Death of Raider Closes Long Career in Herrin
In Herrin Illinois on Saturday a shooting left S Glenn Young a dead raider and Deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas dying. Young led a violent career against klansmen and rival factions. a coroner's inquest will weigh conflicting theories while militiamen stand by. Mrs Young vows witnesses will testify as to a trap and shooting from behind.
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Herrin
S. Glenn Young
Williamson County
Eli Forbes
Homer Warner
Ora Thomas
Young
First Baptist Church
Thomas
Arlie Boswell
George Galligan
Marion
East St. Louis
Ill
Burned mystery serial to start next Monday in News Star
The Blue Ribbon mystery serial Burned violent edition begins in The News-Star next Monday February 2. Subscribers may call 224 to start delivery by carrier and out of town readers can arrange local carrier service through their News-Star representative. The paper bills itself as first with evening news in Northeast Louisiana and notes rising circulation.
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News-Star
Monroe
Louisiana
France and United States debt dispute spans Paris debate
Paris January 26 Deputy Marin's speech in the chamber provokes continued discussion of France's wartime debt to the United States. Louis Louveheur notes the impossibility of France reimbursing $8.6 billion, arguing America is stronger financially and suggests a transfer committee to supervise Germany's payments. L'Oeuvre and L'Humanite rail at both nations, with a cartoon portraying Uncle Sam demanding repayment.
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Paris
A. P
France
United States
Marin
Louis Loveheur
Borah
the Excelsior
America
Germany
L’oeuvre
Rochambeau
Lafayette
England
Pershing
Brazil
Japan
Pacific
Mexico
L’humanite
Uncle Sam
Materials for Couch Plant Delayed by Transit Slowness
Work on the Sterlington power plant of Harvey Couch interests continues with 75 men at present and more to come once materials arrive. Foundation laid for the first unit designed to deliver 15 000 to 20 000 kilowatts. A sump water storage reservoir, 50 by 50 feet and 55 feet deep, will draw river water through its walls to supply the plant. Excavation of the sump pit is nearing completion.
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Sterlington
Harvey Couch
Food supplies near Townsend as flood toll rises in Georgia
Reports from Georgia describe heavy losses from floods along the Altamaha River with livestock losses and damaged roads and bridges. A Savannah tug carrying five tons of foodstuffs is due to reach Townsend, aiding a relief effort as only four rowboats can ferry supplies to Cedar Point.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Altamaha River
Townsend
Savannah
Cedar Point
Bees as Domestic Animals Rule In Mississippi Case
Mississippi Supreme Court upholds damage award of 250 dollars to Will Ammons for the death of two mules fatally stung by bees owned by Charles Kellogg. Plaintiff and son were badly stung at the work site. Other cases noted include Natchez ferry dispute and attorney general appeal rights from tax assessments.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Washington County
Will Ammons
Charles Kellogg
S. B. McNeely
Natchez
Natchez-Vidalia
Adams County
Board of Supervisors
Ex Rel
Wyoming Manufacturing Company
Lamar County
Tax Commission
Family Fracas Lands One in Sanitarium Other in Jail
Fred Jones 813 Layton avenue is jailed after a Saturday afternoon quarrel in which his wife Annie Mae Jones suffered a fractured skull and facial injuries. Police arrested Jones. bond set at 500 dollars. Relatives later swore out a warrant charging assault with intent to kill.
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Fred Jones
Layton Avenue
Annie Mae Jones
Fred
McCabe
Schulze
Jones
House Destroyed by Fire in Terminal Heights
A house owned by Victor Bonanza on Mississippi Street in Terminal Heights was completely destroyed by fire shortly after 12 o clock Saturday night. Firefighters arrived to find the one story frame building a mass of flames with no chance to save it. Authorities suspect rats and matches as possible causes.
