Watchman Is Gagged and Stores Lose Fire Blaze
Explosion of a kerosene tank in Dominick Labano’s grocery at 1838 40 Annette street blew out a wall and endangered six firemen. The fire spread to two adjacent homes, causing about 12000 in damage. Four armed bandits entered the Douglas food store at 1533 Canal street, bound and gagged the baker and a nightwatchman, and stole cigarettes worth 15.
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New Orleans
Dominick Labano
Annette Street
Douglas
Canal Street
James M. McKenzie
Centreville Fire Ravages Business Block In Hickman County
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed much of Centreville’s business district late Sunday night. The blaze began at the Lunn hotel and tore through an entire block despite efforts by more than 1,000 residents, with damages potentially exceeding half a million dollars.
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Nashville, Tenn
Centreville
Hickman County
Lunn Hotel
Grand Jury to Decide If Woman Was Buried Alive
City commission postpones erection of a permanent bathing pavilion at For sythe park natatorium until next fall. All bids for construction are rejected to avoid disrupting the May 15 bathing season. a temporary concession building will be erected this summer and new bids will be sought for a fall contract.
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Forsythe Park
Will Atkinson
Streets and Parks
Burial under question as grand jury weighs alive burial claim
Grayson Kentucky April 14 a Carter county grand jury convened to decide whether Susie Vickers 63 of Denton was buried alive After two former employers said she fainted In coma for hours and moisture Was wiped from her face during services funeral details show she died of a heart attack March 27 and was buried March 29 in a local cemetery
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Grayson
Carter County
Susie Vickers
Denton
G. W. Wolfford
Vickers
George S. Clay
Hanchel Johnson
Catlettsburg
Clay
Johnson
Amnesia Victim Regains Memory in Mississippi Clinic
H J Sailor of Kansas City, an amnesia victim robbed and slugged, was found unconscious near Batesville on April 6. He woke today with memory restored and identified himself as a Proctor and Gamble salesman living at 331 N Sixteenth St, Kansas City.
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Batesville
Miss
H. J. Sailor
Kansas City
Sailor
Here
H. Wood
Sixteenth Street
Proctor & Gamble Company
Supreme Court Declines Reconsider Tax on Oil Shipments
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling that oil sold by Superior Oil Co in Mississippi to packers in Biloxi and shipped to fishermen near Grants Pass, Louisiana, is subject to Mississippi taxation for use in fishing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Superior Oil Company
Mississippi
Biloxi
Grants Pass
Louisiana
Duchess of Leinster Guilty Of Attempted Death By Own Action
The Duchess of Leinster a former chorus girl wife of Ireland's Premier Duke was found guilty in Lambeth police court of attempting to commit death by her own action. She had supported herself and Stanley Williams a 26 year old cook in Brixton. Williams testified they lived in poverty and quarreled often with two prior gas poisoning attempts by the Duchess. The Duchess was remanded until April 19 for a medical report. Williams returned to his wife saying he was treated like a holiday by the affair.
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London
Duchess of Leinster
Duke of Ireland
Lambeth
Stanley Williams
Brixton
Williams
Phere
H. G. Dickens
Dickens
Road dispute in Ward 9 decided by police jury
A brief Ouachita parish police jury session adjourned from the regular meeting. The sole action settled a road dispute in Ward 9 as Sam Murphy withdrew charges against G F Owens after Dan Owens deeded a right of way. The old road was closed and a new parallel road opened.
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Ouachita Parish
Court House
Police Jury Association of Louisiana
Lake Charles
Ward Nine
C. L. Mengis
Sam Murphy
G. F. Owens
Dan Owens
Motion Picture Industry Born 36 Years Ago
Hollywood notes the 36th anniversary of the first motion picture showing in New York City on April 14, 1894. A line formed to view kinetoscope peep show machines featuring Fred Ott in a short Edison film, marking the birth of a booming industry.
