Pantages and co-defendants freed in girl market case
In San Diego on July 13, Superior Judge L N Turrentine freed Alexander Pantages and three co-defendants of conspiracy and moral charges on the DA's motion. The court cited the past life of Lydia Nitto as a basis to drop charges against Jesse H Shreve Olive Day and William Jobelmann in the separate Livingstone case.
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San Diego
Calif
Alexander Pantages
L. N. Turrentine
Tom Whelan
Whelan
Lydia Nitto
Pantages
Jesse H. Shreve
Olive Clark Day
William Jobelmann
Miss Nitto
French aviators dash across Siberian steppes toward Tokyo
French aviators Joseph le Brix and Marcel Doret flew the Hypen from Paris aiming for a non stop Tokyo flight. They passed Moscow after about 11 hours en route to break the 4909 mile straight line record and carry fuel for 70 hours. Arrival targets included Chita Mukden and Tokyo over 62 hours total.
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Moscow
Joseph le Brix
Marcel Doret
Russia
Tokyo
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Paris
le Bourget
Japan Sea
Chita
Mukden
Weeping Willow club election at Phi Kappa held
Phi Kappa fraternity elected new officers for its auxiliary the Weeping Willow club with Amos Smelser re-elected president. The column surveys local chatter from Monroe including civic notes, a new hot dog stand on Jackson street, and a cross-border flight anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Weeping Willow Club
Amos Smelser
Dawson Bennett
Tyler
Tex
Monroe
J. Noble White
Lenin Tomb Draws Thousands Daily in Moscow
Thousands of Russians and foreign visitors line up for two hours daily to view Lenin’s glass enclosed mausoleum near Red Square. Guards in red army khaki monitor entry as mourners move through the subterranean chamber to glimpse the embalmed leader at rest under a glass canopy.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Lenin
All Russia
Kremlin
Red Square
Red Army
Chamber of Death
Long Island Flyers Report Expected Flight to Mexico City
A Mexican aviation plane bound for Brownsville sighted a craft believed to be Capt. Emilio Carranza crashed on the coast between Tampico and Brownsville. Brownsville reports a high flying plane passed Selman field about 4:30 indicating Long Island fliers Edward Maloney and Seth Yerrington headed toward Mexico City.
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Edward Maloney
Seth Yerrington
United States
Mexico City
Roosevelt Field
New York
Emilio Carranza
New Jersey
Brownsville
Tampico
Texas
C. S
Rio Grande
Selman Field
Long Island
Unalaska to be honored with new monument for hero dog
A new memorial will replace the stolen grave marker of Unalaska the Byrd Antarctic expedition husky. The body may be moved to a city school grounds while the memorial is set up. J M Yarber and Thomas J Sandridge will present the plaque, donors of the original stone, vandals having carried it away from the American Legion home campus.
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Unalaska
J. M. Yarber
J. M. Supply Company
Thomas J. Sandridge
American Legion
Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A satirical column titled Hambone's Meditations humorously critiques financial schemes and debt traps. It mocks soil fertilizer talk and yearlong hits to wallets, using dialect to poke fun at fickle markets and foolish budgeting.
Decorators to Begin Work on Downtown Legion Displays
Decorators assigned to set up flags and insignia for the Legion convention will start tonight under Joe Trammell. By tomorrow business streets will feature decorations and homes should begin by Tuesday, with national colors shown citywide in Monroe and West Monroe. The advance contingent arrives Wednesday, and flags should greet the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Joe Trammell
Monroe
Indictment Draw Deadline Extended in Lea Bank Case
Criminal Judge Charles Gilbert extended to next Monday the time for Richard M. Atkinson to draw a conspiracy indictment against Col Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr. over matters tied to the closed Liberty Bank and Trust Company. The prior order required filing by tomorrow.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles Gilbert
Richard M. Atkinson
Luke Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
Liberty Bank and Trust Copany
Settlement Reaches End To Right Of Way Case
In Ouachita parish district court Judge Percy Sander approved a settlement in the Louisiana Highway Commission versus C. E. Fauntleroy expropriation suit for state highway No. 14 from Monroe to Columbia. Fauntleroy will be paid 1000 dollars for land and adjoining property damage. He contended the new route would split his dairy pasture and cost him benefit he already enjoyed. The case had been set for trial with 24 jurors named and witnesses summoned as work on the Columbia road began under the state program.
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Louisiana Highway Commission
Columbia
Monroe
Weekend Plane Accidents Toll Eleven Dead
Airplane crashes in the United States and Canada over the weekend killed eleven people. In Chicago, Chester Bailes and William Warren burned to death after a Braniff and Century Airlines aircraft stalled after takeoff from 700 feet. Two Arkansas teenagers died in a separate crash near Jonesboro while riding with H. E. Lawhead.
