Fatal Flight Crash Claims Glasses in Florida
Mr and Mrs W A Glass Chicago passengers were burned to death when their Florida Airways plane crashed after takeoff in Tampa Engine trouble forced a return and then the craft struck a telegraph pole and tree before bursting into flames Pilot H J Brady suffered internal injuries and may recover The aircraft was destroyed and both victims perished in the wreckage
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
W. A. Glass
Chicago
H. J. Brady
Florida Airways Corporation
Miami
Brady
Glass
Gangsters open fire in Phila killing one man
Philadelphia on Feb 25 reports four youths in a speeding sedan firing on a crowd in front of a night club. John Bricker died after six shots to neck and head. Wounded were Charles Duffy and Earl Brown. Police detained four men for investigation amid underworld feud claims.
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Philadelphia
John Bricker
Ckey Duffy
Earl Brown
Buckner Announces Resignation as U S Attorney
Emory R Buckner said he will resign as United States attorney for the district. He spoke at the start of his summation in the Daugherty Miller conspiracy trial in New York. Buckner said his departure follows an arrangement made when he took office.
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New York
United States
Emory R. Buckner
Aaron Sapiro
Thomas W. Miller
Washington
Buckner
Murdered Woman Found In Birmingham Apartment
The body of Lucy Early, 30, was found on the bedroom floor of her Birmingham apartment after several days missing. Police say she was murdered and robbed. a pillow was used to strangle her and her watch ring and money were missing. Neighbors found the body after surveillance from a nearby roof and officers forced entry.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lucy Early
Youngbloods Producer Lands Quickly in Urania
Ben L. Youngblood No. 1 well in Urania Lumber company area drilled early in the week, blew in with strong gas pressure, blew the screen out, then re‑set. It produced an estimated two to five million cubic feet of gas and 800 to 500 barrels of oil in 24 hours before sanded over. Crews work to clear sand and restart production. Located 400 feet north of the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 7-10, 2e.
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Urania
Outlook for Monroe street paving expands to sixty four blocks
The 1927 Monroe paving plan may cover 64 blocks with petitions for 47 more and four additional blocks under consideration. Current construction includes 10 blocks on Gordon avenue and 3 on Forrest avenue. Patitions on Forsythe avenue, Sixth street, Auburn avenue, and Fifth are filed with the city council.
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City of
Monroe
Gordon Avenue
Prune Street
Thomas Street
Forrest Avenue
Jackson Street
South Grand Street
City Council
Forsythe Avenue
Third Street
Sixth Street
DeSiard Street
Auburn Avenue
River Front
Fifth
British and American Defenses Harden Near Shanghai
British regulars occupy border positions around the international settlement as Chinese forces push toward the city. American Marines from San Diego arrive with three destroyers Preble Noa and Hulbert joining the defense along with a volunteer machine gun unit and motorized howitzers on the Bund.
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Shanghai
Bund
Sun Chuan-Fang
San Diego
Calif
Preble
Noa
Hulbert
Manila
Chang Tsung- Chang
Shantung
Hangchow
Kashing
Sun
General Labor Union
Revolutionary Army
Bomb Explodes Front Brooklyn Home of Ex Judge
A bomb exploded in front of the Brook lyn home of John Palmieri former city court judge while his family slept. Police say threats demanded $50 900 from Palmieri and $1 000 each from Harry Demott bank president and Dr Burt Harrington with police guarding the men as investigators seek the anonymous letter writers.
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Associated Press
New York
John Palmieri
Brooklyn
Harry Demott
Mechanics National Bank of Brooklyn
Burt D. Harrington
Suspect Elopements in Disappearance of Pair After Automobile Ride
Two Delhi schoolgirls Hazel Green 14 and Vada Clark 16 disappeared after borrowing Clyde Robinsons roadster for a ten minute ride. The car was later found in a West Monroe garage. Parents and police traced the car and sought clues while fearing an elopement possibly to Mississippi with unknown male companions.
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Clyde Robinson
Delhi
Hazel Green
Vada Clark
West Monroe
C. C. Green
J. Clark
Monroe
Marshal Arthur King
West Side
Webb Goodlett
Webb Goodlett Company
Robinson
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hotel Manager Found Shot to Death in Chi Town
Chicago February 25 A wealthy hotel manager John Rich of the Rich apartment hotel in Rogers Park was found dead in the boiler room shot to death. Earlier a woman guest and her small son were found dead from suspected poison fumes after a fumigated adjacent apartment. The hotel is tied to State Senator James Barbour of Springfield.
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Chicago
John Rich
Weathy
Rich
Rogers Park
Howard Renou
Postal Telegraph Company
James Barbbour
Springfield
Ills
Franklin and Marshall College Bars Alcohol at Student Events
Lancaster February 25 The Franklin and Marshall College student senate prohibits use of intoxicants at student functions under penalty of dismissal.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
Hambokes Meditations and Strong Family Struggles
A poetic meditation by J. P. Alley on Hambokes life and a family facing pressure to maintain appearances amid hardship and effort.
