Walters Confesses Killing Maryland Prohibition Agent
Reginald F. Walters a Hagerstown prohibition enforcement agent confessed to killing Hunter R. Stotler western Maryland agents chief after a five hour questioning by State's Attorney Ballentine He said he fired a dozen shots into Stotler's car while his wife confronted him and he admitted planning the act to ruin his home and justify his actions
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Reginald F. Walters
Harper Ballentine
Hunter R. Stotler
Maryland
Walters
Ballentine
Stotler
Padlock Order Against North La Man Issued
In Shreveport on July 28 federal authorities in the western district of Louisiana grant a temporary writ of injunction to close Eddie M. Lewis’s establishment near Junction City. Judge W. Lee Estes signed the order under the national prohibition act section 21. Lewis, arrested on prohibition charges, was released on $1,000 bond. The writ, requested by Philip H. Mecom, cites rented liquor sales to agents at a site described as residence filling station and sales point.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Louisiana
Eddie M. Lewis
Junction City
W. Lee Estes
Texarkana
Ben C. Dawkins
Lewis
Philip H. Mecom
Prohibition
Allegation of Attack Withdrawn in Shreveport Case
In Shreveport on July 28 charges against H. B. Lawdon and T. C. Johnson, structural iron workers, tied to an alleged attack on Miss Bernice Thompson of Fort Worth at a local hotel, were withdrawn at the request of Chief of Police S. J. Allen. Evidence was deemed insufficient, the complainant disappeared, and authorities said the case had little merit. The men were released.
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Shreveport
S. J. Allen
H. B. Lawdon
T. C. Johnson
Structural Iron
Bernice Thompson
Fort Worth
Lal C. Blanchard
Allen
E. M. Hunt
Lawdon
Johnson
Wilson to Open Campaign August 11th at Ruston
Congressman Riley J. Wilson of Louisiana's fifty district and National Rivers and Harbors president will formally begin his governor bid with an August 11 campaign opening in Ruston. A central committee plans for about 15,000 attendees, organized as a barbecue and rally with support from leaders in Ruston and surrounding towns.
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Ruston
Riley J. Wilson
Fifty District
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
North Louisiana
C. H. Mosley
Monroe
Ira J. McConathy
Arcadia
W. S. Moore
Robert Dawkins
Howard B. Warren
Shreveport
Central Committee
Moore
C. E. Hodge
T. H. Mills
C. B. Roberts
W. T. Cunningham
Natchitoches
David I. Garrett
Ed Everett
Farmerville
H. L. Hughes
Harry Russell
George T. Madison
Bastrop
A. N
More Killed by Cars Than in World War
The American Automobile Chamber of Commerce reported that from 1919 to 1926 inclusive 187017 people died in automobile accidents in the United States. By contrast American armed forces casualties in World War I totaled 120050. Injuries since the armistice reached 8500000.
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Washington
United States
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Queen Marie Faces Narrow Finances After King's Death
BUCHAREST July 28 The death of King Ferdinand leaves Queen Marie relatively poor with an estimated 80 000 dollars yearly for palace upkeep staff salaries entertainment and other expenses She would receive about 80 000 annually from a proposed 300 000 000 lei civil list split among royal heirs while King Alexander of Jugoslavia earns over a million dollars annually Friends begun efforts to urge the cabinet to seek a liberal allowance from parliament to maintain the former dignity of the dowager queen.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Marie
Carol
Michael
Helen
Nicholas
Alexander
Jugoslavia
Jury Adds Two Voters in LeBouef Murder Trial
In Franklin Louisiana on July 28 jurors were increased to eight for the murder trial of Ada Bonner LeBouef Dr. Thomas E Dreher and James Beadle as the defendant mother Mrs C E Bonner watched tears fall during the jury selection The defense seeks to prove that a missing witness Robert Toerner would testify he saw the victim with a revolver and that he planned to meet Dreher that night CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
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Associated Press
Franklin
Ada Bonner LeBouef
O. J. Simoneaux
Richard Wilkes
C. E. Bonner
Vuillemont
Heny
Port Arthur
Texas
Robert Toerner
LeBouef
Charles Pecot
Toerner
James J. LeBouef
Thomas E. Dreher
Dreher
James Beadle
St. Mary Parish
Committee on Levees Meeting Tomorrow at 4 PM
The Levee Committee and Ouachita Parish Police Jury will meet at four in the courthouse rooms. Chairman W. L. Ethridge calls the session, following July 12 talks with state engineers and the highway board on flood protection work and the possible creation of a new drainage district. Attendance is urged for all members.
