Ouachita Parish 1926 Assessment Total Up Over 1925 Figure
Ouachita Parish assessment totals rise to 51 687 total valuation up 2 511 245 from 1925 with Monroe and West Monroe driving the increase Public service corporations in Monroe are assessed at 5 456 625 West Monroe at 88 110 and Ouachita parish excluding Monroe and West Monroe at 2 391 780 New hotels and plants lift values including the Hotel Virginia and Louisiana Power plant at Hicks ton Automobiles in the parish total 5 877 up 874 from last year Ward one holds the largest value 9 168 200 while Ward nine is smallest at 140 980
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Wachita Parish
Hanna
Mona
Parish of
Ouachita
Monroe
West Monroe
Iso
Hotelirginia
Louisianagirt and Power Company
Iiington
Louisiana Power Company
Ward
Wards
Burban
Inonroe
Inuachita Parish
Mon
Ouachita Parish
Fish School Board
Highway Mission
Investigation of Chips Slaying at Ft Worth Closed
Fort Worth Texas July 28 Grand jury investigation of the slaying of D E Chipps Rev Dr J Frank Norris virtually closed today as the panel took up other matters No witnesses were called and District Attorney Robert Han r said findings if any would not be released at this time The jury normally does not return bills at weeks end.
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FT. Worth
Fort Worth
Texas
Vy A. P
Grand Jury
D. E. Chipps
J. Frank Norris
Norris
Robert K. Hanr
Weather report flags unfavorable cotton week across southern states
The Agriculture Department notes overall cotton conditions worsened by excessive rain in the western belt and moisture shortages in interior eastern areas. Higher temperatures eastward helped in many regions while dry spots in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee caused wilting in some crops.
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Washington
A. P
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Carolinas
Georgia
Ohio Valley
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
North Central
River and Ouachita River Stage Report
River stages update across multiple locations with changes noted. Mississippi readings include Memphis 5.3 with fall 0.5 and New Orleans 1.7 with fall 0.1 while Vicksburg shows 11.0 and fall 0.7. Red River values show Shreveport 195 rising 2.7 and Alexandria 11.3 rising 0.1. Ouachita River shows Camden 4.5 unchanged and Monroe 14.2 rising 0.2.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio City Goes Broke Reduces Fire and Police Services
Warren Ohio faces municipal bankruptcy with Iren city cutting police to one station and axing the fire department to two stations. An emergency ordinance abolishes a police unit. sheriff and sole remaining officers patrol as business leaders raise funds for tires and upkeep amid alleged bribery suspensions.
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Ohio City
Warren
Ohio
Iren
Eliff John Smith
Trumaty
Lally Warren
Crabbey
Harry E. Haukart
West Indian hurricane drillsFlorida Georgia Carolina brace for storm
Residents from Miami to Charleston gird for the West Indian hurricane moving slowly up the Florida coast. Cities from St Augustine to Savannah prepare as Jacksonville records 50 mph winds and downed poles. Crippled lines and damage echo along coastal towns while a special train evacuates women and children from Tybee to Savannah.
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Upper Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Miami
West Palm Beach
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Savannah
Brunswick
Charleston
S. C
Titusville
Weather Bureau
Georgia Coast Line
Tybee
St. Simon's Island
Negro Attacker to Be Electrocuted September 9
Ed Glover a Macon Georgia man confessed slayer of Miss Hilda Smith and E W Wilson on July 10 and was sentenced to die in the electric chair on September 9 Bars Davis accused of offering money to commit the crime. The bodies were found in a swamp two days after they went for a ride. the couple were engaged to marry in September.
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Macon
A. P
Ed Glover
Hilda Smith
E. W. Wilson
Glover
Bars Davis
Louisiana laws take effect as new criminal penalties rise
Baton Rouge law changes go into effect at noon. The 1926 session enacted many provisions increasing penalties for unlawful acts including failing to return leased vehicles, meter tampering, speeding near school kids, altering for hire vehicle registrations, and gambling near the Louisiana State Normal College.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana State Normal College
Share in fortune of Edenborn sought in suit
Mrs Sophie M Meier of Gamble St Louis county has filed a circuit court suit to divide the $76 000 000 estate of William Edenborn between her and his widow Sarah Drain Edenborn of Shreveport La Edenborn died May 14 at 78 no will was found and Mrs Meier claims she is the lawful child and sole heir at law while Mrs Edenborn is the surviving widow with no living children in the prior generation
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ST. Louis
A. P
Willian E. Edenborn
Sophie M. Meier
Gamble
St. Louis County
Judge Fred M. Odom Nominated for Second Term
The Democratic executive committee of the Court of Appeal Fifth District Second Circuit Louisiana nominated Judge Fred M. Odom for another term after he completed his first. No opposition appeared against him in the September primary. The committee met under a July 6, 1926 resolution and reported its proceedings in full.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Court of Appeal District
Second Circuit of
Louisiana
Fred M. Odom
Odom
Court of Appeal For
Fifth District
Second Circuit
Engineer Killed in Florida Train Collision and Wreck
Two wrecks in rapid succession near Orlando and Lake Alfred leave one engineer dead and multiple passengers injured. Sanford engineer Liga dies after a fast Atlantic Coast Line train strikes a switch engine in Orlando. Conductor A W Robinson uninjured and fireman Chatt survives by jumping. A second Lake Alfred freight wreck prompts rescue crews to Orlando. In Winter Haven a washout derails a northbound Tampa freight. engineer and fireman escape unharmed.
