Big Live Stock Show and Fair Planned for Webb County
At a Webb County livestock show and fair meeting the newly elected Laredo Chamber of Commerce board approved pursuing a countywide event. August C Richter and John A Applewhite were named to lead planning, including exhibits of Webb County livestock poultry agriculture and county resources. The group aims to choose a site dates and program details and report back at a future meeting.
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Laredo
Webb County
Messrs
August C. Richter
John A. Applewhite
Will Run Only 10¢ Trip Cars Ad By G Lecea
G Lecea announces removal of five cent jitney cars to exclusively operate ten cent trip service. All cars now available with immediate dispatch by phone 715 to accommodate riders. March 20 1961.
McCoy Bound Over In Fatal Shooting At Resort
Corporal Everett McCoy of Fort McIntosh was bound over without bail after a preliminary trial before Justice Benavides. The case concerns the shooting death of Private William Banks of the Fourteenth Cavalry near a city resort. Testimony centered on witnesses at the scene and a key account given by Clara Garcia. The grand jury will consider the case in the district court.
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Justice of the Peace
Benavides
Everett McCoy
Quartermaster's Department
Fort McIntosh
William Banks
Fourteenth Cavalry
Clara Garcia
McCoy
Death of Little Amada Perez in Laredo
Mr and Mrs Eufrasio Perez mourn the death of their 12 year old daughter Amada Julia Perez who died Monday night at 7 in their home at 819 Zaragoza Street after a 30 day illness. Funeral was held from the home to San Augustin pro cathedral with interment in the Catholic cemetery. The parents, well known in Laredo, recently moved here from Matamoros due to revolutionary troubles, and they have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.
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Eufrasio Perez
Amada Julia
Zaragoza Street
San Augustin Procathedral
Laredo
Perez
Matamoros
Local Times notes on Laredo area News and ads
The Times prints local notices and ads about Laredo life including Shorty’s seafood oysters fish and gas offerings at 10 cents per gallon, a fire alarm at Second ward, canal and hunting trip reports, new architect David J Chaille moving to Laredo, and Woman's Missionary Society entertainment at Bella Vista.
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the Times
Laredo
Shorty'’s
Shorty’s
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Bella Vista
Oscar Staben
Becker Appeal Before Court of Appeals for Becker Rosenthal Murder
In 1912 Herman Rosenthal was gunned down outside the Hotel Metropole New York. Charles Becker later convicted twice, with a third trial sought amid claims of prejudicial press influence and witness duplicity. Lawyers cite Dago Frank and James Marshall affidavits while Becker awaits the Court of Appeals ruling.
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Herman Rosenthal
Hotel Metropole
New York
Charles Becker
Court of Appeals
Becker
Leftie Louis
Gyp the Blood
Whitey Lewis
Dago Frank
Sing Sing
Rosenthal
Deci
Frank Cirotici
James Marshall
Clancy
Fort McIntosh Horse Show Endsorse Merchants Help
Captain Sirmyer leads Fort McIntosh Horse Show planning for April 10 with strong merchant ad support. Army Relief Society funds aim to aid fallen soldiers families while committees from executive to arrangements organize publicity, events, and finances for a notable exhibition.
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Sirmyer
Fort McIntosh
Harold P. Howard
14Th Cavalry
Brooke Payne
6Th Field Artillery
Hdgar A. Sirmyer
Mth Cavalry
Ruben Smith
9Th Infantry
Arthur G. Hixson
William R. Henry
James N. Munro
Frederick Galbreath
Raymond B. Austin
F. A
Eogard A. Sirmyer
Cavalry
Infantry
John B. Coulter
Children ski to school in Western Montana year round
Sixteen children in Western Montana travel to school on skis from October to June. The deep snow sometimes covers telegraph wires beside the pupils. Willow markers mark the trails to and from school.
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Montana
Personal guests and visitors listed at local hotels
Judge A P Spohn of Zapata county and Mercurio Martinez of Zapata arrive in Laredo on business. Guests at the Hamilton include Mr and Mrs Wm Epstein of San Antonio and Mrs W H Yeater of Hebbronville. J C Gravis of Benavides and Lee B Miller Jr. arrive, stopping at the Hamilton and Ross respectively. Other visitors include W P Bates of San Antonio, Enrique Manitou of Dallas, and numerous named individuals at the Hamilton, Ross, and Bender hotels.
