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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1921
Page
1
Delegates to the State Capital report improving conditions in the Lower Valley after officials promise Japanese residents will depart shortly. Local leaders welcomed the pledge, noting reduced friction and a path toward stability for the community and nearby farms.
O V Dodge vice president of Midland Insurance was found shot and killed on his driveway in Kansas City early today. He wore a night shirt and overcoat, a revolver lay nearby, and family members said a prowler likely caused the death as he investigated that noise.
In Seoul the Korean who tried to kill Admiral Saito during his official capital entry was executed in Seoul prison yesterday morning. The event was reported by The Associated Press Correspon dence.
Jacques Villard editor of the Free Age arrived home in St. Louis after a month in Chicago where detectives said he was detained by kidnappers. He did not speak to reporters. The case involved a disappearance on December 27.
Pittsburgh, Pa Jan 8 The price of Pennsylvania crude oil used to set other crude oil prices in the nation was cut today from 6.10 to 5.75 a barrel. Purchasers cited decreased demand as the main reason for the first reduction in crude prices in years.
Vice president elect Coolidge says he could milk a cow but did not milk the one in a July photograph taken at his father’s farm in Plymouth Vermont. He told Horace A. Moses the cow resisted and stayed indoors, making the outdoor milking impractical despite the staged image.
Bee E M Brennan assistant cashier A L Vidaurri assistant cashier J R Fasnacht assistant cashier listed among bank staff in compiled note.
In Harlingen and San Benito tension eased as two Japanese families pledged to return to California. American Legion members fundraised to recover 19000 dollars paid to Yamata for farming property near Harlingen. San Benito Chamber of Commerce votes to send a representative to Austin to press for protection against colonization. The chamber counts 950 members and drew a large crowd.
Washington January 8 acting Attorney General Nebeker said evidence submitted by the Senate Committee on Reconstruction shows no basis for investigation into government coal prices in 1920. He described the material as not warranting inquiry or even requiring it.
New York January 8 The nation has recovered its financial sanity and is not troubled by extreme pessimism or optimism. W G Harding governor of the Federal Reserve Board said in an address published here today that the danger of general collapse had passed and the worst undoubtedly was over. He stated the country has restored its normal state and that fear and extravagance are past.
A moderate quake was logged this morning on the Georgetown University seismograph. Father Tondorf, director of the observatory, said the disturbance appeared to be 2,400 miles away, likely within the continental United States.
Rev. Cornelius Densel, former pastor of the First Netherlands Reformed church, was arrested on a federal Mann Act warrant. The charge stems from alleged elopement with Miss Trina Hanneberg, a former church member from Passaic, N J.
Washington on January 8 reports Guy F. Allen of Somerset Maryland was nominated by President Wilson to be treasurer of the United States. He has served as assistant treasurer and will succeed John Burke whose resignation was accepted yesterday.
Dublin reports say the Tramore police barracks were attacked last evening in the martial law area. A military relief party was ambushed near Tramore, with official statements claiming three dead in heavy fighting and other casualties likely.
Manila Chinese residents contribute 180000 cash and 2000 clothing pieces for famine sufferers in China. They plan to add at least 100000 more to the relief fund. Food purchases are hampered by high market prices, delaying rice imports for relief.
The Eagle boat Earp arrives in Honolulu to reestablish coast guard service after four years. Stationed at Pearl Harbor, it will patrol island ports to curb opium smuggling, following customs requests. Divers from Pearl Harbor aided in recovering nearly 800 tins of opium worth about $90,000 from Honolulu Harbor.
Tonight and Sunday fair conditions prevail for area. United States Weather Bureau forecast provided to The Times by the Telephone Co.
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m today show a maximum temperature of 83 degrees and a minimum of 57 degrees. Winds from the southeast with clear skies throughout the period.
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