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Lakeland
A. P
Liga of
Sanford
Atlantic Coast Line
Orlando
A. W. Robinson
Chatt
Sandford
Lake Alfred
Winter Park
Winter Haven
Fla
Tampa
Brother of Mexico President Says Church Ties Stable
Arturo M. Elias, Mexico’s financial agent in the United States and half-brother of President Calles, told New Orleans listeners there is no religious trouble in Mexico. He said the president is enforcing national laws passed in 1857 1859 1874 and 1917, which prohibit church property ownership while allowing religious use of properties.
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New Orleans
A. P
Arturo M. Elias
Mexico
United States
Calles
Broussard Attacks Sanders In Louisiana Address
Senator Edwin S. Broussard addressed about 2,000 in Baton Rouge charging Jared Y. Sanders seeks anti prohibition votes in New Orleans while visiting North Louisiana. He pressed Sanders on tariff positions and toll bridge policy and questioned road records suggesting ulterior motives.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Jared Y. Sanders
New Orleans
Louisiana
Edwin S. Broussard
Sanders
Rapid Progress In 22 Inch Gas Line To Baton Rouge
Work on the 22 inch Interstate Natural Gas line from Fowler in the Monroe fields to Standard Oil’s Baton Rouge refinery continues with about forty miles completed and a brick steel compressing station rising at Fowler. Ford, Bacon & Davis directs the project, costing over 5 million dollars, as natural gas replaces oil for refinery fuel.
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Interstate Natural Gas Company
Fowler
Monroe
Standard Oil Company
Baton Rouge
Edgar G. Hill
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Richland Parish
Louisiana
Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc
New York
America
Standard
Testa
Oil test shows promising oil discovery near Urania
Randle trustee test drilled yesterday near Urania in LaSalle Parish shows good oil flow. Liner set and bail test to be completed today. Jena Oil Corporation plans multiple tests if initial results prove favorable, with investors from Texas Arkansas and Missouri backing the project.
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Urania-Tullos
T. G. Randle
Prima Petroleum Co
Urania
SE. Cor
MecGabbey
Jena
LaSalle Parish
Jena ON Corporation, Inc
E. S. White
Shreveport
Louisiana
White
Jena Oil Corporation
Nw.-Se
George I. Pipes
Tullos
J. E. Ritchie
Texarkana
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
George S. Bailey
Southern Ice of
Pinelli Fined 100 and Braves Coach Suspended 30 Days
The National League president John A. Heydler fined Reds third baseman Ralph Babe Pinelli 100 dollars and suspended Boston Braves coach Arthur Devlin for 30 days after a fist fight at Cincinnati last Sunday. Pinelli faces no ban, while Devlin is barred from bench or field during the 30 day period.
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New York
N. Y
A. P
Cincinnati
Ralph
Babe) Pinelli
Reds
Arthur Devlin
Boston Braves
John A. Heydler
National League
Heydler
Pinelli
Devlin
Tilden Explains Stroke That Defeated Johnston
Tennis champion Tilden recalls training to overcome Bill Johnston as the backhand evolution hurled him to Wimbledon and the American title. He credits Johnston for revealing the flaw and details how indoor practice in Providence forged a dominant backhand. The interview covers 1919 to 1920 and cites Davis Cup plans.
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Tilden
Bill Johnston
Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
Gould
New York
Assocated Press
A. P
Little Bill Johnston
Big Bill Tilden
Johnston
Providence
England
Government bans priest led church groups amid religious conflict
In Mexico City on July 28 the government ordered churches to be run by mayor appointed committees rather than priest led lay committees. Attorney General Ortega asked prosecutors for forthright support of the policy. Reports from Agis Clientes indicate a death by violence linked to the religious crisis as Catholics crowd to mass while priests suspend services after next Sunday. Mayor Humberto Cervantes of Nochie is named in the death report.
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Mexico City
A. P
Ortega
Deepartment of Justice
Agis
Republic
Humberto Cervantes
Nochie
Flashes of Life Show Boom Times and Struggles
New York reports boom times with tax cuts boosting consumer buying and GM profits nearly doubling in the first half while U S Steel reports wartime high earnings. Railroads like Pennsylvania and New York Central post strong results as copper prices rise and Abd El Krim loses power. Chicago notes grain broker Charles F Glavin rises from bankruptcy to wealth, settling $200,000 in erased debts.
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New York
Sam
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Chicago
Charles F. Glavin
Miracle recovery after shell shock veteran regains hearing and speech
Lawrence Massachusetts July 28 A World War I veteran George Hayden Gibbs once deaf and mute for nine years has regained hearing and speech. The 19 year old Canadian Regiment veteran was wounded at Neuvchatelle and later treated for shell shock. He recently found work as a watchman but a nighttime sleep led to a police encounter that revealed his restored senses.
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Pine Street
Chestnut Street
Henry Roche
Gibbs
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Western Belt
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Tropics
Coast Line
Negro Hopson Bumper
Robs
Alexandria Man
Ivy Hudson
Tc, McClure
McClure
Louisiana Fair Grounds
Missouri
Court of Appeal
Broussard
B. R
Randle
Jena Oil Corp
R. H. Brooks
Fez
Abd-El Krim
H. J. Whitney
Lawrence
Herrick Aiken
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