Webb County road bonds sold to Whitaker & Co of St Louis
Webb county issued $200000 good roads bonds to finance a countywide highway system aided by a $100000 state grant. Whitaker & Co of St Louis bid at par plus accrued interest and won after bids from several financiers. County officials plan to start construction around Laredo, linking local roads into a countywide network as funding becomes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
State Highway Commission
Whitaker & Co
St. Louis
Geo. R. Page
Commissioners Court
Rollins
Laredo
Funeral for Anita Salinas Held at San Agustin Church
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Anita Salinas daughter of Mr and Mrs Antonio Salinas and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs D C de Luchica. She was laid to rest in Catholic Cemetery after rites at San Agustin church. Pallbearers included Jose Salinas Eduardo de Luchica Lazaro de la Garza Ernesto de Lachica Alberto Gutierrez and Adolfo Gonzalez Jr with an extended list of honorary mourners.
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Anita
Antonio Salinas
D. C. de Luchica
San Agustin Church
Jose Salinas
Eduardo de Luchica
Lazaro de la
Gratitude Expressed for Effective Diarrhoea Remedy
Mrs. William Bell of Logansport Indiana writes she used Chamberlains Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy during a severe diarrhoea attack three years ago and it was the only medicine that relieved her.
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William Bell
Logansport
Ind
Chamberlain
Virginia Pearson Stars in The Bishops Emeralds at Strand
The Strand Theatre presents the first run of The Bishop's Emeralds, the inaugural Virginia Pearson Photoplays release. Miss Virginia Pearson stars as Lady Hester Cardew, wife of the Bishop of Ripley, in a strong high class English melodrama on stage and screen.
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Strand Theatre
Bishop's Emeralds
Virginia Pearson
Overwork and health improve with Chamberlain's Tablets
Miss Agnes Turner of Chicago describes severe indigestion headaches and sleeplessness from overwork and irregular meals. After two months of Chamberlain's Tablets her digestion improved, she gained energy, and can now eat and sleep in comfort.
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Agnes Turner
Chicago
Chamberlain
Money Makers Ad Sparks Interest in Local Times Want Ads
A Times Want Ad titled Money Makers $ 398 appears to promote a financial offer. The note emphasizes a cash opportunity with a bold price point and seeks attention from readers seeking quick profits. No further details are readable in the fragment.
Social calendar items and club notices from local society pages
Mrs. L J Christen hosts Auction Bridge Club. Parish Guild meets at 1209 Victoria St. Married Ladies Social Club hosted by Mrs Biggio. Women’s groups meet Baptist and Christian churches. Bridge Club hosted by Mrs L Joseph. Tuesday Music and Literary Club hosts informal dinner at Hotel Hamilton. Many visits and arrivals noted. St Peter’s choir honors Miss Histetter with a silver service. wedding set for Thursday. Redo: League of Women Voters prep and membership drive urged. Mrs Hal W Greer presides.
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L. J. Christen
Adams
Victoria Street
Hotel Hamilton
Leon Daiches
Estella Bistetter
St. Peter's Choir
Helene Kenney
St. Peter's Church
Edmund Foster
Lucille Murphy
Gatewood
A. C. Hamilton
Ethel Mackin
Anita Sharkey
A. J. Norton
Eistetter
Laredo
State League
League of Women Voters
Hal W. Greer
Rev Beddoe Planning Brief Return to Cotulla Campaign
Rev A F Beddoe returned this morning and will depart again tomorrow for Cotulla and Asheton on the 75 Million Campaign. He will return in time for Sunday services.
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Cotulla
Asherton
Sanday
Anniversary Highlights From October Thirties Through World War I
A digest of notable dates: 1831 first rail on Lexington and Ohio Railroad in Kentucky. 1836 Sam Houston inaugurated president of the Republic of Texas. 1861 Odd Fellows in Baltimore honor Thomas Wildey. 1891 Sir John A. Macdonald widow made peeress. 1895 Cleveland cabinet visit to Atlanta Exposition. 1900 death of John Sherman. 1914 Wilson approves special war tax. 1916 King George calls men to enlist. 1916 Allied retreat from von Mackensen. 1917 Haig reports British gains in Belgium.
