Valley joins to terminate water havoc
A great flood control conference in Chicago unites 27 Mississippi valley states and national leaders to plan measures for flood control. Officials and bankers discuss financing credits amid the looming billion dollar flood loss as Thompson cites broad support from Cabinet members and lawmakers. CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
James J. Davis
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Martin B. Madden
House Appropriations Committee
Wesley B. Jones
Frank B. Reid
Congress
United States
Army Enginers
Thompson
Palmer House
Harrison
E. B. Moran
National Association of Credit Men
America
Congressmen to Arrive in Monroe for Flood Tour
A 17 member flood committee train from St. Louis will arrive Monroe at 8:40 pm from Tallulah on the Illinois Central. Local officials and citizens will guide the visit with a brief downtown tour before continuing to Alexandria, with Hoover aboard to oversee relief efforts.
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Congressiona
Senatorial Committees
Monroe
Tallulah
Illinois Central
Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita
Riley J. Wilson
Fifth District
Louisiana
Arnold Bernstein
Missouri Pacific
Alexandria
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Senate Commerce Committee
Ransdell
Jones
Washington
Fletcher
Florida
Harris
Georgia
Stephens
Mississippi
Fitzgerald
Ohio
Kapp
Iowa
Swing
California
Sears
Nebraska
Driver
Arkansas
Johnson
Texas
Nelson
Missouri
Whittington
House Committee On Flood Control
Garrett
Tennessee
Cramton
Michigan
Ramsey
Army
Maj
D. H. Connolly
Memphis
John C. Lee
W. H. Holcombe
New Orleans
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Girl Totally Blind Earns College Degree at Columbia
New York reports Mary Ruth Man, 22, has earned a Bachelor of Science from Teachers College Columbia University with a specialization in English. While in college she led a school in aesthetic dancing, highlighting her diverse talents and achievements.
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Mary Ruthman
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Deputy Refuses to Turn Switch in Black Suspect Execut
In Raiford Florida on June 2 the Black man Williams remained alive as the sheriff did not appear for execution. A deputy refused to throw the switch, saying the act would be illegal. The sheriff was expected to return the next day.
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Raiford, Fla
Jim Williams
Pastor Hershey Returns From Disappearance After Mental Disorder
The Rev. Roy G. Hershey, missing since May 9, reappeared at his Birmingham home with friend Q. P. Witte. He was under medical care for a mental disorder. The pastor had been linked to a threatening letter from a former student and sightings in Kansas before being found. In Atlanta, Peachtree Road Presbyterian Church members said no pulpit action had been decided.
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Y Associated Pres
Birmingham
Roy G. Hershey
Atlanta
Q. P. Witte
Witte
Independence
Missouri
Mr. Hershey
Kansas
Hershey
The
Mey
R. G. Hershey
Peachtree Road Presbyterian Church
A. L. Murphy
Marines Sent Toward Tientsin as Chinese Crisis Deepens
Seven U S naval vessels moved toward Chefoo near Tientsin while up to four to five thousand marines are ordered to Tientsin amid fears of a northern Chinese army collapse. The potential transfer of the Peking legation and guard strengthening are reported developments as Washington awaits Admiral Williams’s decision.
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Washington
Chefoo
Gulf of Chihli
Tientsin
NAVY
Yellow River
Shanghai
Philippines
Peking
Peking Guard
State Department
Admiral Williams
Negro Attacker Sought After Shreveport Girl Assault
Police across northwest Louisiana search for an unidentified black man described as large and heavyset after a Shreveport woman was assaulted near the Aguri area while walking home from a textile mill. A dragnet covers roads out of town and radius towns within 200 miles.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Aguri
Ity Water Works
Eaid
Boston
Girl Says King Ben Planned Flight In Disguise
Esther Hansell testified in a Michigan receivership case against the House of David colony. She said Benjamin Purnell kept a "mother hubbard" gown and a red wig ready to flee undercover if officers raided, though he allegedly never used it. She recalled a boat trip where she says Purnell accompanied many girls sleeping under canvas wagon covers on deck and threatened to throw her overboard when she objected.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Mother Hubbard
Esther Hansell
Hansell
Purnell
Downtown store building to rise on Catalpa Street
A new two story downtown store building will be constructed on the east side of Catalpa street, first block south of DeSiard. Herman Masur owns the property and George Love holds the contract. The project costs over $30,000, measures 80 by 125 feet, and includes three stores with offices on the second floor. Completion is set for October 1.
