Navy gains under Wilson surpass earlier administrations
In a letter to President Garfield of Williams College Secretary Daniels presents official figures showing the navy in excellent condition. He notes increased vessels, ammunition, and personnel since Wilson took office, with five new dreadnoughts authorized during Wilson's first years and major upgrades in training and rank structure. Daniels says alarmist attacks during the era are partisan and the navy is stronger than under Taft and near Civil War levels, while commerce and warfare laws evolve.
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Garfield
Williams College
Daniels
Navy
Wilson
Mr. Taft
Congress
Taft
Mr. Daniels
Another Cruiser Interned at Newport News Ends German Commerce Raiders
Word arrives that the Kronprinz Wilhelm captain agreed to intern for the war period at Newport News. The ship, like the Fuehrer Friedrich, was repaired and loaded with supplies but never intended to sail. The ruse kept Allied ships off the coast while two raiders were immobilized, ending the era of these commerce wreckers.
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Newport News
Capes
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Voices and Satire Across Texas Newspapers
A collage of clipped quips and cartoons rails at law, politics, and mischief from Kentucky to Corpus Christi. Items mock self defense, parliamentary hauntings, mean men, whitewashing editors, torpedo warfare, inland life, and charity pieties in references to Austin Houston Laredo Port Arthur and Beaumont papers.
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Syria
Laredo
Tex
Port Arthur
Conflicting wartime reports and trade curbs noted
The British and German reports conflict as Villa and Carranza diverge. Authorities may falsify dispatches to gain advantage. Britain bans raw cotton exports, and a likely next move is restricting coal shipments to Newcastle.
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Villa
Carranza
Great Britain
Newcastle
Bomb Threat Foiled At Turkish War Ministry Council Call
A clockwork bomb timed to explode at a council meeting was found just in time to avert a blast. The incident suggests someone targeted the ministry, leaving officials grateful for a timely warning and averted disaster.
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Turkish War Ministry
Palmer Cox Birthday Tribute for Brownies Creator
Palmer Cox born April 28 1840 in Granby Quebec turns 75 today. He rose to fame as the illustrator of the Brownies spawning books and a Broadway style stage adaptation. Now based in New York his long career spans decades of popular children’s small folk cartoons.
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Mr. Cox
Mr Cox
Granby
Quebec
San Francisco
Palmer Cox
New York
Train Service to Villal dama Reestablished
Nobles of Nuevo Laredo reportCarranza troops under General Jose Santos reached Villaldama and repaired track and telegraph lines. Regular train service between Villaldama and Nuevo Laredo will resume after restored lines and security, ending weeks of disruption caused by Villista activity.
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Nuevo Laredo
Carranza
Jose Santos
Villaldama
Villistas
Notice to Property Owners Calls for Assessments
Property owners must call and render assessments on OF before April soth as rolls will close on that date. The office in the Court House is open mornings and afternoons for payment. B J Leyendecker, County Tax Collector.
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Court House
B. J. Leyendecker
Message From Mars Benefit Play At Royal Theatre
Large attendance expected for a three act play produced by local talent under Albert Taylor at the Royal Theatre Friday evening to aid the Laredo Fire Department. Reserved seats on sale at Reed's drug store. Specialties between acts and orchestra overtures planned. An award of standard books will go to the person submitting the most words from the letters in Laredo Fire Department.
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Albert Taylor
Royal Theatre
Laredo
Reed's Drug Store
Mia
Ambiguity in War Front Location Reflects Degenerated Conflict
Reports from French and German sources claim a capture at a single place within four days, with no confirmation of who holds it as the lines are read. The exchange underscores how war has degenerated into contested, uncertain advances.
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Italy
Petrograd
State Capitol
Austin
State House
Denison Herald
Meighen Criticizes U S On Justice And Humanity
The Canadian Solicitor General Meighen accuses the United States of valuing party politics over justice and humanity. He laments U S interference in British civilization efforts by pressuring England to seize fifty ships bearing the American flag.
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Meighen
United States
England
Odd items from everywhere headline
Fragmentary notes cover a range of facts from sanitary paper uniforms for Japanese soldiers to Moroccan prisoners paying officers. It mentions Sweden metal mines, African desert sands depth, swordfish timbering, Joliet government reform, Swiss Navy and Lake Como patrols, global birth rate, and unemployment mentions.