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Lexington and Ohio
Lexington
Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
Odd Fellows
Baltimore
Thomas Wildey
Order In America
John A. Macdonald
Cleveland
Atlanta Exposition
John Sherman
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Lancaster
Wilson
King George
von Mackensen
Field Marshal Haig
Belgium
Black to Be Installed as President of Washington and Jefferson College
Samuel Charles Black, a 50 year old Iowa native, will be formally installed today as president of Washington and Jefferson College. A clergyman, educator and author, he earned a D D from McCormick Theological Seminary and began his career as a telegraph operator to fund his studies. He later worked in banking in Des Moines, entered the ministry, and served pastorates in Kewanee Illinois and elsewhere before his 1910 call to Col lingwood Avenue Church Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Charles Black
Washington and Jefferson College
Iowa
Black
McCormick Theological Seminary
Des Moines
Kewanee
Ill
Ilinois
Colorado
Collingwood Avenue
Toledo
Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Skin Irritation
An ad from The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio promotes Zemo as a safe antiseptic liquid for eczema itch pimples rashes and other skin conditions stating relief is fast overnight itching stops instantly and minor blemishes fade. It notes prices 35 cents and one dollar for extra large bottle and claims it won t stain and isn t greasy.
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Sanaa
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times reports a nightly and Thursday forecast of cloudy conditions with local showers as issued by the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary
Observations show a maximum temperature of 82 degrees and a minimum of 79 degrees at Fort McIntosh. Winds from the south. Sky clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Historic Figures and entertainers
Augusta Victoria former German Empress born at Schloss Dalzig sixty one years ago today Rev Dr Robert Bruce Taylor recently installed as Queen’s University Kingston Ont principal born Cardross Scotland fifty years ago today Raymond Hitchcock popular musical comedy star born Auburn New York four and a half years ago today Rt Rev George C Hunting Episcopal bishop of Nevada born Milwaukee Wisconsin forty eight years ago today Charley Weinert renowned heavyweight boxer born Budapest Hungary twenty four years ago today
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Augusta Victoria
Schloss Dalzig
Robert Bruce Taylor
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
Cardross
Scotland
Raymond Hitchcock
Auburn
N. Y
George C. Hunting
Nevada
Milwaukee
Wis
Charley Weinert
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Mrs Sidenberder
Mrs A E Sidenberder of Rockfield Indiana reports bronchial trouble each spring but credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with rapid relief after a few days. The product eliminates all signs of bronchial trouble.
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A. E. Sidenberder
Rockfield
Ind
Chamberlain
TriState Forestry Congress Set to Promote U S Forest Preservation
Delegates from Ohio Maine and Indiana gather in Indianapolis to launch a publicity campaign for reforestation and to draft a bill for introduction in Washington aimed at preserving the forests of the United States.
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Ohio
Minois
Indiana
TriState Forestry Congress
Indianapolis
Washington
United States
Watch THE TIMES Everyday for Opportunities
An ad-like note promotes subscribing to The Times with a daily watch for opportunities and a monthly price of 60 cents. It stresses ongoing access to timely prospects via the newspaper.
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the Times
Sycamore Wood Statue in Cairo Museum Long Thought Ancient
In the Gizeh Museum at Cairo a sycamore statue carved over six thousand years ago remains sound and natural in appearance.
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Gizeh Museum
Cairo
Belgian Royalties Wire to Mr Wilson Express Hope for Recovery
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, visiting Cincinnati, sent a message to President Wilson expressing hope for his early recovery and regret that he cannot receive them in Washington. Washington physicians report Wilson had one of his best nights since becoming ill.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Wilson
Washington
Wilson Appeals to Delegates for Industrial Peace
President Wilson dictated a letter from his sick bed urging delegates of the national industrial conference to act to prevent its dissolution. He warned that without united cooperation between workers and management the nation faces a disaster during the reconstruction era.
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Washington
National Industrial Conference
Lane
Wilson
Mediation Talks Continue Over Looming Coal Miners Strike
Washington October 22 There is little hope of averting the November 1 strike as miners and operators resume talks with Secretary Wilson. Both sides doubt success but agree to reconvene after failing to reach an agreement yesterday.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Wilson
Trinity River to Overflow Its Banks This Week
Dallas reporters warn heavy rains push the Trinity River toward flood levels as of 7 o clock the gauge stood at 26.7 feet and rising. Weather officials say the full impact of North Texas downpours is not yet felt and cannot forecast the eventual extent of the flood hazard.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Trinity
Federal Weather Observer
Supreme Court halts police interference with German opera
Justice Bijur granted a temporary injunction preventing police and city authorities from interfering with a German opera production at the Lexington theater. The action was announced in New York by the Associated Press on October 22.
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New York
Supreme Court
Bijur
Lexington Theater
Preparing to Try the Former Kaiser Willam
London reports all preparations for the trial of former Emperor William are underway. Andrew Bonar Law announced that surrender to the ex‑emperor cannot be requested until all powers sign the peace treaty. Paris notes formal German peace treaty ratification may occur October 30 with a League of Nations council meeting called within ten days.
