Bulgaria asks for 10000 more troops amid unrest
Paris April 20 Bulgarian government seeks permission from the allied ambassadors to add 10000 militia men after communist unrest and attacks on King Boris and Sofia cathedral. It cites failure of voluntary service under Neuilly and worries over insurrectionist plans exploiting military weakness.
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Paris
A. P
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Booris
Sofia
Marsh Foch
Allied War Committee
Mrs Hatfield Faces Suit Over Alleged Deed Forgery
Mrs Caroline Luigi Hatfield sues W D Gosch in Jena seeking 500 dollars and nullification of records claiming she did not authorize sale of mineral rights on lands in section 12 10 2E. Attorney A D Flowers represents the plaintiff.
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Wi Speciata
News-Star
Urania
W. D. Gosch
Jena
Caroline Luigi Hatfield
A. D. Flowers
Quachita Parish
Hatfield
Brown Paper Mill Worker Burned Loading Gasoline
Holmes Wright a 21 year old Brown paper mill employee was badly burned while loading gasoline from one tank car to another at Red Cut La. The lamp placed on the ground ignited the gasoline and set his clothing on fire. He was rushed to St. Francis sanitarium arriving at 9 PM. Wright resides in Red Cut.
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Holmes Wright
Brown Paper
Red Cut
Wright
St. Francis Sanitarium
Subway Derailment Injures Six in New York
A five car subway train with over 100 passengers partly derailed in New York. The last two cars railside struck seven steel pillars causing a short circuit and smoke. Firemen used axes to pry doors as panic spread and several passengers were trapped.
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New York
Graduate Student Commits Suicide on Lake Michigan Wharf
Robert R. Preston a 21 year old Northwestern University student from Oak Park Illinois tied weights to his neck and shot himself at a Chicago area wharf his body found in Lake Michigan diaries on him reveal his plan to end his life rather than continue a battle with diabetes officials report the incident as a self inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Preston
Oak Park
Ill
Northwestern University
Evanston
Lake Michigan
Monroe Aims to Add Convention Fame in 1926
Monroe plans to host major gatherings in 1926 as hotels and a proposed convention hall are advanced. The Louisiana State Bankers Association voted to meet there with about 400 delegates, and organizers seek Knights Templar and Louisiana State Medical Association sessions to boost the city as a convention center.
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Monroe
Louisiana State Bankers’ Association
Knights Templar
Lake Charles
State Bankers’association
Bankers’ State
Louisiana State Medical Association
New Orleans
Woman Poisoner of Six Insane
ST PAUL Neb April 20 Mrs Della Sorensen 28 who yesterday confessed to killing seven persons including two of her own children and her husband will likely not be tried for murder attorney Dobrey said an investigation shows she is mentally unbalanced and may be placed in a state insane asylum If released within two or three weeks murder charges could be revived The case traces seven years of deaths from poisoned cookies involving two children a baby Minnie and Delois a husband Joseph Weldam and mother in law Mrs E Wilhelmina All were poisoned according to her signed confession detailing the grim spree.
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ST. Paul
Neb
Della Sorensen
Dobrey
Saint Vitas
Joseph Weldam
E. Wilhelmina
Sorensen
Court opens with recusation in Bosco murder case
Judge Percy Sandel recuses from the Will Eason and C. E. Baisley murder trial in Bosco over Ed de Graffenreid. Acting judge Harry Russell appointed. Second trial likely set this afternoon. other motions include Mrs. Metzger manslaughter in the Douthit death and Buchannon whiskey case set for April 28.
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Percy Sandel
Will Eason
C. E. Baisley
Ed de Graffenreid
Harry Russell
Sandel
State
W. F. Metzger
C. E. Douthit
Calhoun
Metzger
Douthit
Mr. Douthit
H. Buchannon
E. de Graffenreid
Bosco
Curley Smith
Will Simmons
Clarence Bailly
Eason
de Graffenreid
Smith
SORY May Take Over Road Through State
Officials of Kansas City Southern acknowledge negotiations to purchase Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. If terms are agreed, the Louisiana line will be annexed to the Kansas City Southern system. KC Southern leaders say the properties are in good condition and would add profit to the Southern lines.
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New York
Kansas City Southern Railroad Company
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
Kansas City
E. F. Loree
Kansas City Southern
G. C. Hand
Louisiana Railway
New Orland
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Southwestern
Union Pacific
River wilds and a lone swimmer on a log
A dramatic river scene unfolds as Bad river roars through frost splintered shores and a man balances on a log in the swift stream. A girl and two others watch the poised figure, sunlight spotlighting his calm, almost bronze-like posture as the moment hints at danger and mystery.
West Monroe Citizens Consider Protest Over Couch Sale
A rumor circulated in Monroe and West Monroe that residents planned to challenge in court the transfer last week of the city electric light plant to the Couch interests. Former Mayor N G Tippit was named as a possible plaintiff, but Tippit said no action had begun and he had nothing to say for publication.
