Orphan Boy 16 Dies After Accidental Pistol Shot
Willie Wallace aged 16 of Darnell died at noon from a pistol bullet wound suffered while he and another boy played with a gun last Tuesday morning. The bullet perforated his liver and he died after a late turn for the worse despite removal to Riverside sanitarium. His parents are deceased and an elder brother at Delhi is en route. He lived with E. D. Smith of Darnell.
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Willie Wallace
Darnell
Wallace
Riverside Sanitarium
Delhi
E. D. Smith
Tinsley Elected to Head Tigers of L. S. U. in 1928
Jess Tinsley of Homer La all southern tackle was elected captain of the 1928 Louisiana State University football team by teammates. Hank Stovall of Dodson La fullback was named alternate captain. Tinsley, a junior in agriculture, will play his third year for the Tigers next fall.
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Tinsley
Tigers
Baton Rouge
Jess Tinsley
Homer
Louisiana State University
Herley
Hank” Stovall
Dodson
College of Agriculture
The
Will Stovall
Russel Cohen
University of Alabama
Homer High School
Wife of Confederacy's Attorney General Dead
Mrs. T. J. Semmes, 96, widow of the Confederacy’s attorney general, died after a brief illness in New Orleans. Born in Winchester Tennessee, she later lived in Montgomery and Richmond during the war, and was the last surviving member of the Confederate official family. Funeral will be held tomorrow.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
T. J. Semmes
Confederacy
Richmond
Painter Thitney Orr Arrested After Shooting Hat Shot
Special to The News-Star from Bastrop Jan 7 describes painter Thitney Orr being arrested on a $500 bond for shooting with intent to kill Bob Wallace. The dispute over a horse sale led Orr to fire a shotgun blast at Wallace at Orr’s home, grazing him but causing no serious injuries. Wallace belongs to the Talley and Wallace grocery and meat firm on Bastrop's West Side.
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Bastrop
Thitney Orr
Bob Wallace
Orr
Wallace
Talley and Wallace
Monroe Lucky As Cold Weather Stretched GasSupply
Cold wave hits Monroe and West Monroe with steady gas pressure for most residents while other southern towns face fuel outages. Gas company runs extra hours and crews to maintain supply. System relies on 17 regulator stations delivering gas from fifty pounds to eight ounces. Continued on page two.
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Monroe
South
Arkansas
Atouston
West
Nicaragua Strikers Threaten Port as Marines Move In
In Corinto Nicaragua a stevedore strike endangers the port and railway link to Managua. Marines 150 strong prepare posts along the only railway to the sea amid Sandino rebel activity. Villages around Nueva Segovia are secured as reinforcement trains arrive and national guard expansion continues.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Corinto
United States
Strateic
la Cabrera de Ameya
Chinandega
Ameya
Bay of Estero
Parril
Sandino
Quilali
Attac
Nueva Segovia
National Guard
E. R. Beadle
George Remus confined to state hospital for the criminal insane
George Remus, acquitted of wife murder on insanity grounds, was committed to the state hospital for the criminal insane in Lima Ohio. After a Cincinnati probate court deemed him insane, he entered the institution with his counsel and deputies. He faces further action in Cincinnati courts and potential habeas corpus proceedings or challenges to his commitment papers.
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Lima
Ohio
George Remus
State Hospital
Cincinnati
Imogene
Remus
Common Pleas
Chas. Bell
Hamilton County
Charles Elston
Egymaron Pleas Court
Lueders
Probate
Pacific Coast Lumber Exports Rise in July Trade
Lumber exports from the Pacific coast in July show a sharp rise with nearly 41 million feet more than July 1926. Australia bought six times as much, Japan up about 25 percent, and the United Kingdom and Europe generally around twice as much.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
Australia
Japan
United Kingdom
Europe
Three Ghost Men Promise Arrest in Saunders Note
Memphis January 7 Clarence Saunders chain store magnate predicted the early arrest of the mysterious three ghost men who signed a note demanding 5 000 and threatening dire punishment if not paid. Saunders said arrests should follow within a day or two after visiting the spot with detectives. He turned the note over to newspapers and offered a 1 000 reward for the writer. His home was unguarded last night for protection.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Clarence Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Saunders
Veteran Marine General to Inspect Nicaragua Campaign
Washington reports General John A. Lejeune will inspect U S marines efforts against General Augusto Sandino in Nicaragua. He sails Monday from Charleston aboard the Trenton with reinforcements and will land at Corinto for a two week tour before returning to San Diego. Reports say Sandino has trained troops and deserters indicate possible marines involvement.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Augustino Sandino
Devil Dogs
John A. Lejeune
Lejeune
Sandino
Charleston
S. C
Trenton
Corinto
Republic
San Diego
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Goldberg Building Fire in Alexandria Causes Major Loss
Alexandria January 7 The Goldberg building on Third Street suffered an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 in losses after a late night blaze of undetermined origin. Fire chief Ralph Neff said the Yancey studio on the second floor started the fire which triggered a general alarm. The Goldberg jewelry store on the first floor also sustained heavy losses.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Goldberg
Third Street
Ralph Neff
Yancey
Goldberg Jewelry
Hambone Meditations by J. P. Alley
A fragment presents Hambone slang and a speaker seeking assistance to settle a debt owed to him. The language hints at a rural dialect and informal request for help in resolving a financial obligation.
