Personal notices of local residents and visitors
Judge T. Phelps returned from Pearsall where he attended district court. W. E. Schmidt of the Graham Paper Company is in the city. Leopoldo Villegas came back from a business trip to San Diego. Shelby Theriot of Nuevo Laredo has gone to San Antonio on business.
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8. T. Phelps
Pearsall
District Court
W. E. Schmidt
The
Graham Paper Company
Leopoldo Villegas
San Diego
Shelby Theriot
Nuevo Laredo
San Antonio
Airplane Lost in Storm Lands at Perron Ranch
A plane that disappeared from Eagle Pass during a Sunday storm and was feared blown into Mexico landed safely at the Perron ranch about ninety miles from its start. The aviators and aircraft returned to Eagle Pass last evening without injury.
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Eagle Pass
Mexico
Perron Ranch
Diarrhoea Remedy Advice For Children
For diarrhoea in children one year old or older you will find nothing better than Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by a dose of castor oil. Keep it on hand and give at first sign of loose bowels.
Bull Fight Opens Nuevo Laredo Arena on National Holiday
Mexico’s independence day observance in Nuevo Laredo featured the first bullfights at the new arena. Four bulls were killed as the matadores impressed the large crowd. Espiritu Hidalgo known as El Serio narrowly escaped injury when thrown by a bull’s horns and saved himself by slipping back to safety.
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Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Eligio Hernandez
el Serio
Anniversaries Through the Ages On September 17
A list of historical anniversaries notes Mordecai Noah choosing Grand Island for New Jerusalem in 1825, Massachusetts Temperance party formed in 1287, Khedive dissolving the Egyptian army in 1882, and other mid 19th to early 20th century events. It highlights battles and political shifts including Afghan border fighting, Irish Land bill passage, Serbian and Austrian fronts, and World War I air victories.
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Mordecai M. Noah
Grand Island
Niagara River
New Jerusalem
State Temperance Party
Massachusetts
Worcester
John P. Jones
Nevada
Afghanistan
House of Commons
Serlin
Save
Drina
Servia
Somme
New Orleans Forecast: Cloudy Tonight With Likely Showers
The United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans provides The Times with a forecast. Tonight and Thursday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with probable local showers.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Local Fort McIntosh Weather Report Summary
Fort McIntosh observed a maximum temperature of 88 degrees and a minimum of 57. Winds from the southeast, with cloudy skies throughout the 24 hour period ending at 7 am.
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Fort McIntosh
Dalton Tops Mason In Ten Round Fort McIntosh Bout
The Times reports Jerry Dalton from Indianapolis defeated Bobby Mason in ten rounds at Fort McIntosh. Mason survived a knockdown in the final round after Dalton floored him for nine counts, a display praised as one of the great glove bouts seen locally.
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Laredo
Fort McIntosh
Bobby” Mason
Billy Williams
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Jerry Dalton
Guy Turpin
Indianapolis
Mason
Dalton
Death of Jacobo S Guerra in Mexico
News of Jacobo S Guerra's death in Montemorelos Nuevo Leon Mexico on the 15th inst. He left his wife and son in this city two months ago. He previously resided here and served as a teller at Laredo National Bank. He is survived by his wife and son and by his parents Mr and Mrs J C Guerra, plus one brother and three sisters in Rio Grande City. The Times extends condolences to the family.
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Jacobo S. Guerra
Montemorelos
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Monterey
J. C. Guerra
Rio Grande City
Laredo National Bank
Lineman Burned By Live Wires Near Main and MataMoros
Atilano Rocha of Laredo Electric & Railway Co. slipped on live wires while working on a pole at Main Avenue and Mata Moros Street near the Haynes home. He suffered burns to the right hand and arm, was rescued by coworkers, and taken to Mercy Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Atilano Rocha
Laredo Electric & Railway Co
Main Avenue
Matamoros Street
Haynes
Rocha
Mercy Hospital
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mothers
This recall praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a premier treatment for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It notes years of use and broad approval especially from mothers including a Chillicothe Missouri testimonial about its safety for children and adults. It adds the medicine contains no opium or narcotics.
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Wm. Scruby
Chillicothe
Chamberlain
Croup
Parish Guild Opens Meeting at Christ Church Rectory
The Parish Guild of Christ Church holds its opening meeting at the Rectory at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The Knights of Columbus will host its weekly dance at the hall in the evening.
