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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1921
Page
1
A disaster prompted renewed calls to secure the Zeppelin airship and maintain ongoing efforts on the VB program including the VB ZR-2. Authorities assess risks and push continued operations amid the incident.
Memorial services for 15 men of the American navy who died in the Z-2 disaster will be held at the Brooklyn navy yard with attendance by British French and Argentine naval officers, government officials and representatives of states and cities. Three bodies go to Arlington. Commander Emery Coll to be placed on an American ship for burial at sea. The rest will be given to relatives. A Zeppelin type airship is urged to replace the ZR-2 and the WR1 building at Lakehurst noted. The advisory committee backs continued helium use and a conservative airship program.
In Louisville Kentucky organizers say they will seek an injunction to stop Mayor G W Smith from blocking a Klan meeting planned for tonight Rev Caleb A Ridley of Atlanta set to speak Officials say armory permits were granted without revealing the meeting’s nature and may be revoked Also in London Lloyd George rejects Sinn Fein delegates as representatives of an independent state calling the conference on that basis impossible
Comedian Roscoe Arbuckle faces a scheduled arraignment in superior court on manslaughter charges linked to a recent tragedy. The hearing, described as a formality, was postponed as District Attorney Brady seeks a continuance while actions on a first degree murder charge proceed. Crowds gathered outside, and letters pour into the jail as Arbuckle again appears before Judge Louderback.
In New York on September 17 Bishop Manning ruled no Protestant Episcopal clergyman may wed Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant and his fiancée Mrs Rita de Acosta Lydig, a twice divorced parishioner. The bishop reaffirmed the canon violation and has not altered his stance.
J. S. Caldwell of Austin Texas, a traveling salesman, was slugged and shot in his hotel bed in Oklahoma City early today after crying for help. The attacker fled via a fire escape. Physicians say Caldwell will recover.
In Lufkin Texas on September 17, the homes of State Senator Fairchild Rex Bumpers and Bruce Lindsey burned last night. Origin of the blaze unknown and the total loss was not yet determined.
Jim A. F. Gale once active in Mexican communist circles has repudiated his former radical beliefs. The ACLU released letters from Gale's attorney asserting his sincere renunciation, while military authorities said no official action was taken on his stated severance from the movement. Gale is detained on Governors Island on draft evasion charges.
Memphis completed the 1921 Southern Association season with 103 victories, setting a new record for wins by a pennant winner and totaling 247 home runs. Bernsen of Birmingham hit 22 homers, while Clarence Kraft of Fort Worth collected 205 hits, topping prior marks of 200.
Washington reports retail food prices averaged 4.3 percent higher in August than July, based on department of labor data from 51 cities.
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