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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1924
Page
6
Couzens of the Internal Revenue Service cites cases of tax evasion and excessive claims in a wartime program. He argues millions in revenue were diverted through improper “washed cases” and demand for fair assessment of postwar tax burdens.
CROWLTY La Dec 14 O D Rabenhorst assistant principal and Rayne high school athletic coach was killed in an automobile accident near Melville while returning from Baton Rouge after visiting his mother He had stopped to inspect engine trouble when his car was struck from the rear.
New Orleans motorist Bert y and Phillibert a 28 year old man was killed when his car struck a parked vehicle and overturned. He was thrown to the pavement and suffered a fractured skull and a broken neck.
Lawrence, Mags., Dec. 15. A wage cut of about 10 percent took effect today at the Everett Mills. The mill, operating on a curtailed schedule, now runs five days a week. The plant normally employs 1,800 workers producing cotton textiles.
Two Black men fled from parish officers after failing to heed commands. A confrontation followed with a gunfire exchange resulting in a fatality. The incident occurred as officers pursued suspects along a rural road, drawing swift public attention and an official inquiry.
Sheriff J A McCurdy reports two men wounded and under suspicion after a highway chase near Meredith. A Dodge car fled, was pursued for over ten miles, and shots were exchanged with unidentified assailants. Witnesses describe drivers resembling two men connected to past trouble.
In Los Angeles a court hears the defense of Rich McCoy a former festival star accused of killing Theresa Mors. Prosecutors seek to show McCoy's pursuit of Mrs Mors and estranged husband Albert Mors sparked a violent act triggered by marital strife and meddling friends aiming at reconciliation.
George 8. Gibbons 50 president of the John T. Gibbons company and son of the late John T. Gibbons died after a sudden indigestion stricken at mass in a New Orleans church yesterday. He was removed from the church and died a few minutes later.
Fragmentary report mentions Sir Hari Singh and an aide with references to Rajah and Captain Charles W A in Paris. Details are garbled with no coherent sequence of events or identifiable actions, making it impossible to determine a clear outcome or context.
Washington memorial service in the Capitol honors Woodrow Wilson with a hush and a solemn program. President Coolidge, cabinet members, judiciary, foreign dignitaries, and family members attend as the Senate and House adjourn to mark the day.
Crowds gather in St Louis as the funeral procession for Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, begins. Rehearsals and planning for a public Madison Square Garden service in New York are discussed, with train arrivals and memorials in Laurel outlined. The traveling party, fatigued but in good health, prepares for final rites and pallbearers.
Census Bureau figures show one fifth of U S accident deaths in 1928 were from automobile crashes. Urban deaths exceeded rural ones, with only Kentucky Wyoming and Mississippi having more railroad than auto fatalities. Wyoming led all states in accident mortality at 195.4 per 100 000. California topped auto deaths at 2.6 per 100 000 and Mississippi was lowest at 4.4 per 100 000.
Washington December 15 Wholesale commodity prices continued to show a slight advance in November with an average rise of half of one percent on 404 commodities compared with October. Food articles rose 1.5 percent while apparel, metals and chemicals, and drugs averaged just over one percent higher. The miscellaneous group advanced 2.5 percent with smaller gains in farm products, fuels, building materials and household furnishings.
A fragmented OCR item references medical figures and a public event but lacks coherent facts or names. The readable portions mention doctors, a city, and a public show. No clear timeline, location, or outcome can be established from the text.
George Shaw defends his son after a German war veteran, still wounded, shoots at a wine roadhouse where Mrs. Marie Ayres encounters the group. Police report Mrs Ayres led to the scene as Shaw Sr. calls his son truly responsible while noting long hospital stays since the war.
Washington diary notes heated reaction as Senate committee weighs a remark about Shoals. Debate centers on inquiry scope and authority while Underwood faces scrutiny amid the ongoing investigation dynamics.
Reported readings show Port Arthur ten below, Parry Sound eight below and Ottawa zero. Edmonton records twenty below as a major winter storm hits Owen Sound district with one of the heaviest in years.
Lake Charles residents join hunts across Hackberry and Mack Lake areas as Mayor J A Trott organizes search for Fargue. Fire trucks and an airplane are pledged to attract attention and aid, with citizens marching into marshes to locate the missing Frank Eisden et al.
Fragmented OCR text describes a holiday shopping countdown and mentions 8 shopping days until Christmas with a landscape theme reference.
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