Monroe and West Monroe Chamber Elects New Leaders in 1925
Harvey Trousdale was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of Monroe and West Monroe at the annual directors meeting. Abe Arent became vice president, R. Downs Jr. was re-elected treasurer, and the new board includes Abe, Atkins, Bieder, Cobb, Faulk, Foster, Haas, Horuff, Masur, Oliver, Speed, Sugar and Trousdale. The group plans by law changes to add two West Monroe representatives and discusses future events, forestry surveys, rail station signs for aviators, and ongoing Lone Star route support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Trousdale
Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
West Monroe
Abe Arent
R. Downs, Jr
Abeen P. M. Atkins
J. A. Biederin
J. M. Cobb
G. E. Faulk
J. B. Foster
Sig Haas
Albert Horuff
Lonetar Route Association
Henry Hardtner
Urania
United States Army
Wild chase nets sheriff eleven gallons of booze
Deputy Sheriff Roper and Traffic Officer Mitchell pursued an auto thief for four miles then a three hundred yard woods chase to capture Jack Bowles ten miles west of Monroe. They confiscated eleven gallons of moonshine whisky and Bowles was jailed in Monroe on charges of possession and transporting whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bowles
Roper
Mitchell
Monroe
Columbia Extension Road
Mt. Vernon School House
Ford
Shanghai in Arms After Street War
Shanghai faced a tense day of clashes as police opened fire after two outbreaks. Two died and many were wounded as banks closed and riots spread to Japanese owned mills and streetcars. American volunteers and British sailors reinforced security while students from other cities arrived in support.
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Shanghat
A. P
Shanghai
American Volunteer Corps
Thomas McMartin
Volunteer Corps
Monroe suit seeks 15000 for son’s electrocution by city chain
William H Bannister and wife sue the City of Monroe in district court seeking 15000 damages after their son Troy Bannister was electrocuted Feb 9 when a charged chain on a street corner touched by a defective insulated wire. Plaintiffs claim city negligence for leaving the chain within reach and delaying repairs. They are represented by Huey P Long and J B Crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
William H. Bannister
Troy Bannister
Layton
Jackson Streets
Huey P. Long
J. B. Crow
Long
Coolidge Urges Citizen Duty in Peacetime Defense
President Coolidge told Naval Academy graduates that shrinking military forces require every citizen to study military affairs and act as ambassadors of peace. He emphasized peace through reason, nonaggression, and the need for moral and spiritual strength alongside trained professionals.
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Annapolis
Coolidge
Naval Academy
America
City High Class of 1925 to Receive Diplomas Tonight
The City High School commencement for the class of 1925 will begin at 8 o clock in the school auditorium with forty graduates, the largest class in the school’s history. Superintendent E L Neville notes balanced gender and many will attend LSU Centenary and other colleges. Hon Riley J Wilson will give the address. First honors go to Miss Harriet Fuller with Miss Elizabeth Frankel in second. The D A R prize and diploma presentations follow a program including quartets and solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City High School
E. L. Neville
Louisiana State University
Centenary
Neville
Riley J. Wilson
Harriett Fuller
Elizabeth Frankel
Follo
Urania No 7 test spudding begun in La Salle oil field
Urania Petroleum Company begins spudding in No 7 test in section 19 10 2E a mile south of No 6 and near Zeigin No 2 After dry results from Zeigin No 1 crews switch to double shifts with George Zeigin in charge He predicts water control as key to a developed field and No 1 already yields 12 barrels daily Rowe-Wallace also works at 980 feet casing an eight inch hole aiming to reach shallowest oil sand in the La Salle parish area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. King
Urania
Urania Petroleum Company
Zeigin
la Salle Parish
Rowe-Wallace
Rowe
la Salle
Midway Dance Hall Destroyed By Fire
Word reached this city today of the complete destruction by fire of the Midway Dance Hall near Sicard about 1 o clock this morning. No insurance was carried. Owned and operated by L. S. Fiddler. Oil cans found near the charred structure suggest incendiary origin. Sheriff’s department and City Detective T Aver y will investigate the cause.
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Midway
Sicard
L. S. Fiddler
Sheriff’s Department
Tarvey
Midwest storm toll rises to fourteen with five in Minneapolis
A sharp Midwest storm tally reports five deaths in Minneapolis and vicinity, plus four in Iowa, four in Nebraska, one in Montana, and two drownings in Chicago and Duluth. Thirty injured, property losses reach $2.5 million as wind and electrical storms sweep the region.
