Local Notes and Notices From The Times
Last night two newborn girls were reported to Mr and Mrs T C Mann Applewhite Transfer phone 16 S 3141. County clerk issued licenses Alejandro de Luna and Francisco Martinez Ancelmo Flores and Benigno de Leon. A crowd attends Frank Martins trial for killing Jim O Connor in Jim Hogg county with a fire queen contest closing June 1. Also reports on cane seed and supplies, horse clipping, moving services and a planned trip by Laredo residents to Frisco and Panama Exposition. Daiches returns from Mercy Hospital on crutches and good health.
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T. C. Mann
Applewhite
Alejandro de Luna
Francisco Martinez
Ancelmo Flores
Benigno de Leon
District Court
Phone
Laredo Fire Dept Forms Eight Hose Racing Teams
Two ward companies of the Laredo Fire Department organize reel racing teams for June hose contests. Protection Hose Co No 4 lists Captain Carlos Richter and 12 others with planned Monday and Thursday practices. Lone Star Hook & Ladder Team lists Captain Robert H Kilsby and 12 others with Tuesday and Friday practice nights. Rescue Hose Co No 2 and Heights Hose Co No 1 will organize teams, Paris Rule teams join June 9, totaling eight teams, plus possible Ninth Infantry Camp entries.
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Laredo Fire Department
Protection Hose Co. No. 4
Carlos Richter
Alphonse Wormser
Marcus Wormser
G. Simpson
D. Simpson
Tom Brown
Oscar Steiber
Ed. Moser
George Lang
Guy Trout
Howell Burnett
Ernest Buenz
Lawrence Nelson
A. D. Wright
Lone Star
Robert H. Kilsby
Fred Page
A. B. Zooman
Gwenn Smith
Milton Gilmore
W. Sharkey
Claude Bigden
Oscar Kennedy
L. Tuttle
Ed Staben
H. Bistetter
H. Burr
M. Uriell
Rescue Hose Co. No. 2
Heights Hose Co. No. 1
Paris
Meeting of Grape Camp No 255 W O W
An important meeting of Grape Camp No 255 W O W is scheduled for Tuesday night at 8 p m in Red Men s Hall EO Trout Consul Commander note 17 21 Adv
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Grape Camp
Red Men's Hall
EO Trout
Burglary Trial Set For Francisco Navarro Case
This afternoon in district court Francisco Navarro faces burglary charges for breaking into a railroad car and a house. A special jury was ordered to appear at 2 o'clock to hear the case.
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Francisco Navarro
Do You Read Labels Educational Advice on Labels
Domestic science teachers and food authorities urge readers to study food labels under the National Pure Food Law. Labels must list ingredients, distinguishing healthful powders from risky ones. Royal Baking Powder, made from cream of tartar, is praised as safest. alum-based powders are condemned by most physicians.
Hon Asher R Smith to Resume Seat in State Legislature
Hon. Asher R. Smith returns to Austin tonight to take his seat as representative from this district. Guests at the Hamilton include YT East and Hart Massey of Hebbronville. Teagarden of San Antonio and Miss Kate Brennan accompany City Marshal Brennan home from San Marcos. Many named locals and travelers listed among attendees and contacts.
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Asher R. Smith
Austin
East
Hart Massey
Hebbrowville
Hamilon
W. ‘Teagarden, Esq
San Antonio
Hamilton
C.D. Jarratt
Cotulla
J. W. Wilson
G. N
M. Brennan
Kate Brennan
San Marcos
Bender
J. L. McFallen
E M. Mercer
R. L. Learmont
Houston
Leslie Payne
Herbert Moreland
Dallas
R. M. McWilliams
St. Louis
H. H. Schlabach
G. T. Clifton
W. T. Martin
Hanson
Advertised Letters Remaining in Laredo Post Office May 17 1916
Post office list of letters for week ending May 17 1916 in Laredo includes numerous men and women with names such as Jargas Beningno Borego Pedro Briseho Julian Contreras Jose and many others. Letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on May 24 1915 if not delivered before and readers are urged to cite advertised when requesting them.
