Louisiana Travelers Association Opens Ninth Annual Session in Monroe
A convoy of Louisiana Travelers Association members and families arrives in Monroe for the ninth annual convention at Hotel Monroe. Officials anticipate 400 delegates, with events from a city hall opening to a grand ball at the Elks Club and a banquet featuring Congressman Wilson. Officers include President J. H. Sheeler of Lake Charles and Vice Presidents from Opelousas and New Orleans, with committees named for roads, hotels, and legislation.
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Monroe
Alexandria
LouisSiana Travelers’ Association
Hotel Monroe
Order
Yenthusia
Ther
Cong
Ens Spssman
Pullman
Aswell
Wilson
Knights of the Road
Baton Rouge
Nail
Opelousas
Lake Charlies
Shreveport
Hammond
WJ. H. Sheeler
Lake Charles
F. Cliff Allen
Wm. Mayley
New Orleans
Geo. Norvick
David C. Silverstein
Geo. A. Veith
Good Roads
Ben McDonald
Ford
Reppel
Legislative
G. C. Davis
Ruston
W. S. Levy
J. W. Lewis
W. D. Arroyo
Frank Wenul
Elks Club
T. I
Urania oil test at 960 feet may brighten outlook
In Urania area southwest of No 6 in section 18 10 2E operators await final tests after an oil showing at 960 feet. Six inch casing cemented. eight inch failed to hold water due to a faulty joint. If the test proves productive, activity could move south to Tremont Lumber Company holdings and shift from Urania district.
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J. B. King
Urania
Havall
Dope
Gould Et al Monroe
Harper No
Negro worker buried alive in gravel mine after cave-in
A 36 year old negro laborer, Smith, employed by Mitchell Bros. at West Moree, was buried under a sand slide while loading gravel for a building project. Rescuers freed him about twenty minutes later, but he was dead. He had worked four years for the firm and was married.
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Joe
Mitchell Bros
West Moree
Smith
Axe Fells Man Here as Tree Falls Near Bastrop
Sam Henderson, an African American worker for Louisiana Power, was fatally injured when an axe hidden on the ground sprang up as he felled a tree near Bastrop during right of way work for a Sterlington plant. He died hours later despite medical care.
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Sam Henderson
Louisiana Power Company
Bastrop
Sterlington
Henderson
Shrine Conclave Closes With Brilliant Parades
Shrine conclave in Los Angeles winds up as two grand parades mark the finale. Shrine temples depart by rail in farewell while a Hollywood electric parade dazzles observers in the 1925 mecca of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
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Los Angeles
Mecca
Motion Picture Studios
Hollywood
Fourteen Arrested in Royal Train Bomb Plot
In Barcelona on June 5, fourteen suspects were arrested in a royal train bomb plot tied to King Alfonso. A bomb on tracks near the train was found and another plan to attack the hall where the king appeared was thwarted. The king’s Madrid return is postponed amid reports of a third plot. Barcelona, Catalonia’s center, hosts a history of independence movements and the Primo de Rivera regime.
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Barcelona
Spain
A. P
Alfonso
Madrid
Catalonia
Primo de Rivera
Fourteen Arrested in Barcelona Over Alfonso Bomb Plot
Travelers report fourteen youths and officials from an extremist Catalan group were arrested in Barcelona in connection with plans to bomb King Alfonso's royal train. The device weighed 175 pounds and was to be set off by an electric mechanism near the Madrid line.
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Perpignan
France
A. P
Barcelona
Alfonso
Madrid
Bomb Found in Barcelona Cathedral Reported
A dispatch from the Franco-Spanish border says a bomb was found in Barcelona cathedral just before King Alfonso attended mass. Four priests were arrested. The report also says a bomb exploded outside a Barcelona hotel the day after a ball honoring King Alfonso.
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London
A. P
Evening News
Barcelona
Alfonso
Cars Needed for Visiting Members of Travelers' Ass
The Louisiana Travelers Assoc seeks twenty five to thirty autos to be used tomorrow afternoon for a city sight seeing tour. The call comes from the Chamber of Commerce and J M Breard chair of transportation. Report with cars at City Hall by 2 30 p m Saturday.
