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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1926
Page
7
The Associated Press reports that in the push to enforce prohibition nationwide local police use rises. Senator Ed Edwards of New Jersey calls the plan revolutionary and favors a national referendum while deputy sheriffs will staff rural districts due to differing statutes and time.
A national assembly is convoked in Warsaw for May 31 to elect a successor to President Wojciechowski who resigned after the Pilsudski coup. In New York Ignace Paderewski, noted pianist and former Polish premier, has sailed for an unannounced destination.
Mrs Sarah Edenborn has been elected president of the Louisiana Railroad and Navigation Co to succeed her late husband William Edenborn. The board meeting Wednesday approved the election for the Louisiana lines only and no action was taken on the Texas lines. The road spans 350 miles and is believed to be the longest line in the United States.
In Sulphur Springs Texas on May 22 crowds gathered for Governor Ferguson to open a campaign event with James 3 Ferguson also speaking. The governor arrived from Austin with her party after overnighting in Greenville and a cotton shed for 12,000 attendees was prepared. Uncle Ras Hopper would introduce the governor as attendees from Pell Williamson M am Dallas and other counties traveled long distances including a large caravan from Temple.
The Interstate Commerce Commission sets a tentative valuation of 836300 dollars on the Houston and Texas Central railroad as of June 30, 1928 for rate making purposes.
In Austin on May 22 the deficiency appropriations rose to 1 200 000 with a 25 000 allotment earmarked for the Girls Training School at Gainesville.
Dr J A Ramsey a leading Mathis physician was lured from his home Thursday night and killed by an enemy. Sheriff Hunt of San Patricio County announced the conclusion after a 36 hour search extending across South Texas with every peace officer involved.
A fragment from a Texas court report mentions an Associated item referencing Freee, Austin, and Gurley, with a note about a rehearing. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear details on parties or outcomes.
Associated Press reports Cardinal Casanova of Spain will visit Chicago for the eucharistic congress in June 2024 as a pilgrim. The Spanish section, including five bishops and numerous priests and laymen, will be one of the largest groups, with delegates from Mexico and other Spanish speaking regions.
The University of Texas student assembly in Austin on May 22 protested President Splawn's directive that the athletic council contribute 11000 to support men's and women's physical training and cover a deficits in appropriations. The assembly condemned the move as a tax on students and said the funds would not be used for any projects not authorized by students.
An explosion at the Empire well near Pampa Gray County Texas today killed Paul Wright and Wayne Williams and seriously injured Robert Cheatwood. Wright worked for an independent torpedo company and Williams was a tool dresser. The bomb was prepared to set off a nitroglycerine shot.
At an informal Texas Republican convention in Fort Worth on May 22, speakers urged loyalty to the Coolidge administration and to run party affairs without outside interference. Nearly 700 delegates attended and affirmed independent management of party affairs.
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