Louisiana Levees Struggle To Save Four Parishes From Flood
Flood threat rises as seven Louisiana parishes face possible inundation if levees on Bayou des Glaises break. A rescue fleet and supplies move in while Hoover and Davis tour flood fronts from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Crevasses are widened at Caernava n to relieve pressure as engineers plan future flood control for Congress.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Bayou Des Glaises
Great Lake
Louisiana “Sugar Bowl
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Baton Rouge
Hoover
Davis
John M. Parker
Citizen’s Relief Committee
President Coolidge
Baton
Arkansas River
Red Cross says $10 million flood relief fund insufficient
The Red Cross announced that the $10,000,000 relief fund will not cover Mississippi flood refugees and that less than $1,000,000 is still needed. Donations totaled $9,005,000 with regional breakdowns from the East, Midwest, and Pacific regions plus international chapters and headquarters funds. About 340,000 refugees depend on aid as daily arrivals continue.
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Washington
Red Cross
Mississippi
Pacific
United States
Fire destroys Covington planing mill. $75,000 loss
Spontaneous origin blaze damages J. A. Brownfield & Son millwork plant at 37 West Eighth street Covington. The three story brick building loses on second and third floors with water hampered by wire glass. Firemen fight smoke as crowds watch. Acting Chief Schrader injured.
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J. A. Brownfield & Son
West Eighth Street
Covington
John Garrard
Architectural Metal Products Company
East Eighth Street
Ohio and Mechanic Telegraph Company
Cincinnati Fire Department
John Schroder
Cincinnati
Newport Pumper Company
Washington Street
Schrader
Devastating Kansas Tornado Strikes Hutchinson Area
A late night two twisters path four blocks wide and three miles long wiped through Barber Kingman Reno and McPherson counties. At least eleven killed and about a hundred injured as 800 homes were damaged or destroyed along with industrial districts in East Hutchinson. National Guard troops and Red Cross relief were mobilized and no outside aid was required.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Barber
Kingman
Reno
McPherson
Barber County
Kingman County
East Hutchinson
Medora
Inman
Si Hutchinson
State Reformatory
National Guard
Red Cross
Lacy Rosier
Boats Ready to Rescue Thousands as Levees Weaken
Memphis dispatch reports Red Cross crews concentrate rescue fleets and supplies in South-Central Louisiana as an Atchafalaya levee breach threat looms. A break would flood a vast area south of Baton Rouge toward New Orleans, though many residents have evacuated inland.
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Memphis
Tenn
Atchafalaya River
Louisiana
Red Cross
Atchafalaya
Red River
Mississippi
Gulf
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
New Con
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Commercial Tribune
Power Boat Association mobilizes boats for Mississippi flood relief
Members of the American Power Boat Association were asked to place craft at the disposal of rescue workers in the Mississippi flood area. Boats should be shipped to Edwin J. Mullins Jr. director of the Red Cross Motor Division in Clarksdale Mississippi, per telegrams from association president Fred R. Still.
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New York
American Power Boat Association
Mississippi
Edwin J. Mullins, Jr
American Red Cross
Clarksdale
Miss
Fred R. Still
Woman killed as storm sweeps Sioux City
A violent wind and rain storm struck Sioux City Iowa on May 8 causing a fatality and heavy damage. Mrs Grace Muhr drowned when an automobile driven by L C Noble Lincoln Neb was swept into a ditch about a half mile north of the city. Surrounding towns reported the storm’s fury and widespread destruction.
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Sioux City
Ila
Grace Muhr
L. C. Noble
Lincoln
Neb
Governor trims Ohio budget by 8.8 million in appropriations
Gov Donahey cuts 8.8 million from the general appropriations bill affecting state library billions in funds and aid for weak school districts and county health work. He warns vetoes will stand unless Assembly enacts more revenue measures to cover the items.
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Columbus
Denahey
Assembly
Miami University
Mother's Day Service Ends in Riot at Hermon Church
In Philadelphia on May 8 a Mother's Day service at Hermon Presbyterian Church ended in chaos when elder Ellwood W. Galindo tried to address the congregation after Pastor Henry H. Crawford faced charges of conduct unbecoming a minister. Police were called as officers moved in, two women fainted, and the edifice was cleared within half an hour. The Philadelphia Presbytery had previously given the pastor a vote of confidence, with a tribunal to hear witnesses under oath the following day regarding alleged improprieties.
