Laredo Post Office Upgrades to First Class Status
The Laredo post office advances from second to first class on July 1 with more clerical help and improved service. Box rents rise: 60c to 75c per quarter, 75c to $1, drawers from $1 to $1.50. Patrons who leave keys or mail with others are urged to follow regulations. A janitor will be dedicated to the post office with the change.
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Laredo
J. N. Worsham
The
Times
Worsham
Postoffice
Fort Sam Houston Sealed Wood Proposals Due July 5 1917
Office Department Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas invites sealed proposals in duplicate for furnishing cord wood to Southern Department stations and camps for the 1917 1918 period running August 1 1917 through June 30 1918. Further information available on application.
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Office Department
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Southern Department
Junior Volunteers Form In Laredo To Aid Civil Authority
Private Fred Miller of the Machine Gun Company plans to organize a Junior Volunteer Company in Laredo. The ten week program will cover infantry drills and riot duty study, with evening sessions from 6 to 8 pm. Interested youths may apply who are below military age. meeting at 1807 Houston Street at 7 30 pm Friday June 23.
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Fred. Miller
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Laredo
Miller
United States Army
Moss
U. S. Army
Houston Street
Notice to the Public by Border Foundry and Machine Co
The Border Foundry and Machine Co has installed a large Oxy Acetylene welding and cutting machine in Southwest Texas with an experienced operator. Patrons will receive prompt attention. Phone 812. Con Mims, Mer. 5 11 1f.
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Border Foundry and Machine Co
Texas
CON Mims
Mer
Community events and parties listed for local residents
Wednesday notices show Mrs BE Foster hosting a children's party this afternoon for her son Micha Atlee Foster from five to seven. Thursday events include Mrs Fred Mally hosting bridge at 9:45 at Mrs C M Fish's home and Miss Frances Alexander holding an Auction Bridge at 4 PM.
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BE. J. Foster
Sever
Micha Atlee Foster
Fred. Mally
Bridge
C. M. Fish
Frances Alexander
Auction Bridge
United States
Alice Barlow
Edna Tarver
Mary Josephine Moore
Rosabel Bunn
June Rose Salisbury
Edwin
Jack Foster
Wendell
Jack Guinn
Robert Vollmer
Miss Sue Brennan
B. R. D. A. Club
Luis Lafon
Mesdames Penn
Pefia
Henry
Blastia Flores
Beatriz de la Garza
Tomasa Guerra
Maria and
Blasa Flores
Nail the Flag to the Plow War Poem Adverts
A World War era verse urges citizens to farm more land to feed soldiers and sustain the nation. The piece stresses duty, sacrifice, and productivity, linking agricultural effort to victory while noting families and workers aiding the war effort. The accompanying notices list local residents returning from trips and undergoing travel for business or residence updates.
Personalities In Transit And Guests At Local Figures
Aaron D. Dubose of Moore is in the city on business. Peter M. Floyd arrived yesterday from the City of Mexico for a short visit to relatives and will soon head east on business. Captain Davis McGown of the Texas Field Artillery is here on a recruiting visit. Dr. H. C. Hall, state quarantine officer, left for Eagle Pass on a brief business trip. A list of names follows, including Geo S James of San Antonio and others in various cities and countries.
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Aaron D. Dubose
Moore
Peter M. Floyd
Mexico
Davis McGown
Texas Field Artillery
H. C. Hall
Eagle Pass
Bender
Geo. S. James
San Antonio
Miguel Lerdo
New York
W. W. Miller
Houston
L. E. Morris
Waxahachie
HE. R. Dunn
Oklahoma
Okla
A. Smith
St. Louis
R. L. Ross
Geo
S. Tingle
J. P. Clarkson
Corpus Christi
R. D. Booth
O. Molina
L. Schwitzer
B. 5S
New Orleans Weather Forecast From The Weather Bureau
The Times carries a daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Thursday are expected to be partly cloudy.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Update
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m report a max temperature of 100 degrees and a min of 67 degrees. Wind generally from the south with clear conditions.
