River Forces Turn Flood Back In Channel In Hope
Northeastern Louisiana remains under water as national and state crews push to redirect floodwater to the Mississippi. If successful, the nation braces for an end to the historic flood while thousands face displacement and ruined farmland. Rescue fleets move to save marooned residents as new towns are claimed by floodwaters.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Red
Atchafayala
Vicksburg
Natchez
Weather Bureau
Angola
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
Carnarvoon Crevasse
Memphis
Mississippi River
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Henry M. Baker
The
Mississippi Country
Greenville
Henela
Frieda Hempel Sues August Heckscher for 48000 Yearly
New York gossip erupts as Frieda Hempel, a Metropolitan opera star, sues August Heckscher to force payment of 48000 annually for life. The lawsuit cites a 1926 contract made before her Paris divorce, with quarterly 12000 installments and a claimed total over a million depending on life expectancy. Heckscher, abroad in Cherbourg, expresses surprise and says the matter does not concern him.
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New York
Frieda Hempel
August Heckscher
Metropolitan Star
Miss Hempel
Heckscher
Paris
William B. Kahn
Cherbourg
France
Mme
Associated Press
Metropolitan Opera
Columbus
Speculators Press Advantage in Stock Market Shift
In New York on May 6, speculators continued to press their advantage after trapping a large short interest. They shifted operations to different stock groups as selling resistance appeared, lifting many issues to new peak prices for the year.
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New York
Pair Released After Kidnapping Battle in New York
Abraham Scharlin of Chicago and James Taylor, once held for ransom, were freed at 4 am amid a Central Park gunfight that left one kidnapper dead. Police tied the release to the slain Joseph Marcus and the arrest of neighbors David Berman and Charles Kraemer, with Kraemer charged in the kidnapping. Detectives recovered checks totaling $15,000 signed by Taylor.
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New York
Abraham Scharlin
Chicago
James Taylor
Scharlin
Taylor
Joseph Marcus
David Berman
Charles Kraemer
Coughlin
72Nd Street
Central Park
Red’ Thompson
Dave Berman
Sioux City
Towa
John Cordes
Marcus
Cordes
Berman
Richard O'Connor
Hicks FACING CHARGE AFTER QUESTIONING
Glenn T. Hicks, brother of slain law associate Clifford M. Hicks, was arrested with two former convicts as detectives probe the murder. Ida Linnewell identified two suspects and Hicks offered a vague reply about knowing of the death beforehand. Mrs Hicks defended her husband amid the investigation.
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ST. Louis
Clifford M. Hicks
Elliott W. Major
Glenn T. Hicks
Hicks
William Davis
Harry W. Bostleman
Kaiser
Ida Linnewell
Hick’s
William H Welch Jr Police Chief Dies At Home
William H. Welch Jr a respected High Point police chief from 1929 to 1941 died suddenly of heart failure at his home 312 Morris Street at 3 PM He was born October 7 1874 in High Point and survived by his widow two sons mother three brothers and a sister Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 PM at his residence with ministers from three churches officiating Burial is in Oakwood cemetery
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William H. Welch
Morris Street
Mr. Welch
High Point
M. C
Mary L. Welch
Welch
Welch Park
Maude McPherson
Marion Welch
Joseph Welch
James C. Welch
Edgar Welch
M. Ernest Welch
R. V. Weston
Guilford Council
Order of United American Mechanics
Hoovers and Davis Arrive for Vicksburg Conferences
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Secretary of War Davis, and Major General Edward J. Jar win, chief of United States engineers, arrived in Vicksburg Mississippi for a series of discussions before proceeding south later today aboard the government steamer Control.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Davis
Edward J. Jarwin
United States Engineers
Southern Baptists weigh radical efficiency reforms in Louisville
The Southern Baptist convention debated a two year efficiency report proposing executive committee empowerment and abolishing the cooperative program committee. The education board's fate sparked rival camps with votes expected on whether to survey or abolish the board and hospital commission from financial aid. Nine contributors gave $36.25 toward the Enterprise Red Cross fund, bringing the total to $2,168.10 as High Point aims to surpass its $2,000 quota amid ongoing flood-related needs.
