Earthquake Feared to Strike Mexico Kills Many
Large parts of Mexico report deadly earthquakes Saturday night centered near the Orizaba volcano. Vera Cruz state suffers heavily with JC Coscomatepec near San Juan noted 30 dead. Jalapa counts 50 dead amid widespread destruction and communication losses. Disturbances shook Vera Cruz Coast and capital Tucubaya records three shocks from 9 45 pm to 11 01 pm causing panic among residents who fled homes and sought churches and Guadalupe shrine.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Republic
Cordoba
San Juan Coscomatepec
Huatusco
Jalapa
Vera
Rush of Mexican Laborers To Border Expected Secu
The article notes a mass return of Mexican contract laborers to Mexico within three to four weeks, with all such workers due to depart by February 1. It states no new Mexican contract labor is allowed and outlines that returning workers may reenter only as individuals paying head tax and meeting immigration rules.
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United States
Mexico
Prohibition Bust Seizes Liquor Peddling Wagon Near Hidalgo
United States customs inspectors and Texas rangers confiscated Thursday night at Hast Donna Hidalgo County three hundred quarts of American and Mexican liquors and wines, five US army pistols, and the wagon. Five men were arrested, one wearing a Mexican army officer uniform, and are jailed at old Hidalgo, Texas.
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Brownsville
Fex
Hast Donna
Hidalgo County
United States Customs
Texas Rangers
W. L. Wright
Old Hidalgo
Tex
Soviet Peace Offer Denies Polish Offensive Plans
The Soviet government in Moscow sent a formal peace proposal to the Polish government. It denied that Polish forces were preparing a new offensive with Chinese aid, signaling a move to ease tensions amid postwar uncertainties.
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Oscow
Wess
Polsheviki
Poland
Panama Canal traffic in 1919 sets new records
Traffic through the Panama Canal in 1919 topped all previous years with 2,396 ships totaling 7,128,000 tons, plus 1,000,000 tons of naval vessels. Cargoes reached 7,711,000 tons in total through the waterway.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Red Cross Allocates 30 Million For Relief Efforts
Washington reports the American Red Cross allocates a total 30 million dollars for the year with 15 million for European relief, 13.75 million for domestic use, and 1.25 million to complete its Siberian program.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Increase in Oil Production in United States 1919
Washington reports 1919 oil production about 76 million barrels, up 20 million from 1918, according to the geological survey announced Monday.
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Washington
United States
Geological Survey
Germans Killed in Battle Reported At One Point Five Million
Official statistics released on Wednesday place German battlefield deaths at 1.5 million, a figure that excludes those who perished in prison camps.
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Berlin
Palmer urges mobilization against Bolshevism in Russia
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer issues a public statement calling for national mobilization to combat Bolshevism and the red terror. He denounces the movement as criminal and anti democratic and urges effort through press, church, schools, patriotic groups and unions. He describes its history and warns of a military dictatorship of a subsidized proletariat.
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Washington
Russia
A. Mitchell Palmer
Outlook for 1920 Looks Very Bright
Washington Secretary Alexander of the department of commerce predicts a fabulous growth in American foreign commerce in 1920 with a 1919 trade balance near 4 billion dollars. He notes a revived American flag on world seas and urges cautious optimism for reduced living costs and greater production amid postwar unrest.
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Washington
Alexander
Department of Commerce
Manus
Texans Want Soldiers Treated in Texas
Dr. W. Goddard, Texas health officer, said Surgeon General Blue seeks 80 million dollars for disabled soldier hospitals, but Texans prefer local care. He cited a Texas survey showing about 4,000 discharged service men with tuberculosis and hospital bed space for only about fifty.
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Austin
Tex
Blue
Congress
Benevolent War Risk Society of
Texas
W. Goddard
Ammunition Cache Found Near Former Angeles Site
Carranza cavalry patrol in Chihuahua uncovered fifteen American machine guns one hundred new American rifles and more than 300000 rounds of ammunition. The cache lies near the location where General Felipe Angeles was found. Officials believe Villistas smuggled the munitions across the border.
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Galveston
Chihuahua
Carranza Cavalry
Mexico City
G. M. Fierro
Felipe Angeles
Villistas
Texas News Highlights From Across the State
Health prospects in East Texas improve while the attorney general approves bonds in Webb and Guadalupe counties. Lumber shipments from Lufkin reach six million, and Nacogdoches farmers prep for bumper crops. Hays County forms Cotton Growers Association in San Marcos as Texan groups plan meetings in Dallas and Fort Worth in January. A Corpus Christi storm memorial is planned, and Texas farmers eye 1920 cotton policies. Houston bank clearings top a billion dollars. sulphur shipments from Texas City set December records. Orange County considers 5000000 in drainage bonds. Houston port entries surge to 95 vessels in 1919. Prohibition enforcement strains food and drug chemistry. Fort Sam Houston to see leadership change. Texas railroad agricultural program aims for 1920 expansions. American Legion in Texas maintains a 10000 policy. Texas Legion charter filed. San Antonio hosts the organization for 50-year term. Fort Bliss to receive 24 quartermaster warehouses at 480000 cost, 200 by 80 feet, one story.
