Slaying of Cincinnati Socialite Leads to Suspect Hunt
Cincinnati juvenile John J. Henkel, 16, faces a first degree murder charge for Oliver S. Bailey’s death. Meridian police seek a possible accomplice, an ex convict known as Tommy, who may still be in the area.
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Cincinnati, O
John J. Henkel
Cincinnati
Oliver S. Baily
Meridian
Miss
John H. Henkle
Ohio City
Ohio
Tivistrict
Robert Dunn
Henkle
Baily
Chillicothe, O
Dunn
Poisoning Alleged in Greenwood Doctor Death Case
Telephone calls from a woman preceded the suspected poisoning of Dr. John Preston Kennedy a 40 year old Greenwood surgeon His death bed statement led to the arrest of Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean a 33 year old children's diseases specialist The case centers on a midnight visit after a series of calls and a whisky highball suspected as the poison.
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Greenwood, Miss
John Preston Kennedy
Greenwood
Arthur Jordan
Kennedy
Jackson
Miss
Sarah Ruth Dean
Dean
William F. Hand
Dr. Dear
Jackson Hospital
Bessie Barry Brunson
West Point
Panama Canal Zone
Kidnap Suspect Identified in Local Port Case
W. M. Hamblin, previously arrested in Shreveport and brought back by the sheriff, is named as one of three men who abducted cafe operator Bill Catrys last June. Catrys identified Hamblin after an investigation. he was accosted near Central Grammar School, forced into a car, stripped at Bernstein Park, and left with no money found. He later walked home and notified authorities.
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W. M. Hamblin
Shreveport
Sheriff's Department
Bill Catrys
Bernstein Park
Catrys
Milton Coverdale
Central Grammar School
Carrys
Attempt to Aid Cotton Industry Brings Optimism
New Orleans report from the New Orleans Cotton Exchange notes government efforts lifting sentiment and rising mill activity. The season saw 15,083,000 bales sold valued at 596,389,751 dollars with lint averaging 6.95 cents per pound. Mill operations expanded, running at full capacity with unprecedented daily consumption, despite an ongoing carryover and acreage reduction attempts.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Henry G. Hester
The
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Henry Planche
American Mills
Fire damages $40,000 at New Orleans coffee plant
Fire of undetermined origin Thursday morning caused $40,000 damage to the Dannemiller Coffee company plant and the adjacent Moore Drug building in the crowded warehouse district near the river. Firemen answered three general alarms, halted the blaze after about an hour.
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New Orleans
Dannemiller Coffee Company
Moore Drug Company
Bridge Workers Return To Work at New Orleans
Several hundred workers returned to their jobs on the Mississippi river bridge in New Orleans after a strike over wage adjustments. Contractors, workers, and the city commission agreed to submit to the National Labor Board findings, with wage increases of 10 to 15 cents an hour pending the decision.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
City Commission
New National Labor Board
Labor Board
Woman Slayer Suspect Hunted in Texas
A 22 year old farmer's daughter Elsie Jones was beaten to death near Brookshire Texas. Marshall Lang a Black cotton picker is hunted after escaping a posse near San Felipe ferry on the Brazos river. Sheriff Lawrence plans murder charges and cites revenge as suspected motive.
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Lang
Jones Farm
Lawrence
Justice of the Peace
E. A. Cooper
Marshall Lang
Highway worker dies after street fight in Breard Street area
Henry Vaughan a 25 year old state highway department employee died after a struggle in a car on Breard Street at 10 30 Wednesday night. R E Everett of Farmerville confessed to striking Vaughan with a punch on the nose during police questioning. No charges were filed at report time.