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Fort McIntosh
Chamberlain's Tablets Sell Well, Praised by Richmond Reader
A Richmond reader, F B Tressey, extols Chamberlain's Tablets calling them a wonder and saying he never sold anything that beat them. He recommends trying them for indigestion or constipation when troubled.
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Chamberlain
F. B. Tressey
Richmond
Notable social whirl includes weddings and visits across borders
The item highlights guests in Corpus Christi and San Antonio figures visiting from Hebbrorville and Chicago, families gathering for Esma Yates wedding to Warren Smith in Pearsall, and son John Puig returning from St. Louis. It details knitting drives for the Navy, Red Cross fundraising leadership, a fourth birthday party, B R D A card party, a Hamilton Hotel dinner honoring Dr. Hassell, and a toastmastered, orchestral evening with notable attendees.
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Hotel Hamilton
John Tucker Hassell
J. J. Haynes
H. Stow Garlick
H. C. Hall
H. M. Austin
B. H. Sauvignet
Salinas Puga
J. S. Penn
R. K. Mims
W. T. Davidson
This Date in History June 20 1781 to 1916
Entries recount events from June 20 across years: Cornwallis evacuated Richmond Virginia in 1781, a sea serpent tale in 1815 at Plymouth, muslin weaving in 1829, King William IV death and Victoria accession in 1830s, 1863 West Virginia statehood, 1866 Italy war against Austria, 1876 Santa Anna death, 1910 Arizona New Mexico statehood, 1916 border tensions and WWI battles including Verdun and aviation over Berlin.
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A. S
Boston
Tyler
Bunker Hill
West Virginia
Italy
Austria
Santa Ana
Mexico
Mexico City
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
Fred Funston
Border Service
Moscow
Durazzo
Albania
Posina Valley
Czernowitz
Zautova
Strongnietz
Gliboka
Verdun
Meuse
Berlin
Nancy
Lorraine
Russia
Sloan's Liniment Ad for Joint and Muscle Aches
Stains sprains and stiff joints described with claims of fast relief from Sloan's Liniment. It promises easier application, no skin staining, and no rubbing, targeting rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and external pains with prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
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Sloan
Kidnappings of the Last Half Century List
A historical ledger cites prominent U S kidnapping cases from 1874 to 1917 1918. Names include Charlie Ross Walter Saunders W W Dickinson Jr Mamie Toomer and others with outcomes ranging from never traced to recovery or ransom. Many cases end unsolved or led to arrests and trials.
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Charlie Ross
Germantown
Walter Saunders
Atchison
Kas
W. W. Dickinson, Jr
Wisconsin
Charles Cannon
Troy
N. Y
Mary Gilbridge
Johnnie Navin
Boston
Mamie Toomer
Georgia
Dunbar Walton
Louis E. Frank
Sophia Hasenon
Philadelphia
Sadie
Martin Jamison
Newark
Louis Tonhose
Jud
Iowa
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Billie” Whitla
Sharon
Cleveland
Dr. Winters
Newcastle
Ind
Loyd Keet
J. Holand Keet
Springfield
Gore attacks food control bill as direct blow to farmers
Senator Gore, Democrat and agriculture committee chair, denounces the food control bill in Washington. He warns it will cost producers about 260 million dollars in wheat this year and double that in corn, predicting famine next year due to reduced production.
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Gore
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Gore
Agriculture Committee
Submarine Losses Hit Peak in Latest Wave
London reports the weekly British losses from torpedoed ships reach the highest total in many weeks. The three month returns show a wave pattern in U boat activity, with this week viewed as the crest of a period of superactivity following a previous spike.
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Associated Press
London
Eighty Survivors Brought In From Torpedoed British Ships
Two American destroyers returned to base with eighty survivors from torpedoed British ships. The vessels were sunk farthest west in the Atlantic that submarines have yet appeared. The destroyers covered about one hundred miles in response to an S O S call.
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Atlantic
British steamer Elele sunk with cargo in Easter advices
Reports say the British steamer Elele carrying a general cargo was sunk on Easter. The dispatch does not mention the crew.
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Elele
British Gains Reported on Arras Front
London reports British forces have made gains on the Arras front. Four German field guns were captured east of Messines in the latest official statement.
