Red Cross Aid Reaches 73 Families After Louisiana Storm
In Avoyelles parish near Bordelonville, 73 families sought Red Cross aid after a Monday night storm. No deaths reported locally though washouts and injuries occurred. relief leaders pledged rapid help for household goods and essentials amid broader storm tolls across Arkansas Illinois Missouri and Texas with multiple fatalities in those states.
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Alexandria
American Red Cross
Bordelonville
Avoyelles Parish
Bob Wingate
National Red Cross
Jane Perry
Red Cross
Louisiana
Wash Jones
Howard Fore
Bunkie
Victim Dies as Dalton Faces Murder Charge
A man described as a "bad man" is charged with murder after a victim died from wounds. The case centers on events aboard a German ship with British soldiers aboard. The incident prompted legal action and heightened tensions as authorities pursue justice.
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Dalton
Dangerous British Stance Marked by Precaution in War Readiness
The report outlines a cautious British position amid the Norway crisis and Mediterranean tensions. It notes government statements urging every precaution on all fronts, with emphasis on trade disruptions and naval divertions as Germany expands naval actions and Italian forces shift fleets toward the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Office
Shuels Stermin
Byotacsy
Shepa
Cape
Dalya Nunon
Norway
Mw Crudial Gant
Petweer
Saecemum
Theritt
Mazi
Gertan
Ieln
Tresdhieen
Creat Eerteon
Aherrne
Geteaciig
Ates
Ttatian
Atul Itsfartiats
Tuady
Hag
Ay Gfeline
Uve Siedste Paneer
Cirelegan Larncen Cochicate
Ee BisGan
Agai
Ftalan Pandhey
Pralan
Britain
Bayou Pierre Rages Beside Fort Gibson Closing City Limits
Little Bayou Pierre, normally calm near Vicksburg, Mississippi, surged into fury last night just outside the Fort Gibson city limits, prompting authorities to monitor flood risk and evacuate nearby areas as the river swelled.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Fort Gibson
Here
Abbeville Mayor Fined For Assault on Broussard
Abbeville Louisiana May 1 Mayor J E Kibbree was fined 2 50 in city court for assaulting P Otis Broussard head of Vermilion parish intake and certification bureau and former postmaster Broussard said the mayor struck him after objecting to portions of a Lafayette radio speech Broussard said he did not name the mayor in the address The mayor said he believed the strike was justified and asked the mayor pro tem not to fine Broussard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
J. E. Kibbree
P. Otis Broussard
Intake and Certification Bureau
Vermilion Parish
Broussard
Lafayette
Game Warden Warns Local Trespassers After Cattle Deaths
A federal game warden in Monroe warned trespassers to stay off posted property after reports of cattle killed by unknown causes. He pledged arrests for future violations and urged residents to respect property boundaries.
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Monroe
Huers
Verdict Links Mrs. Castro to Late Mrs. Howard
A Los Angeles jury finds Mary Alice Castro the secret daughter of Lily Baldwin Howard. The ruling allows Castro to claim half of Howard's $443000 estate, connecting Castro to E. J. Baldwin known as Lucky Baldwin.
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Los Angeles
Mary Alice Castro
Santa Matis
Calif
Lily Baldwin Howard
E. J. Baldwin
Baldwin
Goons Open Pardon Hearings Stir Public Protest
Citizens groups denounced any leniency for alleged election day attackers as the pardon board began hearings. August Hady and Eugene Gill faced fines and jail for assault and damage, with thirteen more cases listed for consideration over the next two days amid protests by four organizations.
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New Orleans
Pardon Board
Court of Appeals
August Hady
Ferguson Colcock
Arbitration Committee
Eugene Gill
House of Detention
Philip
Nina) Paterno
Fifth Ward
Sam Jones
Paterno
Earl K. Long
Niels F. Hertz Wolle
Tulsa salesman dies from stab wounds in New Orleans
Lee Meyer a 52 year old Tulsa salesman died of pneumonia from abdominal stab wounds after an altercation with Colonel Robert E Dalton of Meridian Mississippi. A murder charge was filed against Dalton who claimed the stabbing was a joke. New Orleans authorities asked Mississippi officers to rearrest Dalton and hold him without bail.
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Orleans
Lee Meyer
Tulsa
Okla
Robert E. Dalton
Meridian
Miss
Dalton
John J. Grosch
John Meredith
District Attorney's Office
Meyer
Yazoo City
New Orleans
Mississippi
Delhi Farmer Shot to Death
Johnnie Gibson a 40 year old farmer was shot and killed on Main Street in Delhi Louisiana amid an armed confrontation with Virgil E. Carter a 44 year old barber. Carter was arrested after firing multiple shots striking Gibson in the chest as Gibson tried to flee witnesses reported a bystander and a passerby were grazed by bullets. Police noted Carter had previously assaulted Gibson during a dispute over Carter's wife.
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Delhi
Johnnie Gibson
Main Street
Virgil E. Carter
William Higgins
Gibson
Carter
Goodwill Dinner Draws 450 Northeast Louisiana Executives
Four hundred fifty representative businessmen from northeast Louisiana will attend a Goodwill dinner May 8 at the Virginia hotel. S. A. Moss announces Missouri Pacific Boosters club plans include addresses by J. E. Stanford and W. F. Kirk. A Goodwill ball follows the 7 PM dinner.
