Doughtie Buys South Grand Lot for Eleven Story Hotel
In a major real estate move, D E Doughtie buys the 60 by 150 foot South Grand street lot adjacent to Hotel Monroe from S K Heninger for 30000 dollars, at 500 per front foot, paving way for an eleven story hotel with about 150 rooms despite a three year Yellow Cab lease. Local interest spikes as news follows the Hotel Virginia opening.
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D- E. Doughtie
Hotel
Monroe
S. K. Keninger
South Grand Street
Hotel Monroe
Doughtie
Heninger
South Grand
Yellow Cab
Yellow Cab Co
Minneapolis minister Knute Birkeland is slain police say
Police in Minneapolis believe Rev. Knute B. Birkeland 69 was murdered and found in an untenanted duplex where his body lay beneath a quilt and sheet. Investigators pursue a woman named May Reynolds who rented the unit on November 20 and planned a massage parlor as Birkeland had been missing for a week.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. P
Knute B. Birkeland
Poliee
May Reynolds
Tacna Arica Dispute Brought to League for Ruling
Geneva December 2 Chilean minister Valdes Mendeville delivered a memorandum to Sir Eric Drummond, notifying the League of Nations about the Tacna and Arica sovereignty dispute. The document cites delays in the plebiscite mandated by President Coolidge's arbitration award.
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Geneva
A. B
Chile
Peru
Tacna
Arica
League of Nations
Berea
Valdes Mendeville
Eric Drummond
League
Coolidge
Burglars Take Haul After Midnight Snack
Fatigued from breaking into the Jackson street and Ouachita avenue soft drink stand owned by Henry Fearson, burglars made a late night meal of hot dogs and hamburgers before fleeing with cigars cigarettes candies and chewing gum. Police Sergeant Lenard led the investigation but found no clues.
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Jackson Street
Ouachita Avenue
Henry Fearson
Jimmy
Lenard
Crusader Pipe Line Progress Speeds Toward January Finish
Newly increased crews race to complete the Crusader Pipe Line from Smackover to Vidalia before winter weather halts work. Austin Taylor, Crusader Pipe Line Co. head, will make Shreveport headquarters with the Louisiana focus.
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Crusader
Smackover
Vidalia
el Dorado
Austin Taylor
Crusader Pipe Line Company of Louisiana
Arkansas
Shreveport
Mr. Taylor
Louisiana
Mre
H. H. Garrett
W. H. Lilly
Ouachita National Bank
Landry
The
Gulf
Taylor
Kip's Attorney Begins Sum Up in Rhinelander Case
Isaac N. Mills chief counsel for Leonard Kip Rhinelander opens summation for the plaintiff in a suit for annulment against his mulatto wife Alice Beatrice Jones Rhinelander in White Plains New York. He appeals to the white jury on racial grounds saying Leonard will hail a guilty verdict as a prisoner on the scaffold seeking a governor's pardon.
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White Plains
N. Y
A. P
Isaac N. Mills
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice
Jones Rhinelander
Mills
Leonard
Briand Cabinet Faces Grave Admission in Parliament
Paris December 2 The Briand cabinet declares to the Chamber Deputies that the situation is grave but not irreparable if the government has the confidence of the nation and the collaboration of both houses.
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Paris
A. P
Briand
Chamber Deputies
Die Proof of Wilson Stamp Is Complete
The die proof of the new 17 cent Woodrow Wilson stamp was completed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Postmaster General New said the first issue would go on sale December 28 at Staunton Princeton New York City and Washington. The stamp will be printed in bank note black ink and bears Wilsons portrait approved by his widow and Norman Davis.
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Washington
A. P
Woodrow Wilson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Postmaster General
New
Staunton
Mr. Wilson
Princeton
N. J
White House
New York City
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Wilson
Norman Davis
Woman Linked to New York Youth Murder Case
A woman in the background of the George Nye Jr. killing is linked to the case as District Attorney McGeehan seeks more details about her social circle before naming her. Gordon Pirie confesses Nye boasted of conquests and was killed in his sleep with a hatchet, body hidden under a sister’s bed.