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London
Arras
Messines
To Attend Stockholm Conference
Copenhagen reports that N C Theides president of the Petro grad council of workers and soldiers delegates is expected in Stockholm within a few days for the Stockholm Conference end.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
N. C. Theides
Petrograd Council of Workmen's and
Government pool proposed to avert coal shortage
Washington June 20 the federal trade commission urged Congress to create a government pool for coal production distribution and for rail and water transportation as the sole way to prevent a disastrous coal shortage next winter.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Senate debates tax on publishers profits motion reconsidered
Washington June 20 The senate committee adopted a motion to reconsider the 5 percent tax on publishers net profits but did not decide on a substitute.
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Washington
Senate
Banners torn from standards at Capitol grounds during Russian mission
On the capitol grounds banners reading Wilson and Root are deceiving Russia, America is a democracy without suffrage were torn from their standards by men as the Russian mission visited the president.
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Washington
Wilson
Root
Russia
America
Capitol
Army cantonment contracts awarded to Fuller and Webster
Washington June 20 contracts for building the national army cantonments were awarded to the George A Fuller Company New York for Fort Riley Kansas and to Stone and Webster Boston for Fort Sam Houston.
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Washington
National Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
George A. Fuller Company
New York
Fort Sam Houston
Stone and Webster
Boston
Pershing and Joffre Confer In Paris
Gen Pershing conferred with Field Marshal Joffre in Paris today regarding American affairs and the war effort.
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Pershing
Joffre
Paris
Gen. Pershing
Patriot Open Golf Tourney Opens at Whitemarsh Valley
Leading golfers from across the country gathered in Philadelphia at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club for the patriotic golf tournament replacing the regular open championship. The 72 hole medal play will be staged as 18 holes each on days one and two and 36 holes on day three.
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Philadelphia
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
United States Golf Association
Constantine in Switzerland Arrives in Lugano
Constantine the former Greek king reached Lugano Switzerland greeted by Swiss officers and government delegates at the frontier honoring his arrival with formal welcomes on June 20.
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Constantine
Switzerland
Lugano
Heavy Fighting in France on Aisne and Champagne Fronts
Heavy fighting reported on the Aisne and Champagne fronts with German bombardment near Laffau mill and Mont Camillet. An infan try attack by German forces was dispersed by French defenses.
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France
Paris
Aisne
Champagne
Laffau Mill
Mont Camillet
War Time Commencement At Dartmouth
Hanover N H June 20 The presence of many khaki lad graduates and the absence of others due to enlistment gave a war time atmosphere to Dartmouth College exercises today All social functions were cancelled and the few seniors marched in procession to Webster Hall for simple rites and the bestowal of the sheep skins
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Hanover
N. H
National Service
Dartmouth College
Webster Hall
Bay State Sunk By German Submarine Near Warren Liner
The Warren liner Bay State has been sunk by a German submarine near Warren. No details were given about the crew.
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Warren
Boston
Bay State
Dutch steamship Eemedij sunk by submarine
Boston reports the Dutch steam er Eemedij carrying grain for the Holland government was sunk by a submarine. No crew details were given. Later reports say the Bay State crew were saved.
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Boston
Eemedij
Holland Government
Bay State
Italians resume offensive in Italy with captures
Rome reports the Italian army renewed the offensive yesterday and seized Austrian positions on Ponte Ortigara, taking 936 prisoners in the action.
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Rome
War Office
Ponte Ortigara
Village Wiped Out After Oil Tank Cars Explosion
Kirkpatrick a 400 population village was practically wiped out by fire after an oil tank car explosion when a train wrecked in the village center. Many were fatally burned and casualties likely high.
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Associated. Press
Linden
Ind
Kirkpatrick
Sour Stomach Indigestion Advice and Remedy
A health note explains sour stomach as a mild indigestion from fast or excess eating. It suggests eating slowly masticating thoroughly and limiting meat, especially at supper, to avoid symptoms. If present, take Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion.
