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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1915
Page
5
Mrs Canuto Zagarnaga aged about 35 years killed herself at her San Francisco avenue home shortly after 2 pm with a 88 calibre pistol. Found dead while husband Canuto Zagarnaga was in the yard. A coroner held an inquest likely returning death by her own action.
Jess Willard dubbed the great white hope appears for the first and last time in motion pictures at the Dixie tonight, according to an advance notice.
The piece describes lush prairies near Laredo in spring with wild flowers and dense foliage. Cattle graze amid grasses and flowers, benefiting from copious winter and early year rains that enriched soil and promoted grass and tree growth, creating a verdant landscape.
Rangers Pat Creaghead and Joe Prooks of Captain Sanders company arrested Pedro Gonzalez at Benavides yesterday after seizing three horses from him. The animals were reported stolen from Berclair, Texas, and Gonzalez was jailed on theft charges.
A testimonial from J W Sexson of Montevallo Missouri praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad notes customer satisfaction and repeat calls for the medicine and states it is for sale by all dealers.
The Scotch Woolen Mills Agency installs a gas powered Hoffmen pressing machine in its pressing and cleaning department. Manager Robert H. Kilsby announced the device as one of the newest and most modern appliances for handling suits efficiently and with up-to-date technology.
An old article promotes Dr Bells Pine-Tail Honey claiming antiseptic and healing Pine Forest essence to clear throat and head congestion. It urges readers to buy a bottle from all druggists at 25 cents.
Guy Thompson stockman and Miss Emmia Wehrs of Baltimore Md were married yesterday afternoon at 2 30 in Judge Page's office. The couple, who began their romance in Arizona nine years ago, will reside in Laredo in Mrs Pierce's home apartments. Best wishes to the newlyweds for a long, happy life.
An advertisement urges readers to take one pill at night for a full free bowel movement by morning. It claims improved digestion and appetite, linking digestion to overall happiness and health while urging immediate trial tonight.
Cream of Tartar based baking powders retain grape-derived healthful qualities, while Phosphate of Lime is produced from rock or bone ash and used as a cheaper substitute. A Cream of Tartar powder contains neither Alum nor Phosphate, indicating a purer formulation.
Official dispatches say a Villista force under Jose Rodriguez defeated 4,000 Carrancistas at Los Herreras Nuevo Leon and captured many prisoners and ammunition. The report adds that Villa personally advances on Matamoros.
The Woman's Club of Laredo met at Ellis Hall to debate recreation as a universal need. Miss Mary James spoke on recreation and civic welfare with focus on child development and citizenship, while Mrs. Hal W. Greer reported progress in Heights Civic Club play efforts. Rev. W. Cook highlighted church work. Mrs. Belle Dilgarde advocated public playgrounds and school use, praising San Antonio and Chicago efforts and inviting a school visit.
Readers receive a long roster of visitors and locals in Laredo with Sam J. Jordan from Encinal at the Hamilton, Oscar and Mrs Thompson from Hebbronville, Mrs Gatewood from San Antonio visiting her mother, arrivals from San Antonio and Texas City, and other names tied to hotels, families, and the Texas Mexican Railway management. A hospital stay improves a local manager, while a funeral in Encinal draws Maria Cardenas home.
Secretary Bryan said Zapata expressed regret for the killing of John McManus in Mexico City. Negotiations for payment of an indemnity are progressing satisfactorily.
Marshall Texas March 23 Associated Press reports that recent cold weather is believed to have caused about one million dollars in damage to fruit crops in Harrison county across the area.
McAdoo was taken to his home from the hospital after an appendicitis operation ten days ago. He must remain quiet for a month, according to physicians.
Petrograd reports the fall of Prze mysl seals the fate of the Hapsburg empire and Germany as the Russian advance nears Usok and Lupkow passes in the Carpathians. Damage to Poland noted with Galicia suffering widespread destruction and loss of livestock. Berlin notes Cracow places Poland and Galicia damage at 1.25 billion dollars with thousands of villages and cities affected.
Paris dispatch reports the officers and crew of the French battleship Bouvet perished with the ship after the Dardanelles engagement on March 18. They stood at the salute and shouted Vive la France before the sinking.
Berlin reports two French night attacks near Arras were repulsed and an assault northeast of Badonviller failed with heavy French losses. Hostile aviators bomb Ostend wounding Belgians. a French aviator fell northeast of Verdun. Two French airmen were captured after landing near Freiburg. Germans pursue Russians driven from Memel East Prussia.
In San Francisco on March 238 Fernando Vivas consul of Honduras faces trial on arson charges for allegedly setting fire to his Twelfth Avenue home. The court action begins tomorrow with Vivas as defendant.
Foreigners and Chinese in Peking express fears that additional Japanese troops arriving in Manchuria will heighten friction between Japanese and Chinese. Reports indicate six thousand more Japanese soldiers have reached Manchuria.
Washington March 23 President Wilson said he did not consider the United States inquiry to Japan regarding Japanese demands upon China as a minor character despite Tokio dispatches.
