Guardsmen Camp in Austin Opens Second Texas Infantry Encampment
Camp Mabry near Austin hosts the regimental encampment of the Second Texas Infantry under Colonel Benjamin F. Delamater. Troops continue arriving as camp runs to June 28 followed by cavalry squadron instruction. Officers include H. P. Jordan, A. W. Bloor, Webb Hearne, W. E. Jackson, Monroe Chapman, J. W. Hawkins, C. L. Test, C. L. Pool, L. C. Smoot, C. M. Easley, Files Ardington, Adolph Gene, A A. Wagnoh, and Chaplain A. A. Wagnoh.
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Austin
Tex
Mabry
Texas National Guard
Second Texas Infantry
Second Infantry
Benjamin F. Delamater
Caldwell
Cavalry
H. P. Jordan
Waco
A. W.bloor
Webb Hearne
Beeville
W. E. Jackson
Hillsboro
Monroe Chapman
Pearsall
J. W. Hawkins
C. L. Test
Ordnanee
C. L
Riverside Restaurant Ad Promises Value Savings
An advertisement highlights Granitord and Granocrete as economical pavements titled The Economical Pavements and The Modern Pavements, alongside a Riverside Restaurant promotion promising value for money.
Attack on Nuevo Laredo Expected Soon
Laredo Texas reports an imminent assault on Nuevo Laredo by unidentified forces, with Mexican federals under Geronimo Villareal defending. The city is heavily fortified, mines and trenches prepared, and American nurses and engineers aiding defense as refugees seek safety under U.S. troops.
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Carranza
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Torreon Doctor Reports Turmoil in Ailing City
Dr Ramon Puente travels from Torreon to Piedras Negras via Cuatro Cienegas and rail, reporting near anarchy in his hometown. Federal and irregular forces clash as Pascual Orozco Jr commands 400 followers and discipline collapses amid ongoing fighting in Torreon. General Bravo leads federal forces.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Ramon Puente
Torreon
Piedras Negras
Cuatro Cienegas
Puente
Pascual Orozco, Jr
General Bravo
Two Texas coast lots offered at $100
Real estate ad urges buyers to secure two coastal lots for $100 on payments of $10 monthly. It claims superior land features live oaks and shallow high quality water near government improvements and harbor development, stressing profit from early purchase and development ahead of rail and ships. A. D. Powers, 383 Alamo Plaza.
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Texas
A. D. Powers
Alamo Plaza
Brav o presses Torreon under iron rule amid textile collapse
Public sentiment backs the Constitutionalists as Bravo conducts wholesale executions of sympathizers with Carranza. Tor rea n is shut down with thousands unemployed as food grows scarce. The city is isolated, federals retreat, and Zacatecas forces move to other operations.
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Mander
Bravo
Carranza
Torreon
Laguna
Zacatecas
Khaki Suits Seized From J B Garcia in Eagle Pass
US district attorney directs Justice Department agents to seize one thousand khaki suits bound for J B Garcia a leading Eagle Pass merchant believed to supply uniforms to Constitutionalists in Piedras Negras. Two 30 30 reloading machines seized for alleged export to Mexico. General Tracy Aubert’s death confirmed in Piedras Negras with reports of execution on a train.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
United States District Attorney
San Antonio
Department of Justice
Tracy Aubert
Piedras Negras
Mexico City
Gonzalez
Chihuahua
Monterey
Americans Tied Up in Mexico
Forty two men women and children arrived in San Francisco from the west coast of Mexico aboard the British tramp steamer Collingham. They said hundreds more Americans were unable to obtain passage. At Guaymas women camped on the beach awaiting ships north. Federals held Guaymas while an insurgent force camped at Ortiz, 47 miles north, and an attack was expected.