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Chamberlain
Hall's Catarrh Cure Trusted by Physicians
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as they reach only surfaces. Internal remedies are needed to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, widely prescribed, and reputed to work with tonics and blood purifiers. Free testimonials offered by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Notable Names in May and W L Puig Rosters
A list of individuals including May, W. L. Puig, L. Taylor, Edmund Foster, J. A. MacDonald, W. M. Smith, C. C. Biggio, J. R. Moore, F. Vizcaya, John Morton, M. M. Leyendecker, and M. Delling appears in the document. The text preserves several personal names linked to the segment, suggesting a roster or group reference within the issue.
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey touted for quick cold relief
A historic ad asserts cold germs spread by coughing and sneezing and promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a fast remedy. It claims the balsam soothes phlegm congestion and inflammation, suitable for children and public speakers, priced 25 cents at druggists.
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Dr. Bell
Wisconsin Commencement With Fort Sheridan Training Students
At the University of Wisconsin commencement in Madison 150 graduates join the officers training course at Fort Sheridan. A notable portion of the faculty and student body respond to the nation’s call with about a dozen professors in the National Guard or camps and several granted leave for war work. Fifty faculty aid military instruction, while twenty seven work part time with the State through the Council of Defense.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Fort Sheridan
National Guard
Military Department
Council of Defense
Hundreds of girls missing in Chicago inquiry ordered
More than 800 girls aged 10 to 20 have disappeared from Chicago homes since January 1. The disappearances were disclosed as Police Commissioner Woods ordered a searching inquiry into police conditions. The report is filed by the Associated Press from New York on June 20.
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Associated Press
New York
Woods
Meet to Choose New Bishop in Georgia Diocese
In Atlanta on June 20 representatives of Georgia Episcopal clergy and laity held a special convention at St. Philips Cathedral to select a successor for the late Bishop Cleland K. Nelson. Dr. R. S. Coupland of New Orleans was elected at Macon but declined the post.
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Atlanta
Episcopal Church In
Georgia
St. Philips Cathedral
Cleland K. Nelson
R. 8. Coupland
New Orleans
Macon
Bankers to Hear Admiral Peary in Minnesota Meeting
St Paul Minn June 20 A patriotic meeting and an address by Rear Admiral Robert E Peary will highlight the Minnesota Bankers Association annual convention opening in the city for a two day session. Fifteen hundred delegates representing a daily institution in Minnesota attend to discuss banking and war related issues.
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St. Paul
Min
Robert E. Peary
Minnesota Bankers’ Association
Minnesota
Liberty convention opens for war conditions in Chicago
Chicago June 20. A Liberty convention for war conditions and the food problem opened in the city by the National Wholesale Grocers Association. It replaces the group’s eleventh annual general convention planned for Washington. Tomorrow night grocers and their ladies will attend a subscription dinner and dance at the Congress Hotel, proceeds to the American Red Cross Society.
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Chicago
Ill
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Washington
Congress Hotel
American Red Cross Society
Great Eastern handicap tournament opens in Hartford
Hartford Conn June 20 trap shooters converge on the Hartford Gun Club for the eleventh Great Eastern handicap tournament. Amateurs and professionals from Eastern and Middle Western states arrive as preliminaries run today and tomorrow ahead of Friday’s main event.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Gun Club
Po-Do-Lax Promises Liver Relief and Constipation Help
An ad touts Po-Do-Lax as a pleasant liquid from May Apple that tones the liver and increases bile flow. It claims easing indigestion headache and constipation with a mild laxative effect and urges readers to buy a bottle for 50 cents at the local druggist.
Texas Mexican Railway annual stockholders meeting notice
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Texas Mexican Railway Company will be held at the company office in Laredo Texas on June 27 1917 at 9 00 A M for the election of Directors and to transact business. The Board of Directors will meet immediately after adjournment. L V Boniger Acting Secretary. ae 8
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The
Texas Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Texas
L. V. Boniger
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J. D. Merriman
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Eva Austin
Tr. Waco
D. B. Chapin
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PoMy Yates
Pearsall
Esma
Warren Smith
John R. Puig
Valentin L. Puig
Mr. Puig
Colege
Navy
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Red Cross
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