Report on Prison Fire Blamed on Incendiary Origins
Investigators conclude the prison fire at the Oliu penitentiary caused 920 deaths, with negligence in opening cell doors and delayed alarms cited. The board notes possible causes include defective wiring and accidental ignition, while tensions between officials and investigators surface in ongoing inquiries and safety considerations.
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Senor Myers
Cooper
Enice
Iquiry
Special Board of Inquiry
Hor Couper
Board of Nquiry
Inied
Ile
Stunt Flying To Feature Ouachita Bridge Celebration
May 4 release from SEARKADELPHIA describes Stunt flyers Shorty J of Memphis and Fen Flaherty of Little Rock performing high altitude jumps and plane stunts during the Ouachita River bridge opening celebration between Malvery and Arkadelphia. The event, set for Wednesday, features a drill over the new concrete bridge as crowds gather for the riverfront pageant.
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Searkadelphia
Shorty J
Memphis
Fen i
Fen Flaherty
Little Rock
Perowd
Mary Pickford May Be Called In Trial
Los Angeles reports a district preliminary hearing set for next Thursday over five counts of grand theft and statutory offenses. Adele Banks Alleshand faces the complaints that Mary Pickford could be named as a witness. Pickford denies assisting Raw or Swunl in any scheme.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Raw
Old Capital Fund Shows 92 Balance After Treasury Records
The Star reports the Old Capital Fund leaves a balance of 5000.09 after a long list of disbursements from 1923 to 1930. Miss Ihe Middiebrooks, county treasurer, cites a state auditor entry of 6000 dollars and a final balance of 9202 left over from SSMU funds.
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Washington
SSMU
Ihe Middiebrooks
Warvo
Bailey
Paul Dudley
A.P. Bailey
Povier
Morrow Plans Early Campaign for New Jersey Senate
Ambassador Dwight Morrow said he will open his Republican senatorial campaign in New Jersey within ten days. He spoke amid naval treaty hearing preparations in Washington before returning to Mexico City for other duties.
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Washington
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Senate
Guminulius
New Jersey
Mexico City
Larson
Morrow
Beard
Berard
Fulton Bridge Dedication Set by State Officials Tuesday
The Fulton shire toll bridge will be formally dedicated with a four part program on Tuesday afternoon at 4. Dwight H. Blackwood, chairman of the State Highway Commission, will give the principal address with Allan Winham, Miller County representative in the last legislature, replying. Master of ceremonies will be F. McPaddin, Hope attorney, who sits on the memorial committee along with O. A. Graves and W. S. Atkins. Boys bands from Hope and Texarkana will perform, and state officials including Justis Matthews and Sam Wilson of the Highway Commission and Dr. J. O. Wade are expected. A Red River boat racing program will follow, with cups awarded to winning boats.
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Fulton Shire
Hope and Texarkana
Shasabere of Commerce
Dwight H. Blackwood
State Highway Commission
Allan Winham
Miller County
F. McPaddin
Hope
McFiddin
O. A. Graves
W. S. Atkins
Justis Matthews
Sam Wilson
J. O. Wade
Texarkany
Red River
Woman Killed In Train Collision Near Burnell Florida
A Florida East Coast freight train collided with a passenger train near Burnell. One woman died instantly, Mrs. W. C. McRoberts of Palatka, and over twenty others were injured, two seriously. The crash occurred as the passenger train backed out of Burnell en route eastward to Palatka, struck by the southbound freight.
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Bunnel
Doday
W. C. McRoberts
Palatak
Burnell
Pakitak
Most Tattooed Man In The World Rests Behind Prison Bars
In Algiers Lambatse Central Penitentiary the world’s most tattooed man remains jailed as parole is refused. Paris halls had offered high prices for his display which includes a Stations of the Cross, a 24 chapter novel with illustrations, and a month by month World War abridged picture stay.