Texas Democrats Meet in Dallas Indorse Wilson and Hobby
Texas Democratic executive committee met Tuesday in Dallas and adopted resolutions praising the Wilson and Hobby administrations and supporting Culberson and Sheppard for backing the national war effort. Thomas B. Love of Dallas was elected national Democratic committeeman from Texas, succeeding O. S. Carlton. The gathering marked the first time women sat as members of the state committee, with Margie E. Neal present and proxies held for several male committeemen.
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Dallas
Tex
Democratic Executive Committee
Wilson
Hobby
United States
Culberson
Sheppard
Thomas B. Love
Texas
Love
O. S. Carlton
Houston
Joseph W. Bailey
Bailey
Nonie B. Mahony
E. B. Reppert
A. L. Davis
San Marcos
Sam H. Smelser
Texarkana
Danderine Promises Hair Revival and Richer Shine
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic to save hair by making it longer thicker and more lustrous. It claims to restore color vigor and vitality and offers an 85 cent bottle at drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp and prevent hair fall.
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Adv
Rail Chiefs Favor U S Control of Carriers
Washington reports that leaders of four railway brotherhoods and allied trades adopted a declaration opposing laws that would make rail strikes unlawful. They call for government control to run the railroads for at least two years, oppose strike penalties, and support provisions improving relations between workers and carriers including sleeping car and Pullman staff.
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Washington
Gompers
Pullman Company
Bring back peace Enjoy life Cascarets promise
Advertisement claims Cascarets purify liver and bowels, stop biliousness and constipation, and improve health without griping or sickness like Calomel or harsh pills. It touts low cost and overnight action, urging readers to feel splendid each day.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure
Advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine treats nasal catarrh by building up the system and cleansing the blood. It states the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. price 75 cents. testimonials offered. $100 guarantee for any uncured case.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dialogue on a Daughters Piano Practice
The line exchanges reveal a reserved moment about a daughter learning piano. The father deduces with hesitation that she is practicing, implying ongoing effort and a quiet family scene.
Four Months of Drill Keep Atlantic Fleet Ready for Guantanamo
Washington outlines a four month program of maneuvers and training in Southern waters to keep dreadnoughts destroyers and submarines battle ready. The Atlantic fleet will sail for Guantanamo Bay on January 8 with a large number of recruits in training.
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Washington
Guantanamo Bay
Eliminate Liver Toxins With Nature Based Pills
In this adv notice, Liver Pills are marketed to remove rank poisons from the body and improve digestion by restoring natural liver function. The ad claims benefits such as relief from constipation biliousness and dizziness and offers a 25 cent bottle with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The text also briefly notes a yeast based recipe as part of household tips.
New Steamship Service Linking Brownsville and Tampico
Rio Grande Gulf Steamship Company announces a passenger and express service to start around February 16 between Point Isabel Brazos de Santiago harbor and Tampico Mexico. D A O'Brien president says the line is currently being organized.
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New Steamship Service
Brownsville
Tex
Point Isabel
Brazos de Santiago Harbor
Tampico
Mexico
D. A. O'Brien
Rio Grande Gulf Steamship Company
Doctor Stockton Axson Resigns From Red Cross
Dr. Stockton Axson, loaned by Rice Institute of Houston to serve as national secretary for the American Red Cross during the war, resigns and will return to educational work in Houston early next year.
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Stockton Axson
Washington
Rice Institute of Houston
Texas
American Red Cross
Houston
Rhine flood inundates Lowlands near Mannheim
Berlin reports the Neckar River area and surrounding Lowlands are flooded as the Rhine rises, causing the worst inundation since the 1896 record flood. The overflow affects regions along the Neckar and Rhine basins for miles upstream and downstream.
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Berlin
Mannheim
Neckar
Treasury Grants Italy $416,000 Credit Increase
Washington reports the treasury on Tuesday established a credit of 416000 dollars in favor of Italy, bringing Italy's total credit to 1621338000 dollars and the allies' total to 9447834000 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Italy
Gold bar shipment to stabilize exchange reaches New York
In New York a shipment of gold bars valued at more than 2 million dollars was sent on Thursday to the national bank of India to aid exchange stability. Additional shipments are expected in the near future.
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New York
National Bank of India
Green's August Flower advertised as a laxative remedy
An old advertisement promotes Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile production. It claims to aid indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and constipation and notes availability through druggists and dealers worldwide.
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Green
Holland's Great Wall Extends 18 Miles Across Zuyder Zee
A massive Dutch seawall to block the Zuyder Zee will stretch 18 miles and measure 230 feet wide at sea level. Strong engineering project aims to protect land and control waters with a formidable barrier.
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The
Zuyder Zee
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