Negroes Burned Alive After Nichols Slaying
Jim and Marx Fox were seized by a mob in Louisville Mississippi after deputies overpowered by about 1000 people. The two suspects, freed from custody, were paraded and burned at the stake following the slaying of mill superintendent Clarence Nichols. Nichols rode with his brother when shot and killed. his body to be buried in Conehatta. Local authorities reported quiet after the incident.
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Strangler Suspected in Two Winnipeg Killings
Police link a Pacific coast killer to the strangling deaths of Lola Cowan a 27 year old wife and a 14 year old schoolgirl in Winnipeg Manitoba. Lola Cowan was found in a rooming house with a man named Woodcock who rented the room six days earlier and vanished. Mrs Emily Patterson was found slain under a bed by her husband last Friday.
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Winnipeg
Man
United States
Lola Cowan
Woodcock
Emily Patterson
Opelousas Worker Found Dead Near Ice Factory
Not ley Arceneaux a Gulf Public Service employee was found dead in Opeloousas La with a bullet wound to the head. He left for work this morning and his body was found near the ice factory after borrowing a pistol from a coworker. He is survived by his widow.
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Royalist Daudet Surrenders After Paris Siege
After three days under siege at L Action Francaise offices in Paris Leon Daudet the royalist editor surrendered to police and firemen at 7 30 am He left with his editor manager Delest and was taken to the station The affair drew riotous crowds and raised tensions over a five month jail term for slander against a taxi driver connected to his son Philippe’s death.
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Paris
Leon Daudet
Philippe
L’action Francalee
Chiappe
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M. Daudet
France
M. Delest
Saint Lazare Station
Presidential Party to Leave Washington for Black Hills Lodge
President and Mrs. Coolidge will depart Washington tonight for a summer at the state game lodge in the Black Hills South Dakota. The trip marks an unusually remote vacation for the president with the White House staff handling extensive preparations. The first stop will be Hammond Indiana to dedicate the Wicker Memorial Park. Governor Bulow will greet the party at Pierre South Dakota before the summer residence.
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Production of carbon black gains slightly in 1926
The United States Bureau of Mines reports 1926 carbon black output from natural gas at 180,576,176 pounds valued at $9,939,221, up 2 percent from 1925. Plant stocks rose 13 percent to 108,878,101 pounds, while deliveries totaled 167,504,710 pounds, down from 175,631,326 in 1925.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Dunn Hearing on Commutation Delayed to Wednesday
New Orleans June 13 Hear ing on a plea to commute the sentences of W Robert and Byron Dunn to hang June 24 at Lake Charles for the murder of deputy sheriff Sam Duhon was continued until Wednesday due to Judge Jerry Cline’s absence M G Adams of Beaumont represented the Dunn brothers and Lake Charles District Attorney John J Roberts opposed the commutation Judge Cline is a candidate for Congress in the seventh district
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New Orleans
W. Robert
Byron Dunn
Lake Charles
Sam Duhon
Jerry Cline
Simpson
M. G. Adams
Beaumont
Dunn Brothers
John J. Roberts
Cline
Congress
Prominent Nat Albany Citizen Shot Near Hammond
Nat Albany leader C V Avenius was shot at the home of Charles Carlisle and seriously wounded. Carlisle surrendered to Sheriff Bowden and was jailed at Amite awaiting word on Avenius’s condition. Avenius was sent to New Orleans for treatment. both men are prominent in Nat Albany and Hammond circles.
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C. V. Avenius
Nat Albany
Charles Carlisle
Carlisle
Bowden
Amite
Avenius
New Orleans
Atkinson Named L S A Pro Temp Head at LSU
Dean Thomas W. Atkinson of the College of Engineering was named president pro tempore of Louisiana State University by the board of supervisors to serve until Col. Campbell B. Hodges, the permanent president, can assume duties. An advisory committee of Edgar J. Gay Jack Laycock and Roy C. Young was named to assist.
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Baton Rouge
Thomas W. Atkinson
College of Engineering
Louisiana State University
Board of Supervisors
Campbell B. Hodges
West Point
United States
Edgar J. Gay
Plaquemine
Jack Laycock
Roy C. Young
Youngsville
Two Lieutenants Killed in Langley Field Crash
At Langley Field near Newport News on June 13 a crash killed Lieutenant F. B. McConnell and Second Lieutenant C. Anderson during air maneuvers. The plane burned on impact, a board of inquiry will investigate, and both officers left surviving relatives. McConnell was a regular army flier. Anderson belonged to the Tennessee National Guard.
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Newport News
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Langley Field
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Anderson
Tennessee National Guard
Tennessee
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Nashville
W. A. Anderson
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Mussolini Harvests Early Wheat On His Farm
Rome reports Benito Mussolini, a farmer, secretly left his Carpegna farm to harvest early maturing wheat from 140 varieties he sowed. He pursues a government prize for wheat raising amid his day off.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Carpegna
Better Crops From Electricity Over Chicago Fields
The American Electronic Research Association reports spraying electricity into soil to boost crop yields by about 20 percent near Chicago. The claim suggests new techniques to improve farming efficiency with aerial electric application.