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Philadelphia
Hermon Presbyterian Church
Frankford
Ellwood W. Galindo
Henry H. Crawford
Crawford
Philadelphia Presbytery
Mellon to Call $1.697 Billion Second Liberty Bonds
Secretary Mellon announced the United States will redeem the entire outstanding Second Liberty loan on November 16, with about $1.697 billion in bonds to be called. The move aims to replace high interest with lower rate notes, saving about $23 million in interest and requiring broad holder notification.
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Mellon
New York World News Service
Washington
Treasury
Bookkeeper Returns Hidden Payroll Cash After Disappearance
Valentine Gebhardt, a married bookkeeper for Harry Pape trucking, vanished after drawing $1,039.58 for payroll then returned money to his employer, explaining he felt compelled to escape spending money. He claimed to have stayed in White Plains and South Norwalk before returning home. Detectives awaited further action as he described his unusual spree.
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New York World News Service
New York
May
Valentine Gebhardt
Harry Pape
Fidelity and International Trust Company
Gebhardt
Pape
Haring and
Fleming
White Plains
Stamford
South Norwalk
Bridgeport
Mexican priest slain after parish revolt in Michoacan
Official report says Father Jose Maria Martinez of Coalcoman Michoacan led Catholic extremist followers and was killed with 25 adherents by federal troops led by General Mendoza in Coalcoman. Federal forces attacked and captured Coalcoman.
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Mexico City
Jose Maria Martinez
Coalcoman
Michoacan
Mendoza
Paris to New York Nonstop Flight Faces Weather Challenges
Paris to New York non stop flight by Capt. Nungesser and Capt. Coli nears New York as conditions over the mid Atlantic worsen. Weather officials warn of a large storm with head winds and overcast skies likely hindering progress while observers report little contact since leaving France. A flotilla and harbor officials prepare for a possible landing near the Statue of Liberty.
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New York
James H. Kimball
United States Weather Bureau
French
Nungesser
Middle Atlantic
Kimball
New York Harbor
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Lloyd Bertaud
New York-Paris
Only One Airplane Has Crossed Ocean Without Stopping
New York May 8 The article notes Capt Charles Nungessers White Bird may become the second aircraft to make a nonstop trans Atlantic flight from Paris to New York following Alcock Brown in 1919. It recalls prior attempts and other long nonstop crossings including the NC 4 and two dirigible flights LA and ZR 3.
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New York
Charles Nungesser
Paris
Atlantic Ocean
John Alcock
Arthur Whitten Brown
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Childen
Ireland
Harry G. Hawker
Mackensie Grieve
United States
Trepasy
British North America
Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Atlantic
East Fortune
Scotland
Mineola
N. Y
Putnam
England
Los Angeles
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
Aviation
Francois Cole
Channel Ports
Nungesser
Colt
le Bourget
New York Bay
Statues of Liberty
Havre
Coli
Cherbourg
Southampton
France
Irish
Fonck
Mitchel Field
Capt. Coli
M. Delcambre
Government Weather Bureau
Capt. Nungesser
Atlantics
Palomner Leap From Hospital Ward During Escape
Ralph Moore alias Louis Seiveking, 25, of Louisville, wounded in the right thigh, escaped from a General Hospital ward after leaping through a window at 2 AM. He was being held for investigation in Indiana robberies worth $10,000. Moore was shot by Detective O'Brien while attempting to escape on Saturday morning. He was unguarded, strapped only with a leather leg buckle, and fled in a khaki shirt, nightgown, robe, and slippers. Police searched two hours without success. investigators suspect aid from associates.
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Ralph Moore
Louis Seiveking
Louisville
Indiana
General Hospital
Moore
O'Brien
Sellough
Inspector Weatherly
Cincinnati
Flood Benefit Concert Nets $10,000 for Red Cross Relief
Fritz Reiner led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in a fundraising concert at Music Hall for flood sufferers. Attendance neared capacity with 5,000 more listeners in Washington Park and the event broadcast by WLW. Receipts reportedly totaled about $10,000, the largest unified relief effort in the city.
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All Music Hall
Fritz Reiner
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Red Cross
Washington Park
Park
Red Cross
WLW
Orpheus Club
Prower Symons
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Way
Newport
Twister
Kansas
East Hutchin
Broadway
Donahey
Ohio
Tombs
Miss Liberty
Francis Coli
French Steamship Company
Isle Haut
Cape Ann
Boston
Ocean
Palomner Leap Raum Windows
Aura Smith
Karl Kirksmith
Joseph Vito
Emil Heermann
Reiner
America
William
Vito
the Swan
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