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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
3
Dr. B. M. McKain former Mer Rouge mayor is jailed in Baltimore awaiting arraignment on murder related to the Morehouse parish crime spree. Officials say his return could influence the kidnapping investigation as authorities seek to resolve who was behind the August slayings. McKain denies ties to the Ku Klux Klan and pledges legal fight against extradition.
Four arrests in New Orleans widen the hold up and robbery case tied to a Kansas City messenger robbery. Kim Caverty and George Wilson and their wives were seized as fugitives and extra arrests expected. authorities report $87,000 linked to the robbery, with the group likely heading to Mexico.
Baltimore December 27 a writ of habeas corpus for Dr B M Meckhein former mayor of Mer Rouge La arrested on murder charges was obtained by Chief Judge James P Gorter and returnable immediately. Hearing postponed to tomorrow at request of Attorney Carman. He denies prima facie murder charge and says Louisiana officials seek him as witness.
Reports from Mer Rouge La indicate no new developments in the Morenouse kidnapping case as investigators pursue leads on dynamite seized nearby. Officials say remains of two bodies found, with arrests and detentions ongoing as efforts focus on securing further evidence and identifying suspects.
A freight train collided with Southern Pacific eastbound No. 110 near Rillito, fourteen miles from Tucson, early this morning. All passengers unharmed, but a fireman was severely scalded.
A crowd in Galatz on the Danube attacked a group of young Jews returning from a Maccabee Club meeting. The Jews resisted but were outnumbered and retreated. The mob then looted shops in the commercial district until police arrived and dispersed them after shots were fired in the air.
Mrs. Helen Irwin Crocker receives stock valued at 6 million dollars in a partial estate distribution from the late Mrs. Bunnie G. Irwin. The Irwin fortune traces to a South Seas romance involving a boy named Iain and his British paymaster father shipwrecked near Oahu. The Irwin residuary estate totals about 13.08 million dollars.
New York Yankees third baseman Norman McMillan was discussed as part of a potential deal with the Boston Red Sox. Ed Barrow and Harry Frazee reportedly met but could not reach an agreement, with options including Shane Collins Joe Harris or Herb Pennock.
Washington obituary notes Marcus Joseph Wright, former brigadier general and Confederate leader and author, died at his home here today from hardening of the arteries at age 91. He was a Tennessee native.
Lee Child aged young son of Mr. and Mrs. W. ed Lee of West Monroe was run over by an automobile Tuesday belonging to his uncle Dr. K. R. Henry on Chandler Street. He died after surgery at St. Francis sanitarium from a ruptured spleen and chest injuries. The accident was exonerated to Dr. Henry as he tried to stop the reversing car after hearing cries.
Acting foreign minister Maxim Gitviner sent a note to Great Britain France and Italy seeking a settlement of the Memel territory. He argues Memel’s route to Russia’s lumber trade hinges on port access. Memel on the Baltic Sea was internationalized by Versailles and once belonged to Germany.
A freight train wreck near Vian Oklahoma early yesterday morning after a switch was opened by a train crew, causing the engine tender and several cars to derail. Two transient men were killed and the engineer and fireman injured. wrecking crews found two bodies later identified as P L Reichner of Little Rock and Anna Schulechter of Fort Smith.
A fire epidemic sweeps through the Negro quarters causing widespread damage and displacement. Officials report multiple blazes linked to overcrowded conditions and substandard housing amid ongoing wartime shortages. Local residents seek aid as fires continue to threaten the area.
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