West Monroe prepares flood relief and dam plan
A West Monroe mass meeting with about fifty citizens formed a relief committee to dam Little Black Bayou and backwater from the Ouachita River. The plan aims to prevent north side flooding by the railroad and use pumps to redirect water, with piling and dirt bulwarks under construction.
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West Monroe
Ouachita
West Twin
E. O. Smith
Faulkner Heard
E. G. Calvert
A. W. Riggs
Herman McGuire
A. E. Montgomery
Illinois Central
Hinck Bayou
Natchitoches
Little Black Bayou
Black Bayou
Ouachita River
Dunn brothers' execution date set for June twenty fourth
Governor Simpson signed the death warrant for Byron and Robert Dunn, setting June 24 as the date for their execution in the Lake Charles deputy sheriff slaying of March 6, 1925. Attorneys failed to halt the signing with an injunction.
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Baton Rouge
Simpson
Dunn Brothers
Byron
Robert
Lake Charles
Sam Duhon
Rioting and Looting Rage in Hankow and Nanking Violence
A wireless dispatch reports Hankow sees rioting and looting with Americans fearing inland exposure near the foreign settlement. Warships stand by as Nanking battles Pukow with shelling on the Yangtze railway, while Chang Tso Ling orders Chang Tsung Chang to halt northern fire on foreign ships.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Yangtse
Michael Borodin
Nanking
Pukow
Pukowin
Chang Tso-Lin
Northern Alliance
Chang Tsung Chang
Call Off Session of P S C Set for Monroe on Friday
The Louisiana public service commission hearing planned for Monroe tomorrow has been postponed at carriers' request. Cases will be heard in a session at the Roosevelt in New Orleans on May 9.
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Monroe
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Commission
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Powder puffs banned in Toronto barber shops
In Toronto shops, cosmetic powder puffs are forbidden as the city braces for renewed rain. The rule targets barbershops amid ongoing public health concerns and local regulatory efforts.
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Toronto
Ontario
Levee Break North of Greenville Eases Louisiana Fears
Reports claim a Mississippi River levee break above Greenville will reduce flood risk for Louisiana. Observers say the breach near Lake Providence area widened to about a half mile and should ease danger within 24 hours. Thousands of levee workers in Alsatia and Lake Providence report good conditions and strong supervision as repairs advance.
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Louisiana
Greenville
Mississippi
Arkansas
Vicksburg
News-Star
Lake Providence
Alsatia
Lake Village
Arkansas City
Property Damaged Northwestern Louisiana In Path Of Night Storm
North east Louisiana faced a night storm with strong winds and heavy rain causing extensive property damage. Harmon in the Red River oil field suffered major losses over fifty thousand dollars and two injuries as forty oil derricks fell. The Magnolia Petroleum company tallies losses at fifty thousand dollars. Two unnamed black residents were injured near Harmon. Wire services and rail lines, including Southern Bell, Western Union, and Kansas City Southern, reported communications outages to Mansfield and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Louisiana
Harmon
Red River
Journal
L. S. Huckaby
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Coushatta
Mansfield
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas City Southern Railway
Sapiro Libel Trial Ends in Mistrial in Ford Case
Detroit April 21. Judge Raymond grants a mistrial in Aaron Sapiro's $1,000,000 libel suit against Henry Ford as juror interviews prompt action. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri rushed to Henry Ford hospital after abdominal pains recur. Attorneys plan to set a new trial date after Saturday talks.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Fred M. Raymond
Stewart Hanley
Ford
James A. Reed
Missouri
Cora Hoffman
Detroit Times
Mich
Richard J. Higgins
Kansas City
Reed
Washington
Higgins
Senator Reed
Aaron Sapir
Sapiro
Missouri Pacific Bridge Section Washes Out at Little Rock
The south half of the Missouri Pacific bridge over the Arkansas River at Little Rock was swept away early today. Trains loaded with rock were moved onto the bridge to hold it down, but ballast sparked fires and the span toppled into the river. The 1871 steel structure linked passenger and freight terminals. repairs will await river level drop.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas River
Flood rescue appeal for Arkansas flood victims
The Little Rock American Red Cross issued an urgent appeal for boats and life savers as hundreds of families in flooded areas face imminent drowning unless rescued within hours.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
American Red Cross
Village Near Extinction As Big Lake Floods Devastate Pettyville
The Ark. village of Pettyville faced near extinction as rising waters of Big Lake washed away three buildings including a larger residence. Water reached 18 feet behind remaining shops and continued to rise from floods coming down from New Madrid, Missouri.
