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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1914
Page
3
Local page reports an upcoming baseball game at League Park between two Laredo Volunteer Fire Department teams the Blues and Whites. It mentions pepper seed ads, dances, bicycle work, and a rumor about a Kalino military band joke, plus small notices about local businesses and a light Mexico trade.
An OCR fragment discusses deafness and related medical terms. It mentions hearing, inflammation, and possible tubes or implants, with garbled references to cases and measurements. The readable content is sparse and unclear, offering no cohesive narrative or verifiable facts.
A quiet Wednesday evening ceremony at the Winch home linked Dr. Robert Andrew McCulloch of Corpus Christi and Miss Katherine Pearl Winch of Laredo. Rev. Henry Austin officiated after a solo and piano serenade, with a simple reception, wedding cake, and modest gift table. The bride wore a charmeuse gown with orange blossom veil, later changing to a brown traveling suit, and the couple plan to settle in Corpus Christi after a Colorado honeymoon.
Faustino Garcia leads fifteen Cruz Blanca members as they travel to Monterey to pay respects to Venustiano Carranza the constitutionalist leader arriving from Saltillo. The Cruz Blanca relief society supports the constitutionalists modeled after the Red Cross.
General Pancho Villa leads a large rebel army to defeat federal forces and seize Zacatecas. The battle proves bloody with hundreds killed. rebels take many prisoners and large arms stocks. Villa now occupies Zacatecas and aims toward Mexico City.
The City of Laredo invites bids to July 7 1914 for three storm sewers and an extension of the current sewer system. Plans are at the City Secretary office, bid copies $5. The council may reject any bid and work depends on a bond election. J A Westbrook chairman street and bridge committee June 15 1914.
Last night during the Feast of St. John the Baptist Laredo Lodge No 547 A FE AM installed its officers for the year. Andy Ritter as worshipful master WB Heaner senior warden J L Sutton junior warden Fred Werner treasurer Fred Polkinhorn secretary Rev C W Cook chaplain John LL Donnelly senior deacon HS A Thomas junior deacon Fred Wright W L Arkles stewards Patrick Fitzgerald tyler. Rev Cook then gave a fine address on John the Baptist which was enjoyed by all present.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for serious sickness linked to stomach liver and kidney disorders. It claims the pills purify the blood prevent constipation and keep liver kidneys and bowels healthy by removing fermenting and gassy foods from the system. 25c at your druggist.
After rebel prisoners were guarded by American soldiers at a private hospital in Laredo, some escaped. A deserter crossed the river to join Mexican rebels. Last night a man claiming English birth was stopped at a bridge and identified as a member of K Troop, 3d Cavalry. He admitted to guarding the escape of Mexican prisoners and was taken to Fort Mclntosh for questioning.
New York receivers were appointed for the wholesale dry goods house H B Claflin & Company amid credit overextension. Claflin liabilities reach 35 million dollars with assets at 44 million. The firm controls 28 dry goods firms and papers of nearly 3,000 banks. Claflin endorsed a note for interior merchants unable to pay due to dull business. that is the primary trouble cited.
New York June 25 Claflin stores nationwide will close temporarily for a nationwide pause, with all branches shutting for the period announced by company officials. The move affects retail locations across major cities as management studies market conditions and supply chains.
The Jones store, a Claflin concern in Kansas City Missouri, was ordered into receivership today.
By Associated Press, Austin June 25 report states Gay Col freed thirty prisoners in advanced stages of tuberculosis.
Washington on June 2 the senate banking committee ordered the Owens bill for federal regulation of stock exchanges to be favorably reported.
Mayors sheriffs prosecuting attorneys and other officials from counties and cities across West Virginia met in Arkersburg on June 2 with State tax commissioner Fred O Blue to plan enforcement of the new prohibitory liquor laws set to take effect July 1. Municipalities will be asked to enact uniform ordinances prohibiting manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
A national conference of agricultural college and experiment station editors opened at the Kentucky College of Agriculture in Lexington on June 21. Attendees include editors and publicity men from the United States Department of Agriculture and agricultural colleges from Ohio Minnesota Iowa Illinois Georgia and other states.
The Michigan State Golf Association championship begins at Grand Pointe Country Club in Detroit today and runs through tomorrow and Saturday. Many top Michigan players are entered and spirited early competition is anticipated.
Mr J Hf Seitz of Detroit Michigan reports the tablets restored his appetite relieved bloating and produced a pleasant bowel movement after impaired appetite. Sold by all dealers. Ady.
A store will close at 1 p m every Friday starting June 26 for a summer half holiday so clerks may rest. Merchants are invited to suggest a more convenient day and respond if they favor the move.
Washington reports Carranza intends to go to Laredo soon to meet constitutionalist agents and discuss media contact. Urquidi is expected to meet Carranza at Nuevo Laredo.
In Paso, Texas on June 26 reports from Zacatecas state that constitutionalist General Rodriguez died of his wounds.
President Wilson stated this afternoon that the nation is on a voyage toward a great business revival. He spoke in Washington amid discussions of economic recovery and renewed enterprise.
Members of the Iowa State Bar Association gathered in Burlington for their twentieth annual meeting. The morning session included greetings and organizational work, followed by a memorial address for Major John F. Lucey of Oskaloosa. Prof Roscoe Pound of Harvard delivered the annual address. Business will conclude tomorrow.
Edmonton plans to establish a municipal paving plant at about 87000 dollars, to be active within 30 days. It aims to pave roughly 100000 square yards this season, creating work for many unemployed men. Mayor McNamara says the plant will compete with private firms to lower costs and keep money local, with total annual paving outlay over 1500 dollars funded partly by Hudson's Bay Company.
New York June 25 Mayor Mitchell dropped his pistol during target practice Saturday and accidentally shot former State Senator Reynolds who is hospitalized and expected to recover.
Dallas notes the Katy railroad announces cotton is food in its territory but three weeks backward as of June 25. The brief item follows a traditional newswire style warning of delays in cotton movements and price implications within the railroad’s span.
Sheriff McAfee was acquitted as principal in the shooting of Lee Simmons who is now sheriff. The verdict returned last night followed instructions from the court.
Detroit June 26 Ty Cobb pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and paid a 50 dollar fine in court today.
Five occupants of a car crash near Ocean Beach when the driver failed to negotiate a 100 foot bluff. Three women and one man died at the scene. The incident occurred early today as authorities investigated the cause and identified the deceased.
Regina Sask June 25 Farmers and stock raisers across Saskatchewan anticipate the Provincial Exhibition Association Summer Fair to be held in Regina during the last week of July. Prizes total 25000 dollars for divisions including horses cattle sheep swine poultry dairy products crops horticulture and arts with significant school and women’s exhibits. The event is billed as Western Canada’s largest and most notable of its kind.
High degree Masons from many Indiana cities and from nearby states gather in Laporte Indiana for the dedication of a new Masonic Temple. The program includes a parade an exhibition drill and multiple features with Grandmaster Martin A Morrison and other Indiana grand officers in attendance.
A father sternly explains to Johnny the meaning of the phrase after a quarrel at home. The boy asks about a term from a story book and is told to stop talking about his mother or he will go to bed for the day.
Advertises White's Cream Vermifuge to treat child worm infections. Claims prompt expulsion and return to health with a 25 cent bottle price. Sold by all druggists.
Former congressman Hon. H. B. Cooper of Beaumont, now a member of the board of appraisers of the customs service, spent yesterday in Laredo presiding over the local court of appraisement. He is regarded as well known in the Texas delegation and was a guest of T. C. Mann.
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