Garrett Returns With Bills Against Mobsters
David I. Garrett district attorney for the Sixth judicial district including Morehouse parish filed 31 bills of information in Bastrop alleging conspiracy to commit assault murder and other offenses tied to masked gang activity. Exalted Cyclops Captain Skipwith and several locals named face charges as suspects.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
David I. Garrett
Monroe
Sixth Judicial District
Morehouse Parish
Cyclops
J K. Skipwith
Morehouse
Oliver
B. M. McKain
Mer Rouge
Laurie Calhoun
Bastrop
Watt Daniels
T. F. Richards
Captain Skipwith
Morehous Parish
Garrett
Supreme Court rules Brunot victory in state race
The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously upholds District Judge H. F. Brunot for associate justice of the state supreme court. The ruling affirms Judge Carruth’s district court dismissal of the election contest by defeated candidates District Judges Columbus Reid and Robert Ellis who challenged Brunot's primary win amid alleged irregularities.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Supreme Court Today
H. F. Brunot
State Supreme Court
Carruth
Baton Rouge
Columbus Reid
Robert 8. Ellis
Brunet
Reid
Ellis
Supreme Court
District Attorney Delayed in New Orleans to File Mob Case Bills
District Attorney David J. Garret delayed returning to Monroe from New Orleans where he conferred with Judge Coco and Assistant Attorney General Walmsley about filing bills of information against 31 defendants tied to the Watt Daniels and T. F. Chards slayings and other Morehouse parish mob activity. He pledged to prosecute to the fullest extent and to secure the return of out of state suspects.
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David J. Garret
Monroe
New Orleans
Watt Daniels
T. F. Chards
Morehouse Parish
Garretti
Coco
Walmsley
Garrett
Farees
Socks and Silk Stockings Recovered by City Police
Nineteen pairs of shoes eighteen pairs of silk stockings one pair of men’s socks two blouses seven pounds of Star tobacco and two bottles of L. and G. snuff were found by Patrolmen W. A. Leonard and L. G. Parker early Saturday at the Missouri Pacific railroad passenger depot. The goods were in two gunny sacks. no prowlers were found after a search of freight cars and warehouses.
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W. A. Leonard
L. G. Parker
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Monroe
Shipping plans debated at Morehouse meeting and Harding talks
Sheriff says most men named in the Morehouse kidnapping case are within Sixth Judicial District jurisdiction and can be reached for arrest as warrants are issued in Bastrop. The article also notes Harding and the shipping board agreeing to push foreign trade lines and potential direct government operation if sales fail. Dr B M McKain at Johns Hopkins says he is not perturbed by bills of information filed over alleged crimes.
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Morehouse
Fred Carpenter
Morehouse Parish
Sixth Judicial District Court
Laurey Calhourn
A. V. Coco
Brownsville
Bastrop
T. Jeff Burnett
Spyker
el Paso
Burnett
Daniels
Richards
Ed Ivy
Natchez, Miss
B. M. McKain
Colonel Simmons
Ku Klux Klan
W. P. Kirkpatrick
Oliver Skipwith
Kelley Harpe
New Orleans
Sixth District Court
Carpenter
Washington
Harding
Shipping Board
White House
United States
Togdy
Congress
Baltimore
B. M. McKoin
Met Rouge
McKain
Brady Institute
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Snow Returns with Snowfall in Philadelphia and Baltimore
An un heralded snowstorm blankets Philadelphia and vicinity with over three inches. Altoona reports six inches as a northeast storm hits Maryland and Pennsylvania with snow and rain. An exhibition baseball game between the Philadelphia Americans and Nationals is postponed due to snow.
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Philadelphia
Middle Atlantic States
Altoona
Associated Press
Baltimore
Philadelphia Americans
Philadelphia Nationals
Hoover urges groups to aid rail traffic flow in 1923
Washington April 14. Secretary Hoover asked commercial organizations to cooperate with railroad management in a national effort to move the expected large volume of 1923 traffic quickly and without congestion.
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Washington
Hoover
Endurance Dancing Contest Sees Nine Competitors Still On Floor
Houston reporters note thirty six entrants started the championship endurance dancing event at 9:15 p m Thursday. By morning only five women and four men remained still dancing in pursuit of new records.
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Houston
Wilson Sees Unconditional U S Role in World Court
Former President Wilson condenses his view on the world court plan into a letter to Arthur B. Rouse. He rejects conditional adhesion and urges unconditional U S participation under the League of Nations, possibly ahead of Senate action on the Harding administration proposal.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Harding
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague
League of Nations
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Washington
Senate
Arthur B. Rouse
Kentucky
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
United States
Documents Reveal London Bomb Plot Patterns
London officials disclose that Scotland Yard seized papers from Irish suspects showing plans to strike power stations and police targets. The outline included prisoner releases and attacks on prominent officers, with a one week window cited for possible execution.
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Associated Press
London
Scotland Yard
Great Britain
Progress Will Be City's Watchword Under Bernstein
Mayor Bernstein pledges a four year program of progress across all city departments. A new traffic bridge over the Ouachita river, linking Monroe and West Monroe, is planned with state help and two street car lines. The water filtration plant will be enlarged to provide a purer, larger water supply. CONTINUED ON PAGE PHRER.
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Bernstein
Monroe
Ouachita River
State Highway Department
Galli Curci Faces Death of Mother After Pineville Farewell
Alexandria April 11 Flowers and telegrams pour in for Mrs Homer Samuels known to the world as Galli Curci after the death of her mother Signora Enrichita Galli in Milan. She smilingly saluted fans at Louisiana College last night then faced news of the loss before planned U S hospital visit and a Little Rock appearance Monday.
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Alexandria
Homer Samuels
Galli-Curci
Signora Enrichita Galli
Milan
Italy
United States
Louisiana College
Pineville
New York
U.S. Veterans’ Hospital
Little Rock
Bishop Tuttle Critically Ill At Home In St. Louis
Associated Press report from St. Louis says Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle of the Episcopal Church, ill since February 28, is not expected to live twenty four hours. The dispatch notes the Benton Harbor Israelite House of David colony under grand jury investigation by Michigan authorities.
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Bishop- Tuttle
ST. Louis
Mresa J
Detroit
Mich
Benton Harbor
Luxurious Wardrobe and Jewels for Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon’s Wedding
London April 14 The future duchess will move in with the Duke of York after the April 26 wedding and will possess one of the world’s most sumptuous wardrobes with priceless jewels and abundant gifts. New York Paris London and Rome modistes contribute to a bride whose trousseau may surpass Princess Mary’s. The bride already has 65 gowns and lavish furs hats and a wreath of orange blossoms from the Canadian Club of Florida.
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Associated Press
London
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Duke of York
New York
Paris
Rome
Australia
Trousseau
Mary
Canadian Club of
Florida
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Ail
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Lasker
McKoin
First Christian Church
E. Adams
Christ
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Elston
Leon
Louisiana
Venice
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco
Geo. W. Phillips
Registrar of Voters
West Monroe Methodist Church
J. L. Evans
Galli
Curci
Elks Hall
L. W. Gresham
Mattress Factory
Milady
Elizabeth
Congregation B’nai Israel
Temple Anne Iday
Leon Cohn
J. M. Marshall
United State
Monroe Steam Laundry
Forsythe PA
Shreveport American Legion
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