Burial today for Ku Klux Klan figure S Glenn Young in Herrin
Thousands gathered at a Baptist church for the funeral of S Glenn Young a Ku Klux Klan liquor raider. The service will be held in several venues with robed figures present at the vault and two klansmen guarding the grave for a year. An inquest into the shootings that killed Ora Thomas deputy sheriff of Williamson County and two others was expected to conclude tonight. A 46 caliber bullet from Youngs back matched bullets used in Thomas gun but did not kill Young who died from a heart wound. Details on Edward Forbes and Homer Warren death unclear.
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Herrin
A. P
S. Glenn Young
Baptist Church
Ora Thomas
Williamson County
Masonic Temple
Young
Thomas
Edward Forbes
Homer Warren
Five Wives No Divorces Alleged in Sheriff McDaniels Case
Alexandria Louisiana January 29 Sheriff A T Downs reports Jesse F McDaniels 45 is held on desertion charges tied to a list of five wives with no divorces. New Orleans man Bob Lanier adds two more marriages including one in Texas and another in Pearl River Louisiana. McDaniels admits three marriages remain unended. one annulment cited in Arizona after an overnight event.
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Alexandria
Jesse F. McDaniels
A. T. Downs
McDaniels
Bob Lanier
Webster Street
New Orleans
Lanier
Downs
Lufkin
Texas
Miss Johnson
Pearl River
J. R. Howard
Cordie McDaniels
Pineville
McNary
Arizona
Sarcophagus for Woodrow Wilson in Washington Cathedral
The sarcophagus for Woodrow Wilson was installed in the Bethlehem chapel of Washington Cathedral. Erected in a space eight by eighteen feet, it rests under arches with a leaded glass background, a grill and oak canopy. The cream limestone tomb bears Wilson’s name and birth and death dates 1856 1924 with a crusaders cross. Historic flags surround the canopied memorial two presidential flags and the American flag saluted in London by an English king.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Bethlehem
Washington Cathedral
Ampletion
Crusaders Cross
Wilson
London
Asquith Denies Plans to Quit Liberal Leadership
London January 29 Former Premier Asquith denied rumors he would relinquish active leadership to Lloyd George. At the Liberal convention he stated he had not resigned his post. Lloyd George also declined to seek the leader’s post as 1,800 delegates cheered the new Earl of Oxford. The convention continues to debate the liberal re organization committee report on party structure and finances.
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London
A. P
Asquith
Liberal Party
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Earl
Oxford
Washington at noon Senate and House meet today
Senate and House sessions open at noon with the Foreign Missions Conference of North America continuing. Senate tackles postal pay and rate increase while conferences begin consideration of the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill and a military panel hears naval officers opposing a unified army and navy air service.
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Senate
House
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Tao
House Military Committee
Army
Navy Air Service
Woman dirt farmer reportedly profits in Chicago wheat surge
Mrs. Scott Durand of the Model Crab Tree Dairy farm at Lake Bluff is said to have made a fortune near six figures during a frenzied wheat trading day in Chicago. She predicts wheat may rise to $2.25 to $2.50, while markets see giants like Patten and Catten stepping back.
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Chicago
Scott Durand
James A. Patten
Arthur Catten
Lake Bluff
Twenty Toll of Battle in Shanghai District
Twenty people were killed and twenty injured in a clash in a densely populated Shanghai district as forces loyal to General Lu Yung-Hsiang moved to disarm 1000 Kiangsu troops loyal to Chi Hjiehi Yuan. Reinf orcements arrived and forced disarmament, but panicked civilians suffered non combatant deaths and injuries.
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Shanghai
A. P
Lu Yung-Hsiang
Kiangsu
Chi Hjiehi Yuan
Nome fights diphtheria as dog teams rush anti toxin aid
Epidemic in Nome Alaska prompts use of five year old anti toxin units while relief teams race 800 miles from Anchorage and Nenana with 300 000 units. Dr Curtis Welch leads the effort as Eskimo deaths rise and 20 dog team relay arrives to bolster supplies from Dr Beezon. Board of health says conditions are improving.
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Nome
Alaska
A. P
Anchorage
Nenana
Curtis Welch
Leonard Zeppalla
Dog Relay Aims to Ship Diphtheria Anti To Nome
Relays of 400 mile dog teams are organized to move 1,000,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin from Seattle to Nome via Seward. Aviator and volunteer mechanics offered to fly but the plan shifts to relay dog teams to speed delivery to the quarantined town.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Nome
Seattle
Seward
El Dorado Man Sentenced for Drug Store Thefts
John Shadwick, 28, of El Dorado Arkansas pleaded guilty to breaking and entering Jarrell Drug Store in April 1923 and stealing narcotics. He received a state penitentiary term of two to six years after federal authorities agreed to release him from the remaining federal sentence. A separate trial found P H Mercer not guilty of auto theft after alibi evidence.
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News-Star
Columbia
John Snandwick
el Dorado
Ark
Jarrell
McClanahan
Shadwick
Shreveport
Dawking
Baton Rouge
Eighth District Court
P. H. Mercer
Winnfield
Rolleigh
Mercer
D. C. Fisher
Corset Makers See Small Gain as 1923 Rebound Occurs
Census figures show corset production rose only 3.2 percent from 75.6 million in 1921 to 78.0 million in 1923. Electrical machinery and supplies industries surged, with total manufacturing up 59.4 percent from 1921 to 1923. Insulated wire and cable, motors and parts, and batteries accounted for large shares of output.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Kansas Wheat Girl Visits White House In Inaugural Week
Vida Watson from Turon Kansas a 19 year old known as the Kansas wheat girl delivers a bag of wheat to President Coolidge at the White House and attends Kansas Day events in Washington amid a wheat price surge. She receives praise from the president who notes Kansas grows the best wheat and the best looking girls.
