Northern Mexico Civil Government Plans Under Constitutionalists
In Juarez on December 4 the Constitutionalists outline a shift to civil governance in northern Mexico with a separate currency and customs system. Villa leads 7000 troops toward Chihuahua City while Carranza coordinates broader civil duties, and Juarez remains a guarded border town with 1700 troops left behind.
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Villa
General Carranza
Chihuahua
Sylvester A. Terrazas
Terrazas
Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Huerta
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Ahumada
Montezuma
Constitutionalist Party
Mercado
Huerta Unmoved by U S Policy Show of Opposition
Provisional President Huerta says he will not yield and will continue to resist if alive. He notes Mexico is self supporting and can use forced loans, while American oil keeps railways supplied. Foreign minister Moheno denies Queen Wilhelmina's plan to remove Huerta and says powers know nothing of such moves.
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Mexico City
Washington
Huerta
United States
Mexico
Senor Moheno
Wilhelmina
United
The Touch of Daintiness Lehn & Fink's Talcum Ad
An ad touts Lehn & Fink's Riveris Talcum as a delicate fragrance for women. It claims the powder is unusually light and pure, soothing to skin and ideal after bath or dressing. The copy urges asking a druggist for the large glass jar with removable sprinkle.
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Lehn & Fink
Lehn & Nk’s
Mexico War Situation Reports Reach Mexico City
The text notes financial isolation of Huerta’s regime, promises equal US protection for all foreigners in Mexico, and unconfirmed reports of attacks on Zacatecas and Saltillo. It mentions possible mutiny in Monterey’s garrison and lack of direct lines between Mexico City and Monterey. It cites unpublished moves in Chihuahua and Fed forces leaving.
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Huerta
Mexico
United States
Zacatecas
Saltillo
Monterey
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Fed
Huerta Denies Constitutionalist Advances in Mexican Campaign
Paris report cables Victoriano Huerta stating that claims of Constitutionalists winning at Culiacan Victoria and Juarez are false and that those towns were evacuated under the government campaign plan.
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Paris
Victoriano Huerta
Culiacan
Victoria
Juarez
Board Moves to Reconsider Free School Clinic Plan
San Antonio school board meets with no formal action but agrees to reconsider rejecting the proposal for a free clinic for city school children. Dentists may remove objections, decision to be made later. Other items: ranking board for teachers, library book purchase, high school room papering, salary increases for Mexican school teacher, resignation accepted, bills paid for November.
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San Antonio
City and Council
Frederick Terrell
Matilda Wood
Nora Fuller
Sam Harris
New Offices for San Antonio and Aransas Pass Rail
The ticket office will move from Hicks building to the Moore building around January 1. No contract signed yet but mutually agreed the former real estate office on Avenue C side of Moore will be remodeled for S A P needs. General Passenger Agent George F Lupton said current quarters were unsatisfactory and lacked room for advertising displays and growing business.
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San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Hicks Building
Moore Building
Avenue C
George F. Lupton
River death suspected in Texas canyon found man
A body recovered from the Rio Grande at the Galveston ranch in this county is believed to be an American engineer. The body shows several wounds and was buried by Mexicans without county notification. No missing person report has reached the sheriff, and identity could not be established.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Galveston Ranch
Farmers and business leaders meet in Philadelphia for cost of living talks
A three day agricultural conference opens in Philadelphia with farmers bankers educators and merchants seeking to map a campaign to reduce food prices. The gathering aims to study city country relations and the impact on the cost of living.
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Philadelphia
Army Volunteer Bill Passed by the House
The House approved the navy army volunteer bill placing war volunteer forces on an equal footing with the regular army. It allows the president to form volunteer regiments for war, with officers appointed by the president and no more than four regular officers per regiment. The measure would supplement but not interfere with the national guard.
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Washington, D. C
Mann
House
Capitol
Senate
Representative Mann
Hay
Mexico
Appropriations Committee
McKinley
Mr. Mann
Huerta
Free Wheat Tariff Enforced Applies to Argentina
Assistant Secretary Hamlin issued notice that retaliatory duties on wheat and its products must be enforced against Argentina and most nations. Wheat and products will be admitted free only from Denmark Finland the Netherlands and Great Britain with duties otherwise imposed. Thousands Seek City Jobs in New York as Mitchel administration looms. Indians Founded Cubist School claim Cubanist origin by Lone Star in Carlisle Pennsylvania asserts American Indian credit for cubist art dating back about 200 years.
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Washington, D. C
Argentine Republic
Hamlin
Argentina
United States
Treasury Department
Denmark
Finland
Nethlands
Great Britain
Carlisle
Lone Star
United States Indian Service
Untold Misery With Eczema in Franklinton
Mrs Leola Stennett of Franklinton Louisiana describes four years of persistent facial eczema with itchy burning pimples and sleepless nights. She says six weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her skin completely with no relapse nine months later.
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Franklinton
Leola Stennett
Dept. 3-T
Resinol
Baltimore
Cure for Pimples and Blackheads Promoted by Cuticura
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads. It recommends applying the ointment for five minutes then washing with Cuticura Soap, bathing afterward, and using the soap for regular cleansing. It notes worldwide availability and offers free samples with a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Department T Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Income tax challenged as unconstitutional in test suit
Miss Elsie de Wolfe of New York sues Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago claiming the income tax portion of the tariff law is class legislation. The suit seeks to compel interest payments on bonds and seeks $5,000 damages across five counts.
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Chicago
Continental & Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
Elsie de Wolfe
New York
United States
Levy Mayer
A%k
McReynolds
United States Supreme Court
Bourke Cochran
Colin Fyffe
Miss de Wolfe
Paris
Mayer
You are entitled to the best. You must ask for it
A terse note urges readers to request the best possible service or product, implying a push for customers to specify high standards. The message hints at a proactive approach to securing quality offerings.
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Ady
Meat Dealers in Corpus Christi Shift to Cash Basis
Corpus Christi meat dealers largely adopt a cash basis policy and end delivery service aiming for at least a 20 percent price reduction. Initially opposed by housewives, the move is gaining support as dealers demonstrate better values and consumers grow convinced of the plan’s benefits.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
St Mark's Festive Lunch at Parish House Dec 6
An advertisement invites attendance at St Mark's Parish House for a lunch during the St Mark's Festival. The notice also promotes the Horn Palace Cafe located at Main Plaza and Soledad offering open day and night service.
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Horn Palace
Main Plaza
Soledad
St. Mark's
St. Mark's Parish House
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