Importers Escape Narcotics Hidden in Tin Boxes
In New York harbor the steamer Alesia yielded the largest narcotics seizure on record, 1090 pounds with a market value over 1 million dollars. Imported from Turkey inside fur cases from Constantinople, the contraband was not seized from any identifiable importers. Customs and narcotics bureaus collaborated under Assistant Secretary Lowman, tracking the ship from Providence to New York.
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Washington
The
Treasury
New York Harbor
Turkey
Constantinople
Lowman
Customs and Narcotics Bureaus
Alesia
Providence
R. 1
New York
Customs House
Franco explains why revolution in Spain failed
Major Ramon Franco said the artillery corps backed out at the last moment forcing surrender after their revolutionary movement began in Spain. He predicted a republic would be proclaimed within a month and insisted the aim was to establish liberty and a constitution for Spain.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ramon Franco
Spain
Franco
Major in Tears as He Testifies in Murder Case
Major Charles A. Shepard testified in his murder trial, recounting his wife Mrs Shepard’s alcohol use and fear of insanity. He recalled discovering she drank on their Los Angeles honeymoon in 1916 and described her mother’s violent insanity. He spoke calmly and clearly about despondent moods linked to drinking.
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Grace Brandon
San Antonio
Texas
Kansas City
Kan
Charles A. Shepard
Hils
Film Colony Fire May Have Been Incendiary
Investigators say a Malibou Beach fire that destroyed the motion picture colony caused about 400000 dollars in losses and may have been incendiary. The blaze comes amid a long local dispute between owner Mrs May K Rindge and squatters claiming the land was open to homesteading.
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Malibou Beach
Cal
May K. Rindge
First Annual Christmas Catalogue in News Star and World
The News Star and World will publish a first annual Christmas catalogue in their Wednesday and Thursday editions to help readers answer What Shall I Give for Christmas This year The catalogue will list items available in Monroe with prices and where to buy it and feature a double index of participating stores The aim is to save readers from visiting multiple shops and to guide them to appropriate gifts for loved ones including mother sister brother aunts uncles and father with examples and shopping guidance.
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theews-Star
Monroe
News-Star
the World
Mother
Sister
Kin CaId Case Opens in U S Appeal Court
R Foster Kincaid of Winnsboro sues the U S government for payment for condemned lands in Franklin parish before the Boeuf spillway construction. The case, a test of compensation before flood outlet projects, follows a district court ruling siding with Kincaid.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Bouef
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
R. Foster Kincaid
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Kincaid
Ben C. Dawkins
Monroe
Circuit Court
Dawkins
Patrick J. Hurley
Lytle Brown
The
Army Engineers
Thomas H. Jackson
Mississippi River
Monroe Shivers as Temperature Nears Freezing
Cold weather hung over the Missouri area with temperature dropping from 38 degrees last night to 34 degrees by 6 am. The day showed a four degree variation and held at 34 for six hours around noon with minor fluctuations in the gauge.
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Monroe
Marriage Ceremonies En Famille In Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge a mother and father with their son and daughter were issued licenses to wed in a family ceremony. Frank Peoples 47 marries Mrs Janes Coustaline Forche 47, and Tom Peoples 21 of Houston marries Helen Forche 18, daughter of Mrs Jane Coustaline Forche. The elder Peoples are divorced, and Mrs Forche's first husband is dead.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Frank Peoples
Janes Coustaline Forche
Peoples
Tom Peoples
Houston
Texas
Helen Forche
Jane Coustaline Forche
Bank Robbery at Manchester Savings Bank in Pittsburgh
Six bandits robbed the Manchester Savings Bank and Trust Co in Pittsburgh taking about 50 000 in cash. Gunmen held up 30 bank and insurance employees, struck manager Adam Hoffman, and fled before police arrived after the bank opened. The incident follows two prior Pittsburgh district robberies in ten days.