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A. P. Spohn
Zapata County
Mercurio Martinez
Laredo
Mrs. Wm. Epstein
San Antonio
The
Hamilton
J. C. Gravis of
Benavides
City
Lee B. Miller, Jr
Ross
F. K. Fidridge
Pearsall
O. Guenther
New Stamfels
D. Scheff
New York City
A Border Shamrock Presented to Times Herald Editor
Mrs G H Ward delivered a genuine three leaf shamrock to the editor of the Times Herald. The plant was grown by irrigation along the Rio Grande where Irish immigrants settled and spoke Spanish, and preferred mezcal and frijoles over gambling.
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G. H. Ward
Times-Herald
Rio Grande
San Marcos
Native Alaskan widowhood mourning painted facial mask
An Alaskan Indian widow does not alter her clothing but marks mourning by painting a deep black stripe across the upper face starting at the base of the nose. This facial modification signals bereavement within her culture.
Widow of Stonewall Jackson Dies at 84
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, widow of the famed Confederate general, died in Charlotte at age 84 after a long illness. Funeral set for tomorrow in Lexington, Virginia, with interment beside her husband.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Stonewall Jackson
Lexington
Johnson in Havana in good condition says AP report
Americans arriving in Havana report Jack Johnson's condition appears surprisingly good. He is a trifle fat about the hips but displays his old time cleverness.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Jack Johnson
Roller Skating Meet Opens in Capital With Stars
Washington March 24 A professional roller skating meet begins tonight at Capital with events daily through Saturday. Jack Woodworth, close to the New York championship, is among the star skaters expected to shine.
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Washington
A_ professionl
Jack Woodworth
New York
Livestock Men at the Fair Open Eighth Annual Convention
The eighteenth annual convention of the American Live Stock Association opened at the Exposition in San Francisco with stock raisers from the west and middle west in attendance. Friday is designated American National Live Stock Association Day by exposition officials.
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San Francisco
Calif
American Live Stock Association
West
Middle-West
American National Live Stock Association
Garfield's Grandson Named Williams Captain Next Year
Williamstown Mass March 24 The Williams College basketball team elects James Garfield Jr grandson of President Garfield as captain for next year He has starred on the varsity football track teams and serves as junior class president His uncle is the Williams College president.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
James Garfield
James A. Garfield
Garfield
Williams
Mirror Eyes of Atlanta Boy Baffles Doctors
Atlanta March 24 Harold Lutzk seven year old boy sees objects as if viewed in a mirror. He writes backwards and reverses letters while the brain area for vision shows a peculiar formation. Scientists report no eye abnormality, attributing the effect to brain wiring.
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Atlanta
Harold Lutzk
Harold
Austria weighs war with Italy as troops move to Tyrol and Trieste
A Tribune despatch from Vienna reports Austria views war with Italy as highly probable. Troops are deployed to Tyrol and Trieste to build defenses while Austrian forces destroy structures along the Italian frontier in Trent to clear artillery paths. The article notes Austria could seek a separate peace with Russia independent of Germany.
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Tyrol
Trieste
Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Vienna
Austria
Italy
Trent
Russia
Germany
British air raid hits submarines at Antwerp yards
The admiralty reports a successful morning raid on German submarines near Hoboken just outside Antwerp. Five British planes took off, three reached the target and dropped five bombs each from about 1000 feet, despite heavy fire. Yards and two submarines are believed badly damaged. one aviator landed and was interned in Holland.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
Hoboken
Antwerp
Holland
Belgian Army Divisions Make Gains on Yser Front
Paris reports that one Belgian division advanced yesterday on the Yser while another division seized a German trench. In Alsace French forces captured several second line trenches.
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Paris
Yser
Alsace
Avoid Breach of Neutrality in British Cruisers
Washington on March 24 reports British cruisers worldwide are ordered to refrain from taking aboard supplies at neutral ports to avoid breaches of neutrality. The directive covers American Caribbean Pacific and South Atlantic waters and aims to prevent unilateral enforcement actions.
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Washington
American
Caribbean
Pacific
South Atlantic
Battle of Przemys to Shape War Outcome
Berlin reports say a major and bloody battle is raging in the Carpathians. German correspondents indicate it may take days to decide a result with the Russian army from Przemysl expected to join.
