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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1923
Page
10
The Daily notes Austin College Sherman will get 300000 of 1350000 being raised by Texas Presbyterians for education. The college, 75 years old, will diamond jubilee next June and is praised for educating Texans regardless of church. Campaign includes 200000 endowment and 100000 equipment.
In Moroland a Moro girl Hadaiya fled to marry Lahaman triggering tribe clashes. Her relatives killed Lahaman’s kin prompting homicide trials. Sassin Buto Ahane Dayong Mamang were convicted. Saslin got three terms of 12 years and one day, Buto two terms, others one term, with indemnities.
Elbert H. Gary born Wheaton 77 years ago today. Rt. Rev. Samuel G. Babcock born Newport Rhode Island 72 years ago today. Edward F. P. Albee born Machias Maine 66 years ago today. Coleman L. Bleage born Newberry County D C 55 years ago today. Owen Bush born Indianapolis Indiana 35 years ago today.
Today marks the centennial of chemist Charles Brad Joy born in Tennessee and the Rochester Albany Erie Canal passage. Jackson Masons celebrate a centennial, Ernest Renan centenary prompts a Paris congress, Meridian hosts the Mississippi Alabama Fair, Tulsa hosts the Petroleum Exposition, David Lloyd George visit concludes in Montreal, Adventist leaders meet in Milwaukee for fall council.
A fragmentary line begs reflection on the meaning and binding force of an oath, reflecting the era's moral rhetoric. The terse query hints at a broader discourse on duty, allegiance, and personal integrity within public life.
Guy Hastman Tripp chair of the board at Weatinghouse travels to Japan to advise on rebuilding earthquake destroyed cities. He grew up in Wells Maine, learned in country schools, worked in a village store and as a Salem railroad clerk, then rose to top industrial leadership with state commissions, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and extensive U S and European industrial ties.
A daily history roundup notes John Hancock died in Quincy in 1798, Calhoun became secretary of war in 1817, Senator Eliah Boardman died in 1823, and other milestone items from 1812 to 1921 include Glasgow university foundation stones and San Francisco mission centennial. The entry also mentions marriage in 1921 between William Leeds Jr. and Princess Xenia.
Atlantic City reports robust electric railway business as 4000 attend the American Electric Railway Association meeting. Leaders cite bus competition and wage-cost pressures as key issues while noting fares around seven cents and a potential rise in costs despite hopes for lower prices.
London reports publish letters from 1887 by Austen Chamberlain detailing his Germany study trip. A tale concerns Prince Wilhelm viewing Goltz Pasha with three orders and asking their provenance. The pasha explains the first for flattery the second for stealing and the third for tying.
Monday events include a called meeting of the Woman's Club at 4 PM and a Methodist Church business gathering at the Church at 4 PM. Tuesday features Junior Auxiliary at the Rectory at 4 PM. Community notes cover club postponements, travel updates, and a string of mission and social events with brides party, birthday celebrations, and a missionary program at the Methodist Church.
Mr W 8 Cantren left Friday evening for Des Moines Iowa to attend a business convention of the National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers.
The Times reports a daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans. The latest bulletin notes a night and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and mild conditions.
Observations for the 24 hours ending at 7.8 am at Fort McIntosh show a maximum temperature of 91 degrees and a minimum of 67 degrees. Wind direction indicated from the southeast. Cleat.
Reuters reports in Berlin that Bavarian reactionary rule prompts a red bloc in Thuringia and Saxony. Premiers discuss uniting central states against Bavaria and plan communist participation in Thuringian cabinet and Saxon portfolios in labor and education. Stresemann summons premiers to Berlin for talks.
Lorenza Savage, a Black voodoo practitioner, is charged after Miss Barthel a 28 year old nurse was found dead with a stone crush injury in a Hast End driveway. Savage allegedly killed her for $295 claiming to cure love ills and confessed to the crime.
The Angora government orders immediate enforcement of the prohibition law in Constantinople beginning today. All bars and drinking houses in the city have been sealed by the police.
Springfield UL October 8 The city will host the tenth annual Recreation Congress drawing 800 to 900 community leaders from the United States and Canada. Topics cover adult, church, small town, camp, and colored recreation with speakers including Joseph Lea Boston president of the congress Prof Robert E B Park University of Chicago Homer J Buckley and Mary B McDowell Chicago Department of Public Welfare.
Associated Press reports a jailbreak in Oklahoma as Ward Lockhart escaped from a Jay jail after a multi offender hold up. A youth aided by accomplices released Lockhart and fled in a waiting car. Authorities pursued across the county. Lockhart was recaptured near Kansas, Oklahoma, while other suspects eluded capture.
Adjutant General Barton departed Austin for San Antonio to investigate further altered gambling and liquor violations. He will attend the trial today of persons charged with law violations stemming from state ranger activities.
A rider named Teonard Turner fell from a horse that was crowded off a bridge two miles north of Plano on Saturday night. He was saved after the incident and released with unspecified injuries.
Governor Neff arrived in Austin after a two week tour inspecting the state prison system. He gave no statement on findings and is expected to act on several pending appointments dating from September 1.
Three armed men held up the Ritz Carlton hotel early today in New York, assaulting the night manager and staff and stealing jewelry worth $5,000 from the lobby jewelry store. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM. the robbers fled before police were notified five hours later.
Associated Press dispatch notes Nazi and Ruhr occupation authorities negotiating work resumption and distribution in kind. Reports indicate German authorities and Franco troops seek to outline a Rhine area republic while central cities on the Rhine bank brace for potential issues.
Report from China City notes preparations for a special session amid clashes between lawmakers and Governor Walton. Woody Matten claims opposition members were dispersed and a session record was kept. impeachment likely to top agenda with possible probes of state departments.
Congresswoman Newell announced MacNider cannot be recommended for ambassador to Italy in Mason City Iowa if he accepts the post. MacNider previously led the American Legion as national commander.
Rail service along the Texas Panhandle was disrupted by washouts caused by the overflowing Canadian River. Officials report normal service will resume tonight after repairs.
Mrs Dollie Wilson of Stokes county North Dakota mother of nine World War veterans highlights demand for women education as new government forms in Egypt and figures like Sir Walter Stotts mother and Mrs Lloyd George surface in discussions. Athletics for girls and women feature among topics at the tenth National Action Congress in Springfield Illinois.
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