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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1926
Page
11
In Wigan England on March 10 Associated Press reports that feeding a cat creates ownership responsibility under English law. The case involves John Henry Draper sued for the value of two pigeons allegedly harmed by his cat. Draper admitted giving the cat milk but denied owning the cat.
Steve Donoghue the jockey came to Nice to film Riding for the King. He rode a horse in a race with an automobile and won, ruining the takeaway by the car. An entire afternoon's work and many feet of film were wasted.
Columbus March 10 professional football aims to work with intercollegiate athletics to bar college athletes from entering the pro ranks until graduation. N P F L president Joe Carr notes Grange’s drawing power would not have suffered by delaying entry and a league committee will meet with the Intercollegiate Athletic Union to set rules for protection against college players joining pro football.
Sheriff Condren announces under a 1926 county court order that Moran Piano Company won a $300 judgment against J. Garza and H. B. Garza. On the third Tuesday in March 1926 the court house door in Webb County will auction a Concord Piano, Style S. J. Mach. No. 64048, to satisfy the judgment plus costs.
Mary Mills Patrick pioneer in Constantinople born in Canterbury New Hampshire 76 years ago. Rt Rev Theodore I Reese coadjutor bishop of Southern Ohio born in New York City 53 years ago. Anna Vaughan Hyatt famed sculptor born in Cambridge Massachusetts 60 years ago. Arthur Reynolds Chicago banker born in Pandora Iowa eight years ago.
Culver City Calif March 10 Picture stars protest the practice of shooting winter pictures in summer and summer pictures in winter. Harry Myers jokes about freezing in Palm Beach attire while filming. He notes producers push cold weather plots in winter but summer arrives, forcing odd costumes and heat.
Boston plans a sesqui centennial celebration marking the 160th anniversary of the British evacuation of Boston in 1776. Mayor Nichols will lead an event at Mechanics Building with national speakers, a flag procession, and a parade in South Boston recalling Washington's defenses that prompted Howe to withdraw.
Reports from Rome indicate the World Forestry Congress will be the largest and most representative gathering of its kind. Delegates from the United States Canada and most European nations will attend under the International Institute of Agriculture and Italian Government. The congress will unify forestry statistics improve trade in timber study forest preservation and related issues with an international exhibition in Milan preceding the event.
The ten offspring of Isaac J Forbes tip the scales at a little over one ton with all but one weighing more than 200 pounds. Six are boys and four are girls, tracing their size to their Kentucky-born father.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church meets at 3 30 PM in the Sunday School room for the annual officer election. Parish Guild gathers at the Rectory at 3 30 PM. Members urged to attend.
Verses from Allen Johnson amid a general notice column as Mrs. May and others travel to Tay lor for family deaths. A cattlemen convention heads to Fort Worth while Miss Beyette and her mother visit relatives. Social events include a Missionary notes circle, a Baptist women gathering, and a bridge luncheon at Blue Bonnet Tea Room with Kentucky guests honored.
Austin March 10 oil royalty funds from University of Texas lands go to permanent building fund after Texas Supreme Court mandamus. The 39th Legislature placed royalties in the available building fund, ruled unconstitutional. Case involved about 2.5 million dollars from Reagan county lands and split between Comptroller Terrell and State Treasurer Hatcher. About 1.652 million held in this investigation for a year.
Paris reports Aristide Briand forms a ninth cabinet after the chamber defeated the previous one on financial measures. President Doumergue urged the move to unite the country and press ahead with reforms.
A low barometer area over the Texas Panhandle brought rain to nearly all of Texas overnight with rain on snow in the Middle Rocky Mountain region. The forecast calls for continued rain today, followed by clearing and colder weather tonight and tomorrow.
The League of Nations subcommittee unanimously recommends Germany be admitted after finding she fulfilled all conditions for membership. Council members convened to discuss solutions to a council membership crisis.
The column covers Calcutta Golf Club’s status as the oldest outside Britain, San Francisco’s 1860 baseball debut, Tunney Stribling bout at iMami Stadium on March 12, the seventy seventh Oxford Cambridge boat race on March 27, and recalls Muldoon’s boxing roles, 1885 boat race injuries, and a Hamburg hockey tournament. It notes Queen Victoria’s diary publication and Edward VII’s turf patronage and Derby win.
Fragmentary OCR from North and Central Texas trade text references cattle, insurance, and aiding efforts in 1921. Names and places are garbled but indicate regional agricultural department activity and assistance programs. The readable bits mention William Jardine and general support actions in cattle trade.
Washington March 10 The House agriculture committee examined whether a majority of farmers favor government control of crops as a basis for a farm relief program. Chairman William Hirth, named at the Des Moines conference, said industrywide support appears present.
Servance from Mexico City reports Leon responds to Mr Hudspeth of Texas about the 1906 Rio Grande water treaty. He says Mexican ranches may need more water and American authorities grant permission. He notes the Mexican agriculture department has cautioned ranchers to observe the treaty.
Washington report notes two bills by Senator McMaster provide presidential authority to open kerosene, gasoline and oil stations during extreme prices and to buy and sell coal to the public in carload lots during emergencies. A total of 6 million dollars is planned for gasoline and 1 million for coal.
The scantily dressed body of a young white woman was found on the Southern Pacific railroad right of way near Houston. Reports to police indicate she may have been thrown from a train or an automobile.
Today's notes mark 150 years since Boston was pillaged by British soldiery defying orders. It also recalls 50 years since Thomas A. Watson heard Bell say Mr. Watson come here I want you, the first complete telephone sentence. The Texas Conference of Special Welfare Workers opens in San Antonio for a three day meeting.
A Mexican government department of communications signed an agreement with Western Union Telegraph Company. The contract transfers control of the Mexicana telegraph lines to the American firm.
In Fulton county Georgia three guards and two convicts were wounded as six convicts mutinied during a transport from work. A motor vehicle was seized from two Atlantic Society women. Guard Newsom and convict Davis are hospitalized with serious injuries and poor recovery prospects.
San Antonio March 10 Ben Sturrows former city detective was sentenced to 18 months in the federal penitentiary and fined 500 after conviction in federal court here today on indictment charging him with selling two drinks of liquor. This is the heaviest punishment in the federal court here for a similar offense.
Austin March 10 The estate today filed an answer to the mandamus proceedings brought by the American Book Company to compel Superintendent Marrs to recognize it as a $650 000 contract Oral argument before the supreme court was postponed until Friday
The state highway commission announced that contracts totaling 240,683 dollars were awarded yesterday in Clay and Liberty counties for construction projects. The items involve surface work and related improvements under the commission’s program.
Mrs Bertha Landes wife of a UW professor and four year city council member was elected Seattle's first woman mayor by about six thousand votes in the municipal election. The Associated Press reports the result from Seattle Washington dated March 10. Dr Edwin the incumbent was defeated and Landes becomes mayor elect.
A fragment notes wide effects on cotton amid bankruptcies this year. The garbled text hints at South region activities and financial strain affecting production and trade as markets react to economic distress.
Associated Press report from Chicago dated March 10 states a man’s charred body was found in the ruins of a ten story building after a blaze that threatened the industrial district of the West Side. The Sons of ? offered at least five hundred thousand dollars.
London reports a prosperous show business with 15,000,000 invested in travel and exhibitions. The industry, once focused on children, now spans broader commerce while Britain’s show trade expands across tours and venues.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a mother asking for cake and a grocer replying with a conditional response about cake. The legible parts suggest a casual domestic exchange captured in a news page item.
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