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San Francisco
Mexico
Collingham
Guaymas
Ortiz
Mexican Northwestern Railroad Halts After Siege
The Mexican Northwestern railroad suspended all operations due to line destruction, leaving nearly 3000 workers unemployed. The Pearson syndicate owns related Madera Lumber Company with a 50 million dollar capital. American workers seek border passage amid hardships. Mexican workers join revolutionists.
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Mexico
Should I Paint My House Before Selling It
The ad asks if painting adds value when selling a house and weighs costs of paint and labor. It notes paint costs about $2 a gallon with labor adding $3 to $4 per gallon, estimating a $50 to $60 ten gallon job, and questions whether fresh paint increases resale price versus a need for repaint. It mentions Devoe and Moody & Hormann as sellers.
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DEVOE
Moody & Hormann
Sugar Tariff Joker Found Narrowing Free Sugar
Democratic Senate finance committee revises the Underwood tariff raising revenue by about five million dollars, removing a joker that would have taxed all refined sugar at two cents per pound. Senator Sheppard of Texas urged investigation after Greenville chamber petition. The amendment limits the provision to confectionery rather than all refined sugar.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
House
Underwood
Sheppard
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Greenville
Tex
Congress
Wilson
Foley Kidney Pills Boost Nebraska Man’s Health
J F Wallich of Bartlett Nebraska reports kidney trouble relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. Backache dizziness and head pain vanished, leaving him entirely free of kidney issues. Fischer Drug Co. advertising. Corpus Beach Hotel touted for home like luxury and European plan. descriptive folder available from W A Roachman Corpus Christi Texas.
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Foley
J. F. Wallich
Bartlett, Nebr
Fischer Drug Co
Adv
Granitoid and Granocrete Pavement Advances
An advertisement touts Granitoid and Granocrete as economical pavement options under the slogans The Economical Pavements and The Modern Pavements, signaling a shift toward affordable street surfacing.
Beeville Banker William McCurdy Dies After Illness
William Oscar McCurdy 67 banker and editor of the Beeville News died at a local hospital after a long illness. A native of Cleabourne Mississippi he lived in Beeville 28 years and had recently traveled to San Antonio for treatment. He is survived by his widow and relatives in Beeville and Mississippi. The body was prepared by Zizik Undertaking Company and sent to Beeville for burial.
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William Oscar McCurdy
Beeville
Cleabourne
Miss
Mr. McCurdy
San Antonio
Mississippi
Zizik Undertaking Company
Veterans Protest Textbooks In Texas Steer Favor American History
Colonel H. G. Askew and Captain W. B. Walker from the Austin Confederate veterans camp presented a written statement to the state text book board. They criticized some submitted books and endorsed Stephenson’s American history with limited modifications.
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Austin
Tex
H. G. Askew
W. B. Walker
Confederate Veterans’ Camp
State Text Book Board
Walker
Stephenson
South Carolina
Old-Time Breakfast Sausage Sold By The Pound
A.v. Union Meat Company offers breakfast pork sausage in one pound boxes at twenty five cents per pound. Order through your butcher or grocer.
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A.v
Union Meat Company
All Arms of Service to Be Represented at Gettysburg
Practically every branch of the regular military will be represented by enlisted men at the Gettysburg anniversary celebration next month. Infantry, engineers, field artillery, cavalry, signal corps, and hospital corps will send detachments to camp, with arrivals beginning next Tuesday and continuing through June 28. Units will participate in maneuvers and remain six weeks to support War Department led activities for college and university students.
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Gettysburg
Third Field Artillery
M. E. Locke
Fifteenth Cavalry
Signal Corps
War Department
Veterans’ Camp
Corpus Beach Hotel Advertises Fire Proof Comforts
The Corpus Beach Hotel touts strict fire safety and full amenities for vacations on Corpus Christi Bay. Advertising copy invites readers to request a descriptive folder from W. A. Roachman, resident manager, Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Corpus’ Beach
W. A. Roachman
Corpus Christi
Texas
Corpus Beach
Corpus Christi Bay
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