FAVORED AN ACQUITTAL IN LOUISIANA MANSLAUGHTER CASE
In a Louisiana manslaughter case, defense contends two jurors favored acquittal but voted guilty to avoid a Sunday lockup, claiming they would have stood 7 to 5. The trial of C H Luckey for killing Mack Donally occurred on a plantation near Monroe. The grand jury is to probe the lynching of Clyde Williams and saloon men plead guilty to unlicensed liquor sales.
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Luckey
Mack Donally
J. L. Adams
Monroe
W. W. Beesom
J. R. Petagna
Joe Marx, Jr
W. A. Long
Fr. C. Amman
W. A. Mills
M. L. Kelly
R. W. Hasel
W. L. Johnson
J. F. F. Heard
C. Tarver
G. B. Cooley
Jack Weiss
Nolle
S. H. Giles
Mabel McKenzie
Ben C. Dawkins
Ouachita Parish
Clyde Williams
D. L. Roper
McLain Station
W. M. Parker
Foreman
CC. Carleton
Wilson Williams
J B. Heflin
R. C. Brown
D. G
Jliott
R. B. Hassell
Clinton Crowes
Grand
Dawkins
Fleming Arrested Over Chattel Mortgage Law Charge
Cc KE Fleming linked to City Sanitary department was arrested this afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Milton Coverdale on a warrant charging violation of the chattel mortgage law. The notice appears amid a string of items including St George's Day reflections and Kentucky racing news.
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Ronda May
Ronda May Hendricks
Sheriff's Department
United States
General Assembly of
Louisiana
Cc. KE. Fleming
KE. Fleming
City Sanitary Department
Milton Coverdale
Negro Hanged by Mob in Tennessee Courthouse Yard
Berry Noyes, the negro who killed Sheriff W McBride near Lexington, was hanged in the courthouse yard by a mob after a failed arrest for violating the state prohibition law. His body was dragged through town and burned at the stake following a pursuit by a posse yesterday near Wildersville, after barricading himself and resisting with exhausting ammunition.
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Tennessee
Lexington
Tenn
Noyes
British destroyer torpedoed at Zeebrugge action sinks several ships
War report details a British destroyer and two coastal craft sunk at Zeebrugge entrance with other losses including two launches missing. An obsolete submarine at Zebrugee blew up piling near the Bruges canal, while two blockading ships were sunk. Liberty Loan subscriptions in Washington total $1 596 709 900. Chauncey M Depew reaches his eighty fifth birthday amid greetings. American troops boast at the front as bond drives continue. Judge Walter Guion arrives in New Orleans to take office as interim senator confirming support for Wilson war policies. John D Lambremont named private secretary and Roy Terrell ordered to manage fuel transport.
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Bruges Canal
Zebrugee
Liberty
Washington
Chauncey M
Depew S
New York
Chauncey M. Denew
Atlantic
New Orleans
Walter Guion
Pleasant
Robert F. Broussard
Napoleonville
Cguion
Wilson
John D. Lambremont
Covington
Lambremont
Sabotage Bill Signed With Heavy Penalties
President Wilson signed the Sabotage bill imposing penalties of 10000 dollars and up to thirty years imprisonment for destroying war materials or interfering with war industries. A plan to create a director general of labor consolidating federal labor agencies is being developed to control government employees and workers on government contracts.
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Associated
Washington
Wilson
Bruges Canal Blocked by British Naval Raid
In London Sir Eric Geddes announced in the House of Commons that the Bruges canal entrance had likely been blocked by a British naval raid this morning. The operation aimed to hinder German movement and reduce enemy supply routes.
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Associated Press
London
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
House of Commons
Bruges Canal
Two Americans Killed in Action in War Casualty List
A World War II era casualty list reports forty three names. Two American soldiers were killed in action and one killed by wounds. The report notes that nine were severely wounded and twenty seven slightly wounded.
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Washington
What You Should Do If You Do Your Part
Special to News-Star. Dallas, Tex April 23. Bankers Trust president Seward Prosser outlines a plan to raise 15 billion dollars for war through taxes, bonds, and personal savings. He estimates per income groups the amounts individuals should contribute and stresses duty to mortgage future resources.
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News-Star
Dallas
Tex
Seward Prosser
Bankers Trust Company
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
J. W. Hoopes
California Earthquake Damage Peaks Across Southern Valley
A string of nine shocks lasting over thirty hours ending Sunday night caused extensive damage across Southern California and nearby regions. Property losses reach about half a million dollars with shattered plate glass, damaged railroad tanks, ruined fronts, broken irrigation dams, and crushed homes in towns between the San Jacinto and Santa Ana ranges. No further damage reports emerged after a long wait, with affected areas including Los Angeles and extending toward western Arizona and Utah.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Arizona
Utah
Broad Valley
San Jacinto
Santa Ana Ranges
Banning
British Raid U-Boat Bases on Bealaghan Coast
British forces carried out a raid on German submarine bases along the Bealaghan coast in an operation aimed at bottling up U-boats. Details indicate coordinated action with maritime and air support and targeted structures along the shore.
Renewal of Battle Favors British French Offensive Moves
Berlin reports Uruguays and Argentinas imminent war with Germany. Britain and France prepare for a further blow on the western front. British navy raids Belgian submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge to bottle up U boats. Five obsolete cruisers scuttled. Germans mass for Somme renewal. bombardments reported at West Albert Lys. Holland-Germany relations brittle as ultimatum rumors rise.
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Associated
London
Uruguay
Argentina
Germany
Berlin
Amsterdam
Belgian
Ostend
Zeebrugge
West Albert
Lys
Albert
Rogeeq
Wyrtsclaete
Holland
Hutch Press
British Advance Near Albert Front Reported
British correspondent says British attacked Germans last night on a front of about one thousand yards north of Albert and advanced to a depth of 250 yards.
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London
Reunier
Albert
British Raid Targets Ostend Zeebrugge Bases
British naval forces raided German submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge. Five old cruisers filled with concrete for blockading channels were run aground and blown up after being abandoned.CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
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