March 1 historical anniversaries span Sardinia abdication to Petrograd surrender
On March 1 events include 138 Victor Emmanuel abdication in favor of his brother, 1848 Vienna insurrection and Metternich flight, 1869 James Guthrie's death in Louisville, 1871 Black Sea Conference Russia restrictions abrogated, 1900 British Bloemfontein occupation, 1910 Nicaragua mediation rejection, 1915 Dardanelles attack resumed, 1916 Italian gains on Corso Plateau, 1917 Petrograd government forces’ surrender.
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Victor Emmanuel of
Sardinia
Vienna
Prince Metternich
James Guthrie
Fierce
Treasury
Louisville
Bardstown
Russia
Lord Robserts
Bloemfontein
Nicaragua
United States
Dardanelles
Rome
Corso Plateau
Petrograd
Local Visitors Arrive in City for Short Visits
Dr. H. C. Hall arrives from Austin for a brief visit and G. A. Welhausen of Encinal stays with his daughter Mrs. Alfred Matthews. Also notes a medicinal ad for HERBINE claiming quick indigestion relief and bowel expulsion of fermentation products priced at 50 cents.
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H. C. Hall
Austin
G. A. Welhausen of
Encinal
Alfred Matthews
Hotel Arrivals at Travelers Hotel Record
C N Williamson of New York arrives with Agus tin Rojas and wife from Mexico City and Pedro Cruz from San Antonio visiting the Travelers Hotel.
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Travelers Hotel
C. N. Williamson
New York
Agustin Rojas
Mexico City
Pedro Cruz
San Antonio
Parson Rebukes Milkman Over Font Use
In a brief exchange at the parsonage, the morning milk delivery is questioned by the head of the household. He notes the milk is needed for the font, and the milkman affirms awareness, ending with a calm, humorous reassurance.
Local forecast and Fort McIntosh observations in New Orleans report
The Weather Bureau forecast for tonight and Friday calls for cloudy skies with possible rain and a drop in temperatures. Fort McIntosh observed 24 hours to 7 am with a high of 81 and a low of 50, winds from the south, and partly cloudy conditions.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Notice to Road Contractors for Aguilares Road Work
Bids accepted in Laredo Texas until 12 oclock noon March 18 1919 for repair and reconstruction of 2 1/2 miles of Aguilares road east of Laredo Plans and conditions available at Webb County clerk office Bid openings set for March 18 1919 at 5 p m Webb County Commissioners Court reserves right to reject any or all bids by order dated March 7 1919 J A Rodriguez Ex officio Clerk Webb County Commissioners Court
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Laredo
Webb County
Texas
Aguilares
County Commissioners Court
J. A. Rodriguez
A Race Not To The Swift
A challenger offers to race a famous sprinter with a yard start and a controlled course up a ladder. The sprinter accepts with a confident fifty dollars to one, asking the challenger to name the course. Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
One of These in Your Window Aims to Cheer Soldiers
A column jests about sending the Home Paper to soldiers in France and notes a generosity program. It mentions the postal offer, free shipping, and aims to boost morale for service members abroad.
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France
Mrs Edwin F Gay Hosts In Washington
Mrs Edwin F Gay wife of the new Louisiana senator from New Orleans is celebrated as a charming southern hostess in Washington and warmly welcomed by officials.
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Washington
Edwin F. Gay
Louisiana
New Orleans
Society Notes of Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt society editor reports on local social events and society happenings. Photographs and announcements from prominent residents fill the column with dates venues and engagements.
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Violet S
Social Calendar Shows Local Meetings and Dinners
Thursday events include the Hebrew Ladies Society meeting with Mrs. F Wormser at 3 30 pm and the Ladies Aid Society with Mrs. S T Phelps at 3 30 pm. The Methodist Bible Class hosts an oyster supper for Adult Sunday School at 7 30 pm. Friday lists Lone Star Blue Birds chapter with Mrs. A Poggenpohl at 4 pm and Boy Scouts Troop 1 meeting at the Methodist Church league room, followed by Troop 2 at 7 pm.
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F. Wormser
The
Christian Church
S. T. Phelps
Methodist
Lone Star Chapter
Blue Birds
A. Poggenpohl
Boy Scouts of
Troop 1
League Rccom
Troop 2
Nations stir as humanity moves toward a single globe
Excerpts reflect sweeping views on liberty and world change shared with notes from Fort McIntosh society. Names briefly appear including Walt Whitman mentions and residents like Miss Elizabeth Wright and Mrs. J A Burnett returning from Pearsall as local circuits note soldiers' discharges and travel to homes in Brooklyn and New York.
Easter Week Socials and Parish Guild Activities
Easter Monday events featured a bridge party honoring shower hosts and a farewell dance at Fort Mcintosh for Second Battalion officers bound for Big Bend duty. Parish Guild of Christ Church planned a white sale and a weekly Lent cake sale, while Prof. Mally resumes Home Garden Club lectures on plant diseases Friday afternoons through Easter week.
