Louisiana highway commission reports big payroll cuts
Baton Rouge August 2. The discharge of 127 workers and replacement with 88 new hires yields an annual saving of 287 517 14 dollars. July payroll 135 322 against January 232 828. Replacements include 37 fewer foremen and higher level staff savings noted.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Allen
P. M. Atkins
Monroe
Long
J. M. Fourmy
Wharton and Cleaver Convicted in Grand Trunk Mail Robbery
In Chicago on August 2 a federal jury found former congressman Charles S Wharton and co defendant Lim Cleaver guilty of conspiracy in the $133 000 Grand Trunk mail robbery at Evergreen Park last February. The verdict followed charges against Cleaver as ringleader. Also in Dallas on August 2 Herbert S Ellison was replaced as manager of the Dallas baseball club by Robert Tarleton after seven straight losses.
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Chicago
Charles 5S. Wharton
Evergreen Park
Charles “Lim” Cleaver
Dallas
Herbert S. Ellison
Robert Tarleton
Ellison
British aviator and crew race Atlantic flight ends
The Dornier Napier whale flying boat carrying a British pilot and three companions struggled in the Atlantic after departing yesterday from the Azores to Newfoundland. A race with a Spanish seaplane was called off when the Spanish craft was forced down off the Portuguese coast.
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Atlantic
Newfoundland
Azores
Portugese
William S. Taylor Dies in Indianapolis After Fugitive Past
William S. Taylor 76, former Republican governor of Kentucky, died in an Indianapolis hospital. Fled to Indiana after the 1900 Gobel assassination incident. Kentucky legislature had declared Gobel governor. Funeral planned in Indianapolis with Crown Hill burial. death from heart disease. Taylor had spent his fortune in politics and later became a lawyer and insurance executive.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
William
Taylor
Kentucky
Gobel
Indiana
Crown Hill
Empire Life and Accident Insurance Company
Co-ordinated Effort Urged at C of C Meeting
At Hotel Virginia the Fifth district Louisiana Chamber of Commerce conference heard that cooperation and coordinated effort are key to agricultural and industrial success. Speakers included Hodge Meyer Arnold Bern city Representative R ke Fifth district A H Henderson, Ruston, and Monroe Chamber leader J H Trousdale among others. Attendees from Ruston Columbia and Baton Rouge represented local business and civic groups.
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Hotel Virginia
Louisiana Bet of Commerce
Monroe
Hodge
The
Ton
Meyer Arnold
Bern City
R. Ke
A. H. Henderson
Ruston
J. H. Trousdale
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Virginia Hotel
C. E. Hodge
C. C. Gayne
M. M. McCloud
N. McDonald
S. L. Barksdale
Riley J. Wilson
W. E
Americans Stumble In Four Olympic Track Titles
On August 2 at Amsterdam Olympic Stadium American athletes endured a disastrous day as none of four decided events yielded a win. Ray Conger failed to medal in the 1500 meters, Mikio Oda took the hop, step and jump, with Levi Casey second for the U S. Lina Radke won the women’s 800, Florence MacDonald finished sixth, and the four U S javelin throwers were eliminated. E H Lundquist of Sweden set a new Olympic javelin mark 66 60 meters on his first attempt to win the event.
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Harry Larva
Finland
Ray Conger
Mikio Oda
Japan
Levi Casey
United States
Fraulein Lina Radke
Germany
Florence MacDonald
Boston
Courvivor
Ray Barbuti
Syracuse
Joachim Buchner
E. H. Lundquist
Sweden
Jonni Myrra
Lundquist
Farmer One Shoots Fellow Farmer Near Delhi
L. Z Harrington, a farmer near Delhi, was seriously wounded by a pistol shot about 10 a m. John W Magee, also a local farmer, surrendered later admitting the shooting. Investigators say a long-running dispute led to the attack and two witnesses were present at the hospital arrival.
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L. Z Harrington
Delhi
St. Francis Sanitarium
Rayville
John W. Magee
Harrington
Magee
Can You Blame Her Estelle Taylor and Dempsey Spotted
The article describes Estelle Taylor and Jack Dempsey at a Chicago depot after Dempsey surprised his wife by traveling from New York to meet her. Mrs Dempsey asks Do you blame me for loving him and the piece notes Dempsey's return to boxing rumors amid Tunney's retirement.
