Arctic expedition sails for polar survey mission
The MacMillan Navy expedition sails from Boston on the Peary with Bowdoin to study Arctic regions by airplanes. Plan includes survey of Ellesmere, Grant, Baffin lands and Norse sites while examining life, weather, and geology to map unknown northern areas.
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Boston
A. P
Donald B
Washington
Hemisphere
North Pole
Alaska
Ellesmere Island
Rant Land
Baffin Island
Labrador
Greenland
Donald B. MacMillan
National Geographic Society
Navy
Richard E. Byrd
Winchester
Secretary of the Navy
MacMillan
Wiscasset
Sydney
K. S
Etah
Cape Hubbard
Axel Heiberg Land
Bowdoin
Arctic
Iles
Grant Land
Cape Columbia
Grand Land
Martin Frobisher
Queen Elizabeth
Gothaab
Pontinuld
State Depends on Witnesses Proves Shepherd Guilty
Chicago June 17 The state relies on statements from four witnesses to link Wiles Desling Shepherd to the murder of his foster son William Nelson McClintock with typhoid germs. Nurse Marie Hall testified McClintock was delirious while Shepherd acted as a worried father, as doctors noted no unusual behavior at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P
Wiles Desling Shepherd
Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
Will
D. Shepherd
Joseph P. Savage
Savage
Faiman
Charles C. Faiman
National University of
Shepherds-McClintock
Miss Hall
Isabelle Pope
Billy
McClintock
Gas Drilling Near Section 6 Promises Southeast Field Expansion
The Palmer Corporation near Winnsboro road in Section 6 165 E Ouachita parish reports a Monroe gas rock at 2422 feet. Efforts to cement the casing froze the bottom of the hole delaying completion. Industry says a sizable gasser may extend the northeast Louisiana gas field seven miles southeast as Lenses change hands and optimism grows in Section 6 tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Corporation
Winnsboro Road
Ouachita Parish
Pat White
Palmer Interests
Monroe
New Hope
Louisiana
Liverpool Pastor Urges Rotarians Broader Interests for Leaders
Canon Wm. Thompson Eliott of Liverpool Cathedral told Rotarians that business men must have varied interests to elevate business life. He warned moralists and educators who lack broader perspectives can become hard or preachy. Rotary offers a chance for cross professional engagement to change outlooks.
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Cleveland
Wm. Thompson Eliott
Liverpool Cathedral
England
Rotary International Association For
Eliott
Rotary
Tampa Tribune Sold to Syndicate for 1.2 Million
Tampa Morning Tribune founded 32 years ago by Col. W. F. Stovall was purchased today by a syndicate of twelve Tampa men. The agreed price was about $1,200,000.
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Tampa ‘Tribune
Tampa, Fla
Tampa Morning Tribune
Col. W. F. Stovall
Tampa
Three Mad Dogs Shot by Policemen Near Ouachita Ninth
Three mad dogs in the vicinity of Ouachita and Ninth streets were shot by Patrolman Lee Parker shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. A noon call reported a mad dog in the area and it is believed the animal bit two others, prompting the shooting of three dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita
Ninth Streets
Lee Parker
Wells Near Olla Race To Test In Section 28 11 2E
Oil and gas activity intensifies as Helm and Burch prepare to test in Section 28 11 2E three miles west of Olla after a 1390 depth sand hit. Casing set. plug to be drilled Monday. Nearby crews Wright et al move from Smackover in Section 16 11 2E while Tremont No 1 in Section 30 10 2E and Urania No 7 in Section 19 10 2E push depth. Imperial Oil and Gas Co in Section 10 10 2E reaches about 1400 feet with rat holing to avoid missing potential pay.
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Helm & Burch
Olla
Wright Et al
Smackover
Cleve Love
Tremont No. 1
LaSalle Parish
Urania Petroleum Company
George Zeigin
Imperial Oil and Gas Co
J. H. Mann
New York Society Girl Dies After Falling Overboard
Elizabeth Mary Cromwell, a New York debutante and junior league member, drowned when she fell from the Holland America liner Veendam. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell and a second cousin to Dorothea and Gladys Cromwell of New York, who themselves died by jumping from a liner in January 1919.
