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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1921
Page
1
The assassin who stabbed Prime Minister Hara was identified as the son of a former samurai, a politically fanatical youth described as erratic. He was arrested immediately after the attack as Tokyo and Washington reports note a cabinet resignation as a formality amid the crisis.
In Chicago on November 5, five hundred girls protested to restore mirrors in dressing rooms at the federal bureau Eighth division. Powder puffs failed, and a girl complained barracks rooms have mirrors while manager Spofford admitted the move was a bluff to curb excessive powdering. the women vowed the mirrors would return soon.
A masked robber bound seven mail clerks aboard Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train No 8 from California. He stole two sacks of registered mail after binding the clerks with wire at Ottawa Junction Kansas. The theft was not found until the train reached Kansas City. Post officials could not estimate the value of the stolen mail.
New York officials from milk distributing companies stated that the strike crisis was passed as of today, following the walkout that affected distribution. The claim comes amid ongoing industry talks and anticipated restoration of normal supply channels.
Cablegrams from Tokio and capitals worldwide expressed horror over the assassination of Premier Takashi Hara. Official notices in Washington confirmed the Japanese government relayed the tragedy to the Japanese embassy. London papers featured prominent Tokyo dispatches and heightened public interest in the event.
Washington on November 5 officials outlined how states will choose federal aid road projects under the new highway act. The measure would allot up to 75 million dollars for road construction for the remainder of the fiscal year. States must select a connected road system limited to seven percent of total road mileage for federal aided improvements.
Houston Texas November 5 The long running strike dispute ends as both the International and Great Northern railway and the train men accept a federal judge J Hutcheson decree setting November 26 for the return of striking workers and the receiver announces he will not renew four chairmen for further duties.
The Methodist Episcopal Church board on prohibition and public morale urged officers to remember families when lives are endangered by bootleggers and moonshiners. It stated that awaiting arrest with guns is murderous and that a bootlegger who draws a gun should be fired upon quickly.
Dedham Mass November 6 hearings before Judge Webster Thayer of the superior court on petitions for new trials for Sacco and Vanzetti were reopened today.
H O Henson and Walter West died and Sidney Liles Jack Ladd and A F Huskinson were seriously injured when walls collapsed in a Monday Texas fire that consumed the Baker Campbell Company block. Damage estimated at 250000 dollars, with partial insurance coverage. Origin of the blaze undetermined.
Senator La Follette urged Secretary Mellon be retired as fiscal head of the government after accusing the treasury of opposing wealth taxation. He said Mellon openly declared that wealth could not be made to bear its share of government costs, prompting the demand in the Wisconsin senator's view.
Chicago marked two days of crowded festivities in honor of Marshal Foch starting with his arrival this morning in company with General Pershing and their staff. The event drew large crowds and officials praised the Allied commander during the ceremonies.
Coblenz, Nov. 5. Champagne at 60 cents a bottle amid the American occupation reflects the mark’s depreciation. A private entertained five at dinner choosing Chartreuse or Benedictine. Chartreuse cost 36 cents.
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