War proofs German guilt and England's breach of Belgium neutrality
A London Telegraph article summarized notes by F E Smith, presenting Germany as the aggressor in World War I. It cites the Reichstag address about necessity, Belgium's neutrality breached by Luxembourg and Belgian soils, and England's entry as forced by German refusal to respect neutrality. The piece argues Germany sought to crush France, with Russia as a pretext, while Britain opposed annexations and invasion of Belgium.
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King’s Privy Council
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Berlin
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Texas governor pressured over new tuberculosis cure claim
Walter N Norwood in the Texas Republic challenges Governor Colquitt to invest in his claimed pulmonary tuberculosis remedy. He asserts the discovery could be the world’s best cure or at least a superior treatment and promises proof. The letter notes a history of public endorsements for cures. This is Norwood’s 37th birthday.
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Colquitt
San Antonio
San An Norwood
Coverer
Sion
Texas Republic
Walter N. Norwood
Texas
Birth and early life of Rex Beach the author
Rex Beach born in Atwood Michigan on September 1 1877 pursued law in Chicago then left to seek fortune in the Klondike. He spent years in the far North with perilous adventures returning poor. He later settled in Chicago turning to business and literature. His 1905 novel Pardners and 1906 The Spoilers brought fame and many works followed.
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Tex Beach
Atwood
Mich
Chicago
North
Bold Joliet fugitive tied to northern crime ring
Deputy Sheriff Will Stoner captured Bartolo Rodriguez, a man wanted in Illinois for burglary and murder. Rodriguez claimed to have killed a man in a Gettysburg prohibition district and an officer when fleeing toward the Mexican border. Local authorities are coordinating with Joliet to return him for trial.
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Will Stoner
Joliet, Mil
Stoner
Mexico
Bartolo Rodriguez
Ilinois
Joliet
Gettysburg
Rodriguez
Laredo
Will Hold Athletic Exercises in City Hall
Public athletic meeting scheduled for Friday evening September 4 at the Benito Juarez college building on Flores Avenue. Program includes horizontal bars rings tumbling boxing and wrestling. Admission is free and the public is invited. Also notes a pending Laredo Volunteer Fire Department band meeting and local business notices.
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Club Atletico- Recreativo Hidalso
Benito Juarez College
Flores Avene
Laredo Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
Opening of the Oyster Season Begs September Start
The article notes September 1 as the oyster season opening with oysters soon becoming plentiful and shipments heavy from the eastern region. It explains seasonal growth months and the period when fishermen gather shelled bivalves.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy Promotion
A testimonial from Iowa notes that when the local lads enlisted for the Spanish War they were advised to take Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and received much thanks for the advice. The notice urges purchase by travelers and households from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
H. Hough- Elian
Iowa
Farewell Box Party and Local Notices
The family of Mr. Sam Sparks and Wells Fargo Express agents arrive to join Sparks and make Laredo their future home at 1602 Victoria. Lila Moore’s farewell box party hosts by Mrs. Younkin at the Younkin home ends with a Dixie Theatre outing and refreshments. A marriage license issued for Felix Escobar to Manuela Hernandez is noted along with various local ads and a major warehouse fire at Aguilares Mercantile Co. destroying the building and 2000 bales of cane.
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Wells Fargo Co. Express
Mr. Sparks
Laredo
Victoria
Farewel Party
Lila Toote
Lilian Younkin
Willie Helle Brenan
Mar- Simpson
Garet Mispett
Carmulin Woodul
Masters Horace
Phones
Felix Escobar
Manuela Hernandez
Aguilares Mercantile Co
Aguilares
Family avoids serious sickness with Black-Draught
McDuff Virginia resident Mrs J B Whittaker credits Thedford's Black-Draught with eliminating recurring sickness in her family. She reports it relieves headaches stomach trouble indigestion colic and other symptoms in both children and adults. The remedy is plant based has sold for decades and costs 25 cents a package as advised by local druggists.
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McDuff
Thedford
N.C
Laredo Bond Victory Praised by San Antonio Official
Ed Everett of the San Antonio Express writes to Mayor Robert McComb of Laredo, congratulating the city on bond issue passage. He calls it a new era for the Border City, promising growth, streets, parks, and civic pride, and predicts demand for more bonds and improvements.
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Ed . Everett
San Antonio Express
Ata Comb
City of Laredo
Eiverett
McComb
San Antonio
Tex
Robert McComb
Laredo
Texas
Tam
Everett
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