Arkansas flood forces Missouri Pacific detour
Flood waters cut railroad and highway links from Monroe to Pine Bluff and Alexandria to Monroe. A dam break disrupted Missouri Pacific service south of Pine Bluff, with detours via Illinois Central to Ruston and Rock Island to El Dorado. Drownings reported near Delhi and Urania as bridges washed away and lines submerged.
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Missouri Pacific
Pine Bluff
Sto da Tanae
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Alexandria
Rochelle
Delhi
LaSalle Parish
Urania
Lone Star Highway
Missouri Pacific Railroad
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Fairfield
Little Rock
Illinois Central
Ruston
Rock Island
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Guards Deployed at Bay St. Louis Jail After Prisoner Slaying
In Bay St. Louis Mississippi on April 18 National Guard units from Gulfport were sent to guard the jail after the shooting death of An Becker a well known local man. A motive suspect a unidentified negro is in custody as the case moves toward a preliminary hearing and Becker was killed while working on a car between Bay St. Louis and Gulfport. Mrs Jewell Duckworth the deputy sheriff wife and Sheriff Duckworths daughter aided the arrest.
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Bay Louis
Gulfport
Jewell Duckworthne
Duckworth
Countess De Janze Victim Taken to London by Airplane
Raymond De Rafford, shot by Countess De Janze, was conveyed to London by air today after convalescing in a Chicago hospital. He indicated he does not wish to press charges but will testify if needed, while the countess remains convalescent in hospital care.
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London
Anis
Raymond Defford
Countess de Janze
Ee Silverthorne
Chicago
Cial
Paris
Derafford
Mrs Snyder Not To Be Put On The Stand In Murder Trial
New York April 18 lawyers questioned jurors in the Snyder murder case and indicated Mrs Rath Snyder will not testify. Her defense claims she repented after conspiring with Henry Judd Gray but could not stop him. No juror was accepted in the three hour session with twenty two talesmen excused or challenged.
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New York
Snyder
Rath Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Talesmen
Luther Hays Set for Trial in Bas tRop April 25
Luther Hays appeared in district court in Bastrop on the killing of Adolph Epstein Swartz merchant. His trial is set for April 25 marking the third trial in this famed case after a Supreme Court granted new trial and a change of venue from Ouachita parish. He was brought to Bastrop by Sheriff Milton Coverdale.
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Bastrop
Milton Coverdale
Ouachita Parish
Three Persons Slain In New York Apartment
Three people were killed in a Manhattan apartment building on West 135th Street. A woman known to tenants as Mrs Brown was found shot in her third floor unit. A Chinese man was found on the second floor landing and a Japanese man on the roof.
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Associated Press
New York
West 135Th Street
Brown
Giant counterfeit ring uncovered with Mayes arrest
John H. Mayes, 35, a famed federal counterfeit specialist, was arrested in Murphysboro Illinois as authorities announced a massive ring distributed about 800000 in bogus money. The Birger Shelton and Cal Morgan gangs joined Mayes with St Louis bootleggers in a web of note production and circulation.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
John H. Mayes
Federal Secret Service
Mayes
Murphysboro
Ill
Stephen A. Connell
Secret Service
Connell
Birger
Shelton
Ilinois
Cal Morgan
Universal City
Ind
Kansas City
Think Man Shot By Poydras Levee Guard
Guards posted at Poydras levee near New Orleans fired on a skiff when four men refused to answer a challenge. One man was heard to scream as the boat escaped. Levees are in good condition but residents are warned to avoid the levee after dark.
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New Orleans
Poysdras
Mississippi River
Poydras
Negro Lad Drowns While Swimming Near Town Delhi
Eugene Dasseau a 17 year old colored youth drowned in Cow Bayou near Delhi after cramps while swimming. In Oklahoma a Bokoshe tornado killed Carl Burcham and his wife and infant, injuring another. Ed Wood’s home damaged and Mrs Wood injured.
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Delhi
Oklahoma
News-Star
Del'i
Eugene Dasseau
Cow Bayou
FT. Smith
Ark
Carl Burcham
Bokoshe
Okla
Wort Smith
Burcham
Ed Wood
Professional Abductors Newest Development in Chicago Gangster Trade
Chicago police probe a band of professional abductors linked to disappearances of Jake Adler and Frank Galello, Midnight Frolics owners. Victims were wealthy underworld figures. ransom rumors reach $100,000 to $200,000. Detectives tie the case to a small, Chicago Detroit network led by a former gang hanger-on.
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Associated Press
Detroit
O Newspapers
Jake Adler
Frank Galello
Iwo
Herald and Examiner
North Side
Clarence Lazarus
Florida Man Hangs for 1924 Daytona Taxi Driver Slaying
Chas. Brown was hanged today in Volusia county jail for the 1921 slaying of Howard D. Usher a Daytona Beach taxi driver. A long legal fight yielded several stays before the switch from hanging to electrocution in Florida.
Red River Flood Rise Predicted Through April
New Orleans dispatch reports the Red River below Shreveport will rise for a week or more. Forecaster Dyke says the river will pass flood stage at Alexandria on April 19 and reach about 38 feet by month end, indicating continued high water through April.
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New Orleans
Red River
Shreveport
Alexandria
R. D
U. S. Cruiser Attacked on Yangtse River
A U S cruiser named U nine was fired upon while navigating the Yangtse River in the Orient. The vessel faced two separate attacks as it moved through the waterway, prompting defensive actions and heightened patrols by accompanying ships.