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Laredo
Jargas
Hinoposa O. H
Lofton W. P
Lozano M
Mathewson R
Nufez Jesus
Ochoa Jose
Ortiz Trinidad
Olvera Lino
Perez F. M
Perez J
Perez Cosme
Pena H
Rodriguez A. Robles
Dionicio
Saldafa Francisco
Sanchez Ausencio
Studie
Villareal Asencion
Villa Refugio
Villareal
Luis
Ladies
Cabido Amelia
Even Herminia
Espinoza Cayetana
Garcia Refugio
Garca Josefa
Gonzalez Tules
Hernandez Refugio
Olvera Silveria
Ramirez JR. Zoenz
C. Vda.de
Notable Women Highlight Public Life And Civic Roles
Atlantic City girl comptroller Miss Bessie Townsend handles a 663000 dollar bond sale for municipal improvements. Mrs J Borden Harriman sits on the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations advocating more women on federal boards. Miss Eileen Dunne’s engagement to William J Corby shocks Springfield social circles and a Liberty Bell suffrage booster progresses through Pennsylvania. Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs hosts speakers on social hygiene and art museums. Professor Emeritus Maria Sanford continues long college talks, planning another western trip. Dr Yamei Kin, China’s first woman doctor, to organize a northern China women’s medical department.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Bessie Townsend
Washington
J. Borden Harriman
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Eileen Dunne
Edward F. Dunne
Minois
William J. Corby
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Independence Square
Pennsylvania
Lexington
Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs
Rachel Yarros
George E. Stephens
Toledo
Kentucky
Helen Varick Boswell
Panama
Minneapolis
Maria
Sanford
University of Minnesota
Montana
Yamei Kin
China
Kin
America
New York
May Dismiss War Munitions Suit
Milwaukee May 18 General Samuel Pearson seeks to stay and dismiss his suit against Allis Chalmers over alleged war munitions production. The Boer war hero arrived from Europe amid claims of a long history of dramatic schemes and grandiose ventures.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Samuel Pearson
Allis Chalmers Company
General Pearson
Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers Company
Pearson
Europe
Allentown
Germany
England
America
Wilson
South Africa
Windsor Castle
Democratic America
Castro
Venzuela
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Brazil
Knox
King Edward
Lehigh County
Holland
Java
Snake Remedy From a Creek Subscriber
A Creek Indian subscriber offers a rattlesnake bite remedy claiming Indians never die from rattler bites or mad dog bites. The method mixes an onion two inches in diameter, strong tobacco, and table salt into a poultice applied to the wound, renewed every six to twelve hours to prevent swelling.
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Chas, Gibson
San Saba Star
Truth on German morale and war expectations
The Galveston Tribune cites a British observer stating no signs of German morale weakening and asserts that the German army and people remain confident in ultimate success despite English optimism about a war with Japan. The piece urges facing facts squarely about World War II dynamics.
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Jook
Japan
England
London
Galveston Tribune
Neat and Accurate Job Work rings up 43
Neat and Accurate Job Work reported a score of 43, reflecting a dominant performance in the session. The team built a strong lead with precise execution and consistent shooting across the board.
Villa’s Brother Dies From Chihuahua Bull Ring Wounds
Antonio Villa brother of General Francisco Villa died yesterday from wounds suffered in a Chihuahua City bull ring brawl. The Associated Press reports the incident had no political significance. Young Villa attempted to quiet intoxicated soldiers at the arena.
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el Paso
Texas
Antonio Villa
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Young Villa
Silent Crowd Watches Wilson Review of Fleet Bound for Maneuvers
An unusually large crowd gathered in New York on May 18 to witness President Wilson review the American battle fleet as it passed out of the river en route to practice maneuvers. The gathering was notably quiet as the fleet set sail.
