Affidavits Support Hair-Cutting Allegations at Baton Rouge High
Miss Reine Alexander presents sworn affidavits from 18 Baton Rouge High School teachers to President Boyd confirming freshmen attempted hair cutting and overpowered girls. Statements detail three named teachers and reactions, with Mrs Ruth Kenan's affidavit describing a freshman slapping and others lifting girls on shoulders during the incident.
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Baton Rouge
Mise Alexander
Mias Corallo Droz
Mise Violet Keller
Miers Rota Gladtey
Ter
Ruth Kenn
E. M. Young
Kean
Prominent Orleans Civic Worker Tebault Dies of Hemorrhage
William G. Tebault philanthropist and agricultural innovator died at noon after a hemorrhage following a coughing spell. He helped fund a yellow fever relief committee in 1904 and developed a large Gentilly road fruit and pecan farm. Survived by two sons and three daughters.
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New Orleans
William G. Tebsalt
Royal Street
Pecan Grove
Tebault
Gentilly Road
Luther Burbank, Jr
Hhe
Mr. Tebault
Donaldsonville
Royal and
Bienville Streets
Wr. G. Tebault, Jr
New
Roland C. Tebault
Alexandria
Citizens Talk Building of Bridge at Melville
A meeting in Melville, Louisiana, gathers citizens to discuss placing a bridge over the Bayou river at Melville. Attendees expect strong support from locals and visiting Alexandria residents, with involvement from the Louisiana Purchase Highway Association to secure Melville as the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville
Alexandria
Aiaya
Peragis
England opposes curb on opium use at India talks
Geneva December 1 England backed India in the international sum conference arguing that Representative Porter implied the US would not press the domestic opium issue. Sir Malcolm Deilevigne quoted past records to show assurances given to the American delegation and warned the topic belongs outside the agenda.
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Geneva
A. P
England
India
Stephen G. Porter
Malcolm Deilevigne
Opium Advisory Committee
John Jordan
Mr. Pottery
Bolivia
Peru
Malcolm
Fire damages New Orleans AmEx building causing $150,000 loss
A five story New Orleans building housing the American Express company suffered a major fire early today. The blaze destroyed thousands of express packages and caused about $150,000 in damage. The fire started in a locker room with in transit packages. Night clerk R P Mulhall perished in smoke while night watchman W J Bradnack rescued him.
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New Orleans
American Express Company
R. P. Mulhall
W. J. Bradnack
Minnekakda Liner Ashore Off Gluckstadt Coast
The American Line liner Minnekakda from New York November 20 to Plymouth Cherbourg and Hamburg ran aground off Gluckstadt Germany yesterday evening. Five tugs could not refloat her and officials hoped she would be rescued at the next tide.
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Londin
American Line
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Gluckstadt
Germany
Lloyds
Income Tax Trial Opens for Kansas City Journal Editors
In Kansas City on December 1 a federal court began the trial of Walter S. Dickey owner and editor of the Kansas City Journal Post and Ralph Ellis general managing editor. They face charges of allegedly illegal publication of income tax returns.
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Kansas City
Walters
Dickey
Kansas City Journal Post
Ralph Ellis
Monroe News Star Kraft Edition Sparks Atlantic Echo
An Atlantic echo surfaces as a Paris postcard arrives at Monroe New Star. The message asks for a copy of the latest kraft paper edition and mentions Monroe’s name crossing borders.
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News-Star
KRAFT
Atlantic
Monroe
Paris
France
Monroe New-Star
State- Unis
New York
Poris
Monroe News-Star
I. Munnich
Rue de Provence
Forester meet planned in Urania for December 4
Urania Louisiana in La Salle parish will host a large forestry meeting on December 4 to review reforestation work largely funded by the Henry E Hardtner revenue. The event will attract visitors from southern and northern states with official tours and a forest study day.
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Urania
la Balle
Henry E. Hardtner
Ttme
Fire destroys Smith County school buildings in Laurel
The administration building and the boys dormitory at the Smith County agricultural high school in Miss, Laurel were destroyed by fire shortly after 6 am. Loss is about 8000 dollars with partial insurance. A defective flue is listed as the cause. The girls dormitory was saved by students and townspeople. Classes resume Tuesday using church rooms and local homes for students.
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Laurel
Miss
Smith County Agricultural High School
Miss, Miss
Four Die In West 63rd Street Rooming House Fire
A five story rooming house on West 63rd Street burned this morning in New York. Four people died, including three women, with twelve others injured. A woman perished leaping from the roof. bodies of two women were found in upper hallway areas and a man on the top floor landing.
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New York
West 63Rd Street
Calles Takes Oath as New Mexican President
General Plutarco Elias Calles took his oath of office as president at noon in the national stadium before about 25,000 spectators. The ceremony drew diplomatic missions from 16 foreign powers, with General Alvaro Obregon and other officials in attendance.
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Mexico City
A. P
Plutarco Elias Calles
National Stadium
Alvaro Obregon
Automobile Parked on Ruston Street Stolen
On a December afternoon Mr. Ed McCallum parked his Chevrolet on Vienna street near the Marbury Drag Company and returned to find it missing. A tall caped stranger who stood nearby also disappeared. Officers in surrounding towns were notified with no clue found by morning.
