15 Aug 1924
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1924
Page
1
The piece demands responsible parties be jailed and harsh penalties applied for a missionary worker's shooting near Ouachita parish. It calls officers to pursue the perpetrators relentlessly, identify the cause, and eradicate it while keeping up ceaseless effort to prevent similar crimes.
Emil Zupke and his fiancé Florence McKinney face first degree murder arraignment in the Cara May Baker death. Zupke says he will plead guilty while McKinney vows to fight. Zupke admits killing Baker with a car, while McKinney denies knowledge of the crime.
Federal Judge Knox appointed Julius M. Mayer and Joseph P. Tumulty as receivers for the Middle States Oil Corporation. Tumulty, former secretary to President Wilson, and Mayer, ex federal judge, take on the trust's oversight duties in New York.
A fragmented OCR excerpt mentions players Mainguin Connelly Grabowski Piercy Quinn Pieinick and Sah with scattered team notes in Philadelphia. References Johnson Bassler Heimack and Perkins appear in broken lines. No clear game result or complete context is provided.
Fragmentary 1900s style notes mention teams and players such as Nehf Jonnard Snyder Krem er Schmidt Grimes Taylor Luque Hargrave Couch Wilson Keen and Hargrave across Brooklyn Cincinnati and Philadelphia. The garbled text implies league matchups and player pairings without full context.
At Taskey Virginia fair grounds six men and two women were held under guard after a shooting affray left Ralph Roach dead. Franks West and Elmer and John Taylor and their wives were captured. two fugitives believed to be a former pugilist and his wife fled toward Wilmington in a car. Roach was struck with a hammer before a volley of fifty to sixty shots drove spectators away.
Louisiana news reports Livingston parish bans knickerbockers and public petting while neighboring towns invite knickered visitors and stage contests. Abita Springs and Houma coordinate responses, and Baton Rouge merchants protest the highway impact amid broader anti petting measures.
Chicago Aug 15 The Sally Montgomery Tut Jackson boxing contest at East Chicago was canceled due to lack of interest. Montgomery, ex Centre College football star, was substituted for Jack Johnson after Governor Branch opposed Johnson's appearance.
The Sartin Brothers gas well six miles northwest of Bristow Oklahoma and believed to be the largest producer in the state was struck by lightning early today. By noon all efforts to extinguish the blaze had failed. The well’s capacity is said to be 115,000,000 feet daily.
Milltown Ga August 15 Sheriff Tucker of Lanier county was arrested on a prohibition charge after agents seized 20 gallons of moonshine and an automobile at Grover C Boycette's home six miles from Milltown. Tucker testified a man claiming to be a prohibition officer sought whiskey for personal use and asked his help.
Washington August 15 The commerce department reports July exports fell by about 29 million dollars from June and left a 400000 dollar unfavourable merchandise balance. This marks the first time since last year June that the trade balance was against the United States as imports for duty show a small rise.
Cicero Bradley a Hattiesburg businessman and longtime figure in Mississippi college circles was named secretary and business manager of the Mississippi Woman's College. He succeeds Knox Waller who died last December of pneumonia and will assume duties immediately.
Frank O. Chavez is appointed assistant United States district attorney for the western district of Louisiana. Announcement made in Shreveport on August 15.
President Coolidge, after formally accepting the nomination and outlining party goals, plans a two week vacation with his family at his Plymouth Vermont home. He will rest, avoid work, and keep contact minimal, aided only by Secretary Slemp.
No bids were offered at the auction sale of two Eastman Kodak Company plants in Rochester New York. The sale was held under a dissolution order from the U S district court in a government suit. Attorney General Stone will decide on further action.
Muskogee Oklahoma August 15 officers searched for an unidentified man after he shot his wife and child on a road near Wichita loaded their bodies into an automobile and fled he was witnessed by farmer's wife Mrs John Ray who said the killer opened fire on the woman then on a child as two other children stood nearby and the car drove away
An Evening News dispatch reports Khartam laborers armed with hammers and sticks demonstrated. British troops dispersed the crowd as Weymouth cruiser stood by at Port Sudan to safeguard public order. Anonymous proclamations and Koran verses circulated among locals amid fear of unrest tied to an eclipse and anti British sentiment.
