Mississippi Supreme Court upholds 1924 income tax law
In a four to two decision the Mississippi Supreme Court declares the 1924 income tax constitutional reversing Newton County Judge Wilson. Chief Justice Smith holds income tax is an excise tax not a property tax and may be graded by income, with classifications allowed. Justices Anderson and McGowen dissent.
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A. P
Supreme Court of Mississippi
High Court
Roger Wilson
Circuit Court
Newton County
Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Anderson
McGowen
Supreme Court
George Sullivan Wins in June Baby Contest
George Wright Sullivan, born at 1:30 a.m. at 102 Ludwig Avenue West Monroe, weighs eight and a half pounds and is Monroe’s first June baby. He wins nine gifts from local businesses. A near‑simultaneous birth followed, James Franklyn Reed at the Reed home weighing nine pounds. A third June baby girl arrived at 12 noon at 803 St John Street weighing five and a half pounds, unnamed at press time.
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George Wright Sullivan
Ludwig Avenue
West
Monroe
W. W. Sullivan
George
James
River Stages Amid Seasonal Shifts Across Rivers
Mississippi readings show Memphis 9.38 with fall of 3.0 and Vicksburg 19.5 with fall 2.6 while New Orleans rises 0.4 to 3.9. Red River at Shreveport 11.5 drops 1.3 and Alexandria 8.5 falls 2.0. Ouachita notes Camden 5.4 with 0.4 rise and Monroe 18.2 up 0.4.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Odachita
Camden
Rice
Monroe
Portrait rights row over Alice Longworth ad film
A dispute centers on using Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s portrait in a beauty cream ad. The issue involves consent and rights with prominent figures like Mrs. Longworth and mentions royalty and society leaders. The story notes ad use linked to bank funds and March timing.
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Alice Roosone
Nania
Belgium
Mary of Enganners
Roosevelt
Gould test in Winn parish sparks oil hopes in Louisiana
The Gould et al company tests a well in Winn parish Louisiana with swabbing and flow studies. Early results show strong pressure and potential commercial oil quantities nearby, though water production remains a risk.
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J. B. King Star
Gould Et al . Company
Harper
Winn Parish
Ity
Louisiana
Six Miners Die in Alabama Mine Incident at Piper
Six white miners were killed in a Piper Alabama mine accident when black damp accumulated in an unused heading opened after a two month sealing following a March fire. The victims Fred Bushman John Wrigh L H Horton Steve Scott Jeff Warren and Eli Lucas resided in Piper. Rescue teams recovered all bodies about 700 yards from the heading as officials warned of gas hazards at Piper Mine No 2 in Bib County near Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Piper
Little Capaba Coal Company
Ezid
Fred Bushman
John Wrigh
L. H. Horton
Steve Scott
Jeff Warren
Eli Lucas
Bib County
Memphis and
Alabama
Fifth person found guilty of selling jake in Monroe
A district court judge Saturday found Sam Miciotti proprietor of a city east end store guilty of selling jake for intoxicating purposes. Sentence to be set. May face four months addition while awaiting further action. A. Collman Monroe druggist was acquitted for lack of evidence in the same liquor drive.
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Guilree
Jake
Iys
Percy Sandery
District Court
Sam Miciotti
A. Collman
Monroe
Collman
Sheriff's Department
M. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Five Points
Wilbur to Carry Out Fake Diploma Picture
The navy department plans a publicity stunt with Ramon Navarro to align with a graduate at Annapolis next Wednesday. President Coolidge is to award the diploma, and the event aims to present a photographic moment for publicity.
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Washington
A. P
Navy Department
Ramon Navarro
Annapolis
Coolidge
Wil- Just
Louisiana Seventeenth in Export Trade Ranking
Louisiana placed seventh in 1924 export trade with merchandise exports totaling 222 million dollars, narrowly behind New Jersey by about 1 million and ahead of Michigan by 45 million. The department notes this is the first year official state standings track inland and through bills of lading, reflecting regional trade patterns and seasonal shifts.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Jersey
Department of Commerce
Michigan
United States
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Virginia
Ohio
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
Julius Klein
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Car overturns at Millhaven crossing injures C P Oliver
C P Oliver 82, oil field worker of Urania, fractured seventh cervical vertebra when his car misjudged the curve at Millhaven crossing. Willis Martin, 23, and two women were bruised. Oliver operated on at St Francis sanitarium. Oliver’s condition improving after surgery. others left for home.
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C. P. Oliver
Urania
St. Francis Sanitarium
Willis Martin
St. Francis
Oliver
Martin
Monroe
C. L. Toombs
No. 3 Station
Milner Won't Interfere With State Highway Ferry Plans
Baton Rouge June 1 PM Milner head of the Louisiana Motor League said for the present he would not interfere with the state highway commission as it plans to let contracts for ferries over Chef Ment eur and Rigolets on July 1. The ferries intend a more direct Lake Pontchartrain route to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Milner added he did not know the commission's exact plan for ferries.
