Washington Next State to Vote on Repeal
Prohibition foes target Washington as it votes on repeal after Texas approved the 18th amendment’s repeal. Postmaster General Farley predicts repeal by November 7 as several states set dates and others may join this year.
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Washington
Associated Press
Texas
Morris Sheppard
Murday
Lone Star
J C. Herbsman
Seattle
Association
James A. Farrey
Vermont
Maine
Colorado
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Date Set for Formal Sanction Hearing of S Insull
Athens August 28 The Athens appeal court set Tuesday morning for hearing the application for formal sanction in Samuel Insull arrest in extradition proceedings. The case questions whether he will remain in detention during the process as Deputy Pericles Rhalli aids the former Chicago operator's defense. Insull, detained Saturday, was in a hospital here on doctors orders. Authorities searched Insull’s apartments taking papers they termed a routine matter.
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S. Insull
Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Pericles Rhalli
Insull
Mr. Insull
Prohibition Conflict Ties to Levelland Slaying
In Levelland Texas W L Bradley 48 manager of a produce station allegedly killed Tom Lattimer 45 water well driller after a torpedo blast outside the business Bradley fired a shotgun through a screen as Lattimer crossed the street County Attorney Weldon Johnson says Bradley had a prior disturbance when an intoxicated man insulted him as a prohibitionist
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Levelland
Tex
W. L. Bradley
Tom Lattimer
Bradley
Lattimer
Weldon Johnson
Johnson
Rivers Daily Stages 24 Hour Stage Change
River traffic report notes a 24 hour stage change affecting daily operations. No details on vessels or specific routes are provided in the readable text.
Lost bags and a crabby husband in Monroe news
A bag with $300 worth of items vanishes on a Chicago trip via Arkansas then reappears in Wheatley thanks to a Methodist evangelist. A divorce is granted in Arkansas after a man is described as crabby. Community notices cover a fur buyer resembling Theodore Roosevelt and a city directory project. Veterans of Foreign Wars drum corps parade precedes Milwaukee encampment. A youth asks if war has broken out again.
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Jack Selig
Chicago
Arkansas
Little Rock
Memphis
Selig
Mr. Selig
J. L. Rowland
Wheatley, Ark
Commonwealth
Rofane
J. P. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
C. B. Page
J. G. Keller
Monroe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Milwaukee
Bystander slain in feud near Tallulah
In Tallulah Louisiana a feud between Jack Ashley and the Hart family leads to a shooting at the Blue Front store. Harley George 29 is killed by a bullet intended for another man. Ashley 30 is arrested and jailed as investigators work with the Madison Parish Sheriff and coroner.
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Tallulah
J—Harley George
Blue Front
Here
Jack Ashley
Ashley
Harts
Hart Brothers
George
Vicksburg
Madison Parish
Sheriff's Department
Bridge work near halt ends as equipment moved upstream
Citizens in West Monroe grow uneasy as Stevens Bros and Shafer move bridge construction equipment to barges claiming only pier work gear is removed while steel work remains. Officials say work to resume immediately and ads seek bids for river bed mattresses to reinforce piers.
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West Monroe
Stevens Bros. and
Shafer
Ouachita River
Breece Lumber Company
Highway Department
Johnnie Washer Reports Holdup to Local Police
Johnnie Washer reported a holdup to police hours after a robbery on Washington street near White's Ferry. He said three Negro men in a brown Dodge coupe stopped him about 2:30 Sunday morning, forced him to surrender $19, his purse, and a knife, then drove west to Second and Jefferson streets before dropping him off on DeSiard Street.
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White’s Ferry
Washer
Washington Street
Washington
Second Street
Jefferson Street
DeSiard Street
Texan Offered Post With Tennessee Valley Authority
Officials of the Tennessee Valley Authority said on Monday that Moore Lynn, Texas state auditor, has been offered the post of auditor for the authority. He has not yet accepted the position.
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Washington
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Moore Lynn
Texas
Roosevelt studies oil committee picks for new price plan
President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes studied the oil planning and coordination committee on Monday as speculation grew over a new head for the three government representatives. James A. Moffett, ex Standard Oil of New Jersey VP, was named likely to lead. Other government members may include George W. Stocking and the interior solicitor.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Ickes
Oil Planning and Coordination Committee
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
George W. Stocking
Texas
NRA
Interior Department
Sleeping Malady Death Toll at 39 in St. Louis
St. Louis records 39 deaths and 265 illnesses from the sleeping sickness epidemic as the school year opens on September 5. Dr. Henry Gerling notes few encephalitis cases and confirms schoolrooms will serve as protection. Sixty-one physicians and nurses will monitor cases with health officials. A resident, William Godin, reports an insect in his yard resembling the tse-tse fly linked to Africa’s sleeping sickness.