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Algiers
Belind
Rentral
Lambatle
Paris
Music Week Observed Here With Student Guest Artists
Music Week will be observed here Monday with short programs in schools and public events sponsored by the university music club. A pianist a singer and a reader from Henderson State Teachers College will be guest artists. The convention aims to draw public interest and invites all to attend the concert. A historic Mark Twain birthplace reliquary will be moved to Mark Twain Park for preservation near Ivan Street. A daily-used barber’s razor said to be 20 years old is handed down in the Burgin family of Nocona Texas.
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Staeling
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Henderson Stan Teachers College
Arkadelphia
Mark ‘Twain
Ivan Street
Florida
Mark
Twain Park
Lloyd Burgin
Nocouu
Tex
Burgin
Certified Grower One of Six In State
A Hempstead county inn is listed as one of six Arkansas certified sweet potato slip growers in the April 30 bulletin of the State Plant Board. The focus is A. P. Davis of Route One Emmet, handling three varieties of Portio seed with two varieties for rivals, including Porto Rico Nancy Hail and Big Stem Jersey. Paul H. Millar notes certified slips come from disease-free seed potatoes grown without manure in clean beds, stressing field and storage inspection and isolation from old sweet potato land and rodent exposure. Davis produced the largest shipment this year with 402 bushels headed out.
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Hempstead County Inn
Arkansas
State Plant Board
A. P. Davis
Route One
Emmet
Davis
Porto Rico
Nancy Hail
Big Stem Jersey
Paul H. Millar
Plant Board
Davishi
Worker Hurt As Auto Overturns Near DeQueen
B G Runes a boul ot pipe lie worker was seriously injured Friday night near DeQueen when his auto left the highway while trying to run down a snake crossing the road. Robert Blin, owner of a vehicle with Bungley, was slightly injured. Witnesses said the automobile overturned five times as gravel on the highway contributed to the loss of control. The injured were rushed to DeQueen by a passing motorist. the snake escaped injury.
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B. G. Runes
Woeker
Agehor Hospital
Robert Blin
Ayin
Bungley
Elam
Cookesbury
Ratgley
Elan
Witnnesses
Population counts from diverse cities show gains and losses
Searcy announced a 1920 census population of 4 261 up from 2 836 a 20 percent rise. Memphis reports 135 000 residents, up 89 698 since 1920. Grant County Illinois shows 10 649 residents, down 67 from prior figures, with 1 347 farms. Union of notes also reports stock market activity a record Saturday with 4 867 549 shares traded in two hours in New York.
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Memphis
Bava
Pine Bluff
Grant County
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Athletic Meet Hampered by Rain at State Track Finals
Rain and soggy tack plague the 23rd annual state high school track meet. Lit the Roghk, Roghk lines, and Blytheville chase titles while Little Reel contends for the 1028 and 192% championships. Coach Quigley’s cinder stars aim to win most events amid wet conditions.
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Miy i
Guark
Litthe Roghk
Quigley
Memenial
Cones Blytheville
EP Borade
Little Reel
Bumiway
Grount
Savage
Munps
Youth Dies by Drinking Acid in Apparent Suicide
Batesville May 3 Bevin Vandemberg aged 18 son of Mr and Mrs Tom Vandemberg died Friday night after drinking curbelic acid at the Vandemberg home. A physician said the ill youth left a note for his family. He died within minutes. survived by parents a brother and a sister.
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Batesville
Bevin Valldemberg
Tom V. Vandemberg
van Jemberg
Sistu
Fouke Youth Injured in Electrical Storm
TEXARKANA May 3 A severe wind and electrical storm last night near Fouke Ark twenty miles southeast of here injured a 17 year old high school student Pon Jones. He was brought to a hospital suffering internal injuries after a limb fell on him while he hunted with Dr. O C Jannell of Fouke. Much property and crop damage reported with numerous uprooted trees and some houses unroofed. Telephones were out of order in Fouke today due to the storm.
