Local man jailed as dance hall nuisance eyed for closure
The Monroe Bastrop highway dance hall at Midway faces a permanent injunction in district court after a Saturday night shooting. Committed 18 year old Peggy Banks was wounded in the neck. Herman H. Arnold is held on shooting with intent to murder, with details of a possible second hit.
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Midway Dance Hall
Monroe
Bastrop
Milton Coverdale
Coverdale
David I. Garrett
Bastrow
Commie Moore
Peggy Banks
Dance Hall
Herman H. Arnold
Oak Street
Milner Motor Company
Arnold
Riderless Polo Horse Kills Woman in Texas
In San Antonio Texas a riderless polo horse killed Mrs Edna M Doyle instantly during a game between the ninth infantry and a Houston team The horse threw its rider Lieutenant J W Danby of the ninth infantry and the animal struck Mrs Doyle in the chest before army physicians arrived The accident ended with Doyle's death and Danby thrown into an automobile during the commotion
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Ar Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Edna M. Doyle
Danby
Americans Hold Multimillion Life Insurance Leaders
Fifteen Americans have life insurance of four million dollars or more and over two hundred carry one million or more. Notable top policyholders include Rodman Wanamaker of New York at seven and a half million, Mollie Nether Newbur of Chicago at three million, Evelyn Marshall Field of Chicago at two million, Louise Lathrop of Detroit at one million, opera star Marion Talley at five hundred thousand, and screen stars Gloria Swanson Mary Pickford at two million and one million respectively. Figures are from the National Underwriters.
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Associated Press
New York
Rodman Wanamaker
Mollie Nether Newbur
Chicago
Evelyn Marshall Field
Louise Lathrop
Detroit
Blue Law Enforcement Tests South Carolina Sunday Closings
Governor John G. Richards ordered strict enforcement of the century old blue laws as South Carolina saw limited Sunday closings. Columbia reported the most restraint with drug stores, cigar stands, refreshments and gas stations shut most of the day. Some dealers opened unaware of the edict but closed once informed by state constables. No arrests were reported and governors warns of harsher action next Sunday if violations continue.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
John G. Richards
Richards
Ship Yard Employee Captures Giant Eagle
Beaumont Texas February 21 A ship yard worker named Alex Domague seized a large golden eagle barehanded when the bird swooped from a building. Domague was knocked down but held the eagle by the neck until passersby helped. The eagle has an eight foot wingspan.
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Beaumont
Tex
Alex Domague
Domague
Sixteen Die As Atlantic Storm Ravages Coast
A coastal snow sleet and wind storm raged 48 hours from Maine to Delaware Bay causing sixteen deaths and extensive property damage. Seas battered ships and piers near Provincetown where eight coast guardsmen perished. other fatalities occurred in Pittsburgh Boston and South Amboy.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Maine
Delaware Bay
Provincetown
Mass
Pittsburgh
Boston
South Amboy
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Firm Hand in Nicaragua Backing Diaz Rule
Washington moves to tighten control in Nicaragua with a plan by state and navy departments to block Sacasa forces. Marines and sailors seize the vital railway line from Managua to Corinto and relocate the legation guard to Loma Hill fort, a strategic position near the capital.
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Washington
Nicaragua
State
Navy
Sacasa
Diaz
Managua
Corinto
Loma
Senate committee presses case amid witness refusals
Washington February 21 The Senate investigating panel heard from recalcitrant witnesses on campaign expenditures and moved to cite Daniel J Schuyler for contempt Insulls Chicago magnate contributions tied to Frank L Smiths senatorial bid Crowe said he received 5000 from Insull and 2000 from Schuyler Schuyler disclosed 45000 from Insull but would not reveal recipients or use of funds and admitted total expenditures of 237925 with 40000 unaccounted for in the county campaign
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Daniel J. Schuyler
Samuel Insul
Chicago
Illinois
Cook County
Frank L. Smith
Insull
Smith
Seating Smith
Robert E. Crowe
Schuyler
General County
Washington Today's Events Headlines
Congress meets at noon with House bills on the calendar. Senate resumes debate on the Boulder Canyon issue. Government wraps up its presentation in the Ford tax suit. American Jewish Congress continues sessions.
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Congress
House
Senate
Boulder Canyon
Government
American Jewish Congress
Shotgun Trap Kills Burglar in Chicago
In Cleveland Ohio a burglar was killed when a shotgun hidden in a wall triggered by foot pressure on a box beneath a store window. The gun fired as the thief entered John Hartman grocery, a crime flagged by three prior looting incidents. Hartman alerted police after discovering the body.
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Cleveland
John Hartman
Hartman
Industrial land sale south of Monroe signals development
A 420 acre tract on the Columbia road four miles south of Monroe was sold for 50000 to the Scott Realty company. Frank Scott and his nephew Francis Scott, officers of the Scott Realty, are linked to E A Frost interests of Shreveport. The purchase, through Isa dore Moritz, aims at industrial development with several factories planned. Nearby gas lines, water transport, and a Missouri Pacific line boost the site near the Lee avenue car line.