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Catalpa Street
DeSiard
Herman Masur
George Love
Local Woman Survives Suicide Attempt in St Francis Sanitarium
Mrs. Philip Snyder, 24, of 20 North Fifth, attempted suicide by mercurochrome ingestion after a quarrel with her husband, fire station No.3 captain. She was rushed to St Francis sanitarium, treated, and said to recover. police could not confirm a related shooting report.
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Philip
Philip Snyder
North Fifth Street
Louisville Avenue
Sixth Street
F. K. Ham
Ed Harper
News-Star
St. Francis Sanitarium
Snyder
Wilson urged to enter Louisiana governor race in 1928
Rumors say Riley J. Wilson of Ruston may run for governor in a three way 1928 contest with Huey Long and Governor O H Simpson. Wilson has declined, fearing the office could derail his U S Senate ambitions. New Orleans finance official T S Walmsley visited Monroe to test candidate support among Choctaws and Old Regulars for a third man to oppose Long and Simpson. A statewide caucus in Alexandria within ten days could endorse Wilson if he agrees.
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Riley J. Wilson
Huey P. Long
Shreveport
Louisiana Public Service Commission
0. H. Simpson
Wilson
Ruston
Louisiana
U. S. Senate
T.S. Walmsley
New Orleans
Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
Senate
Alexandria
Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley
Dashes of dialect verse with playful banter by J. P. Alley. A comedic piece riffing on work, pride, and stubborn speech patterns in a frontier voice.
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Hambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
Sacco and Vanzetti Case Sees New Review Commission
Governor Fuller names a 3 member advisory commission to review the Sacco and Vanzetti case. A. Lawrence Lowell and Robert Grant join Samuel W. Stratton on the panel, aiming to reassess the long murder conviction and death sentence. Both men await execution in mid July for the South Braintree killings.
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Fuller
Trio
Sacco
Vanzetti
Associated Press
Ston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Radi
Cals
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Robert Grant
Samuel W. Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
South Braintree
Building Permits in New Sport Hit $57 450 for Week
Building activity surged in the week ending Wednesday June 1 as Building Inspector Richard Cassidy issued 10 permits totaling 57 450. Largest permits were two 17 000 projects for T L Tippit for 10 and 19 one story frame houses on Dick Taylor and Polk streets respectively. Other permits included homes on Arkansas Avenue Bres Avenue DeSiard Street and Lee Avenue plus a warehouse on Eleventh Street and a two 1 600 houses on Thomas Street.
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Richard Cassidy
T. L. Tippit
Dick Taylor Street
Lidell and
Polognac
Polk Street
Mr. Tippit
Arkansas Avenue
Ninth and
Tenth Streets
Ninth
Bres
Carl Worthen
Bres Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Sam Stampa
DeSiard Street
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
E. B. Johnson
Lee Avenue
Thomas and Allen Streets
A. E. Montgomery
Thomas Street
Quality Feed Company
Eleventh Street
Wood and
Oak Streets
Student burned fatally in fire at Shreveport
Ralph Watson 16 died in a two story family home fire in Shreveport. He slept on an upstairs porch and perished at the foot of the stairs after the house caught fire. The origin is undetermined and other family members believed he escaped before firefighters finished dousing the blaze.
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Shreveport
Ralph Watson
BE. G. Watson
Watson
Ralph
Slain Pennsylvania pair identified as Wilkes-Barre residents
Two young women Jennie Monita 19 and Edith Fonz 20 were found murdered on an old wagon road near Pittston Luzerne County. Carmel Marrand 33 of Pittston alleged owner of a nearby automobile was arrested after reporting his car stolen.
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Associated Press
Scranton
Boston
Pittston
Luzerne County
Jennie Monita
Edith Fonz
Wilkes-Barre
Carmel Marrand
New Boston
Ey Fonz
Wilkes- Barre
Girls
Lindy Declines Derby Ride Prefers Atlantic Loneliness
In London on June 2, Lindy rejects the Derby horse option saying he would fear the horses and asking for the loneliness of the Atlantic instead. The remark frames his preference as isolation over competition.
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London
City High School Class of 1927 Graduation Tonight
City High School holds commencement for 32 graduates this evening at 8 o clock in the school auditorium. Dr Frank Kreager gives the address and Mayor Arnold Bernstein presents diplomas. honors papers by Rosalia Kusin and Marie Collens, plus choral numbers, mark the program.
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City High School
Twin Cities
Rosalia Kusin
China
Marie Collens
Frank ©. Kreager
Lt 9. U
Arnold Bernstein
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