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Louisiana
Missouri Pacific Boosters Club
Virginia Hotel
S. A. Moss
Missouri Pacific Club
Moss
J. E. Stanford
Southern Agriculturist
Nashville, Tenn
Stanford
South
Missouri Pacific Railroad
W. F. Kirk
St. Louis
R. C. White
Farley Wins In Massachusetts Primary Vote
Massachusetts voters backed a Farley pledged Democratic slate and an unpledged Republican delegation to the national convention. Farley led with 69 of 12 Democratic delegates pledged to him, while Dewey received limited support from independents and anti-Farley factions.
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Boston
James A. Farley
Massachusetts
Bay State
Thomas F. Dewey
Farley
Dewey
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
Saltonstall
Lodge
House
Martin
John W. Hargis
William H. McMasters
William Burke
Mr. Farley
Democratic Party
Juror Warren Fined on Two Indictments in Parish Case
Judge J T Shell denied a new trial for J Lloyd Warren parish police jury president. Warren was fined 50 dollars on two counts of four indictments accusing him of taking money from the parish for gasoline sales in which he was a stockholder. Two other cases were nolle pressed.
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J. Lloyd Warren
J. T. Shell
Warren
Nolle
Shell
Caillouet Sworn In as U S Jurist
Adrian J. Caillouet of Houma was sworn in as judge in the eastern federal district of Louisiana. The 51 year old appointee of President Roosevelt said he would keep temporary offices in the federal building and would not hear motions or try cases until he had reviewed the docket with his associate Judge Wayne G. Borah.
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New Orleans
Adrian J. Caillouet
Houma
Federal District of Louisiana
Roosevelt
Wayne G. Borah
Germans Break Through Russian Lines at Gorlice
May 1 1915 report notes German forces breach Russian defenses at Gorlice in Galicia. The Gulfflight American tanker is torpedoed by a German submarine without warning, marking ongoing peril in the war at sea and on land.
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Associated
Preas
Gorlice
Galicia
Gulflight
Thousands See New Louisiana Bishop Today in New Orleans
The ceremony installed Rev. John Lengdackseon of Charlotte as Protestant Episcopal bishop of Louisiana with Rev. Henry St George Tucker presiding. Delegations from Charlotte and many bishops attended. a bishop’s ring and a cross were presented from Charlotte. Rev. Jackson, newly in charge of the diocese, met leaders from Baton Rouge New Iberia Mansfield and more, as the diocese covers 13 000 communicants and 42 clergy in 86 parishes."
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New Orleans
John Lengdackseon
Charhortre
N. C
Louisiana
Henry St George Tucker
Deo
Varina
New York
United States
Charlotte
Ron. Jackson
St Martin's Church
Frank Alexander Juhan
Florida
Thomas C. Darst
East Carolina
E. A. Penick
North Carolina
John D. Wing
South Florida
Edmund C. Dandridge
Tennessee
Clinton S. Quin
Pexans
John J. Gravatt
Upper South Carolina
Robert F. Gribbin
Charles Col. Carpenter
Alabama
Rowland Mitchell
Arkansas
Middleton
Barnwell
Georgia
Charles Clingman
Kentucky
Willam Mercer Green
Mississippi
H.n. Mikall
Atlanta
Goa
James Craik Morris
Panama
Jackson
W. H. Miller
Baton Rouge
FE. M. Larradet
New Iberia
Fenn Leaming
Mansfield
M. J. Farrier
J. S. Ditchburn
Baton Kore
Christian Education
R. C. Jarresu
Alexandria
United Bank Offering
James M. McBride
Houma
Baltimnore
Mad
War at a Glance from Early Broadcasts
London reports Britain diverting ships to the Mediterranean amid alarms over Trahian losses and pro German moves as German forces push to reclaim sea lanes. Stockholm and Oslo note Norwegian and Allied troops opposing German advances near Trondheim, with fate uncertain. Moscow claims Russia remains aloof from the war and cites heavy casualties along the coast.
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London
Britain
Berlin
Stockholm
Swed
Trondherg
Oto
Oslo
Moscow
Voroshiloff
Saya
Russia
Bomber Crash Leaves Clacton Town in Ruins
A Heinkel bomber crashed in Clacton on the east coast, killing four crew and injuring about 90 people. The blast damaged 50 homes, with a crater described as large as a house, as authorities feared weitere casualties among missing residents.
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London
Bumiest
Clacton
Humber River
House Kills Hatch Bill on Politics
The House Judiciary Committee killed the Senate approved Hatch bill to limit political activity of state employees paid with federal funds. It would have barred political involvement and cap personal campaign contributions at 5000 dollars. Chairman Sumners announced the measure was tabled.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Sumners
Texas
Witness in Jail Swallows Open Pin in Gulfport
Mise May br Ab Maye Allen of Vancleave, held as a material witness in a car theft case, was moved to a local hospital after swallowing an open safety pin. An X ray showed the pin in the lower stomach with the point up.
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Gulfport
Mise
Maye Allen of
Vancleave
Million Dollar Reward Offered For Capture Of Hitler
A Pittsburgh group proposed a million dollar reward for the capture and delivery of Adolf Hitler to a world court for trial. Duquesne Club members discussed the plan after private warnings of a German attack, with President Carnegie Institute backing the idea though its chances were uncertain. The group hoped to see Hitler held accountable as a common enemy of peace and justice.
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New York
Adelf Rother
League of Nations
Sarane Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Wis
New York Times
Holland
Church
Pheler
High Court of Justice
the Times
Duquesne Club
Pattisburgh
Hitler
Ameccara
Cola Luce Lea
Tennessee
Larry Sir Prag
Brooke Dadvers
Kawer Wihelis
Yoo
Wiinel
St Department
Lea
Comra
Hitlee
Wilson
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