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Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
England
Broadway
New York City
Fred Ott
Thomas Edison
Cotton firms challenge ICC rate ruling in Galveston case
Cotton compresses and warehouses in Galveston and Houston argued before the Supreme Court that an Interstate Commerce Commission order setting cotton rates unfairly favored uptown rivals. The challenge aimed to void ICC rate regulations.
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Washington
Galveston
Houston
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wealthy New Jersey man confesses to wife murder in bed
Frank D Crawford a 45 year old real estate dealer confessed to strangling his wife Louise 34 after a quarrel authorities say he strangled her in their East Orange home and police found him calmly smoking in the kitchen. The couple's 19 year old daughter and 15 year old son slept nearby as Crawford blamed jealousy fueled by neighborhood gossip and allegations his wife was seen with other women.
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United Press
East Orange
N. J
Frank D. Crawford
Crawford
Louise
Burglars Return Stolen Checks To Alexandria Firm
Checks totaling 697.63 stolen from the Alexandria International Co Inc safe were recovered and turned in. Burglars had slipped them under a rear door after a Saturday night robbery in which 170 was taken and not recovered. Police noted the burglars re-locked the safe after the break in.
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Alexandria
Alexandria International Co., Inc
Heroism of State Old Soldiers' Home Employees
Fire at the Missouri State Federal Soldiers' Home Hospital in St James forces 65 inmates into temporary facilities. Hospital employees repeatedly reentered the burning building to rescue the aged veterans, preserving many lives.
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James
Federal Soldiers’ Home
Missouri
Hambone’s Meditations in Ragged Scribbles
A fragment from Hambone’s Meditations by J P Alley features a dialect phrase about a Black lawyer and a boast about brains and muscle, presented in a rough, early 20th century style with racial slurs reflected in the text.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
McQuerry Withdraws Resignation as Columbia Mayor
J H McQuerry who had offered to resign as mayor of Columbia has agreed to stay in office until his term ends. Business leaders urged him to remain amid planned improvements including street paving projects. McQuerry, publisher of the Caldwell Watchman and Franklin Sun, sought resignation to devote time to private interests.
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News-Star
Columbia
J. H. McQuerry
McQuerry
Columbia City Council
Caldwell Watchman
Franklin Sun
Winnsboro
Suits Seek About 100000 From Jamaica Ginger Victims
Damages approaching 100000 are sought in southeast court actions by more than 3500 victims of a partial paralysis linked to Jamaica ginger. Plaintiffs claim their illness came from drinking tainted jake, containing creosote and carbolic acid. Multiple claims listed include 30000 by A H Simmons of Knoxville against Elk Manufacturing, Campbell Tennessee, and James W Neal. 25000 by James M Spence of La Grange against Fred and Lee Bostwick and Bostwick Drug Co. 15000 by W T Carley of La Grange against Fred and Lee Bostwick and Bostwick Drug Co. 10000 by W Chancellor of La Grange against Fred and Lee Bostwick.
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Jake
A. H. Simmons
Knoxville
Atlanta
W. T. Carley
la Grange
Fred
Lee Bostwick
Bostwick Drug Company
Tanta
W. Chancellor
Bridge Plan Approved for Louisiana Canal Crossing
The War Department approved plans to build a railroad bridge across the United States canal linking Bayou Black and Terrebonne near Houma Louisiana. The project aims to improve regional rail connectivity and facilitate military and civilian transport.
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Washington
War Department
United States Canal
Bayou Black
Terrebonne
Houma
Louisiana
Fish learn to respond to mess call at Minnesota lab
University of Minnesota zoologists report fish can hear and be taught. In a glass tank a mellow feeding note drew fish to the surface while a shrill warning note sent them to the cage corners. The experiment spanned two weeks and involved Dr. Carl Von Firsch from Munich.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Carl von Firsch
Munich
Bogie Record Attempt Set for Mississippi River Race
Eric Schelben George Schweizer and Louis Davis of Washington county plan a New Orleans to St Louis race in the Bogie aboard the Miss Greenville a 26 foot speed boat with a 450 horsepower Liberty engine. They aim to beat Dr Louis Leroy of Memphis whose July 25 time was 87 hours 31 minutes and hope to complete the journey in 108 hours.
