Governor Davis Faces Bribe Charge Inaugural Attendance Unclear
Topeka Kansas January 12 Governor Jonathan M Davis and his son Russell were charged with soliciting and accepting a bribe of 1250 for a pardon in a warrant sworn by County Attorney Tinkham Veale. Bond set at 1000 each and a hearing scheduled for January 23. The governor indicated uncertainty about attending the inaugurations for his successor Paulen.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. P
Jonathan M. Davis
Tinkham Veale
Russell
Paul Heinz
Tom Hurley
Col
A. M. Harvey
Davis
Ben
Paulen
Kans
Jonathan M. Davie
Russell Davis
Vribe
Ruswell Davis
Fred Pullman
Jonathan NM. Davis
Johnathan M. Davis
Fred
Gotham Gangster Guilty of N. Y. Diamond Theft
New Orleans reports Gotham Foss, and his wife Margaret, convicted for the Roosevelt Hotel diamond robbery on November 4. Foss faces sentencing this week. Margaret, a former musical comedy actress, was acquitted and released. Prosecutors said Foss entered the hotel room of Henry Agate and stole jewels valued at about 136000 amid weapons charges.
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New Orleans
Dore Foss
Gotham Ga
Margaret
Roosevelt Hotel
Liberty
Fess
Henry Agate
New York
Foss
California Girl Sets New Swim Dash Mark
Eleanor Garatti of San Rafael won the fifty yard free style in 29.35 seconds at a San Francisco meet, breaking a Pacific Coast record by a fifth of a second. She will compete in the National AAU indoor championships in St Augustine, Florida, per a San Rafael chamber of commerce representative.
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San Francisco
Eleanor Garatti
San Rafael
Pacific Coast
Garatti
St. Augustine
Fla
Washington Today Senate Acts on Muscle Shoals and Shipping Board
Senate resumes Muscle Shoals legislation and shipping board hearings as a special House committee returns to work. Associated General Contractors open a three day convention with a White House reception hosted by President Coolidge. The President's agricultural commission nears drafting relief recommendations for the cattle industry.
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Senate
House
House Committee Investigating Shipping Board
Associated General Contractors of America
President Coolidge
White House
President
Agricultural Commission
Strahan Reports Baton Rouge Farmers' Short Course
Farm Demonstration Agent E. R. Strahan and Home Demonstration Agent Jewel McQuiller returned from Baton Rouge after attending the Farmers' Short Course and agents meetings. The poultry show drew over 2200 fowls, with days dedicated to Rice Cotton Cane Livestock and more. The meeting highlighted nitrate of soda and acid phosphate use in cotton, soy bean cultivation for feed and soil, and a $3.05 per hundred pounds price for Wisconsin certified potato seed.
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E. R. Strahan
Jewel McQuiller
Baton Rouge
Perkins
Louisiana
Strahan
Wisconsin
Alexandria and Monroe Unite to Protest Train Discontinuance
The Alexandria and Monroe chambers of commerce urge unity to oppose the end of Missouri Pacific trains Nos 103 and 104. The Rainbow Special currently serves Monroe well, and no adverse comments are expected. A hearing on the matter will be scheduled in Alexandria at a later date.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria
Monroe
Poison Liquor's Toll in Chicago Grows This Year
CHICAGO January 12 Moonshine liquor is killing over a person a day in Chicago Health Commissioner Bundesen reports. In eleven months of 1924 there were 390 liquor related deaths 238 from poisonous liquor and 151 from accidents murders and personal crises caused by alcoholism. Bundesen claims bootleg liquor fuels crime linking moonshine to mental unbalance and says suppressing it would reduce crime.
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Chicago
Bundesen
Sheffield Surrenders in Record Whiskey Case and Fines
Clyde Sheffield surrendered to Judge Percy Sandel in district court pleading guilty to two charges in a case involving a tank loaded with 51 cases of Scotch whiskey, the largest haul in the parish. He received 69 days in jail and a 500 dollar fine with a 35000 dollar bail forfeited earlier. a third charge of attempting to bribe an officer remains to be tried by jury.
