Surplus Reported as U S Treasury Ends Fiscal Year
Washington July 2 The Treasury shows a 250 505 238 33 surplus at year end after expenditures of 3 529 643 446 09 and ordinary receipts totaling 3 780 148 684 42. Income tax receipts rose 100 million above estimates and customs and miscellaneous taxes also ran high. Plans for stronger enforcement of Prohibition are outlined by Secretary Mellon as Treasury uses surplus to cut debt and tighten enforcement measures.
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Washington
A P
Winston
Treasury
Congress
A. P
Mellon
The
Coast Guard
Car Theft Ring Probed In New Orleans Case
Federal officers opened an inquiry into an auto theft ring after recovering two cars believed stolen from the Mississippi Gulf coast. Enoch Bass Walter Waguespack and others were arrested on Dyer Act charges as cars traced to Biloxi and Gulfport were found in a local garage.
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New Orleans
A. P
Mississippi Gulf Coast
JE. B. Sisk
Department of Justices
Enoch R. Bass
American Mercantile Auto Service Company
Walter J. Waguespack
Carayou Motor Company
Wm. C. Powell
Thomas
John Stewart
United States
Brown
Biloxi
Gulfport
Preacher Misses First Service in 18 Years
HATTIESBURG Mississippi July 2 Dr A R Adams pastor of the Central Christian Church missed his first sermon in 18 years due to illness. The incident marks a record for continual preaching by a local clergyman.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
A. P
A. R. Adams
Central Christian Church
River stage readings for Ohio Mississippi and Ouachita regions
River stage updates show Cairo at 20.5 rising 0.2, Memphis 14.0 falling 0.4, Sticksburg 18.9 rising 0.3, New Orleans 2.7 rising 0.1, Shreveport 7.6 falling 0.2, Alexandria 4.6 falling 0.3, Camden 3.4 stationary, Monroe 13.1 stationary.
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Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Sticksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Chicks Hatch in Arizona Heat Without Incubators
In Yuma Arizona on July 2 a feed store manager reported three eggs left on a shelf three weeks ago cracked today and produced three chicks. Temperatures have stayed above 100 degrees for many days as Southern Arizona hatches poultry naturally.
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Yuma
Ariz
A. P
Middlewest
Arizona
France to Name Mission to Washington on Debt Talks
Paris reports the French government will announce the American debt question within days, likely just naming the mission to go to Washington. Discussions with the U S will be kept separate from Britain, with caution that public terms could complicate or derail negotiations.
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Paris
Washington
U. S
American
State Department
Foreign Office
France moves to settle war debts with Britain
Paris reports a London memorandum urging France to propose a provisional settlement of its debt to England The document signed by Foreign Secretary Chamberlain notes Britain will not hinder France’s talks with other creditor powers and references France’s approach to its American debt negotiations
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Paris
A. P
London
France
England
Chamberlain
Great Britten
Britain Will Send Debt Reminders Without Offence
Official cables from London state Britain will send debt reminders to France Italy Greece Portugal Romania and Serbia without intending to offend. The Foreign Secretary Chamberlain memorandum stresses that Britain will not interfere with negotiations these countries may pursue with other creditors, chiefly the United States.
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London
A. P
Great Britain
France
Italy
Greece
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Chamberlain
Britain
United States
Heat Wave Pushes Midwest Past 107 Degrees
Chicago reports around 90 as a heat wave sweeps the Midwest with 107 in Parsons Kansas and 106 in Hutchinson. Eastern areas stay cooler with 56 in New York, while showers and storms are forecast for the east. No deaths but heat prostration cases total a dozen across several states.
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Chicago
Ill
A. P
Middlewest
Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Parsons
Kans
Hutchinson
Kas
Salina
Joplin
Des Moines
Omaha
Neb
East
New York
Champagne Drinking Increases in London
London officials report a brisk demand for champagne during the current season, with hot weather boosting sales at hotels and retailers. Vault workers at Black Friars arches are busy extracting bottled stock from bond as prices for most brands except top tier have recently been reduced.
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London
A. P
Black Friars Arches
Bond
First Overnight Air Mail Service Opens Between New York and Chicago
The nation’s first overnight air mail link between New York and Chicago launches with Dawes and Lane attending ceremony. Two planes depart east and west, delivering mail to New York within six to eight hours. Mail arrives in New York by train early morning for immediate delivery.
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New York
Aa. P
Chicago
Gene
Dawes
Lane
Shirley Short
Cleveland Field
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mistrial Declared in Atlanta Federal Prison Case
A U S district court in Atlanta ordered a mistrial in the bribery conspiracy case of L J Fletcher and Rev Thomas P Hayden former deputy warden and chaplain at the Atlanta Federal Prison. Jurors reported an 8 to 4 split for acquittal after more than 24 hours of deliberations.
