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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1915
Page
1
The One Price Department Store advertises waists ranging from two dollars to fifty cents and dresses from fifty cents to ten dollars. A Luxor House dress is featured at prices from $1.00 to $3.50, described as a merit utility dress.
The Villa assault on Matamoros began this morning at 11 30 with heavy rifle fire from cavalrymen on breastworks west of the city near the Rio Grande. The report from Brownsville Texas cites Associated Press dispatches detailing the opening phase of the battle.
Submarine F-4 is being slowly raised this afternoon in Honolulu. Prospects point to surfacing within hours. There is a faint hope that some of her crew of 21 may still be alive.
The Argentine battleship Moreno struck and sank a barge in the Delaware River near Philadelphia on March 27. The vessel ran aground and stayed stuck overnight, but freed this morning and set course back to sea.
Paris dispatch reports France after days of combat seized the summit of Hartmann Weilerkopf from Germany while German bombardment torched Arras. In Alsace a German aviator dropped three bombs on Weiler. three children killed. Vosges sees French control edge of the height. Russian troops repulsed loot near Tilsit.
Eight masked robbers bound the watchman at Babson Bros mail order house in Chicago and stole $4,000 in cash before escaping. The March 27 report notes the bold robbery occurred at the Babson Bros facility, with authorities investigating the Chicago and Oklahoma hauls.
London on March 27 reports growing belief the government will restrict drinking due to labor unrest. England is not likely to enforce such drastic regulations as Russia, though the issue gains attention.
Emilio Silenzi Koesler, reportedly Genoa nobility, must face U S customs charges after being paroled to await Caruso on a voyage to Italy. United States Commissioner Houghton released him last month, and Purser Longobardi of the Due d Aosta supervises custody aboard as the ship sails with Enrico Caruso.
Cairo March 27 The official bulletin says on March 28 British forces skirmished with Turks in the desert near Kabri. Three British soldiers were killed and sixty wounded. The Turkish losses were fifty killed.
Rome reports every preparation made as the Italian government readies to join hostilities with the Allies. Authorities state every measure is in place to support anticipated military actions.
London dispatch notes that Russia again holds the gates to Hungary as of March 27. Germany and Austria are expected to mount a supreme effort to stop Russian forces from pouring into the Hungarian plains.
Chicago Sportsmen's Club registers hundreds for the first spring hike as they prepare to hit lake ice-house camps tomorrow where dinner will be served. The event aims to set an attendance record with Minors Camera Club joining to photograph sites, and open membership expected for weekly Sunday hikes across various trails.
Paris reports that German mono planes dropped six bombs on Dunkirk and one on Calais today, but neither town suffered damage.
Three German merchantmen reportedly sunk in the Baltic Sea near Stockholm Sweden March 27 all were laden with iron ore and cause unknown authorities say the loss may affect Baltic trade and ore shipments.
Havana March 9 27 The Jack Johnson Jess Willard bout is postponed from Sunday to Monday April 5 by request of Cuban President Menocal due to objections in Cuba and the United States The Monday fight date may be observed as an unofficial holiday.
Eleven men robbed the Stroud National and First National banks in Stroud Oklahoma this morning of six thousand dollars. Unmasked robbers split into two groups entering banks at 10 o clock. citizens fired on them as they exited. Paul Curry shot and captured Henry Starr who has a $1000 reward on his head. Ten robbers escaped on horses but were tracked by noon. Bill Mates was shot and captured nearby. A thousand dollars was found in Starrs pockets.
Scranton woman Helen Hodges plans a 10000 mile journey to the Philippines to wed Gilbert S. Perez, a former teacher and division industrial supervisor of schools in Manila. Hodges, from a prominent local family, trained at Boston School of Domestic Science and taught in the South and at Darlington Seminary in West Chester, Pa.
In Macon Georgia March 27 a hearing opened in the United States District Court before Judge Imory Spear for W J Crowe the alleged train bandit wanted in the northern district of Mississippi for assault and robbery of a railway mail clerk at Sardis Mississippi on July 4 1913 Crowe was captured last week in Savannah He pleads not guilty claiming he has already been tried in Louisiana and acquitted
New York March 27 Compulsory athletics is the new order for National Guardsmen Col Tong GN Foote commands the 14th Regiment to assemble today for four mile hike and wall scaling tonight In Salem Oregon March 27 all commissioned officers of the Oregon Naval Militia must pass a rigid federal examination tomorrow to prove fitness Those who fail face discharge as part of a plan to modernize the naval militia
A young woman who came to Columbia to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree married her professor in the middle of her second year. Upon announcing the engagement, a friend teased that she had come to obtain her PhD but did not expect to marry so soon. The remark reflects the humor of a student’s busy path to advanced studies.
The first international exposition of the photographic arts opened at the Grand Palace in New York, aligned with the Photographic Dealers Association of America convention. The event features a national prize print contest with medals and diplomas for winners, drawing entries nationwide. Color photography draws strong visitor interest as the art advances.
The St Paul cathedral opens to the public on Palm Sunday eve with Archbishop Ireland presiding. Special services mark the occasion as the venerable Northwest prelate leads the ceremonies.
A brief item notes assets including real estate described as a site for a banking house, together with loans and movable assets such as furniture and fixtures. The record indicates a secured portfolio with properties and collateral aligned to a banking facility.
Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and warmer. The forecast from New Orleans 8 and The Times via telephone indicates a warm Sunday. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a maximum of 87 degrees and a minimum of 63 with a south wind and cloudy skies.
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