All in Readiness C C of C Annual Meeting Tonight on Roof
The Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting and banquet tonight at 6 30 at the Hotel Virginia roof for 250 guests with junior board in charge. L A Downs president of Illinois Central will replace the planned speaker due to flood duties and arrive by special train from Vicksburg for the dinner and address.
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C. of C
The
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Chamber
Riley J. Wilson
Fifth
Wilson
Washington
L. A. Downs
Illinois Central Railroad
Greenville
Miss
Monroe
Mr. Downs
W. H. Anders
Ike Morrison
Downe
Vicksburg
D. W. McElroy
America
C E. Faulk
P. M. Atkins
D. K. Brown
Max Brown
Ouachita Veneer Company
West Monroe
Retail Merchants
W. Davis
C. EF. McKenzie
J.T. Trousdale
Estelle Schulze
C. E. McKenzie
W. L. Ethridge
J. Harvey Trousdale
Elks Loving Cup
New Telephone Numbers Announced for News-Star Offices
The News-Star assigns new telephone numbers to handle more calls. Use 223 or 224 for business office job printing circulation and classified departments, and 215 for editorial staff reporters and social editor.
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News-Star
Guilt Cleared in Girls Death Case at Maury County
Lil lard Fouteh former Vanderbilt and Virginia student was acquitted by a Maury county jury of murder in the death of his former fiancee Mrs Mildred Marr Ruff on June 20 1926. The defense argued she died by self inflicted pistol shot amid depression and impulsive threats.
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Associated Press
Columbia, Tenn
Lillard Fouteh
Vanderbilt
University of Virginia
Maury County
Mildred Marr Ruff
Foutch
Plane bursts in flames over Manitoba killing three
A Royal Air Force hydroplane exploded in mid air and crashed near Hilbre Manitoba killing Flight Officer W Weaver pilot in charge A T Hadley photographic mechanic and F H Wrong surveyor with Ottawa's topographical survey branch. Eyewitnesses report the aircraft entered a heavy cloud bank then exploded and wreckage fell in four pieces.
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Winnipeg
Man
Royal Air Force
Hilbre
W. ©. Weaver
A. T. Hardley
F. H. Wrong
Ottawa
Coolidge to defer river flood control recommendations
Rapid City South Dakota July 12 report says President Coolidge will not make definite recommendations on Mississippi river flood control until facts are gathered. War Department engineers and other officials are investigating the problem.
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Rapid City
Shortest Corn Crop Forecast by U S Department
The U S Department of Agriculture projects the nation will harvest the smallest corn crop in years, totaling 2,742,424,000 bushels. Winter and spring wheat outputs are also listed, with state by state condition and production figures for July 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
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Ohio
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Illinois
Michigan
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Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
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Mississippi
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Louisiana
Hollywood director Percival Linwood dies in suspected assault
Coroner orders autopsy after Percival L. Linwood 49 is found dead at his Hollywood home with a two inch brain wound. Wife Mrs Linwood 28 held for questioning as detectives probe locked apartment, drinking and possible fall or blow. Dr. Ross cites acute alcoholism as death cause.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Percival L. Linwood
Linwood
James Bean
Frank Nance
Linwoods
Birmingham
Ala
Ross
Meeting on Shreveport Station Project Planned
Baton Rouge July 12 A conference with rail representatives serving Shreveport will be held in Baton Rouge on September 15 about the new Shreveport union station project Francis Williams chairman of the Louisiana public service commission said today He noted preliminary talks with the company operating the present Shreveport union station and said plans for improvements would be developed at the September meeting He added the commission is addressing Texas Pacific Missouri Pacific passenger terminal issues and merger impacts before advance work on Shreveport enhancements.
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Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Williams
Texas Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Southern-Missouri Kansas Texas
Fraulein Thea Rache Flies Croydon to Southampton in Storm
Fraulein Thea Rache and Mrs. Elliott Lynn outride a storm in an air journey from Croydon to Southampton to connect with the Leviathan for a voyage to the United States.
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London
Fraulein
Thea Rache
Elliott Lynn
Croydon
Southampton
United States
Trout Prefer Flies to Presidential Worms
RAPID CITY July 12 In Squaw Creek the trout seem to prefer presidential flies to worms. Right after Mr. Dawes left Chicago for New Mexico announcing that he was for flies the president changed his methods and hauled in six fish one two pounder sina.
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Rapid City
Squaw Creek
Trusty Guard at State Penitentiary Dies by Suicide
Manuel Mackels 55 year old trusty guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola farm shot himself on duty due to mental low mood. He died after emergency treatment at the penitentiary hospital. Convicted of manslaughter, he began a five to ten year sentence in 1926 after being sent from Plaquemines parish. He left two grown sons.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Manuel Mackels
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Mackels
Penitentiary Hospital
Plaquemines Parish
Endorsement of C. E. McKenzie for state Legion commander
The American Legion district endorses C. E. McKenzie for state commander after a Sunday conference in the Elks club rooms. McKenzie, a Leonidas Barkdull Faulk post No. 18 member, led flood relief efforts and WWI service. A 30 day membership drive is planned to strengthen the Shreveport convention push.
