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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1923
Page
7
The General Reparation Fund will cover reimbursements to Belgian and French claimants from German commerce seized during the conflict. The system assigns eligible parties to receive compensation sourced from seized German goods and assets, with administration overseen by the fund.
Records in cotton manufacturing were set in March with unprecedented consumption. U.S. mills used over 623 105 bales of lint and 651 745 bales of waste, totaling far above the May 1917 peak and surpassing February figures, driven by rising demand and production in growing states.
Documents obtained by Scotland Yard after raids on Irish suspected Republicans outline plans to attack London's power sources and underground stations plus freeing prisoners and targeting police officials. The materials suggest a nationwide threat with potential to unfold within a week. Dublin reports Austin Stack, ex minister, captured near Clonmel as Irish Free State troops seize him.
The United States attorney’s office sent a form letter to all New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange members requesting records of all customers and transactions in sugar from January 1 to April 1. A DOJ agent visited the exchange and invited several members to meet with the U.S. attorney next Monday.
Paris reports a ministerial conference agreed to recover Ruhr occupation costs from merchandise and money seized from Doormans. They pledge evacuation of the Ruhr only when Germany pays, with any surplus to go to the Allied reparations fund. Seized merchandise will first satisfy existing German payment in kind orders, with France and Belgium ready to compel if needed.
President Harding and the shipping board decide to consolidate foreign trade units and offer liners for sale with a secured guaranty of service. If sales fail at an unjustified loss, the government would directly operate ships as a last resort to ensure a merchant marine.
In Philadelphia Apr 14 Parmer President Wilson opposes conditional American adhesion to the world court at The Hague under the league of nations. A letter to Arthur B. Rouse of Kentucky quotes him supporting unconditional U S design to the world court and urges full league responsibilities. Des Moines Apr 14 Endorsement efforts for the League at the National League of Women Voters failed for lack of a second led by Mrs Blanche McKelvie Omaha.
Secretary Hoover appealed to commercial organizations to cooperate with railroad managements in a national effort to handle the expected large 1923 traffic volume without congestion. He noted railroads have invested heavily and urged shippers to move winter coal supplies in summer, load cars to capacity, cut car reconsignments, and avoid seeking excess car supply.
The Kirby Lumber Company announced a wage advance of 10 to 16 percent for daily workers, affecting about 4,200 men and adding roughly $200,000 to the annual payroll. The increase, effective April 1, was implemented without prior input from employees and reflected in the semi monthly pay.
In Houston on April 14 the unofficial world endurance dancing championship sees five women and four men still dancing after the event began at 9:15 Thursday night with thirty six entrants remaining.
Four hundred persons including fishermen are missing after a tidal wave and storm off the east coast of Korea. The Japanese navy reports uncertainty on total deaths but believes the toll to be large.
Alexandria Louisiana April 14 Gail Curci known worldwide as operatic star Mrs Homer Samuels reads a cable from Milan announcing the death of her mother Signora Enrichita Galli age 82. She had just finished singing Home Sweet Home at Louisiana College Pineville.
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