From New York on March 23 five hundred stockholders of the defunct Union Bank face a $1,000,000 suit brought by counsel for the Deputy Superintendent of Banks who is liquidating the bank. Justice Laycox gave them until today to answer and taxed them $10 each for costs. The bank had $1,000,000 capital and a nearly $2,000,000 assets-liabilities gap. Attorneys say stockholders should pay a sum equal to their par value. Trial expected to be a bitter fight.
Paris March 23 a French commission found the capture of the American steamer Dacia valid and ordered the case to proceed to the prize court, ending a dispute over the seizure.
French newspapers criticize Paris aerial defenses saying Zeppelins could have been repelled Sunday night while weather was clear. Strong representations will be made to the government.
The last fiscal year saw 2906 pensioners totaling 868,948 dollars in benefits from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The payout reflects ongoing retirement support for former employees and aligns with the company’s postwar welfare efforts.
Philadelphia creditors and stockholders of the defunct Philadelphia Gulf Steamship Co will not receive a cent in the final wind up. Special Master Henry C Thompson Jr reports the line’s assets fall short of claims, despite the Evelyn and Muay selling for a profit after foreclosure. The Evelyn, insured by War Risk Insurance, was later sunk in the North Sea.
In San Francisco on March 23 the Navy Defense League plans a meeting to push for a larger U S navy. Col Robert M Thompson of New York argues the nation spends more on auto tires than on navy and calls for a defense commission to study and propose a secure system, noting radio investment as a defense measure.
Berlin reports the Overseas Agency tallying Allied Dardanelles losses to date as two thousand killed and four ships badly damaged with three ships sunk claimed by Britain. The commander of the battleship Inflexible was killed and crew drowned.
In Trenton New Jersey on March 23 hearings proceed in the sausage boycott case. Members of Butchers Union 422 Newark and twenty other unions are temporarily restrained from continuing. Brewers bakers engineers and others must show cause to avoid permanent injunction. The dispute began last summer between Hudson County sausage makers and packers with A Fink and Sons facing boycott and court action over alleged unfair methods.
March 23 report says Rheims was bombarded yesterday with bombs dropped by an aviator, killing three civilians. In the Argonne two violent attacks were repulsed.
High winds at the Dardanelles yesterday prevented the allied fleet from leaving anchor. A despatch notes the bombardment mainly damaged secondary defenses while the larger forts remain intact.
Proceedings under the neutrality resolution will be brought against the captain or owners of the American liner Odenwald for attempting to leave San Juan Porto Rico without clearance papers. Forfeiture of the vessel to the United States is among the possible penalties.
I N Stuart of West Webster New York describes using Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and liver disorders over five years. He says they are mild in action and have given satisfactory results, and he notes they are for sale by all dealers.
A telegram from Tiflis says Uramiah in northwestern Persia was looted by bands, many killed and women captured. The French mission was destroyed and about fifteen thousand refugees gathered at the American mission in the area.
Baron Shigeto Dewa the Japanese representative to the Panama Exposition sails for home from Seattle after a tour of the United States. He has been entertained by government officials and Japanese residents in America during his stay.
Austin reports Governor Ferguson proclaims a quarantine for April along the Gulf Coast and Rio Grande border against smallpox yellow fever and other diseases south of 25 degrees north latitude.
The Houston Telegram Publishing Company filed a petition in bankruptcy in federal court. The publication of the Telegram is suspended.
Former Judge L. B. Roan of Atlanta who presided over the Leo Frank trial died in a New York hospital today after a battle with cancer.
Washington March 23 The twelfth session of the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opened today at Mount Vernon Place Church with Bishop Warren A Candler of Atlanta presiding and Bishops Collins and Wilson also in attendance.
Chicago March 23. Mrs Wilbur G Salter says her husband, a wealthy retired real estate man, tried to paint her red. He caused his arrest and will be tried tomorrow. She claims he took the children one day and did not return.
Motion pictures of the state hospitals were shown to day at Albany during the opening of the first state conference and exhibit on mental hygiene under the State Charities Association. The conference focuses on the cure and prevention of insanity with many experts in insanity and mental defectiveness among the speakers.
Montreal March 23 The Duke of Connaught Governor General of Canada will inspect the Second Contingent of the Canadian expeditionary forces He will oversee regiment drills and review the grand parade on Fletcher's Field The McGill University Officers Training Corps will participate in the maneuvers.
The steamship Glenshiel sails today from New Orleans bearing Missouri gifts of food clothing and supplies for Belgian relief. A rousing send off by longshoremen marked the departure of the Missouri Gift Ship carrying the full Missouri bounty for the stricken people.
Cement sidewalk construction is the order of the day in Laredo as crews lay a six foot wide, 300 foot long path on Matamoros street from the Schmidt home to the Biskamp home. Similar walks have been laid in other city areas, and the work is expected to speed up in the coming months.
The new Oakland California railroad station cost $30,000 to build to be whisper proof but at opening day the whispers echoed throughout the large waiting room revealing the design did not mute sound as planned.
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