Emancipation Day Passes Quietly in Laredo
In Laredo the Nineteenth of June passes with little sign of significance among colored residents. In Nuevo Laredo, residents resist Carranza aid as guards depart, preferring danger over interior starvation. Many Americans flee Mexico, while some fugitives face prison upon return. Rumor and alarm fears circulate, urging belief only a tenth of what is heard.
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Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
National Guard
United States
Carranza
Social calendar notes and outings in town edition
The Tuesday schedule lists Christ Church Junior Auxiliary at the rectory at five, Miriam Chapter 86 Order Eastern Star at Masonic Hall at eight, with Evelyn Moore hosting a dancing party at her home after eight. Wednesday features Cleo Pereira hosting Girls' Social Club and Thursday brings Bridge Club at nine thirty.
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Christ Church
Miriam Chapter 86
Order Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Evelyn Moore
Cleo Pereira
Notice to Contractors and Builders sale of materials
The undersigned offers cement sand and reinforcing steel for quick sale at attractive price. Contact A G Ranney at Hamilton Hotel. Date 6-20-21.
Dr. P. Ornelas Locates Practice in Laredo
Dr. P Ornelas long time San Antonio physician has moved to Laredo to set up practice. He will have a office at Refugio drugstore on Market Plaza southwest corner. June 15, 1916 notice in local columns.
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Laredo
P. Ornelas
San Antonio
Ornelas
Refugio Drugstore
Market Plaza
Guzman Maria
Gonzales Adela
Gonzales Paula
Gonzales Co. G. V
Garza Sinfoniana
Garza Max
Garza Josefa
Hernandez
Luna Julia
Mata Antonia
Martinez M
Martinez Leocadia
Martinez Lesencia
Mata Juana
Morales Virginia
Moran J. M
Navarro N
Ortega G. A
Perez Teresa
Perez Antonia
Perez Paz
Quintanilla
M. B
Rios Librada
Rodriguez M. M
Rodriguez Paula
Rivera M. M
Rangel Teresa
Reyes Francisca
Solis Modasta
Seralla
Don’t Let a Cold Get a Good Start
A short health advisory promoting early attack on colds to prevent complications. It endorses Eckman’s Alterative as a first aid aid for upbuilding resistance, noting its twenty year history and lack of narcotics, with a directive to rely on hygienic living and night care.
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Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Times ad for daily opportunities subscription offer
An advertisement from The Times invites readers to subscribe for daily opportunities, priced at 60 cents per month. The notice emphasizes access to timely opportunities and ongoing availability for interested readers.
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the Times
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Knee Pain Relief
James Ferguson of Philadelphia reports wonderful relief after a single Sloan's Liniment application on his knees. He urges others to try the remedy, claiming rapid relief without rubbing and noting it can be purchased at any drug store for 25 cents.
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Sloan
James
Ferguson
Phila
Red Cross to Hold Important Meeting Friday Evening
Laredo Chapter American Red Cross will stage a splash party at Bella Vista followed by a luncheon at Miss Nelsons home honoring Miss Emmie Westbrook. The meeting at Hotel Hamilton starts at eight o'clock Friday evening with all interested urged to attend.
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Bella Vista
Nelson
Emmie Westbrook
Laredo
American Red Cross
Hamilton
Personal notes from the Bender guest list
Hebbronville resident C. W. Hellen and Los Angeles visitors R. L. Goone and wife are guests at the Bender. J. B. Applewhite and R. L. Poster returned from a Texas mountains pleasure trip. A. J. Condren attended the national convention of the Order of Railway Conductors in Cincinnati then visited New York.
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R. L. Goone
Los Angeles
Cali
Bender
J. B. Applewhite
R. L. Poster
Texas
A. J. Condren
Cincinnati
Ohio
the Order of Railway Conductors
Condren
New York
Cal
C. W. Hellen
Hebbronville
F. BE
Long
San Antonio
W. E. Trevillo
Monterey
R. EB
Lee
International relations conference opened at Western Reserve University
Cleveland experts of national reputation will discuss foreign policy topics at a conference for university students running tomorrow through July 1. Speakers include Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and Senator Henri La Fontaine of Belgium, with co sponsorship from major international and peace organizations.
