Refugees Reach Galveston After Tampico Tension
Nine refugees aboard the Topila tell of hundreds seeking to leave Tampico as unrest grows. Oil company yachts Wild Duck and Casiana stand ready to ferry refugees if needed. Captain Wetmore reports passing the Kentucky at midnight. Carranza officials halted violent threats against gringoes at a banquet. The group includes three men five women and one girl.
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Tampico
Galveston
Wild Duck
Casiana
Panuco
Jessie Barbour
Carranza
Tailor Lentz Offers Custom Fit at 312 W Commerce
The advertisement promotes a tailored suit that fits well and projects a polished look. Lentz, Tailor, located at 312 West Commerce, invites customers to a personalized measurement service for a superior dressed appearance.
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Lentz
W. Commerce
Proposals Sought for Painting and Plastering Hospital
Ft. Sam Houston Texas announces sealed proposals due 11 am March 28 1916 for painting and plastering the hospital. Information available from the Quartermaster on request.
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Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Quartermaster
Summer need Santone Brick Chile grocers ad
A brief classified advertisement notes a summer need for Santone Brick Chile, listing grocers butchers or Cr. 4691 for contact.
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Chile
Flood Control Committee Eyes Texas Inspections
The House flood control committee, led by Mississippi's Benjamin G. Humphreys, contemplates a Texas visit in late April to inspect waterways prone to overflows and damage. Texas members push for joint Senate and House action, including a proposed Senate committee on flood control, with attention to the Colorado and Pecos rivers and reclamation projects.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Congress
Benjamin G. Humphreys
Mississippi
Committee On Flood Control
McLemore
Humphreys
Buchanan
Tenth
House
Wilson
Sheppard
Senate
House Committee
Mississippi River
Harry Taylor
Board of Engineers
The
War Department
Colorado River
Austin
Colorado
Flood Control Committee
Reclamation Department
State of
Smith
United States Reclamation Commission
Pecos River
Pecos
Wash Skirts at Joske’s Offer Gaberdine and Bedford Cord
Joske's showcases new skirt styles in Gaberdine and Bedford Cord with white or striped awning patterns. Features include patch pockets belts pearl buttons and tailored options in extra and regular sizes priced at 3.98 and 5.00 with navy black serge and shepherd check fabrics.
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Joske’s
Copenhagen
Shepherd Preckn
Faille
Sixteenth District Hopeful for Favorable Outcome
A report notes action taken so far with the Sixteenth District congressman optimistic about a favorable result. An advertisement lists a weekly Sunday rail fare of 60 cents for Sutherland Springs to return, with departure at 7 55 a m via Southern Pacific.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific
YWCA Pool to Open Season Early
The YWCA pool opens Monday with a earlier start due to demand. The pool will be open two days a week with lessons 9 to 10 and general swimming 10 to 12 on Mondays and Fridays, plus afternoon and evening slots. After May 10 the gym closes and the pool runs full time.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Doctor Promotes Nuxated Iron for Strength Boost
A New York physician endorses Nuxated Iron claiming it can raise strength 200 percent in ten days for those with iron deficiency. He explains that iron restores blood to nourish tissue, improves nerves and digestion, and notes newer iron forms avoid tooth and stomach issues. The note offers a money back and charity-forfeit guarantee with local dispensation by H. L. Wagner and other druggists.
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New York
N. Y
E. Sauer
Iver
Eixty
Trade With Mexico Greatly Improved
Washington reports a sharp rise in US Mexico trade after recognition of Mexico's de facto government. January exports to Mexico reached 3.95 million dollars, up from 2.41 million last year, with seven month total at 27.28 million versus 18.84 million. Mexico's exports to the United States also rose, with January imports at 9.05 million and seven months at 51.83 million, up from prior year levels.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
Department of Commerce
Carranza
Fear of Zeppelins and Spiders Sparks World War I Quirk
A French woman adheres to night time blackout precautions during wartime. When warned to take shelter in cellars for Zeppelins, she refuses, claiming fear of spiders. Her retort contrasts with wartime anxiety and the blunt wartime sentiment that someone will lose in the conflict.
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New York Times
War Sparks Odd Foods Across World and Time
War drives unusual sustenance from pota to flour breads to lab made cakes and earth butter. People in Canton and the West Indies savor snails grasshoppers and caterpillars while others dine on rats dog meat and insect pastes. Different regions show social taste shifts from raw hippopotamus to locusts and palm wine notes.
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Roosevalt
Robert H. Bartlett
Karluk
Stefansson
Arctic
Herald Island
Siberia
Canton
China
Madarin
West Indies
Europe
Mexico
Armor price cut eyed by House naval committee
Washington March 22 The House naval committee received the Tillman Bill for a government armor-plate program and Bethlehem Steel proposed reducing armor price from 425 to 395 per ton. A Tailor Made Suit offers better value at 30 to 35 dollars. Lentz Tailor 1312 W Commerce.
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Washington, D. C
House Naval
Tillman
Senate
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lentz
Commerce
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