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Chicago
A. P
Middle Western
Minneapolis
Vicinity
Iowa
Nebraska
Bozeman
Montgomery
Duluth
Minn
Here
Old Sol
Middlewest
Far West
Central States
Jupiter Pluvius
Henchman Thor
Euclaire
Wis
Ionia
Michigan
Smithland
Omaha
Madison
Orchard
Douglas
Glenwood
Carver
County Fair Park
Des Moines
Anoka
Hennepin
Weeks Condition Not So Favorable Says Doctors
Boston June 3 The health of Secretary of War John W Weeks after gall stone surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital was judged not favorable by his physicians Dr Daniel F Jones and F Gorham Brigham He had a restless night vomiting a 100 degree temperature and a 104 pulse The physicians said his condition remained critical with no complications but no expected improvement The family has exclusive access to visit at the hospital Mrs Weeks Sinclair Weeks and other close relatives are at his bedside daily
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
A. P
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts General Hospital
Daniel F. Jones
F. Gorham Brigham
Weeks
Sinclair
Xy Sinclair Weeks
Bible marathon completed by Yucaipa church group
The Bible can be read from cover to cover in 69 hours and 15 minutes by an ordinary church congregation. The 130 members of the First Methodist church of Yucaipa completed the marathon at 9 15 a m after starting at midnight Saturday. They pronounced Revelations and adopted a resolution to make the event annual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yucaipa
Calif
A. P
First Methodist Church of
Butler Attacks Hypocrisy in Columbia Commencement
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler in a Columbia University commencement address denounces fanaticism and new bar barians as he urges 3543 graduates to resist reactionary and levelling movements. He criticizes state leaders in Tennessee and Indiana for enforcing prohibition at the expense of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. P
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Boston
Tennessee
Indiana
Graves of Confederate Dead Decorated Today
New Orleans and the South marked Jefferson Davis birthday by decorating graves of Confederate dead and honoring veterans. In Greenwood cemetery the Confederate monument received a floral tribute symbolizing General Robert E. Lee as veterans spoke and a memorial procession moved among tombs.
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New Orleans
A. P
South
Jefferson Davis
Louisiana
Greenwood Cemetery
Robt. E. Lee
River Stage Readings By River System
Ohio Cairo remains 13.5 with no change. Mississippi shows Memphis at 8.0 and Vicksburg at 16.9 with small falls and New Orleans at 3.7. Red River lists Shreveport 10.8 and Alexandria 7.6 with declines. Ouachita notes Camden 5.1 and Monroe 13.4 with a rise.
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Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Murder Case Stuns Brooklyn as Police Hunt Suspect
William Brassfield, 43, a janitor, is charged with homicide in the murder of Florence Kane at a vacant Brooklyn lot. Detectives link him to two prior assaults on girls at the same site. Brassfield, once jailed for attacking a Harlem schoolteacher, was released on parole three months ago. Walter Johnson, a vagrant, is held as a suspect amid possible white youth involvement. Funeral services drew sharp city critique of policing and Mayor Hylan commented on strain and health.
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New York
Jane
A. P
William Brassfield
Florence Kane
Brooklyn
Brassfield
Walter Johnson
Miss Kane
Wm. C. Castillo
St. Matthew's Church
Poman Catholic
Hylan
Fertilizer Rates Raised From New Orleans to Monroe and Shreveport
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed railroads to raise fertilizer rates from New Orleans to inland Louisiana points by 10 to 70 percent over Louisiana farm bureau objections. Shreveport rates rise to 22.5 cents per 100 pounds, Monroe from 11.5 to 22 cents. Officials note higher handling costs and limited appeal, with a July 1 suspension for farmers and possible higher consumer prices in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Louisiana
Shreveport
Monroe
E. R. Strahan
Farm Demonstration Agency
Louisiana Organization
Mr. Strahan
H. J. Fernandez
Interstate Commerce Commisson
Judge Dawkins Temporarily Assigned to New York
Judge James C. Wilson of the federal court district of North Texas will preside in the Western Louisiana district from June 1 to October 1 during the absence of Judge Ben C. Dawkins who is assigned to the eastern district of New York on temporary service.
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New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Ben C. Dawkins
N. Y
Shreveport
James C. Wilson
Federal Court District of
North Texas
Richard W. Walker
United States Circuit Court
Louisiana
Fire damages wipe out Miami department store loss
Fire swept a three story building housing S. H. Kress five and ten store in downtown Miami causing about $500000 in losses and smoke and water damage to adjacent property. The department store linked to Lovses faced closure for insurance adjustments after the blaze last night.
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Miami
Fla
S. H. Kress
Lovses
Avere
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J.H. Trousdale New C. OF C
F. Walker
Iourd
Chamber
Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
Jancateeetnaasae
Owabeeseebey Senee
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Sreenaeaneeeaees
Columbia Road
Bannister
City of
Congresman Wilson
Galloway
Shelby Cage
Conrad Cage
Rufus Marsala
Francis Prophit
Harritt Fuller
Wake Up
Phillips
Campbell- Tipton
Brahe
Hills
Geibel
Elizabeth Johnston
Ethel Larson
Shelby
Urania Company
Midway Dance Hall
Mid-West
City of Minneapolis
Butler
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