National of Mexico Railways Express Opens Laredo Office
The National of Mexico Railways Express opens at 1219 Convent Avenue with W. E. Donnelly as local agent. The firm pledges to handle all shipments to and from Mexico and aims for strong business growth after years of limited cross border Express service.
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Laredo
United States
Express Company of
Mexico
National of Mexico Railways Express
Convent Avenue
W. E. Donnelly
American Express
Wells-Fargo Co. Express
Donnelly
Skidoo Follows Voodoo in Laredo Onion Shipments
Laredo onion shippers moved 13 carloads of Bermudas on a rain hindered night and 23 carloads the next day. Total ships so far this season reach 530 cars with an expected 1,560 carloads, about one third of the crop moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Bermudas
Here
Shoe Shop Moves to New Location in Laredo
The Voz de Laredo Shoe Shop has relocated from Iturbide street to 634 San Agustin avenue. The notice appears dated 6 2 15.
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Voz de Laredo
Iturbide Street
San Agustin Avenue
War Department to Settle Contracts Under 1919 Act
The War Department establishes a Claims Board and provincial offices to settle formal and informal contracts for WWI. It urges voluntary settlements to avoid litigation and sets a June 20, 1919 deadline for filing informal claim agreements to avoid permanent bar from relief.
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War Department
Department
United States
Demobilizing War Dogs Aid Fund Raised in England
British army war dogs from the great war are being demobilized and moved toward future care. A fund of $100,000 is being raised in England to support their welfare and ongoing needs.
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England
Sacrificed Principles to Safety
A New Jersey man Henry Smith killed a chicken after his flock failed to lay. He threatened a girl to lay an egg, and she stole an egg from a neighbor to appease him. Several boys saw her roll the egg to her home. she remains alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Smith
Newton
N. J
Henry
Ancient chariots and air layers echo from old science notes
The article surveys ancient Egypt's chariot development and the global role of the vehicle for two millennia. It then notes the earth’s atmosphere, stating most water vapor lies in lower layers with a thick envelope, and that above 30 000 feet only a small fraction exists. It also links thumb exams by nerve specialists to early disease detection before other signs appear.
Odd Facts From a Curious Notebook
A list of quirky notes covers paper barrels, eel skin belts, Japanese paper yarns, Canada’s sea coast, a Dutch coachman for Elizabeth I, a calendar oddity about centuries, inheritance rules for Chinese fathers, and the constant weekday start of the 365 day year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Canada
England
Better Than Calomel Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are promoted as a mild laxative and liver aid, offering an alternative to calomel. The ad claims quick relief from constipation and dullness, emphasizes teeth safety, and notes price 10c and 25c a box with all druggists carrying the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
Social Calendar Items from Friday and Saturday
The Blue Birds meet at 4 PM at Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl s home. Boy Scout Troop 1 meets in the Methodist Church League room in the evening. Boy Scout Troop 2 meets at headquarters hall at 7 PM. A town boys dance is at Elks Hall at 9 PM. Choir practice is at the Baptist Church at 8 15 PM. Saturday Mrs H W Johnston hosts the Married Ladies Social Club at 3 30 PM. The Sunbeam Band meets at the Baptist Church in the afternoon.
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Blue Birds
Alfred Poggenpohl
Boy Scouts of Troup No. 1
Methodist Church
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 2
Headquarters Hall
Elks Hall
Jewish Welfare Board Dance This Sunday Night
Dancing begins at 8 30 at the J W B Hall with attendance expected from local families. The event follows a home gathering at 1110 Farragut street this Saturday evening from 7 to 9. The W M A of the Baptist Church met yesterday afternoon led by Mrs Horner and included a short program and social hour with refreshments provided by Circle D.
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Farragut Street
Jewish Welfare Board
J. W. B. Hall
the Baptist Church
The
Baptist Church
Horner
Circle D
Annie Pace
Mesdames Fletcher Smith
J. M. Sallee
Milton Sallee
Ince
Tristian
Henry
Windrow
Clingenneel
Trout
Camp
Beddoe
H. L. Guinn
O. H. Guinn
Craig, Jennings
Odd Facts and a London Bellwether in Brief
The piece notes nearly 15 million postage stamps needed yearly for the U S public. It recounts a famed English pedestrian who walked 30 miles backwards in nine hours for a bet, finishing with 14 minutes to spare. It adds a Siamese belief about sneezing and devils. It ends noting two British ministers enjoy rent free living: the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, who live near Downing Street.
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United States
Downing Street
Community notices and social arrivals in the city
The column lists visitors and departures among local residents. Mrs Albert M Fox of San Antonio arrives for a visit with Mr Fox during onion shipping season. Several townspeople plan hops at the Elks Club and relatives travel to and from San Antonio, Los Angeles, Yakima and Tampico. A Presbyterian church picnic is set for tomorrow morning at eight with an informal tonight reception to honor Mr Randell as fund drive proceeds.
