Prohi Agent Dies in Whisky Cave Gas Trap
In Houston a veteran prohibition agent Pat Sharpe died after descending into an underground whisky cave with colleagues. The team entered seeking evidence of a deadly gas trap. Sharpe cried a warning then perished while others escaped. An Italian farm owner linked to the distillery was arrested.
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Houston
Texas
Prohibition
Vicim
Pat Sharpe
Sharpe
Victor Buthed
Buthed
M. C. Waltrip
W. D. Smith
Galveston
Smith
Carl Green
District Attorney's Office
Good Fellows Appeal Seeks Christmas Aid in Twin Cities
The Good Fellows fund in Monroe and West Monroe needs donations to provide food and warm clothing for needy families. Only 36 dollars has been received so far, with checks or cash sent to The News-Star office on North Second Street and promptly acknowledged.
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Good Fellows
Monroe
West Monroe
News-Star
North Second Street
Good Fellows Fund
Twin City
Magdalen B. Amman
Governor Calls Special Session Of Legislature
Governor Huey P. Long issues a proclamation for a legislative extraordinary session in Baton Rouge. Fifteen items outline aims such as regulating highway bonds under Amendment 13, expanding authority, increasing motor fuel taxes, and regulating vehicle licenses. Sessions run from next Monday noon to the following Saturday midnight with clerical work shared by the two houses.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
House
House of Representatives
Senate
District Attorney Highlights Absurdities in Louisiana Laws
District Attorney David I. Garrett told local bar association members that Louisiana laws create paradoxes such as harsh penalties for missing a target in a fight and lighter penalties for wounding a victim. He urged a unified criminal code to remove obsolete provisions and align penalties with offenses.
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David I. Garrett
Bar Association
Garrett
Clerk slays auto dealer over wife in Atlanta
W L Shippey a warehouse clerk surrendered to police after shooting automaker G Hall Davis five times on a downtown street in Atlanta. Witnesses say Davis courted Shippey’s wife. Shippey confessed he killed Davis five times in the head.
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Atlanta
G. Hall Davis
W. L. Shippey
Shippey
Davis
Blondy Woodson Moves to Baton Rouge Prison
C T Blondy Woodson the train robber departed at 930 am today in the custody of Deputy C L Tarver for the state penitentiary at Baton Rouge. He left by bus smiling as deputies bid him farewell. The swift justice saw arrest around 100 hours earlier after the Ouachita court house case facing a bold robbery in the region.
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C. T. “Blondy” Woodson
C. L. Tarver
State Penitentiary
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Court House
West and Whiting Nominated as Cabinet Secretaries
President Coolidge submitted the nominations of Rey C West of Illinois for secretary of the interior and William E Whiting of Massachusetts for secretary of commerce to the Senate. Wayne G Borah of Louisiana was named United States district judge for the eastern district of Louisiana and Edmond Earl Yalbot of Louisiana was nominated district attorney for that district.
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Washington
Rey C. West
Ilinois
Interior
William E. Whiting
Massachusetts
Commerce
Senate
Coolidge
Wayne G. Borah
Louisiana
Edmond Earl Yalbot
Automatic wire typesetting tested at Rochester Times Union
A telegraph wire operated two newspaper typesetting machines at the Rochester Times Union plant. Wire dispatches were transferred directly into the machines with no human touch, forming lines as long as a column. The demonstration aimed to speed news transfers from event to print, part of Gutenberg era evolution. Frank E. Gannett hosted the private event. inventor Walter W. Morey showcased the Teletype setter from Mast Orange, New Jersey, and the Morkrum group.
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Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Times Union
Johannes Gutenberg
Strassburg
Frank E. Gannett
Gannett
Walter W. Morey
Mast Orange
New Jersey
Morkrum
Ken Strong and Bella Harrison Engaged
New York December 6 report says Ken Strong star back and Bella Harrison musical comedy actress are engaged. Strong has a history of holding during the season and now pairs with Harrison in public photos and familiar gestures of engagement.
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Associated S’ress
New York
Ken Strong
Bella Harrison
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
Humorous column notes a comic alter ego addressing old Saint Nick in a rural voice. The piece uses dialect and humorous asides to reflect holiday mood and local color.
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Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Alley
Rich Gambler Released by Elite Kidnappers in Louisville
Ed Alvey a 60 year old Louisville gambler and racing figure was freed after nearly 54 hours in captivity. Three unknown men abducted him Monday evening and masked him for the ride before releasing him without ransom as police activity and publicity mounted. He described his treatment as royal and said he would not mind staying longer as a guest.
