Senate Oil Probers Recess After Sensational Testimony
The Senate oil committee votes 69 to 2 to consider in open session the nominations of Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Pom erene as special government counsel in the oil case. The panel adjourns for a ten day recess as investigations reset focus to naval oil leases and potential injunctions.
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Philadelphia
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Arrest and political notes stain a tense political day
The piece reports the arrest of James J. Houghton amid counterfeiting rumors and describes market fear over oil disclosures. It notes President Coolidge delaying the Shenandoah flight, sugar and tariff debates, and local political defections in the Third Ward. Smallpox rumors surface amid unverified claims in Los Angeles.
Baton Rouge Boy Dies in Hunting Accident
Franklin David Hunt, 12 year old of Baton Rouge, was killed when a rifle accidentally discharged while he stood on a log after shooting a rabbit. The hammer struck the log and the gun exploded fatally.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Franklin David Hunt
Louisiana Scrambles to Name Governor Runoff Candidate
New Orleans February 16 Louisiana prepares for the run off primary as the Long vote of over 7300 is counted. Hewitt Bouanchaud and Henry L Fuqua vie for the nomination while factions shift with endorsements and debates on Klan ties. Long declines to vote, citing entrenched interests. Bouanchaud campaigns in Florida parishes near New Orleans and Fuqua conducts a Long territories tour.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
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New Orleans Daily States
Times-Picayune
Candidates Visit Monroe Before Moving to Alexandria
O. H. Simpson candidate for lieutenant governor and Percy Saint candidate for attorney general stopped over in Monroe last night and conferred with friends before leaving this morning for Alexandria. The two had come from Shreveport where they were finalizing campaign plans for the upcoming primary.
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Monroe
Aleandria
Shreveport
Dupre In Serious Condition After Apoplectic Stroke
Representative Dupre of Louisiana is seriously ill at his home after a stroke of apoplexy. He was admitted last Tuesday night and two physicians were consulted today. Fellow Louisianan Congressman Lasare, a physician, said Dupre was somewhat better but still in danger. He serves his sixth term and sits on the rivers and harbors committee.
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Washington
Dupre
Louisiana
New Orleans
Lasare
Congress
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Meyer Building on Desiard Sold to Monroe Interests
The Sel Meyer building at the Desiard and Walnut corner extending 120 feet along Desiard has shifted to Monroe interests. N. Eichel buys 60 foot frontage for 60000, Sig Haas pays 30000 for 30 foot, and I. Lemle with S. Shienker pay 30000 for the remaining 30 foot. Eichel plans front renovations, new show windows, and interior decorating to modernize the property built in the 1880s.
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DeSiard Street
Monroe
N. Eichel
M. Hirsh Drygoods Company
Marx Hardware Company
Joe's Electric Shoe Shop
DeStard Street
Sig Haas
Isakc Lemle
Simeon Shienker
Haas
C. N. Eichel
Sol Meyer
S. Louis
Senator Greene in Vermont shot near Capitol in gunfight
Senator Greene of Vermont was wounded in the head during a shooting near the capitol as two men fled from prohibition agents. Physicians said his condition after the attack was very satisfactory pending an X-ray. The two assailants James Beavers and Benjamin Chesavoir were later arrested. A federal agent O E Fischer fired four shots as more than a dozen shots were exchanged.
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Prohibition Party
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Solons Battle Over Plan 10 Solve 0.5 Income Tax Fight
The House fights over income tax reductions as Republicans push a 35 percent maximum surtax, aiming to beat Democratic and insurgent cohesion for higher or lower rates. Longworth, Gillett, and key committees met to set amendments ahead of a full vote, with reading of scheduled rates to begin Tuesday and general debate ending Monday.
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Washington
Mrs Fern Shannon Watts Dies At Local Sanitarium
Fern Shannon Watts, 24, of Monroe and West Monroe, died at 10:30 a.m. today at St Francis sanitarium after a brief illness. She was active in anti tuberculosis work in Ouachita parish. Funeral services will be held Monday from the Watts home on Ludwig Avenue, West Monroe. She was married to F L Watts and survived by her mother Mrs Shannon, a brother Travis Shannon, and a sister Fay Shannon of Oklahoma City arriving tomorrow.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
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Ouachita Parish
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Ludwig Avenue
F. L. Watts
Dock Workers Strike Across Britain Halts Port Traffic
London February 16. A nationwide strike by about 120,000 dock workers takes effect at noon, with plans to close all ports and halt traffic from them. The National Union of Dockers calls out its members and other dockside transport workers may join, risking food imports and materials for industries. Peacemakers work to end the dispute as the country braces for potential shortages next week.
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London
United Kingdom
National Union of Dekmen
Weagoers
Hundred Boys to Hold Conference for Big Louisiana Work
A conference of over one hundred older boys from Louisiana will meet in Monroe February 22 to 24 under the Young Men's Christian Association to connect North Louisiana youths with the association's efforts. Monroe prepares for entertainment and sight-seeing tours around carbon centers and gas fields. O B Morton leads arrangements with Hi-Y clubs aiding the event.
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Monroe
The
Young Men's Christian Association
North Louisiana
O. B. Morton
Ouachita National Bank
L. J. Carter
New Orleans
A. K. Jones
L. E. Lombard
Baton Rouge
Frank Tripp
Cafe Bandit Kills Officer in Salt Lake City Shootout
In Salt Lake City two police officers were shot dead and two others and a woman were wounded during a cafe robbery aftermath. Suspect William Lee, reportedly a San Francisco hold up man, shot himself after a fatal exchange near the post office.
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Wm. Lee
Lee
Nolan W. Huntsman
B. H. Honey
San Francisco
Beatrice Hunter
Leo
Four Convicts Burned to Death at Flat Top Mine
Four African American convicts died in a fire that destroyed the Flat Top mine main building in Birmingham area. Initial reports gave no casualty details as the blaze was investigated.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Flat Top Mine
Palmer Atlas oil well tests with deep drilling progress
Palmer Corporation reports its Atlas well, known as the test, drills through shale and sand to 3,627 feet in Ouachita parish section 3 18 5. The crew expects Trinity sand at about 3,800 feet and uses a fish tail bit as drilling continues toward an anticipated $100,000 cost. Prospects are recanted.
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Atlas
Ouachita Parish
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