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New York
Wilson
Hear Rate Protest From Seven Ohio Cities
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing in Toledo on the complaint by trade associations of Toledo Detroit Springfield Canton Columbus Dayton and Cleveland against current freight rates from this region to southern points Through rates are sought to meet competition from other sections with through rates to the south
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Toledo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Detroit
Springfield
Canton
Columbus
Dayton
Cleveland
Chestnut bark disease prompts broad quarantine plans
Washington May 18 reports that the chestnut bark disease has reached a level where the U S Department of Agriculture proposes quarantine measures for New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia Ohio North Carolina Iowa and Nebraska. A public hearing will discuss restricting shipment of nursery stock and chestnut lumber with bark. The disease likely originated in China and spread via wind birds and insects threatening native chestnut trees.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
North Carolina
Iowa
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
China
New York State
Charges Grain Exchange Defrauds Farmers
Fargo North Dakota May 18 A hearing begins on Attorney General Linde’s action to annul Equity Cooperative Exchange charter appoint a receiver and enjoin officers from stock sales and grain consignments Farmers allege fictitious sales to insiders and underpayment by 1 to 5 cents per bushel plus commissions and side earnings by employees
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Fargo
N. M
Linde
North Dakota
Equity Co-operative Exchange
Exchange
The Unwritten Law acquits Mrs Carman of Murder
The Hamilton Record reports Mrs Florence Carman is acquitted of murdering Mrs Louise Bailey. The editorial comments that in such cases the sole question is the defendant’s fate before God, arguing a woman may avenge an outraged love and condemning faithless partners as unworthy.
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Florence Carman
Louise Bailey
Hamilton
Italy to vote on lone bill granting plenary powers
Rome reports the Italian parliament will vote Thursday on a single clause bill granting plenary powers to the government, with final war action not expected until after. Some papers claim the war is effectively declared, while special trains with steam up await to remove German and Austrian ambassadors.
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Associated Press
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Revolution Rumors Rise as Austrian Empire Faces Upheaval
From Rome on May 18 reports state that Salandra’s car was spared while the army seized other cabinet members’ automobiles. Trieste despatches confirm ongoing revolution with popular uprisings against the Austrian emperor spreading.
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Rome
Salandra
Trieste
Fifty Die in Trieste Riots No Women Among Dead
Trieste dispatches report fifty people killed during Sunday rioting in Trieste, with the dead being men and elderly men among the casualties. No women listed among the fatalities.
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Trieste
Rome
Transylvania passengers report German submarine sighting
May 18 Glasgow reports a Transylvania passenger's claim that a German submarine was seen the night before the liner’s arrival. The ship zigzagged to avoid danger and escaped. Some passengers say a torpedo was fired while others deny it.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Transsylvania
Transylvania
Germans Leave 2000 Dead West of Yser Canal
Paris reports the official statement that the Germans yesterday left 2,000 dead and many rifles after Allied advances west of the Yser canal. Several German counter attacks were repulsed. The French also captured houses near Ablain in north of Arras fighting.
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Paris
Yser Canal
Ablain
Arras
American absent as Orduna sails with 225 aboard
New York on May 18 reports that the Cunarder Orduna set sail for Liverpool with 225 passengers none of them American. The voyage proceeds despite the empty U S citizen list.
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New York
Orduna
Liverpool
Allies to Use Gases In War Strategy
Lord Kitchener declared the allies will employ poisonous gases wherever Germany uses them. He called for 300,000 more men for the new army and said England will have ample ammunition soon. He deemed the Dardanelles situation satisfactory.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
England
Dardanelles
Cabinet Crisis in England Sparks Fleet Rift Rumor
London May 18 reports a cabinet crisis as a rupture appears between Winston Churchill and Admiral of the Fleet Lord John Fisher. The government conceals details while rumors say Fisher may succeed Churchill.