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Louisiana Travelers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Breard
Mother of Mrs. Edison Narrowly Misses Burial in Potter's Field
In New York on June 5 an inquiry is opened into the death of Elizabeth Heyzer mother of Mrs. Thomas A. Edison Jr. The undertaker said authorities planned a pauper’s grave until her son William Heyzer paid the funeral costs. Edison’s secretary said the inventor was unaware of her death. Mrs Heyzer died in a modest rooming house after separating from her daughter's father years earlier.
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New York
A. P
Thomas A. Edison
Elizabeth Heyzer
Thomas A. Edison, Jr
Potter's Field
William Meadow Croft
Edison
Charles Benedict
Wm. Heyzer
Gemerry Beatrice M. Heyzer
Bifeon
Heat wave death toll climbs nationwide toll to 140
A. P. dispatch reports at least 140 fatalities from the heat wave drownings and storms over several days. Eastern states account for 71 deaths and midwestern states 69, with 36 heat deaths in the east and 24 in the midwest yesterday.
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Chicago
A. P
Ohio
Montana
New York
New York State
Pittsburgh
Washington
Baltimore
New England
New Jersey
West
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Minnesota
Middletown
Elmira
N. Y
Waterbury
Springfield
Mass
New York City
Principal slain by boy student in Miss
Noland Stubblefield, 14, held in Brookhaven Miss after confessing to shooting Prof. A. K. Watkins, principal of the local school. The victim was killed as he investigated a gunfire claim near the Watkins home after a dispute over discipline.
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Brookhaven
Miss
Noland Stubblefield
Mississippi
A. K. Watkins
Professor Watkins
Stubblefield
Prof. Watkins
Watkins
Grice
Curtiss Chambliss
Lumberton
Marshall
Missouri
Greensboro
Ala
Pardon Granted to Mississippi Man Serving Life Term
JACKSON Mississippi June 5 Jack Kuppler a white man sentenced to life in the penitentiary for criminal assault in Washington county in 1918 has been pardoned by Governor Whitfield. The pardon rests on recommendations of prominent citizens and county officials who believe the prisoner was not guilty and that his prior punishment already reflects penance for his alleged indiscretion.
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Jackson, Miss
Jack Kuppler
Washington County
Whitfield
Parish High to Graduate 48 in Largest Class
The Parish High School will graduate 48 seniors, the largest class in the school's history, at 8 p m in the Saenger theatre. Hon J B Aswell will give the address, with a program including salutations, valedictory, songs, and diploma and medal presentations.
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Saenger Heatre
J. B. Aswell
N. E. Joiner
Geo. Snellings
Friedrich von Flotow
Waters of
Minnetonka
Lieurance
F. M. Freeman
Circo Pinsuti
Parish High
Avrice Tucker
George Snellings
Winona Whiting
Saenger Theatre
Plan to tax tobacco to fund state school program
Baton Rouge officials propose a 20 percent tax on tobacco and cosmetics to raise 3 to 4 million dollars annually for the state school fund. State Superintendent T. H. Harris says this would be the only new school tax required next session. He cites broad public support after speaking to tens of thousands.
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Baton Rouge
T. H. Harris
Harris
Plato
Open Golf Championship Tie At Worcester
Willie MacFarlane and Bobby Jones tied 75 all after 18 holes in the U S Open playoff at Worcester. They finished 72 holes tied at 291, forcing an 18 hole playoff that afternoon as Jones and MacFarlane carry the national title hopes.
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Worcester
Mass
A. P
Willie MacFarlane
Bobby Jones
Georgia
Tuckahoe
N. Y
MacFarlane
Jones
McFarlane
Jones and MacFarlane Tie For U S Open Lead In Medal Play
Willie MacFarlane and Bobby Jones led the U S Open field after 72 holes with 291 scores each as a playoff decides the champion. Jones, 23, and MacFarlane, 36, earned trophies and cash prizes with other top finishers and near misses noted.
