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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1914
Page
3
Community notices show a three act comedy Tommy's Wife at Market Hall for Heights Civic Club fundraiser and a Ninth Infantry Band concert on Martin Plaza. Local ads promote excursions, dining at Club Cafe, a new opera house dedication, and various services including car hire and boiler work.
The copy extols Tuxedo tobacco as mild and soothing. It claims only the makers of Tuxedo invest in aged Burley tobacco and proper treatment to retain pleasantness while removing harshness.
Allied reports claim vast reserves of manpower are shifting balances on the front. Russia lists 8,000,000 available workers enabling troop rotations. Zeneland cites 1.5 million. German strategy centers on the Krepo coast as French, British see gains near Ypres, Arras. Emden sinks Russian cruiser Jemtchug near Penang. German subs move by land toward Belgian coast.
Charles Zamor, brother of Haiti’s president, landed at Port au Prince and led an uprising against rebels who ousted the president. Street fighting continued as Zamor fought ashore while the president remained aboard a harbor ship.
Mr. Mickin of Laredo Southwest Texas promotes pest and disease control for fruit trees and oleanders. He surveys yards for scale and pests, offers treatment for a nominal fee, and lists pruning and tree surgery services. He is connected to a large nursery and will publish orders at T. A. Boon’s office.
Last night the Royal Theatre packed with citizens and soldiers awaited motion pictures of the Laredo street parade from October 10. Only a few Laredo views showed a cavalry unit and six autos, while rain scenes in Nuevo Laredo impressed. films from Kenedy Cotulla Falls City also credited. The management announced the short Laredo reel would not be repeated.
Chaplain Watts of the Ninth Infantry requests old magazines for the regiment’s reading room. The unit, bred from Fort Thomas to Laredo, lost much reading material during moves and a canceled practice march. Bundled magazines left at The Times office will be collected by a camp wagon.
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The morning import receipts at the port totaled thirty-six carloads from Mexico including fourteen goats, ten carloads of calamine, eight carloads of tle, two carloads of bones, one carload of beans and one carload of corn.
A new corn remedy named Gets-It is promoted as easy to use and effective, with millions reportedly using the product. The advertisement touts it as a proven cure and distinctive in its time.
An unidentified man died after three box cars burned at Hierman Junction on the Texas and Pacific railway near Sherman Texas. The incident occurred today with authorities investigating the blaze and identifying the victim.
In Shreveport on October 29 Associated Press reports Roland Williamson, a well known local attorney, killed two of his four children. The victims include his daughter aged four and his infant child. The motive is described as temporary insanity.
Yesterday afternoon at her Matamoros Street home Mrs B Kenedy hosted a Five Hundred party for a group of friends. Two decorated rooms featured snowball chrysanthemums and ferns while eight tables conducted the game. Prizes included a crocheted centerpiece, a hand embroidered towel, and a pin cushion. Royal Orchestra provided music before a three course luncheon.
Representative Humphrey announces about fifty Texas counties plan a vote on reducing cotton acreage at the election Tuesday. The move aims to cut cotton production across the state in response to agricultural conditions.
Paris dispatch says a German cannon on the German left in France exploded, killing about 260 Germans and wounding many more, according to The Journal report.
A Petrograd dispatch reports that Britain and Russia agreed to exchange troops to bolster each side’s forces. The note emphasizes wartime alliance and mutual military support between the two nations.
Michigan educators gathered in Kalamazoo for the annual state convention. Governor Ferris spoke at morning exercises and Mrs. Henry Hulett presided. A pupil pageant entertained visitors, with Kalamazoo College students to present a peace play tomorrow.
A fragment reports German airships flying over Hasselt Belgium on October 20 en route to Antwerp, with no further details on mission or outcome.
A monster petition for women’s suffrage and another for liquor prohibition were begun in Montreal as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Quebec completed its annual convention. Delegates plan campaigns across the province and push the legislature to act. Speakers included Alderman Leslie Boyd and J Grant Smith among temperance leaders.
The Swedish steamer Orenan was sunk by a mine in the North Sea on Saturday near Stockholm. Five crew members were drowned.
Advert says wormy children suffer from worms causing weakness and illness. A few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge allegedly restore cheerfulness, strength, and a rosy bloom of health quickly. Price 2s per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Local Manager John B. Morton of the Laredo Electric and Railway Co asks the Times to inform residents that during the upgrade of the new lighting system portions of the city will be in darkness each night beginning tonight. The change will affect different city areas as circuits are altered, and electricity users are advised of possible outages.
Fleetwood Mung report that mines off the north Ireland coast sank another steamer whose name is not given. German trawlers flying a neutral flag are said to have laid these mines.
County Judge Geo R Page and Commissioner WY Puig traveled by car along the Webb county road to the county line near Enecinal. They found the road in much better shape than expected given heavy rains and told the road gang to undertake substantial work to improve it beyond anything seen before.
Milwaukee October 2. A comprehensive interstate highway scheme is presented to the Northwestern Road Congress. The plan includes the Sheridan road from Chicago to Milwaukee the Lake and River road from Milwaukee to the Mississippi River the Lincoln highway between St Paul and St Louis the Fox River Valley Route from Milwaukee to Michigan and the Chicago to Detroit road. Government and state road experts join in the good roads movement discussions.
The Woman's Club invites offerings for the Christmas Ship to aid European orphans. Donations accepted at Laredo Library daily 4 30 to 7 30 p m except Sunday through Tuesday November 3. Packages shipped to Brooklyn wharves, ship sails about November 10.
Washington reports Carranza's agent Rafael Zubaran declares a San Antonio statement by Robert Pesqueira accusing American Agent Carothers was not authorized by Carranza. The note indicates no official Carranza endorsement of the accusation.
Harry Gerhardt displays a picture of his infant daughter Virginia on motion picture screens across the Southwest as part of a plea to locate her and the missing nurse Julia Krasusky. The AP report from St Louis notes the effort aims to generate public tips.
Spot cotton sold at 64 cents per pound in Dallas on Oct 24 with a rise of 3.16 cents from yesterday. Transactions totaled 9,963 bales as buyers and sellers moved material through the market.
J A Mc Kee Jr secretary of the Philadelphia Association of Credit Men has been sworn in as a policeman to enforce payment of bills. The group vows relentless action against fraudulent debtors as a new enforcement tool.
Washington October 24 An investigation into changes in the classification of express matter will open tomorrow before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The questions involve many rate changes as companies have recently revised classifications per commission suggestions. It is believed the changes to be passed upon will be approved.
Cheyenne Wyoming October 29 W Averill Harriman son and heir of the late E H Harriman is learning track laying on the Union Pacific. He spends hours with a pick and shovel, developing muscles and gaining hands on experience with his father's railroad property.
Dr King's New Life Pills claim to ensure strong digestion and regular bowels, purify the blood, and boost the whole system. They are advertised as a tonic for digestion constipation and general health, priced at 25 cents.
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