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Chicago
American Electronic Research Association
Monroe City Election Scheduled Tomorrow
Tomorrow Tuesday June 14 the general city election in Monroe will be held with no contests after acclamations for mayor and two commissioners. The school board also faces a formal vote. A light turnout is expected but a good vote will show civic engagement and support for stable city government. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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Monroe
Byrd Plans Paris Flight After Lindbergh Reception
Commander Richard Byrd, who escorted Lindbergh from Washington, said in New York that once weather improves after the Lindbergh reception ends, he will depart for Paris in his tri motor plane the America.
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Richard F. Byrd
Lindbergh
Washington
Associated Press
Paris
America
Municipal Ferry Boats Crash Off Battery
Two municipal ferries the Bronx and Julius Miller collided off the Battery during the Lindbergh reception crowds. The Julius Miller sustained less damage than first feared and both vessels remained in service. No injuries reported though passengers were shaken.
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New York
Bronx
Julius Miller
Battery
Marauders Beat Mrs Bowers in Hooded Attack
In Gainesville Georgia on June 13 Mrs Ansley Bowers a well known Toccoa resident was beaten by a hooded group and hospitalized with serious injuries. Her son Lloyd accompanied her and officials withheld details citing lack of information.
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Ansley Bowers
Toccoa
Stephens County
Whipping of Mrs. Ansley Bowers Probed in Toccoa
Reports say a hooded group of about 12 men abducted Mrs. Ansley Bowers and her son Lloyd, drove them to a remote road six miles from Toccoa and flogged them. Sheriff F A Stowe said warrants had not yet been sworn, and no arrests were made as of today.
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F. A. Stowe
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Gainpsville
F. A Stowe
Stephens County
Orphan at Buckner Home Struck by Lightning in Graveyard
In Dallas Texas lightning struck Buckner's Orphan Home while workers dug a grave for an orphan girl. Ismal Akin aged 18 was killed Luther Hawthorne was burned about twenty children unconscious as a light shower began. The group sought shelter under a tree when the bolt hit.
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Dallas
Texas
Buckner
Ismal Akin
Luther Hawthorne
Lindbergh Receives Roaring Welcome in New York Parade
Charles A. Lindbergh, hailed as a viking of the Atlantic, drew a vast New York reception with tens of thousands along the Battery and a triumphant Broadway march, marking a historic welcoming after his bold flight to France.
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France
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Atlantic
Kipling Poem Echoes on Lindbergh Crowds
The New York American prints Kipling’s If as crowds greet Lindbergh and royalty. The column juxtaposes the poem with photos of Lindbergh with King Albert and the Prince of Wales, praising restraint, balance, and steadfast virtue amid public adulation.
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Lindbergh
King Albert
Prince of Wales
New York Welcomes Lindbergh With City Hall Arrival
Crowds packed city streets as Charles Lindbergh arrived at City Hall at 2:09 PM amid harbor whistles and a paper snowfall. The throng stretched for miles through financial and residential districts as cheers, flags, horns, and dancing flooded the celebration. Lindbergh was hailed as a hometown hero adopted by New York.
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New York
Mystery raid at Abbott Chemical labs leaves eight masked robbers uncaptured
Chicago officials report eight masked intruders held watchmen at gunpoint for seven hours at the Abbott Chemical laboratories. No items appear missing after stamps money formulas and stock records were checked. Robbers did not find narcotic vaults. $500 rewards offered. police associate the crime with a known mob leader.
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Chicago
Abbott Chemical Laboratories
Cotton prices drop on Texas rain news
New Orleans June 13 cotton prices fell after official confirmation of rains in west Texas drought areas. The market opened lower and closed with losses of 71 to 73 points from Saturday’s levels as prices broke about $3.50 per bale.
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News OF Texas
New Orleans
West Texas
Lindbergh Presented Scroll at City Hall Ceremony
At City Hall Mayor Walker addressed Charles Lindbergh after presenting a ceremonial scroll. The exchange began with the mayor declaring he would dispense with unnecessary formality and proceed directly to remarks.
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Lindbergh
Walker
Lindbergh narrowly escapes as car accelerates on landing
New York dispatch reports Colonel Lindbergh nearly fell from the official car after touchdown at the Battery. An abrupt acceleration threw him from a standing position but Grover Whalen grabbed him by the knees to prevent a fall.
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Associated Press
New York
Lindbergh
Grover Whalen
Flying pronoun crowns air pioneers in Paris praise
A correspondent salutes the aeronautical achievement of Nun gesser and Coli and hails their courage. The writer notes New York City truly belongs to them and congratulates their victory, with the message continued on page eight.
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New York
Paris
Nungesser
Coli
New York City
Broadway Keeps Lindbergh Safe With Window Splints
Broadway’s buildings from the International Mercantile Marine to City Hall were boarded and fenced to prevent damage from Charles Lindbergh’s arrival. The precaution marks a return to an old practice amid an unusually boisterous welcome.
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Charles Lindbergh
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