Vast Lake Flood Reaches 16 Louisiana Parishes
May 13 New Orleans The overflow from the Bayou Des Glaises swelled into northeastern Louisiana driving toward the gulf. Rescue fleets report hundreds evacuated as waters extend across 16 parishes over 225 miles. More than a million people face displacement as the flood moves southward.
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Gulf
Bayou Des Glaises
Bayou Des Glaines
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Lousiann
Ferce
Farma
Bayou Des Ginises
Storm warnings postpone Atlantic flight start in storm frontier
Ocean gale worsens over days as Americans delay Atlantic flights. Chamberlin and Bertaud decide not to take part, remaining in the hangar before Sunday evening.
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Chamberlin
Bertaud
Hangar
Lindbergh Will Not Attempt Crossing Until Weather Clears
New York May 13 The weather forecast postponed the $25 000 Ort prize flight to Paris further into the week with doors closed and no takeoff. Lindbergh and other aviators delayed their attempts awaiting a clear signal from meteorologists. Byrd also awaits tests and favorable weather as the three Monoplanes strive for first place in the race.
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Associated
New York
Paris
Cles
Janes A. Scarr
Neat Bureau
Clarence Chamberlin
Lloyd Bertaud
Columbia
Charles Lindbergh
Louis
Tte
Byrd
Bearr
Aen
Court seeks respite amid MacKaye Kelly murder trial
In a California courtroom the prosecution ties Miss Dorothy MacKaye widow of Ray Raymond to Paul Kelly in a passionate struggle for love. Telegraphs and messages from MacKaye hint at a breaking heart as evidence is presented. The case centers on a love triangle and a fatal fight that killed a rival.
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Dorothy MacKaye
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Kelly
California
Raymond
Eaen
Minx Maingly
Indian Heiress Granted Divorce in Arizona Annulment
Maude Lee Mudd, a wealthy Oklahoma Indian heiress, obtained an annulment of her 1925 elopement to Earl E. Gordon after she wed a white man to escape her custodian. The Arizona court in Pinal County granted the annulment on May 9, as disclosed by Miami lawyer C. F. Mason, revealing her Florence, Arizona residence since early year.
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Okla
Maude Lee Mudd
Towa
Earl E. Gordon
Mie Fami Motor
California
Pinal County
Ariz
C. F.mason
Arizona
Oklahoma
Florence
Fire aboard J. H. Stevens on Lake Huron near Presque Tale
A wireless from Capt. Peter M. Cart Wright aboard the Col. James Pickands reports the schooner J. H. Stevens laden with lumber is afire on Lake Huron about 14 miles from Presque Tale. Two fishing boats are removing the crew as the steamer heads toward Detroit.
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P'ress
Cleveland
Peter M. Cart Wright
James Pickands
J. H. Stevens
Lake Huron
Detroit
Three Marine Branches of Government Seek Birdmen
Three United States marine services the navy coast guard and the shipping board joined in aiding the search for missing French transatlantic aviators and in planning an early attempt at a nonstop New York to Paris flight. Secretary Wilbur discussed using the dirigible Los Angeles to scout up the Atlantic toward Labrador if needed, while ships would stay ready for urgent radio calls. The coast guard ordered the cutter Modoc to a position 1,500 miles from New York to lay a guiding smoke screen for the Bellanca and Ryan planes and coast guard seaplanes were sent to escort the Bellanca from Gloucester Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marine Services
United States
Navy
Coast Guard
Shipping Board
Paris
Wilbur
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Labrador
Nungesser
Col
United Sates
Modoc
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Montana to Add Draftsmen to Rush 1927 Highway Plans
Helena May 13 Several new draftsmen joined the Montana highway construction force as reports must reach the federal bureau of roads by May 31. Howard W Holmes says two weeks remain to complete pre construction work, securing 1 500 000 dollars in federal aid and paving the way for four bid lettings of ten jobs each.
