Florida House Opens With Proposals On Tax and Seizure Bills
The Florida House of Representatives debated and passed a wage decree bill and examined a search and seizure measure aimed at liquor control. Proposals included creation of new circuits, a tax on lubricating oil and kerosene, and calls to limit warrantless searches by officers.
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Wagg
House of Representative
Lawler
Fort Myers
Carr
Tampa
Ezell
Callahan
Stalnaker
Edwards
Gainesville
Householder
Sanford
Macon
Sarasota
Sale
Panama City
Putnam
Oakhill
Acthoe
Gergen
Bushnell
Flood crisis believed passed in Mississippi region
Secretary Hoover arrived in New Orleans after touring the flood area from Memphis to New Orleans and said the crisis probably has passed with no more extensive hardship or loss anticipated though later developments in flooded territory may alter his view.
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New Orleans
Hoover
Coolidge
Memphis
Fires and Tension Rise as Hankow Quiets and Rumors Roil
Yangtze defense builds with forty five gunboats trained on Hankow amid rumors of British retake plans. Evacuations of British residents accelerate while field pieces move outside the city. Censorship reduces mail flow as foreigners avoid the post office. Eugene Chen appeals to foreign business leaders to stay calm and continue operations. A special armored force is formed to quell disorders.
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Shanghai
Yangtze
Hankow
Nanking
Jinrikisha
Eugene Chen
Negro Slated To Die Today For Old Crime
Raiford Fla April 27 AP Frank Ferguson 22 year old Negro youth was to be electrocuted at the state prison farm at 2 30 this afternoon for an attack on a young white girl in Alachua county. Governors Hardee and Martin signed death warrants and the state board of pardons refused to commute the sentence after appeals since January 1924.
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Raiford
Fla
Frank Ferguson
Alachua
Cary A. Hardee
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court
John W. Martin
State Board of Pardons
Dr Harris Dead Esteemed Jacksonville Physician
Dr. R Harris a 68 year old roentgenologist and longtime Jacksonville physician died unexpectedly yesterday. He headed a local hospital and medical association and maintained an office in Florida. His death was attributed to heart disease and he planned burial in Commerce Georgia.
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Harris
Jacksonville
R. ©. Harris
Commerce
Harris Reeds
Ora
Medical Association
Florida Medical Association
Refrigeration car lines overcharges cited in ICC inquiry
Jacksonville apr 27 AP The Fruit Growers Express Company reported a three year net loss of 318 505 91 on 41 858 cars but Leroy S Price special examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission testified the company overstates costs. Price cited overcharges in bunker repairs old ice top off icing detention charges ice cost per car and other items totaling 1 190 094 11 in overcharges with a net profit of 871 588 20.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Fruit Growers Express Company
Leroy S&s. Price
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Price
Express
Mr. Price
Commission
Creole musician Nona Barrios dies in Pensacola
Radio listeners were unaware as Nona Barrios, a creole pianist, collapsed from heart disease while accompanying a final chorus of That Wonderful Mother of Mine on WCOA in Pensacola.
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Pensacola
WCOA
Nona Barrios
Largest Florida rattlesnake on display at bank
A 17 foot rattlesnake believed to be the state’s largest was killed near Tallahassee by George Jones. The reptile, exhibited at a Daytona Beach bank, measured 4 inch head width and 11 inch back, and carried 36 rattles.
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Daytona Beach
Florida
Tallahassee
George Jones
Florida Flower Exports Reach Nationwide Easter Market
St Petersburg April 27 nearly all states drew on Florida flower supply for Easter. Local florist Ray Champs says shipments of cut flowers and gladiola bulbs went nationwide including to California, reflecting strong demand across the country.
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ST. Petersburg
Union
Florida
Ray Champs
California
Flood Relief Fund Totals 823. Goal Set at 1500
Contributions toward flood relief across eight states bring the local total to 823, 677 behind the Bradenton goal. Mrs. Sara Roberson sends funds to Washington for distribution to flood headquarters. New flood zones and rising homelessness drive urgent relief calls. residents urged to contribute at local banks and Red Cross offices.
