Local Events Highlight Laredo Week
Laredo hosts three consecutive band concerts on Martin Plaza tonight tomorrow and Thursday. Also promotion notices announce millinery openings at Bon Ton and Ron Ton with Elzee Hats. Community notices include school starts and local business ads, plus a public fish market update and a Christ Church Parish Guild meeting at the library.
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Laredo
Martin Plaza
Bon Ton
Victoria Street
Parish Guild of Christ Church
Mexico Marks Independence Day With Hidalgo’s Rallying Cry
Mexico begins celebrations marking the 1810 revolt led by Father Hidalgo in Dolores as the nation honors its struggle against Spain. Festivities in Nuevo Laredo tonight and tomorrow echo the historic cry Viva la Independencia as Mexico commemorates its independence.
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Mexico
Spain
Miguel Hidalgo
Dolores
Father Hidalgo
Commonwealth
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo National Celebration Plans Public Events
The schedule details flag salutes, 21 gun shots, concerts, a reading of independence, a 3 pm parade, and speeches by Prof. Perez, Francisco Flores Santos, and Gonzalo Cardenas. A Jamaica and choir performances follow, with a warning against subversive shouts and gunfire.
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Plaza Hidalgo
Elity Hall
Francisco Perez
Francisco Flores Santos
Francisco J. Madero Club
Gonzalo Cardenas
Jamaica
Laredos
Lie
Mauricio Gonzales
Hats on Display at Miss Sallee's Grand Opening
Miss Sallee showcases a new hat line including Gage Fish and Gold Medal patterns alongside models of Our Own Make. The shop highlights early Fall styles and invites customers to visit on opening day Friday September 25th.
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Miss Sallee’s
German Reservist Max Windisch Fails Army Exam
Max Windisch, a German employee of A Deutz & Bro in Laredo, returned from St Louis after failing the German army examination. He sought transport home to Germany to avoid service costs, but impairment in vision led to his rejection by the German consul and his return to Laredo.
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Max Windisch
A. Deutz & Bro
St Louis
Laredo
St. Louis
Germany
Max
Times
Teneriffe grown yellow Bermuda onion seed for sale
Mr Roy Campbell of San Antonio reports a surplus of Teneriffe yellow Bermuda onion seed for sale at 1.25 dollars per pound F.O.B. San Antonio. The Reed seed is offered. Interested parties may contact him in San Antonio.
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Roy Campbell
San Antonio
Reed
John H. Davis
Made Rite Flour and Robust Kansas Flour Ad
Made Rite flour and Robust Kansas flour advertised as cream of northern mills ideal for dike baking. Sanitary Grocery guarantees every sack and invites trials. Contact Phone 666 for details dated 9 10 61.
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Kansas
Laredo Opera House Contract Awarded to Clarence Jefferies
The contract for a new two story opera house in Laredo was won by contractor Clarence Jefferies amid San Antonio rivals. The building will cost about 25 000 dollars with an auditorium for 1000, 55 by 110 foot footprint, and a front with decorative arch entrance and offices. Demolition starts soon followed by immediate construction.
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Laredo
Riverside Dairy
Clarence Jefferies
San Antonio
Personal notices from Encinal and visiting guests
Oh terry of Encinal is in the city. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Galbraith of Tampico are in the city as guests at the Hamilton. Vicente Ferrara from San Antonio visits the Hamilton. Miguel J. Chapa of Mexico City arrived Sunday and tours San Antonio with his brother Col. F. A. Chapa. Joe D. Jennings leaves for San Antonio then travels north. Legette Tarver of the United States Immigration service arrives for a brief visit. Anita Brulard returns from Tulane and resumes teaching. John H. Harlan comes from Mexico on business and returns. He owns mills at Monterey and Saltillo and reports both mills running after months idle. Also lists of guests at the Ross and Hamilton hotels including W. M. Baines, Rodolfo Sada Paz, Jules Dreyfuss, Raul Lopez de Leon, V. Ferrara, A. Halff, and others.