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England
London
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Lord John Fisher
Fisher
Churchill
Plot alleged to assassinate the Sultan and two German leaders
Paris reports indicate a claimed plot to kill the Turkish Sultan Fever Pasha and two German leaders in Turkey, Von der Goltz and Leehman von Sanders, according to Constantinople sources.
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Paris
Constantinople
Fever Pasha
Turkey
von der Goltz
Leehman von Sanders
Justification of Lusitania Sinking Reported
Paris dispatch cites Amsterdam correspondent from Le Matin stating Germany will justify the Lusitania sinking in its reply to the American note. The claim rests on the submarine commander’s statement that only one torpedo was fired and that a second explosion came from munitions aboard the vessel.
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Paris
The
Matin
Amsterdam
Germany
Lisbon Normal Again After Coup Fallout
Lisbon returns to normal as streetcars resume service. Prime Minister Joao Chagas, shot in the forehead by Senator Freitas, has a chance to recover. Freitas dies at the hands of a soldier, and the capital braces for the political fallout.
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Lisbon
Joao Chagas
Freitas
Chamberlains Liniment Advertises Relief for Aches
The ad promotes Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism lame back sprains and similar ailments. It cites praise from Mrs Charles Tanner of Wabash Indiana who calls it the best for back pain and sprains and notes long usage in her family. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles and sold by dealers.
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Charles Tanner
Wabash, Ind
Chamberlain
President thanks Texas Senate on Lusitania note bill
Austin May 18 Secretary Tumulty sent the Texas senate a communication conveying the president s thanks for the senate resolution in regard to the Lusitania note. The senate is considering the Gibson bill in committee of the whole. Opponents of the bill apparently will not seek delay.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tumulty
Texas Senate
Senate
Snowstorm Saves Wisconsin Crops Last Night
In Appleton Wisconsin on May 18 a heavy snowstorm fell overnight and helped guard crops from freezing damage, marking one of the season s strongest storms.
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Appleton
Wis
Texas Bankers Convene in Waco for San Francisco Fair Trip
The Texas Bankers Association opened its annual convention in Waco Texas on May 18 and laid plans for a special Texas bankers train tour to the San Francisco Fair, continuing a yearly itinerary to major western and northwestern attractions.
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Waco
Tex
Texas Bankers’ Association
Texas Bankers
San Francisco
Newark Episcopal Diocese elects coadjutor bishop
At the 41st annual Newark Episcopal Diocese meeting Dr Alexander Mann was chosen coadjutor but declined to leave Trinity Church Boston. A New Jersey clergy member is expected to be elected to the post to assist Bishop Edwin Osborn Lines. The selection was announced as the session opened in Newark May 18.
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Newark
Episcopal Diocese of
Edwin
Alexander Mann
Mann
Trinity Church
Boston
New Jersey
Defending Coast Against Imaginary Enemy
New York May 18 The Atlantic Fleet sails from New York harbor to enact a large scale war game defending the coast from Cape Hatteras to Eastport Maine Rear Admiral Beatty will command a small foe fleet while the rest defend the coast Rear Admiral Knight of the war college directs the exercise from Brooklyn over several weeks
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New York
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Beatty
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Maine
Washington
Knight
War College
Brooklyn
Muggsys wrath as Giants Cubs game taints with fashion
New York May 18. Muggsy McGraw resents the day’s mix of suffragette style with baseball. He bans pink armlets and wrist watches, threatening to eject wearers. Mrs. Charles S Whitman will throw the first ball, while Muggsy vows a protest if fashion disrupts the nine innings.
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New York
Muggsy McGraw
Muggsy
Giants
Cubs
Charles S. Whitman
Whitman
Notice to the Public at the Market Building
Southeast corner market building lists fish oysters boiled crabs and delicates such as lunches of boiled ham Swiss brick and American cheese corned beef tongue pickled herring salmon sardines in oil or tomato sauce. Short orders served promptly. Fresh buttermilk daily. The best French drip coffee in Laredo. J. W. Hopens Shorty.
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Laredo
J. W. Hopens
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