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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
5
A rambling Charles A Levine Transatlantic investor plans and political moves dominate a mixed dispatch. references span Lindbergh's voyage, Coolidge opposition, New York skyscraper plans, a Lindbergh tower in Chicago, and remarks by Haig and Lady Astor amid wartime history.
Rep Ray Holder of Lancaster charges Governor Moody kept confidences to two aides, claims the plan faltered after the legislature failed to pass certain bills. He says Moody criticized the legislature unfairly while supporting the governor's broader program.
Mrs J Borden Harriman notes moderns wooing and winning men as described in the Red Book. Society matron describes instances where the pursuer succeeds, shaping contemporary courtship norms.
Mrs. Erangeline Lindbergh, mother of the famed flier, traveled by rail to Washington with a stop in Baltimore. She will be moved to the temporary White House on Dupont Circle where Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge will host her. The president dispatched an aide to meet Mrs. Lindbergh in Baltimore.
Pittsburgh aviator Caldell McKee, famed for a long seaplane land flight record, drowned last night when his plane broke in two on Lac Heche in the Laurentians during water landing.
General Arnulfo Gomez, federal military leader in the Vernost district, has applied for indefinite leave of absence from the army. It is understood he seeks the leave to run for the presidency of Mexico next year.
Senator Albert JimBoy Bordon was shot and killed in the apartment of Mrs. Helen Minter in Denver. Police found his body in a pool of blood after neighbors heard gunfire. He had filed for divorce from Mrs. Minter, who was questioned by authorities. He is survived by his widow Adele Towler of Omaha and one daughter. He was 36 and served as a navy ensign in the war.
A citizen of Laredo sent a tiny congratulatory card reading Atta boy stay in there and pitch to Colonel Lindbergh. Postmaster Sol Rubenstein said many more cards from Laredo will reach the aviator via mail, as hundreds of other messages arrive at the post office.
The national aeronautical association credits W. T. Van Orman and assistant W. W. Horton with victory in a 715 mile balloon race that started in Akron and landed one mile southwest of Hancock, Maine.
District Attorney John Walls announced that three criminal cases will go over to the next court term in October. The indictment against Claude Martin and D H Batley for transportation of liquor was continued on second appeal. The case against L W Beckham for swindling was also continued, per Judge Walls.
A Memphis dispatcher reports a humorous aboard scene as the destroyer Humphreys passes a launch near the Virginia Capes. Sailors exchange quips, and a playful exchange ends with a sailor dropping a stick aboard, drawing many officers to witness the moment.
Moscow reports twenty persons executed in response to anti Soviet violence by monarchist and white guardist exiles abroad. The state political department says sentences were passed on June 9 and carried out, with British officials in London reacting to the move. A separate dispatch notes Polish frontier incidents and a Polish officer’s detention near the border amid tensions.
Berlin crowds cheer Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Leving as they arrive with American Ambassador Schurman to receive honors for their New York to Germany nonstop flight. Lord Mayor Boess names Columbi Strasse as the road to Tempelhofer airfield in their honor after a banquet with the Berlin Symphony.
The thirteenth annual Rotary International convention adjourned in Ostend Belgium after installations of new officers. Arthur Sapp of Huntington Indiana the new president gave a brief address along with other officers yesterday.
Italian flyer Francesco De Pinedo reached the Azores after a Newfoundland to sea flight. He descended over Horta at 12 30 p m and planned to continue east toward St Michael's, resuming his trip to Italy.
In Lakehurst New Jersey June 10 the dirigible Los Angeles delays its scheduled southbound escort flight to meet Colonel Charles A Lindbergh as winds from Crags hangar delay operations. Weather forecasters hoped wind could abate later in the day.
Austin June 10. A comprehensive plan for studying the tax system was adopted by a fifteen member commission led by former Governor O B Colquitt. Five sub committees will survey economic effects and propose means to equalize state tax burdens.
Nineteen twenty era accounts report that seven former members of the 24th Infantry were paroled yesterday from Fort Leavenworth after conviction for participation in the Houston riot of 1917. More convicts were expected to receive parole soon as authorities continue handling the case's aftermath.
