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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1926
Page
1
Dr. Pritchett of Foundation in Columbia argues Palestine cannot be industrially developed and Arabs cannot be outnumbered by Jews who allegedly wield money intelligence Bergy and will power. broader notes touch on China Boxer Relx and a U.S. Marines deployment.
Miranda crude shipments by tank car fall as new pipe line routes cut rail movement. Texas-Mexican Railway reports 435 carloads in November with most from Laredo and Noreda fields Duval County. Bruni and Miranda City show east and westward movements.
Barrera Guerra the Mexican consul in Laredo Tex dismisses reports of an impending revolution. He praises President Calley for social improvements in Mexico noting advances in agriculture, industry and education.
A powerful cold wave moves from the Mackenzie River valley into North Dakota and spreads across the Midwest and Great Lakes. Subzero temps reach 12 below in Devil Lake with widespread frost, snow, and drifting in Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Missouri and beyond. Ships on Lake Superior warned for safety.
Worcester journalist Austin Phelps Cristy, 76, founder and longtime owner and editor of the Worcester Telegram, died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He had shot himself last Monday, ending a storied career in New England journalism.
A letter from President Harding endorsing Albert B. Fall’s oil leases while interior secretary surfaced in a Senate inquiry. The document, dated April 1922, aligns with the Teapot Dome affair’s key figures and supports the department’s program while noting Harding’s overall approval of policies and contracts.
In Fort Worth Thomas Wilson 17 and cousin Robert Brooks 18 trigger a crash after a borrowed plane nose dives. In Paris Queen Marie meets former Crown Prince Carol after arriving from America and plans to depart for Bucharest that night.
John Micholsky and Andrew Moshesock survived 130 hours trapped behind mud and rock in the Morea colliery near Pottsville Ta. They were working about 300 feet underground when flood waters surged in. They blocked the flow with a timber rock barrier as officials mounted a large rescue effort.
By morning thirty one carloads of diversified vegetables have been shipped from the Laredo district via the F G N railway in refrigerated cars. Current consignments include spinach, peas and carrots with more winter crops expected to join in the coming weeks as holdings roll in for the winter and spring season. Bermuda onions are not scheduled to begin until March.
The Jewish community under Rabbi Solomon Pines will stage a Chamekah playlet at K of P Hall Sunday evening December 65 starting at 7 30. The English program will be performed by Jewish children of Laredo in Hebrew school with recitations and songs in Hebrew.
Houston Dec 1 Prohibition Administrator Clearge A Hammons announces the southern district of Texas has doubled its jurisdiction effective Wednesday He now supervises the Beaumont territory spanning ten counties with a Beaumont office kept open No personnel changes are planned at the Beaumont enforcement office
Mr and Mrs J B Hanway return from a trip through Artesia Wells Catarina Asherton Carrizo Springs and Bir Wells Texas noting rapid development. Catarina is described as poised to become a picturesque town with a modern hotel under construction and strong irrigation potential surrounding Taft ranch. Local business cooperation could benefit Laorede Meei and Mes Phinway.
A request for an American war vessel to be sent to Mooghow for protection of American nationals has been transmitted by the American consul at Koochaw to Treat Admiral Williams, commanding American naval forces in Chinese waters.
A quotation urges focus on clear purpose over distant vision. Leaders interpret the line as a call to align strategy with concrete objectives and immediate results, prioritizing practical steps over vague aspirations.
Brownsville dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Houston to resume testimony on Southern Pacific's bid to extend its valley line from Harlingen to Brownsville about thirty miles in Cameron County. Missouri Pacific seeks an easterly extension from San Benito to connect with the Rio Grande Railroad.
In Del Monte California on December 1 James A Melkenzale former California Golf Association president tells a tale of a mashie shot striking a seagull. Gouverneur Morris notes the ball was lost in a water hazard or dropped by the bird at sea.
Justice Charles W. Parker denied the state's motion for a mistrial in the Hall Mills murder trial in Somerville New Jersey citing an orderly continuation of proceedings after jurors were recalled. Special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson had alleged juror improprieties including sleeping and improper interaction with the defense and noted affidavits from Ralph Grimm about juror John W Young.
Washington reports from December 1 note Representative Blanton of Texas praising Marines guarding the mails and proposing use of the armed services to stop bootlegging. The International Reform Federation asks President Coolidge to urge Mellon to deploy forces to suppress rum running and enforce prohibition nationwide.
A wild Brahma bull, bleeding from neck wounds, roamed Dallas streets before a deputy sheriff killed it. The chase covered an eight foot fence, river bottoms, and downtown blocks, roughing up cars and sending pedestrians fleeing. Several people were slightly injured in the scramble for safety. The deputy used an airborne vehicle to close in on the steer.
Firemen were called to the Bingo Manufacturing Company in Dallas twice within eight hours. The first blaze began at 10 p.m. and burned for over an hour, and the second at 2 a.m. caused about 60,000 dollars in damage before it was controlled.
In Groesbeck Texas Limestone county farmers after a three hour debate vote approval of legislation banning two successive cotton plantings on the same land. The majority favored the measure about three to one.
In Austin on December 1 a state executive committee of the University Interscholastic League will hear charges of ineligibility against Oak Clift High School football players. Roy Tenders on athletic director told the Associated Press today.
Baltimore dispatch reports a Baltimore News story claiming poison in Dempsey cards influenced his defeat before the Tunney bout. Captain Charles J. Mabbutt and others in the Dempsey camp are cited as organizers of the alleged plot amid circulating accounts.
Governor Ferguson directed a bench exchange in the first judicial district at Orange and the sixtieth district court at Beaumont. W T Stark was disqualified and J C Campbell was assigned to sit in the case of Charlie L Brown versus J S Stark.
Reports from Amoy say fighting near Pouchow has halted business. Authorities expect foreign guards to arrive to protect foreigners and restore order as the city suspends commercial activity.
In Mobile Alabama a French ram runner hid its two guards and a prohibition official after two patrol boats seized the Aresene J. off Southwest Pass. The men were believed landed at Nassau or another foreign port while pursuit continued.
In Los Angeles on December 1 a postal clerk Thomas R. Graham received a one year stay of sentence after pleading guilty to mailing two football game tickets. Judge Paul J. McCormick cautioned Graham about his future enthusiasm for the game, recognizing footballitis as a mitigating factor.
Detectives in San Antonio uncovered a makeshift “university of crime” with four rooms and slate boards showing friction and safe locking diagrams. Two men admitted teaching, with notes revealing courses in pocket picking, burglary, safe cracking, and blowing.
Captain A. L. Reed, longtime peace officer and deputy U S marshal hero from the Wilson era, died in Brownsville. Funeral services set for Waco on Thursday.
In Bridgeport Connecticut Mrs Lorte Schommel must wear something greasy to race Mrs Clemington Carson. Carson denounces Schommel's distinct attire as disgraceful and foolish prompting a garish costume dispute.
In Borger Texas on Main Street a gunfight left Captain Irl Rigney dead and three men detained. A bystander describing the scene reported the assailants fled after the shooting.
A fragmentary local item notes a young woman tilting back in a chair with feet up, seen as a benign, perhaps approving, gesture. Frances Parking is briefly mentioned alongside welfare official York in a non-specific civic context.
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