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Atlanta
United States
L. J. Fletcher
Thomas P. Hayden
Robert Ervin
Triple Wedding Plan Stirs Unique Matrimony Experiment
Three couples will wed at St Marks Church on July 8 in a rare triple ceremony. Mary Parenti weds Henry Pepper, George Parenti weds Ethel Pepper, and Edna Pepper weds Constance Manghine in a single service led by Rev Jason A Alford. A single bridesmaid group, one best man, and a ring bearer to carry three rings complete the unconventional event.
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New Orleans
A. P
Mary Parenti
Henry Pepper
George Parenti
Ethel Pepper
Edna Pepper
Constance Manghine
St. Marks Church
Jason A. Alford
New Ruling Enables Bond Before Release In Police Court
Police court adopts bond before release for traffic violators. O R Lockhart posted 25 dollar bail after reckless driving charge and a speeding verdict with 12.50 fine on appeal, while Fred Jackson faced multiple charges then was released. Other fines included Mrs S C Blackmon and Mrs H D Matthews at 7.50 each and Alice Briggs at 10 for traffic offenses.
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O. R. Lockhart
Lockhart
Bright and
Jackson
Fred Jackson
Fair Sex
S. C. Blackmon
H. D. Matthews
Alice Briggs
N. T. Moore
I. W. Freeman
Auto Stalled On Track Leads To Narrow Escape Near Hattiesburg
Six people narrowly escaped death when their car stalled at a Gulf and Ship Island crossing near Maybanks twelve miles from Hattiesburg. Five pushed the car to safety while Percy Oswalt, 16, stayed at the wheel and jumped free as the Mississippian train struck. Oswalt suffered minor injuries. the car was wrecked.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Gulf and Ship Island
Maybanks
Hattiesburg
Percy Oswalt
Oswalt
Santa Barbara Plans Spanish Architecture for Rebuild
Santa Barbara business leaders decide to rebuild quake damaged areas in Spanish architectural style guided by the Santa Barbara Art Society. Fire crews cleared dangerous overhangs and debris was hauled away, leaving little wreckage except near the San Marcos Building and Hotel Arlington area.
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California
Santa Barbara
San Marco
Arlington Ruins
Calif
A. P
San Marcos Building
Hotel Arlington
Clothing and cash found tied to Great Southern hold up
clothing matching the two bandits outfits and a German Luger pistol were found in a Colonial hotel room used by Harold Northrop. Warrants were served on Harold Northrop and H T Happy Leigh for the hold up, with $450 loss reported. Leigh and Northrop had been hotel clerks and were out on $1000 bonds on prior vagrancy charges. A bell-boy John Gilmore also faced vagrancy charges and bail. Preliminary trial is expected Tuesday before Mayor Joseph W Milner.
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Gulfport
Miss
Great Southern Hotel
Colonial Hotel
Harold Northrop
Northrop
H. T
Leigh
John Gilmore
Great Southern
Alcid Leigh
John D. Northrop
Pass Christian
Pass
Mississippi
Joseph W. Milner
Church factions clash on floor of Northern Baptist convention
At the nineteenth annual Northern Baptist convention in Seattle a battle erupted over seating four delegates from Park Avenue Church New York City A fundamentalist challenger objected to a chair ruling that the Park Avenue church had fulfilled its official obligations and cooperated in church work and thus could not be barred.
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Seattle
Northern Baptist Convention
Park Avenue Church
New York City
Debste
Park Avenue
Abd-El-Krim to Receive Peace Offer From Madrid Conference
Paris reports the Franco Spanish Madrid talks are drafting peace terms for Abd-El-Krim, leader of the Rif revolt in Morocco. Terms will be offered in Spain’s name with French and Spanish backing, though confidence is low he will accept. The aim is to present reasonable terms to deter further conflict.
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Paris
A. P
Abd-El-Krim
Morrocco
Madrid
Spain
France
Cotton crop forecast shows record U S output in 1925
Department of Agriculture projects 14,389,000 bales of cotton for the season with 46,448,000 acres in cultivation on June 25 and a 95.9 percent normal condition. Last year yielded 13,618,751 bales. Acreage up 8.9 percent, with varied state results and regional boʌweevil history noted.
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Washington
A. P
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Lower
Old Mexico
U. S
Illinois
Kentucky
Kansas
Manslaughter Case in Shreveport Ends in Deadlock
A mistrial was declared today in the manslaughter case against R. L. Parker, a Shreveport jeweler, after the jury of six to six failed to reach a verdict following the death of David M. Lide. The altercation occurred in Parker's store over shirt sales.
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Shreveport
BC A. P
R. L. Parker
David M. “Ide
Parker
Lide
No Change of Date for Scopes Trial
Dayton Tenn July 2 Attorney General A T Stewart said no reason exists for delaying the Scopes trial which remains set for July 10 after a conference with prosecutors.