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Cleveland
America
Foruniversity Students
Western Reserve University
Federation of International Polity Clubs
Boston
World Peace Foundation
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Church Peace Union
Newton D. Baker
Henri la Fontaine
Belgium
Middlebury
Middlebury College
John Godfrey Saxe
Findlay
Yale University
Chicago
Louisville
Des Moines
Ohio
Charles Foster Kent
Yale
G. Walter Fiske
Oberlin College
Walter S. Athearn
Drake University
Lawyer’s relation to community and trusted justice
A quote from Charles A. Boston, chairman of the New York Lawyers' Assn., arguing that lawyers are the licensed ministers of justice in a well ordered community. They must uphold life liberty and property and serve with integrity, otherwise they become a menace and invite execration.
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Charles A. Boston
New York
American Note Flatly Refuses 19 Withdrawal From Mexico
The American note rejects Carranza demand to withdraw U S troops from Mexican soil and warns of grave consequences if the de facto government ignores obligations. It cites long outrages against Americans along the border and pledges to keep troops until Mexico acts to pursue bandits. Lansing says the situation is unchanged after the cabinet meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
Arredondo
United States
Mexico
Lansing
Villa
German Attacks Repulsed as War Office Reports Forward Push
The French official statement says three German assaults northwest of Hill 821 were repulsed by French fire while German bombardment continues. German troops have broken Russian resistance at several points northwest of Lutsk and are advancing, according to the German war office.
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Associated Press
Lutsk
Colombian Congress Convenes Over Finances
President Concha convened a special session in Bogota on June 20 as the Colombian congress met to consider the nation’s financial situation and proposed measures for improvement.
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Bogota
Colombia
Concha
Congress of Colombia
Lincoln statue honors Lincoln's sister at Pigeon cemetery
Indiana state officials and leaders of patriotic groups gathered in Lincoln City to dedicate a monument over the grave of Sarah Lincoln Grisby, sister of Abraham Lincoln. The memorial, erected by the women of Spencer County, stands near the family lot in the old Pigeon cemetery.
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Lincoln City
Ind
Indiana
Sarah Lincoln Grisby
Abraham Lincoln
Linecols
Old Pigeon
Spencer County
Japan Starts New Sea Service From Far East to America
Yokohama June 20 The Nippon Yusen Kaisha inaugurates a new Far East to eastern seaboard of America sea service via the Panama Canal with the steamship Tsushima Maru now in operation. Other ships to be used include Tokuyama Maru and Wakasa Maru.
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Yokohama
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Far East
Seaboard of America
Panama Canal
Class Day At Harvard Delights Seniors In Yard Festivities
Cambridge Mass June 20 Harvard class day drew crowds of daintily gowned young women from across the United States to observe traditional ceremonies. Spreads were unusually elaborate and the day proved one of the most interesting in years.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
United States
Boston Heiress Misa Sears Weds Bayard Tuckerman Jr
A special train carried a large party of guests to Beverly Farms for the wedding of Misa Phyllis Sears, reputed wealthiest young woman in New England, to Bayard Tuckerman Jr. of Boston. The bride, daughter of Herbert M. Sears, inherits millions from her mother and grandfather. The groom, a Harvard graduate, is a noted jockey and son of Bayard Tuckerman of New York and Boston.
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Boston
Mase
Beverly Farms
Misa Phyllis Sears
New England
Bayard Tuckerman, Jr
Herbert M. Sears
Beverly
Bayard Tuckerman
New York
Harvard
Americans to Vera Cruz Train Arranged by Special Agent
Washington report states Special Agent Rodgers in Mexico City notified the state department that he is arranging a special train to carry Americans to Vera Cruz.
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Washington
Rodgers
Mexico City
State Department
Vera Cruz
Hunger Swells Carranza Army Ranks In Mexico
Americans arriving report hunger pushing men and youths into Carranza forces in Mexico. They say old men unable to stand and ten year old boys join with promises of food and clothing.
