Murder Case Again Comes Into Court
In Bastrop Louisiana Judge J T Shellin ordered 90 talis jurors to report for the third trial of Luther Hays after the regular venire of 30 was exhausted with only three jurors chosen. Defense moved to quash the venire claiming bias. motion denied, then a continuance sought due to prior handcuff incidents.
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News-Star
Bastrop
J. T
Ed Hayes
Ward 2
Fowler
R. P. Brendie
Baserop
H. C. Morris
Clarence Sisson
Bonita
Luther Hays
Hays
Mississippi Solons Defend Bachelors
The Mississippi senate defeated a bill to tax unmarried men and widowers without dependents at 10 a year for men aged 30 to 40. Twenty six senators voted against, 15 for. Senator W. D. Hardin, the bachelor sponsor, saw amendments proposing 100 dollars, age up to 50, and removal of widowers.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Senate
Senate
W. D. Hardin
N C Attorney Drops Dead as Talk Is Begun
Donel son Caffery a Louisiana attorney and former U S Senate candidate died suddenly in New Orleans while addressing Warren Easton high school's graduating class. He collapsed after one introductory sentence, death due to apoplexy. Born Franklin 55 years ago, son of Donelson Caffery who led Louisiana politics and served in the U S Senate. He studied at Tulane, practiced law here until his death. In 1920 he challenged Sanders and Broussard for Senate but Broussard won. His wife and a son, a graduating student, attended the scene.
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New Orleans
Donelson Caffery
United States Senate
Warren Easton High School
Caffery
Franklin
Louisiana
Tulane University
J. Y. Sanders
Edwin S. Broussard
Broussard
West Monroe man dies from injuries after car crash
Robert L. Dixon, 54, died at a local hospital from injuries after being struck by a car while walking at Pine and Cypress streets in West Monroe Friday afternoon. W. J. Jones, 48, of Ouachita City, was also hurt. Funeral plans pending. services will be held at the family home 601 Wood Street with interment at Mt. Vernon cemetery.
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West Monroe
Robert L. Dixon
Pine and
Cypress Streets
Mr. Dixon
Dixon
W. J. Jones
Ouachita City
Mr. Jones
Ben Frisby
Arkansas
L. W. Gresham
Trenton Street
Wood Street
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Deputy Sheriff Executed for Slaying Rural Doctor
Ben Fowler aged 35 formerly with Scott county sheriff's office was executed at the state prison for the March 5 1927 murder of Dr W W Foust at a Robbins motion picture show. He walked to the chair without assistance displaying outward calm.
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Nashville
Ben Fowler
Scott County
W. W. Foust
Robbins
Land He Could Not Sell Makes Ranchman Wealthy
Ira G. Yates, a 76 year old Texas rancher, rose from debt and near foreclosure after leasing land for oil drilling. With 23,000 acres now under his control and no mortgage, he transformed his fortunes as oil bids unlocked the value of his former 26,000 acre ranch. He says creditors once chased him, now financiers seek him.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Tex
Ira G. Yates
Yates
Ira Yates
Yates Ranch
Yates Oil Field
Texas
Parker Address Sparks Flood Control Hearing Debates
Former Louisiana governor John M Parker told the Senate Commerce Committee that residents of the lower Mississippi valley want to stay yet face dire flood conditions after taxing themselves about 292 million dollars for protection. Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin clashed with Representative Reid over answering questions as critics attacked the administration flood plan and Governor Sampson of Kentucky urged changes.
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Washington
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineers
Reid
Jadwin
Sampson
Kentucky
Representative Kopp
Iowa
Cochran
D. Mo
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Lower
Louisiana
Tri-State
Paris man jailed for fake altitude record and speeding
Paris reports that Monsieur Jean Callizo was convicted of faking a world altitude record for airplanes and sentenced to one day in jail for speeding in an automobile. The unusual case blends air stunt deception with a land traffic offense.