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New York
A. P
George Nye, Jr
Chum
Gordon Pirie
McGeehan
Pirie
Nye
Violet Smith
Margaret
Sheedy Resigns as Vice President of Fleet Corporation
Joseph E. Sheedy has resigned as vice president in charge of European operations of the Fleet Corporation. President Crowley accepted the resignation effective immediately after conferences with shipping board commissioners. Erckenbrach, previously European director, was also reported to have been ordered to Washington amid tensions between Crowley and Sheedy.
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Washington
A. P
Joseph E. Sheedy
Fleet Corporation
London
Crowley
Corporation
Leviathan
Sheedy
Shipping Board
E. P. Erckenbrach
Mr. Sheedy
Erckenbrach
Europe
Treatment for High Blood Pressure Reported in Toronto
Dr. W J McDonald of St Catharines Ontario announced to the Toronto Academy of Medicine that an extract of liver can reduce arterial hypertension in patients without complications. The preliminary findings, first reported last May, are supported by animal tests and human clinical trials and by chemical analysis.
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Toronto
A. P
W. J. McDonald
St. Catherine’s
Ontario
Toronto Academy of Medicine
McDonald
Turk War Possibility Casts English Shadow
London reports rumors of a possible British Turkish war over the Mosul boundary but general rejoicing over the Locarno treaty persists. Parliament lobbies discuss the issue informally while delegates head to Geneva where Mosul will top League of Nations talks.
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London
A. P
Great Britain
Turkey
Mosul
Geneva
Council
League of Nations
LSU Coeds Debate Smoking Policy As Monroe Girl Objects
At Louisiana State University coeds discuss whether women should be allowed to smoke. Opinions split with leaders like Ray Sommer calling for standards but not enforcing a formal rule. Some presidents favor personal choice while noting current social norms and gradual change. Continued on page eight.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State
Ray Sommer
Miss Sommer
Scholastic
Eral
Inez Cooke
Gren
Miss Cooke
Tropical gale lashes U S Atlantic coast from Florida to Virginia
A tropical storm swept the southern Atlantic coast causing widespread damage from Florida to Virginia. Florida coast towns reported heavy damage and fatalities including six drowned at Daytona Beach. Four ships damaged off Florida and the schooner William Russell wrecked near Olympia. No major alarms reported along North Carolina and Virginia shores as crews moved ships inland.
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Norfolk
A. P
Virginia
Carolinas
United States
Miami
Florida
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Daytona Beach
Fla
Davy Jones
Halifax River
St. Augustine
Jacksonville Beach
William Russell
Fort Lauderdale
Olympia
Bert Chalkee
Charles A. Dean
Essons
Port Orange
Eee Rum
Lake Charles Rebuilds After Fatal Fire Damages Reach One Million
Lake Charles works to restore services after a deadly blaze that killed three men and caused about a million dollars in damage. Telephones and streetcars recover. crews clear wreckage and promise larger, modern replacements as residents mourn and assess plans for rebuilding.
Americans Ordered Off Streets Damascus
A terse dispatch reports that Americans were ordered off the streets in Damascus, with authorities citing security concerns and enforcing curfews as local conditions deteriorate. No injuries are confirmed in the brief item.
War Spirit Growing Shelling of Damascus as Last Resort
The American consul warned residents of Damascus to stay indoors after 6 p.m. as fanatical sentiment rises. French forces point out safe areas while shells may resume to repel rebels infiltrating the city. An unconfirmed Cairo report says Druse tribesmen march on Damascus for a major battle.
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Damascus
Syria
A. P
London
Evening News
Cairo
President Coolidge Receives Aircraft Investigation Report
President Coolidge today received the report of the special board led by Dwight W. Morrow on the aircraft situation. The document was handed to newspapermen under a pledge of publication tomorrow morning. Morrow declined to add comment after presenting the report.