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Victor Bonanza
Mississippi Street
Terminal Heights
Identity of Woman in Shreveport Dual Tragedy Probed
Authorities and newspapers piece together the identity of the woman who killed Arthur Brewster of Pine Bluff and wounded herself in Shreveport. Ellen Moren name appears on a Helena hospital nurse certificate, but Helena records lack proof of a credential. The case centers on a woman known as Helen and Mrs Brewster, with a Little Rock link and a nephew portrait, amid a suicide note and a search for her sister in Little Rock.
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Shreveport
Helena, Aark
Ellen Moren
Helena
Miss Moren
Arthur B. Brewster
Pine Bluff
Ark
Brewster
Little Rock
Helen
Arkaneas
A. C. Brewster
Cliff
Garland
Oscar Brewster
Helena Hospital
Arkansas
Crosby
Open Trial of Alabama Physician in Wife Murder
Nine two witnesses for the defense and thirty for the state are subpoenaed for the trial of Dr. George C. Edwards in Bessemer Alabama. He faces first degree murder charges in the death of his wife who was killed in her home as she slept.
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Bessemer
Ala
George C. Edwards
J. C. B. Gwin
Ben Perry
W. S. Welsh
T. T. Huey
George Ross
G. F. Godwyn
Fred Ross
Carl Ross
Alabama
Edwards
Calhoun Hosts Louisiana's First Rural Community Night
Calhoun in Ouachita parish is to host a pioneering Community Night to test a North Carolina concept. Miss Susan Landon explained the plan to the state extension department, with Miss Mary Mims overseeing statewide work and the Calhoun boys band making its debut.
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Ouachita Parish
Calhoun
Louisiana
North Carolina
Susan Landon
Baton Rouge
State Extension Department
Monroe
Mary Mims
Man-Hunt for Elmo Smith in Natchitoches Parish
Bloodhounds from Crystal Springs pursue Elmo Smith after he allegedly shot Dan Barr to death near Fairview Alpha. Sheriff Payne offers a $200 reward as 100 plus possemen search roads and rivers across Natchitoches parish, with authorities guarding escape routes and Ked River crossing.
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Natchitoches
Natchitoches Parish
Elmo Smith
Dan Barr
Smith
Ked River
Gidden’s Ferry
J. W. Payne
Bar
Randal Barr
Benton Oliver
Sam German
Coushatta
Campti
Fairview-Alpha
Barr
Geyman
Crystal Springs
Miss
Sheriff's Office
L. E. Barr
Promminent
Suspect in fatal Campu County road shooting held in custody
San German and Alma Smith were involved when Dan Barr was shot four times on a public road near Campu. Sheriff Payne arrested German after he refused to surrender in a Woods house. Ira Barr and deputies continued the manhunt as dawn broke.
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Shreveport
San German
Alma Smith
Dan Barr
Fairview-Alpha
Natchitoches Parish
Sheriff's Se
Smith
Young Barr
Campu
Barr
German
Payne
Ira Barr
Texas Rum Auto With Load At Lake Charles
Lake Charles La Jan 26 Forty eight quarts of whiskey one new roadster two guns and a pair of alleged violators of the state prohibition law in the parish jail this is the result of a coup staged by the city police yesterday. The men in jail are H L Litchfeild and Charles Hill from Port Arthur Texas according to the address they gave the officers.
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Lake Charles
H. L. Litchfeild
Charles Hill
Port Arthur
Texas
Washington Today Senate House Noon Sessions
Senate and house meet at noon. Postal pay and rate increase bill advances in senate. District of Columbia supreme court resumes argument on defense motion to quash indictments tied to naval oil lease inquiry. Senators oppose immediate confirmation of Attorney General Stone and vow to press the fight.
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Senate
House
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Stone
Mother Charged With Urging Son To Slay Boy
In Leesville Louisiana Mrs. Robert Johnson of Slagle was jailed on murder charges as an accessory before the fact after allegedly giving her 14 year old son Lee a knife and urging him to kill Kyle Stevenson a 12 year old. Lee stabbed Kyle in the head during a schoolyard fight and died soon after. The Johnson boy was taken into custody.