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Rustin
Ed. Mc. Callum
Vienna Street
Marbury Drag Company
Congress Convenes as New Session Opens Briefly
Washington December 1 after a six months rest the sixty eighth Congress reassembled for a short session. Prayers roll calls and swearing in of new members mark opening. President Coolidge's annual message awaited with budget delivery planned for Thursday.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Republicans
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate
Ladd, Brockhart
Frazier
House
Interior Department
Mustle Shoals Project
Henry Ford
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wa.m. Butler
Massachusetts
Republications Committee
Senator Lodge
Jentse H. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Rice W. Means
A. B. Adams
Colorado
Nicholson
Adams
Wm. E. Borah
Foreign Relations
Coolidge
Aftr
Capitol
One Killed and Dozens Hurt as Express Hits Immigrant Cars
An unidentified woman died and about 26 passengers were injured when an express Pennsylvania Railroad train rear-ended a second train on Chicago's south side. The crash involved an immigrant car on the rear of train No 109. the forward train was No 1009 and was running late.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago Opens Cotton Trading on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago becomes a cotton market as trading begins on the Chicago board of trade. Frank L. Carey makes the first transaction with officials from government, banking, and industry watching as 9 o clock open initiates deliveries for January.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Frank L. Carey
Houston-Galveston
Department of Agriculture
New York
New Orleans
Moreton
Galveston
Wireless photographs received at Medford station
Wireless photographs sent from Washington by inventor C Francis Jenkins were received at the American Radio and Research Corporation station in Medford Massachusetts. The test had failed last night. The messages were written by Herbert Moorer secretary of commerce Curtice D Wilbur secretary of the post Paul Henderson second assistant postmaster general and a Japanese merchant Yoshida was mentioned with Sasenaee acting as.
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Medford
Mass
Washington, D. C
C. Francis Jenkins
American Radio and Research Corporation
Herbert Moorer
Commerce
Curtise D. Wilbur
Paul H. Henderson
Yoshida
Sasenaee
Multiple crashes on Calhoun road leave five cars wrecked
A midnight sequence near Calhoun road involved thirteen men in a chain of crashes. arrests ranged from disturbing the peace to carrying weapons and liquor. Deputies pursued five men after a smoky wrecking episode where a wrecker overturned and cars piled up. all escaped serious injury amid a tense scene with a hundred spectators.
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Calhoun Road
J. K. Harburn
Leano= Motor Company
George Clark
H. J. Griggs
Griggs
Dodce
Mitchell
Hicks
D. L. Roper
Edmond Whitlock
Reagen
Roper
Robinson Rejects Move to Read Wheeler Out of Party
Sen Robinson of Arkansas says no effort will be made to formally read Senator Wheeler of Montana out of the Democratic party. The query arose after Republicans excluded Senator La Follette, with whom Wheeler was allied on the independent presidential ticket.
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Robinson
Wheeler
Washington
Montana
Arkansas
Senate
Democrats
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Sudan Evacuation Quiet in London Reports
London reports from December 1 indicate calm conditions in Sudan with Egyptian troop evacuation progressing steadily and without incident as news reaches the city.
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Sudan
London
U S Commission Reviews French Debt Refunding
The American debt commission opened after six months to study the France war debt refunding. It noted no firm proposal but said Paris desires terms and would continue discussions with Secretary Mellon and Ambassador Jusserand. Hurley’s funding plan was reviewed as a possible basis for settlement.
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Washington
Der
Lunding Commission
Mellon
Jusserand
France
United States
Serrstery Mellon
Juspe
Del
American Debt Commission
Jasser
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Decisions of La supreme court list neglects murder case
The La supreme court released a list of its decisions but did not include the murder appeal of Rob erton Hayes connected to the Epstein murder case from Swartz. The long list shows numerous rulings on various cases with affirmations, remands, and writs, but the Rob erton Hayes matter is absent.
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Roberton-Hayes
Swartz
State Supreme Court
O'Niel
Frank Paulie
Arthur Tabony
F. E. David
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Cate
Town of
State of Louisiana
Paul
Annulied
Louis A. Majopdie, Sr
Stable First City Court
Juli Joseph
Jmes A. Brenan
Rogerit Bessie Byas
Hotel Bent Inc
District Court
Homer H. Bautistays
Agnes Southall
Emma Williams
Land Development Co. of Louisiana, Ltd
Court of Appeal
B. McNeely
Vidalia
Sealy
Juliius Scharff
Alex Dusse
Justice Thompson
Fred Hemler
Louis Jones
L. M. Dalgarn
New Orleans Land Company
Charles J. Mundy
Mumford Phillips
John Dunnington, Sr
Lawrence W. Long
Peters Mill Company
O. K. Realty Co., Inc
John A. Juliani, Inc
Justice Land
Lillie Carmouche
State
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Boyd
Orleans
Miss Vivars
Miss Vivers
Charles Dickens
New York City
America
N. C. American Express Co
Coast
N. E. Hardtner
Calles
Ruston Street
Pennsylvania
Negro
Evansville
Ind
Asylas William
Joseph Edwards
Meridian
Sebree
Emmett Bell
Rollie Barker
Clay
Wheatcroft
Edwards
Barker
Williams
O. A. Scott
Seyap
Madisonville
Earlington
Board of Trade Scene of
Newest Mart
Calhoun AD
Mrssr
Souther
Nz. R. Southern
R. E. Mack
Golden Gate Vaudeville Company
Los Angeles
Wiolet
Mack
Mrs. Southern
Southern
U.S Commission
Supreme Court
Roberson
Veronica Pavelka
J. A. Castille
Leo Richard
Most Prophet
F. C. Henderson
J. J. Hollingeworth
American Railway Express Company
Aaron Steeg
Jos. S. Codifer
Justice Brunot
Victoria Rogers
Viner Mitchel
Dixie Company, Inc
M. M. Boatner
Robert Braxton
Wertham Bay Company
Roanoke Mercantile Co., Ltd
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