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Breard Street
Henry Vaughan
State Highway Department
R. E. Everett
Farmerville
L. V. Tarver
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Vaughan
Plan to establish junior colleges across Louisiana
Baton Rouge August 10. Dr. James M. Smith president of Louisiana State University outlined a plan to set up junior colleges in larger population centers to serve high school graduates who cannot attend LSU for the first two years of college work. He spoke at the annual farm short course.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
James M. Smith
Smith
Louisiana to join repeal wave with special session
Governor Oscar K. Allen confirmed that Louisiana will act on national liquor repeal. State Senator Fred W. Oser said a special legislative session would be held to set up repeal machinery and place Louisiana in the growing list of states voting on erasing the eighteenth amendment. The exact timing was not announced.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Oscar K. Allen
Fred W. Oser
New Orleans
J. C. Henriques
Oser
Allen
Record Declares Construction in South Sustained
Contracts awarded for building and engineering in the sixteen southern states in July totaled 23,158,000, vs 29,144,000 in June as delays in public works slow federal projects. Dwelling construction rose to 1,932,000. speculative building gained, signaling demand for new homes as mills contract housing facilities for soon to be employed workers.
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Baltimore
South
Beauty Parlor Costs at Louisiana Insane Hospital T
The Pineville state hospital for the insane runs a beauty parlor at about $2 600 yearly budget with six staff. Details list monthly wages of L Mangham A Berard L Vermahlen R Brown M Jackson and E Scoggin. The piece notes three state facilities for the mentally ill with salaries of superintendents and payroll counts.
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Insane Hospital
Louisiana
Central Louisiana Hospital For
Pinevi' Institution
L. Mangham
A. Berard
L. Vermahlen
R. Brown
M. Jackson
E. Scoggin
Louisiana Hospital For the Insane
Jackson
Glenn J. Smith
Pineville
Clarence Pierson
State Colony and Training School
Alexandria
R. C. Tompkins
Roosevelt presses for quick Cuba action through peaceful mediation
President Roosevelt sought rapid steps to restore order in Cuba without force, urging a patriotic response to starvation and depression. He met with Ambassador Oscar Cintas and prepared a firm statement for immediate relay to Havana as Britain and Spain protested over nationals and property damage.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Cuba
Island Republic
Oscar Cintas
Gerardo Machado
United States
Great Britain
Spain
Ambassador Cintas
Cintas
Marvin E. McIntyre
Hudson
Record ransom payment tied to Urschel kidnap case
Oklahoma City August 10 A total of 199620 was paid as ransom for Charles F Urschel the multimillionaire trustee of the T B Slick estate Officials said it is the largest ransom in American kidnaping history Serial numbers on 9981 twenty dollar bills linked to Kansas City reserve bank were circulated by J Edgar Hoover for banks across the nation Police caution that Hoover letter notes only ransom in kidnaping cases and not all figures cited relate to Urschel case
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Oklahoma City
W.P
Charles F.urschel
T. B. Slick
America
Urschel
J. Edgar Hoover
United States Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Hoover
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
United States Department of Justice Bureau
Hamm
O’connell
Liberal Party Executive Committee Session Opens
The Executive Committee of the Liberal Party convened in a formal session to discuss policy direction and organizational matters. Members considered upcoming campaigns, fundraising, and committee appointments, with decisions expected on staffing and strategy.
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Liberal Party
Cuba Faces Peace Plan Amid Ongoing General Strike
Havana reports the liberal party executive committee weighing United States mediated peace terms calling for Machado to resign for a unity president, while the general strike drives the crisis. In Santiago, a five day reopening edict threatens stores that disobey, labeling defiance as revolutionary.
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Havana
Machado
Cuba
General Machado
Liberal Party
United States
Sumner Welles
Santiago
State of War Grips Republic
Cuba declares a state of war under President Machado and Ferrara amid a general strike that paralyzes industry and trade. The United States seeks swift mediation as food shortages and unrest raise citizen concerns while armed guards guard milk distribution and stockpiles.
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Cuba
Machado
Orestes Ferrara
United States
Sumner Welles
Ferrara
Perc Mit
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York
Rogers Has His Say on Cuba and World Peace
In Santa Monica California a speaker criticizes U S policy toward Cuba criticizing Democratic leaders for meddling in Cuban affairs. He argues Cuba should manage itself and warns international meddling harms peace.
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