British War Settlement Talks Reported in London
Washington dispatches say Britain may offer a lump sum settlement to the United States involving amounts from 1.25 million to 3 billion dollars as Roosevelt prepares for discussions with debtor nations. Officials in Washington remain silent while observers note timing with Sir Ronald Lindsay’s talks in London and a possible direct briefing from Roosevelt.
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Washington
London
Roosevelt
Congress
Jon
Ronald Lindsay
MacDonald
Warmings. Ga
Wounded youth at hospital after shotgun accident
Edgar Pialett 11 of Moseley’s local clinic after a shotgun wound to the right forearm. His father Charles Pialett of Bob Rhymes place 16 miles south of Rayville said the arm was removed due to ges bacillus infection after Lonnie Moore 13 reportedly fired the gun while the boys hunted near the Pinlett home.
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Edgar Pialett
Charles Pialett
Rayville
Bob Rhymes
Monroe
Mosely
J. C. Sartor
Pinlett
Pialett
Lonnie Moore
Bell Lonnie Moore
Edgar
Ore
Unforgettable Sunday Saddle Adventures In Madison Parish
R W Braswell endures a rodeo on a back of an old saddle during a field inspection in Madison parish turning into a wild ride. A.O. Evans recounts similar horse exploits with a horse that refused to stop, racing through town and finally halting after a desperate bid to slow it down.
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R. W. Braswell
Madison Parish
R. W
Monroe
A. O. Evans
Mr. Evans
A. C
Evans
Senate Body Recommends Removal of David Barry
The Senate Judicial Committee urged immediate removal of David S. Barry as sergeant at arms for writing in a magazine article that some lawmakers accept bribes. The full Senate was to decide late Tuesday with Barry suspended. A motion to let him resign was voted down 11 to 4. Professor Johnstone denied saying lawmakers are corrupt.
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Washington
David S. Barry
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Barry
Robinson
Indiana
William C. Johnstone
George Washington University
Garret sworn in as fourth district judge in Bastrop session
David I. Garrett, who took the oath of judge of the fourth judicial district Monday, opened court in Bastrop Tuesday morning while Judge J. T. Shell presided in Monroe. Garrett began work quickly, holding a Monroe session less than an hour and a half after his swearing in.
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Bastrop
David I. Garrett
Fourth Judicial District
J. T. Shell
Monroe
Garrett
Confidence Restored After Bank Withdrawals In New Orleans
New Orleans banks Hibernia and Constitutional Bank weathered a withdrawal surge after RRFC loans. Officials said confidence returned as deposits recovered and banks remained open late to serve customers. RCF backed Hibernia with 20 million loan plus 4 million cash reserve.
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New Orleans
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Loans
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
Constitutional Bank and Trust Company
Hibernia Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Harvey C. Couch
Washington
Conti
Jones R F C Chairman Rumor Circulates
Miami report notes Jesse H. Jones of Texas likely to head the reorganized Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the Roosevelt plan. The move would unseat Atlee Pomerene, Hoover appointee blocked by the current Senate. The gossip reflects early Tuesday chatter from temporary leadership sources.
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Miami
Fla
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
National Relief Organization
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Jones
Atlee Pomerone
Ohio
Hoover
Board urged to settle farm trouble in Nebraska
In Omaha on February 7 the suggestion was made to form conciliatory boards to test the validity of farm foreclosures as a remedy for the rural mortgage crisis. Representatives of lenders with about 1 billion in farm mortgages backed the idea, calling moratoria like Iowa’s bad business.
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Omaha
Neb
Iowa
F. B. Goudy
Goudy
Travelers Insurance Company
Twelve on Trial in New Orleans Rum Plot Case
In New Orleans on February 7, twelve of 37 indicted in a rum smuggling ring were ordered on trial in federal court. The fleet operated boats to bring liquor from across the country. Judge Grubb granted severance to ten principals and dropped charges against fifteen others. Named defendants include Fred and Louis Jeanfreau Mrs Rose Jeanfreau Adolph Dominick John and Nicholas Amato Louis Genard and his son Charles Arthur Masson Ozilee Miller and Miss Mary Poretto.
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New Orleans
W. S. Grubb
Fred
Louis Jeanfreau
Rose Jeanfreau
Adolph
Dominick
John
Nicholas Amato
Louis Genard
Charles
Arthur Masson
Ozilee Miller
Mary Poretto
Protest Meeting Planned by Richland Parish Property Owners
Rayville reports a mass gathering of property owners from Richland Franklin Madison and neighboring parishes to protest mortgage foreclosures and evictions. Farmers and others plan to attend at the courthouse next Saturday to oppose actions that would deprive them of homes and land.
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Rayville
Richland
Franklin
Madison
One Man Killed and Five Wounded In Brooklyn Shootout
In Brooklyn a confrontation with detectives Seelandt and Petrizzo led to the capture of Pasquale Russo after a deadly ambush in a ramshackle house. One man was killed and five wounded as they closed in on the suspect linked to the slaying of Anthony Dantonio over an arranged marriage. The raid on the third floor ended with Russo's arrest amid screams from his blind, elderly mother.