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Associated Press
Rosedale
Miss
Eric Schelben
George Schweizer
Louis Davis
Washington County
Louis Leroy
Memphis
St. Louis
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Tommy White
Greenville
Leroy
Plaster Falls In Church During Sermon Climax
In Meridian Mississippi on April 14 plaster from the First Baptist church ceiling showered the choir as the sermon climaxed. Bass soloist Albert C Dunn was hurt but not seriously. Other choristers escaped injury. Pastor Dr Norman W Cox continued the service after the injured were removed.
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Meridian
Miss
First Baptist Church
Albert C. Dunn
Norman W. Cox
Biloxi Ship Yard Libels Gas Yacht Carlotta For Repair Bill
Frenitz Brothers ship yard files libel against the gas yacht Carlotta lying in Biloxi back bay for a $170 repair bill. They sue owner J C LeBourgeois of New Orleans. Concurrently Leo L Debourg of New Orleans files an intervening libel on an $8 006 note and mortgage.
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Biloxi
Miss
Frenitz Brothers Ship Yard
J. C. LeBourgeois
New Orleans
Leo L. Debourg
Young Lincoln Man Killed as Car Overturns
Adolphus Mills twenty six 26 who returned home from a church service Sunday at Mineral Springs ten miles northeast of Ruston was instantly killed when his car swerved to dodge a dog and overturned. His neck was broken he is survived by his mother Mrs Billie Reeves and three sisters Mrs Tom Ray Mrs Charles Franklin and Mrs Howard all of Ruston funeral services and interment were held at Mineral Springs.
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Ruston
Adolphus Mills
Mineral Springs
Mills
Ruston-Farmerville
Billie Reeves
Tom Ray
Charles Franklin
Howard
Twister Strikes Fort Worth Sides Hitting Suburban Poly Technic
A Fort Worth twister damaged the south side including Poly technic causing over 100000 in losses. Houses were unroofed and trees uprooted while hail drenched the area. police reported no injuries.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Polytechnic
Attorney General Finds No $50,000 Highway Donation
Percy Saint reports no evidence that the state highway commission contributed any part of fifty thousand dollars to the Commercial Affairs Committee chaired by Governor Huey P Long. The inquiry followed Senator Boone’s charge that port and state business aims were funded by such donations. The funds, if donated, would violate law and constitutional provisions restricting use to highway purposes.
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New Orleans
Percy Saint
State Highway Commission
Commercial Affairs Committee
Huey P. Long
Attorney General
William ©. Boone
The
Highway Commission
Long
Natchez Sunday Movie Fails to Go Through
Natchez Mississippi, April 14. The Publix Baker Grand theater had one thousand patrons refunded after Sheriff W P Abbott forbade the Sunday showing. The theater attorney blamed local newspapers for the closing injunction and said he would appeal to higher courts over Sunday movies.
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Natchez
Miss
Mississippi
Publix Baker Grand Theater
W. P. Abbott
Publix
Breakfast Food Heiress Flees on Runaway Honeymoon
Eleanor Post Hutton heiress and granddaughter of C W Post elopes with Preston Struges the playwright. Opposed by her mother Marjorie Post and stepfather Edward Hutton, the couple married Saturday and began a honeymoon unknown to the family. Hutton declines to reveal location. romance has been public knowledge in society.
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Associated Press
New York
Eleanor Post Hutton
C. W. Post
Preston Struges
Majorie Post
Edward F. Hutton
Hutton
Water cold river thwarted suicide attempt near Memphis
United Press reports in Memphis that Joe Fachine aged 26 jumped from a bridge into Wolf River to end his life over a woman but swam back when he found the water cold and was arrested.
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Memphis
Tenn
Wolf River
Joe Fachine
Fachine
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