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Morocco
U.S
America
First Savings Bank
Philadelphia
United States
Sweden
Joliet
Colestance
Baveria
Sloan's Liniment Promises Relief for Rheumatism
Waco News notes common rheumatic forms including acute chronic and sciatica and promotes Sloan's Liniment as penetrating relief. The column quips Harry Thaw’s sanity trial set for May 17 and mentions emergency battle timing.
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Sloan
Harry Thaw
Waco News
April 28 in History Highlights Monroes and Battles
Timeline entries note James Monroe born in Virginia in 1768 and died 1831, the 1760 Battle of Sillery between British and French forces, 1789 Maryland ratifies the U S Constitution, 1814 Napoleon exiled to Elba, the Hesper tragedy near Baltimore, 1856 Crimean War peace rejoicing, 1941 Pacific Mail steamer arrival in Vancouver, and 1914 coal mine disasters and guard fatalities.
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James Monroe
U. S
Virginia
Sillery
Canada
Bernard
Simon Camp
Napoleon
Fortress Monroe
France
Maryland
United States
Bonaparte
Kre Jus
Elba
Hesper
Favourite
Baltimore
England
Russia
Turkey
Pacific Mail Service
Vancouver
Yokohama
Eccles
W. Va
Elliot
Colorado
Mrs. H. G. Cleveland Reports Cure From Stomach Trouble
In Arnold Pennsylvania Mrs. H. G. Cleveland says sour stomach and bloating after meals troubled her until she used Chamberlain's Tablets. After two bottles she was cured. Sold by all dealers.
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H. G. Cleveland
Arnold, Pa
Chamberlain
May Day Festivities Planned in Laredo on Saturday
The annual May Day celebration in Laredo will occur next Saturday beginning about 5 o'clock on School Plaza. A children's parade May pole dances and the coronation of Miss Julia May Smith as Queen of the May will be at 6 o'clock with music and a festive crowd assured.
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Laredo
School Plaza
Julia May Smith
Scalp Bounty Law Delayed Effect to June 19 1915
Notice that the Scalp Bounty Law passed by the last Legislature does not take effect until after June 19 1915 and that no bounties on animals killed before that date will be paid. It requires strict compliance with where and when animals were killed. GEO RE PAGER Webb County Texas. April 1915. AdY County Judge Laredo Tex.
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Webb Co
Texas
Ady
Laredo
Tex
Eckmans Alterative Promoted for Lung Recovery
An advertisement from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia offers reports of recoveries from tuberculosis and a diet and fresh air booklet. A reader recounts two years of lung hemorrhages and pneumonia relief after using Eckmans Alterative, claiming the cough disappeared and health improved. The ad notes the product is for bronchial catarrh and lung affections, with prices and a booklet available.
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Eckmans
Susquehanna Ave. Phila
Siri
Eckman
Howard -B. Klopz
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Fourteen graduates set for Laredo High School ceremony
The Class of 1915 at Laredo High School will hold graduation at the Royal Theatre with four girls and eight boys receiving diplomas. The graduates include Ernestina Sanchez, Ruth Simpson, Elia French, Grace Lang, Boniface Leyendecker, Guy Trout, Reuben Cotulla, Jose Naranjo, Julio Naranjo, Marcus Wormser, James Greer, and Louis Becker. A quiet wedding occurred at St Peter’s Church as First Lt Horatio Ireland Lawrance and Rose Linden Shorey wed. they depart for Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas, then return to Laredo.
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Laredo High School
Royal Theatre
Ernestina Alicia Sanchez
Ruth Helen Simpson
Elia Ruth French
Grace Alma Lang
Boniface Juvinal Leyendecker
Guy Maxwell Trout
Reuben Emil Cotulla
Jose Naranjo
Julio Naranjo
Marcus Royle Wormser
James Micajah Greer
Louis Charles Becker
St Peter's Catholic Church
Father McLoy
Horatio Ireland Lawrance
Rose Linden Shorey
Laredo
T. H. Mussett
Margaret Mussett
Jenks
Crannan
Harris
Fort Logan H. Roots
Ark
Lawrance
Man Takes His Own Medicine An Optimist
A promotional piece urges optimism and faith in Dr King's New Discovery for colds. It claims the medicine relieves ailments by addressing the cause and helps Nature act, encouraging readers to buy a four bottle supply.
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Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Laredo Fire Department Racing Teams Prep for Waco Meet
The Laredo Fire Department racing teams rehearse for the State Firemen’s Association convention in Waco. Two squads compete in reel races and in the O’Connor Cup under Paris rule races. Last night both squads posted their fastest practice runs to date.
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Laredo
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