Prominent Girl Shot Under Mysterious Circumstances
In Newark area a 25 year old daughter of Major William Higgins was wounded crossing a Jersey City lot after an auto side. No weapon found and condition serious, with questions whether it was attempted murder or accident.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Evelyn Higgins
William Higgins
Gov. A
Harry Moore
Jersey City
Miss Higgins
Andrew Fabrizio
Vincent Boccio
Brooklyn
Harrison
John Bazzano
Pittburgh
New York
Volpe Brothers
Bazzano
Pittsburgh
Smith Urged for Presidency in Middle West
The Times reported that voters in three or four middle western states received cards urging them to write in Alfred E. Smith for president in November. The effort traced to the Smith club of Nebraska, with prior activity by a Smith or Hoover club before the Democratic convention.
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New York
the Times
Alfred E. Smith
Smith Club
Nebraska
Smith
Hoover
Minnesota
John B. Grones
Minneapolis
Grones
Roosevelt
Twin Cities Directory Names Show Smith Top Listed Surnames
Birmingham area readers learn the Twin Cities telephone directory lists Smith most with 42 entries, Johnson next with 41, Williams 34, Jones 29, and Thompson 26. It notes many families by surname, plus a Monroe gathering of Jareds, and a post office box lockout incident involving L. P. Landry.
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Twin Cities
Smith
Johnson
Ono
Williams
Jones
Thompson
Moores
Davis
Breard
Taylors
White
Faulk
Hill
Millers
Henry
Mitchell
Butlers
Lees
Clark
Bennetts
Guerriero
Allen
Wright
Young
Anderson
Carter
Collins
Kennedy
Green
Bell
Coon
Hunt
Simmons
Parker
McDonalds
Nelsons
Russells
Ellis
Black
Barefoot
Monroe
Hardy
Holmes
Guy
Texas firm awarded post office and federal building contract
Landis and Young of Georgetown Texas won the award from 16 bidders with a bid of 230000 to erect Monroe's new post office and federal building in Washington. Construction must be completed within 360 working days and will use limestone rather than marble. Actual work begins after the contractor's bond is approved by the treasury department.
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Washington
Monroe
Landis & Young
Georgetown
Texas
Treasury
Treasury Department
Amite Book Burial Sparks Education Probe
In Tangipahoa Parish near Amite several thousand school books recently used in public schools were buried in a swamp over the weekend. Officials say the old volumes were replaced with new ones, and some were burned, with the parish school board insisting disposal is common when newer editions arrive.
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New Orleans
Times Picayune
Amite
Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa River
J. H. Beatty
Dispatch
E. J. Letard
Beatty
The
State Bonuses for Good Heredity Children Urged
NEW YORK August 22 State paid bonuses for having children of good heredity were urged at the third international congress of Eugenics opened here. Proposals included monthly payments to parents of good heredity, deportation of first generation children of newcomers, and tax incentives for larger families. The conference warned that poor heredity is a major cause of mental deficiency and discussed various policy options to boost birth rates among the gifted.
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New York
Russia
Europe
Theodore Russell Robie
M. D
Renato Kehl
Rio de Janeiro
J. Sanders
Rotterdam
Bernard Mallet
London
Dixie cools as August heat flips its mood
In the Dixie area the dog days bring unexpected cool spells. Atlanta records 68 with a high of 82 while Little Rock drops to 64 and a high of 86. Birmingham 88 and 70. Memphis 88 and 80. New Orleans and Mobile 88 and 80. Miami 88 with 90s elsewhere.
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Atlanta
South
Dixie
Little Rock
Ark
Fifth and Main
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Mobile
Meridian
Florida
Tampa
Miami
Jacksonville
Denver
Famous American Actor Wilton Lackaye Dies in New York
New York August 22 Wilton Lackaye famed for his Svengali role in Trilby died at his home in his 70th year after a long illness He survived by his son Wilton Lackaye Jr and his wife Kathryn Alberta Riley a former nurse He helped found the Catholic actors guild and helped organize Actors Equity serving to cleanse the stage and had a notable clash with John J McGraw years earlier about an incident at the Lambs club
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New York
Wilton Lackaye
Maine
California
Lackaye
du Maurier
Paris
Loudon County
Virginia
Alice Evans
Kathryn Alberta Riley
Wilton Lackaye, Jr
Broadway
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
McGraw
Lambs Club
Lucentio
Francesca da Rimini
Fanny Davenport
Catholic Actors Guild
Actors Equity Association
John Emmerson
Twelve accords reached at Ottawa meet
Reports from Ottawa say twelve trade treaties aimed at boosting imperial economic welfare and unity were revealed as imperial conference delegates dispersed. The United Kingdom signed seven agreements with Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India Newfoundland and Southern Rhodesia. The Irish Free State signed two pacts with Canada and South Africa. Canada also held deals with South Africa and Southern Rhodesia while South Africa linked with New Zealand.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
New Foundland
Final plans for women's encampment at Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Preparations are underway for the annual women's encampment at Camp Ki-Ro-Li. Mrs. Jewel L. McQuiller and Mrs. J. B. Landreaux will inspect the camp, with several others likely to join. Speakers from the Baton Rouge extension department are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and night, including Fred Williamson who will address the session on what women have done to overcome the Depression.