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Washington
A. P
Coolidge
Dwight W. Morrow
New York
White House
Morrow
House Ways Means Committee Alters Tax Reduction Plan
The House Ways and Means Committee rescinded retroactive inheritance tax cuts after treasury estimates show a revenue loss of 70 million dollars, far higher than earlier 20 million. The panel kept lower inheritance rates for future years.
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HOUSE
Ways, Means
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Winnfield Murder Case Nears End With Two on Trial
In Winnfield Louisiana the state may rest this afternoon in the murder trial of John W Snelling and son Preston Snelling for the killing of Walter Meyers at a August dance at the Snelling home. Twelve witnesses have testified three eye witnesses. The defense has eleven witnesses ready with three or four more likely. Night sessions continue and a jury verdict is expected by Thursday night.
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Winnfield
A. P
John W. Snelling
Preston Snelling
Walter Meyers
Snelling
Damascus Bombardment Talked by Consul Corps
Consular officials warned nationals that French forces may again bombard certain quarters of Damascus as they did during the recent uprising suppression.
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Damascus
Syria
A. P
River Stations Report Mississippi and Ouachita Levels
River stages listed for Mississippi and Ouachita basins show readings at Memphis Vicksburg New Orleans and Alexandria with fall values detailed alongside the initial measurements. Data cites Red Sharevevert Camden Monroe with respective level changes.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orlean
Red
Sharevevert
Alexandria
Quachita
Camden
Monroe
Big banquet brings Monroe and West Monroe together
Monroe and West Monroe host a booster banquet at the Williams building on Wood and Cotton streets Thursday December 3 at 6 30 p m. The event promises a fine program and much good cheer with all residents urged to attend.
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Williams Building
Wood and
Cotton Streets
Dallas concerns low bid on bridge repairs
The Louisiana Highway Commission received bids December for 27.12 miles of highways and repairs including the Monroe traffic bridge in Ouachita parish. The Austin Bridge Company of Dallas bid 528,122.67 for the Monroe bridge, the lowest local bid. Repairs will overhaul the structure, replace timber, install draw-span mechanism, repaint, and underpin piers. The city plans to award soon with work starting after year’s start and lasting about three months.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Monroe
Barrow Canal
Houma
Monroe Traffic
Austin Bridge Company
Dallas
Tex
Monroe-Jonesboro
Ouachita Parish
Cadeville
Alexandria Construction Company
Harvey and Jones
Chatham-Ruston
Jackson Parish
Chatham
Verron
S. S. Andrews
Iena
Jena
Summerville
I. F. Hebert
State Highway Commission
Arnold Bernstein
Storm Delays Return of Walker and Party
Mayor-elect James Walker of New York and his party of newspapermen arrived in Miami after halting at Palm Beach. Weather forced a stop and prevented Walker from joining W. J. Copner on his yacht on a planned return. the group will sail for New York on Saturday aboard the steamship Alexander.
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Miami
Fla
A. P
James Walker
New York
Palm Beach
Alexander
Ferguson husband defends Texas highway contracts amid Moody claims
James E. Ferguson, husband of Governor Miriam A. Ferguson, releases a statement backing the administration over alleged highway contract fraud. He accuses newspapers and Attorney General Moody of distortion while urging the public to study the facts and judge who bears the fault.
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Austin
Texas
A. P
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Highway Commission
American Road Company
Moody
Peple
Highway Department
The
Texas Attorney General Denies Ferguson Fraud Claims
Attorney General Dan Moody rebutted James Ferguson's assertion that the state will lose from a $600000 judgment against the American Road Company. Moody defended court findings as fully supporting fraud charges and said Ferguson tries to juggle figures to mislead the public.
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Austin
A. P
James E. Ferguson
American Road Company
Dan Moody
Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Moody
George Calhoun
53Rd District Court
Texas
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Lake Charles
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Lake. Charles
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Ben Collins
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company
Southern Amusement Company
Moss
Ryan Street
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Pujo
Consul
West Monroe
Dallas Concern
Monroe Span
Walker
Ferguson Highway
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