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Oh Terry
Encinal
J. N. Galbraith
Tampico
Hamilton
Vicente Ferrara
San Antonio
Miguel J. Chapa
City of
Mexico
Col. F. A. Chapa
Joe D. Jennings
Legette Tarver
United States Immigration Service At
John H. Harlan
Resolutions of Respect for Florence McNeill Reid
Unanimous resolutions adopted by the Teachers Institute of Laredo Public Schools in Laredo Texas on Sept 15 1914 honor Florence McNeill Reid a devoted teacher and co worker. The committee Amar Penn Myrtle Polkinhorn and Belle Westbrook praise her Christian life motherly care and faithful service and urge publication and forwarding to the family.
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Teachers’ Institute of the Laredo Public Schools
Laredo
Texas
Institute of Laredo Public
Florence McNeill Reid
Reid
City Teachers Institute Highlights At Laredo Session
The Laredo City Teachers Institute met today with a program including The New Curriculum by Mrs. Threadgill Practical Work vs Mental Gymnastics in Arithmetic by Miss Westbrook Discipline by Miss Penn Third and Fourth Year Methods in Language by Miss Polkinhorn The Present Day Aims of Education by Miss Salinas Why Play Should be Supervised by Miss Mudd Methods in Reading in Spanish by Mrs. Oberfell Reading in Spanish by Miss Salinas and a Forage Crops lecture by County Superintendent B F Richardson.
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Laredo City
Teachers Institute
Miss West
Miss Penn
Polkinhorn
Miss Salinas
Miss Mudd
Forty Drownings in Frisco Wreck near Lebanon
The Frisco Texas Limited train No 5 plunged through a trestle into a swollen stream near Lebanon. About forty killed or drowned, many women and children. Most victims in chair car. escaped passengers smashed windows and swam to shore. Train was en route from St. Louis to Galveston. speed increased to make up lost time amid floods.
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Springfield
Frisco
Lebanon
Texas Limited
St. Louis
Galveston
Wheat prices drop on Chicago market
May wheat fell 4 cents today in Chicago trading to reach $1.11 per bushel, the Associated Press reports.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners Opens in Asheville
The National Convention of Insurance Commissioners met in Asheville North Carolina for its annual autumn session with delegates from many states in attendance. The four day meeting will consider uniform laws on valuation of securities for all insurer classes and on agents qualifications and licenses.
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Asheville
N. C
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Peace Congress Postponed In Vienna Meeting Indefinitely Delayed
The Universal Peace Congress, slated for its twenty-fifth anniversary in Vienna, is indefinitely postponed though conditions for a major gathering were favorable. Organizers regret the need to delay debates on disarmament and Franco German relations amid ongoing European warfare.
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Washington, D. C
Universal Peace Congress
Vienna
Europe
Po-Do-Lax Laxative Claims Clear Complexion and Health
Claim Po-Do-Lax banishes pimples, bad blood and headaches from indigestion. The ad touts a pleasant laxative that tones the liver purifies the blood and promises steady nerves if used regularly. A 50 cent bottle is advertised with money back if not satisfied.
Campaign Reports War Developments Around Verdun and Prussia
The British and German fronts exchange claims as crown prince operations near Verdun hinge the west. Berlin says Verdun is fully invested while the allies claim German retreat. Russians pull back from East Prussia as they aim to bottle up Austrians and Germans in Przemsyl. A Dieppe dispatch notes Von Kluck’s army may have surrendered after an encircling move, and Belgian detachments in Alost defeat the Germans with heavy losses as 20 000 Germans retreat to reinforce other points.
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West
Crown Prince
Verdun
Berlin
Associated Press
London
von Kluck
Naon
Soissons
Meuse
Rheims
East Prussia
Przemsyl
Galicia
Dieppe Despotch
Roye
Ham
Paris
Alost
Submarine Sinks Small Cruiser Hela Off coast
Berlin reports a submarine sank the small cruiser Hela on Sunday with official confirmation issued on Sept 15. The action occurred after wartime operations near the coast, marking a notable naval loss for the fleet.
