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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1914
Page
3
Thursday's report says completion will occur by Saturday as painters and timers finish cement floor work stalls iron work painting and final coats. The transformed market now offers sanitary rat proof and sneeze proof conditions with screens to keep buyers and venders safe and to enforce cleanliness.
General Alfredo Ricaut, commander of the Nuevo Laredo multinationalist corps, is sent by train to Monterey for an urgent meeting of Carranza generals after Carranza declares war on Villa. Reports say all Carranzista leaders are en route to organize a campaign against Villa.
Fragmentary OCR describes duties exceeding twenty thousand dollars on contraband tobacco shipments from Mexico to El Paso via Chihuahua. Boxes of cigarettes bound for importers faced duties, with authorities noting high charges and collection irregularities amid cross border movement.
The readable text discusses towing, trustees, a coach, Union Boot Club, and an election or meeting with mentions of venues and registration rules. Details are fragmented and not all names or dates are legible.
A quirky unsigned line advises athletes to use Tuxedo tobacco to stay in trim and avoid going stale, presenting the product as a superior choice over others. The note frames Tuxedo as a performance aid and lifestyle staple for competitors.
Official AP report from Austin dated Nov 12 states UT President Mezes offered NYU presidency and resigns his UT post He denies Spain ambassadorship rumor Paris reports no major changes on battlefront in two days while noting Dixmude and Niéupot activity and Allied gains in the region. Serbians say they annihilated six Austrian battalions at the Danube crossing near Svdrovo.
Nashville reports that the National Woman's Suffrage Association agreed to stay non-partisan and refrain from attacking any political party, marking a strategic shift in its lobbying.
The report says Blanco will back Eulalio Gutierrez as U S forces consider leaving Vera Cruz within hours of President Wilson’s orders. Unclear timing hinges on Mexican developments and a possible move by Carranza. An unconfirmed note suggests General Blanes in Mexico City could support Gutierrez.
The Anglo French fleet penetrated the cruiser Coehben with a shell at the waterline during the bombardment of the Dardanelles, leaving the vessel seriously damaged.
Berlin reports that Turkish forces completely defeated Russian troops in a two days battle near Canenusius. Official dispatches indicate Turkish victory with heavy Russian casualties and retreat.
The piece surveys multiple state results and national shifts with references to Bill Sulzer defeats, California governor dynamics, Progressive gains, and retirement welcomes in Washington. It notes gains by Ventage Briachbaugh Whitman and references to Longworth Roosevelt, with mentions of suffrage, capital punishment, and 1944 presidential hints amid party realignments.
A jumble of names and places reads like a personals page with numerous individuals visiting or staying in the city. The list mentions Davis, Gren, Pit Phage county, and others traveling to Laredo, Sonora, and beyond with scattered affiliations and locations.
Mineral Wells remedy promoted for constipation kidney and nerve troubles rheumatism malaria fevers and general debility. Claims soothing sleep and system boost. Water shipped nationwide in carbonated or plain form. For details contact Pur dette Mineral Welly and Florel Co Texas via Lockhart.
The article discusses yet unresolved cases on state and federal power to regulate film censorship under the due process and commerce clauses. It notes new restrictions affecting titles and titles of possession raising constitutional challenges.
Advertisement touts Dr Mine’s New Life Pills as a remedy for active liver digestion issues. Claims include relief from constipation head pains indigestion and clearer complexion with a note to ask your druggist for purchase.
Villa advances with Carranga forces at Queretaro as the convention issues orders. The arrest of Gen. Blanco is reported amid the ongoing action and political maneuvering in Washington.
The third annual convention of the Investment Bankers Association of America brought together about seventy prominent financiers in Philadelphia. Discussions covered railroad rates, foreign exchange, public utilities, and Federal Reserve effects on investments. Governor James W. Tener is billed as a speaker at the banquet, with football between Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon.
An unconfirmed report received by the House of Commons claims three German cruisers were sunk in the Pacific. British worry grows after yesterday’s sinking of the Niger near the Nelson coast, observed by hundreds of British vessels anchored offshore.
