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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
3
Crops failed and heavy snow caused famine across parts of Dagestan and surrounding districts. Starvation affects livestock as food shortages deepen. In the Andi area many sheep were killed by eagles due to scarce grazing.
Malay States suffer worst floods in years as rivers rise over banks after continual rains. Loss of life believed considerable. Singapore dispatch notes from Straits Settlements dated Dec 29. Times Want Ads promotes its big payout.
Memphis reports clear skies but floods still drive over 6,000 from homes along the Tennessee Cumberland and Ohio rivers. Death toll holds at 13 with fears of rising figures as communication improves. Nashville faces 4,000 homeless with crest on the Cumberland not yet reached. relief appeals issued.
Heavy loss of life and great property destruction occurred in several fishing villages of this district as mountainous waves from the Pacific hurled ice blocks up to ten feet thick during a great snowstorm. Many women and children were buried alive under avalanches of ice while men were away at sea.
U S celebrities reported to Congress by Secretary Mellon include John D Rockefeller Sr receiving 76475 dollars and William G McAdoo 7711 dollars. Others listed are Mary Roberts Rhinehart 1292 dollars and the estate of Florence Kling Harding 1276 dollars.
Paris dispatch says the American steamer Astoria foundered in the Black Sea near Kavarna Romania with 21 lives lost. The lone Astoria of 1,921 tons had arrived at Liverpool from Philadelphia on December 3.
Rabbi Alexander Levison, famed for world travel including Africa and major cities, was robbed in Dallas after arriving from Marshall Texas. Two women, one Black and one Chinese appearance, held a pistol to his chest while another searched his pockets, taking 280 dollars. Levison supports Jewish orphans via the United Gallic Aid Society. he was born in Jerusalem.
Fred O. West a Navin Field employee testified that he placed no bets on the Detroit Cleveland game of September 28 1919, saying the funds were wagered on a horse race and that Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker face no wagering charges.
Fort Worth report quotes W. T. Wheeler manager of the Texas highway department stating a statewide survey shows about 9 million dollars will be required in 1927 to maintain designated highways.
John Neely Bryan, recognized as the first white child born in the Dallas area, died today at Wichita General Hospital in Wichita Falls. The event marks a historic note for early Dallas settlement history.
In Santiago Chile the chamber of deputies cheered the U S action toward Nicaragua while radical deputy Wenceslao Sterra lauded it and Liberal Ismael Edwards Matte opposed Senator Bierra whose speech drew gallery shouts.
The article reports eulogies for Woodrow Wilson by political figures at dinners in Chicago Louisville and Washington. Ivans described Wilson’s influence while praising Harding and referencing a 1912 nomination. Senator Walsh warned isolationism harms US leadership in world affairs. Kansas editor William Allen White lauded Wilson as civilization’s greatest contribution.
Cheyenne Wyoming December 29 eight men and one woman were sentenced for robbing a mail train near Rock Springs last August. Judge I Blake Kennedy delivered terms ranging from one to twenty seven years in United States district court. Federal court action followed the robbery which netted the band $3200 in bonds and currency.
A column surveys figures from president Ripley to Secretary Work on 1927 outlook praising stability and Pan Pacific conference plans in Honolulu. It imagines radio static as messages from older planets, Mars power ideas, and asks if Christianity can practically change conditions through neighborly aid.
A sheriff jury sent a $100 check to each of fifty institutes for Christmas. Members include John D. Rockefeller Jr., Otto H. Kahn, Chauncey M. Depew, W. A. Harriman, and F. E. Vanderbilt. Times Wantads pay rise.
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