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Louisville
Ed Alvey
Alvey
Louwisville
Paragould Man Goes on Trial for Uxoricide
John Reed, 48, is tried in circuit court on a 16 year old indictment charging the murder of his wife. The case alleges Reed struck her, dumped her in a mud hole and held her under water until she drowned near a felled tree. Evidence notes his hat and coat on a slough bank.
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Paragould
Ark
John Reed
Circuit Court
Reed
Marshalltown
Iowa
Love and contract force film star to seek annulment
Jean Arthur, renowned screen actress, was bound by a written agreement not to wed but reportedly married Julian Ancker last July. The petition states the couple separated immediately after their secret marriage and seeks an annulment.
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Los Angeles
Jean Arthur
The
Screen
Julian Ancker
Virgil Dunn Loses Fight for Liberty
Virgil Dunn, once condemned to life for the slaving of a deputy, had his appeal rejected and remains imprisoned. The ruling upholds the prior conviction and sentence, concluding the legal battle over his liberty.
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Virgil Dunn
Liberty
Convict Virgil Dunn Dies After Battle With Troops
Virgil Dunn, 50, escaped convict and former deputy killer, died in Philadelphia Mississippi hospital from a spleen gunshot wound after state troopers pursued him near Philadelphia. He had escaped from Parchman in 1928 and was shot by guards during the confrontation. Dunn left a widow and seven children.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Miss
Virgil Dunn
Dann
John A. Myers
Neshoba County
Parchman
Myers
Pearl River
Dunn
Bilbo
Beall
NFED Girls 10 Dress Dolls at Toy Shop Here
A playful local notice describes dolls in a Boy Scout toy shop behind Wise Shoe Co needing warm neat dress as per timeless Santa Claus rule. The piece evokes Christmas Eve origins and Arctic workshop tradition shaping this doll dressing standard.
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Santa Claus
Arctic
Boy Scout Toy Shop
Wise Shoe Company
Miklas to Be Austrian Chief as Nation Chooses Leader
Vienna report says Wilhelm Miklas, president of the national assembly, will become president of the Austrian republic on Sunday. He succeeds Michael Hainisch who has led since 1920. Miklas won on the third ballot amid blank ballots from Social Democrats and a 94 to 5 tally against Police President Schweber with a further round of blanks.
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Wilhelm Miklas
National Assembly
Michael Hainisch
Miklas
Karl Renner
Police
Schweber
Agrarians
Limb Falls on Lincoln Youth Kills Ivy Choate
Ivy Choate an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs J R Choate of Simsboro died at the Ruston Lincoln sanitarium from injuries after a limb fell on him while cutting timber on a farm near his home. He suffered a base of skull fracture and death followed despite medical efforts.
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News- Star
Ruston
Ivy Choate
J. R. Choate
Simsboro
Ruston-Lincoln
Meda
Willie
Tomiie
Jewel Choate
Activities in 70th Congress outline multiple committee actions
Senate resumes Boulder Canyon bill consideration. House agriculture outlines session program. House census deliberates reapportionment. Naval affairs panel weighs marine personnel and naval oil reserve bills. Veterans, appropriations and subcommittees on war, agriculture, state, justice, commerce and labor convene.
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Boulder Canyon
House Agriculture Committee
House Census Committee
House
Naval Affairs Committee
House Veterans Committee
House Appropriations
Murder at Scranton Revealed
The body of seven year old Joseph Storela, kidnapped November 17 from the east side, was found in a swamp near Secaucus, N J. Police traced a confession by Peter Kudzinowski to Detroit authorities, detailing the kidnap and murder after a movie and a walk in Jersey City. The body showed throat cutting. identity was confirmed by Frigate Cosmo Storela of Port Ethan Allen Vermont.
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Py Associated Press
New York
Joseph Storela
Secaucus
N. J
Jersey City
Peter Kudzinowski
Detroit
Buffalo
Joseph Guiliano
Joseph
Second Avenue
Baton Rouge Woman Fined Over Alleged Beer Sale
Mrs Lula Blenchard of Baton Rouge was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to six months after federal court conviction for selling liquor. She contended the beer sold to prohibition agents was not intoxicating.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Lula Blenchard
Tick Eradication Meeting Planned for Ruston
North Louisiana farmers and livestock interests call a December 18 meeting in Ruston to discuss tick eradication. Lincoln Parish Farm Bureau and Ruston Chamber of Commerce invite representatives from parishes across the region to share methods and curtail re infestation from neighboring areas.
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News-Star
Ruston
North Louisiana
Der
Louisiana
Madison
East Carroll Parishes
Rossier
Caddo
Grant
LaSalle
Catahoula
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