman's Viverty Loan Committee
Laredo
Woman’s Club
Equal Suffrage Department
Carla McKinney
Cunningham
Austin
Conference of
War Workers
Market Hall
Social notes from Corpus Christi and surrounding towns
A stream of brief society notices lists visitors and travelers among local residents. Names include Miss Nettie Edwards, Mrs. N. A. Millar, Mrs. J. K. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ward and child, Mrs. G. W. Matthews, Mrs. J. B. DaCamara and Miss Annie Ruth Laro, Mr. H. B. Gullette, Clyde Brennan, and Mr. Leonard Nelson. Also mentioned are Encinal and Mex ico visits, Gettysburg imagery, a Red Cross dance fundraiser clearing 84.19, an upcoming marriage between Carmen Narro and Robert W. Belden, Junior Red Cross activities, and a Woman's Club program for soldiers in Laredo.
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Onofre Narro
Miss Carmen
Robert W. Belden
San Agustin Church
Little Locals Vacation Weather And Local Gist
The column notes summer leisure for some and ongoing work for others. A recent rain blessed ranches and pastures, boosting cattle prospects. Various district and county office candidates are listed, with incumbents facing opposition but expected returns for county posts. Laredo mud varies with rain, and bootlegging enforcement grows stricter under the dry law. New recruits arrive, many wearing hats to show army branch, while some remain unassigned.
Meeting of stockholders Texas Mexican Railway Company
The annual meeting of the stock holders will be held at the office in Laredo Texas on June 26 1918 at 9 a m for electing Directors and to transact business. The Board of Directors will meet immediately after adjournment. L V Boniger Secretary.
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The
Texas Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Texas
L. V. Boniger
Webb County Proclaims National War Savings Day 1918
County Judge Geo R Page issues a proclamation designating June 28 1918 as National War Savings Day. Adults in Webb County are urged to attend district meetings pledge to save and invest in U S Government War Savings Stamps. The proclamation calls for accurate attendance rolls and urges loyalty to support U S armed forces.
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Webb
United States of America
United States
I. Geo. R. Page
Texas
Treasury Department
United States Treasury Department
County of
United States of Texas
A. D
Sugar Shortage and Stricter Flour Rules Warn Public
Webb County Food Administrator issues a public notice urging dealers to sell only for families and eating houses due to sugar shortage. Wheatless Days remain, no wheat product sales or next-day orders. Closing means suspension of business and no deliveries after closing. city merchants may not sell to country customers on Saturday and deliver Sunday.
International Sunday School Convention Opens in Buffalo
Delegates from the United States Canada and beyond arrive in Buffalo for the fifteenth International Sunday School Convention. Twelve thousand visitors expected as President Howard Kirk Warren opens the program with focus on Bible study religious education and war service. Noted leaders including Marion Lawrence Bishop J C Hartzell Chang Poling and J L McLaughlin will speak. exhibits stereopticon talks and multilingual lesson help are planned.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Howard Kirk Warren
Governor Whitman
New York
Sunday Schools of America
Marion Lawrence
International Association
United States
Canada
J. C. Hartzell
Africa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chang Poling
Tientain Chinese High School
New China
J. L. McLaughlin
Philippines
J. G. Holdcroft
M. L. Swinchart
Jesson
Mexico
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indies
Central America
Austrian Forces Engage Million as War Rages On
Paris dispatch reports Austrians now form three quarters of the army with about one million men engaged. Austrian air losses total 54 planes with one Italian aviator killed. Artillery count reaches 7,600 cannons as Austrian casualties are described as frightful. London notes Austrians hold west bank of the Piave River from Conegliano to Zenson bend, about a mile and a half, with 14 bridges under Italian fire.
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Hapsburg
Associated Press
Paris
London
Evening Standard
Plave
Cone-Giano
Zenson
Redfield Celebrates 60th Birthday in Washington
Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield was toasted by cabinet colleagues in Washington on his 60th birthday. A native of Albany he built a career in New York City as a leading industrialist and financier before serving in Congress for New York's Fifth district.
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Washington, D. C
William ©. Redfield
Redfield
Albany
N. Y
New York City
Wilson
New York
Dry vote expected in New Jersey license elections
Trenton reports prohibition forces optimistic as votes are counted in today's license elections in Bloomfield and Long Branch. Since the local option law passed, over 70 elections have produced 42 dry municipalities, totaling 161,482 people.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Bloomfield
Long Branch
Civil Service Convention Opens With War Time Reforms
Milwaukee June 18 delegates from state local civil service commissions across the United States and several Canadian provinces gather for the National Assembly of Civil Service Commissioners annual convention. Changes and adjustments in civil service to meet wartime needs will be discussed as the meeting continues through the week.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Assembly of Civil Service Commissioners
United States
Canada
Kentucky passes strict antishipping liquor law
Louisville, June 18. The Taylor Dycus antishipping law takes effect tomorrow. It bans shipping spirituous, vicious or maliquors into dry territory except medical use, with penalties for violators and receivers. It forbids soliciting orders in dry areas and targets hootlegging across Kentucky’s 112 dry counties. Strongly backed by temperance groups and the Democratic Forward League, it faces concern from distillers and dealers.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Democratic Forward League
A. J. A. Alexander
Parrot from the Congo Delights an Elderly Keeper
A dear old lady shows a Congo parrot to her gardener Joseph. She notes the parrots’ high intelligence and its ability to whistle Home Sweet Home. Joseph recalls his own Congo parrot that whistled The Village Blacksmith with “sparks” flying from its tail.