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Albert M. Fox
San Antonio
City
Fox
Presbyterian Church
Randell
Presbyterian Church In
Texas
Presbyterian Colleges
Wharton
Birthdays for May Second Highlight Notable Figures
List marks Jerome K Jerome in London area born 60 years ago today along with Harold F McCormick Chicago born 47, Margaret Hill McCarter Kansas author born 59, Hallie Erminie Rives Kentucky born 41, and William S Goodwin Arkansas congressman born 63. Names tied to places and professions noted.
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Jerome K. Jerome
London
Harold F. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Margaret Hill McCarter
Kansas
Republican Women's National Executive Committee
Charlottesville
Ind
Hallie Erminie Rives
Post Wheeler
Virginia
Christian County
William S. Goodwin
Congress
Arkansas
Warren
Ark
Tobay's Anniversaries May 1883 to 1917 Highlights
A digest of notable anniversaries and events from 1883 to 1917. Includes William Ogden as Chicago’s first mayor, births and deaths of leaders like Dr. Theodore Herzl, Clyde Fitch and Prince Albert Victor, plus geopolitical milestones such as Witte’s resignation, Fez siege relief, West Galicia victory, Italian mountain advances, and the Joffre Viviani US tour.
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William B. Ogden
City of
Chicago
Theodore Herzl
Palestine
Budapest
Vienna
Clyde Fitch
Elmira
N. Y
France
Prince Albert Victor
Duke of Clarence
London
M. Witte
Fez
Morocco
Austria
Galicia
Joffre
Viviani
United States
Government Office Emerges as Leading Publishing House
Uncle Sam's publishing house, officially the Government Office, is described as the greatest establishment of its kind in the world, public or private.
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Uncle Sam
The
Government Office
Wilson Approves Labor Program in Peace Treaty
President Wilson cabled Secretary Tumulty that the labor program adopted in the peace treaty is a major achievement to systematically safeguard and promote labor interests. The note marks Wilson’s endorsement of measures designed to protect workers within the postwar framework.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
Political scientists convene in Philadelphia for world peace talks
The twenty third annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science opens in Philadelphia with leaders from across the United States attending. Noted speakers include Vice President Thomas R. Marshall former Governor Samuel W McCall John Hays Hammond Felix Adler Abraham J Elkus and Samuel J Graham as sessions examine plans for world peace.
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Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
John Hays Hammond
Washington
Felix Adler
Columbia University
Abraham J. Elkus
Ambashor
Turkey
Samuel J. Graham
Church leaders to discuss reconstruction at Cleveland meeting
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America will hold a special meeting in Cleveland next week to discuss reconstruction work. Invitations go to heads of national Protestant federations in England, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland, signaling an international scope with Allied delegates.
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Cleveland
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
England
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Centennial Birth Anniversary and Global Events Across Cities
The centennial birth of Fordyce Barker is noted. The Duke of Devonshire will visit Montreal to open the Victory Scout Exhibition. The American Academy of Political and Social Science holds its twenty third annual meeting in Philadelphia to discuss world peace. A triangular debate among Yale Harvard Princeton on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. Hampton Institute observes its semi centennial with speakers including Taft Jones Moton.
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Fordyce Barker
Duke of Devonshire
Montreal
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
United States
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Hampton Institute
William H. Taft
M. Ashby Jones
Atlanta
R. R. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
War Chronicle One Year Ago Today
United States steamship Tyler sunk by submarine in the Mediterranean. British airmen brought down 14 enemy machines in a great battle on the western front. Rome named Bishop Patrick J Hayes Head Chaplain to Pershing's American forces.
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United States Steamship
Tyler
Mediterranean
Western Front
Rome
Patrick J. Hayes
Pershing
Peace Treaty Nears Signing Early in May
If the Paris plans hold the great war ending accord could be signed early in the week starting May 25. The treaty would be presented to Germany Monday with a fifteen day consideration period and a further five to seven days for allied German exchanges.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Chinese Delegation to Issue Statement on Kiao Chau Dispute
Paris May 2 The Chinese delegation to the peace conference is expected to issue a statement today about the Kiao Chau settlement reached by the council of three. It is understood Chinese representatives will express keen dissatisfaction with the decision.
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Paris
Council of Three
Weimar Acts to Take Over German Railways
The constitutional committee of the national assembly at Weimar adopted a resolution to place the entire German railway system under government control through April 1921. Bavaria representatives objected to the measure.
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Berlin
Constitutional Committee of the National Assembly
Weimar
Germany
Bavaria
Guns Heard From Munich and Herne May 2
German government troops artillery fire is audible in Munich and creeping nearer, according to private advices received.
