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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1923
Page
7
Two men burned to death in the Federal Products Company office at Westwego after a stove explosion. Night watchman Jim Honahan rushed to save bookkeeper S D Fitch, but collapsed from a heart attack. both bodies found by firefighters.
Mrs Margaret Weaver a Cleveland born trained nurse is indicted as an accessory before the fact in the slaying of Willim Coburn by Philip Fox. She is under arrest in Johnson City Tennessee and is expected to testify at Foxs trial in Atlanta. A city detective left to bring her to Atlanta and the indictment says she accompanied Fox to Coburns office before the shooting.
On the Lone Star stage line near Weatherford Texas last night Dr G Hamilton of Albany is not expected to live and Judge John Hill of Breckenridge is injured in the crash.
The Texas state Democratic executive committee endorsed Governor Pat Nefer for president. The vote was 25 to 3 in favor. The session also accepted Walter Gerren’s resignation from Waxahachie and filled four committee vacancies.
St Louis dispatch reports parole officer David Burns aged 44 died from bullet wounds received on a Missouri Pacific train at Alicia Arkansas while returning two recaptured convicts to prison He identified Benny Casey as the assailant Burns died from four gunshot injuries and Casey is named as the shooter in the incident.
Washington December 16 President Coolidge ordered the release of all remaining imprisoned violators of war laws about thirty will gain their liberty as the result of the order.
Republican and insurgent leaders reach an agreement to end the house tie up over committee assignments. Six Republican insurgents will join the rules committee with Democrats denied further representation. Senate talks to break the deadlock continue with uncertain prospects.
The Federal Council of Churches, meeting in Columbus, endorses Harding plan for U S entry into the world court and favors U S membership in the League of Nations. It urges joining or offering a stronger substitute, backs enforcement of prohibition, and calls for relief contributions for the Near East, Central Europe and Russia.
In New York on December 15 a heavy drop in cotton prices pushed March to 33.25 and May to 33.45, a 95 point overnight decline and about $14.50 per bale after government crop estimates were issued. The fall was driven by reduced mill buying and hedge selling in the South.
Emma Martin a 24 year old waitress was shot dead by Ray Hannah a 30 year old hotel employee after a quarrel and he then killed himself. The incident occurred last night in Chicago.
R B Creager of Brownsville Texas declines the offer to be ambassador to Mexico. The White House statement says he cannot leave his duties as head of the Texas Republican party at this time.
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