Flood control association formed in Louisiana
A Louisiana flood control association was formed in Baton Rouge with Andrew H. Gay of Plaquemine elected president. The group, representing most levee boards, aims to unify state flood policy, cooperate with Memphis flood efforts, and act as a clearing house for ideas while preparing a constitution and by laws.
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Associated Preas
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Board of Engineers
Senate
Andrew H. Gay
Plaquemine
Atchafalaya Basin
Caleb C. Weber
Donaldsonville
Hunter C. Leake
New Orleans
F. H. Schneider
Lake Providence
Orleans
Simon Leopold
G. C. Schoenberger
W. H. Hodges
A. H. Gay
C. C. Weber
E. R. Perry
Fernando Estoponial
Flood Control Association
Memphis
Weber
George ©. Schoenberger
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Bayou DeGlaize
Twin Shake Jogs Calif. Metropolis
A heavy earthquake hit Los Angeles and suburbs at 4 22 this afternoon. The tremor was sharp in downtown offices and lasted about ten seconds in a double shake. Santa Monica reported a similar tremor, starting with a heavy thud and rolling to lighter vibration. No damage was reported anywhere.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Here
Bilbo Maintains Lead in Mississippi Governor Race
The Evening Appeal tabulations from Tuesday’s Mississippi primary show Bilbo with 187,714 votes to Murphree 76,831 and Conner 58,246 with 28 precincts missing. Unofficial returns from 78 of 82 counties total Bilbo 128,467, Murphree 69,973, Anderson 23,079, Conner 64,168 as Bilbo’s margin widens.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Mississippi
Bilbo
Murphree
Conner
Anderson
Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Farm Bureau Meetings Spread Across Parishes
Harry F. Kapp of the Louisiana Farm Bureau directs regional meetings in several parishes. A Monroe session was postponed by rain while Bastrop hosted a large gathering, with Columbia Rayville and Winnsboro on the schedule. The effort aims to explain the new cotton contract and gain signatures, with 1927 cotton output forecast at about 600000 bales, down from 800000 last year due to reduced acreage and floods. W. S. Slaughter named district manager for the area. A follow up session is planned in Monroe later this month.
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Harry F. Kapp
Louisiana Farm Bureau
Monroe
Bastrop
Columbia
Rayville
Winnsboro
Kapp
Huey P Long Opens Governorship Campaign in Alexandria
Huey P Long launched his gubernatorial bid at an Alexandria rally led by John H Overton with 3300 attendees. Other speakers included John P Sullivan Nicholas Carbajal and Senator John C Davey as Riley J Wilson was urged to enter the race. The lengthy address was not printed in full.
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Huey P. Long
Alexandria
Paul N. Cyr
Jeanerette
John H. Overton
Riley J. Wilson
Ruston
Swords R. Lee
Overton
John P. Sullivan
Nicholas C. Carbajal
John C. Davey
New Orleans
Armament meet ends at Geneva conference
The tri partite naval conference of the United States Great Britain and Japan failed to reach a cruiser destroyer and submarine limits agreement after seven weeks of talks. Hugh S Gibson delivered the final address as the session adjourned sine die with a joint declaration. Bridgeman praised Gibson and Ishii seconded the motion.
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Geneva
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Hugh S. Gibson
Mr. Gibson
W. C. Bridgeman
Viscount Ishii
Nav al conference adjournment over eight inch gun cruisers
The Geneva talks ended due to friction over eight inch gun cruisers. Britain demanded a specified number of such cruisers, while the United States refused to limit types within total tonnage. Britain argued these cruisers are offensive and would raise her tonnage needs to protect trade routes.
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Genva
Great Britain
United States
Britain Seeks Narrow Pact at Naval Conference
Geneva Aug 4 Great Britain made a last bid to salvage some result from the tri partite naval conference with W Bridgeman proposing a pact limited to destroyers and submarines. Hugh S Gibson headed the American delegation refused to consider the idea noting the United States views the limitation on cruisers destroyers and submarines as an indivisible whole.
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Geneva
Great Britain
W. ©. Bridgeman
Hugh S. Gibson
United States
Lita Grey Chaplin Fights Divorce Over Cash Offer
Lita Grey Chaplin refused a cash settlement of about $1 million in her divorce suit against Charles Chaplin and insisted on naming a prominent film actress she alleges Chaplin knew well. Lyndol L. Young testified that the firm withdrew as her counsel and the trial is set for August 22 in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Lyndol L. Young
Young
Chaplin
Arrests in Prague Mystery Case Involving Missing American Girl
Prague police seek the fate of Margit Voerdesmart of New York after two arrests. John Michalko and Dr Klepetar are suspected of murder following a claimed bogus marriage and a trip to Paris. Authorities say a trunk with the girl's clothing was found at the physician's Prague home.
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Prague
Czecho Slovia
Margit Voerdesmart
New York
John Michalko
Klepetar
Michalko
Miss Voerdesmart
Three Bodies Found in Kentucky Mine Wreckage
In Clay Kentucky rescue teams recovered three unidentified bodies from West Kentucky Coal company mine number seven after an explosion. The death toll reached seven with nine still missing as 240 workers were employed at the mine.
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Associated Press
Clay
West Kentucky Coal Company
James Meyers
George Cole
Mark Townsend
Arthur Shelton
Louisiana levee boards assemble for flood control talks
Representatives of the 16 state levee boards gather in Baton Rouge to compare views on permanent flood control and form a state association to seek corrective legislation. Members of the state board of engineers will attend with suggestions at the meeting called by Governor Simpson.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Simpson
State Board of Engineers
Hambone Meditations by J. P. Alley
Community column notes personal reflections and local humor from J P Alley touching on residents and everyday life in the neighborhood with playful slang and vivid scenes. The piece reads as a spoken word meditation with references to local figures and settings.