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United States
Canada
Chester Bailes
Kansas City
William Warren
San Antonio
Texas
Chicago
Bailes
Braniff Airlines, Inc
Warren
Century Airlines, Inc
Elizabeth Osborn
Ruby Hinson
Jonesboro, Ark
H. E. Lawhead
Fire traps twelve girls in Seisel building Nashville
At noon today twelve girls were trapped on the fourth floor of the Seisel Manufacturing company in downtown Nashville as flames spread through the building. Five were burned and two seriously injured. The incident follows a day of tense headlines from Berlin and Washington as Reichstag sessions are urged and a major army air corps promotion is announced.
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Nashville
Tenn
Seisel Manufacturing Company
Berlin
Washington
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
War Department
Sackett Reports Germany’s Financial Plight To Hoover
Ambassador Sackett informs the state department that speedy financial relief for Germany is essential. Hoover returns to the White House to monitor the crisis as Acting Secretary Mills notes European led solutions, with $400 million available for German industry under the Hoover debt moratorium.
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Sackett
Hoover
Germany
Washington
State Department
Berlin
White House
Rapidan
Virginia
Mills
The
Treasury
Europe
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Stocks Open Lower Then Rebound, Markets Weaken in Germany
New York stocks declined at the open reacting to weekend developments in Germany, with many stocks dropping $1 to $5. Losses narrowed by the first hour as activity remained moderate. Dealers watched Basel World Bank meeting for possible German aid, while Reichsbank moves kept the German mark near stagnation.
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New York
Germany
Wall Street
World Bank
Basel
Reichsbank
Stanley Starts War on Orleans Gambling Houses
New Orleans on July 11 report states attorney Eugene Stanley ordered a crackdown on illegal gambling. He sent a curt note to Police Chief H. B. Myers and presented a list of 100 establishments violating the state gambling law. The list mostly covered horse race betting venues.
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New Orleans
Young Women's Christian Association
Eugene Stanley
H. B. Myers
Grand Jury
Myers
Mr. Stanley
Justice Bailey delays action in Fall case again
Washington July 13 Justice Bailey of the District of Columbia supreme court postponed action in the Albert B Fall case until tomorrow after a lengthy conference with attorneys. Earlier he refused to suspend the one year jail sentence for accepting a $100 000 bribe for an oil lease while secretary of the interior.
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Washington
Justice Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Monroe post office site deeded for federal building
Treasury officials moved to speed the land title clearances for Monroe's new post office and federal building at Grammont and Jackson. The government will pay Sallie R. Ruffin and J. Q. Graves 95000 for the tract, with 295000 from the appropriation left for construction. A private architect may be hired if plans are pursued.
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News-Star
Washington, D. C
Monroe
Treasury Department
Department
Justice Department
Grammont and
Jackson Streets
Sallie R. Ruffin
J. Q. Graves
Treasury
Fliers In National Air Tour Land at Gulfport
Headed by J. H. Smart of Pine Bluff Ark the ten contestants in the national air tour landed at Gulfport Mississippi after a 215 mile flight from Montgomery Alabama in one hour 21 minutes. The group planned to depart at 2 p.m. for New Orleans as the next stop after lunch.
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Gulfport
Miss
J. H. Smart
Pine Bluff
Ark
Montgomery
Ala
New Orleans
German government seizes Darmstaedter Bank as run rocks finance
Berlin July 13 the German cabinet declares an emergency decree taking over guarantees of the 30 million Darmstaedter and National bank after a bank run forces suspension of payments. The stock exchange is closed and plans are made for a moratorium while Dr Hans Luther flies to Basle to attend World Bank talks. Chancellor Bruening appeals for calm and confidence amid the crisis.
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Berlin
Darmstaedter and National Bank
Darmstaedter
Stock Exchange
Jacob Goldschmidt
Germany
Hans Luther
Reichsbank
Basle
World Bank
Bruening
Hoover
Two Airmen Start U S Flight to Budapest From Roosevelt Field
Alexander Magyar and George Enders departed from Roosevelt Field New York on a long delayed trans Atlantic flight to Budapest. They planned fuel stops at Harbor Grace Newfoundland and follow a northern great circle route in a black Lockheed radio equipped plane named Justice to Hungary. The voyage aims to spotlight perceived wrongs from the Treaty of Trianon.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Alexander Magyar
George Enders
Atlantic
Budapest
Harbor Grace
N. F
Magyar
Enders
Newfoundland
Hungary
Trianon
Two Men Narrowly Escape Drowning in Black Bayou
In Black Bayou lake early yesterday morning the boat sank throwing M. J. Jones 25 telegraph operator of the Monroe Commission company and Leonard Lemle 19 into the water. They were rescued by nearby boats with Jones helping Lemle who could not swim. Lemle said he would learn to swim this week after the scare.
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Black Bayou Lake
M. J. Jones
Monroe Commission Company
Leonard Lemle
Jones
Lemle
Louie Reutter
City Engineering Force
Harold Harris
David Lemle
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