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Ouachita Parish
Court House
W. L. Ethridge
Highway Board
Lord Trevor Weds Nurse Miss Phyllis Sims at 64
London reports Lord Trevor aged 64 married Miss Phyllis May Sims 23 a hospital nurse and daughter of a Lincolnshire plumber. Sims attended Trevor's sister Honorable Laila Hill Trevor. After his recovery the nurse invited the girl to Brynkinalt where she lived with her brother and their friendship led to an engagement.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Trevor
Phyllis May Sims
Kirton
Lincolnshire
Old Family Album Stages a Comeback in New Dress
New York reports the old family album is returning in new dress. It will feature tooled leather or brocaded silk with carved boxes and be ornate yet useful. The Photographers Association of America has been informed.
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New York
Photographers Association of America
Pastor Bitten by Snake in Dunn Revival Demonstration
Special to The News-Star Dunn La July 28 Reverend Williams pastor of the Apostolic church was bitten on the left hand by a moccasin during a Tuesday night revival demonstration claiming snakes pose no danger to a child of God. He continued preaching and the town followed the revival with interest as four snakes were shown and a deacon was bitten before the narrative ended.
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News-Star
Dunn
Reverend Williams
The
Apostolic Church
Here
Williams
Mr. Webber
Monroe Industrial Survey Impresses Chamber After Study
Members of the Monroe chamber of commerce praised Crooks Engineering of Little Rock for a two volume industrial survey. It details a 100 mile trade circle around Monroe with chapters on political data education labor laws trade map banking and agricultural data, highlighting the region's present and future prospects.
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Chamber of Commerce
Crooks Engineering Company
Little Rock
Monroe
Twin Cities
Plan for proration of runs in Seminole oil field
Tulsa reports the operators' committee reached a plan for proration of runs to oil companies to curtail production in the greater Seminole field. The plan, drafted over two days, will be presented at a general meeting tomorrow for final approval and implementation.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Seminole
Pastor’s Wife Dies in Gas Accident in Memphis
In Memphis, Mrs Ella Armstrong, wife of Rev W W Armstrong of Galloway Methodist Church, died from accidental asphyxiation after a gas leak in a bathroom. Coroner J H Dillon ruled it accidental. the husband was overcome while trying to rescue her. Their son Wayne, 15, summoned help as police forced entry.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Ella Armstrong
W. W. Armstrong
Galloway Methodist Church
J. H. Dillon
Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley
Meditative lines attributed to J P Alley discuss a Nine Hundred Pound Bar in a zoo. The piece uses dialect to contrast tame appearance with a wild, untamed reality implied by the setting and title.
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Hambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
Two Killed in Hart Tennessee Train Car Crash
Abner Sullivan and Carl Sesmire died when the Panama Limited struck their small touring car at a grade crossing near Pope Station five miles north of Orion Tennessee. Crage Heaton was seriously injured. all three youths from Atwood were on a fishing trip to Reel Foot Lake. Heaton said he did not see the approaching train until climbing the incline to the tracks.
