Cyclone Blows School and Buildings Near Greenwood La
A cyclone near Greenwood 16 miles west of Shreveport injures many, damages homes and a school, knocks down a trolley wire and transmission line, with two people hospitalized. Texarkana reports five family injuries from wind in Mt Pleasant and Avery Texas. Military rule at Rock Springs coordinates relief and salvage as casualty totals mount.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Greenwood
S. C. Lawton Place
W. J. Lawton Place
G. T. Alexander
Texarkana
Ark
Mt. Pleasant
Avery
Texas
Helm Rock Springs
Tex
British Thirst Survives In Spite of High Cost
London reports that the English urge for beer remains strong despite tripled prices. An average earner of $500 yearly consumes 650 pints for himself and wife annually, while a $5000 yearly pair drinks about 225 pints plus 25 bottles of spirits in the same period.
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International News Service
London
1922 Mississippi flood levels may extend south of Vicksburg
Heavy rains have boosted flood waters along the Mississippi and tributaries. Weather Bureau forecasts indicate stages beyond the 1922 high-water marks from Natchez to New Orleans, with New Orleans potentially 0.7 ft above prior records and Natchez up to 1.4 ft higher.
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Vicksburg
Associated Pres
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
United States Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Natchez
W. H. Holcombe
United States
Fourth Levee District
Marines to Get Real Service on President Grant
The Dollar Liner Presider Grant, transformed from a palace liner into a troop transport at Mare Island, will sail for San Diego with about 1 600 Marines. The ship adds dining service with ship’s waiters and extra mess facilities, while cooks, crew, and skipper stay aboard. Marine officers may command with a naval observer in the pilothouse.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Dollar
Grant
San Diego
Orient
Mare Island Navy Yard
Dollar Line
Court Martial and Execution in Mexican Priest Case
Vicente Lopez calling himself General Manuel Samienego was court martialed and executed after a fight with federal forces near Tenancingo. The body was shown there and identified, according to a report from General Abalejos of the war department.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Vicente Lopez
War Department
Manuel Samienego
Department
Abalejos
Tenancingo
Woman gang leader in Chicago jewelry heist
About fifty armed officers surrounded a Chicago house for nearly two hours before capturing a young woman robber, an elder grandmother, and three men. Jewelry worth around 7000 was recovered after gas bombs and masks aided the operation. The woman identified as Mary Walters 23 claimed aliases Helen Conklin and Helen Sanchez.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fitomen Tinaly USA
Mary Walters
Cai Ness
Clarence Swanson
Joseph Maspinski
Los Angeles
Ness
Anna Ness
Walters
Helen Conklin
Helen Husch
Helen Sanchez
Delcore Convicted of Manslaughter by Louisiana Jury
In Columbia April 14 the jury in State of Louisiana v Roy E Delcore found him guilty of manslaughter in the December 19 1926 killing of Will Patton. Witnesses testified Delcore fired after a dispute over hours worked at Louisiana Central Lumber. Delcore admitted the sequence to the sheriff and on the stand largely confirmed the witnesses. Sentencing set for tomorrow unless a new trial motion is filed.
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News-Star
Columbia
Delcore
Patton
Ouachita and Northwestern
Deleore
Rain Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow Across Louisiana
Storm warnings west of Galveston were canceled to small craft alerts from New Orleans to Galveston. Mariners urged caution in Louisiana waters, especially near New Orleans and Lake Charles. Winds ranged up to 42 miles per hour at Corpus Christi and 40 at Galveston with New Orleans at 20 miles per hour as rains and thunderstorms are expected tonight and tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Galveston
Texas
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Aviators At Mineola Set Endurance Flight Record
Bert Acosta and Clarence D. Chamberlin, civilian aviators, landed at 12 42 after setting a new endurance flight record of 51 hours 12 minutes. They hovered about 3 000 feet for the half hour before landing and executed a graceful stop on the runway to cheers from spectators.