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Bradenton
Herald
Sara Roberson
Red Cross
Washington
First National Bank
Manatee River Bank and Trust Company
Bradenton Bank and Trust Company
American National Bank
The
Probe of Plane Crash Is Made
A naval court of inquiry has completed its investigation into the deaths of Lieut. Commander Noel Davis and Lieut. Stanton Wooster who crashed at Newport News while testing a giant biplane for a trans Atlantic flight. The report goes to Washington and then to Secretary Wilbur before becoming public. Mrs. Davis prepared food for the flight and plans to bury her husband in Pensacola while Wooster will be buried in Washington.
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Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Noel Davis
Stanton Wooster
Newport News
Wilbur
Edwin Wildman
Davis
Appeal to Save Thomas From Electric Chair
In Tallahassee on April 27 the defense for Arthur Reed and Louis Thomas appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, arguing they were not given enough time to prepare a defense in the lower court. They were sentenced to death in Pinellas County for the Tarpon Springs policeman murder, with the execution stayed pending higher review. The defense claims third degree murder or manslaughter. the state says the defense was ready when the case began. A ruling was not expected soon.
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Reed
Thomas
Supreme Court
T. Hagood Goodin
Clearwater
H. E. Carter
Bank box access rights in dispute in Florida suit
W. G. Miller files replevin for W. A. Scott against Comptroller Ernest Amos to recover contents of a safety deposit box in a defunct bank. The case tests the state banking department’s authority to withhold access to safety deposit boxes.
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Fort Lauderdale
State Banking Department
W. G. Miller
W. A. Scott
Ernest Amos
Landmark Gone As Clearwater Docks Burn
Fire intentionally started destroyed the old wooden city docks in Clearwater on April 27. The landmark, leveled to permit filling for a new causeway, had long served as a gathering spot for thousands of tourists engaged in fishing.
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Clearwater
Southern College gospel to reach Florida high schools
Lakeland April 27. The Southern Club from Southern College forms to carry the gospel of the college into Florida high schools. Prospective students will be told about the school's educational advantages.
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College
City 18 Growing Leesburg Population Rise
The April 27 enumeration shows Leesburg's population at 4,765, up from 3,030 in the 1925 state census. The count was conducted by the federal bureau. the 1920 U S population was 1,835.
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Leesburg
Federal Bureau
Angler Reels In Five Foot Alligator At Cassadays Lake
Deland April 27 Angler J D Shannon fishing for trout in Cassadays lake hooked a five foot alligator after a bite on the line. He strengthened the line with a rope and after a 30 minute struggle brought the gator to shore.
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Gator Deland
Cassadays
J. D. Shannon
Mr. Shannon
Three Bell Telephone Workers Drown in Florida Crash
In Daytona Beach Florida three men employed by Southern Bell Telephone at DeLand drowned when their car missed a turn and plunged into a water-filled ditch. Identified as J C Wells Milton Flasia L Nowell Colquit Georgia and E Z Montgomery Kentucky they were found under the overturned vehicle by passing motorists and taken to DeLand. None of the men were married.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Southern Bell Telephone Company
DeLand
J. C. Wells
Milton Flasia
L. Nowell
Colquit
E. Z. Montgomery
LaGrange
Everglades Club founder to face preliminary hearing
Paris E Singer founder of the Everglades Club and Palm Beach Ocean Realty will have a preliminary hearing before Justice F M Houghton on Friday April 29 on charges of obtaining 1500 dollars under false pretenses. He was arrested as he prepared to depart for New York after posting a 20000 dollar bond. New York attorneys will defend him.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
C‘ap
Paris E. Singer
Everglades Club
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Ocean Realty Company
Justice of the Peace
F. M. Houghton
Singer
New York
Shearing
Woman Dies at Mayfield Hickman Refugee Camp
The first death at the Hickman refugee camp is reported. Martha Jones Wright, 68, from Bondurant station, died there of heart trouble. Several refugees with illnesses were improving according to AP.
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Mayfield, Ky
Hickman
Martha Jones Wright
Bondurant Station
Calles sees path to settlement of Mexico US difficulties
In Mexico City President Calles said the road is opened for a satisfactory settlement with the United States. He downplayed claims of confiscation and stressed that misunderstandings over legal orders and the interpretation of Mexican laws caused the tangle, with no intent to seize American property. He cited commissions handling damages and emphasized no intent to injure decorum or interests.