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Parish Guild of Christ Church
Knights of Columbus
Ladies Aid
The
Presbyterian Church
Robt. McCulloch
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
E. F. Hamilton
the Baptist Church
Christ Church
First Meeting Planned by Miss Mussett Group
In attendance at a directed meeting led by Mrs. C. W. Cook plans were made for work to be done by the smaller members. The first meeting is set for next Tuesday afternoon at the rectory with Misses Anna May Mussett Martha Anderson Mary Cook Marjorie Lou Fish and Mrs. Cook present.
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C. W. Cook
Anna May Mussett
Martha Anderson
Mary Cook
Marjorie Lou Fish
Mrs. Cook
Railroad Time Table Texas-Mexican Trains
Train No. 1 leaves for Corpus Christi at 12:60 p m. Train No. 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3:35 p m.
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Corpus Christi
Train Schedules Between Laredo and Minera
Train No 1 runs daily except Sunday from Laredo at 8 30 a m arriving Minera at 10 20 a m Train No 2 runs daily except Sunday from Minera at 11 00 a m arriving Laredo at 3 15 p m
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Laredo
Minera
Bulgarian treaty adopted by supreme council
Paris September 17 The supreme council has definitively adopted the Bulgarian treaty and will deliver it to Bulgarian plenipotentiaries Friday morning.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council
D’Annunzio Still Master at Fiume
Geneva reports Gabriele d Anunzio remains in control of Fiume after his recent seizure and holds the city despite relief efforts from other powers.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Gabriele d’Annuncio
Fiume
Global Cotton Markets Report From Liverpool To Houston
The Times dispatch notes opening-spots strong with steady prices and good sales. Receipts total 29 000 with American 23 300 and mid dling around 19.68 pence, 21.00 in Houston, 31.00 mid in Galveston, FF and O B figures cited for forthcoming shipments.
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Liverpool
New York
Houston
Galveston
Today’s National Events Feature Centenaries and Visits
Celebrations mark the 290th anniversary of Boston since 1630. J Peter Lasley, coal expert, born one hundred years ago. Canada calls a one day strike over Winnipeg leaders. Wilson arrives in San Francisco for two days then east. Prince of Wales ends Calgary visit. NEC Southeastern Section convention opens in Asheville New York diocese selects Greer successor. Cardinal Mercier welcomed at New York City Hall. Missouri Bar hosts mass meeting to combat radicalism. Anti Saloon League conference in Chicago aims at law enforcement and global prohibition.
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United States
Boston
John Winthrop
Salem
J. Peter Lasley
Pennsylvania
America
Canada
Winnipeg
Wilson
San Francisco
Prince of Wales
Calgary
Canadian Rockies
National Electric Light Association
Asheville
N. Y
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
New York
New York City
David H. Greer
Cardinal Mercier
City Hall
St. Louis
Missouri State Bar Association
Anti Saloon League of America
Chicago
Local social notes and visits across Corpus Christi and nearby towns
Mrs Fritz Werner reports she is well in Corpus Christi while Mrs L L Stoner and Mrs A D Clarke of Tampico plan several weeks in San Antonio. Others travel to San Antonio Bryan Mexico Rockport and Detroit as students relatives and church groups attend events and meetings local society updates and upcoming dances and gatherings are noted.
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L. L. Stoner
A. D. Clarke
Tampico
San Antonio
Tiny McKnight
Josephine Hooker
Mexico
Detroit
General Convention
The
Episcopal Church
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims to heal catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a reward for any failure to cure. The pitch also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and urges readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
PF. J. Cheney & CO
Ohilo
Siblings Alive After Storm Reach Corpus Christi
In Corpus Christi on Sept 17 three of Judge Mullallys sisters survive the storm. Margaret died and was buried, Anita is alive and in Odem, carried by the storm. Barney and the Judge head to Odem today for updates, Higelo reports Mrs Biggie found safe.
