Feudists Blamed as Louisiana Man Is Shot to Death
Walter W. Travis Jr. a 45 year old St Helena parish farmer was shot through a car window while dining in a Tangipahoa restaurant on Christmas Eve. Investigators say feudist groups are connected to the violence linked to earlier killings including Bob Travis Reid Burch and Claude Bridges. Deputies said the probe would continue.
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Amite
Dée
Walter W. Travis
St. Helena Parish
Tangipahoa
Travis
Bob
Walter Travis
St. Helena
Bob Travis
Reid Burch
State Penitentiary
Claude Bridges
Tangipahor
Joe Mixon
J. C. Halstead
Mindanao Warpath Kills 21 Filipinos In 1934 Report
Manila dispatch reports 21 Filipinos died when fanatic mountain tribesmen attacked Mindanao villages and a constabulary camp. Of the dead, 16 were tribesmen at Agusan province and five were villagers killed before the assault by jungle fighters armed with spears and bolos. The constabulary repulsed the attack with no casualties.
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Manila
P.I
Mindanao
Philippine Constabulary
Constabulary
Agusan
Francisco Rosen
United States Army
Rosca
Philippines
Philippine Archipelago
Eagle Want Ad Teaches Buyers and Sellers to Call
An old newspaper line urges readers to place ads by phone, promoting Eagle Want Ad service with the contact number 111 and promising wider awareness for selling renting or buying items.
Seagull voyage leads to mystery at Hambridge
Nichols, Molly O'Brien and Jimmy Fox trace a stolen formula at Hambridge aboard Jerry Mordsant’s boat the Seagull. Osborne’s murder sparks a perilous search as Jerry probes Ogborne's workspace and Mrs Gowlland's wary aid unveils a haunting past amid a tense farmyard encounter.
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Nicholea Trench
Jerry Mordsant
Molly O'Brien
Jimmy Fox
Hambridge
Jerry
John Osborne
Molly
Osborne
Jerry i
Ogborne
Nick
Tuestion
Deorne
Jimmy
Peter Orloff
New Yorkers Reach Land After Five Days Adrift at Sea
Four New Yorkers stranded five days on a tropical sea reached Tawao Borneo safely. The group led by Lawrence Griswold includes William Harkness Legrand Griswold and B E C Tate while on an ethnological photographic tour in the Southern Philippines. An earlier voyage brought Komodo dragons to New York.
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Manila
P. I
Tawao
Borneo
Lawrence T. K. Griswold
William H. Harkness
Legrand Griswold
B. E. C. Tate
Philippines
Amal
Celebes Sea
Lawrence Griswold
Harkness
Dutch East Indies
Quest for the Giant Panda in Himalayas Continues
A Reuters style note reports a search in the Himalayas for the late giant panda. The expedition, involving researchers and local guides, aims to locate surviving specimens and study their habitat. Public interest focuses on conservation and the region's biodiversity.
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Ern Province
China
Gian' Panda
Himalayas
Home Town Honors LSU Student Fired By Long
Jesse Cutter, former editor of LSU Reveil le, expelled for protesting Huey Long censorship, was honored in Kentwood by his hometown, Mayor T. G. Womack presenting a loving cup engraved with praise for his stand as a true American.
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LSU
Long
Kentwood
Jesse Cutter
Louisiana State University Reveille
Huey Long
Hom
T. G. Womack
160 Fall Victims Coast Alabama Toll Over Christmas
A Christmas weekend wave of violence in Alabama left 11 dead and many injured. Among the victims are Mood McGee of Maplesville in an auto crash, Guy Sellers of Fort Deposit shot, Esker Gilpin of Montgomery fatally shot in a home, and T A Capps, a Grenshaw County school official run down on a highway. Also killed were James Hayes and Estell Little, with L P Sheffield wounded in a separate affray. A boy, Ames Mobley, 12, died after an unintended shooting with a .22 rifle. The toll includes a headon collision near Mobile and a Pell City crash that killed L E Bragg and injured H F Mount.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Mood McGee
Maplesville
Guy Sellers
Fort Deposit
L. J. Rice
Knoxville
Tenn
Esker Lee Giinlp
Montgomery
Ames Mobley
Brundidge
T .A. Capps
Grenshaw County
Cuff C. Conners
Mobile
John Wright
Gadsden
Lee Mavidox
Estell Little
James Hayes
McGee
John Moats
Sellers
L P. Sheffield
Fort Déposit
Gilpin
C. Wood
Wood
Pell City
Rie
L. E. Bragg
Atlanta
H. F. Mount
Mobley
Capps
Montgomery - Luverne
Trains Collide Near Hamilton Toll Reach Fifteen Dead
A Detroit to Toronto express crashed into a stationary excursion train at a Dundas siding, killing at least 15 and injuring over 20. Rail officials blamed an open switch and launched an investigation. Engineer Burrell, hailed a hero for uncoupling to minimize damage, survived with injuries. Survivors described horrific scenes as ambulances and special trains ferried victims to Hamilton General Hospital.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canadian National Railways
Dundas
London
Toronto
B. Burrell
Detroit
NO. 16
Burrell
W. C. Rice
Rice, & Passenger
Douglas Mackie
Hamilton General Hospital
Stuart Street
General Hospital
Hilda Parker
William Parker
Hamilton Street Railway
Winter Deepens Cold Grip Across Nation
Winter tightened its hold across the United States with a cold blast from the Far North reaching the Midwest and North Central States. Temperatures plummeted with reports of 22 below zero at Williston North Dakota on Christmas Day. Five women died in a hospital incident and another patient remained critically hurt though unidentified. Deputy coroner Dr Myles C Brown said a preliminary inquest would be held once bodies are identified. One body will be held for inquest. others will be released for burial. The weather outlook warned of continued frigid conditions and cooler weather in Kansas City.
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Associated Press
United States
Midwest
St. Nicholas
Williston
North Dakota
Myles C. Brown
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Circuit Court
Dothan Eagle
Houston
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Pontiac
Dothan Buick Co
Jdhidack
Bill Osbourne
Victor Bridges
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Mr. Osborne
Sir William Avon
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Florence
Penn Publishing Co
Nicks
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Marie Strandhagen
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Abe Firestone
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