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Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
United States
Coolidge
New York
Washtington
Gray's Confession Read During Trial
Henry Judd Gray admitted in court that he killed Albert Snyder at Mrs. Snyder's insistence after being drawn into her life of alleged lovemaking and multiple murder attempts. He described acting in a hypnotic trance under her direction, with tools supplied by her and the husband stunned by a sash weight.
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New York
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Gray
Craig Elected Top Officer of Clyde and Mallory Line
John K. Craig was elected vice president of the Clyde and Mallory Steamship Line to succeed J. B. Dennison who retired. W. K. Hull was also elected first vice president of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company to succeed Craig.
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Craig
New York
John KR. Craig
Clyde and Mallory Steamship Line
J. B. Dennison
W. K. Hull
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Governor Orders Step Taken As Flood Moves Toward Crescent City
Mississippi River flood expands across Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana as levee blasting near New Orleans is approved. Governor Simpson declares public emergency and mobilizes the Louisiana National Guard while evacuees seek shelter in New Orleans. Many towns lose land and residents as relief efforts mobilize amid call for aid and ongoing battles to reinforce levees.
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Crescent City
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Poydras
Mississippi River Commission
Army Engineers
War Department
Simpson
Chief of State Board of Engineers
Adjutant General of Louisiana
Toombs
Louisiana National Guard
Stop’s Landing
Mississipi
South Bend
Vicksburg
Anguilla
Miss
Greenville
Yazoo River
Rolling Fork
Iola
Belton
Ouachita
Dermott
Tiller
Eudora
Arkansas City
Calton
Watson
Kelso
McGhee
Cominte
Lake Village
Flood sweeping toward New Orleans triggers mobilization
As the Mississippi crest nears, Louisiana National Guard is mobilized and guards river breaks. Residents from two parishes flee toward New Orleans with possessions piled high. Red Cross requisitions boats and seeks seaplanes to reach stranded refugees, while health officials from seven states coordinate medical relief. Secretary Hoover inspects the river and plans broader relief with Red Cross leaders.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana National Guard
Arkansas City
Ark
Arkansas
South Bend
Arkansas River
Pine Bluff
Red Cross
Hoover
Memphis
Albert Beveridge Dies in Indianapolis at 76
Former Indiana senator Albert Jeremiah Beveridge died suddenly in Indianapolis at 6:45 AM after a career spanning two elected terms. He retired from the Senate in 1911 and unsuccessfully sought a comeback in 1914 and 1922. Beveridge was preparing a biography of Abraham Lincoln, half completed at his death.
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Indianapolis
Albert Jeremiah Beverdge
United States
Indiana
Beveridge
Senate
Lill
Progressive Party
Samuel M. Ralston
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Knights of Pythias hold 42nd annual session in Clearwater
The forty second annual Grand Lodge session of the Knights of Pythias opens in Clearwater with over 1000 visitors. Pythian Sisters hold corresponding sessions as officers for the coming year are chosen and the 1928 convention city is debated. Delegations from more than 150 lodges attend. Jacksonville and Winter Haven vie to host next year.
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Clearwater
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Order of the Pythian Sisters
Jacksonville
Winter Haven
Hoover arrives in New Orleans for flood area inspection
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover arrives in New Orleans as the personal representative of President Coolidge on an inspection trip to the Mississippi river valley flood area following his Memphis departure.
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New Orleans
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Mississippi River Valley
Memphis
Los Angeles Returns Safely From 2400 Mile Navy Cruise
The navy dirigible Los Angeles landed back at Lakehurst in perfect condition after a 2400 mile cruise to Pensacola Florida. Severe winds delayed landing at Lakehurst forcing circles until 2 10 this morning. Commander Nosendahl said no danger and noted fuel would allow an 18 hour cruise back to Pensacola if needed. Admiral Moffett rode aboard and departed at Pensacola.
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Lakehurst
N. d
Navy
Los Angeles
Pensacola
Fla
Charles E. Nosendahl
W. A. Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Four Miners Die in Gas Explosion at Glen Alden Mine
Four miners were killed in a gas explosion at No 2 shaft of the Truesdale Col liery in Hanover township near Nanticoke. The cause of the blast was not determined.
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Wilkesbarre
Truesdale
Glen Alden Coal Company
Hanover Township
Naticoke
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House of Representatives
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Hale
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Harrison
Palmetto
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Albert Beveridge
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