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Corpus Christi
Alice
Judge Mullally
Corpus
Margaret
Anita
Odem
Barney
Judge
Higelo
Mrs. Biggie
Corpus Christi Death Toll Rises With 62 Bodies Reported
The known dead in Corpus Christi through the morning total 62, with 60 at Portland 30 at White Point and 4 at Rockport. The overall death toll now exceeds 160 as arriving bodies are badly decomposed.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Portland
White Point
Rockport
Corpus Christi Storm Toll Rises Amid Wreckage Search
More than 70 hours after a tropical storm and tidal wave, authorities fear 200 to 300 lives lost across the stricken area with property damage around 15 million dollars. In Corpus Christi 47 dead and 56 recovered at Portland are confirmed, while 77 bodies were washed ashore north of Nueces Bay. Hundreds of volunteers arrive as relief supplies flood in.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Portland
Nueces Bay
Relief Train Brings Aid After Corpus Christi Storm
In Corpus Christi 3000 people left destitute by the storm receive relief after an emergency train from San Antonio arrives led by Major General Dickman. Lieut. Col. John A. Porter assumes district control under military rule, distributing rations tents and medical supplies while mobs clear streets and search for victims as a rainstorm drenches the city.
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Corpus Christi
Kingsville
San Antonio
Dickran
Southern Department
John A. Porter
Galveston
Steel and Iron Workers Go On Strike Confirmed
John Mitzpatrick, chairman of the national committee for organizing the steel and iron workers, said no telegram had arrived from Wibert H. Gary of United States Steel to halt the plan, and the strike would take effect September 22 in Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
John Mitzpatrick
National Committee For Organizing the
Steel and Iron Workers
Wibert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel Workers
Czecho Slovaks Appeal for Allied Help as Germans Burn Moselle
September 17 report notes Czecho Slovaks seek Allied assistance to speed relief while German forces burn towns in the Moselle region. United States troops push to establish a new line on the St Mihiel front amid shifting frontline dynamics.
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Moselle
United States
St. Mihiel
St. Mibiel Front
Unions in Macon City Stand Firm Against Order
Union policemen and firemen in Macon Georgia refuse to dissolve their unions or resign in defiance of the Civil Service Commission order. The dispute centers on union membership and the commission's mandate, with workers adamant in maintaining collective bargaining and job protections.
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Associated Press
Macon, Ga
Civil Service Commission
Cooperative store planned in Portland to curb living costs
Organized labor in Portland plans a cooperative store with up to $60,000 authorized stock and a five share limit per member. Supported by major trades, the venture will lease a good location, sell goods for cash, and allow general public trading.
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Portland
Gold Sword for Pershing to Be Presented in Joint Session
Washington plans a grand joint session in the House chamber to honor General Pershing with a gold sword of honor and a special rank of general force. Vice President Marshall and Speaker Gillett will receive him in the Senate and House. Former Speaker Champ Clark will present the award representing Missouri.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Houses of Congress
Army
Navy
Senate
House
General Pershing
Congress
Wilson
Washington
Marshall
Gillett
Governor Hobby mobilizes relief train for coastal towns
Appeals for provisions from Rockport and Port Aransas reached Governor Hobby in Austin. A relief train was to depart Austin within ten hours to extend aid to needy sections including Rockport Aransas and Worland as conditions worsened and two weeks of operation were expected to be impossible.
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March
Rockport
Aransas Pass
Worland
Hobby
Austin
Texas
Port Aransas
Salvation Army to Aid Flood Victims in Corpus Christi
Enid Oklahoma September 17 Lieut Col George Wood chief Southwest division Salvation Army left for Dallas to offer aid to flood victims in Corpus Christi He wired Governor Hobby placing the division at the state's disposal for relief efforts
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Salvation Army
Enid
Okla
George Wood
Southwest
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Hlobby
Chamber receipt request for trucks and clothing aid
W L Guyler tells the Chamber of Commerce that reports from the area are accurate and asks for ten trucks and all available clothing to be secured for relief.
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W. L. Guyler
Chamber of Commerce
Notice to Laredo Truck Owners for 1920 Licenses
Owners of trucks doing public hauling in the City of Laredo are notified that their licenses expired August 31. Call at City Hall to procure a new license for the year ending August 31, 1920. D. C. De Lachica, City Tax Collector.
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City of
Laredo
Times Offers Daily Opportunities for Just 60 Cents
The Times announces a daily opportunities feature available for 60 cents per month, inviting readers to subscribe for ongoing listings and prospects.
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the Times
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