Oklahoma Senate Dismisses Impeachment Charges Against Governor
Oklahoma City officials report the senate sitting as a court of impeachment dismissed impeachment charges against Gov. Henry Johnston and two other state officials by a 22 to 16 vote. The session, held in a downtown hotel, ruled the House lacked authority to convene the charges. Guardsmen were posted around the Capitol as the meeting ended and adjournment followed.
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Oklahoma City
Henry S. Johnston
Oklahoma Senate
Senate
Guy L Adams
McAlester
House of Representatives
Andrews
Hested
Oy Johnston
Ate
Tom Richt
House
Weg
Johnson
Branson
State Supreme Court
Harry Cordell
State Card of Agriculture
Kight
Emberg
Governor Henry Johnston Suspended Pending Charges
rdter suspending Governor Henry Johnston from office until charges against him have been decided and peer suspend CITY, Dec. 29. Continued on page two.
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Henry Johnston
CITY
City Hall Rooms Break Records for Hoboes Lodged and Fed
City jailer W. H. Banister reports twenty men spent the night on benches in the courtroom and seventeen breakfasted on the first floor of City Hall. The building, described as hosting like a hotel, set new counts for hoboes lodged and fed.
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City Hall
W. H. Banister
No Savvy Holdup Lingo Fatally Shotch Near Chicago
Morris Shames 31 from Romania died after an assailant demanded money with the phrase stick em up. The Chicago shooting occurred last night leaving police to investigate the fatal holdup.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Morris Shames
Rumania
Shames
Three Die When Car Tops in Gahagan Louisiana
A late December auto crash at Gahagan La killed Walter Ailen 25 of Bossier City Mrs Evelyn Huckaby Walker 16 of Pollock and Miss Goldie Van Winkle 20 of Haynesville with Alvah Huckaby 22 of Bossier City sustaining serious injuries. The party was en route to Shreveport from Pollack when the car overturned after slipping from the road into a ditch local coroner Dr W L Davis said Huckaby the only survivor testified Allen drove the car and the four occupants were on one seat in the roadster the bodies were recovered from the water filled ditch and the two women were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Shreveport
Gahagan
Walter Ailen
Bossier City
Evelyn Huckaby Walker
Pollock
Goldie van Winkle
Haynesville
Alvah Huckaby
W. L. Davis
Red River Parish
Huckaby
Pollack
Young Huckaby
Allen
Texas and Pacific Spur
Wesley Morse
Derry
Natchitoches Parish
McCormick Named General Passenger Agent in New Orleans
W C McCormick of Houston is appointed general passenger agent at New Orleans succeeding John T Monroe who becomes assistant traffic manager in Houston. Announcement released today.
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New Orleans
W. C. McCormick
Southern Pacific
Houston
John T. Monroe
Second Kidnapping Victim Rescued in California
Eleven-year-old Evelyn Smith from Oakland was found safe with county officers in San Bernardino as authorities seek her accused abductor Ernest Arthur McClelland a paroled convict. The girl revealed a Christmas Day trip from Oakland to Pasadena planned by McClelland who claimed his wealthy mother would adopt her.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Evelyn Smith
Oakland
California
Ernest Arthur
Robert”) McCleland
Emma J. Spence
Retlands
McClelland
Pasadena
Evelyn
Redlands
Parker
Ariz
Arizona
Publisher Appointed to Senate in Santa Fe Shift
A Santa Fe Republican is named to the Senate seat previously held by a late U.S. senator. The appointment aims to fill the vacancy and secure party representation in Washington.
Bronson Cutting Named to Fill Late U S Senator Term
Bronson Cutting, publisher of the Santa Fe New Mexican, is appointed by Gov. Dillon to fill the unexpired U S Senate term of A A Jones. An independent republican, Cutting served as assistant military attache in London during World War I and has held two New Mexico state house seats without elective office.
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Santa FE
N. M
Bronson Cutting
R. C. Dillon
United States
A. A. Jones
Washington
Cutting
John Morrow
Progressive Party State Central Committee
Scrates Cutting
Oakdale
Long Island
Harvard
New Mexico
London
New Ixico
Five Zeiglers Held on Assault with Intent to Kill
Jackson parish men Louis Zeigler and sons in custody after warrants allege assault with intent to kill at the Finley Filling Station 19 miles west of Monroe on the Eros road. The five, including Bill Fruttall, posted bonds of 1000 and 500. Two Finleys are victims. one severely cut. Sheriff Coverdale led the investigation.
