Mystery Crushes Identity of Man Found Burned Near Monroe
Police search for clues into the death of an unknown white man aged 35 to 40 found near the Layton woods east of Monroe. He bore a tattoo "W. L." on his left arm and a hatband indicating Houston, Texas. He died from head trauma and burns after being struck, then largely burned and left by a pond near a campfire. A Houston man reported the case and was held for investigation on trespass as a coroner's jury ruled death at unknown hands.
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W. L
Monroe
J. Guy Lesher
Sunbury
Robert E. Heap
Layton Woods
L. Coleman
Houston
Texas
Houston Post
George W. Osborne
W. W. Lowery
Atmore
Ala
Heap
Tarver
Murder plot deepens with new telegrams on W L Tatton
Telegrams to Inspector Heap cite possible multiple men with initials W L and provide detailed physical description of a man, seeking body photo. Investigators doubt robbery motive and consider murder by a person with a grudge or insanity. Osborne, Kentucky native, detained as inquiry continues.
Mysterious City Crime Aboard A Pond Scene
Inspector Heap describes a perplexing homicide case in Monroe. The victim, found near a pond between two sleep-shielding vines, was likely struck while asleep. Investigators, including George W. Osborne and Frank C. McMullen, secured the scene as questions arise about whether more than one assailant was present. The body’s state and discarded hat hint at a nighttime assault.
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Monroe
Walter George well to spray oil and gas near El Dorado
The Walter George well near El Dorado is expected to come in around noon, with estimates of 100 barrels of oil and 20 million cubic feet of gas. The hole at 2,223 feet sits 22 feet in the sand, 19 feet higher than the Busey source, and plans call for deeper drilling to favor oil over gas. Local observers saw the gasser plume as crowds planned a picnic to witness the event.
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Busey
Monroe News-Star
el Dorado
George
Mistrial in Alabama lynching case
A mistrial was declared in the case of Sergeant Lancaster linked to the lynching of William Baird. The jury had deliberated for 38 hours before Judge Sowell discharged them as further deliberation proved futile.
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Associated Press
Hamilton
Ala
Lancaster
William Baird
Sowell
One Nation Asked to Cancel Debts in Senate Row
Secretary Houston told the senate judiciary committee that one nation requested U S to cancel its war loan. When pressed for the nation he refused to name it, citing previously reported remarks by British Chancellor Chamberlain about the proposal.
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Houston
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee Today
United States
J. A. Chamberlain
Europe relief collections unfold in local groups
The article notes ongoing efforts to aid starving Europeans with donations from local groups including Calhoun Sunday School Sadler Bible Class A G Herring and the Housewives League Filhiol Watkins.
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Europe
Calhoun Sunday School
Sadler Bible Class
A. G. Herring
Laebanachaenvhceare Housewives League
Filhiol Watkins
Notice to Gas Consumers Pay Bills by the 10th
Gas customers urged to settle accounts on or before the 10th to save ten percent. Any balances unpaid by the 20th will result in service discontinuation without further notice.
Cotton acreage reduction meeting set for Feb 8
A 2 PM meeting at the Chamber of Commerce aims to explain the Memphis plan of cotton reduction in Ouachita parish. Travis Oliver invites businessmen bankers and farmers to attend and help form a committee to inform farmers about the current cotton situation and future acreage limits.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Travis Oliver
Ouachita Parish
American Cotton Association
Bankers Associations
Memphis
South
Real estate deals heat up in Monroe and West Monroe
Real estate activity in Monroe and West Monroe has picked up recently with several recorded transactions. William Wynn to Evie Jane Upton for land south of the Arkansas road at 400 dollars. L G Fuller to E R McCormie for land at 1200 dollars. W T Gattis subleases a South Fifth street brick building for three years from February 15 at 8050 dollars. J M Kellogg to L L Harris for seventy five feet of Lovers' Lane at 6000 dollars with 3225 cash. Mrs Josephine Faulk to Benson Lumber Co for timber at 3025 dollars. L L Moore to C L Mengis on Monroe Bastrop road for 260 dollars.
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Monroe
West Monroe
William Wynn
Evie Jane Upton
Arkansas Road
L. G. Fuller
E. R. McCormie
W. T. Gattis
J. P. Mandis
Fifth Street
J. M. Kellogg
L. L. Harris
Lovers’ Lane
Josephine Faulk
Benson Lumber Co
L. L. Moore
C. L. Mengis
Monroe-Bastrop Road
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W.L” Tatton
Mark
Inspector Heap
Dillingham
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Station
Osborne
Wyckliffe
Dewitt
Ark
Stuttgart
Oakdale
Shreveport
Pacific
S. Grand St
White
Union County
Democratic Party
Spartanburg
S. C
Evans
South Carolina
Democratic National Committee
Asheville
N. C
United States Army
West Virginia
Johnson
California
Senate Labor Committee
B. I. Hobbs
Hobbs
Alvin
Tex
Walter George
American Legion
Robert F. Cook
Reed
Equitable Life Assurance Society
C. D. Oakley
New South
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