28 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1923
Page
1
Governors and their representatives pledge full cooperation with the federal fuel distributor to supply fuel if anthracite mining suspends on September 1. The meeting adjourned with confidence that cooperation will help distribute available coal and substitute fuels while railroad lines commit to aiding fuel distribution.
San Diego pilots Captain L. H. Smith and Lieut. John P. Richter circled above the city 24 hours into an air marathon after taking off from Rockwell Field. They refueled and re provisioned, breaking 2500 km in 17 hours 32 minutes 44.5 seconds and 3000 km in 21 hours 11 minutes. hope to push endurance beyond 45 hours with continued aloft flight.
A wash house blaze at the municipal Natatorium started at 1 30 pm and consumed bathing suits and towels while causing no other reported damage. A Ford car on Jackson street last night burned with minor damage to wires and a running board. the owner could not be located.
Paris Aug 28 Colonel Alvin Oywsley commander of the American Legion was notified that the French government will make him a commander of the legion of honor Springfield Aug 28 Illinois soldier bonus board reported no bids for the $15,000,000 in bonds offered for sale.
Valley Weaver and his brother Lawrence leaped from a moving Southern Railway passenger car while handcuffed together through the lavatory window. They were being moved from Macon County jail to the Raleigh state penitentiary after a housebreaking conviction. No trace was found as Sheriff Moore investigated after the pair failed to appear at the lock forced door.
President Calvin Coolidge writes to A G Newmyer of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association urging undivided allegiance to the constitution and obedience to legislative action. He praises constructive criticism and calls for reverence for religion and inspiration for better things in public life.
Tokyo reports Count Gombei Yamamoto has been invited to form a new cabinet to succeed Premier Kato as Crown Prince Mirohito directs the transition. In Fort Smith Arkansas two men were killed near Antlers Oklahoma when struck by a Frisco passenger train while crossing a trestle.
Jackson Mississippi August 28 showers on primary day could shrink the 250000 governor vote totals Bilbo leads Vardaman supporters back Whitfield main anti Bilbo faction gains from women and urban voters Whitfield expected to widen his lead while Bilbo claims victory by 30000 Bilbo could pursue a U S Senate bid against Stephens if Whitfield falters
Dublin report shows President William T Cosgrave elected on the first preference from Kilkenny. His brother Philip Cosgrave wins in South Dublin. General Richard Mulcahy and Kevin O Higgins, both cabinet ministers, are re elected from Dublin. C N Byrne also secures a seat from Wicklow.
Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes was named in some circles as a potential candidate for president of the American Bar Association as its convention opens in Minneapolis. His arrival from Washington was awaited and friends indicated no definite push would occur without his consent. More than 600 leading lawyers gathered for the meeting ahead of tomorrow's formal start.
Robert E. Pratt leader of the Ku Klux Klan was detained by police after a mass meeting in Binghamton to protest Mayor Wilsons permit denial for a state Klan convention. The crowd stormed a street car, Pratt fled to safety with police and spent the night in custody.
Police searched Denver's Italian district for a man named Joe connected to the shooting deaths of Mrs. Roy McGlone and Miss Emma Vascovie. The victims were found with a pistol between them, no sign of struggle, and jealousy rumors tied to an Italian suspect.
Governor Pinchot closed the first mediation stage in the anthracite wage dispute threatening a September 1 mine shutdown. He heard operators' spokesman and miners' representatives in sessions totaling hours, with plans to meet again separately and possibly propose a compromise. The dispute centers on a $2 daily wage hike and a 20 percent contract-rate increase plus dues check off.
Belgium, in its reply to Britain, backs France on key reparations issues. It argues the Ruhr occupation was legally justified by allied action and that evacuation is not possible on German promises. Jaspar proposes allied talks without full conferences and suggests debt relief focus on material damages.
In Chicago on August 28 William Z. Foster radical labor leader was attacked when three gunmen interrupted his meeting of garment workers. They fired several shots before escaping down a fire escape. Foster continued his address. police had no identifications.
A high profile assassination report states General Telini and his aide de camp were killed in an attack. The incident prompted investigations and heightened security around related officials and locations.
An Athens dispatch reports General Telini president of the Greco Albanian frontier delimitation commission has been killed along with Surgeon Major Sport the general's chauffeur and aide de camp. The killings occurred in Janina Albania according to Central News.
In San Diego on August 28 the De Havilland craft led by Captain Lowel Smith and Lieutenant John Richter completed the sixty fourth lap at 3 38 36 a m. The 12 cylinder engines ran smoothly and the lap time was 20 43 with an average speed of 90 miles an hour. The crew planned to drop a note but a vicinity search found nothing.
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