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Louis Zeigler
Hood Zeigler
Loyal Zeigler
Gordon Zeigler
Louis
Bill Fruttall
Jackson Parish
Watty
Theo Finley
Finley
Monroe
Eros
Finleys
Coverdale
Supreme Court Deliberates in Hanging Case
The Supreme Court had not acted on motions by lawyers for Joseph Genna and Morton Brasseaux sentenced to die tomorrow in DeRidder for murder. They seek certiorari prohibition and mandamus after Judge Jerry Cline ruled they are sane. Action time was uncertain, with expectation today.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Joseph Genna
Morton Brasseaux
DeRidder
Jerry Cline
Picks Up Strange Dog Dies With Hydrophobia
In Ozark Alabama Howard Childree aged 20 died of hydrophobia after picking up a strange dog three weeks earlier. Twenty one others contracted hydrophobia as the illness spread in the same town area.
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Ozark
Ala
Howard Childree
Childree
Childee
Seturn
Dawn survivors searched in Nova Scotia coves and inlets
New York December 29. Rescue efforts for Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson and her three male companions from the Dawn continue as destroyers sweep 4 500 square miles south of Sable Island hoping the amphibian plane crew landed in a protected cove or inlet amid wavering seas. Fred Koehler is listed among the missing, making four people unaccounted for including one woman and three men.
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Fred Koehler
Ase
Frances Wilson Grayson
Sable Island
Local Engineer Dies Returning from California
Frank W. Zerre 58, a railroad engineer living in Monroe for 23 years, died en route from California to Monroe. He had been visiting his sister in Los Angeles and is survived by his wife Flora and four children Mrs A G O Neal Monroe, Mrs A W Blotwell Baton Rouge, Mrs H T Lutz Baltimore, and John T Zerre Monroe. Zerre was a Lutheran church member.
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Tuscon, Ariz
Flora Zerre
Gordon Avenue
Frank W. Zerre
California
Monroe
Zerre
J. F. Jones
Los Angeles
A. G. O'Neal
A. W. Blotwell
Baton Rouge
H. T. Lutz
Baltimore, Md
John T. Zerre
Lutheran Church
U S Navy Regains Teapot Oil Reserve
Cheyenne Wyoming December 29 The United States Navy regained possession of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve under a federal court decree by Judge T Blake Kennedy The ruling overruled a motion by Harry F Sinclair and his lawyer to include a provision returning quit claims to Sinclair with the lease.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
United States Navy
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Wyoming
T. Blake Kennedy
Harry F. Sinclair
Humble Meditations by J P Alley Discusses Cotton Prospect
A fragmentary note on J P Alley titled Hambone Meditations appears in a historic page. It references Drivin Well and a last prospect related to cotton, with dialect speech and regional color. The readable text hints at rural life themes and local viewpoints.
Veteran Coach Donahue Quits Football Role at LSU
Baton Rouge December 29 veteran mentor M J Donahue announced his resignation ending a six year contract as director of athletics and head football coach at Louisiana State University He cited 24 years in the sport and said he has no plans to coach again noting the staff and players gave loyal support while charges against President Atkinson were aired previously Donahue indicated future plans are undecided and the notice continued on page two.
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Baton Rouge
M. J Donahue
Louisiana State University
Irih
Atkinson
Francis T. Gormley
Tr Ck
Gormley
Donahue
Last Day Nears for Poll Tax Payments in Parlor City
Poll taxes totalled 5 295 with two days left to pay before December 31. Deputies expect a large final day collections. property taxes also due without penalty by December 31. Notices won’t be mailed until past delinquent status as the sheriff’s office stays open 8 am to 6 pm.
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Parlor City Lumber Company
News-Star
Sheriff's Office
Illinois Central in Couch merger rumor in Dallas
Dallas reports Wednesday that Illinois Central is among proposed buyers in the Louisiana Purchase and Navigation Co deal. H. C. Couch of Arkansas and associates seek ICC approval with an $18 million valuation. Couch recently bought the Louisiana and Arkansas railway for $10 million and intends to consolidate the lines pending ICC clearance.
