State Forestry Chief Praises Monroe Work
W R Hine state forestry superintendent visited Monroe praising the district under E M Thornton with nine parishes and two protection units. About 450000 acres are under intensive protection and only 300 acres have burned since July 1, a top state record. Camp Fire girls planned to help gather Christmas trees for Twin Cities schools to teach forestry and tree care.
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W. R. Hine
Monroe
E. M. Thornton
Camp Fire
The
Woods
Thornton
Twin Cities
Rockefeller Jr Heads South for Winter at Ormond Beach
John D. Rockefeller Jr. travels from New York to Ormond Beach Florida for his annual winter stay. He travels with nurses and servants and plans to arrive at 6:30 PM. He says he feels well and is excited for a Florida visit after a difficult summer. He notes he does not mind being photographed if not surprised.
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Associated Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ormond Beach
Fla
Ormond
Rockefeller
Poncantico Hills
Pennsylvania Station
Florida
William Egan
Mr. Rockefeller
Farmer Acquitted of Slaying Son Slain in Texas
Ike Killingsworth a wealthy Harrison county farmer acquitted last year of murder in his son's death was shot to death at his nephew Wiley Paige's home near Longview Texas Sheriff Saunders went to the farmhouse and was returning with the shooter Paige had been a defense witness in Killingsworth's previous trial in Marshal last year.
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Longview
Tex
Ike Killingsworth
Harrison County
Wiley Paige
Saunders
Killingsworth
Paige
Killingworth
Lenglen Holiday Visit Tied to California Heiress
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Suzanne Lenglen arrived from Europe with two companions and will stay at Lake Tahoe as the guest of Mrs. Anita Baldwin of Los Angeles. Details remain secret, with speculation about accompanying people and possible engagement rumors surrounding Baldwin's family.
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San Francisco
The
Chronicle Today
Anita Baldwin
Los Angeles
California
E. J
Lucky) Baldwin
Truckee
Cal
Suzanne Lenglen
Europe
Lake Tahoe
Mile. Lenglen
Baldwin M. Baldwin
Mile
Lenglen
Thaddeus A. Winter
Nel Maxine Wilson
Winter
Bosh
Posse Captures Young Bank Robbers Near Kellyville
A citizen posse chased and halted two holdup men after a gunfight at the Bank of Kellyville. Dennis Williams aged 19 and John Eldridge aged 18, both of Wryat, were captured. Williams was shot in the back and a posse member wounded slightly. The robbers locked cashier Horace Harvey in the vault and escaped with about 800 to 1000 dollars before police recovered the loot.
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Kellyville
Okla
Bank
Dennis Williams
Williams
John Eldridge
Wryat
Here
Horace Harvey
Harvey
Delta Air Service plans explained to Rotary Club
Travis Oliver spoke at Hotel Virginia outlining Delta Air Service Inc plans, successor to Huff Daland Dusters, as a Northeast Louisiana company with anticipated benefits. George Weaks described the Boy Scouts exposition set for April 1929. Rotary action to sponsor the movement was deferred to the next meeting.
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Travis Oliver
Virginia
Rotary Club
Delta Air Service, Inc
Huff Daland Dusters’ Corporation
Northeast
Louisiana
George Weaks
Boy Scouts
Explosion at New York disinfecting plant kills four
Four people died and at least six were injured when a disinfecting plant on East 108th Street exploded. Thirteen others were unaccounted for as ambulances fire crews and police rushed to the scene. windows shattered across blocks and surrounding houses.
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New York
Fast 108Th Street
East River
Ed Alvey Describes Abduction and Confinement Across River
Alvey recounts being confined and handcuffed by captors who hinted at ransom and kept him in a lavishly furnished room with good meals and a barber. He believes the car was driven toward New Albany across the Ohio River after his capture. The captors required a promise not to prosecute before release.
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New Albany
Ind
Ohio River
Alvey
Automatic typesetter links telegraph to type setting
Kleinschmidt corporation of Chicago demonstrates a Teletype style automatic typesetter. A single wire sends tape impulses to two machines a Linotype and an Intertype, with a six punch unit tape translating to electrical signals to operate a human hand like selector. Monroe News-Star operates two such printers receiving AP dispatches six days a week.
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Kleinschmidt Corporation of
Chicago
Linotype
Intertype
News-Star
Monroe
News Star
Northeast Louisiana
Blondy Woodson Captured After Train Robbery
Woodson, on parole for a six to nine year state term, faced a federal mail robbery charge with a 25 year minimum. He left the sheriff’s office free, then returned early Sunday to be arrested by J. C. Cobb of West Monroe police for robbing Illinois Central train No. 203. He walked through the courthouse.
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State Penitentiary
Blondy” Woodson
J. C. Cobb
West Monroe
Outlaw Robber Pleads Guilty and Heads to Prison
The suspect pleaded guilty to robbing passengers on the state charge and received six to nine years. He faces a federal charge for robbing the U.S. mails and a shooting with intent to kill warrant, served Tuesday afternoon. Captured in West Monroe, he was prepared for the trip to the penitentiary with handcuffs but no shackles.
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United States
U. S
Milton Coverdale
West Monroe
Federal Grand Jury
Woodson
Sheriff's Department
Frisbie
These Simple Rules Make Teething Easy
Diet during teething matters and avoid overfeeding. Watch stomach and bowels and treat indigestion gas or constipation with Fletcher's Castoria. Castoria soothes wakeful cross babies to sleep and is vegetable based. Genuine Castoria bears the Fletcher signature on every bottle.
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Fletcher
Ady
Train Robbery Conductor Details Passenger Bribery
Mr Frisbie testified after identifying the robber that under threat he pressed passengers to surrender valuables. He described how the robber pressed for more, while Frisbie signaled others to hide money. He recalled a passenger pulling a large roll of bills and Frisbie guiding him to withhold some. K M Blount, a Memphis man.
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Woodson
Mr. Frisbie
Man Shot in the Neck Seeks Arrest Warrant
A man wounded in the neck by a shot from Woodson's gun arrived in Monroe on Tuesday to swear out a warrant for shooting with intent to kill. He said he was relieved of about $50 in mostly five dollar bills and that the money was reported found today.
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Woodson
Monroe
Bond's K and BR Promises Kidney and Bladder Relief
Cold weather worsens kidney and bladder issues and frequent urination. Bond's K and BR, a prescription remedy from Bond's Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark, claims to aid urinary disorders with years of patient relief and offers bottles at 60 cents or 1.20 dollars postpaid if not locally available.
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Bond
Little Rock
Ark
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