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Milner
Louisiana Motor League
State Highway Commission
Chef Menteur
Rigolets
Lake Pontchartrain
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Plans Formed to Hold Camp at Rayville Soon
Preparations are complete for a North Louisiana agricultural demonstration camp to be held at new permanent grounds north of Rayville along Boeuf river. The first group from Morehouse Richland and Ouachita parishes departs June 22 for a week, with as many as 250 students expected. C B Haddom will lead the boys and Miss Martha Crouse the girls, with a guardian for every ten youths.
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North
Louisiana
Rayville
Boeuf River
Morehouse
Richland
Ouachita
James Ferguson
C. B. Haddom
University
Martha Crouse
Babe Ruth Returns to Yankees After Illness
Babe Ruth, top home run hitter and 1924 AL leader, came back for the New York Yankees in a game vs Washington after a 54 game absence due to influenza. 18,000 fans cheered as he took his usual right field position despite a tense start against Walter Johnson.
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A. P
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Washington
Ruth
Stanley Harris
Walter Johnson
Yankees
Trade Plan of Industry Laws Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court sustained the association method of cooperation within the industry, affirming the legal framework of the trade plan and its governance by the organization. The decision reinforces ongoing collaboration among members under the plan.
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Trade Plan OF Industry
Supreme Court
Supreme Court backs trade associations in Sherman Act ruling
The court upheld the Cement Manufacturers Protective Association and the Maple Floring Manufacturers Association as lawful. Government objections that they pooled interests under trade information were rejected, affirming that cooperation among large firms can be lawful when conducted within antitrust limits.
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Washington
A. P
Trade Association
Great Industries
Supreme Court
Cement Manufacturers Protective Association
Couch Company Takes Charge of West Monroe Light Plant
The West Monroe municipal power plant is handed to Louisiana Power by Mayor R. M. Browning and Couch interests after a April election. Edward Pritchard will manage from the town hall office. The Sterlington line isn’t ready until September, so local power continues at lower rates with planned extensions.
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R. M. Browning
West Monroe
Louisiana Power Company
Couch
Louisiana Power Co
Edward Pritchard
Sterlington
Convict Tells of Search for Gold While on Parole
Charle Winnegle, a guard at Speigner prison farm, recounts a tale of a parole led treasure hunt near Flagstaff Arizona. He says R C Phelps Montgomery county sheriff and Berto Joinson aided by Convict Johnson sought gold and papers from a cave site. An avalanche reportedly ruined the hiding place as the search failed. Sheriff Phelps disputes the escape claim and says Winnegle vanished until apprehended via a letter to a Montgomery woman whose name was not released.
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Ala
R. C. Phelps
Montgomery County
Sherif
Berto Joinson
Clifs
Flagstaff
Arizona
Charle Winnegle
Speigner
Johnson
W. W. Brandon
Eck
Econs
Winnagle
Phelps
Forsythe Series Opens at Forsythe Park at 4 PM
The Monroe Drillers open a three game series with the Jackson Senators today at 4 p m. Bob Covington will start on the mound with manager Wise guiding the rotation. If Cook is fit he starts tomorrow otherwise Thomas will pitch Tuesday.
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Monroe Drillers
Jackson Senators
Bob” Covington
Wise
Cook
Solons
Thomas
Plot to kidnap Mary Pickford uncovered in Los Angeles
Police reveal three confessions from suspects in a Mary Pickford kidnapping plot. The men admit planning to seize the actress en route from her studio, using Shrine banners for cover and demanding 200000 dollars from Douglas Fairbanks. The trio is jailed as district attorney and investigators weigh presenting the case to the grand jury.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A. P
Mary Pickford
District Attorney’s Office
A. J. Woods
Woods
C. A. Holcomb
C. Z. Stevens
E. L. Doheny
Jackie Coogan
Pola Negri
Miss Pickford
Hollywood
Bundlig
Douglas Fairbanks
New Outbreaks in Strike Rioting by Students in China
Shanghai reports continued riots by students against Japanese mills with four more deaths raising the toll to 16 since rioting began Saturday. Police fired on demonstrators injuring many in Shanghai and at Peking and Chekiang roads. Three Russians were arrested as Bolshevik propaganda blamed for the demonstrations.
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Shanghai
Peking
Chekiang
Thomas R Marshall dies in Washington at age seventy one
Former vice president Thomas R Marshall died at the New Willard Hotel in Washington after a heart attack. He had been ill with a cold and heart condition, planned a ten day stay, and was visiting to pay respects to the president. Burial planned for Marion Indiana near his foster son Clarence Morrison with services in Washington.
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A. P
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
New Williard Hotel
Indianapolis
Marshall
Marion
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Eshull
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Columbia City
Coolidge
Clarence Morrison
Mr. Marshall
Marshalls
North Manchester
Daniel M
Martha (Patterson) Marshall
Wabash College
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University of Pennsylvania
University of North Carolina
University of Maine
Washington and Jefferson
Marshall & McNagny
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