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Monroe
West Monroe
N. G. Tippit
Robbery at McGehee General Store Believed Over $1000 Stolen
A general merchandise store owned by Harry Brown in McGehee Arkansas was robbed last night by yeggmen who blew the safe and escaped with jewelry cash men s clothing and several suitcases. Police received the report this morning and expect the loss to exceed one thousand dollars though no clues were left at the scene.
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Harry Brown
McGehee
Arkansas
Yeggmen
Baptists Delay Vote on Rev Frank Tripp Resignation
At the morning service Rev Frank Tripp offered his resignation as pastor. The church board delayed action for a week or until April 26. Tripp and his wife Mrs Tripp face illness factors as key reasons and possible future arrangements are not yet known.
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Baptists
Frank Tripp
First Baptist Church
O. B. Morton
Tripp
Riverside Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Store Owner Promises Reward For Thief Capture
The owner of the store offers a $100 reward for the capture of the thiefs. Police are investigating the nabture but no arrests were announced.
Rebels Press Toward Tegucigalpa in Honduras Crisis
U S Marines from the cruiser Denver landed at Ceiba to protect American lives and property amid a Honduran revolution. Reports say Ocotepec fell as Gregorio Ferrera's movement grows, with martial law declared and military rifles and machine guns approved for the government.
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Washington
Denver
Special Service Squadron
Ceiba
Honduras
Managua
Nic
A. P
Ocotepec Honduras
San Salvador
Comayagua
Tegucigalpa
Mangua
Gregorio Ferrera
Ferrera
State Department
Severe windstorm kills and injures across the north region
A fierce wind and rainstorm swept from the Mississippi to New England, killing several people and injuring around twenty, with property damage exceeding 1.5 million dollars. Peoria and Peking in Illinois were hard hit. two workers died in Peoria as a building collapsed.
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Chicago
A. P
Mississippi River
New England
Score
Peoria
Macomb
Illinois
Wheeling
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Millbrook
Peking
Racine
Wis
Duluth
Minn
Woodsville
N. H
Gulfport City Car Heads Nonstop 1050 Mile Run to Chicago
Gulfport's official city car with driver Arthur Wang leaves at 10 am for a 1050 mile nonstop run to Chicago. Accompanying crew include Donald Demter reserve driver R H Eichler mechanicians and Colonel W B Roysler Magnolia route secretary manager. They expect to beat the 48 hour minimum time, aided by loaded flowers luncheons and advertising material.
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Gulfport
Miss
Arthur W.wang
Chicago
Lang
Donald Demter
R. H. Eichler
W. B. Roysler
Magnolia
Gulfport Post Office
Smith Seeks Venue Change for Double Murder Trial
Howard Roberson and Luther Hays, convicted last September of killing Adolph Epstein, Swartz grocer, face a new trial after a February Louisiana Supreme Court ruling. Defense attorney George Wesley Smith moved for a change of venue to a nearby parish in another judicial district citing public sentiment and potential jury prejudice.
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Howard Roberson
Luther Hays
Adolph Epstein
Zeigin Offsets Urania Well Shows Oil Stronger than Urania No.6
Zeigin Urania No.1 offset well in section 18-10-2E shows oil in the slush pit at 1466 feet, with gas pressure high but contained by mud. The unit aims to drill deeper, while Urania No.6 and Zeigin offset may yield a productive push in the Urania field near Monroe Louisiana.
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Uransa
George Zgeigin
Monroe
New
Urania
Zeigin Urania No. 1
Urania Petroleum Company
Discovery
Zeigin
Urania No. 6
Urania ‘No. 6
Rowe
Bill Rowe
Zeigin Et al
Urania No, al
Zeigen Et al Hardiner
George Zeigin
River and Osage River Levels Report Across Mississippi Stations
River stage readings across several Mississippi locations show varying rises and falls. Saint Louis reports 12.1 feet with a fall, Memphis at 18.3 feet with a rise, Vicksburg 24.38 feet up 0.7, New Orleans 4.9 feet down 0.1, Shreveport 10.8 feet down 0.9, Alexandria 7.8 feet up 1.2, and Ouachita area Camden 4.4 feet down 0.2, Monroe 13.3 feet down 0.4. The data indicate fluctuating river levels along the gulf region.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Lexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
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Roberson and Hays
Bulgaria
Allied Council
Wookbert RP
Big 1926
Knight Templars
Russell
C. E. Bailley
K.C. Sory
Robert E. Pinkerton
Ead River
Patent Office
Laurentian Shield
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J. H. Long
R. S. Lawler
H. E. Mills
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Mills
George Weeley-Smith
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Mr. Smith
Mr. Mills
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Monroe News-Star
Accumen
Milton Coverdale
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