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U.9
Orient
Foreigners Suffer Looting and Attacks in China Crisis
U S cruiser Cincinnati came under fire on the Yangtse river near Nanking and Tatung as heavy clashes with Chinese forces continued. Foreign property at Luchow Fu was looted, with Americans and British missionaries said to be en route to Shanghai. In Shanghai, Rev Morris Slichter and his child were killed by bandits while others were captured.
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Washington
United States
Cincinnati
Yangtse
China
Admiral Williams
Navy Department
Shanghai
Morris Slichter
Toronto
Canada
Slichter
China Inland Mission
Anshunfu
Yunnanfu
D. V. Rees
Hong Kong
Expect 46-Foot Stage In City May 1 To 8
The Ouachita River is forecast to rise to 40 to 42 feet at Camden by April 19 or 20 and likely exceed 46 feet at Monroe from May 1, per today’s Weather Bureau forecast.
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New Orleans
Ouachita River
Camden
Monroe
Weather Bureau
Hambone's Meditations and Record Back from Time
J P Ahkey narrates in a rural bluesy voice about returning to a previous record with humor and folksy references. The piece blends characters, rivers, and a playful memory of past days and time.
Mississippi Flood Crisis Deepens Across Arkansas and Mississippi
levee breaks widen the flood area as Pine Bluff and Cape Girardeau evacuations grow. Major John C H Lee in Vicksburg says levees hold with labor and material. Red Cross estimates 65000 displaced while property losses mount across a 250 mile radius and 1200 mile Mississippi stretch.
Showers Delaying Flood Improvement Across Rivers
The Weather Bureau warns showers in Arkansas Oklahoma and forecast rain in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys will hinder early flood relief. Cairo Illinois stands at 56.3 feet on Monday, with Memphis and St Louis also rising. lower Arkansas River issues continue to rise at Fort Smith.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Mississippi
Texas
Cairo
Ill
Ohio River
St. Louis
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Fort Smith
Bad Weather Halts Gas and Oil Drilling in Louisiana Parishes
Rain and high water freeze drilling in Ouachita Union LaSalle Morehouse and Richland parishes delaying completions and new locations. Tests and wells submerged in swamps hinder access and operations. Richland parish expects a resumption on a large scale as weather improves.
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Ouachita
Union
LaSalle
Morehouse
Richland
Louisiana
Richland Parish
Confederate veteran Johnson David dies at 81 in Baton Rouge
Johnson David, an 81 year old Confederate veteran, died at his Baton Rouge home in the tenth ward Sunday morning and was buried in the city today. He had lived in the same residence his entire life.
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Baton Rouge
Johnson David
Tenth Ward
MacDonald Unperturbed By Loss In Labor Party Nomination
Associated Press reports Ramsey MacDonald remained calm after the Independent Labour Party failed to re elect him as treasurer at Leicester. He contends the result stems from opposition to his outspoken stance and a stand on a living wage. He recalls a 30 year old New England trip with his wife and a visiting hostess now in frail health.
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Associated Press
Boston
Ramsey MacDonald
Independent Libor
MacDonald
Independent Labor Party
Parliamentary Labor Party
Leicester
Great Britain
New England
Concord
Isabel
Father lodges charge in local case against Blanks
Miss Eula McVicker remains critically ill after swallowing poison as prosecutors allege an attempted assault by real estate man Robert B. Blanks. Sheriff Milton Coverdale and Judge Percy Sander oversaw bond and warrants amid a roomful witness statement. The case, involving Miss McVicker’s father S H McVicker, continues with further revelations on page ten.
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Monroe
Robert B. Blanks
Milton Coverdale
Percy Sander
Eula McVicker
Thelma Thomas
Joe Sutton
Pine Bluff Region Flooded by Levee Breaks
Pine Bluff Arkansas reports extensive flooding as Plum Bayou levee near Pastoria fails and another levee at English collapses about 15 miles from town. About 100000 to 1235000 acres within 25 miles are under water. North side levees remain endangered and farming halted while labor and equipment rush to dykes.
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Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Monroe
Arkansas River
Bayou Bartholomew
Associated Press
Ark
Pastoria
English
Plum Bayou Loop
Main Levees Hold as Flood Spreads in Lower Mississippi
Mississippi river levees remained intact at noon though breaches in Illinois and Arkansas widened the flood. New Madrid fears a break. Knowlton Arkansas and Pine Bluff suffer rising waters with vast farmland submerged and transport crippled.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Illinois
Arkansas
St. Johns Bayou
New Madrid
Corona
Weather Bureau raises New Orleans crest forecast
The weather bureau increased the crest forecast for New Orleans as levee work continues in the lower Mississippi Valley. The previous high of 23.2 feet becomes the forecast minimum with potential stages listed for Angola Baton Rouge Plaquemine Donaldsonville and New Orleans from May 3 to 15 depending on winds.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Arkansas City
Memphis
St. Louis
Angola
Baton Rouge
Plaquemine
Donaldsonville
Governor Smith Sets Clear Stand on Church and State
New York April 18 Editorial comment spreads on Governor Smith's open letter asserting no power of the Roman Catholic church to interfere with the constitution or enforcement of laws. The Atlantic Monthly published the letter early after copyright concerns and notes its potential impact on religious tolerance in the nation.
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New York
Smith
United States
Atlantic Monthly
Charles C. Marshall
Marshall
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