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Monroe
Columbia Road
Heart of
J. M
H. D. Godd
Scott Realty Company
Isadore
Alexandria
Southern Carbon Company
Trans- Missouri Pacific
Lee Avenue
Hotel Virginia to expand with 56 to 112 new rooms
Hotel Virginia plans enlargement this autumn adding 56 roof garden rooms and possibly a second story if the foundation allows. Work starts soon and will not disrupt current operations, with new floors opening to the public early fall. Monroe's growth spurs the need for more hotel capacity amid oil and gas development.
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Hotel
Virginia
E. J. Stearn
Little Rock
News-Star
Monroe
Louisiana
Sleigh Abandoned With Sixty Four Cases Of Ale
Storms on the Canadian border hamper bootleggers as a sleigh carrying sixty four cases of ale is abandoned in a snow drift near Ogdensburg New York.
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Associated Press
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Canadian
Washington letter claimed forged sparks Coolidge address
A Kansas City letter purportedly from George Washington to his wife before the Declaration of Independence stirs interest as celebrations for Washington's 200th birth anniversary loom. President Coolidge will deliver a joint Senate House address via NBC hook up to Europe, amid questions of authenticity.
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Washington
Kansas City
George Washington
Coolidge
Senate
House
National Broadcasting Company
London
W. C. Ford
Library of Congress
Cambridge
Mass
A. H. Clark
Kansas City Star
G. W
End of Long Drive Draws Big Crowd to See Jimmy Burns
A fatigued Jimmy Burns, world endurance champion, completed a 100 hour drive in a Milner Ford sedan at 5 38 p m Saturday in front of the Milner Motor building Walnut and Washington streets Hundreds watched as streets were blocked and police freed Burns from restraints He then left for a hotel in a Lincoln brougham after a celebratory finish to his grueling test
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Jimmy Burns
Milner Motor Company
Walnut
Washington
Jimmy
Milner
Burns
H. D. Apgar
L. P. Milner
The
Deepening of operation yields record gas in Richland Parish
The Palmer Corporation’s Colvin No 1 well in Richland parish swiftly deepened to 2374 feet then 2380 feet and produced 19.5 million cubic feet of gas daily, the parish’s largest gauge reading to date. Louisiana Petroleum Company tests nearby show strong gas pressure and potential oil, with results awaited late this afternoon as observers foresee a likely record gasser.
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News-Star
Rayville
Palmer Corporation
Colvin No. 1
Richland Parish
Louisiana Petroleum Company
Richland
Sunday Night Fire Destroys Two Stores in Olla
Fire of unknown origin in Olla destroys the pressing shop owned by F. B. Crick with $3,000 loss and then the mercantile house of J. P. Harris with $12,000 loss. Total losses reach $15,000, with partial insurance. The blaze began about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. the pressing shop had been idle since the previous day.
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J. P. Harris
Wheeling Region Faces Milk Famine in Storm
Wheeling district faces milk shortages due to a historic storm. Drifted snow eight to twelve feet blocks roads in four Panhandle counties, halting auto traffic and crippling streetcar service. Rural areas will see delayed travel for days.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Panhandle
Hambones Meditations by J P Alley
A fragmentary note presents a literary title Hambones Meditations by J P Alley with scattered phrases about Boss raise cotton and loyalty. The text shows informal dialect and likely misread OCR while preserving the main titled work and peripheral lines.
The Maker of Hambone arrives in The News-Star
Hambone creator J. P. Alley of the Memphis Commercial Appeal debuts in The News-Star. Born January 11, 1885 in Saline County Arkansas, Alley carved the famed Hambone character from Southern black lore inspired by Aunt Till and told through a homely, humorous voice.
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Hambone
Darkey
News-Star
Daily Companion
Kun
Bob
Miss Lucy
Desto’ Keepuh
Oman
J. P. Alley
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Chambers of Commerce
Saline County
Arkansas
Aunt Till
Baldwin to Pass Through Monroe Today
President L. W. Baldwin of Missouri Pacific railroad will arrive in Monroe this afternoon at 4 p m on his private train with officials. The stop is brief and the party heads for Alexandria and likely New Orleans with no formal entertainment planned in Monroe. Return routes will differ from the Monroe stop.
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L. W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Monroe
Alexandria
New Orleans
St. Louis
Cofferdams Planned at Ferriday to Halt Levee Seepage
In Ferriday Louisiana officials say danger of a Mississippi River levee breach has passed but a third cofferdam will be built today to stop seepage from a six inch pipe left in the levee. Volunteers from five towns assisted as 75 men labored under electric lights.
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Ferriday
F. H. Schneider
Fifth District Levee Board
J. R. Adams
Lake Providence
State Board of Engineers
St. Joseph
Newellton
Natchez
Tallulah
Waterproof
Suffie
Virginia Woman Fatally Shoots Man Then Kills Herself
Mrs. Birdie L. Patsel formerly of Roanoke Va shoots G H Ridgeway 33 then dies by suicide in Miami Florida after a quarrel. Ridgeway dies at hospital. neighbor George Marshall heard shots and tried to intervene but was wounded. Police say they lived in common wedlock and knew of no reason for the shooting.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Birdie L. Patsel
Roanoke
G. H. Ridgeway
Ridgeway
George Marshall
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