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Fort Mcintosh
Big Bend
Smith
Cole
Wheeler
Keithly
Ryan
Everlot
Sa A Vidaurri
Courtney Slaughter
Millar
Ruth Scratchley
Favraen
Elizabeth Bunn
McClure
White
Zuppann
Lieuts
Jones
Leman
Atkinson
Enkhausen
Bigden
Harvey
Paul
Swift
Christ Church
C. H. Kehl
Mesdames Anderson
Arthur
Arkles
MacGregor
Mussett
McKinney
Mason
Lusk
Lines
Kilsby
Flores
Williams
Vidales
Johnston
Cook
Hostess
Prof. Mally
Home Garden Club
Woman's Club
Mally
Total Eclipse of Sun in May
The May 29 191 will be a total solar eclipse comparable to last summer with core visibility across a long continental path. The track spans South America and equatorial Africa with totality lasting six seconds or more. Carnegie Department of Terrestrial Magnetism plans two expeditions to favorable points.
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South America
Africa
Carnegie Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Washington
War Horses to Be Honored by Blue Cross Badge
The Blue Cross fund plans a special badge for horses that served in war. The emblem aims to recognize horses that have “done their bit” and提醒 owners and drivers to treat them fairly and generously.
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Blue Cross Fund
Watch THE TIMES daily for subscriber deals
A listing notes a subscription offer of 60 cents per month for THE TIMES, inviting readers to sign up for ongoing access.
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the Times
Johnson claims Willard fight was fixed for money and fame
The Associated Press reports Jack Johnson signed a statement claiming the 1910 Havana fight with Jess Willard was prearranged with Willard winning for $30,000 and European rights. Johnson alleges he was to quit in the tenth round but Willard fought poorly to allow a chance to show. Willard calls the claim a crude joke and says he will never fight Johnson or any other Black man.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Jack Johnson
Associated Press Today
Jess Willard
Willard
Europe
Lawrence
Kan
Johnson
Assassination Plot Ties Archduke Murder to Tisz War Scheme
Berne reports charges that the Sarajevo assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess Hohenberg on 28 June 1914 was driven by a deliberate plot led by Count von Tisz, former Hungarian premier, per a Vienna despatch cited in Paris. Swiss and British dispatches note German backing for Austria against Serbia. Berlin reports Spartacan forces under pressure as government troops advance with artillery and mine throwers, taking prisoners and executing some. London notes the Russian Soviet government appointing a new international commissary to promote a world wide communist revolution, per Helsingfors and Moscow sources.
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Associated Press
Berne
Francis Ferdinand
Duchess Hohenberg
Sarajevo
Count von Tisz
Hoohenberg
Vienna
Paris
Count von Sogyeny Marich
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Serbia
France
Litechhberg
London
International Commissary
Helsingfors
Moscow
Deportation Probe Update in Coatesville Labor Case
Washington officials ordered an investigation into reports that black workers in Coatesville Pennsylvania steel plants are being deported by state police. The inquiry follows labor department concerns over discriminatory actions against Negro laborers in the plant region.
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Washington
Coatesvill
State Constabulary
Department of Labor
Laredo Texas School Board to Hold April 5 1919 Trustee Election
Proclamation by I M H Ryan President of the Laredo Independent School District orders an election on April 5 1919 to elect four trustees. Polls open 8am to 7pm at Central Grammar School and Urbahn School with designated election officers. Election conducted under Texas General Laws.
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I. M
Ryan
Independent School District
Laredo
Texas
Central Grammar School
M. A. Hirsch
Emeterio Mendoza
C. Zagarnaga
Urbahn
P. P. Leyendecker
J. T. Agan
I. Martinez
New York Plans Massive Home-Coming Parade for 27th Division
New York prepares for a grand parade to honor the Twenty-seventh Division's return from overseas. The event will feature a two mile and a half grandstand along Fifth Avenue, reviews by high officials, and extensive city decorations.
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New York
Father Knickerbocker
Camp Mills
Long Island
Camp Merritt
Fifth Avenue
Forty-ninth
Marshall
Baker
Army
Navy
Lloyd George Scores Point on Conscription Abolition
London reports the Daily Chronicle credits Premier Lloyd George with winning support among colleagues on the council of ten to abolish conscription in Germany. The plan reduces the burden on powers bearing main responsibility for sustaining the League of Nations, cutting military effort needed.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Lloyd George
Council of Ten
Germany
League of Nations
German peace delegates named for Versailles talks
Weimar on March 13 lists German delegates for the peace conference including foreign minister Count von Brockendorff-Rantzau and representatives Dr W D Ward David, Dr Adolph Warburg, Dr Adolph Mueller, Professor Walter Schenecking and Herr Geissberg.
