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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1922
Page
6
Henri Landru declined to plead innocence as the guillotine fell at Versailles in a public execution. He faced a crowd silent under guards as cavalry saluted, ending a life tied to murders described as among France's foulest.
Prohibition agents say a two week investigation across three states exposed a plan to flood Chicago and other large Central cities with grain alcohol for bootleg whiskey. They report arrests in Columbus Ohio and seizures of five loads of alcohol in four cities.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reports the four power Pacific treaty with a reservation and the naval and submarine limitation treaties. The reservation ties to a compromise with President Harding stating the pact creates no alliance. Naval and submarine pacts pass unanimously. two arms conference treaties await next week.
President Harding told Republican House naval committee members at a White House conference that while reductions in Navy personnel are needed the total enlisted force should not fall below 80 000. Committee members agreed there would be a personnel cut.
Washington February 26 Republican members of the House Naval Committee were summoned to the White House today for a meeting on the day’s ongoing appropriations and naval matters.
Fort Worth Texas February 25 The state livestock commission issues orders allowing immediate shipment of hogs from 28 Southwest Texas counties under cholera quarantine to slaughtering houses Railroad agents must mark waybills that hogs are not diverted but headed for immediate slaughter the move speeds meat supply
Dave Wilkins and Leroy Williams, two black men, escaped from the McKinney county jail last May by forcing a door with a self made key. Wilkins was convicted of burglary and Williams faced robbery charges.
Miss Marzie Matthews, 17, who shot J S Crossini to death in a courtroom during a criminal assault trial, is housed at Evangelina Home. Her preliminary trial is set for Tuesday. Her father W Matthews runs a shooting gallery at Rosebud Street and posted a 64 000 bond.
An army investigating board began formal inquiry at the Norfolk supply base into the Roma disaster with 24 men killed. Preliminary investigations were made by Langley field officers and others from the war department, and a report will be submitted to the board.
Ice bound for two days stalled nine miles north of Neenah as a passenger train halted. More than twenty passengers reached Neenah last night after prying through the ice. The town, in the Fox River valley, awoke cut off since Monday night when ice collapsed poles pulled down lines, trapping communication, light and power.
Green Bay reports the sleet storm in the Appleton district caused property damage estimated at more than two million dollars. Several roads remain blocked while utilities restore power and assess infrastructure losses.
Washington officials say the postoffice department is replacing marine guards with specially recruited civilian guards from its own department. Since Marines guarded the malls robberies have decreased, and officials expect all marines will soon be withdrawn. The new civilian guards will form a permanent service.
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