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Pittsburgh
Manchester Savings Bank and Trust Company
G. C. Gerwig
Superior Fire Insurance Company
Adam Hoffman
Hoffman
Long to Convene Board Meeting on Tax Relief Plan
Gov Huey P Long pledged a meeting of the state board of liquidation after the new year to consider tax postponement for parishes recently hit by drought. A East Carroll delegation led by Representative Robert P Kennedy urged the pledge.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
State Board of Liquidation
East Carroll Parish
Robert P. Kennedy
Board of Liquidation
Hambone's Meditations Charting Christmas Talk
Local playful piece by J. P. Alley humorously riffs on Christmas chatter about telling children the truth. The column uses dialect wit to reflect on family conversations and social notions during holiday season.
Mutiny Quelled by Fire Hose in La Salle Jail
Jena Louisiana December 16 14 prisoners in LaSalle parish jail rioted in four cells demanding hot meals. Sheriff L M Davis ordered five minutes to quit then a fire hose drenched the inmates ending the disturbance. Jere Wright and Deputy Bailey aided the response. Ringleaders named are Fred England Arkalu Jordan and Charles Corley.
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Jena
LaSalle Parish
John Wright
L. M. Davis
Davis
Wright
W. H. Bailey
Fred England
Arkalu Jordan
Charles Corley
Two Killed as Train Strikes Auto in New Orleans
An Illinois Central engine hit a car at Prytania street and Leake avenue in New Orleans, killing Ruth Whitlow, 35, and Alec Erickson instantly. The car slid 20 feet. four others were injured including Lucille Johnson, Julia M Flanigan, Mrs. Charles Gussman and Alex Palarduara.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Illinois Central
Prytania Street
Leake Avenue
Ruth Whitlow
Alec Erickson
Lucille Johnson
Julia M. Flanigan
Charles Gussman
Alex Palarduara
Read This Story and Put Yourself In This Moth ers Place
A reader is urged to imagine a mother's Christmas Eve in a ruined home. The piece prompts empathy by contrasting luxury with poverty and warns against tragedies in Monroe during the holiday season.
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Monroe
Mother
Brood
Troop fire wounds motorist who refused to halt near textile area
In Danville, guardsmen fired on a motorist who allegedly failed to obey a halt order as they monitored for dynamite-laden cars around Schoolfield. The driver, Lockwood Pickett of Forrest Hills, N C, was seriously wounded. 60 gallons of whiskey were found in the car. He was treated and undergoing delayed surgery after initial improvement.
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Danville
Schoolfield
Lockwood Pickett
Forrest Hills
N. C
Phyisicans
Pickett
E. W. Opie
Guard
Payment Deadline for 1930 Poll Taxes Urges Voters
Ouachita parish voters have twelve days left to pay their 1930 poll taxes with twelve days remaining in the month minus Sundays and Christmas. Registrar Miss Lillian Collins stresses payment is essential for those who wish to vote in the 1932 elections, and receipts for 1930 and 1931 are required.
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Lillian Collins
Registrar of Voters
Ouachita Parish
Delhi farmer lured to robbery by romance partner plot
Hazel Roberts 20 and L L Smith 37 were convicted in district court after a Monday night plan to rob G W Dentler 42, a Delhi farmer. Roberts drove Dentler to a remote spot where Smith brandished a shotgun and demanded money. All three confessed. Smith drew four to six years and Roberts two to three in the state penitentiary. Dentler claimed he had been framed as police seized the suspects at 601 Wood Street.
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Delhi
Hazel Roberts
G. W. Dentler
Aviation
L. L. Smith
Wood Street
Smith
Befort
Percy Sandel
Dentler
Wood
Lions Club Donates 50 to Goodfellows Fund
At today’s regular Lions Club meeting, members donated 50 to the Goodfellows fund and pledged another contribution next week. The club scheduled its annual Christmas tree celebration for next Tuesday at noon, with gifts for attendees costing 10 to 15 cents each, to be given to the Welfare association for underprivileged city children.
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Lions Club
Goodfellow’s Fund
Wellfare Association
Names and Addresses On Letters to Goodfellows
Letters to Santa Claus and the Goodfellows Fund at the News Star must include full names and return addresses. Writers should have someone assist if needed as many notes are unreadable or unsigned, especially from elderly or young applicants, to ensure aid reaches every deserving family.
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Goodfellows
Santa Claus
Goodfellows’ Fund
News-Star
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