Wilson bill to be heard by rivers and harbors panel
Congressman Riley J. Wilson announced a hearing in Washington before the rivers and harbors committee on his bill to prevent oil field waste contamination of Ouachita and other streams. Affected officials in Monroe and Ruston expect to testify and support the measure, with a vote possible before June.
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Congress
Riley J. Wilson
Fifth Congressional District
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Washington
Wilson
Monroe
Ruston
Garland Dupre
New Orleans
Louisiana
Ouachita
Bernstein
United States
Muscle Shoals
Ford
South
Secretary Hughes Praises Warren G Harding in Memorial
Secretary Hughes delivered a memorial tribute to Warren G Harding before a joint session of Congress. He praised Harding as destined for public service, detailing his self-reliance, integrity, and devotion to country, and highlighted the enduring importance of democracy and national unity.
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Tress Washington
Warren Gameliel Harding
Hughes
Senate
House
Harding
Judge Saints Watch Inactive Prosecution In Louisiana
Judge Coco will not prosecute the Morehouse misdemeanor cases before leaving office to Judge Saint who claims he has no time for the matter. Saint will issue a statement later and the affair draws unusual interest in Louisiana. Mrs. James M. Thompson is suggested for Congress to fill the Dupregnancy in New Orleans. her accepting would give Louisiana a woman in Congress briefly.
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Coco
Morehouse
Saint
James M. Thompson
Congress
New Orleans
Thompson
New Orleans Item
Champ Glark
Belgian Cabinet Resigns Over Franco-Belgian Pact
Brussels February 27 The Belgian cabinet led by Premier Theunis resigned after a 95 to 79 defeat in parliament on the Franco-Belgian economic convention. The pact regulated exchange of products through regular trade channels drawing fire from industrial districts over claims of excessive French customs favors.
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Brussels
Theunis
Chamber of Deputies
France
Tribute paid to Harding memory by Congress
The senate and house joined to honor President Harding with a formal eulogy by Secretary Hughes. They paused pending legislation and set aside animosities in the presence of President Coolidge, cabinet, the Supreme Court, state governors, and foreign diplomats. Mrs. Harding and friends attended a gallery section.
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Associated Prose
Washington
Senate
House United Today
Harding
President Coolidge
Supreme Court
Hughes
Coco Declares He Will Not Prosecute Morehouse Cases
Attorney General Coco announces he will not prosecute misdemeanor cases in Morehouse stemming from hooded mob activity before leaving office. He says the matter will be left as a heritage to his successor Judge Percy Saint who won the February 19 election by a large margin.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Coco
District Court
Bastrop
Morehouse
State Board of Pardons
Percy Saint
Saint
Attorney General
Names Mixed On Marriage License and Bigamy Charge Results
A Tallulah marriage license mix up led to a bigamy charge against a local man. The clerk swapped the names by mistake, clarifying the license and resulting in the charges being dropped.
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Sheriffs Office
Tallulah
Senate Hints Daugherty May Quit Cabinet Soon
Washington report says Attorney General Daugherty may retire from the cabinet once the Senate completes its investigation. President Coolidge consulted with advisers and allies about a potential resignation and whether to announce it publicly. A statement from Daugherty was expected by day’s end after White House discussions.
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Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Oucc
Daugherty preps retirement announcement after White House talks
Attorney General Daugherty, after an hours long conference with President Coolidge, said a statement would be issued before night regarding his retention in the cabinet. He refused to reveal the statement’s nature or where it would be issued.
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Coolidge
White House
Senate
Daugherty
Adams
Republican National Committee
Slemp
Frank Stearns
Wm. M. Butler
Associated Prom
Washington
Department of Justice
Holland Gang Arrests Reported by New Orleans Police
New Orleans police led by Supt Molony nab two alleged Holland gangsters named William Smith and Ross Keyes after a string of robberies including two bank hold ups and an attempted loot of the American Express money wagon. About 100 suspects were rounded up as officers searched stations hotels and joints during Mardi Gras season.
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New Orleans
American Express
Harry
Canal Street
Molony
Leonard
Recorder's Court
Wm. Smith
Ross Keyes
Waukesha Meeting for Klan Stormed by Anti Residents
About 3 000 people gathered outside the Commercial hotel in Waukesha as a Ku Klux Klan meeting inside was disrupted. Windows broken lights cut and doors damaged followed an attempt to hold speakers of national prominence. A pistol was brandished and revolvers were shown as the meeting was halted and Klansmen later evacuated with Milwaukee help led by William Wiesmann.
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Associated Press
Waukesha
Wis
Milwaukee
Wm. Wiesmann
Grand Kleagle
Klan
Wisconsin
Sanchez at Head of Rebel Forces Reported Near San Francisco
Vera Cruz February 21 General Guadalupe Sanchez of the rebel forces is reported near San Francisco thirty miles from Vera Cruz awaiting federal troops toward Jalapa. Military trains move toward Jalapa and new regiments form among the unemployed here.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Guadalupe Sanchez
San Francisco
Jalapa
Telegrams Read Into Record By Oil Committee
Telegrams to Edward BR. McLean A B Fali and others in Palm Beach Florida regarding the inquiry were read into the record today by the oil committee.
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Washington
Edward BR. McLean
A. B. Fali
Palm Beach
Fla
The
Oil Committee
New Knights of Mystic Clan Formed at Atlanta Congress
A temporary governing board met in Atlanta to revise a provisional constitution for the Knights of Mystic Clan, a breakaway group opposed to the Ku Klux Klan. About 200 men from three states elected officers, named headquarters in Kansas City, and declared members must be white Protestants. The group denounced the Klan’s leadership and warned against its influence.
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Atlanta
Knights of Mystic Clan
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
John R. Jones
Kansas City
W.H. Austin
Durham
N. C
H. Tom Keight
Oklahoma City
Henry J. Norton
E. A. Gray
el Dorado
Kans
Ernest Allen
Geo. J. Harrin
Kansas, City
Iig
H. W. Evans
Wm. J. Simmons
Klan
Speror Simmons
Simmons
Jospeh Simons
New Order
Kanags City
Kan
Okla
Milwaukee
Wis
Gas Operators Warn Swartz Field Drilling Depleting
At a Monroe Chamber of Commerce meeting gas operators and carbon black interests discussed severe depletion in the Swartz area of the Monroe field. Supervisor H W Bell noted drilling at 20 acres per well and urged regulations to extend the field’s life. A committee was proposed to gather field data and report findings for action.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Swartz
H. W. Bell
Department of Conservation
Bell
McGowan
W. B. Clark
J. H. Mann
T. E. Flournoy
Sol
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Warren G. Harding
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Grand Street
Lovers’ Lane
Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Wheeler
Harry Duugherty
Belgium
Stormy Petrel
Holland Gang
Jean Nash
Ahmed Sahib Bey
King Fand
Egypt
Nash
Sanchez
Knights of Mystic
Old Order
Flournoy
Belt
Bett
Browle
News-Star
News-Star Telephone Exchange
Judson W. Smith
Louis Ave
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