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C. E. McKenzie
American Legion
Fifth Congressional District
Elks Club
McKenzie
Shreveport
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
Monroe
James Casserley
Linden Dalfres
New Orleans
Legion
Feud in Little Italy Adds Two Slayings to July Toll
Chicago July 12 Guns that spurt leaden death in Little Italy marked two new killings after July 1. Govannia Blandina and Caspar Alagna were slain last night. Blandina was abducted and shot three times through the skull. Alagna fell near his home, with his brother Lorrenzo killed nearby.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Italy
Govannia Blandina
Caspar Alagna
Blandina
Algana
Lorrenzo
Probe into Morgan City death opens in Louisiana
Judge James Simon convened a St. Mary parish grand jury in Franklin to investigate the murder of J. Le Bouef, a Morgan City businessman. The panel weighs charges against Ada LeBouef, Dr. Thomas Dreher, and James Beadle after sheriff’s notes and witness statements.
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Associated Presa
Franklin
James Simon
St. Mary Parish
Grand Jury
J. LeBouef
Morgan City
Simon
Ada LeBouef
Thomas E. Dreher
James J. Beadle
Charles Pecot
Lone Star Road to Columbia Opened Today
The Lone Star highway between Monroe and Columbia is opened to all traffic after flood damage near Riverton was repaired. Heavy bus and truck traffic had been halted for weeks, with restoration announced by Maintenance Superintendent Simms and scheduled bus service to resume tomorrow morning.
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Lone Star Highway
Monroe
Columbia
Simms
Riverton
Urania
Alexandria
Delaware County ballot boxes suit dismissed in Ware-Wilson contest
Eastern Pennsylvania federal court dismisses Reed senate committee suit to force Delaware county to produce ballot boxes for examination in the Ware-Wilson senatorial contest. In Britain Open fringe, Mehlhorn edges Jones by stroke while Tolley shoots 144. Moonshine ambush in Wyoming county kills one officer, wounds another.
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Philadelphia
Federal District Court For
Pennsylvania
Reed Senate Committee
Delaware County
Not Cowpunchers Oklahoma City Ballads Stir Critics
One William Arthur Flowers an aged cowpuncher emerged from Oklahoma City six months ago with plains ballads praised for their virility and judged to be written by a man who has lived the life. The piece titled Kinzie continues on page seven.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
William Arthur Flowers
Oklahoma
Plains
Kinzie
Lure of Paris pushes Reno from divorce mecca status
New York dispatch reports Paris draws wealthy Americans away from Reno for quick divorces. Census figures show 1925 Reno granted 798 of Nevada's 1,082 divorces while 1926 totals fell to 756 of 1,021 statewide, even as Nevada marriages rose from 1,122 to 1,228 with Reno increasing from 513 to 558.
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Paris
Reno
U. S
New York
Seine Tribunal
Nevada Desert
United States Census Bureau
Nevada
Officers Shoot Negro Suspect in Dallas Jail Encounter
Willie Robinson, a black man, was seriously wounded at the Dallas county jail while resisting officers who waited for him in Denton county over the slaying of J. C. Terrell, a farmer near Justin, Texas. Officers say Robinson admitted being present but claimed another man fired the fatal shots as he backed away with a gun. Authorities continue the hunt for the second suspect.
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Dallas
Willie Robinson
Dallas County
J. C. Terrell
Justin
Texas
Robinson
Denton County
Terrell
Bobby Jones Fires 71 in Second British Open Qualifier
Bobby Jones matched the day’s low scoring card with a 71 in his second qualifying round at St Andrews Scotland for the British Open. His 36 hole total stood at 147, after a 76 yesterday, while Bill Mehlhorn led American qualifiers with a 146 total after 73 and 73.
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Andrews
Bill Mehlhorn
Bobby Jones
Joe Kirkwood
Bill Mehlhhorn
Nose Jones
Mehlhorn
Cyril Tolley
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Jones
Bill Mehrhorn
Chamberlin Returns Home After Trans Atlantic Record Flight
Clarence D. Chamberlin and Mrs. Chamberlin sail from Southampton aboard the Leviathan to the United States after winning the long distance air record for the New York to Germany leg. The pair return from Europe following the flight that set the mark.
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Southampton
England
United States
New York
Germany
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Primary in Evangeline Targets Suspicious Election
Griffin T. Hawkins, unsuccessful candidate, alleges in a public address at the Evangeline Parish courthouse that the June 14 first Democratic primary showed illegal registration from 3,500 to 6,099, irregular election officials, 100 percent turnout, poll tax issues, bought votes, stuffed ballot boxes, and altered tally sheets. He warns of unrest and calls for scrutiny of the parish’s voting process.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Evangeline Parish
Griffin T. Hawkins
Court House
Hawkins
Evangeline
United States
Head of Alabama Ku Klux Asked to Give Mob Names
Montgomery reports State Attorney General Charles G. McCall seeks names of Oneonta and Tarrant City Klavern members tied to a brutal whipping of 19 year old Jeff Calloway. Grand Dragon James Esdale of Alabama contacted for disclosure. Esdale did not comment.
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Alabama
KU Klux
Montgomery
Ala
James Esdale
Birmingham
Ku Klux Klan
Onemonta
Charles G. McCall
Klan Klaverns
Oneonta
Tarrant City
Esdale
Coroners Jury Blames Flight Crash on Intoxication
A Seattle coroner's jury held that four deaths in a plane crash were caused by the intoxicated state of three passengers. The finding urges preventing liquor influence for anyone riding in the air.
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Seattle
Leper Colony Escapee John Early Flees Leprosarium Again Near New Orleans
John Early, long a turbulent figure at Carville Leprosarium, escapes again as officials report his latest return attempt. Once near discharge for a cure achieved by chauIlmo gra oic treatment, Early heads toward North Carolina, with health authorities alerted along his probable route.
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Early
North Carolina
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