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New York
A. P
Elizabeth Mary Cromwell
Cromwell
Lincoln Cromwell
Dorothea
Gladys Cromwell
Monte donico Wins to Stay in Championship Flight
In the South golf tournament at Biltmore Forest Club Ashe ville N C Louis Montedonico of Memphis medalist and defeats Horace Wright of Macon 2 and 1 Frank Dyer of Memphis beats J White of New Orleans 4 3 Chastain Harris of Memphis defeats Perry Adair of Atlanta 5 up and 4 to play Tom White of Memphis defeats Nelson Giddens of Memphis 4 and 3 Fred Lamprecht of New Orleans defeats S L Diggle of Charlotte 4 and 3 In the second division George Trescott of Charleston defeats Clarence Camp of Ocala Fla 1 up
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biltmore Forest Club
Asheville
N. C
Leouis Montedonico
Memphis
Horace Wright
Macon
Frank Dyer
J. White
New Orleans
Chastain Harris
Perry Adair
Atlanta
Tom White
Nelson Giddens
Fred Lamprecht
S. L. Diggle
Charlotte
George Trescott
Charleston
Clarence Camp
Ocaia
Fla
River Stages and River Levels Snapshot
Ohio Cairo shows 16.3 feet with a 0.3 rise. Memphis on the Mississippi is 10.0 feet with a 0.1 fall. Vicksburg 13.4 feet rising 0.7. New Orleans 2.2 feet up 0.2. Red River Shreveport 10.7 feet up 1.2. Alexandria 5.5 feet up 0.4. Ouachita Camden 3.7 feet stationary. Monroe 13.0 feet down 0.0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Navy Announces Rear Admiral Promotions Excluding Robison
The navy promoted several captains to rear admiral today but Captain J K Robison who backed the Teapot Dome lease was not advanced. The list also passed over L A Kizer Dewitt Bramer E T Pollock Waldo Evans R Belknap C F Preston and W D Brotherton. Robison may still advance next year or retire by age if reappointed.
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Washington
A. P
Thomas Jones Senn
Richard Henry Leigh
George William Laws
George Calvin Day
Luke McNamee
J. K. Robison
Robison
Wilbur
L. A. Kizer
Dewitt Bramer
E. T. Pollock
Waldo Evans
R. Belknap
C. F. Preston
United
Stalgrmere Cantait McNamee
Wisconsin
London
Laws
Illinois
Sixteenth
Cavite
P. I
Day
Vermont
Battle Fleet
Charges Dismissed in West Monroe Joy Ride Case
Judge Percy Sandel dismissed highway robbery charges against two youths in the West Monroe joy ride case. Five men were fined $50 each for possession of whiskey after a June 9 auto ride following a dance. Ora Baker and Lottie Lowery were passengers. Lottie Lowery reported the alleged robbery, and the group was arrested near the traffic bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Sandel
W. S. Johnson
T. E. Johnson
John Hunt
Roy Miller
J. R. Dean
Hunt
West Monroe
Ora Baker
Lottie Lowery
Season
Monroe
Hunt and
Johnson
Prenter Named as Stone Successor for Brotherhood
In Cleveland on June 17 the advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers chose Wm B Prenter of Cleveland to succeed Warren S Stone as president of all Brotherhood activities effective immediately Mr Stone died last Friday Prenter was first vice president and treasurer elected last triennial convention L G Griffing becomes first vice president and A Johnston Chicago becomes assistant grand chief engineer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wm. B. Prenter
Warren S&s. Stone
Stone
Prenter
Brotherhood
L. G. Griffing
Mr. Prenter
Griffing
Silliman College May Seek New Location in Monroe
Reverend Wallace Clift says Monroe would be a logical site for Silliman College as the Clinton Louisiana institution weighs moves. The News-Star notes interest from the local Presbyterian district and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce will study the proposal at an upcoming meeting with no decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silliman College
Clinton
Monroe
News- Star
Wallace Clift
Red River
Silliman
Clift
News-Star
New Orleans
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Stilliman
Chamber of Commerce
Prexy Scott Observes Cotton States League Doubleheader
HATTIESBURG Miss June 17 Frank A Scott president of the Cotton States League watched a doubleheader between Hattiesburg and Jackson from the press box. He will attend today and Thursday’s Laurel versus Jackson game as Vicksburg and Jackson remain close in the standings. He noted scouts say a fast brand of baseball is shaping the loop this season and praised his umpires, surpassing those of the Texas League and the Southern Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Frank A. Scott
