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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1915
Page
5
Local talent at the Royal Theatre directed by Albert Taylor offers A Message From Mars this Friday night to benefit the Laredo Fire Department. Tickets at Reed's Drug Store show strong demand as rehearsals continue and special scenery and lighting enhance the production.
History notes Milton disposed of the Paradise Lost copy for five pounds amid difficulty finding a buyer. Also listed are 1794 Cassano battle a French defeat by Russia and Austria and other notable events and births and deaths through 1906.
Mining engineer, author and editor Dr. Rossiter Worthington Raymond reaches his 75th birthday. A Cincinnati native born April 17 1840 he studied at Brooklyn Poly and in German universities. He served in the Civil War and later led mining statistics efforts before editing journals and writing widely in the field.
Important to Tax-payers. April 30th is the last day on which to pay your City taxes for the year 1914 and avoid the penalty fixed by law. My office is in the City Hall and my hours are 9 a.m. to 12 m and 2 to 6 p.m. D. C. de Lachica, City Tax Collector.
A housekeeper rejects baking powders containing alum, preferring Royal made with cream of tartar. The text emphasizes informed label reading and hygiene backed by authorities, urging consumers to demand quality ingredients.
Miss Lamar Hamilton returns from San Antonio where she served as maid of honor from Laredo during fiesta week. John J Burris of Melon and B W Teazarden of San Antonio arrive in the city and stay with the Hamilton. Numerous visitors from Dallas, New York, Chicago, Corpus Christi, and other cities are listed among the guests and friends of the Hamilton household.
A Fort Worth Record summary notes a report on the American colony in Mexico City warning of drift toward destruction. It asserts the struggle reflects personal vengeance rather than liberty, cites widespread outrages from theft to violence against women, and accuses the State Department of withholding details from the U.S. public.
The text argues starting is the main obstacle to nearly every task and enterprise. It notes that once a start is made the effort to balance and win proceeds, with emphasis on diversification enabling self sufficiency. It mentions the struggle of starting branches to become self supporting and the challenge faced by Earle.
The report notes a lull in Nuevo Laredo with Guardia over there taking long siestas due to hot summer days. Reconnaissance is rare, Villistas are not present, and there is no urge to mobilize. Business mirrors the quiet, earning the city a vacationlike, lethargic atmosphere.
An old advertisement claims the liver is a blood purifier and a seat of passions. It asserts impurities in the blood cause biliousness headache dizziness and constipation. Dr Kings New Life Pills are offered to clean the liver and restore vitality for 25 cents at your druggist.
Real estate transfers show a slow week with only a few sales recorded. Letitia G. Hamilton transfers blocks 6068 and 606 to Albert Urbahn for 400 dollars and Elizabeth Moore transfers blocks 227 and 22½ to R. W. Morrison for 750 dollars.
An old advertisement claims bad breath dizziness and a general malaise indicate a torpid liver. It markets HER PINE as the medicine to revive liver function vitalize blood regulate bowels and restore energy and cheerfulness at a price of 500 sold by all druggists.
A report notes Neat and Accurate Job Work achieving a score of 43 in a recent tally. The item highlights the firm's performance, routing efficiency, and potential impact on future productivity benchmarks.
The document outlines Senate Joint Resolution No 3 proposing a constitutional amendment for Texas Article 5 Section 2 to create a Supreme Court of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices with a three judge quorum. It sets eligibility, six year terms, and a $5000 salary, plus election rules and vacancy provisions. An election is ordered for July, 1915, with funding of printing and election costs.
A proposed constitutional amendment would empower county Commissioners Courts to create a Students Loans Fund funded by a possible county tax up to twenty cents per hundred dollars. The measure requires publication, a special election in July 1915, and $5,000 for advertising and election costs.
At the Roosevelt libel trial a telegram from Thomas Platt urging Roosevelt to sign a bill exempting railroad grade crossings from the franchise tax was read. Roosevelt said he received the message too late and remarked that Platt is not an easy boss while replying to urging him to attend a commission meeting.
Philip McCleary the American correspondent arrested at Vera Cruz has been released and has sailed for the United States according to relatives in Paso. April 7.
The Associated Press reports three more flood victims found in Austin, Texas, bringing the total recovered to seventeen. All identified bodies are reported as unidentified African American men.
In Columbia on April 27 Miss Sarah Haynsworth Lyles wills marry Francois Raymond Loyd a Boston attorney at the First Baptist Church. A reception will follow at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs William H H Lyles.