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Leesville
Robert Johnson
Slagle
Kyle Stevenson
Johnson
Lee
Kyle
Senate Battles Stone Nomination Amid Tangles in Program
The Senate debated immediate confirmation of Attorney General Stone’s Supreme Court nomination while Isle of Pines treaty and postal bill advance. Opponents form to delay, with Wheeler indictment on hold and two options for Stone’s handling. Coolidge has been briefed on Wheeler, Stone, and Donavan details as Congress weighs whether to delay, reopen, or send to judiciary.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Stone
Isle of Pines
Wheeler
Montana
Judiciary Committee
Coolidge
Administration
Mr. Stone
Donovan
Potomac
House
Guard Company Brings Negro to Miss Court in Corinth
In Corinth a National Guard unit escorted D Grayson, a Black man charged with attacking a white girl, to the courthouse for a daytime hearing before Judge Long. Sheriff Homer Bullen and Adjutant General Curtis Green coordinated security after a mob threatened the prisoner.
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Homer Bullen
Alcorn
Curtis Green
J. B. Coleman
Grayson
Court House
J. Pr. Long
Coleman
Whitfield
Bullen
Milton
Pye
Dania Delegate Named President in Opium Talks
Geneva January 26 A joint committee from the first and second international opium conferences elected Dr Hertuf Zahle of Denmark as president and decided to hold sessions public Sir Eric Drummond presided in Zahle s absence Porter head of the American delegation said there was no dispute over the fifteen year suppression period but when it should begin remains disputed The committee adjourned until tomorrow.
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Geneva
A. P
Far East
Hertuf Zahle
Denmark
Zahle
Owin
Eric Drummond
League of Nations
Stephen G. Porter
Porter
Al Jolson Leaves Play for Two Weeks Rest in South
Al Jolson star of Big Boy at the Winter Garden left New York under a doctor’s orders for a two week rest in the south. The Winter Garden will be dark during that period. Jolson’s condition is not serious, according to Claude P. Greneker for the Shuberts.
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New York
al Jolson
the Winter Garden
South
Winter Garden
Monroe Who's Who Contest at Saenger Theatre
The News-Star invites readers to identify Monroe's best known citizens from rear profiles shown at the Saenger Theatre for a cash prize. Over 20 locals will be photographed from behind, numbered for entry, with front views shown the following week for final guessing.
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Monroe
Bernestein
News-Star
Saenger Theatre
Saenger
Cadd Levee Board Named by Governor Fuqua
The new Caddo levee board met to organize, electing George M. Hearne of Shreveport as president and re electing Wm A. Kerley as secretary. Members include Claudius M. Dickson John M Rob inson W W Mc Dade John Glassel Lucas E F Webb and Will Knight. Retiring members J H Jordan A G Hammett Clarence Ellerbe J W Lynn C R Keith and J M Sentell were replaced or left vacant.
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Shreveport
Fuqua
George M. Hearne
Wm_ A. Kerley
President Hearne
Claudius M. Dickson
John M. Robinson
Bayou la Chute
W. W. McDade
John Glassel
Belcher
Will Knight
Caspiana
E F. Webb
Lucas
Webb
J. H. Jordan
A. G Hammett
Clarence Ellerb
J. W. Lynn
C. R. Keith
J. M. Sentell
Sentell
Keith
W. B. Means
River Stages Report for Mississippi Ouachita and Red Rivers
River gauges show St Louis at 7.2 with a 0.4 fall and Memphis at 14.7 with 0.2 fall. Vicksburg 19.5 rising 0.9, New Orleans 3.8 rising 0.9. Ouachita Camden 8.7 fall 1.0, Monroe 13.5 rise 0.1. Red Shreveport 10.6 rise 0.1, Alexandria 8.3 fall 0.3.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Shreveport
Alexandria
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Crawleys
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Tennessee
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Hell
Knoxville
Supreme Court of the
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Shrevevport
Perfection Oak
Alain Brewster
Play
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