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Associated Press
Mineola
N. Y
Bert Acosta
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Naval Stores Goods to Ship from Lake Charles to Hamburg
Lake Charles La April 14 A new naval stores tonnage source is announced The first shipment of 500 barrels of pine resin from southwest Louisiana will go to Hamburg Germany via the United States Emergency Aid vessel operated by Sykes Ripley SS Co The Acme Products Co of DeQuincy will prepare the cargo with W B Logan as manager and stockpiled at public warehouses for arrival between April 15 and 20.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Hamburg
Germany
Europe
United States
Sykes-Ripley SS Company
H. J. Luhn
Acme Products Company
DeQuincy
W. B. Logan
Fire Devastates Block in Morgantown Wide blaze destroys multiple businesses
A major fire in Morgantown West Virginia wiped out an entire business block including a theatre jewelry store hardware and music shop causing estimated damages of 1 5 to 2 million. 25 families lost homes and four firefighters were injured during a four hour battle.
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Morgantown
W. Va
College Town
West Virginia University
March Cotton Consumption Reaches All-Time High
The census bureau reports March cotton consumption at 694 193 bales of lint and 68 176 linters, a record. Exports in the first eight months of the cotton year total 8 829 056 bales, led by Germany with 2 346 541 and the United Kingdom with 2 183 398.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Associated Vess
Hardtner Endorses Irion Work In Louisiana Gas Conserving
In New Orleans on April 14 Senator Henry E. Hardtner of Urania testifies for the defense in the Irion ouster trial. He defends Irion’s conservation record, cites reduced gas use for carbon black to 224 million cubic feet daily, praises timber conservation, and supports Irion as a capable official.
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New Orleans
Henry E. Hardtner
Urania
Louisiana
Department
Irion
Hardiner
Davey
Hood
Hardtner
Senate
Dr. Irion
Monroe
Wilkinson
R. P. Webb
Paradise
Webb
Mr. Wilkinson
J. M. Huber Company
Swartz
Fuqia
Mr. Webb
Lawyer asks court to dismiss intrusion suit against Payne
New Orleans April 14 counsel for Dr V K Irion filed a petition in the state supreme court seeking dismissal of the intrusion into office suit brought by Major Frank T Payne now chairman of the Louisiana highway commission Payne was ordered to show cause April 25 why the intrusion suit should not be dismissed
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New Orleans
V. K. Irion
Supreme Court
Frank T. Payne
Major Payne
Louisiana Highway Commission
Mississippi Floods Rise in Valley Rivers Swell
Flood conditions worsen as heavy rains drive Mississippi river and tributaries higher. Levees breach near Haroldton Arkansas endanger residents, with many fleeing bottomlands. Towns like Truman and Marked Tree brace while Columbus Kentucky reports a private levee failure. Cairo forecasts record stage Sunday and water pours from Missouri and Ohio rivers.
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Arkansas
Kentucky
Cairo
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Gulf
Arkansas River
Haroldton
Crawford County
Tulot
Ark
St. Francis
St. Francis River
Big Lake
Truman
Columbus
Clinton
Missouri
Ohio
White
Opening game of Cot ton States League postponed by rain
The 1927 Cot ton States League opener between the Drillers and the Alexandria Reds at Forsythe Park was postponed due to a heavy shower that began about 1 15 p m. The muddy field forced the delay though the rain slowed later leaving dark clouds and a crowd of several hundred waiting.
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Forsythe Baseball Park
Drillers
Alexandria Reds
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Liquidation Under Way At Armour Grain Co
Armour Grain company under suspension from the board of trade proceeds with liquidation. Phillip D. Armour and Lester Armour announce the firm has been selling assets since 1925 while also liquidating Grain Marketing Co. The board of trade suspended the Armour group after a committee found testimony of wrongful acts by nonmembers, with an inquiry ongoing.
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Chicago
Armour Grain Company
Board of Trade
Phillip D. Armour
Lester Armour
J. Ogden Armour
Armour Company
Co-Operative
Armour
Armour Concern
Old Fashioned Dances Replace Black Bottom at UC
Berkeley April 14 Old fashioned clog dancing may replace the black bottom on the University of California campus. A clogging class has been started and over a hundred students have enrolled. Instructor Louise Cobb says clogging helps beauty and requires relaxed motion for poise and graceful carriage.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
University
Louise Cobb
Stump Farming Emerges as Boon for DeQuincy Area
An article in the Agricultural Development Bulletin cites DeQuincy and Sterlington as sites for a growing stump industry tied to turpentine, pine oil, and resin plants. The Acme Products operation at DeQuincy, begun in 1922, employs about 400 workers and supports local payroll and related wood-cutting activity.
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de Quincy
Sterlington
S. D. Hunter
Eees
DeQuinecy
Louisiana
DeQuincy
Acme Products Company
Vic
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DeQuincy Co
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