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Pettyville
Ark
Big Lake
New Madrid
Warning on Ouachita River flood crest near Arkadelphia
The United States Weather Bureau warned of Ouachita river floods in Arkansas. Crest near 21 feet at Arkadelphia today with rise below Arkadelphia to 38 to 40 feet at Camden by April 25. Precautions urged along Little Missouri and Saline rivers and smaller tributaries. Very high water indicated for Saline and increased flows below Camden.
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New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Ouachita
Arkansas
Arkadelphia
Camden
Little Missouri
Saline
Levee Near Arkansas City Remains Tense
At ten this morning no break had occurred in the Mississippi river levee on the Arkansas side near Arkansas City but the levee is in serious condition and a break may occur at any time according to a Lake Village levee board member.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Arkansas City
Lake Village
Arkansas Democrat
Levee Situation Critical From Vicksburg to Arkansas City
Notice reports the levee situation from Vicksburg north to Arkansas City as extremely critical today with urgent concerns across affected areas. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Vicksburg
Arkansas City
Tragic Mexican Train Attack by Catholic Rebels
Fifty-one bodies and thirty two injured were taken from charred train coaches in Jalisco after bandits halted the passenger service and set the cars ablaze. The presidential office blamed Catholic rebels, claiming priests led the attack and vowing pursuit of church leaders. no Americans were aboard.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Jalisco
Amaro
Crocquet DeLeon
Obregon
Miss M Vicker Dies After Poisoning Attempt in Louisiana
Miss Eula McVicker 21 died at St Francis sanitarium after ingesting three bichloride of mercury tablets in a personal crisis. Autopsy by Dr. C P Gray found kidney damage, enlarged liver, and stomach corrosion. Body to be taken to Union Parish for burial near Farmerville, with waters hindering return. Continued on page six.
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Eula McVicker
St. Francis Sanitarium
Peters Undertaking
C. P. Gray
Parish
Gray
Marion
Union Parish
Louisiana
Taylor's Cemetery
Farmerville
Ruston
Sensational Details Promised In California Death Case
Los Angeles April 21 Coroner Nance promised sensational details on the death of Ray Raymond musical comedy star after a fist fight with Paul Kelly indicted for murder An inquest was held as investigators probe an alleged plot to cover up facts Coroner Nance voiced belief a concerted effort to suppress vital details followed Raymonds death A murder indictment was returned against Kelly after a grand jury investigation
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Screen Juvenile
Nance
Raymond
Kelly
Mississippi flood breaches levee and destroys Arkansas bridge
Associated Press reports Mississippi Valley flood breaches the Greenville Mississippi levee at Stops Landing and the Missouri Pacific bridge over the Arkansas River at Little Rock. The overflow threatens 250,000 acres of farm land as refuge camps report mumps measles and whooping cough, with doctors and supplies rushed to shelters while weathermen forecast freezing temperatures for Memphis area.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri Pacific
Little Rock
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
Greenville
Miss
Stops Landing
Arkansas River
Missouri Pacific Bridge
Martineau
National Guard
State Board of Health Department
Wynne
Parkin
McClelland
van Buren
Dorena
New Madrid
St. Francis River
Whitehall Landing
Ark
Helena
Knowlton
Clarendon
White
South
Memphis Weather Bureau
Hickman
Mississippi River
Reelfoot Levee
Leland
Hollandale
Indianola
Rayville to Send 300 Men to Aid Ark City Levee Fight
Rayville prepares to charter a special train carrying three hundred men toward Arkansas City to bolster levee defenses amid rising water. J W Summerlin of the Tensas Basin Levee Board says Arkansas City levees hold to 60 feet, with works beyond. Weather is stormy and a Mississippi break above Greenville may ease the strain.
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News-Star
Rayville
Arkansas City
J. W. Summerlin
Tensas Basin
Summerlin
Mississippi
Greenville
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