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Weimar
Count von Brockendorff-Rantzau
W. D. Ward David
Adolph Warburg
Adolph Mueller
Walter Schenecking
Herr Geissberg
Texas artillery arrives in Newport News from France
The United States ship Aeolus landed at Newport News with the first field artillery unit of the Texas National Guard back from France.
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Newport News
United States
Aeolus
Texas National Guard
France
Enrico Caruso to Pay $153,933 Income Tax for 1918
Enrico Caruso will pay an income tax of 153,933 dollars for 1918, as declared at the collector's office in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Enrico Caruso
Tire Shop offers expert exam and guaranteed repairs
Auto owners are urged to bring tire troubles to THE TIRE SHOP at 611 Juarez avenue for an expert examination and a clear verdict on repairs. If we repair a tube blowout or retread a tire the work is guaranteed against defective material workmanship or any mechanical defects. Phone 1414.
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Juarez Avenue
López severely injured as car overturns near Richter farm
Two soldiers reported finding Rodolfo Lopez beside an overturned car in an arroyo on the South Laredo road near the Richter farm. Lopez had a badly cut face and head, was carried to a shade tree, and a doctor and relatives rushed him to his home. the full extent of injuries was not learned.
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Brennan
Laredo
Richter Farm
Rodolfo Lopez
Lopez
Times
Balm of Soothing Liniment Ad
Farmers and others distant from a drug store are urged to keep BAL LARD'S SOOW LINIMENT at home for cuts wounds sores sprains or rheumatism It is described as a powerful healing penetrating remedy and offered at 25c 50c and 1 00 per bottle Sold by all druggists.
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Ballard
Senator Archie Parr Seated After Close Senate Contest
Senator Archie Parr was seated as senator from the Twenty third district by a 16 to 14 vote after a bitter fight. The Associated Press report from Austin Texas notes Parr won the contest and was declared seated by a narrow margin.
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Parr
Senate
Austin
Texas
Archie Parr
Aerial Lines In California Begin Passenger Service
Southern California plans to launch regular aerial passenger traffic early this summer. Service will operate between Los Angeles San Diego Santa Barbara and San Francisco using land planes on the Los Angeles to San Diego leg and seaplanes for the San Diego to Santa Barbara and San Francisco route. An aerodrome hangars and passenger stations are being prepared in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
United States
San Diego
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Centenary Observances Mark Bishop McFarland Birth
Hartford March 13 The Hartford diocese will observe the one hundredth anniversary of Rt Rev Francis P McFarland born in Franklin Pa He built St Joseph Cathedral and founded several institutions He was bishop from 1858 to his death in 1874 The article notes his education and early career in New York and Utica
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Hartford
Cann
Francis P. McFarland
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Bishop McFarland
Franklin
Mount St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
St. John’s College
Mwordham
N. Y
Watertown
Utica
Today’s anniversary events and peace conference plans
Today marks the 100th birthday of Rt. Rev. Thomas A. Starkey, long time Episcopal bishop of Newark. The 200th death anniversary of apothecary’s boy Bottger is observed. Wilson and party head to Brest for the Paris Peace Conference. Kentucky YMCA leaders meet in Louisville for a state convention to discuss reconstruction. A Western Canada Labor conference in Calgary opens with plans for soldier worker cooperation.
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Thomas A. Starkey
Newark
N. J
John Frederick Bottger
Bottcher
Dresden
Chiia
Wilson
Brest
Paris
Young Men's Christian Association
Kentucky
Louisville
Calgary
Public notice of sale of garage business
Notice states the old John A Applewhite Garage and business were sold to P W Booth & Co by Moser Auto Co on March 11 1931. The public is advised of the completed transaction and transition of ownership.
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P. W. Booth & Co
John A. Applewhite
Moser Auto CO
Soldier Disclaims Wife Debts in Laredo Notice
Pvt. Willard J. Lankford of Co. E 2nd Bat 37th Infantry at Laredo Texas states he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife who has left his home, dated March 11, 1919.
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Willard J. Lankford
2Nd Bat
37Th Infantry
Laredo
Texas
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Mickie
America
India
John Chinaman
Committee of Management
Drury Lane Theater
Ughroe
Liberty
Walt Whitman
Elizabeth Wright
Robstown
J. A. Burnett
Pearsall
N. A. Reetor
Ira O'Meara
Vs. W. L. Barr
FE. H. Buenz
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Randolph Hudson
Brooklyn
Gus Penn
Pawhuska
Okla
J. K. Thompson
Methodist Church
Mr. Butler
Mike Butler
New York City
Overseas
William Coleman
Washington, D. C
A. C. Richter
Carlos
Inez Hill
Neuitter
Shorts
Aurbarhepss
Count Tisza
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
A. D
M.S. Ryan
Joe P. Leyendecker
Cardu
Texas Artillery
Caruso
Aerial Lines
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