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Estelle Taylor Dempsey
Jack
Chicago
New York
Ouachita Parish Valuations Reveal Large Industrial Base
New parish assessment shows Ouachita contains 7393 automobiles valued at 2 407 565 and average value per car of 325 65. There are 812 gas wells valued at 036 000 and 107 manufacturing plants including cotton gins valued at 5 105 815. City lots within parish boundaries total 13 455.
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Ouachita Parish
Joe Hanna
Fightin' Wip Yo' Back To De Wall
A rough urge drives a speaker to rally against hardship and claim strength. The piece uses dialect to urge persistence and courage in the face of struggle, hinting at streetwise resilience and grit.
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Wall
Reddick Awarded Kalil Hotel Contract in Monroe
J H Reddick a Fort Smith contractor won the Kalil Hotel project bid of 210 950 for a seven story 108 room fireproof hostelry with private baths. W J Riley Company to install plumbing and heating. Site razing to begin tomorrow with completion in 155 working days. The hotel will extend Monroe's business district toward Five Points on De Siard street.
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J. H. Reddick
Fort Smith
Kalil
Reddick
W. J. Riley Company
J. W. Smith and Associates
de Siard Street
Seaplane Rescue Effort Aims for Missing Crewmen
Captain Frank T. Courtney and three companions made a forced Atlantic landing during a Azores to New Foundland flight. The President Hayes and several liners reached the search area but no sign of the men was found. The Cedric Minnewas and others joined the relay of distress messages as crews scanned the waters.
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Associated Press
Frank T. Courtney
Azores
Newfoundland
mid-Atlantic
Courtney
Radio Marine Corporation
New York
Chatham
Mass
President Hayes
Cedric
Pennland
British Aviator Courtney in Mid-Atlantic Rescue Effort
Captain Frank T. Courtney and three companions rode a Dornier-Nazier whale flying boat from the Azores toward Newfoundland when they encountered trouble. Liners sped to aid as radio messages indicated they were not in immediate danger but needed help. The craft left Horta at 1 55 p m EST on Wednesday as crews relayed updates.
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Frank T. Courtney
mid-Atlantic
Horta
Azores
Courtney
Newfoundland
Cedric
Paralytic Stroke Strikes Senator-Elect William S Vare
Word arrived that senator-elect William S. Vare suffered a paralytic stroke at his Atlantic City summer home at 10:30 p m. He has left side paralysis and speech impairment with serious but not the most severe prognosis. Dr Elwood R Kirby treated him and noted uncertain progress while hoping for improvement.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
William S. Vare
Atlantic City
Elwood R. Kirby
Vare
Kirby
Prohi Men Seize Shipments in St Bernard Raid
In New Orleans on August 2 prohibition agents confiscated three thousand gallons of alcohol a small schooner and five motor trucks and arrested 17 men in a raid at the Caernarvon crevasse in St Bernard parish three men escaped as agents closed in providing a dramatic seizure of illicit liquor and vessels.
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New Orleans
Prohibition
St. Bernard Parish
Caernarvon
Fury victim recovery doubtful as Graves Colvin attacked
Robert Fuller 26 of Dubach is hospitalized after Graves Colvin 55 of Lincoln Parish hit him with a baseball bat in a Ruston hardware store. Colvin was jailed after surrendering to sheriff. Fuller, Mineral Springs team captain, is not expected to survive. Colvin’s attack follows a stabbing incident involving his son Fred Colvin during a game last Friday.
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News-Star
Ruston
Robert Fuller
Dubach
Fuller
Graves Colvin
Lincoln Parish
Colvin
Mineral Springs
Fred Colvin
Bogie Aims to Beat Record on 1153 Mile Run to St Louis
The Bogie with Dr Louis Leroy Robert Hunter and Captain A M Faris led a 1153.6 mile motor boat race from New Orleans toward St Louis reaching Memphis 3 hours ahead of the Robert E Lee time. Crew fatigue was high after 52 hours at the wheel with repairs completed before resuming speeds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ohio
Robert E. Lee
St. Louis
Natchez
New Orleans
Mississippi
Arkansas
Dr. Leroy
Hunter
Faris
Raises price for apprehension of Green's attacker
Rewards totaling 500 are offered for the arrest and conviction of the assailant of Arthur Green a DeSiard street market man who was attacked by an unknown negro early Friday morning July 27 George Green brother of the man attacked raises his reward from 100 to 275 joining city police and the sheriff in efforts to apprehend the guilty party and bring them to justice
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Arthur Green
DeSiard Street
George Green
Jusee
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