Negro in Baton Rouge linked to store robbery and killing
Associated Press report from Baton Rouge describes Charlie White and two others held in the St James parish jail over the fatal shooting of Mrs Charles Simon and wounding her husband during a Monday night store robbery. White allegedly used an iron wagon axle to strike, first hitting Mrs Simon then Mr Simon. Campenelli admitted robbing the store. Some stolen money was found on a nearby farm.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Charlie White
Peter Ichelli
Hillip Campenelli
St.ames Parish
St. James Fish
Arles Simon
Coor
Simon
Campenelli
Feter Mchelli
Suspected Smuggling of 7 Chinese Frustrated
New Orleans February incident ends with immigration inspector Thomas Jones shooting Chow Chin, 25, injuring him as seven Chinese aliens and two chauffeurs are captured. The group allegedly planned to enter from Houston by river ferry after a tip about an alien train. Chauffeurs Townsend Cody and George Branch claim $130 payment and desertion of a ship at a Texas seaport.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Thomas Jones
Chow Chin
Houston
Chin
Townsend Cody
George Branch
Texas
Noted speakers to top the DILG league meeting
Local sportsmen gather at 8 pm in the city council chamber for the Will H. Dily league chapter annual meeting. K E Merren of Shreveport will speak on outdoor life and conservation. Officers will be elected and a Bayou DeSiard fishery project discussion is planned. Women and men are invited.
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Will H. Dilg
Shreveport
Merren
Twin Cities
League
Bayou DeSiard
Highway Department
Louisiana
South
Arkansas
Will H. Dily League
Explosion at Long Beach refinery causes heavy damage
An explosion at the Signal Gas company plant in Long Beach California on Thirty second and Atlantic streets caused a major fire. Four oil tanks were destroyed and six derricks ignited though two were saved. Ray Thompson of Bellflower suffered severe burns. officials estimate the loss at $100000.
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Long Beach
Cal
Atmtic
Ng Beach
Signal Gas Company
Ray Thompson
Belleflower
Engagement of W. R. Hearst Jr. Cal. Girl Announced
In San Francisco on February 10 the engagement of William Randolph Hearst Jr. to Alma Walker of Piedmont and San Francisco was announced. Miss Walker is the daughter of Clinton L. Walker and granddaughter of P. B. Walker, Minneapolis art collector, with studies in Europe and the New York Art League.
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W. H. Hearst, Jr
San Francisco
William Randolpharst, Jr
William Beart
Alma Alker
Piedmont
Cal
Sanneisco
Miss Walker
Clinton L. Walker
P. B. Walker
Miss Walk
Europe
Theew York Art League
Appellate Court Rules Against Companionate Marriage
Chicago February 10 The appellate court holds prenuptial agreements that allow separation if marriage brings unhappiness do not justify a divorce. The ruling reverses a lower court decree granting Osborne Scheuer a divorce for desertion.
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Chicago
Osborne Scheuer
Political Fires Burning Brightly on Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill politics flare as anti third term drives and Prohibition divide the Senate. Sen Fess presses on Coolidge nomination fears while Borah presses Hoover and Willis for views on Prohibition. Curtis backs strict enforcement as the debate continues.
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Capitol Hill
Washington
Capitol Ll
White House
Lidge
Ollette
Fess
Ohio
Coolidge
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Hoover
Willis
Curtis
Kansas
Moody-Seagraves crews close in on Hemler C-1 gas well near Alto
Three Moody-Seagraves crews work from Moody-Seagraves location to seal the wild gas flow at Hemler C-1 near Alto in Richland parish. Work aims to place a widened casing, lead lining and a gate valve, with spudding of offsets and hope of control by nightfall. Officials report gas rate at 40 to 65 million cubic feet daily and no cratering yet. CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
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Moody-Seagraves Hemler
Hemler C-1
Liquor Bottled for the Sewer After Court Ruling
Police officials poured 45 gallons of whisky into the sewer as evidence in a case against L. J. Snell and Mrs. S. L. Boatright after E L Coates faced heavy penalties. Charles Rodriguez, U S commissioner, said federal charges could follow. Snell and Mrs Boatright forfeited bonds totaling 1200 dollars by not appearing for trial.
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Coates
H. D. Apgar
Charles Schulze
Judge Schulze
Burt Thurmond
E. L. Coates
L. J. Snell
S. L. Boatright
Charles Rodriguez
United States
Snell
Hickman Sanity Verdict Returned in 36 Minutes
In Los Angeles on February 10 William Edward Hickman was found sane and accountable for the kidnapping murder and mutilation of Marian Parker. The jury deliberated just 36 minutes before reaching its verdict. Superior Judge J M Trabucco would decide the punishment tomorrow and hinted he could not state his sentence in advance.
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William Edward Hickman
California
Los Angeles
Marian Parker
J. M. Trabucco
Sandino defies Marines to join battle in Nicaragua
Augustine Sandino, rebel leader, defied the American marines and invited a meeting in the Matagalpa hills. He warned that blood would flow if a clash occurred and criticized the Marines for cowardly daytime bombing from planes that had made several Neuva Segovia strongholds untenable.