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Clyde Sheffield
Percy Sandel
Milton Coverdale
Gulfport
Miss
West Monroe
Coverdale
Roper
Sheffield
Sisters' Dream of Starring in Opera Comes True
New York January 12 The Porselle sisters Rosa and Carmela sang together at the Metropolitan Opera House to acclaim Rosa as a favored prima donna and Carmela praised for self sacrifice that aided Rosa's rise. Carmela's solo and the duet with Rosa in Aida drew repeated recalls. Lawrence Tibbett also received an ovation for Falstaff.
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New York
Porselle
Rosa
Carmela
Metropolitan Opera House
Meriden
Conn
Ponselles
Metropolitan
Caruso
Music Hall
Odon Patale
Don Carlos
Orchestra Pit
Aida
Lawrence Tibbett
California
Scotti
Figures Show Big Gain in U. S. Oil Refineries
The Bureau of Mines estimated daily U S refinery capacity at 2,832,582 barrels including eight new plants, up 138 percent in seven years. There are 547 refineries, vs 176 in 1914, with most capacity added by enlarging existing plants. Texas leads with 123 refineries and 531,780 barrels daily. Oklahoma has 96 plants at 351,750 barrels.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines
Texas
Oklahoma
British Professionals Defeat California Stars in 76 Hole Match
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell defeated Abe Espinosa and McDonald Smith six and four in a 76 hole exhibition match at Lake Merced Golf and Country Club in San Francisco yesterday.
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San Francisco
George Duncan
Abe Mitchell
Abe Espinosa
McDonald Smith
California
Lake Merced Golf and Country Club
Voice of Ice Bound Explorer Broadcast Heard by Radio Fan
An amateur radio listener in Norfolk reports picking up an ice bound explorer's broadcast from 8,000 miles away. The speaker describes a ship trapped in Arctic ice off Labrador or Ungava Bay, crew harpooning walrus for food, brutal cold, and hope fading to free the vessel this winter.
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Norfolk
Arctic
A. G. Engleston
Labrador
Ungava Bay
Fogbound London Sees Fatal Accidents and Travel Standstill
Thick fog cripples London traffic causing numerous bus collisions and several deaths. An airplane from France struggled to land, with passengers losing visibility to five yards before a safe return to the airfield. Emergency crews battled dim lamps and impenetrable haze.
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London
A. P
France
Monroe to Represent at T B Sessions in New Orleans
Monroe prepared to represent at the first annual meeting of the newly formed Tuberculosis and Public Health Association in New Orleans on January 28. National Tuberculosis Association officers may attend, with an election of current year officers and directors.
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Monroe
New Orleans
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
National Tuberculosis Association
St. Louis
W. H. Seemann
H. E. Bernades
Walter F. Jahbncke
Anna F. Kennedy
R. H. Agate
Lafaiyette
W. H. Block
J. A.danna
J. George Dempsey
Oscar Dowling
Shreveport
W. J. Durell
Covington
E. M. Ellis
Crowley
Joseph F. Friend
H. L. Hammett
John Lombard
Baton Rouge
C. V. Sanders
J. A. Trotti
Lake Charles
C. V. Unsworth
J. W. Warres
Addie Webb
Bertrand Weil
Alexandria
Halt Issuance of Rabbinic Passports in Polish Cities
Warsaw report notes United States consulates in Poland halted visa grants for rabbis, stopping a mass exodus to America. About 2000 rabbis who applied in 1924 face slim chances of admission under new immigration limits despite proper documents, as economic strain leaves Polish Jewish congregations unable to support them.
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Warsaw
Poland
America
United States
Unite States
Looting Engulfs Shanghai After Coup in Kiangsu Province
After Chi Ssieh Yuan, the deposed military governor, seized Shanghai for a second time, victors and vanquished unleashed a citywide looting spree. Soldiers from Chi’s forces and Chang Yung Min’s defending units swept through Nantai and adjacent areas near the French settlement, signaling chaotic post coup streets.