A damaged report notes a vessel foundered in Haver harbor and several crew members were drow ned in rough conditions. The incident prompted emergency response from local authorities.
In Vienna on Monday twenty nine cholera cases were reported as the outbreak continued to grow with a sharp rise in infections amid the city’s health warnings and responses.
Copenhagen reports the Socialist Peace Congress plans a December 6 meeting inviting representatives from all neutral countries to discuss peace. The event aims to build wider support for an end to hostilities and outline a pathway to negotiations.
Mayors from numerous American cities gather in Philadelphia for a three day conference at City Hall. Mayor Blankenburg attends as sessions and entertainments are organized. Central issue debated is whether city funds should hire extra workers during unemployment emergencies.
The cruiser North Carolina was reported unharmed by wireless today and remains in Beirut under uncertain circumstances. The message from Washington on November 12 confirms the vessel's safety.
London reports an Athens dispatch that the allies captured a Turkish torpedo boat which had escaped from the Dardanelles.
London reports unconfirmed dispatches that the Kaiser directs all Mohammedan captives captured from the Allies be sent to Constantinople to serve with the Turkish forces.
The Kansas State County Clerks Association opened its convention in Hutchinson while the Kansas Good Foods Association met to discuss road improvement programs for the coming year.
On Boston Common today 5 000 Methodists gathered under the old Esquire elm to mark the 414th anniversary of the first Methodist sermon preached in Boston. The ceremonies recalled the historic event with weathered attendance and solemn exercises.
Middling cotton advanced one sixteenth to 75-16 cents in Dallas, with sales reaching 9,067 bales as of November 12. The Associated Press reports higher trading activity and a modest uptick in prices across the market.
A Brooklyn Eagle cartoon caption likens the Kaiser to a would be looter betrayed by a confederate under a dark moon. The scenario imagines a lone defender with a gun turning a foretold raid into a failed attempt, illustrating the emperor's human frailties.
Deeds show J M Pace transferring lot 4 in J Maxey Pace replat block 1009 W TD to Ramon Galindo for 100 dollars. Walter Brown transfers lots 1 and 2 in Jaques replat block 96 BE DD to Elvira Musioz de Gonzales for 325 dollars.
Savannah Ga November 12 Mrs Daisy McLaurin Stevens of Brandon Mississippi was reelected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Mrs W T Culberson of Kiowa Oklahoma is second vice president
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture states foot and mouth disease is communicable to humans but rarely causes serious effects. The bulletin stresses minimal risk to people and outlines basic precautions.
President Wilson refused to meet a Boston Negroes delegation led by W M Trotter after an angry exchange at the White House. He said he would not see Protter again and cited the manner of speaking as intolerable. Delegation members charged Burleson McAdoo and Williams with enforcing segregation rules.
Commercial men from many midwestern cities gathered in Memphis for the Mississippi Valley Foreign Trade Conference. Delegations from Chicago New Orleans St Louis and Kansas City discussed the European war impact and opportunities in South America. Participants urged the region to reap growing U S foreign trade benefits and promote local products.
Representatives from nearly every city and town in Maine gather in ueusta for a three day efficiency conference. The event features the grange labor press and civic groups promoting the slogan making the home town home like.
At the physicians’ convention in Troston in November the group The Wives of Aesculapius, comprising about a hundred doctors’ wives, led the clinics in hospitals. They managed children’s wards and welcomed visitors during the event focusing on infant mortality.
After three years and a bid of 2 million dollars, the Delaware Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against General T. Coleman Du Pont’s proposed boulevard. Voters statewide will decide whether the road should be built.
Freehold New Jersey November 12 The trial of George Green and Richard Sparks for the murder of Charles A Ely at Freehold on September is set for today. They are defended by State Senator John W Slocum A J C Stokes and Andrew Conover of Freehold.
J D Jennings notifies holders of hunting permits in his Zapata county pasture that permits will be cancelled on December 1 1914 due to stock up with new cattle. He forbids hunting after that date and urges compliance. Ad. 11 11 151.
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