Five men kill storekeeper as mob tries to free suspect
In Memphis area January 25, a gang of five entered Lillie Stevens's Oakland store and shot her to death after wounding her brother. Deputy Buck Jordan escorted Joe Boley, an alleged gang member, to Memphis to avoid a mob, which threatened him until he was allowed to leave.
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Oakland
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Somerville
Buck Jordan
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War veteran dies while seeking aid for his children
George Schwartz a 42 year old shell shocked veteran collapsed on the witness stand in Mount Clemens probate court while asking aid for his four young children. He whispered that he was sick and dying before he died. The children include twin boys age one and girls ages two and six.
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George Schwartz
Premature Dynamite Blast Kills Two Near Tamaqua
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania a premature dynamite explosion at Colliery No 6 about four miles away today killed two miners and severely injured two more. The blast caused extensive damage at the coal mine and responders worked to extract survivors. Authorities investigated the cause of the accident and identified the deceased and injured workers.
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Tamaqua, Penn
Lawmaker proposes higher alcohol limit under Prohibition
Representative Dyer of Missouri after a White House call said Hoover should ask the law enforcement commission to set a fixed alcohol percentage for beverages under the 18th amendment. He argued raising the non intoxication limit would legitimize a palatable drink and curb home brewing, with the Wickersham Commission likely advising a rise to about 3 percent.
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Orleans Rabbi Says Prohibition a Big Failure
New Orleans rabbi Emil W. Leipziger told Touro synagogue that ten years of the noble experiment have proven an ignoble experience. He cited no crime reduction and urged consideration of changes to the current system.
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Touro
Rabbi Leipziger
Georgia's Grand Old Lady Dies at 94
Rebecca Latimer Felton, the only woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, dies at 94 in Atlanta after a brief illness. She served 22 hours in 1922, campaigned for Gov. Hardwick and Sen. Watson, and remained active in Georgia politics and temperance advocacy through life.
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Anderson Declines Tax Commission Seat Offer
Senator J L Anderson of Grant parish confirms he was offered Jules Carville s tax commission seat but declines the post for now He cites opposition to a special election before the upcoming legislative session and notes his current role as chief of the Louisiana highway enforcement division.
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Supply Depot of Chain Likely to Be Located Here
Morgan Lindsey chain may move its Monroe warehousing from Jasper Texas. O A Morgan Monroe manager says the relocation would bring fifty plus new residents and about 1.5 million dollars in yearly merchandise to Monroe as the chain expands across Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas and Texas. The Monroe offices aim to cooperate with local administration to advance the project.
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Tex
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Texas
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Retired Army Officer Found Unconscious in Vieux Carre
Police identify the man found on a doorstep in New Orleans as Captain Marion B. Davis, a retired Army officer from Atlanta. He was taken to Charity Hospital in serious condition after suffering a cut above the left eye. Davis had been living in a rooming house in the old French Quarter for two months, and residents report he had a sizeable income but had not been seen that day.
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Atlanta
J. D. Ott
Tax Hike Plan Gains Credence at Capital
Reports claim Governor Long discussed raising Louisiana gasoline tax to five cents with a one cent share for the New Orleans dock board to back highway bonds. Long declined to confirm any agreement saying he favors good roads but has not decided on the tax proposal.
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New York Journal of Commerce
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New York Dispatch
Flood Baby Born Amid Rising Water in Arkansas
A flood baby girl weighing 7 12 pounds is born to Mrs. Clayton Lott amid muddy floodwaters in a flooded West Blytheville home. The baby and mother reach a hospital by ambulance after a special boat rescue. A three foot grave holds a buried amputated leg on a West Monroe garden plot, prompting legal disputes and warrants for those involved.
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Clayton Lott
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R. M. Badgett
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Monroe
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Mec Cor
Shreveporter Seeks Henderson License Transfer
G A Houseman owner of KTSL applied to federal radio inspector for the wavelength of Henderson’s KWEH in Shreveport if Henderson loses his license. Houseman said he hopes the Henderson license remains but would want it if revoked. Complaint alleges Henderson used profanity on air.