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Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Jewel L. McQuiller
J. B. Landreaux
Fred Williamson
The
Broussard Rally Sets Progress in North Louisiana
United States Senator Edwin S. Broussard campaigns for reelection with stops in Ouachita parish and Monroe. He will speak at Central Grammar School in Monroe and appears in 21 North Louisiana towns this week with addresses by local leaders including Shreveport mayor George W. Hardy. The drive targets replacing the “one man government” and resisting tax burdens amid voter discontent.
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Broussard
Old City High School
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
W. C. Feazel
United States
Edwin S. Broussard
Central Grammar School
Monroe
George W. Hardy
Shreveport
Mississippi Democrats set to vote in contested primary
Mississippi Democrats prepare for Tuesday's primary amid dispute over how seven congressional seats are elected. Fourteen candidates compete for seven district posts while a rival slate argues for at large statewide voting and ignores district lines. Incumbents seek reelection as terms expire this year.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Pair Held at Orleans For Grocery Robbery
A 21 year old woman Philomena Florence Riehm and her 24 year old companion John Ruiz were charged with robbing Joseph Genovese’s grocery in New Orleans Saturday night of 1575 dollars. They were arrested at the sister’s home and are described as narcotic addicts with prior criminal records.
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New Orleans
Philomena Florence Riehm
John Ruiz
Joseph Genovese
Reconstruction Corp Loan Report Shows July Disbursements
During July 21 to 31 the Reconstruction Finance Corporation lent 46,711,056 to banks buildings and loan associations railroads and other agencies. South Trimble released the first report with 437 loans totaling 45,057,556 and pre July 21 increases of 1,653,500.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
South Trimble
House of Representatives
Atlee Pomerene
Arguments Laid Before Justice in Walker Case
Supreme Court in Albany heard arguments over Mayor James J. Walker’s ouster hearing. John J. Curtin contends Roosevelt denied rights, seeking court intervention to halt proceedings. Henry Epstein counters, urging court to refrain from constitutional challenge to an executive proceeding.
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Supreme Court
Albany
N. Y
James J. Walker
Roosevelt
Ellis J. Staley
Staley
John J. Curtin
Walker
New York
Curtin
Epstein
Price of cotton rises nearly a dollar a bale on Monday
New York traders pushed cotton futures to 734 cents a pound amid reports of crop deterioration and stronger demand for cotton goods. The surge came despite weather maps showing improved crop conditions and follows revised government estimates of 11,306,000 bales, which some traders now view as closer to reality.
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New York
Women Endurance Flyers May Go To Cleveland Event
Valley Stream New York August 22 Mrs Frances Marsalis and Mrs Louise Thaden considered a plan to fly to the national air show in Cleveland to possibly extend or defend their endurance flight record They have 190 hours in the air with a 67 hour margin over the prior mark and risk losing the record if forced to land before reaching Cleveland They informed Casey Jones manager of Curtis Field of their possible travel plan and would decide this afternoon.
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Valley Stream
N. Y
Frances Marsalis
Louise Thaden
Cleveland
Here
Bobby Trout
Edna May Cooper
Marsalis
Thaden
Casey Jones
Curtisfield
Twenty One Dixie Deaths From Weekend Mishaps Across States
Atlanta report tallies twenty one weekend fatalities from motor crashes drownings rail and air accidents a fire and a shooting. North Carolina and Georgia each report six deaths with Tennessee four Virginia two and three states one each. Names include James Cannon and Troy Ward East Flat Rock N C and L E Brown 13 Asheville N C among others. Dorothy Homan perished in a blaze.
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Atlanta
South
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
James Cannon
Troy Ward
East Flat Rock
N. C
L. E. Brown
Asheville
Lucille Watts
Rock Hill
S. C
Charlotte
Earl Duke
Dorothy Johnson
Suffolk
Sunbury
George Powell
Anderson
Tokyo forecasts action to annex Jehol to Manchukuo
Tokyo reports officials say strong action will soon make Jehol a part of Manchukuo. Dispatches from Chinchow say a Japanese detachment routed hundreds of Chinese troops at Peipiao, but the war office denies an offensive or planned large invasion.
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Tokyo
Jehol
Manchukuo
Chinchow
Manchuria
Peipiao
War Office
China
War Flares as Iowa Farmers Strike to Hinder Shipments
Striking farmers in a bid to raise farm prices began detaining railway traffic near Sioux City. They halted two freight trains bound for the city and plan to extend actions toward Omaha and Council Bluffs. One train at Moville Iowa carried livestock. the other at Jefferson was delayed five minutes with milk cars, as baggage men kept doors closed.
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Sioux City
Omaha
Cornecil Bluffs
Moville
Jefferson, S. C
Embezzlement Alleged in Truck Driver Case
J. N. Tarver, 35, a truck driver for F. Strauss and Son, is held in parish jail after an incident on the Dixie Overland highway near Sicard. Tarver claimed two white men robbed him of about 175 dollars and his clothing, money allegedly taken from his employers. His helper reported the event to Strauss and Son officials, who found Tarver at the roadside in underwear with clothing hidden nearby. The robbers were not seen and the missing money had not been recovered by nightfall.
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J. N. Tarver
F. Strauss and Son
Sicard
Tarver
Monroe
Strauss and Son
Higher Prices for Farm Produce Seen as Benefit
B B Martin of Twin Cities chain stores predicts price gains signal better times for the city and region. He says rising farm product prices and improved stock market strength bolster farmers’ purchasing power and stimulate general business after periods of low prices. The past weeks show a return toward normal figures, easing hardship for farmers and enabling more buying power.
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B. B. Martin
Twin Cities
United States
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