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Associated Press
Orion, Tenn
Abner Sullivan
Carl Sesmire
Crage Heaton
Panama Limited
Illinois Central
Pope Station
Here
Reelfoot Lake
Heaton
Sullivan
Lesmire
Dyersburg
Atwood
Educators Seek Federal Aid to Rebuild Flooded Schools
The National Education Association urged Congress to provide federal funding for rebuilding Mississippi flood damaged schools. J W Crabtree asked state association secretaries to gather county by county data, noting eight Missouri counties lost over 166000 in school building damage and 24 schools were demolished.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Education Association
Congress
National Organization
J. W. Crabtree
Association
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Butler
New Madrid
Mississippi
Prohibition Bureau to Undergo Partial Reorganization
Commissioner Doran announced a partial reorganization of the Prohibition Bureau aimed at pruning unfitted agents and raising pay for those retained. Administrators nationwide have been instructed to dispatch reports on qualifications, with emphasis on suitability and efficiency in enforcement duties.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Doran
Tex Flirts With Chi Charm for Dempsey Tunney Fight
Tex Rickard arrived in Chicago promising a world heavyweight championship bout and urged Chicago to host the Dempsey Tunney fight. He was greeted at the station by George F. Getz, leader of a mayoral advisory committee who backs bringing the match to Municipal Stadium, a goal Chicago fans also favor.
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Chicao
Tex Rickard
Chicago
New York
Rickard
George F. Getz
Wm. Hale Thompson
Getz
Municipal Stadium
Fuller Gains Advisory Committee Advice On Sacco Vanzetti
Boston July 28 Gov. Alvan Fuller appeared to receive the advisory committee’s recommendations on the Sacco Vanzetti case. Harvard president A Lawrence Lowell MIT president Samuel Stratton and former probate judge Robert Grant visited the state house with thick folders but left after a brief meeting. The governor did not disclose details of the visit.
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Associated Press
Boston
Alvan T. Fuller
Sacco-Vanzetti
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Samuel Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Grant
State House
Former lightweight champ Freddy Welsh found dead in hotel
New York reports Freddy Welsh, former world lightweight champion, was discovered dead in his hotel room. Police are investigating the death, with no immediate details released about the cause or circumstances. The veteran fighter achieved wide acclaim in his era and remains a notable figure in boxing history.
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New York
Freddy Welsh
Money Not Everything Declares New Jersey Judge
Newark July 28 Judge Walter Van Riper rules money and mansions pale beside a mother's love and denies a wealthy uncle and aunt permission to adopt Sally Miles 13 after her parents divorce. He says the court should not destroy the sacred parent child relationship for financial gain.
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Newark
N. J
Sally Miles
Walter van Riper
Crisis at Angelus Temple Over Aimee McPherson Feud
Mrs Minnie Kennedy warns a crisis nears amid a power struggle at Angelus Temple. A committee proposes four futures for the evangelist's mother including remaining as her sister or touring globally at church expense. Mrs McPherson accuses the temple manager of planning to crush her.
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Evangelist
Los Angeles
Angelus Temple
Minnie Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Kennedy
W. Whittebeck
McPherson
Temple
Pherson
America
Judd Gray Declines Testimony in Insurance Case
Henry Judd Gray will not testify against Ruth Snyder in her bid to keep the $100000 life policy for her nine year old daughter Loraine. The Prudentiel Insurance company challenges payment on the policy taken on Mrs Snyder's husband, whose death led to the death sentences for both.
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Ossining
N. Y
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Loraine
Prudentiel Insurance Company
Witness Testifies Millions Vanished in Calif Stock Bubble
Grand jury testimony outlined that about 34.9 million dollars could not be traced amid the Julian Petroleum financing frenzy. Auditor Hahn said only 66 million of a 100 million dollar issue was found in check stubs tied to Jack Bennett and C Lewis, with Bennett a central figure in the crash and still sought.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Res
Southern
F. F. Hahn
Grand
Julian
Hahn
Jack Bennett
C. Lewis
Julian Concern
Bennett
Sware Oeere
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