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Dallas
Texas
Railroa
Illinois Central
Bne
Louisiana Pet and Navigation Company
H. C. Couch
Arkansas and Associates
Interstate Commerce Cormission
Couch
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mrs Lindbergh Near Home City On Return Trip
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh returns to Detroit from Mexico City landing at Hatbox Field Muskogee Oklahoma at 11 15 a m after a stop in Dallas for 25 minutes on the journey from Mexico City where she spent Christmas with her son Col Charles A Lindbergh The plane then left Love Field for Muskogee after refueling and inspection.
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Musefogee
Okla
Evangeline Lindbergh
Detroit
Mexico City
Hatbox Field
Dallas
Evangeline Lindich
Col
Chas. A. Lindbergh
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Love Field
San Antonio
Muskogee
Oklo
Delay Tax Bill Delayed Until March 15
Washington Dec 29 Post ponement of tax reduction legislation until after March 15 has been agreed by Secretary Mellon and Senator Smoot. The move aims to secure a clearer view of government finances before tax receipts for 1927 are reported, affecting the 1929 first half revenue estimates.
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Washington
Mellon
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Senate Finance Chief Seeks Tax Bill Delay Until March
Chairman Smoot of the Senate Finance Committee urged Secretary Mellon to delay the tax bill after March 15 to gain clearer information from this year's returns. He noted Treasury wants a $225,000,000 reduction while the House approved $290,000,000 and said delaying could help resolve revenue projections for the coming year.
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Warninggton
Senate
Smooth
Senate Finance Committee
Mellon
Treasury
Smoot
Mr. Mellon
House
Congress
Two Killings Now Charged Against Young Criminal
Police press reports describe two killings linked to a young suspect as authorities pursue charges. The case details remain sparse, with officials focusing on the motives and timeline of the alleged crimes while the community awaits further updates.
St Louis gangster shot in reprisal for gang leader slaying
Police say Jack Griffin was shot in reprisal for the assassination of Vito Giannola, a gang leader killed days earlier. Griffin, one of eleven indicted for Giannola's lieutenant Alphonse Palazzolo's murder, is recovering. Giannola had 37 wounds and shells littered the crime scene.
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Louis
Jack Griffin
Vito Giannola
Griffin
Giannola
Alphonse Palazzolo
Palazzolo
Count Keyserling Sees Patriarchal Roots in American Life
From Darmstadt, Count Herman Keyserling lectures on marriage in New York. He argues that American society is matriarchal, citing laws as proof, and contends life was happier under the old patriarchal system. His visit highlights contrasts in social norms and gender roles.
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New York
America
Herman Keyserling
Darmstadt School of Wisdom
Confession Ties Hickman to Ivy Thoms Drug Store Killing
William Edward Hickman is linked to the December 28 1927 killing of Ivy Thoms a Rose Hill California druggist in a holdup. Welby Hunt of Alhambra California also confessed to taking part in the robbery detailing masks two doors to a back room and a gun battle with a pursuing officer. The confession describes a quick getaway with Hunt limping after the exchange and claims both men believed they had been shot.
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Los Angeles
Edward Hickman
Ivy Thoms
Rose Hill
Cal
Welby Hunt
Alhambra
Hunt
Mickman
Drng
Wesby Hunt
Welby
Companion
Out of Employment Man Kills Wife and Himself
Levi D. Coughenour killed his wife Anna Coughenour and then shot himself at their Hazelwood home. A 13 year old daughter reported no quarrel. Police cited long-term unemployment as a possible motive in this Pittsburgh area tragedy.
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Pittsburgh
Levi D. Coughenour
Hazelwood
Anna Coughenour
Lone Flier Lindbergh Acclaimed by Guatemala City
Col Charles A Lindbergh completed the first leg of his Central American flight from Mexico City to Guatemala City in seven hours and five minutes. The Spirit of St Louis landed at Aurora field where crowds cheered as Guatemala named him adopted son of Guatemala City. He received congratulations from President Coolidge and Salvadoran officials.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Land of the Eagle
Lone Eagle
Charles A. Lindbergh
Spirit of
Lindbergh
Coolidge
Salvador
Ministry of War of
Francisco Amada
Arthur Geissler
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