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Herne
Munich
Bavarian Forces Seize Munich From Communists
Paris reports Bavarian government troops have captured Munich from the communists, signaling a decisive shift in control amid ongoing civil conflict. The announcement confirms a turning point in the struggle for regional governance.
Red Guards Plundering in Munich Amid Turmoil
May reports from Berne describe Red Guards in Munich as demoralized and looting banks while threatening mass violence against the bourgeoisie if government forces attack the city.
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Berne
Munich
Paris May Day Riots Leave 250 Police Injured One Spectator Killed
In Paris on May Day 1926 two hundred fifty policemen were hurt during the disorderly actions. One spectator was killed after being struck by a revolver bullet in the clashes.
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Paris
Government says Bolsheviki offer prisoner exchange
London reports that the Bolsheviki government offered to swap British military mission members in the Caucasus for Russian subjects held by Britain. Negotiations also continue for the exchange of 92 British prisoners in Bolshevik hands.
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London
The
Caucasus
Bolshevists
Ferdinand Enters Budapest With Romanian Troops
A Bucharest dispatch to the Neue Freie Presse says King Ferdinand of Romania, with French generals, is about to lead his troops into Budapest the Hungarian capital, as the forces advance in May.
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Vienna
Ferdinand of
Romania
Budapest
Hungary
Bucharest
Neue Freie Presse
Resistance Mobilization Amid Austrian-Tensions in Geneva
Geneva reports the Carthinian government orders mobilization of twenty military classes to halt an invasion threat from Jugo-Slav forces. They are reported to attack a 50 mile front aiming to seize Klagenfurt and Villach.
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Geneva
Carthinian
German Austria
Klagenfurt
Williach
Mum's the Word in Whispered Address to George and Clara
A fragment shows George noting the horse’s knowledge while Clara cautions secrecy about potentially selling the animal. The dialogue hints at shared plans and future negotiations without revealing specifics.
Farmer George Kounkel First to Buy Airplane in Area
George Kounkel, a farmer from Aylesbury Saskatchewan, orders an airplane and becomes the first local farmer to adopt air travel for business. Fellow farmer M Kounkel supports machinery powered agriculture and plans to use the aircraft to travel to cities to sell farm produce.
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George Kounkel
Aylesbury
Saskatchewan
M Kounkel
Governor Hobby to Confer With Legislature on Special Session Topics
Governor Hobby said he will consult presiding officers and lawmakers before deciding on subjects to submit at a special session, beyond the discharged soldiers voting measure. The remarks were made in Austin on May 2.
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Austin
Texas
Hobby
Steel Schedules Topic Set For Steel Producers Talks
Representatives of the railroad administration will meet Thursday next with steel producers in New York to discuss the steel schedules approved by the industrial board.
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Associated Press
Washington
Railroad Administration
New York
Industrial Board
Intercollegiate Rowing Duals Across Nation May Open
Two major intercollegiate rowing events set for tomorrow split attention between the East and West. At Annapolis on the Severn River the Naval Academy, Syracuse University crew squads vie in varsity and freshman eight races. In California and Washington state, Washington, California, and Stanford compete on the Oakland Estuary in Pacific Coast races resuming after a two year hiatus.
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New York
East
Far West
Severn Hiver
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Syracuse University
Pacific Coast
Oakland Estuary
University of Washington
University of California
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Military Pageant to Aid Victory Loan in New York
New York May 2 Promoters predict the military pageant for the Victory Loan drive will be the greatest spectacle of its kind in the metropolis. Thousands of soldiers will march in a satire like procession illustrating America's war participation with battlegrounds built by engineers and animated by tanks planes and signals. Eighty bands will provide music as crowds line the parade route rivaling the homecoming turnout.
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New York
America
Signal Corps
Thrifty Hull Lady Night Reading Luminous Skull
A Hull pensioner with a frugal nature illuminates her head using luminous paint to save on lighting while reading at night. The quirky idea reflects a humorous pun by Puech.
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Hull
Puech
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers Reward and Cure
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It claims thirty five years of use, blood action on mucous surfaces, and quick health improvements after starting treatment. Testimonials are requested from buyers through J Cheney & Co. in Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Byaali
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St. Louis, Mo
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Harry Kemp
Elks Club
William Dickinson
Miss Luisa
Walter A. Craig
Albert F. Beddoe
Alice
Bertha Mills
Sue Smith
Los Angeles
Yakima
M. T. Cogley
S. M. Barlow
Stanley Hauser
Baby
J. D. Merriman
Horace Wood
Asherton
Ira O'Meara
Margaret
Katherine French
Corpus
Annie
Roberta French
Messrs
John and
Albert Murphy
Chas. Moser
Sidney Katz
Aaron Moser
Frank Daugherty
Tampico
Galvestown
Casa Blanca
Miss Sturges
Miss Wolflin
Tobay
Ferdinand
George
Clara
Farmer Values Airplane
GOV. Hobby
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