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Shanghai
A. P
Chi Ssieh- Yuan
Kiangsu
Chi
Peking
Chang Yung- Min
Nantae
Texans Halted for Louisiana Burglaries Connected Robbers
City Detective L V Tarver identified two men caught in Jasper Texas as the suspects in a series of year old burglaries in Kelley and Olla Louisiana. The pair allegedly stole from J B Dukes in Kelley August 30 1924 and from Ziegs store in Ollla November 11 1924 and from J R Browns Kelley December 7 1924. They confessed to selling loot in Lake Charles and DeRidder. Names not released.
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L. V. Tarver
Jasper
Texas
Kelley and
Olla
Mce Clanahan
Caldwell Parish
J. B. Duke
Kelley
Louisiana
Zeigler
Ollila
J. R. Brown
McClanahan
Tarver
A. E. Hargrove
Lake Charles
DeRidder
Paris Paper Sees Hughes Retirement Aimed at Presidency
Paris papers offer explanations for Secretary Hughes resignation and Keleg to succeed him. They suggest Hughes disagrees with Coolidge over policy, seeks isolation versus intervention, and may be seeking the presidency. Analysts cite a Senate-dominated era and political maneuvering as driving the change.
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Paris
Hughes
Keloge
Petrinax
The
Echo de Paris
Coolidge
Senate
New York
Hamburg paper sees Hughes as a potential president
The Hamburger Nachrichten reports Charles E. Hughes may run for president calling him sensible and moderate. It notes his New Haven reparations speech helped Cu neo’s economic program and signals cautious German hope for conciliation, despite some unresolved details.
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Hamburg
Germany
Hamburger Nachrichten
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
New Haven
Cuneo
Southern Bridge Plans Get Departmental Approval
Washington January 12 approval of war department bridge projects includes reconstructions across Trinity river about 13 miles west of Palestine Texas Beaufort river at Beaufort South Carolina Silver Smith river near Kissimmee river 14 miles northwest of Okeechobee City Florida across Big Pottsburg Creek seven miles SW of Okeechobee City and seven miles SE of Sebring Florida Yolobusha river near Whaley Mississippi and Waccamaw river at Bellamy Landing South Carolina
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Washington
War Department
Trinity River
Palestine
Texas
Beaufort River
Beaufort
S. C
Silver Smith
Kissimmee River
Okeechobee City
Big Pottsburg Creek
Sebring
Florida
Yolobusha River
Whaley, Miss
Waccamaw River
Bellamy Landing
British lawyer Helena Normanton arrives in New York to study courts
Helena Normanton, a noted British attorney, travels to New York to study American courts. She is the first woman granted a passport under her own name and recently won a British court ruling allowing her to practice law under her own surname while married to Gavin Clark.
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Helena Normanton
New York
Gavin Clark
London
Yearly City Paving and Utilities Report Summary
A yearly report by P A Poag, city secretary treasurer, shows in 1924 thirty streets totaling 11.57 miles were paved at 55000 per mile. The report notes finances delay paving but plans to continue citywide. Additional 1924 improvements include a new sewer and drainage system costing 57000, new water mains 25000, electric light extension 15000, and power plant equipment for 50000.
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P. A. Poag
Park Avenue
Monroe Eyes Big Welcome for Elk and Buffalo Arrival
Will Atkinson reports that elk and buffalo for the For sythe park zoo will arrive today from Foot Springs South Dakota. He says civic pride should guide Monroe to celebrate the animals with a public event similar to New Orleans elephant arrivals, urging local clubs and civic groups to plan a reception.
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Will Atkinson
Foot Springs
Dakota
Forsythe Perk
Atkinson
Monroe
New Orleans
Lake Charles High School opens new training gear
Encampment Lake Charles La Jan 12 The $3000 worth of new equipment installed in the Lake Charles high school's manual training department will let students manufacture any furniture they wish. Officials report the upgraded shop makes the department one of the best in the state.