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Paris
Monsieur Jean Callizo
Louisiana to build Red River bridge bill passes senate
The Louisiana highway commission would be allowed to construct and operate a bridge across the Red River near Conshatta under a house bill passed by the senate and sent to the president. Readmission of the railway and steamship clerks union to the AFL, bringing back about 160,000 members, was granted by the federation executive council in Miami.
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Washington
Louisiana Highway Commission
Red River
Conshatta
House
Senate
Miami
Railway and Steamship Clerks Union
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Federation
Grandson of President Grant Dies in France
Paris January 25 Algernon Edward Sartoris grandson of President Grant died at his home in St Nazaire last week burial held Friday Sartoris son of Nellie Grant Jones was born in Washington served as an aide to General Fitzhugh Lee in the Spanish American War was American charge d affaires at Guatemala in 1908 resigned in 1909 due to ill health served in the French Foreign Legion during World War I spent most of his life in France
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Paris
Algernon Edward Sartoris
Grant
St. Nazaire
Sartoris
Nellie Grant Jones
Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Guatemala
French Foreign Legion
France
New Ascension gas field could supply North Carolina area
Gulf Refining expects to drill a second well near McElroy Ascension parish about 600 feet from the first. The initial well reached 700 pounds rock pressure at 1600 feet and might yield 10 to 15 million cubic feet daily. The site lies 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge and 50 miles northwest of New Orleans, accessible only by a swampy rail link. The discovery marks the first gas well on the east side of the Mississippi River.
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Baton Rouge
McElroy
Ascension Parish
Gulf Refining Company
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Gas well attempt at Ascension parish continues
Baton Rouge January 25 report notes the fourth gasser attempt at Ascension parish with three prior failures. The first well blew out, sucking in the derrick and machinery before sealing. Oil men doubt the new strike will rival the Ouachita field.
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Baton Rouge
Ascension Parish
Ouachéta
Acquittal in Covington Mob Conspiracy Case
Walter Smith and Eugene Crawford were acquitted in Covington La in a case alleging conspiracy in a mobbing incident targeting George W. Wingo principal of the sixth ward high school. The mob allegedly visited the teacher's home and ordered him to leave the parish within 40 minutes. He and his wife and baby sought sheriff protection. investigation led to bills against the two men.
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Covington
Walter Smith
Eugene Crawford
George W. Wingo
Sixth Ward
Smith
Crawford
Houston Engineer Kills Wife and Son in Double Murder
A Houston civil engineer killed his wife and their young son before dying by his own hand. Local authorities reported a double homicide ending in the suspect's suicide, with investigators examining the crime scene for motive and timeline.
Fear of Death From Heart Disease Kills Man and Blames It
Houston Jan 25 An unfounded fear of heart disease was blamed for the suicide of B T Quarles 45 civil engineer who yesterday shot and killed his wife Sally Belle Quarles who was nine years younger and her 15 year old son George O Donnell The three bodies were found by a roomer in the Quarles home The coroner inquest returned a verdict of death by own action and double murder Physicians said Quarles was obsessed by fear of dying from heart disease and his morbid condition followed a nervous breakdown last fall They said his fear was unfounded but persisted as the motive in the tragedy.
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Houston
B. T. Quarles
Sally Belle Quarles
George O’donnell
Quarles
Everhart Links Sinclair Bonds to Teapot Dome Case
M T Everhart testified before the senate oil commission that Harry Sinclair gave him and Albert Fall liberty bonds totaling 233000 in exchange for an interest in the Fall Everhart ranch homes. He said no tangible evidence of the interest was received. The lands committee also learned the bonds came from Sinclair after Fall leased Teapot Dome.
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Associated Press
Washington
M. T. Everhart
Senate Oil Commission Today
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Senate Lands Committee
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Fall
Colorado
Juggernaut Begins in Next Monday’s News-Star
The News-Star announces the first installment of its new fiction Juggernaut starting in next Monday’s issue. The excerpt hints at romance and mystery and encourages readers to subscribe or contact local agents for delivery in Monroe West Monroe and broader northeast Louisiana.