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el Paso
Texas
Carranza
New Head for Atlantic Fleet Commanded by Mayo
Washington June 19 Vice Admiral Henry T Mayo rises to commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet succeeding Admiral Frank F Fletcher whose sea assignment ends Mayo is famed for demanding Mexican troops at Tampico salute the American flag and now takes over the Atlantic command
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Washington, DD
Henry T. Mayo
Tampico
Atlantic Fleet
Frank F. Fletcher
General Funston asks for militia to guard border
Gen Funston, San Antonio, June 20, urged the war department to send a large portion of the militia to the Mexican frontier, from Brownsville to the Pacific coast. He did not reveal the exact number but stated he wanted enough troops stationed along the line.
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San Antonio
Texas
Funston
War Department
Brownsville
Pacific Coast
Publc
Del Rio Teeters as Town Prepares for Possible Invasion
Del Rio Texas on June 20 faced rising unease over a reported Mexican attack from the interior. With Las Vacas across the river showing similar jitters, officers believed an invasion might be imminent and implemented precautionary measures.
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del Rio
Texas
Las Vacas
Body of Browne Found in Rio Grande Near Matamoros
The body of William Browne brother of Mayor Albert Browne was found in the Rio Grande on the Mexican side ten miles south of Matamoros. He was last seen in Matamoros Sunday afternoon and authorities believe he was murdered and disposed of in the river.
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Brownaville
Texas
William Browne
Albert Browne
Rio Grande
Matamoros
Browne
Cotton Crop 1915 Output Declines to New Low
The census bureau reports final 1915 cotton crop statistics with production at 11,191,820 bales, the smallest since 1909, according to the Associated Press in Washington on June 20.
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Washington
Census Bureau
North Carolina Retail Merchants Plan State Convention
The North Carolina Retail Merchants association opened its annual convention in Winston Salem, June 20, with three days of sessions. Prominent retail merchants from across the state will discuss advertising insurance mail order competition and a wide range of retail trade issues of interest to members.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina Retail Merchants’ Association
Prohibition Party Holds Florida Convention in Jacksonville
The Florida Prohibition party met in Jacksonville to begin its state convention led by State Chairman John P. Coffin. The agenda includes nominating a full slate of state officers and choosing delegates and alternates for the national convention in St Paul next month.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Prohibition Party
Florida
John P. Coffin
St. Paul
Diamond Jubilee of Hawaiian College Celebrated in Honolulu
In Honolulu on June 20 the Seventy-fifth anniversary of Oahu College was marked by alumni gatherings and global attendees. Festivities extend three days with a grand pageant portraying ancient Hawaiian history and legend.
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Honolulu
Oahu College
Rocky Mountains
Observer Praises Landscape Then Praises Original
A landscape painter senses a female observer at the easel. She compliments the scene, he deflects, and she reveals she meant the original landscape, prompting a quiet exchange reported by the New York Times.
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The
Observer
New York Times
Why He Changed
About a year ago Vice President Marshall was made a Sioux Indian out in one of the western States. Ever since that event the genial Thomas R. has been singularly quiet and recitent, not being given to the same loquacity as of yore. From Which it would not be far wrong to concluded that Sioux and Hoosier blood when mixed tends to soberness and reflection.
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Marshall
Thomas R
Corpus Christi
Sport chatter ties boxers and lifting feats across nations
John L Sullivan backs Oran Kirkpatrick as a potential world beater from Harvard while Kirkpatrick dominates the heavyweight circle. Australian authorities seek Tom Cowler to return home and join the army. John Y Smith of Boston plans a 200 pound dumbbell lift. Norman Taber, worlds mile record holder, denies running comeback amid bank officials’ concerns.
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John L. Sullivan
Oran Kirkpatrick
Harvard
Kirkpatrick
Tom Cowler
Tom
John Y. Smith
Boston
Norman Taber
Providence
Norman
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