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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1927
Page
5
ARTHUR BRISBANE notes a buoyant end to the week on Wall Street and in high finance. concerns about steel, inflation fear, and fierce competition in autos mix with optimism as firms plan expansion and foreign shipments. Lindbergh discusses future aviation growth while bishops criticize social experiments and a calmer Japan advocates lasting peace.
SHREVEPORT June 27. Painter Dancy shot his wife three times in his home and then killed himself. The couple had been estranged. weeks earlier Dancy had attacked and stabbed his wife in the street after she left him with their children. Dancy is reported dying and Mrs. Dancy in serious condition.
Six inmates overpowered jailer Andrew Smith, 47, and locked him in a cell before escaping from the county jail in Miami Oklahoma early today. Smith was not seriously injured. none of the fugitives faced major charges.
General Obregon announced his candidacy for president from Mexico City. He framed his platform around separating honest American capital from Wall Street influence, pledging to attract beneficial investment while opposing imperialist capital and resisting U S boycott actions against Mexican fruits and agriculture.
Jowans Town Pa June 27. A batted ball struck Margaret Miller aged 15 at a ball game yesterday causing a brain hemorrhage she died several hours later.
Cloudbursts strike Abburton and Weston in eastern Oregon causing $100,000 damage and hotel mud spill. In Washington, 1926 tax data show record incomes over $1 million with seven filers $5 million plus. New highs reflect a revenue act effect and shifting filing patterns across states led by New York and Pennsylvania.
Laredo exports topped ten thousand dollars in the first four months of the year, with the city handling eighty percent of inland port shipments from Eagle Pass to Brownsville. The exact export value reported is 10 373 678 dollars by the U S Customs Service.
Ottawa will welcome American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh this week as a guest of Premier W. J. Mackenzie King. The visit comes at the invitation of the Canadian government and will take place at Laurier House during Lindberghs stay in the capital.
Moscow reports the Central Control Committee proposes expulsion of Leon Trotsky and Gregory Zinovieff from the All Russian Communist Party. The praesidium cites continuous attempts to break party unity and anti Soviet agitation during four years of warnings and censures.
In Chicoutimi Quebec on June 27 aviators continued a fruitless search for missing French fliers Nasier and Cali. They flew over the Saguenay region Sunday but returned to base last night with nothing to report.
This afternoon at the residence of Mia I A Mansford at 1016 Chihuahua Street the Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist church meets to discuss the Milk Fund campaign and complete plans.
In Coleman Texas on Sunday a car crash killed Mrs Emma Knowles and left Charley Keeny dying while a third passenger, Warner, escaped with bruises. The vehicle rolled over on the highway north of Santa Annie. Mrs Knowles suffered a broken neck and other injuries.
Henry Edds a ranchman and business man from Bebbronville, was critically ill for weeks in Santa Flasa Hospital San Antonio. He was moved Saturday to his Floresville home, accompanied by Mrs. Edds and son George Edds.
Alpine Texas on June 27 announces an expected 6000 attendees for the Bin Bend dia ret gathering of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce on July 4 in connection with Sat tlers meeting and Cowhoy's roundup providing a regional business and community event.
Commander Richard Byrd and a crew of three await weather approval for takeoff in the Bellmonoplane America on a Paris flight from New York. A second Folkker tri motor plans Rome and back under Lloyd Bertaud.
Vanburen Ark June 27 Two deaths from drowning were reported from Vidkniders near here yesterday. The body of Henry Morse 16 was found in a small creek where he had been swimming. Theo Smith 9 was drowned when he slipped from the back of a companion swimming in a quarry pool. his body was recovered.
Moscow June 27 M Orlov chairman of the Moscow department of the military tribunal was wounded by a revolver shot by an unidentified person. The assailant was arrested and the attack occurred inside the tribunal premises. Officials say the assailant’s identity and motives are under investigation.
County Commissioners authorized a tax rate of $1.08 per $100 of rent and property valuation at a session held at Judge A Winslow’s residence on Water Street. The meeting, led by County Judge Winslow, included Commissioners J. B. Johnson W. L. Pully J. McMartin and Dr. Davis. The new rate matches the 1926 levy.
Two fascists killed in New York on May 30 were buried in Reggio today after an imposing ceremony. The deceased were identified as Joseph Carish and Michiel Almorroze while en route to participate in a memorial day event.
Major General Mason Patrick arrives in San Francisco to oversee Lieutenants Lester Auten and Albert Flegenberger as they prepare a three engine plane for a non stop hop to Honolulu. Rival crews Maitland Hogenberger and others eye an earlier start as preparations unfold amid secrecy at Pearl Harbor and Grantic Head.
In Boston on June 27 the Texas delegation arrived to greet Governor Fuller and Governor Moody. The group includes 126 men touring the East Coast, shifting focus from the Sacco and Vanzetti murder case.
Charoncea DD Chamberlin with Charles A. Levine and a party of American transatlantic aviators arrived in Warsaw shortly after 3 PM, touring European cities and being greeted by cheering crowds after their departure from Marienbad.
Capt Bill Sterling of the Texas Rangers reports Matthews I Kimes and most Oklahoma bank robbers avoid confrontation, fleeing when cornered. Kimes, wanted for a Pampa robbery and three officer killings near Borger, was captured in Arizona after authorities say he shook with fear. Sterling recalls two gang members with him resisted arrest but surrendered, while others in the gang fled. Sterling plans to be in Oklahoma this fall to testify as Kimes’ trial proceeds.
In a rural incident near Alex Oklahoma a man identified as Olli Ghuitcikastla died after being dragged by a vehicle for miles. Investigators say the car occupants believed the man blocked the road and could not determine fault. The victim’s body was found after a lengthy pursuit and the driver party, described as young, was not held responsible.
Geneva dispatch notes that with limited instructions the American delegation may seek to shape the treaty terms to bind themselves to discuss capital ships at the second Washington conference. The focus is on Hugh Gibson and colleagues negotiating how to handle warship size language without committing to specifics before future talks.
Six persons were injured when trains collided near Wimbledon. The incident caused excitement among tennis fans, with one train left and the other trail swung over. Authorities noted the disruption during the Wimbledon event.
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