15 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1929
Page
1
Terrific sewer gas and explosions hit the downtown shopping district as paving and manholes failed. Dozens injured as gas and flames surged from underground conduits near Chauncey, Summer streets. Police say a short circuit caused the blasts. commuters fled to subway entrances.
United States Senator A Larrazzolo of New Mexico who was near death after an apoplexy showed slight improvement early today. Physicians say he has a fair chance to recover. The report comes from Albuquerque via Associated Press.
The agreement between the Holy See and Italy ends the pope’s self-imposed imprisonment dating from 1870, marking a major shift in church state relations and signaling the resumption of Vatican dialogue with the Italian government.
London report says the Duchess of York wife of the king’s grandson is convalescing from a flu attack with satisfactory progress. The note is from Agence France Presse.
In Willimantic Connecticut a note by the slain detective William F E Jackson's widow suggests she took responsibility for the crime before killing herself. The note does not reveal contents but medical examiner Louie I Mason says it exonerates Deputy Sheriff Trenor Rice who is jailed on murder charges. Rice is to be tried in April and defense lawyers seek access to the note to aid their case while coroner Arthur G Bill holds its contents.
Advertisement from The Phillips Co. promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a palatable remedy for feverish, upset babies and children. It claims to ease stomach and bowels, relief within minutes, and warns buyers to ensure genuine product and free sample book “Useful Information.”
The Hartford financier A. T. Bloodgood, a guest aboard the vessel, described returning from Miami to Havana when the accident happened. Also aboard were Captain A. Dil and four others, with one passenger identified as a retired Hartford capitalist.
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