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Lake Charles
Lake Charles High School
Louisiana College Endowment Drive Sets $100,000 Goal
The Louisiana College board of directors authorized a continued endowment drive with a $100,000 goal. They report $226,900 already raised and plan full time canvassing to reach every Baptist in the state.
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Alexandria
Louisiana College
Bond Election Planned for Evangeline Highway Route 7
An election will be held February 24 in the second sub-road district to authorize the police jury to issue bonds of 50 000 for 35 year terms to finance the southeast portion of Route 7 near Krotz Springs in Evangeline parish.
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Opelousas
Krotz Springs
Nellie Wright Trial Delayed as Venue Sought in New Orleans
Nellie Dawson Wright of Des Moines Iowa faces a continued trial in New Orleans for alleged complicity in bank robbery. District Attorney Marr seeks a venue due to biased public opinion stirred by sensational press coverage and alleged improper transfer of the case between court divisions. The former schoolgirl widow of bank bandit William Wright has drawn crowds since being returned from Jacksonville with over 10000 dollars in loot.
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New Orleans
Nellie Dawson Wright
Des Moines
Iowa
Marr
William Wright
Jacksonville
Three Cars Stolen Weekend End In Local Case
Three Fords were stolen Saturday night in a weekend incident. R Thompson’s car from West Monroe was found near Calhoun by Deputy Roper. J C Tousizax’s car from Fourth and DeSiard remains missing. E D Dowdy’s car from 714 Oak Street was recovered at Bastrop with a suspect shown driving it. The man, Charles Southern, claimed ties to Rabbit Footminstrel and was jailed after the vehicle was identified.
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R. Thompson
West Monroe
Roper
Calhoun
J. C. Tousizax
Fourth
DeSiard
E. D. Dowdy
Oak Street
Bastrop
Coverdale
Charles Southern
Shelby, Miss
Dowdy
Tre
Stovall Drilling Down 970 Feet Near Monroe
The Stovall Drilling Co. is down 870 feet in the well of Pat White near the swamp six miles southeast of Monroe. Heavy precipitation halted operations as the well fills with water. Urania No. 2 stands at 1492 feet with no oil or gas yet, said Mr. Stovall this morning.
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Stovall Drilling Co
Pat” White
Monroe
Mr. Stov
Hopper from Mississippi backs Delfos cotton seed in Ouachita
J A Hopper of Como Mississippi tours Monroe and West Monroe promoting 6102 Delfos cotton seed claimed to yield 2.25 bales per acre in East Carroll. He noted street congestion as Monroe grows and praised local enterprise while urging councils to convert streets to one ways.
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J. A. Hopper
Como
Miss
Oxachita Parish
East Carroll Parish
Hopper
Monroe
West Monroe
Tick Eradication Conference In Southwest Louisiana
US Bureau of Animal Industry tick eradication workers met in Lake Charles to review progress and plan for the year. Vermilion Jeff Davis Cameron and Calcasieu parishes were represented, with more than a quarter million cattle in the area. Calcasieu alone reported over 450000 dollars from cattle sales in 1924, with similar revenue in other parishes.
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Lake Charles
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Louisiana
Vermillion
Jeff Davis
Cameron
Calcasieu Parishes
Calcasieu Parish
Soil Survey Team Visit Arrives in Beauregard Parish
Mr Anderson of the Bureau of Soils Washington D C is in Beauregard parish to conduct a soil survey. The project will last about one and a half years according to Mr Anderson the survey aims to map soil types and suitability for farming development.
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Beauregard Dbridder
Anderson
Bureau of Soils
Washington, D. C
Beauregard Parish
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Allan F. Moore
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Frank D. Scott
Scott
U. S
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Elsie Sweetin
Erulien
Ina
Lawrence M. Hight
Joliet
Sweetin
C. Elinore Ruben
Ice Bound
Yplorer
T. B. Sessions
China
Tex
Kelly
Southern
U. K
SEC. P.A. Poag
Elk
ST. Landry
Neld Wright
N. C
Stovall
White
Delfos
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