24 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
1
The page lists Associated Press ownership statements and multiple city advertising offices. It details subscription prices by mail and carrier for daily editions, including regional rates for Texas and other regions, with a 1926 post office registration note.
Notich to subscribers informs if you fail to receive your paper call 43 for a copy by special messenger.
William Hale Thompson won the Republican primary with a landslide over Belnard Litsinger, securing a large plurality and advancing to oppose Mayor William F. Dever in the April election. The wartime mayor led by more than 180000 votes and carried all but one ward.
The Kansas City market reports the highest price since November for heavy steers on the exchange. Trade notes that steer weights around two hundred pounds brought about 22.75 dollars per hundred, with active bidding and strong demand across the yard.
The article outlines Mary Astor starting at fourteen as a National featured player, rapid ascent to top status, and a career spanning key early films. It notes her birth in Quincy Illinois, family moves, schooling, and launch by Charles Albin with early roles leading to collaborations with Douglas Fairbanks and appearances in The Runaway Street Don Juan and The Roughriders among others.
The Laredo Rotary Club celebrated Rotary's anniversary with a program honoring the world’s first club founded in 1905 by Paul Harris. Hol Russell presided, Asher Smith chaired, and guests included Robert McCullough and Fred Patton, who invited Laredo to visit Hebbronville and other clubs. Horace Hall spoke on Rotary’s future and fellowship across races.
Weekly oil and gas filings with Texas Inboard Commission for Feb 22 list eight drilling and three plugging actions in Laredo district. Firms include Edward St Albans Roxana Magnolia Crown in Jim Hogg and Webb counties with wells and survey numbers, plus Humble Oil in Duval and others in Jim Hogg and Kleberg counties.
Frank Hicklin was hanged today in Edmonton Alberta after being convicted of murdering his housekeeper at Chinoak last summer.
A truce halted five day strike near Shanghai and the Sun Chuan Fang regime. Proclamations ordered workers back to work ending executions and terrorism fears that had spread to foreign settlements during the walkout.
Chicago report states George I. Porter a reputed millionaire capitalist and realtor was found shot to death in his apartment. Police said a bullet wound was self-inflicted in the forehead, in the presence of his wife Mima Mannerly formerly of Washington and India. The couple married in India on June 4, 1925.
Detroit police sought a man described as a rubber who killed Mrs Grace Loomis while her two children slept upstairs last night. The victim's husband Dr Krank Loomis said he was away on a shore walk when the attack occurred.
Rodney Dutcher relays Theodore F. Shuey memories of Senate reporters on speed and clarity of oratory. He cites James A Clarke Moses Reed Borah Heflin Glass Swanson Norbeck and others with word counts from 150 to 225 per minute. Shuey notes Clarke’s rapid delivery and Reed as the favorite orator of his 2nd year at the desk.
Banda Especial No 2 of the Mexico City Garrison visited Laredo as a gift from President Calles for Washington’s birthday celebrations. Under Captain Genaro Nuñez, the ensemble played at San Agustin Plaza last evening drawing a large crowd.
A historical newspaper line notes a woman framing emancipation as her demand for alimony, reflecting social and legal attitudes toward marriage support in the era.
Ad touts Comet Rice as dust proof sealed in cartons avoiding washing and contact with microbes. Claims of cleanliness, full nutritive content, and a updated rice recipes booklet available by sending a two cent stamp to Comet Rice Company New York.
Canton警 reports anonymous warnings of a jail delivery plot to free Ben Rudner who faces murder charges in the Don Mellett case. Stark county jail was turned into an ammunition storehouse with guards, a machine gun at the jail door, and patrols around the jail and courthouse.
A New York legislator proposes a 26 cent per day tax on all visitors to be added to hotel bills, drawing criticism alleging racial implications and discrimination in its design and impact. The proposal ignites a debate on equity, tourism costs, and state policy.
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