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Texarkana
Fouke
Ark
Here
Pon Jones
Jones
O. C. Jannell
James
Lila Jimerson Faces Trial Again for Murder
Cayuga Indian woman Lila Jimerson faces a second trial for the murder of Mrs. Clothilde Marchand, wife of artist Henri Marchand. She risks the death penalty rather than a 20 year minimum if convicted on the reduced charge while her first trial collapsed due to illness. Attorneys argued the hospital courtroom was invalid, with District Attorney Guy B Moore planning a May session to retry on first degree murder.
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Buffalo, Ni“e
Lila Jimerson
Friday Mung
Clothilde Marchand
Henri Marchand
Lila
John F. Rogers
Corning
John S. McGovern
United States
Guy B Moore
F. Beet Thorn
Moore
Lila Jamerson
Former Hempstead County Man Killed in Oklahoma
Word comes that Fred Stettz, former Hempstead County resident, was killed in an automobile crash in Tulsa Oklahoma last Wednesday. He lived in the Patines community for many years and was about 50.
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Fred Stettz
Hempstead County
Stetz
Oklahoma
Tme
Tulsa
Okla
Stell2
Patines
Hoovers tariff bill debenture plan stance disputed
Representative Tilson of Caton stated in the House that President Hoover would not approve the tariff bill if it included the export debenture plan. He presented Hoover's letter confirming his unchanged view on the debenture plan. Earlier, the House rejected the Senate debenture amendment to the tariff bill.
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Washington
Tilson
Cat
House
House Today
Hoover
Senate
Typhoon Devastates Coast Leaving Nearly Two Hundred Dead
Reports from Rengo and Ado aika describe a typhoon striking the southern coast of Saghwien island off Hokkaido. The toll nears 200 with 84 recovered and 100 missing as rescuers search the affected areas.
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Tokio
Saghwien Island
Hokkaido
Rengo
Adoaika
Mrs Simms Dies Here Early Today
Mrs. May M. Simms widow of Mate Montcalm Simms died at a local hospital at 5 this morning. Funeral services will be at 8 Sunday afternoon at St. Mark's Episcopal church with burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Survived by three children: Mrs. J. Alston Clapp of Houston, Mrs. Walter G. McDonald, and Paul M. Simms, all at her bedside.
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May M. Simms
Montcalm Simms
County Still Low in General Funds for Hempstead County
County finances show a critically low balance as of April 30 with total cash funds listed across Road District Highway and School funds. Treasurer Miss Lillie Middlebreoks provided figures reflecting diminutive cash on hand and scattered unapportioned warrants and lands. Restoration and preservation efforts noted amid wartime context in the tail end of the report.
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Hempstead
Ster
Hempstead County
Luol Road Dist's
Blas. Bie Srepige Es Beer
Freshmen Dinner Sparks Lawsuits Over $51,150 Demand
New York May 3 1 Freshmen at Columbia College who hosted a dinner April 14 at the Villa near Yonkers faced 22 summonses totaling $51,150 after sophomores disrupted the event. The restaurant manager Charles Jise claimed broken furniture ruined furnishing and injuries during the incident. Four lawsuits followed to recover the amount.
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New York
Columbia College
Yonkers
Charles Jise
McCoy Brothers Linked to Shooting Incident
Fragmented OCR notes indicate a shooting involving Ben McCoy and Obe McCoy. Federal officers and local police were referenced in the investigation, with unnamed officials suggesting leads and stints of inquiry into the two brothers’ possible involvement.
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McCoy
Rald
U Jstills
Arkansas bankers plan May convention program in Little Rock
The Arica Bankers Association outlines a May 21 22 convention with sessions on banking topics and policy. Arkansas group meetings, a luncheon featuring William Johnson, and an evening banquet plus amusements are planned while officers will be elected and installed at noon on the second day.
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Arica Bankers Association
Robert E.' Wait
Old’ Poifort
An Jean Bankers Association
Aranged
John'e. Williams
Newport
Arkansas Association
Clayton Rand
Dixie Press
Gulfport
Misa
W.F. Gephart
First National Bank of St
Peacock Tegraum
North Little Rock High School
Otis Wingo
de Quicen
Congress
C. A. Chapman
Beacch
Rochester
Minn
Williams
Will
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