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Montana
Helena
State
Commission
Feeder Cattle Exports From OK Texas To Montana Rise
Montana hosts 1,000 cars of feeder cattle from Texas and Oklahoma to run on ranges near Miles City. Crop outlook cited as best in 10 years by C O Bradshaw general manager of the Milwaukee and O S K Steamship lines. Notes include Rufus Dawes brother of the vice president and Met Gas Electric head. quoted on politics and Chicago conditions.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
C. O. Bradshaw
Milwaukee
United States
Rufus Dawes
Miles City
Milwaukee Railway
A. Echida
O. 8. K. Steamship Lines
Metropolitan Gas and Electric Company
Chicago
King George
Col. J. C. Roop
Metropolitan Gas Company
Hill
Gisland Electric Company
Duehidi
Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company, Limited
Japan
Col
J.C. Roop
Chisige Capitals
Milwaukee Messrs
Milwaukee Messrs. Dawes, Uchida and Roop Were Greaty of Mr. Bradshaw
Government approval needed to start Woodville Park road project
Government approval is required to set in motion construction on the Woodville Park street concrete road. River Bow county officials plan to expend funds with federal matching aid, as highway commissioner James IL Howe says progress hinges on official consent. engineers will survey within a week.
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River Bow County
James IL Howe
Thart Fe
Une
Ju'y
Sia
Rowe
Sidnday
Stowe
Helena
State Board of Education
Highway ‘Commission
Blazing Plane Brought Down by Nervy Airman
In Jackson Mississippi on May 13 a government plane carrying dispatches from Washington to Kelly Field Texas burst into flames mid air over Edwards Mississippi. Lieut. George S Finch a passenger leaped from the fireball and landed with a parachute. The pilot landed the plane safely afterward.
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Jackson
Miss
Washington
Kellyfield
Texas
Edwards
George S. Finch
Death Edict Sentences Lovers In 1920s Double Murder
Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray learned they would die in Sing Sing’s electric chair the week of June 20 for murdering Albert Snyder, her husband, a crime tied to an insurance scheme. The pair, former lovers, listened in a tense courtroom as their fate was read with little ceremony.
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Ruth Snyder
Henry Y
New York
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Wood
Sing Sing
Stes
Snyder
Gray
Albert Snyder
Kidnaping Charge Filed In Action To Obtain Child
An unclear legal note reports a complaint filed in Justice of the Peace court naming Mrs Burne and Mrs Bildiget in a kidnaping case involving the daughter of George A Must. The fragment mentions Louis Henke and Kley’s court but details are incomplete.
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Bildiget
George
Noted Oklahoma Outlaws Target McCune Bank Robbery
Heavily armed men mobilized from Coffeyville toward the Big Hill country in Oklahoma suspected of connections to the McCune Kansas state bank robbery. A two ton safe was hauled away and $200000 in cash and securities stolen by a six man band. A report last night said the band was seen moving the loot into the rugged Tiger country, a longtime outlaw rendezvous.
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Coppeyville
Kana
Poe
Coffeyville
Ig Hill
Last Contests Decide Honors in Great Meet
Butte garners 26 points to 21 for Philipsburg as disqualifications in the half mile evoke joy and gloom among teams.
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Butte
Philipsburg
Ineret Proves Hero as Fans Celebrate Half Mile Victory
Local fans celebrate a dramatic half mile win by Ineret, while hurdles clinch team victory as rivals finish unplaced. The meet featured strong performances from named athletes and school teams, underscoring a tense relay and sprint day with decisive outcomes.
Butte High Wins 1927 Montana Track Crown in Thrilling Finish
MISSOULA May 1 Butte High claimed the Montana track and field championship in a thrilling finale. The triumph hinged on a brilliant half mile and an upset by W Inkret who surged to second with four points in the final low hurdles. Butte finished with 26 points to Philipsburg's 21 and fans celebrated as Pressnick and Evans tied in the half mile, sealing a dramatic state meet victory.
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Missoula
Butte High School
Montana
State University
Butte
W. Inkret
Philipsburg
Pressnick
Duggan
Butte Fane
Jane
Evans
Anglo Russian split hinted after London raid on Arcos office
London reports say a raid by Scotland Yard on the Arcos offices in London has strained Anglo Russian relations more than at any time since 1921 trade talks. Soviet officials lodged a protest with Sir Austen Chamberlain as police continued their search of Arcos House for safes and records.
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London
Firitiah
Muselan
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Kteom Ltd
Austen Chamberlain
A. Rosengolz
Scotland
Arcos House
Arcos
William Joynson-Hicks
Arthur Henderson
House of As
Polles
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