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Associated Press
London
Iomperor Willam
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Netherlands
Paris
Council of the
League of Nations
Cotton Markets Steady in Liverpool and Gulf Trade
Liverpool markets show opening spots steady with 10 000 sales and 8 000 receipts and American 6 400. futures steady with multiple month quotes and spot middling around 38.75. Galveston and Gulf firms report firm spots up to 100 points, with 427 sales and volumes across FLO and KF entities.
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Liverpool
O. B
Galveston
Capture of Krasnaia Gorka Reported by Northwestern Army
The Northwestern Russian army announced the capture of Krasnaia Gorka on the Gulf of Finland opposite Kronstadt after severe fighting. The battle for Petrograd continues.
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Krasnaia Gorka
Hensingfors
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Allied forces advance in Belgium and Ghent area
British troops crossed the Scheldt five miles north of Tournai. French and Belgian forces made progress in an advance on Ghent. President Wilson awarded Distinguished Service Medals to principal Allied commanders.
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Scheldt
Tournai
Ghent
Wilson
Earthquake Shakes Rome at 7:05 AM. No Damage Reported
An earthquake struck Rome at 7:05 this morning awakening residents. The tremor lasted a few seconds and no damage has been reported.
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Rome
Grasshopper Harvest Crops Up In Missouri Incident
Missouri farmers catch grasshoppers with machines and sell them for two dollars a bushel for chicken feed. The note cites a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote and hints at broader wartime profiteering and social tensions without detailing concrete events.
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Missouri
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Senate Panel Adopts New Reservations on Peace Treaty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved four revised reservations to the peace treaty on October 22, with administration leaders voting against. The reservations cover Article 10 the Monroe Doctrine withdrawal from the League and domestic questions. A preamble stating the treaty would not take effect until three allied powers accepted the reservations was also adopted, opposed by administration senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
League
Senate
No Longshoremen Return To Work At Chelsea Piers
New York report notes no longshoremen went to work at Chelsea pliers at 7 o clock despite earlier promises to return. Hundreds gathered near the large transatlantic pliers but remained idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Chelsea Pliers
Today’s events span universities, royalty and commerce
Princeton University marks its 174th anniversary with simultaneous observances in various cities. Cardinal Mercier arrives in Chicago for a two day visit. The Prince of Wales and party visit Woodstock Chatham and London Ontario. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions begins its 110th annual meeting in Grand Rapids. Samuel Charles Black inaugurated as president of Washington and Jefferson College in Washington Pa. British Parliament reconvenes amid labor and Irish questions. Denver to amend municipal operations via Plumb plan if referendum passes. Georgia and Louisiana state fairs open in Macon and Shreveport with farming and crop goals. Interstate Commerce Commission to hear National Wholesale Grocers Association challenge to meat packers’ use of refrigerated cars.
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Princeton University
Cardinal Mercier
Chicago
Prince of Wales
Ontario
Woodstock
Chatham
London
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Grand Rapids
Washington, Pa
Samuel Charles Black
Washington and Jefferson College
Denver
Denver Trades and Labor
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
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Ternoon
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San Antonio
R. A. Millar
G. C. Hiatt
F. M. Marney
Carrizo Springs
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A. M. Yeary
S. Groff
Philadelphia
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John Dpd. Seymour
J. C. Seymour
Fort Worth
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Seymour
the Baptist Church
Ef. J. Moore
Junior Auxiliary
C. W. Cook
Martha Anderson
Jamie
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Nellie Netzer
Evelyn
Hunter
Curtis Randolph
John Robert
Joe
Teresa Fasnacht
George
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Horace
Elinor
Jack Kehl
Edward Mitchell
Maurice Shahady
Ethel Lane
Marjorie Fish
Sidney Williams
Ralph
Mary Cook
Edna Tarver
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R. L. Muller
C. C. Shiner
B. H. Bueng
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Click
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Asher Smith
Vidales
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Marguerite Nelson
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Christian Church
Ladies Aid
Millar
Neff
Ralston
Keithley
EB. F. Hamilton
Phelps
Mesdames C
Leo A. Fistetter
Tampico
Estelle Histetter
Walter J. Reiss
Cafe Royal
Nuevo Laredo
Leo A. Bistetter
Rroyle K. Mims
J. F. Gunther
Hugh Cluck
Pring Buttron
Dr. C. F. Kenney
Equal Suffrage Association
A. F. Beddoe
Weather Forecast
Local Weather Report
Suc
MR. Wilson
Trinity River
Bonar Law
Commons
Times
T. A. Austin & Co
Geo. H. McFadden and Company
Houston
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