News-Star to Announce Gibbons Tunney Fight Tonight
The Monroe News-Star will relay blow by blow results of the Tommy Gibbons versus Gene Tunney light heavy bout from the Polo Grounds New York at 9 p m EST. Preliminaries begin by seven with live results from 7 30 p m. Ringside updates start about 8 p m Our time. Public invited to News-Star gathering on North Second Street. A prediction by David J Walsh appears on the sports page.
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Tommy Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Monroe News-Star
Polo Grounds
New York
News-Star
Associated Press
North Second Street
David J. Walsh
International News Service
Tunney and Gibbons Set For 15 Round Polo Grounds Title Fight
American light heavyweight champion Gene Tunney of New York to meet Tom Gibbons of St. Paul in a 15 round decision bout at the Polo Grounds New York. Preliminary undercard bouts listed with several matchups and a projected 60 000 attendance. Receipts total about 400 000 with Gibbons receiving 120 000 and Tunney 80 000.
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Gene Tunney
New York
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Minn
Polo Grounds
N. Y
King Solomon
Panama
Romero Rojas
Chilie
Jack de Mare
Bud Gorman
Wisconsin
Ray Neuman
Jersey City
Bob Lawson
John Grosso
Jack McDonald
Lloyd Skinner
George Mulholland
Gibbons
Winnsboro Loses Close Battle to Natchez Indians
Natchez Indians edged Winnsboro 5 to 3 in a tight game here as Berry’s errors fueled the Natchez rally. Winnsboro’s Smith pitched solidly and Baker matched on the mound. Wiggers and Berry starred for Winnsboro. Nolan of Oak Ridge left the game after being hit by a pitch in the fourth. The teams meet again Thursday for another likely lively clash.
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News-Star
Winnsboro
Natchez Indians
Berry
Natchez
Smith
Baker
Indians
Willie Aulds Freed on $750 Bond for Dry Law Violation
Willie Aulds, charged with violation of the dry law, has been released on a $750 bond after an arrest in Swartz by the sheriff's department. A barrel of corn mash seized at the home of W. P. Gossett was destroyed by the sheriff's department and a federal dry agent amid a related breaking and entering investigation.
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Willie Aulds
Aulds
Swartz
Sheriff's Department
W. P. Gossett
Suspect to be sent back to New Orleans in jewel robbery case
FACESON Miss June 5 Jack Miller has been held since Wednesday as a suspect in a New Orleans jewel robbery. He will be returned to New Orleans this afternoon after police say he was arrested Tuesday night while about to board a train bound south. Miller was detained at the request of New Orleans authorities.
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Faceson, Miss
Jack Miller
New Orleans
Miller
Qim
Natatorium Band Concert Tonight at the Pool
The Louisiana Training Institute band will perform at the natatorium tonight from 7 30 to 9 00 p m. The regular Friday evening concert features the school band at the pool venue.
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Louisiana Training Institute Band
Soviet Involvement Veiled in Chinese Conflict Rise
Teletype from Washington notes potential Soviet participation in a looming civil war over China. Moscow backs Feng Yu Hsing against Chang Tso Lin with arms, instructors, and rail mobilization, while Moscow Tokyo influence shapes northern and southern unrest.
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Washington
A. P
Associated Press
China
Japan
Feng Yu Hsing
Tokio
Feng
Chang Tso-Lin
Russia
Chang
Moscow
Canton
Shanghai unrest links to international campus group
Posters in Shanghai threaten foreign police and courts as police seize papers from Shanghai University. A letter from a Chinese in Berlin to a professor details plans for a three-country student network uniting nations under the revolutionary party. Documents show Koumingtang involvement in labor troubles and funding strike propaganda.
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Koumingtang
Germany
Russia
France
Koumingtank Party
Shanghai
Koomingtank
Civil unrest in Canton as martial law spreads
Civil authorities behind fortifications fear a sudden military attack and Canton residents flee to Hong Kong. Martial law is declared at night while merchants press for action against the military. Leaders deny communistic aims, asserting socialism and democracy as goals of the Koomingtang party. Banks close and assets moved to foreign settlement for safety.
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Canton
China
A. P
Hong Kong
Koomingtang Party
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