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Louisville
Southern Baptist Convention Committee
Cooperative Program Committee
Southern Baptists
Convention
Education Board
W. J. McGloughlin
Furman University
Greenville
S. C
W. S. Wiley
Oklahoma City
Okla
Eugene Levering
Baltimore
J. Calvin Moss
Lynchburg
Levering
Hospital Commission
Enterprise Red Cross Fund
High Point
Consolidated Veneer and Panel Company
Cammersia Gill
Green St, Baptist Church
Charles R. D
W. Bierria
L. C. Ee
Jones and Peacock
Charles W. Buncy
T. Rieg
Ida Mungan
Emma Blair
Gori
Pete. We
Cea Oaks
J. E
Canon
MM. Pickett
G. T. Douglas
Kester Furniture Co
A. Ae Tor
So Ks Ak
Ccvcciaxs
American Business Club
Dorothy
Eric Hinton
L. B. Williams
Carrie McLendon
Dred Peacock
Snyder murder trial adjourned to Monday after witness testimony
Testimony wrapped up in the Snyder murder trial today and the court recessed until Monday. Attorneys outlined final arguments and jurors await further proceedings as the case moves toward completion.
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New York
Snyder
Sterilization Debate and Convict Mutiny Report
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson urged active enforcement of Virginia style sterilization in North Carolina, arguing it would curb imbecility and crime. In Raleigh, Governor McLean recalled two National Guard companies from the Caledonia prison farm after 24 hours of mutinous labor strikes by 370 convicts, who yielded under discipline and no nourishment policy.
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Raleigh
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Kate Burr Johnson
North Carolina
Johnson
Justice Holmes
California
McLean
National Guard
Caledonia
Halifax County
Pou
State Prison
Warrenton
Wilson
Size of the Fund Reaches 7.8 Million for Red Cross Flood Relief
The Red Cross flood relief fund as of May 6 totals 7,813,908 dollars. Eastern states contributed 5,029,470 dollars, the mid western states 1,924,000 dollars, the Pacific States 748,967 dollars, and chapters in insular and foreign possessions 11,471 dollars.
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Washington
Red Cross
Pacific States
Insular
Mutiny at Caledonia Prison Farm Ended Quickly
A 370 man white prisoner strike at Caledonia Prison Farm over 55 hour weeks and Saturdays off ended within hours. After a 36 hour food and 24 hour water deprivation, Superintendent George Ross Pou ordered crackers and water for those abandoning the plan while ringleaders were kept confined. Martial law with 100 National Guardsmen guarded the stockade as damage claims totaling 5900 dollars were to be paid from prisoner compensation.
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Caledonia
George Ross Pou
Raleigh
Halifax County
Parker
Pou
Wilson
Warrenton
Company M
Jilted cabaret singer sues for half a million
Connie Almy a 21 year old cabaret singer filed a breach of promise suit for 500000 against Stanley E Comstock a Florida and Chicago real estate operator. She says the engagement announced in Miami led to her losing work in Florida and that Comstock disappeared causing public ridicule.
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New York
Connie Almy
Stanley E. Comstock
Florida
Chicago
Miami
Fla
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Miss Almy
Comstock
Frances C. Dale
Edward West Browning
Frances
Browning
Almy
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Hempel
Hecksher
William Jr. Welch
Little Rock
ARK
Lake Providence
Joseph
Creenville
Helena
ST. Francisville
Jackson
Baptists Red Gross Fund
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Albert Snyder
Ruth Snyder
Newcombe
Syracuse
Poughkeepsie
Alice
Wallace
Buf
Falo
Alices
Snooks
Caledonia Prison
Mrs. Johnson
Supreme Court
Old Dominion
J. C. Baskerwill
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