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Berlin
Hela
German submarine that sank Pathfinder sinks in failed attack
The Scotsman reports that the submarine responsible for sinking the Pathfinder was itself sunk while attempting to strike the British fleet.
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London
the Scotsman
Pathfinder
Western theater battles yield heavy actions with indecisive results
Berlin reports in the western theater the right wing engaged in heavy fighting with the French who attempted to break our lines and were defeated. Other positions produced no decisive outcomes.
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Berlin
Russia advances in eastern Galicia worries officials
Vienna reports Russia's increasingly successful occupation of eastern Galicia dims official circles and reflects cautious public acceptance of sparse bulletins. Ministers meet with the emperor as the campaign against Serbia is not mentioned.
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Vienna
Russia
Gilicia
Servia
Demonstration in Rome Clashes Injure Several
In Rome last night a crowd cheering England and France was dispersed by police and several people were injured. Soldiers guard the Austrian embassy as the incident unfolds.
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Rome
England
France
Allies occupy Rheims as fighting persists on Aisne
An official announcement says Allied forces have occupied Rheims. Fighting continues along the Aisne where German positions are strong. Rain slows a German retreat and captures include prisoners and guns. Crown
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London
Rheims
Aisne
Immigration officer detains Mexican man for deportation
Levette Tarver of the San Antonio immigration department arrived with a demented Mexican detainee ordered deported. The man will be placed across the line here and Tarver will return to headquarters this evening.
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Levette Tarver
Immigration Department
San Antonio
Mexico
Mr. Tarver
Governors to Meet on Curtailing Cotton Crop
Senator Sheppard issued a call for a conference of nine cotton state governors in Washington to consider curtailing next year's cotton crop. The move aims to address supply and market concerns affecting the industry.
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Washington
Sheppard
Cotton orders heat Memphis market thrums with demand
A Chicago concern ordered 10,000 bales of cotton and a Detroit firm ordered 400 as buyers push prices in Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis, Tenn
Chicago
Detroit
Ten Thousand Four Hundred Bales Subscribed for Tarrant County
Fort Worth Texas September 15 ten thousand four hundred bales of cotton have been subscribed for Tarrant county.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Tarrant County
Cotton Belt engineers refuse to sanction strike
In St. Louis on September 15 engineers for the Cotton Belt railway announced they would not sanction the threatened strike, signaling continued labor peace for now.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Telegraphers Delay Reunion in Kansas City
The thirty third annual reunion of the Old Time Telegraphers and Historical Association is postponed indefinitely due to European war tensions. Members include Andrew Carnegie and Thomas A Edison.
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Kansas City
Old Time Telegraphers and Historical Association
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas A. Edison
Meeting of Passenger Agents Opens in Boston
The annual convention of the Association of General Passenger Agents opened in Boston on September 15 and will run through much of the week. Representatives from major U S and Canadian railroads attend to discuss handling of passenger traffic and related problems.
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Boston
Mass
Association of General Pasenger
United States
Canada
Prince William Forced Back to Line Between Varennes and Ornes
Petrograd reports Austrian losses at 300000 as battle lines shift in Lorraine sectors near Varennes Consenvoye and Ornes.
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William
Varennes
Consenvoye
Ornes
Petrograd
German Japanese Clash Near Shanghai Report
German and Japanese patrols met near Shanghai on Sunday with a German aeroplane having reconnoitered the district. Japanese fire failed to down the aircraft.
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Shanghai
Servians Invade Hungary Report From London
London reports a large Servian force of about 150000 invading Hungary with rapid success as tensions rise during the campaign.
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Hungary
Burdette Mineral Wells Ad Promotes Health Tonic
Burdette Mineral Wells promotes its tonic for constipation stomach problems kidney and liver complaints rheumatism and malarial troubles. It claims to tone the system aid female complaints and induce soothing sleep. Water is shipped nationwide in carbonated or plain form. For details contact Burdette Mineral Wells and Hotel Co Burdette Wells via Lockhart Texas. 6-27-tf Adv.
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United States
Burdette Mineral Wells and Hotel Co
Burdette Wells
Lockhart
Texas
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