Mississippi flood control bill back to Senate for action
The Mississippi flood control bill returns to the Senate after the House passed it 254 to 90. The White House opposition and presidential views on changes loom as Congress and President Coolidge weigh who bears levee and spillway damages. The bill disputes center on who pays for right of way costs and potential damages from the New Madrid riverbank project and the Bonnet Carre spillway.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Coolidge
White House
House Flood Control Committee
Congress
Mississippi
New Madrid
Missouri
Bonnet Carre
New Orleans
Hotel Man of Chicago Shot Down in Lobby
David Sher 62 proprietor of the Paradise Arms hotel on Washington boulevard was shot dead in the lobby by a guest who fled with two men and a woman. A youth registered as T. J. Loftis was sought as the killer and others with him were wanted for questioning.
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Associated Press
Chicago
David Sher
Paradise Arms
Washington Boulevard
T. J. Loftis
Sher
E. O'Donnell
McFarland
Loftis
McGurn
Federal bill shifts flood control costs in Mississippi Valley
The measure would require the federal government to pay all flood control costs in the lower Mississippi valley except for levee foundations along the Mississippi River itself. This outlines a major funding split for flood management responsibilities.
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Missisippi Valley
Loftis Gangster Thomas Rowley Acquitted of Murder Charge
Report notes that Loftis real name Thomas Rowley, identified as a gangster, was recently acquitted of a murder charge. Details on the court outcome and implications for the case follow.
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Lieved Loftis
Thomas Rowley
180 School Orchestras Enter Annual Contest
More than 180 school orchestras entered the annual contest to be held this month and next in twelve states, announced by the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music. The events run concurrently with state school band contests leading to the National School Band contest at Joliet May 24 to 26. State entries include Michigan 40, South Dakota 30, New England 25, Maine 12, Kentucky 12, Colorado 12, Nebraska 12, Indiana 10, Missouri 10, New Jersey 8, New Mexico 6, Kansas 6.
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International News Service
New York
National Bureau For the Advancement of Music
Joliet
Colorado
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
New England
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
Yale Moves Body of Col. John Trumbull
Yale authorities relocate the body of Col. John Trumbull from a maritime cellar on the old campus in New Haven Connecticut as part of a documented historical restoration. The move comes amid ongoing efforts to preserve the university’s Revolutionary War era heritage and honor prominent alumni.
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YALE
Col
John Trumbull
Sea International News Service
New Haven, Conn
Trumbull Remains Replaced Beneath Yale Paintings Building
Bodies of John Trumbull and his wife were moved to a new resting place in Yale’s basement under the building housing his paintings. Trumbull, a Revolutionary War officer and noted artist, requested that his body lie beneath the paintings, a request Yale has honored through multiple removals, including this spring.
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Washington
Yale
Colonel Trumbull
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