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Washington
Kansas
Vida Watson
Daugher
Turon
Coolidge
Miss Watson
Ben SS. Paulen
Union
White House
President Harding
Hutchinson
Cold Weather Grips Eastern Coast Amid Record Freeze
New York reports a brutal cold snap with January 28 the coldest in years. The Hudson River froze at its widest point, and temperatures ranged from 1 below zero to 21 above. Snow and cold rains affected the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida, with milder conditions nearby but continued frigid weather inland.
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New York
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlanta
New York State
Hudson
Tappan Zono
Tarrytown
Nyack
El Dorado Girl Killed in Auto Crash Near Chattanooga
Miss Carl Hanson, 17, daughter of Wilson Hanson of El Dorado Arkansas, died when a car skidded off a Chattanooga area road and overturned, pinning her beneath the vehicle. She attended junior high and would have graduated today. other occupants escaped injury.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Carl Hanson
Wilson Hanson
el Dorado
Arkansas
Miss Hanson
Soldier Admits Slaying Girl Near Fort Adams
Private George Cordy, 22, stationed at Fort Adams Newport admitted to police he killed Mary Gleason whose body was found in a deep moat at the fort reservation Cordy said he had dated Miss Gleason and resented her engagement to Private George Henderson.
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Providence
R. I. John
George Carmagh
Cordy
Fort Adams
New Port
Mary Gleason
Broken gas main blamed as six die in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania a gas main failure from a surface accident early this morning caused the death of six members of the Louis Desino family. The victims include Louis Desino Mrs Desino Stanley five Upola eight Margaret three and another daughter one. A passerby detected escaping gas and forced entry. Physicians with pulmotors failed to revive them.
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Scranton
Louis Desino
Desino
Stanley
Upola
Margaret
Dr. George T. Edwards murder trial nears closing phase
In Alabama, the state rested in the December 2 killing case against Dr. George T. Edwards. Neighbors testified to events the morning of the tragedy while defense witnesses prepared, and the state’s trump card remained unrevealed as it seeks to counter Edwards' burglar and self defense narrative.
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Besspmer
Ala
George T. Edwards
Edwards
H. Howard
Mulberry
Dr. Edwards
Alabama
Annie Lou Dudley
Bessemer
Mission Meet Program Faces Practical Mission Problems
Washington January 29. Practical problems in missionary work abroad formed the general theme of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America sessions. Delegates attended three general sessions and numerous sectional and denominational meetings. Speakers included the Rev John McLaurin of India Miss Mabel K Howell of Nashville and Rev Dr Robert Forgan of Scotland.
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Washington
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
John McLaurin
India
Mabel K. Howell
Nashville
Tenn
Robert Forgan
Scotland
Local Gasoline Prices Higher in Monroe Gibbs Area Bases
Gasoline sells at Monroe filling stations for 22 cents per gallon while Shreveport and New Orleans average 20 1 2 cents and 12 cents in instances. Vicksburg posts 21 1 2 cents. Station managers attribute the variation to arbitrarily fixed company freight rates.
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Monroe
Shreveport
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Alexandria
Wheat Gains Anxiety as London Households Brace For Higher Bread Costs
London watchers report rising American wheat prices push flour costs up. A shilling per sack increase in London standard flour follows a two shilling rise outside the city. Small town bakers struggle for supplies as some Glasgow shops halt baking, relying on large factories. Dealers blame global shortage and new import demand from Russia, Greece, and Turkey, noting Europe-wide scramble to buy.
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London
Glasgow
Australia
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Spain
Prosecution Nears Verdict in Veterans Bureau Case
Assistant Attorney General John W H Crim closes final arguments in the Veterans Bureau conspiracy trial in Chicago with prosecutors seeking a swift verdict. The case targets Charles R Forbes and J W Thompson over bid favoritism and leaks tied to 1921 22 contracts.
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Chicago
A. P
John W. H. Crim
Veterans Bureau
Bureau
Charles R. Forbes
United States Veterans Bureau
J. W. Thompson
St. Louis
Tris
George A. Carpenter
Inez
Forbes
Senate
Eling H. Mortimer
Washingtony
Thompson
J. W. Black
Mortimer and Vorbes
Thompson and Bigzie
Mortimer
Local Worker Burned In Boiler Room Accident
Hugh Martin, 26, a Brown paper mill employee, was burned when furnace smelt exploded near his station. He was treated at the sanitarium and showed improvement, with expectation of discharge within a week. Martin lived three miles west of West Monroe on the Jonesboro road, married with two children.
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Hugh Martin
Martin
Peter
West Monroe
Jonesboro Road
Deny Carrier Increase On Coast Route
Interstate Commerce Commission cancels proposed freight rate hikes on Atlantic seaboard to west of the Mississippi, blocking a 10 to 30 percent rise. Monroe merchants hail the decision as local business relief and avoid higher charges on first class freight, canned goods, and cartridges.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Monroe
Seaboard
H. Jo Fernandez
Baltimore
New Orleans
Fernandez
North Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Appalachians
Herriot lauded after Paris security speech
Premier Herriot’s security speech in the chamber of deputies drew praise from most papers in Paris. Le Figaro calls it a strong reply to Stresemann’s note on Germany’s disarmament violations under the Versailles treaty. Gaulois questions whether Herriot can stay firm on the path he set yesterday.
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Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Figaro
Stresemann
Germany
Gaulois
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Ike) Stecker
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