Democrats to study flood control plans in senate session
Senate Democrats agreed to appoint a special flood control committee to gather broad knowledge and coordinate with others on flood legislation. The conference urged nonpartisan consideration, with reports expected soon. Republicans may form a parallel panel. Senator Robinson led the talks with Caraway and Curtiss signaling cooperation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Democrats
Nicaragua
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Caraway
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Curtiss
Kansas
Democratic Flood Committee
Commerce Committee
Judge Holden dies of pneumonia in Mississippi
Associate justice J B Holden of the Mississippi Supreme Court died at his Jackson home today from pneumonia. Separate dispatches note Col Charles A Lindbergh flying from Managua to San Jose Costa Rica, and then landing in San Jose, while Rep Aswell of Louisiana seeks authority for bridge work over the Red River at Monola.
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Jackson
Miss
J. B. Holden
State Supreme Court
Managua
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Washington
Louisiana Highway Commission
Red River
Monola
Louisiana
Aswell
Dimocrat
Identify Bodies of Four More Victims of The S-4
Washington dispatch reports four more victims of the S-4 incident identified today. The dead are Lt. Commander Wm. F. Callaway of Chevy Chase Maryland Fred Henry O'Shields of Atlanta Georgia Carl Harold Thompson of San Francisco and James Johnson White of Reckmart Georgia.
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Washington, Jan
Wm. F. Callaway
Chevy Chase
Fred Henry O’shields
Atlanta
Carl Harold Thompson
San Francisco
James Johnson White
Reckmart
Peace Terms Fraught With Doubt in Anti-War Pact Effort
France proposes a multilateral treaty to renounce war as an instrument of national policy and to settle disputes by pacific means. The plan, linked to Kellogg’s agenda, faces doubt over achieving a broad anti war declaration among major powers before Root arbitration pact expires February 27.
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Washington
France
State Department
United States
Kellogg
Kellogge
Texas Cashier and Assistant Locked in Bank Vault
Ashboro North Carolina January 7 Cashier J A Purvis and his assistant believed to be the only two who know the combination were locked in the vault of the Bennett Bank near here today by two white robbers who fled with an undetermined amount of money Officials of a nearby bank were appealed to for aid in releasing them while a posse set out to capture the hold up men
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Ashboro
N. C
J. A. Purvis
Bank of Bennett
Free Ride Costly for Freshmen at LSU
Baton Rouge January 7. Freshman Charles J. Montgomery Jr. rode a “free ride” from Baton Rouge to LSU campus last night when a tire blew out and the car crashed into a telephone pole. He suffered serious breaks and fractures in his right arm and leg and other broken bones. In a local hospital it was feared the leg might be amputated. His parents arrived from Kaplan, La.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Charles J. Montgomery, Jr
Kaplan
Wisconsin students die in plane crash on Mendota ice
At Madison Wisconsin two University of Wisconsin students were in a plane that nose-dived onto Lake Mendota ice near the campus. Pilot Winston Kratz of Louisville Kentucky survived with non fatal injuries while Fred Burbank of Sioux City Iowa suffered probable fatal injuries. The craft had taken off from Fenneco Airport.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Winston Kratz
Louisville
Fred Burbank
Sioux City
Burbank
Kratz
Fenneco
London Flood Devastates Thames Bank Drowning Twenty
London area reels as an abnormal tide and heavy gale flood the Thames. Twenty people drown across Westminster Hammersmith Hurlingham and Crowds witness embankment collapses. Four Harding sisters among the drowned, relief promised by the lord mayor amid widespread distress.
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London
Thames
Westminster
Puteney
Hammersmith
Hurlingham
Warerow
Thames Estuary
Teddington
Harding
Ths
US export sales of brimstons reach over one million
Uncle Sam sold 1,412,882 worth of brimstons or sulphur in the export market during July. Canada bought nearly 29,400 tons and Germany 17,000.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Canada
Germany
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