Shreveport Louisiana August 15 T H Thurmond a local ginner says his cotton gin has stopped operating at heavy loss due to regulations he calls a meeting of cotton men for tomorrow afternoon at the city hall to discuss action with the Pink Boll Worm Commission of Louisiana and its impact on cotton trade
President Coolidge and his family with White House aides depart for Plymouth Vermont for a two week getaway. The car trail connects to a regular train expected to arrive at the destination early tomorrow morning.
From Reykjavik Iceland August 15 American army air crews will not depart for Greenland today as a new landing site, 15 miles from Angmagsalik, has been located. Weather is favorable overall but the Gertrud Rask cannot reach the site due to ice. supplies must be carried by rowboats for 24 hours while base is established.
In Fremont Ohio on August 15 Harry Greb world middleweight champion fails to arrive to complete training for the August 21 bout with Tiger Flowers. This is the second breach of contract as promoter Ray Bronson had to extend training previously. Mrs Greb telegraphed that the boxer and his manager planned to break camp near Pittsburgh today.
St James Minnesota August 15 A relief pitcher by airplane arrived in time to relieve Mudoking for the Mankota team in a 6 to 4 win over St James, putting Mankota in the lead of the southern Minnesota league race.
Dr David C Bruce chairman of the Lister Institute told the British Association for the Advancement of Science that disease could be eliminated in civilized countries. He cited success in controlling parasitic diseases in the British Army during World War I and urged public heed to medical guidance.
Los Angeles August 15 a blood stained axe handle found at the scene bolsters the murder case against ex boxing and film figure McCoy as he sits in jail awaiting a coroner s inquest into the death of Mrs Theresa Mors antique dealer and wife. McCoy face additional charges of robbery and assault with intent to murder tied to a shooting spree in two West Lake shops while allegedly seeking to kill Albert Mors the dead woman s former husband. Police say witnesses heard screams and sounds after the death apartment dispute, refuting McCoy s claim of death by his own action.
Chicago reports label former welterweight champion Kid McCoy as a brutal fighter now charged with murder in Los Angeles. Joe Choynski recalls McCoy’s fourth round attack in Brooklyn and Jack Grace claims McCoy invented the corkscrew punch that cut opponents.
Alexandria report: a state association of automobile finance and credit companies is being organized locally with 90 percent of Louisiana capital represented. Delegations come from Shreveport and Lake Charles.
Berlin officials report aging street cars built to seat 26 now fit 22 passengers comfortably and can add 5 to 16 more standees. The change stems from riders shedding weight, increasing overall car capacity.
C T Bennett his wife and two children escaped death after their Ford sedan collided head on with a Gulf Oil Co truck on Calhoun road seven miles west of the city. They, Dallas residents on a vacation trip to Crystal Springs Miss, were taken to St Francis sanitarium with painful but non fatal injuries. The eight year old boy suffered facial bruises, and the family will stay in the city for several days while the wrecked car is assessed for possible repair.
The German-American citizens' alliance of St. Louis announced support for the La Follette Wheeler independent progressive ticket. The group, representing 20,000 members from 100 German societies, many Republicans, endorsed the ticket unanimously. The Central Trades and Labor Union, with 65,000 to 70,000 members, had endorsed the ticket last Sunday.
Deputy Luther Cox of the Morehouse Parish force led a raid four and a half miles south of Mer Rouge near Stanley where a large still was found in operation. Three men, Robert Winkley Handy Terrill and Henry Terrill, were arrested on charges of manufacture and possession of intoxicating liquor. They were taken to parish jail.
Irish republican leader Eamonn de Valera spoke in Ennis Island County Clare Aug 15 saying the republic is alive and strong. He promised a worldwide message tomorrow while noting the interruption a year ago when he was taken into custody by Free State authorities.
D A Shumaker Pentecost missionary worker, 52, lies between life and death after a gunman shot him near Swartz just after midnight. Deputies chase tracks two miles toward Fairbanks, two youths arrested, bloodhounds from Crystal Springs aiding the search as investigators weigh motives from malicious mischief to possible protest disruption.
Chicago August 15 grain markets surged as corn and oats climbed to the season’s highest levels, with May corn advancing sharply above yesterday’s close and July wheat also strengthening amid broad gains across the grain complex.
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