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Hambokes
J. P. Alley
Ned Harvey Hanged in Cameron Parish in Noon Execution
Ned Harvey of Orange Texas condemned for killing John Springer in Lake Charles is hanged in Cameron parish at noon. The condemned man, also linked to the slaying of A A Byrd of Nederland Texas, faced the gallows with composure as the death march began at 12 26 and the trap dropped at 12 29 pm. Continuous coverage noted the case as Cameron parish’s most sensational crime and trial.
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Lake Charles
Ned Harvey
Orange
Texas
John Springer
A. A. Byrd
Nederland
Springer
Cameron Parish
Harvey
Standard Oil Reduces Tank Wagon Price Across Regions
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey cut gasoline by one cent a gallon in New Jersey Maryland North and South Carolina and the District of Columbia bringing tank wagon price to 18 cents a gallon. Export gasoline also falls three quarters of a cent to 26.65 cents per gallon in cases. The Monroe unit announced a separate one cent cut effective at 7 am in the Twin Cities making tank wagon gas 16 cents and service station gas 19 cents with no other firms matching the cut by noon. Other local suppliers listed Gulf Texas Louisiana Pan American and Pierce Petroleum as operating here.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Maryland
North and
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Standard Oil Company
Monroe
Twin Cities
Gulf
Texas
Louisiana
Panerican
Pierce Petroleum Ration
Stone given ninety nine year term
William Stone was found guilty of taking part in the hold up and killing Roscoe Wilson, the Majestic Theatre treasurer. The jury fixed a 99 year penitentiary sentence. R. A. Bob Silvers alias Cecil Chambers faces trial Monday on the same charges. About $4,000 was taken as Wilson delivered funds to a bank.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
William Stone
Roscoe Wilson
Majestic Theatre
Stone
R. A
Bob” Silvers
Cecil Chambers
Wilson
Deepening Louisiana gas test nears second big strike
The Binion and Sartor No 1 test in Richland parish drilled to 2408 feet and found a 2,000,000 cubic foot gas pocket in the upper sand. Drilling resumed after coming in and aims to reach the lower sand, with anticipation of a major gasser or oil producer. State officials in Monroe note ongoing activity as A H Teat et al test also nears breakthrough and W T Chisholm from the conservation department discusses field matters in Shreveport.
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Louisiana Petroleum Corporation
Binion and Sartor
Monroe
Rayville
Richland Gasser
Louisiana
Richland Parish
W. T. Chisholm
Mineral Division
State Conservation Department
Shreveport
R. P. Webb
Mr. Chisholm
Forshay Certified Eligible for Crowley La Postmaster
Washington civil service today certified H. A. Forshay as eligible for the Crowley Louisiana postmaster position. He is listed among qualified candidates in the federal personnel roll.
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Washington
the Civil Service Today
H. A. Forshay
Crowley
Washington Today Sees Deficiency Bill Hearings and Capitol Talks
Congress meets at noon as the House takes up a second deficiency bill and unfinished business on the Boulder Canyon dam. Lake diversion hearings proceed before Special Master Hughes. Senate Foreign Relations Committee reconsiders the Central American situation.
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Congress
House
Boulder Canyon
Hughes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cardinal Hayes decries obscenity on stage and dress
Cardinal Hayes stated in New York that obscenity in theater night clubs and literature and immodesty in dress threaten moral standards. He told Louis Seibold of the New York Evening Post that liberal freedom has lowered public morality despite education spending.
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New York
Cardinal Hayes
Louis Seibold
New York Evening Post
Acquittal in Subornation Trial at Caddo Shreveport
C K Morse a traveling salesman from Atlanta was acquitted by a federal jury on charges of improperly influencing a government witness in a forgery case involving a $10 post office money order. The trial followed a prior mistrial with witness Opal Osborn.
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Shreveport
C. K. Morse
Atlanta
Morse
Opal Osborn
Miss Osborn
Miss Osborne
President Coolidge vetoes McNary-Haugen farm relief bill
President Coolidge vetoed the McNary-Haugen farm relief measure, saying it discriminates against certain products and would raise prices for some farmers while penalizing others. He argued the bill defies economic law by boosting prices via increased production and reduced consumption, forecasted to fail to aid farmers in the long run.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
House
House Mother Plan Introduced at Wisconsin Fraternity
Madison reports the University of Wisconsin adopts a new house mother program with Mrs. K M Burrus of Louisville taking the Sigma Chi post. She is the first to hold the role at Wisconsin and is mother to Rhodes scholar Jefferson Burrus. Mrs Burrus says she will aid the boys with personal issues and strive to smooth rough edges through a maternal presence.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
S. J. Goodnight
University of Wisconsin
K. M. Burrus
Louisville
Sigma Chi
Wisconsin
Jefferson Burrus
Debonair Youths Stage Series of Robberies in Search for Adventure
Two young men from wealthy Illinois families were jailed in Gary after a spree of robberies and car thefts spanning Gary, Chicago, and nearby towns. They urged prison terms, saying the jail beat living among unbathed crooks. Their fathers faced them as they admitted a long run of gas station, dance hall, and theatre holdups.
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Debonair Youths
Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Chicago
New Palace Theatre
Illinois
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