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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1926
Page
7
Former Attorney General Keeling proposes the state assume maintenance and control designations of highways and takes on outstanding indebtedness of road districts. The plan would centralize highway management and reduce local debt burdens while outlining the scope of state responsibilities.
Geneva March 13 Allied representatives abandoned plans for a new meeting with German statesmen and instead decided to submit the league council reconstitution issue to the council members. The assembly voted to maintain headquarters in Geneva and to erect an assembly hall and a new league building on land by Lake Geneva.
Captain Roald Amundsen arrived from America and announced plans to attempt a May flight to the North Pole. He said there would be no race with Lincoln Ellsworth and George Williams, whose parties aim to reach the Pole from Point Barrow, Alaska.
Light snow fell in parts of North Texas with freezing temps across the state. The weather bureau said a stationary storm area threatened Texas with a potential blue norther by Sunday, while sleet touched the Panhandle and temperatures ranged from 26 at Amarillo to 66 at Brownsville. No crop damage reported.
Associated Press reports a proposed Texas constitutional amendment to abolish all road districts and have the state maintain and build highways plus assume road district indebtedness. The move follows Archer County bond case developments after the Supreme Court refused a rehearing on a large bond base affecting tens of millions in bonds nationwide.
Edward Scripps founder of the Scripps-Howard chain has died at sea aboard the yacht Ohio near Monrovia Bay Liberia. Born 1854 in Rushville Illinois he built a vast newspaper empire including 26 daily papers and once owned United Press. Apoplexy caused his death last night after a Caribbean cruise. He had ordered burial at sea if he died during the voyage.
Governor Pinchot announces his bid for the Republican nomination for the U S Senate in Pennsylvania this spring. He seeks the seat held by Senator Pepper, whose renomination petition is already circulating statewide.
Alan Cobham, British aviator, arrived at the Croydon air field today completing a sensational 16,000 mile round trip to Cape Town South Africa.
Washington announces Benjamin Day of New York nominated to serve as immigration commissioner at Ellis Island. He succeeds Henry Curran who resigns effective March 31. Curran steps down leaving Day to assume duties pending confirmation.
Census Bureau data show February cotton consumption at 567244 bales of lint and 63978 bales of winter varieties, compared with 660776 bales of lint and 61414 bales of linters a year earlier.
In a March report from Washington, Texas Republicans dispute patronage practices within the party. Representative Tilson of Connecticut sent a letter to Leonard Withington, urging an end to patronage schemes he says aim to erode the Republican majority in the House.
Groveton Tex March 13 Homer Gibson 40 prominent citizen of Center Point died today from wounds after a shooting affray at a school entertainment last night. Authorities investigate claim that there was no prior trouble over children of the accused attending the Center Point school.
Col Herbert White of the Eighth Corps Area predicts at Kelly Field graduation exercises that the airplane will have a greater effect on warfare than gunpowder or other weapons. White previously served as military defense counsel for William Mitchell in his general court martial trial.
The British steamer Tanna laden with Cuban sugar, bound for Baltimore, was reported on fire near Sandy Point about 20 miles below the city. Two local fireboats were dispatched to assist at the scene.
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