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News-Star
Monroe
West
Louisiana
Minister's Daughter, 17, Started on Stage Career
Ruth Cranmer, 17, daughter of Urbana Universalist minister Rev. Ray Darwin Cranmer, recently left high school and entered Chicago Art Theater. After earning her diploma last June she moved to Chicago, joined the repertoire company, and won a leading role in Torch Bearers under Ivan Lazareff.
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Chicago
Ruth Cranmer
Urbana
Chicago Art Theater
Miss Cranmer
Ray Darwin Cranmer
The
Art Theater
Ivan Lazareff
George Kelly
Amteur
Lazareff
Moscow Art Theater
California Justice Sets Out on an Uncharted Sea
The Hickman Marian Parker kidnapping murder trial began at 9 30 a m in Los Angeles and was adjourned to 2 p m to rule on an exception about Judge Hardy's bias. District Attorney Asa Keyes opposed the exception, arguing it failed to prove prejudice and was not in affidavit form.
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Los Angeles
William E. Hickman
Little Marian Parker
Seasion
Carlos Hardy
Asa Keyes
Hardy
Forrest Murray
Ford Plane Forced Down at Asheville in Weather
In Asheville North Carolina Harry J Brooks piloted a Ford flivver flight from Detroit toward Miami but rough weather forced an emergency landing on a suburb hilltop. He reported about 20 gallons of fuel allowed roughly 391.2 miles per gallon and plans to return to Detroit to resume testing.
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Asheville
N. C
Detroit
Harry J
Michigan City
Miami
Fla
Brooks
Ford
Dawkins Denies Habeas Corpus for Two Men Slated to Hang
In Alexandria on January 25 Judge Ben C. Dawkins denied a writ of habeas corpus for Joe Genna and Morton Brasseaux, both sentenced to be executed Friday in DeRidder for the murder of taxi driver J. J. Brevelle. An appeal has been filed with the United States Court of Appeals.
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Dawkins
Alexandria
Joe Genna
Morton Brasseaux
DeRidder
J. J. Brevelle
Ben C. Dawkins
Federal Court For
Western District of Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals
Chambers
P. L. Ferguson
Leesville
Genna
Brasseaux
Company to seek $12 million in Bolivian Jesuit treasure
London dispatch reports a new venture to locate about 12,008,000 dollars in gold silver and diamonds said to be buried by Jesuits in the Inquisitive province of Bolivia in 1878. The plan envisions raising funds to conduct the search and recover the alleged treasure.
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London
Bolivia
Storm Kills Children In Schoolroom And Tops Tennessee
A violent storm sweeps eastern states, killing four children in a rural Tennessee schoolhouse and causing widespread damage from Maryland to New York. Winds up to 70 mph uproot trees, unroof houses, and disrupt power and communications. Delmar reports severe damage on the border, while New York City sees torn roofs and debris as rain turns to snow in places.
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Associated Preas
Weather Bureau
Maine
Tennessee
Maryland
Delaware
Delmar
Rhode Island
Res
Coast Guard
New York State
Coney Island
New York City
Ansonia
Broadway
73Rd Street
Tornado Hammers Holmes Creek School In Tennessee
Four children are dead and a fifth is dying with many others under medical care after a tornado struck the Holmes Creek school in eastern Tennessee. Early reports from Nashville list casualty figures as responders work to reach the scattered site.
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Nashville
Tenn
Holmes Creek
Tennessee
Houston Webb
Execution of Chinese General Confirmed
Peking reports the execution of Gen. Chen Shu Chiang chief inspector of the Peking gendarmerie and four officers. Chen had been arrested on charges of blackmailing wealthy citizens by arresting them on false charges and seeking large payments for release.
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Associated Press
Peking
Chen Shu-Chiang
Chen
Companionate Divorce Attempt Details Cleveland Couple
In Cleveland on January 25, Mr. and Mrs. Florian L. Hummer tested a “companionate divorce” allowing them to live under one roof while separating roles. After 30 days they sought remarriage as their differences proved minor. Both remained with their three children.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Florian L. Hummer
Hummers
Common Pleas
Ewing
Court Journal
May
Rae
Hummer
Hammer
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