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Dayton, Tenn
A. P
A. T. Stewart
Eighteenth Tennessee Judicial Court
Film Actress Obtains Divorce From King Vidor
Florence Vidor, film actress, secured a divorce from director King Vidor in Los Angeles on July 2. She testified he said marriage interferes with his work. No alimony was awarded but she received custody of their seven year old child.
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Los Angeles
Calif
A. P
Florence Vidor
King Vidor
Vidor
Music Joe Lehr Dies as Mission Floats Mourn
Chicago reports the death of musician Joe Lehr known as Music Joe. His four year old son mourns aloud as police and the coroner investigate in the Mission of the Redeemer lodging. Observers identify Lehr as George from an Iowa family of pianomakers and musicians.
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Joe” Lehr
Chicago
A. P
Joe
Mamma
Minna
Oklahoma
Maamma
George
Iowa
West Madison Street
Trap fatal for robber at Crowley filling station
Joseph LeBlanc, 43, was found dead near Evangeline in a trap set for robbers at a Crowley area filling station. Semvigne Guidry, the proprietor, devised two traps after learning of local robberies. LeBlanc had prior theft terms and suspected criminal activity. a coroner's jury ruled death a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
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Crowley
A. P
Joseph LeBlanc
Evangeline
Semvigne Guidry
Fontenot
Francez
LeBlanc
Pelicans and Crackers Entering Crucial Series
New Orleans leads Atlanta in the Southern Association standings by four percentage points as the Pelicans and Crackers begin a four game set. Through seven head to head meetings New Orleans owns four wins to Atlanta’s three. New Orleans shows 44 victories and 29 losses while Atlanta has 42 and 35.
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Mpmphis
Tenn
A. P
New Orleans
Atlanta
Southern Association
Crackers
Pelicans
Neichoff
Mill Worker Fatally Shot Near Caldwell
Caldwell area tragedy reports N P Darden 65 an employee of Kirkland Lumber shot by mill foreman A S Williams 45 after wage dispute. Williams surrendered to sheriff and held in Columbia jail awaiting bond action. Darden survived by widow and several stepchildren.
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News-Star
Columbia
Here
N. P. Darden
Kirkland Lumber Company
Ouachita River
A. S. Williams
Darden
Williams
Columbia Parish
Calswell Parish
Kirkland Mill
Wullliams
Cotton Prices Fall After U S Report Published
New York July 2 Prices of cotton dropped sharply following the government census and acreage report. Octover and December futures fell about 23.28 and 23.35 cents per pound respectively as traders reacted to larger than expected figures. In New Orleans October broke about 102 points, prompting widespread selling and similar declines for other months.
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New York
A. P
New Orleans
Census Bureau
Verdict in Russia War Loss case against Lehigh Valley
A federal court verdict for 853000 was awarded to the defunct Kemsky government of Russia against the Lehigh Valley railroad. The ruling cited losses from war munitions at Black Tom Island on July 30, 1916, under Judge Mack.
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New York
Kemsky
Russia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
United States District Court
Mack Toda
Black Tom Island
North Louisiana Tennis Meet Opens With Starred Field
The third annual Louisiana Tennis tournament starts at the Municipal Courts in Monroe with entrants from ten cities. Notable players include Esmond Phelps Henry Bruns and Edgar Morris. A tennis banquet at the Monroe Hotel highlights Friday’s program ahead of semifinals and finals over the weekend.
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Orty
Forsythe Park
Monroe Hotel
Municipal Natatorium
Esmond Phelps
Henry Bruns
Edgar Morris
Gulf States
North Louisiana
R. Kennon
Arthur Waters
Tulane
Chandler and
Hewetson
Shreveport
Fred O'Bannon
Monroe
New Orleans
Esemond Phelps
Allan Higgins
Hugh Westfeldt
H.H. Hewetson
T. D
Chandler
C. G Styron, Jr
Claude Hamel
Barrett
William Barrett
Jom L. Ramond
Calhoun
la Holmes
Yonee Breedon
Homer
Paul Lusk
Roy Evans
Dewey Lewis
Minden
D. W. Stewart, Jr
S. W. Brown, Jr
C. D. Baker
R. F. Kennon
C. ©. Holland
Rayville
Wilmer Thomas
Joseph Orrick
Edgar Moreris
Warren Hunt
Ruston
A. Givens
P. Givens
Thomas Whits
Ritchie Harrell
Willis
Lester Scharff
Isaac Lemle
Harry Frazer
S_. Maronie
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Arizona City
Gulfport, Miss
Caldwell
Kirkland
Foreman
Courton Bond
Southern Stars
Lester D. Scharff
Intertainsment Committee
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