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Congo
Ener
Joseph
Buffalo Commercial
Austrians halted on Piave front as allied forces press
Rome reports attacks between Zenson and Fossalta along the Piave checked. Allied troops capture several hundred prisoners around Montello on the mountainous front. Austrian infantry attacks cease. Paris notes 92 Austrian divisions, 80 infantry and 12 cavalry, committed to the Italian campaign per Havas Agency.
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Rome
Zenson
Fossalta
Piave
Montello
Paris
Havas
Austrians Suffer Losses as Piave Battles Continue
Bitter fighting along the Piave sees heavy Austrian casualties from concentrated Italian fire. Italian counter attacks inflict severe losses on the enemy as clashes persist.
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Piave
Paris Operation South of the Aisne Yielded 100 Prisoners
Paris dispatch reports in a local operation south of the Aisne French forces captured 100 prisoners. Details scarce as the report ends mid sentence.
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Paris
Aisne
Millions paid to grafters in government contracts
Washington June 14. The department of justice received thousands of letters and documents showing an elaborate system of obtaining government contracts on a contingent fee basis. Commissions ranged from six to ten percent and the total fees were many millions. Manufacturers were pressured to negotiate with agents who claimed influence over Congress. The disclosures followed two months of undercover work. New York June 16. Newcomb Cayleton, president of Western Union, urged President Wilson to oppose telegraphers union joining. He proposed compulsory arbitration or company outlined organization as the only solutions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Wilson
Newcomb Cayleton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telegraphers’ Union
Mrs Ado phus Busch Detained In Key West
Mrs Ado phus Busch, after a lengthy Germany stay, was detained at Key West for examination by immigration authorities today. The event follows a June 18 report from Washington noting the detention and pending inquiry.
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Washington
Adophus Busch
Germany
Key West
Zemo Remedy Advertises Skin Relief Product
Itching torture remedy promises relief for eczema itch pimples and rashes with Zemo antiseptic liquid. Claims minor blemishes disappear overnight and itching stops instantly. Safe, non staining non greasy and priced 35 cents or $1.00 for extra large bottle from E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Credit Men Convention Opens in Chicago Attended by 1800 Delegates
Chicago June 18 The National Association of Credit Men opens its three day convention in Chicago with practical plans for expanded private sector support to the Government. Eighteen hundred delegates from 24,000 members are present with speakers including John Burke Paul Warburg and Charles A Hinrich.
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Chicago
National Association of Credit Men
John Burke
United States
Paul Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Charles A. Hinech
American Bankers’ Association
Iowa Trapshooting Tourney Opens in Mason City
The Iowa State Sportsmen's Association trapshooting tournament opened in Mason City with a large field of contestants as war boosted interest in marksmanship. The event features both amateur and professional shooters from Iowa and nearby states. Preliminary events were held today, with the state championships to follow over the next two days.
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Mason City
Iowa State Sportsmen’s Association
Iowa
Prisoners Taken on Ourey and Marne Rivers
Prisoners were captured on both the Ourey and Marne rivers. Details on numbers or identities are not provided in the available text.
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Ourey and
Marne Rivers
German Artillery Active Along Ancre River Front
German artillery was active that night along the Ancre river south of the Albert and west of the Serre with bombardment reported from the Galician front.
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London
Ancre River
The
Albert
Serre
Americans Fight Germans On Siegfried Line Front
Gen Pershing reported a fierce clash when 138 Americans held off 40 German patrols and fought back to their lines on German soil. Secretary Baker announced the Thirty-second Division of the National Guard is now engaged in Alsace on German soil.
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Washington
Baker
National Guard
Alsace
Marine Casualty List Additions in June Reports 103 Names
The Marine Corps casualty list for June 18 lists 103 names with 45 killed in action 12 died of wounds 16 previously reported wounded 30 severely wounded and several named individuals including Robt. HK. Acuff of Houston Lewis A. Holmes of Galveston Frank H. Hart of Port Worth and Bendon Hardwick of Aquila among others.
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Marine
Washington
Marine Corps
Robt
HK. Acuff
Houston
Lewis A. Holmes
Galveston
Frank H. Hart
Port Worth
Bendon Hardwick
Aquila
Army Casualty List Details by Status
Washington reports the army casualty list for June 18 with 49 names. Ten killed in action, two died of wounds, one died in an air plane accident, one died of disease, one died of accident or other cause, two wounded severely, and one wounded slightly.
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Washington
Army
German Submarine Destroyed Off Virginia Coast
An American submarine destroyed a German submarine and its crew off the Virginia coast several days ago. Passengers arriving here today quoted the victorious crew as the source of the report.
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Atlantic
Virginia
Atlantic Port reports ship sinks or disables German sub
An American steamer reportedly sank or disabled a German submarine off the Virginia coast yesterday in a naval engagement.
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Atlantic
Virginia
The Kaiser's Quaint Views Clash With Anglo Saxon Ideals
The Kaiser spoke in Amsterdam on June 18 arguing the war is a clash of world views not a strategy. He said German principles will uphold freedom, honor and morality unless Anglo Saxon ideals with their materialism prevail.
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Kaiser
Amsterdam
Mammen
New Orleans Weather Bureau Forecast and Port McIntosh Observations
Tonight and Wednesday will be fair. From Port McIntosh observations the 24 hour period ending 7 am reports a maximum of 86 degrees and a minimum of 63 degrees with a south wind and clear skies. Precipitation measured at .60 inch.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Telephone Co
Port Mclntosh
Sour Stomach Advice for Digestion and Diet
Mild indigestion defined as sour stomach caused by rapid or excessive eating or unsuitable foods. Eating slowly thoroughly masticating, eating little meat and no supper helps avoid it without medicine. If symptoms occur, chamberlain's tablets to aid digestion are suggested.
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Chamberlain
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