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New York
George Seelandt
Michael Petrizzo
Pasquale Russo
Brooklyn
Anthony D’antonio
Russo
D’antonio
Counterfeiters Taken in Texas Arrests Near Kilgore
Kilgore Texas February 7 two men believed to lead a wide counterfeit ring were seized with 25000 in bogus currency and a full fabrication setup. Deputies Long and Hays aided by Texas rangers and a US Treasury agent posed as buyers and arrested Fred Schwartz and Hicks alias Wallace near Pistol Hill. They were jailed in Tyler on charges of possessing materials for counterfeiting money conspiracy to commit a felony and bribery of officers.
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Kilgore
Tex
East Texas
F. A. Long
Harvey Hays
Texas Rangers
Secret Service
U. S. Treasury Department
New Orleans
Pistol Hill
Fred Schwartz
Hicks
Wallace
Tyler
Mutineers Seize Dutch Cruiser Off Java Coast
Dutch cruiser De Zeven Provincien, with mutineers aboard including Sumatrans who kidnapped eight officers, is chased west of Nias Island toward Sourabaya. Government steamer Eridanus replaces Aldebaran in pursuit as flying boats and submarines join the chase. The mutineers plan to enter Sourabaya harbor despite the pursuit.
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Java
de Zeven Provincien
Nias Island
Sourayaba
Eridanus
Aldebaran
Prick Harbor
Gouden Leeuw
Zeven
Sourabaya Harbor
Tribute to Calvin Coolidge Heard by Lawmakers
Rogers Beverly Hills February 7 members of the house paid a moving tribute to Calvin Coolidge in a Monday ceremony. After Massachusetts jurist’s praise, a senator’s outburst was feared yet did not derail the moment. Herbert Hoover sat nearby, thinking aloud about the fate of a life.
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Cal
House of Representatives
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
Bank Robbers Taken by Posse in Louisiana
Two men believed to be part of a three man gang robbed the Bank of Plain Dealing for about $1000 and shot a pedestrian during the escape. Deputies wounded one robber, Dr W F Bell was shot in the leg, and two suspects Vernon Moore of Big Springs Texas and Jim Bryant alias Bryant Wright of Mount Pleasant Texas were captured near Plain Dealing as the third fled with most of the loot.
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Shreveport
J. J. Boles
J. L. Butler
W. F. Bell
Plain Dealing
Vernon Moore
Big Springs
Tex
Jim Bryant
Bryant Wright
Mount Pleasant
Mother of West Monroe Citizen Dies on Tuesday
Mrs Delia Alexander Thatcher known as little mother died Tuesday at the home of her son Fred G Thatcher in West Monroe. She was 71. Funeral set for Wednesday at 3 PM at First Baptist church Ruston. She fell in leaving bed Monday night causing fatal head injury. Born May 28 1855 in Tulip Arkansas to Col George D Alexander and Palmyra G Alexander.
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Fred G. Thatcher
West Monroe
Ruston
Fred Thatcher
Mrs. Thatcher
Tulip
Dallas County
Arkansas
Col
George D. Alexander
Palmyra G. Alex
Admits Abduction. Juvenile Gets Reformatory Term
Texarkana, Tex. Feb. 7 James Walters 16 admitted in juvenile court Monday that he kidnapped Mrs W C Hiles in Texarkana on January 7 Judge Hicks sentenced him to the state reformatory until he reaches 21 The abducted woman was forced into her automobile at a street intersection and driven to Cumby where the car ditched and wrecked Mrs Hiles was slightly injured the youth fled on foot
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Texarkana
Tex
James Walters
W. C. Hiles
Hicks
State Reformatory
Overton Leader Quizzed Closely by Gen Ansell
In New Orleans on February 71 the senate investigation into last Louisiana senatorial election fraud resumed amid applause for principals. Testimony focused on campaign funds and the role of co-managers Harvey Peltier and Allen Ellender. General Ansell questioned Ellender about party ties and church attendance as the hearing continued with Senator Long entering the room.
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Senate
Louisiana
Robert B. Howell
Nebraska
Robert Carey
Wyoming
Samuel B. Ansell
John H. Overton
Edward S. Broussard
Harvey Peltier
Overton
Huey P. Long
Peltier
Allen Ellender
Ansell
Broussard
Long
Ellender
General Ansell
Kingfish Lodge
Senator Long
The
Louisiana Democratic Association
Mr. Peltier
Sen
Suspects Taken in Bank Robbery Case
Five persons were captured in a Dallas residence and charged with robbing Covington State Bank on January 26. Officers recovered 225.50 in gold coin. Suspects J. B. Stephens 25 and David Cates 28 faced robbery with firearms charges after Hill County officers transported them to Hillsboro Texas.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Dallas
Covington State Bank
Hill County
J. B. Stephens
David Cates
Hungarian statesman Count Apponyi dies in Geneva at 87
Count Albert Apponyi, Hungarian statesman, died in Geneva on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 87.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Albert Apponyi
Witness pins Welshman as Vanderwell killer on the Carma
In Long Beach California on February 7 the trial over Captain Walter Vanderwell murder on the yacht Carma continues. William J Guy aged 23 tall and handsome is accused of shooting Vanderwell as the voyage proceeded. Witness Edmund Zeranski testified that Guy resembled the mysterious man in gray seen at a porthole before the murder.
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Calif
William J. Guy
Guy
Walter Vanderwell
Globe Trotter
Edmund Zeranski
Cuthbert Wills
Vanderwell
Zeranski
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