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Sandino
Marines
Managua
Nicaragua
Augustine Sandino
Matagalpa
Neuva Segovia
Open telephone service to Germany linked U S and Berlin
New York February 10 telephone service opened for the first time between the United States and Germany. The trans-Atlantic line allowed calls from any U S phone to instruments in Berlin Hamburg and Frankfurt. Emil Klaessig head of Wolff Bureau in New York spoke with Dr Herman Diez Berlin director and with Robert Heller in Berlin.
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New York
United States
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Frankfort-on-Main
Wolff Bureau
Associated Press
Emil Klaessig
Herman Diez
Mr. Klaessig
Robert Heller
Wolff Commercial Department
Girls Smoke More Cigarettes Than Previous Year
Washington reporting that American girls used a large share of the nations 97 billion cigarettes produced last year a rise of 7 billion over 1926 figures reflecting shifting smoking habits among young women.
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Associated Press
Washington
Deputies Missing After Transfer Car Was Used
Deputies John P. Grove and Wallace McClure vanished Tuesday while taking two prisoners to Pendleton reform school. The search expanded to Illinois after Danville police reported seeing the two escapees near Kingston, Illinois. The pair, Samuel Baxter and John Burns, were in a black touring car owned by the deputies. Radio stations statewide broadcast a description of the car and the fugitives.
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Lafayette
Ind
John P. Grove
Wallace McClure
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Illinois
Danville
Samuel Baxter
John Burns
Burns
Kingston
Manville
Otto W. Smith
Smith
WBRAA
Purdue University
WLS
KYM
Chicago
Missing deputies and prisoners vanish after transport
In Kokomo Indiana Sheriff Charles M Johnson scoured two local stone quarries for missing deputy sheriffs and two prisoners who vanished Tuesday while being moved from Lafayette to Pendleton reformatory. A letter from Frankfort Indiana claimed to name Baxter and Burns and warned where bodies would be found but the sheriff believes it was written by a crank.
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Kokomo
Ind
Charles M. Johnson
LaFayette
Pendleton
Johnson
Frankfort
Samuel Baxter
John Burns
Scissors Scratch Cost Girl Her Eye at Age Six
Lessie Chricheol six year old daughter of Henry Chricheol of Mangham underwent surgery at St Francis sanitarium after a year and a half of declining sight following a minor scratch from a pair of sharp scissors. Surgeons removed the left eye and the child was expected to return home today.
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Lessie Chricheol
St. Francis Sanitarium
Henry Chricheol
Mangham
Freight Cars Run Loose Kill Twenty Six In France
In Thionville France a string of freight cars broke away from a train and barreled down a hill, smashing into an electric car on a grade. The cars carried homebound workers, killing 17 of 26 passengers and wounding nine. The motorman, described as crazed, fled the scene.
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Associated Press
Thionville
France
Hassell and Benton Executed in Texas Double Death Row
George J Hassell, 39, condemned for slaying thirteen, and Robert L Benton, Black man, executed in Huntsville Texas. Both men received three electric shocks, Hassell speaking of faith and confession as witnesses observed. Hassell tied to multiple murders across Texas and California, including his stepson and others.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Texas
George J. Hassel
Robert L. Benton
Hassell
Benton
N. RB. Speer
Farwell
Marke Vogel
Whittier
Cal
Flying School to Start Up by First of March
Huff-Daland Dusters plans a new aviation school at Selman field with about 10 pupils per class and multiple groups starting late this month or in March. Instruction blends actual flight with classroom study, with evenings devoted to theory. Growth in cotton dusting orders and a ten year exclusive Peruvian dusting franchise accompany the plan.
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Huff-Daland Dusters Corporation
Dusting Company
Selman Field
Penu
Department of Commerce
Washington
Huff-Daland Dusters’ Corporation
Peru
Defense rests in matricide trial of Hill
Ottawa reports defense for Harry Hill, charged with killing his mother Eliza A. Hill, rested after four days and over 50 witnesses. Neighbors testified to seeing Mrs. Hill seven days before her body was found August 22, while prosecutors say she died August 4 or 5. Jury unlikely to hear verdict before next week.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Lil
Harry Hill
Eliza A. Hill
Republicans to Map Out a Night Program
Senate Republicans directing their steering committee to meet Monday to map a definite night program. They have on the calendar the Norris resolution for Muscle Shoals government operation, the House bill for alien property return, and the Walsh resolution to investigate public utility power companies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Republicans
Senate
Muscle Shoals
House
Walsh
Son Removes Appendix at Father’s Request
Hoboken, N J Feb 10 In a paternal faith Dr John C Farr’s insistence led to an appendix removal performed by his son Dr Walter J Parr aged 26 at Dr Farr’s home The event is reported as a family medical matter in this brief dispatch
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Hoboken, N. J
John C. Farr
Walter J. Parr
Camden Paper Mill Starts Operations
The International Paper Company begins production at its Camden Arkansas mill after a swift build costing 5 million dollars. Foreseeing leadership credits go to vice president R. J. Calen. The plant uses Zeremba evaporators and Beloit machines with output up to 800 feet per minute and 210 inch width. Continued on page two.
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International Paper Company
Camden
Ark
R. J. Calen
Zeremba
Beloit
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