Chicago reports a sharp drop as corn futures fall about 66 cents a bushel amid rain delays. July delivery futures slipped to around 98 7 8 cents, down from yesterday, amid rapid progress in corn planting and improved field conditions.
Four miners were electrocuted at the Belmont mine while mowing an electric generator in the shaft. The victims named are Lawrence Ligsdean Morton and Augual Izagobron brothers and Thomas Chapman. all were unmarried except Chapman. The incident occurred in June in Mont.
Des Moines, Iowa hosted the 1928 convention of the United States Food Roads Association on the eve of the URq assembly adjournment at noon today. The meeting took place in Washington as officials announced the event.
Los Angeles reports police doubt actress Doris Williams account of being attacked by an ape man who carved seven Ks on her forehead. Officers lack corroboration but do not disprove the story. Williams says she met the assailant at a New York party and later faced him in Denver and Hollywood.
In Muntsville Texas on June 10 1933 an inmate Fete Melkinney facing execution on July 15 says he has a new cook but no appetite. He is accused of murdering his wife after she refused to cook for him.
Snow, convicted of murdering his wife and stepson, faces the electric chair on July 16 in Inwound. He remains cheerful and admits involvement, but says others were also responsible and disputes the method of execution.
Savannah June 10 The United States good rounds association convention urged the federal government to rebuild the highway system wrecked by the Mississippi Valley floods without requiring states to provide assurances.
Delegates at the Chicago flood control conference met with President Coolidge and reported he planned to call a new conference to advance flood prevention efforts.
Paris June 10 Premier Poincare failed to win a long term concession for a Sweden based match monopoly. The Chamber of Deputies rejected the proposal 280 to 244 after a week of debate. The defeat signals political importance but does not topple the government. Poincare warned rejection would hinder financial rehabilitation efforts.
Washington prepares a grand welcome for Charles Lindbergh arriving from Europe. A large air fleet including Army Navy and postal planes will escort the Spirit of St Louis to the Washington Navy Yard. Only official greetings will be given the famed aviator with president Coolidge leading tributes.
Paul Ware outfielder for the Pittsburgh Nationals and Miss Corrine Moore of Ada Ohio plan marriage tonight. Ada watchers note Waner leads the National League in base hits.
Victoria Clatin Woodhuy Martin, 89, author and suffrage advocate who ran for president in 1872, died today in Culeutenilam England.
Le Roy O Nell, 16, a Kansas high school student, died after being shot by a patrolman when he and two other boys were caught stripping a stolen automobile. The incident occurred last night and the youths were stopped by police.
The destroyer Humphreys picked up Lindbergh related film aboard a U S vessel after meeting the Memphis off Bea coast. The encounter occurred around 6 05 AM with two ships about 22 miles from the coast. Film aboard was transferred and observers noted the historic home contact for the Lindbergh mission.
The Red Cross organizer Henry M. Baker stated four hundred thousand people are affected as backwater from the Mississippi rises. Greenville Mississippi reports a second inundation while agriculture stalls with hundreds of acres already planted now submerged. Damaged crops and relief operations expand across the region as authorities assess the flood impact.
Capt Bill Sterling returns to Laredo after taming Borger, Texas. He was named captain by Governor Moody six weeks ago and sent to Borger to lead a dangerous assignment, leaving the town in orderly condition with officers in control.
A New York woman named Mya A Foster braved hours of waves undertow and sharks while eight miles from the north jetty. After her yacht drifted from port, she swam to the breakwater, collapsed, recovered consciousness, and walked two miles barefoot to the lighthouse before fishermen brought aid to the stranded vessel.
Ostend Belgium sections show Walter Clint as rotary vice president with other names including Stokes Youngatta and T Boe Tumpleo in Mexico. Multiple directors named amid unclear text.
The June weather report from Houston shows widespread drought across the southern and eastern Lexag areas with late cotton planting possible and corn suffering. Wheat prospects weaken while rye and hay benefit from limited rainfall. watermelon crops struggle as harvest declines.
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