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G. A. Houseman
KTSL
Theodore G. Deiler
New Orleans
W. K. Henderson
KWEH
Henderson
Houseman
Federal Radio Commission
Frost Settles Over Louisiana and Mississippi Tonight
A heavy frost covered Louisiana and Mississippi to the coast last night amid ongoing severe freezes. Temperatures lingered around the freezing point across both states, with a forecast for generally fair skies and rising temperatures tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hambone's Meditations Reflections on a Hard Working Day
A humorous verse by J P Alley lampoons the weariness of a long day at work. The narrator muses on labor and fatigue with playful dialect and a sly moral about perseverance.
Golfer T. F. Halliburton's ashes scattered at Surbiton course
In Surbiton near London, golfers paused their round to sprinkle the ashes of their oldest member, 78 year old T. F. Halliburton, under a beech tree between the first and 18th fairways. It was his final wish in his will.
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Surbiton
England
Surbiton Links
London
T. F. Halliburton
Halliburton
Knoxville triple slayer Jim Harris sentenced to die
United Press reports Knoxville Tennessee Jim Harris the Negro who confessed to murdering Dr Barclay Jones his wife and their young nephew was sentenced to die in the chair on March 15 after Judge Stooksbury denied a new trial Harris a former houseman in the Jones home killed them on Christmas Eve and took Christmas gifts for a bride he wed the day after Christmas
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Knoxville
Tenn
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Nephew Confesses in Idaho Fratricide Case
Glen Jenkins, 20, admits he helped conceal the body of his uncle John Jenkins who killed David R. Jenkins after catching him with Miss Jennie Bishop. David was found buried in a canal with five bullet wounds and a crushed skull. John Jenkins then killed himself.
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Idaho
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Jennie Bishop
Twenty People Marooned on Cut Off Island
Twenty residents are stranded on Cut Off Island in the Wabash opposite New Harmony Indiana without food or fuel as flood waters trap families. Red Cross workers intensify relief efforts while three men reach safety with word that most marooned families have been located or contacted. Separate concerns include a Knox county health flare with 30 illness cases spurring hospital steps at Orrville.
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Red Cross
Wabash River
Wabash
New Harmony
Griffin
Knox County
Orrville
Chicago Officer Shot Over Who Should Drive
Chicago police scene as Officer George Sirovatka was shot and wounded in a patrol wagon dispute over who would drive. Fellow Officer George Polaski said he fired after Sirovatka shot first. Sirovatka hospitalized with bullets in abdomen chest and arm.
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Chicago
George Sirovatka
George Polaski
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Flood Control Hearings Open On February 25
Washington January 25 Chairman Reid of the house floods control committee announced hearings on Mississippi flood control legislation will begin February 23. He asked President Hoover for engineering board recommendations from the War Department. The first bill will likely be Reid’s to overhaul the Jadwin plan.
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Reid
House
Probe in Fatal Auto Crash at Birmingham Alabama
Investigation opened in Birmingham after a collision killed two girls Aubrie McDonald 17 Ozelle Godfrey 20 and injured two others Lonnie Prevette 22 and M cDonald. Drivers A C McDonald and C W Merrian Jr were jailed on reckless driving charges awaiting further inquiry.
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Aubrie McDonald
Ozelle Godfrey
Eva Comer
Lonnie Prevette
McDonald
Masked Bandits Rob Guests At Society Affair
Two masked robbers interrupted a party at the Parker avenue home of Mr and Mrs M Campbell Smith in San Francisco on January 25 taking cash and jewelry valued at about 25 000 dollars from the hostess and 11 guests and binding their victims with linen tape before escaping. The search for the intruders was under way.
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Parker Avenue
M. Campbell Smith
Mother and four children die in Michigan blaze
In Atlanta Michigan Mrs William Kent 43 and five children perished when a frame house burned after an overheated stove. Bruce Kent 18 discovered the fire and was severely burned as he tried to rescue his mother and siblings. Neighbors arrived as flames raged, and identification proved difficult.
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William Kent
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Morning Post previews Twin Cities and Northeast Louisiana features
The Morning Post promises a rich lineup of real news value in tomorrow's edition with numerous features focused on the Twin Cities and Northeast Louisiana, crafted by experienced writers.
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