Texas Rangers Ordered Out In Flogging Case
Investigation authorized from Austin into the severe flogging of Lonnie Davis by five unmasked men was under way. Davis, stripped and beaten with a wet rope, remained critically ill after transfer to a Wichita Falls hospital. officials tightened the inquiry as Ranger units arrived to handle the case.
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Texas Rangers
Ly Associated Press
Wichita, Falls
Tex
Austin
Lonnie Davis
Davis
Iowa Park
Devis
Powerfex
Murphy
Bio
Prem Aminilo
McDonald
Rangers
Davidson
Less Whitsker
Potter County
Texas Ranger
Canto
Pla
Hamer
Warnker
Dunn Boys Found Badly Beaten After Kidnapping
Port Arthur Texas August 18 two Dunn brothers Clay and Carl were found badly beaten at their homes after being spirited away from the police station at 10 45 last night. They refused to identify or name any mob members and did not answer questions from Chief Covington and Patrolman Bailey.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Clay Dunn
Carl Dunn
W. L. Covington
Bailey
Typhoon Sinks British Submarine L-9 and Ming Sang at Hong Kong Harbor
A powerful typhoon hit Hong Kong harbor at 9 20 this morning causing heavy loss of life feared among Europeans. The British submarine L-9 and the Ming Sang sank with only two survivors from the latter and one from the submarine. Communications were cut as rescue efforts were hampered by high seas and wreckage along the waterfront.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
Ming Sang
Ming
Indo- China Steam Navigation Company
Rioting in Richmond After Fatal Plant Shooting
Reports say a crowd of Black workers gathered at the Kingan and Company Hermitage plant in Richmond after John Harris was shot and killed by foreman Goodwyn. Satterwhite was wounded. police were deployed to prevent unrest as Governor of Georgia seeks guidance on enforcing laws following mob actions.
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Vy Associated
Richmond
Hermitage
Kingan and Company
John Harris
Goodwyn
Plart
Satterwhite
Milledgeville mob case ends with $90 bond set
J J Nolan charged as member of mob that invaded the Georgia State Reform School for Boys waives commitment trial and is bound over to January grand jury on $90 bond. Governor Walker orders state officials to protect the reform school and apprehend mob members with Ku Klux Klan guidance. Nolan to serve as a guard at the reform school.
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Associated Preas
Aching Sun
Stateatory
Reis
Nolan
Reformatory
Naturalization Plans of Klan Leader Stir Atlanta Turmoil
Reports from Atlanta describe William J. Simmons offering Edward Young Clarke control of the Ku Klux Klan and Knights of Kamelia. Monrore Klan No. 4 plans a Forsythe Park naturalization ceremony with a public audience and a fiery cross display. Separately in Port Arthur Texas Clay Dunn and a suspected brother were abducted near the police station amid a chaotic gunfight and bloodstains, with Chief Covington briefly intimidated.
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Clay Dunn
Forsythe Park
Ays
K. K K.s
Monroe
America
Albert S. Lutz
Shreveport
Lars
Invisible Empire
Ball Park
Klan train carries hundreds to Nateitoehes meeting
In Alexandria Louisiana Aug 18 a special Texas and Pacific train carries between 409 and 500 Ku Klux Klan members from Bunkie stopping at Lecompte Alexandria and Boyce for a meeting. Klan circulars say 500 men will be naturalized.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Ku Klux Klien
Nateitoehes
Bunkie
Lecompte
Boyce
Helen Wills Wins National Tennis Championship
Forrest Hills August 14 Miss Helen Wills 17 year old from Berkeley California defeats Mrs Molla Mallory in the final at the West Side Tennis Club Washington by scores 6 2 6 1. No word of uprising or marine casualties reaches US government from Santo Domingo.
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Associated Press
Forrest Hills
Helen Wills
Berkeley
Cal
Molla Mallory
West Side
Washington
Santo Domingo
Railroad switchman denies he attempted to poison in Memphis
Calvin Harris a 41 year old railroad switchman was held on charges of attempting to murder by poisoning after a box of candy sickened Mrs. H C Anderson and five year old Jackie Mason in Memphis Tenn the day before Harris denied involvement under police questioning and a druggist was cited as having sold poison to him. The victims who were roomers at the Anderson home recovered today. Harris had quarrelled with Anderson and reportedly befriended his stepdaughter.
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Memphis, Tenn
Calvin Harris
H. C. Anderson
Jackie Mason
Harris
Shreveport Backing Mary Miles Minter in Family Controversy
Shreveport friends of the Minter family say Mary Miles Minter has backing in her dispute with her mother Mrs. Charlotte Shelby over the family bread ticket and Mary’s alleged affections for William Desmond Taylor. Local confidants recall the old Riley family names and Mary’s ascent from Janet Riley to star status, with mixed views on maternal influence and education.
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Shreveport
Mary Miles Minter
Charlotte Shelby
William Desmond Taylor
Shelby
Pearl Riley
Janet Riley
Minter
Mary
Riley
J. Homer Riley
New Iberia
Juliet Riley
Mary Miles
DeSoto Parish
State Minter
Mary Or
Ifield
Miles
Homer Riley
Pearl Miles
Clark No 2 well opens in Union County oil field
A well brought in Wednesday at Oakland near Strong reaches 2250 feet depth and tests 36 gravity with a small steady flow. Owned by Wm Clark and J G Moore it was drilled by Captain Carter of New Orleans. Monroe Drilling Co plans dericks and six new locations are already staked amid growing local interest.
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Oakland
Strong
Wm. Clark
J. G. Moore
Captain Carter
New Orleans
Monroe Drilling Company
Union County
Acting Governor Mobilizes State Rangers Across Texas
Acting Governor Davidson sent state rangers to Port Arthur after two citizens were kidnapped and to Iowa Park to probe the flogging of Lon Davis. Rangers already in Amarillo have arrested E. T. McDonald in a brutal flogging case, while district messages note a tense mood and suspected lack of local arrests.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Davidson
Port Arthur
Lon Davis
Farmer
Iowa Park
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
E. T. McDonald
McDowell
Z. W. Davis
Davis
Uprising Reported in Santo Domingo Ties U S Cruiser Shuffle
Panama August 18 reports the U S cruiser Rochester flagship with Rear Admiral Dayton aboard left unexpectedly amid rumors of an uprising in Santo Domingo. Galveston expected to follow. Seventeen marines said killed, but no independent confirmation.
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Associated Press
Panama
Crviser
Rochester
Special Service Squadron
John H. Dayton
Santo Domingo
Galveston
California Oil Fire Prompts Massive Tank Blast
The General Petroleum Company tank fire near San Pedro flared again after midnight when a 20 inch feed pipe failed releasing thousands of barrels of oil. Damage exceeds 1 million dollars. superintendent J L Martin suspects incendiary origin. Fire threatened Fort MacArthur and nearby residential districts.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Cal
General Petroleum Company
J. L. Martin
Fort McArthur
Oklahoma Extends Martial Law to Tulsa County
Oklahoma Governor J C Walton extends martial law beyond Tulsa city into several southern towns to uncover ties in recent abductions and floggings. National guardsmen detained ten men in Jenks as investigators probe mob violence while charges filed against two men over a Red Fork flogging and riot case.
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Tulsa
Okla
J. C. Walton
Tulsa County
Jenks
Markham
Bob Atkins
E. H. King
Red Fork
Walter Turman
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