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Berlin
Przemys
Allied Troops Land at Gallipoli Peninsula
Athens dispatch reports a force of allied troops landed on Gallipoli yesterday. A general attack on the Dardanelles fortifications is planned immediately upon arrival of additional French and British warships now en route. The fleet resumed bombardment yesterday.
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London
Gallipoli
Athens
Dardanelles
Germans abandon Ossowetz attack in northern Poland
Petrograd reports Germans in northern Poland have virtually halted their push at Ossowetz where they sought to break Russian defenses. Having failed since Sunday, they have withdrawn all but four heavy batteries before Ossowetz.
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Petrograd
Poland
Ossowetz
Missionaries in danger as unrest grows in Persia
American Consul F. W. Smith in Batoum says missionaries and refugees face danger at Urumiah, Persia. Turkish consul reportedly led 700 tribesmen in an uprising against the American mission, with Smith noting the peril.
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Washington
F. W. Smith
Batoum
Russia
Tiflis
State Department
Urumiah
Persia
Health Promotes Happiness and Regular Bowels
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pill to promote regular bowel movements. It claims one pill at night yields a full movement by morning, improves appetite and digestion, and enhances overall health and happiness.
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Dr. King
Washington considers Berlin representations over Elfiland attack
Secretary Bryan announced the state department is weighing representations to Berlin after a German aeroplane bomb endangered the Belgian Relief Commission steamer Elfiland. The notice cites the March 24 briefing and emphasizes protecting relief operations in the region.
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Washington
Bryan
State Department
Berlin
Elfiland
Bombardment Witnessed at Dardanelles by AP Reporter
An Associated Press correspondent witnessed the Allied bombardment of the Dardanelles on Thursday, describing the intense naval action and explosions along the straits as forces pressed the campaign.
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Dardanelles
Associated Press
Young couple found shot to death near Jamesville
Jamesville Texas March 24 Ben Hern 25 and his wife 18 married three months were found shot to death in their bed at home a pistol lay on the floor nearby with two chambers empty the crime occurred a few miles from Jamesville authorities probing motive and sequence of events
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Associated Press
Jamesville
Texas
Ben Hern
Signed Textbook Law in Austin Signaled by Governor
Austin Texas March 24 Governor Ferguson today signed the textbook law ending the long statewide dispute over schoolbooks. The action clears the way for state guidelines and funding tied to new curricula and educational material standards.
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Austin
Texas
Ferguson
Newark Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Opens
The 58th annual Newark Conference convened in Newark under Bishop Theodore Henderson. Main topics include social service pensions for retired clergy and evangelistic work.
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Newark
N. J
Newark Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Theodore
Henderson
Chattanooga
Tenn
No cause for alarm in campaign prep selfies
Port Arthur News notes that wives worry when husbands pose before mirrors for long periods. He is just getting used to his face and practicing jaw movements for campaign speeches before running for city commissioner next month.
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Port Arthur News
Play Ground Association Forms at Laredo Library
A meeting at the Laredo Library rooms last night organized a temporary Play ground Association. A permanent organization to secure playgrounds for Laredo will be formed at a Thursday night meeting at 8 o clock in the library rooms. All interested are urged to attend and help.
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Laredo
I N G N Announces Promotions to Traffic and Freight Roles
The I and G N Ry Co Houston headquarters announces promotions effective April 1 for two officials. H Booth moves from general freight agent to traffic manager while L M Hogsett rises from assistant general freight agent to general freight agent. Both are well known in Laredo.
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Houston
H. Booth
L. M. Hogsett
Laredo
Turkiye Battleship Losses Follow Dramatic Engagement
British and Turkish forces clashed as three battleships were reported lost by the Turks light losses total twenty dead and fifty wounded. One gun jammed by debris. A British battleship damaged and stranded near Turkish forts drew observers as eight hits were seen in ten minutes while it remained active after dark.
Roaring vs Braying as Reformers Spurred Debate
A column drawing on a Houston Post quote contrasts the image of a roaring lion with reformers described as braying jackasses. The piece lampoons reform rhetoric, using vivid animal metaphors to critique political voices and their methods.
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Houston Post
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