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Henry Gerling
Board of Education
William Godin
Africa
Godin
Borneo
Re-Employment Office to Open Here Tomorrow
Ouachita Parish will host a new reemployment office to streamline applicant selection for highway and public works jobs funded by the national recovery act. J. W. Worthington named manager with David Davis as chief interviewer and a staff including R. V. Garrison and Julius Cahn. The office opens Tuesday at 8:30 AM and will operate daily to 4:45 PM.
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National Industrial Recovery Act
P. J. Charlet
Rufus E. Foster
United States Department of Labor
National
Special Board For Public Works
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Old Southern Millinery Company
North Second Street
Illinois Central Railroad
J. W. Worthington
David Davis
R. V. Garrison
Wm. Kirkpatrick
Julius Cahn
C. D. Wallace
Annabelle Carroll
Victoria Steele
Charlet
Foster
State Tax Load series informs Louisiana readers
The News-Star and Morning World publish a recurring series on state taxation each Tuesday Thursday and Sunday. An experienced writer explains how state agencies collect and spend revenues from taxes and licenses, helping Louisianans understand fiscal matters affecting everyone.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Morning World
NRA volunteers launch blue eagle drive across nation
Washington dispatch reports 1,500,000 volunteers mobilized under Hugh S. Johnson to promote buy under the blue eagle and codes. Johnson calls the campaign a milestone in human progress and warns against boycotts while noting extensive employer participation in the auto code set to take effect after Labor Day.
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NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Johnson
Roosevelt
Ford Company
Man Shot Here Dies On Sunday
Claude Moore twenty was shot Friday by his step father Anderson Warlick forty five at their Crescent Bend home. Warlick died Sunday morning in a local hospital after brain surgery to save his life. Coroner’s inquest postponed to avoid funeral interference. Mrs Warlick to be questioned next Tuesday. No motive given.
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Anderson Warlick
Crescent Bend
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Mengis
Warlick
Two Men Die in Roominghouse Fire in Houston
In Houston Texas two men identified as C Randall 45 a salesman and J P Hennessy 55 a cripple were burned to death when a rooming house caught fire early Monday Randall wife ran the place and died aiding Hennessy who was asleep in an upstairs room Firemen think Randall confused by smoke carried the invalid into a small room and was trapped Nurses from St Josephs infirmary and roomers at the house were among those present.
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Tex
C. Randall
J. P. Hennessy
Randall
Hennessy
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Moley Named Editor of New National Weekly
Raymond Moley, trusted Roosevelt adviser, will edit a national weekly to be published by Vincent Astor. His resignation from Columbia University and as assistant secretary comes into effect September 7, with Astor promising a free, impartial weekly interpretation of rapid American changes.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
Columbia University
State Department
Hull
Moley
Mr. Roosevelt
Pal Jennings and Gibbs Sentenced in Gambling Plea
P K Gibbs and Pal Jennings pleaded guilty to allowing crap games in business buildings. Both were fined 100 dollars plus costs on each of two charges totaling 225 dollars per man. They were originally charged with operating banking games and were held after a city clean-up campaign led by District Attorney Frank W Hawthorne.
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P. K. Gibbs
Pal Jennings
Jennings
Gibbs
Frank W. L Hawthorne
Labor Code Provisions Tighten Tug of War With Unions
Washington observers note AFL concerns over new automobile code language that could curb union rights while preserving merit based hiring. NRA head Johnson aims to bind coal operators and United Mine Workers into a fresh negotiation, with a possible imposition of a code if talks stall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Labor Advisory Board of the Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Donald R. Richberg
United Mine Workers of America
Johnson
Automobile Code Points Signed by Roosevelt
Roosevelt signs key points of the automobile code placing administration in the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The code sets a 35 hour max workweek for factories and 40 hours for offices, with a 48 hour six day peak-season option. It fixes minimum wages by city size for factory and office workers, bans child labor, and protects collective bargaining while allowing merit-based hiring and retention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Helen Wills Moody Aims At Prohibition and Armistice Day
In Santa Monica dispatches Helen Wills Moody comments on publicity around the armistice and mentions Texas prohibition elections the same week. She speculates on outcomes and recalls President Roosevelt addressing wealthy Dutchess County neighbors who did not vote for him.
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Helen Wills Moody
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Roosevelt
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