Sacco and Vanzetti Lose Last Appeal in Death Penalty Case
Boston reports that Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti face execution within a week at Charlestown state prison as their lawyers seek any federal appeal. Gov. Alvan Fuller rejected clemency,closing hopes for mercy or judicial intervention by the Commonwealth.
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Associated Press
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Charlestown
Alvan T. Fuller
Commonwealth
Guard Buildings New York As Sacco Death Sentences Carried Out
New York officials guarded large buildings today after Governor Fuller ordered the Sacco and Vanzetti death sentences carried out. Police Commissioner Warren cited steps to prevent damage planned by sympathizers but offered no further details.
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New York
Fuller
Massachusetts
Sacco-Vanzetti
Warren
Governor Upholds Sacco and Vanzetti Verdict
Governor Fuller defends the 1921 Sacco and Vanzetti verdict and argues the trial was fair after reviewing the case and interviewing witnesses. He cites seven years since the crime and six years of appeals as delaying factors and denies granting a rehearing.
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Frederick A. Parmenter
South Braintree
Allesandro Berardelli
Sacco
Vanzetti
Fuller
Body of man believed J M Steverson found near rail line
The body of a man possibly J M Steverson of West Nashville Tenn was found mangled on a Withers Texas rail line last night and brought to an undertaker in San Antonio. A card in his pocket requested notification to William C Steverson of West Nashville. Police say he appeared to have fallen from a freight train.
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San Antonio
J. M. Steverson
West Nashville
Tenn
Withers
Texas
Southern Pacific Railroad
William C. Steverson
Rival Pipelines May Fight to Serve Arkansas Cities
Rival pipeline plans emerge as Ouachita Natural Gas proposes a 75 mile sixteen inch line from Sterlington to El Dorado and Camden at 1.5 million dollars with a 90 day completion target. Natural Gas & Fuel Corp of El Dorado says it will pipe gas via the Crusader line from Norphlet through Ouachita and Richland parishes to Vidalia Louisiana and connect Monroe gas wells to the Smackover area. The moves signal a gas supply latch for Arkansas cities and oil fields with linkage to the Monroe field and Richland parish developments.
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Ouachita Natural Gas Company
A. B. Bergevin
Sterlington
el Dorado
Camden
Natural Gas & Fuel Corporation
Crusader
Norphlet
Ouachita
Richland Parishes
Vidalia
Mississippi River
Monroe
Smackover
Natural Gas & Fuel Corp
Crusader Pipe Line Company
Ouachita River
Richland Parish
Richland
Jersey Devil Sighted Near Swedesboro This Year
Reports from Huckleberry pickers in Swedesboro indicate the familiar Jersey Devil appeared slightly late this season. A feathered quad ruped, about the size of a fox, was sighted at a distance with a cry described as half bark, half boot.
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Associated Press
Swedesboro
N. J
Huckleberry Pickers
Convict Doss for flogging case in Oneonta Alabama
Eugene Doss was found guilty of assault and battery and kidnapping by a Blount county jury in Oneonta Alabama in the flogging of farm youth Jeff Calloway. Trial began for A Clayton as another defendant. Horace Wilkinson gave notice of appeal and Doss bond was set at $5 000.
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Oneonta
Ala
Eugene Doss
Blount County
Jeff Calloway
A. Clayton
Calloway
Horace Wilkinson
Supreme Court
Doss
Oklahoma pilot and navigator launch 1400 mile non stop flight
Bennett H. Griffin and Al Henley took off from Bartlesville in the monoplate Oklahoma at 6 20 a m for a 1400 mile non stop flight to San Francisco They plan to enter the Honolulu flight next week and then aim for Tokyo if Honolulu is reached.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Bennett H. Griffin
al Henley
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Honolulu
Tokyo
Doctor Dreher Testifies In LeBouef Murder Trial Aims to Clear Self
Dr. Thomas E. Dreher testified he did not kill James J. LeBouef and described James Beadle as shooting LeBouef after LeBouef allegedly said I ve got you where I want you during a July boat ride. The body was found five days later in Lake Palourde as Mrs LeBouef and Beadle face trial. The doctor explained his eye loss, his hunting gear, and the Beadle boat. This is continued on page ten.
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Franklin
Thomas E. Dreher
James J. Les Bouef
James Beadle
LeBouef
Ada Bonner LeBouef
Beadle
Lake Palourde
Dreher
James J. le Bouef
Franklin parish WilLy H. Dilg league organizes in Winnsboro
The Franklin parish chapter of the Willy H. Dilg league of Louisiana was organized in Winnsboro on Wednesday night with sixty members. Elected officers include F. N. Scott as president and Dr. W. J. Funderburk as vice president along with secretary treasurer W. F. Prickett and additional directors M. H. Bonner J. L. Langford W. M. Snyder N. T. Mack T. A. Scott and R. A. Brown.
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News-Star
Winnsboro
Frankelin Parish
Willy H
T. A. Scott
Gilbert
R. A. Brown
Wisner
Census figures spark Monroe bid to extend city limits
Fire inspector C. J. Shea reports Monroe's population at 28 850 within current limits and a potential 25 000 with extended boundaries. The junior board plans a six week fire prevention survey starting next week to support the census and industrial appeal.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
C. J. Shea
Twin Cities
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