Berlin reports that strong British assaults on the new German line near Ypres failed with very heavy German losses. Germany admits pulling back from Ligerne but says it still holds the Yser bridge at Lizerne. Twelve miles west of Ypres, German artillery pounds the railway junction with heavy action.
General French reports repulsed German assaults northeast of Ypres. Allied forces advanced near St. Julien and west of it, while Het Sas was recaptured further north. British airmen bombarded seven Belgian towns.
A Saloniki despatch reports powerful clock bombs hidden in the Constantinople ministry of war. They were timed to explode during a council session attended by Inver Pasha and German generals Von der Goltz and Von Sanders.
London on April 27 reports a government ban on export of raw cotton to prevent its use by Germany. The move reflects public demand to curb wartime material shipments and affect enemy supply.
The Swedish coasting steamer Centric was sunk by a mine near the Aland Islands on April 27. The crew were saved.
London April 27. The Belgians officially report Germans are against using asphyxiating gases. Sunday night the Belgians claim to have inflicted heavy losses on German forces despite these pauses.
A British permit allows the steamer carrying American women delegates to the Hargie peace conference to sail. The April 27 report from London notes the ship is cleared to continue its voyage to the conference venue.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on April 27 a major conference on education and industry opens with representatives from colleges libraries churches and schools across the South. President James Y Joyner of Raleigh presides as attendees anticipate a possible address by President Wilson. The four day program divides into subject divisions. A. C. Monahan will advocate a Northampton Wisconsin like system rewarding outside work with school credits to strengthen rural education and cooperative ties between youth and farm life.
London reports the British trawler Recolo blown up in the North Sea with some crew unaccounted. մանր
Paris reports recapture of Hartmann's Wellerkopf summit from Germans last night with several prisoners taken. The summit had fallen to German forces yesterday morning.
Italian ambassadors at Paris London Vienna and Berlin called to Rome to confer with Foreign Minister Sonnino. The St Petersburg envoy was not summoned due to travel difficulties. Action seen as prelude to a grave, important Italian decision.
Geneva April 27 a press telegram says the Russians began another strong offensive in the Carpathians around the Uzsok pass. Austro German casualties there in the last two days were 20 000.
London reports two British airmen were killed today along the British coast when their seaplane crashed. The incident occurred on the coast and the names of the deceased were not immediately released.
Lord Kitchener announces indisputable evidence that German forces are abusing British prisoners of war in captivity. He states Germany mistreats POWs and vows action.
Flood stage rains cause serious rail delays and crop damage on bottom farms across southwestern Oklahoma. Associated Press reports ongoing water rises affecting transportation and farming communities.
Mrs Elmer Hath of Pehuh Ind writes she has suffered rheumatism for years and finds Chamberlain s Liniment gives immediate relief. Bottles priced 25 and 50 cents. For sale by all dealers.
Frank P. Walsh, head of the U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations, affirmed that John D. Rockefeller Jr. correctly quoted Rockefeller letters regarding the Colorado strike. He criticized Rockefeller for not explaining Bowers’s confession about how the Colorado Iron and Coal Company sets prices and labor conditions.
Six thousand pounds of potatoes will be served to 6,000 visitors at the North Dakota building. A debate on why Larimore, North Dakota, is the best place on earth will be decided by a jury of potato enthusiasts.
The International Baseball Association opens its schedule in Richmond with Toronto facing the Virginians. Toronto, sent to Durham for training, makes its initial bow in the league as part of the international slate.
Pittsburgh hosts a Republican Banquet honoring General Grant's birthday as leaders gather for the Anerous Republican Club event. Senator Boies Penrose will likely deliver the keynote, with discussions centering on national affairs and 1918 leadership.
Puget Sound exports reach about 100 million dollars annually, doubling and tripling prior records. In 1914 Seattle and Tacoma led shipments with Everett and Bellingham also active. The record week ending April 3 saw shipments valued at 2 225 68 dollars. Major cargoes include cotton copper manufactured goods and grain with Russia as a top buyer through Vladivostok.
Newark April 27. The postponed sentence of John B. Scarlett former Roseville Trust Company director convicted of conspiracy to wreck the bank will be pronounced today by Judge Osborn. He has two prior verdicts overdrawing his account and conspiracy. The involved amount is 16 392 63. Harry W. Foster vice president and director faces trial soon for overdrawing 364 before the bank closed.
A Puck magazine cartoon caption questions women in politics and their inexperience urging they would need ten years to pass laws while a businessman voice counters that it might improve the country.
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