Jackson
Scott
Laurel
Vicksburg
Hill Billies
Texas League
Southern Association
Farm wages rise 200 percent since Civil War era
Washington reports Department of Agriculture statisticians found farm wages have more than doubled in 50 years. Labor that cost 10 dollars a month with board in the Civil War era now runs to 34 dollars a night, a sharp jump from earlier levels, with 1920 figures cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Apple Habit Spreads as European Demand Doubles Exports
The export of American apples doubled last year due to laws restricting applejack production and a European taste for the fruit. In 1924 more than 2.225 billion apples were shipped abroad, valued at about 24 million dollars, with England and Scotland the primary destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
England
Scotland
Department of Commerce
Navy nurses face court martial for liquor importation
Two Navy nurses Miss Catherine Glancy and Miss Ruth Anderson faced a general court martial at the Washington Navy Yard on charges of bringing liquor into the United States from Cuba in violation of the Volstead act. Acquittal was quickly voted for Ruth Anderson on the transport charge.
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Washington
A. P
Ruth M. Anderson
United States
Nurees
Navy
Washington Navy Yard
Wilbur
Catherine C. Glancy
Navy Department
Cuba
Norfolk
Daniels
Naval Service
Judge Advocate General's Department
Bureau of Navigation
Fruit Crops Short Apples Peaches Pears In Light Supply
The United States bureau of agricultural economics reports fruit crops are short with apples, pears, and peaches in lighter supply due to a severe winter and spring freezes. Peach production is about 47.9 million bushels, down 11 percent from 1924, with shipping prices nearly double last year and declines centered from New Jersey and Pennsylvania south to Georgia and west to Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Chicago
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Rescheduled to Thursday
Due to a 3 p.m. double header baseball game the senior board meeting is moved from today to 4 p.m. tomorrow. The session plans a local delegation to Winnsboro on June 25 to discuss the Monroe Winnsboro highway project seen as vital for Monroe business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Howerre
Winnsboro
Monroe
Babe Countess Dunbar Welcomes Healthy Daughter Beverly
The former Milli cent Burch, now known as the Countess, is mother to a healthy daughter named Beverly born in a New York hospital. Friends hope the birth may rekindle her marriage to the Earl of Dunbar, who was arrested in New Jersey on an abandonment charge earlier.
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Countess Dunbar
Millicent Burch
Beverly
New York
Earl of Dunbar
New Jersey
Forty-Two Die In New Jersey Train Wreck
A DL&W special tourist train derailed near Rockport Sag NJ due to muck on a down grade after an electrical storm. Forty-two people died and many were seriously injured among 182 German Americans bound for Hoboken to sail the Republic. Rescue efforts followed as officials blamed the storm and a routing choice on the tragedy.
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New York
Rockport Sag
N. J
Here
Chicago
Hoboken
Inner Republic
The
Republic
Jos. Snyder
Easton
Delaware Water Gap
Hattiesburg Klansman Buried In Full Regalia
Ed Wirth a Hattiesburg cabinet worker died yesterday in Laurel hospital and will be buried in full Ku Klux Klan regalia. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan I O O F and K of P members will serve as pallbearers with the hooded order leading services per his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Hood
Mississippi
Ed Wirth
Laurel
K. of P
Wirth
Fuqua Sends Letters to Mayors on Defense Day
Governor Fuqua dispatched letters to Louisiana mayors urging attention to President Coolidge's July 4 defense test call. He will not issue a state proclamation, leaving observance optional for communities. National Guard participation is possible where observance is planned.
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Fuqua
Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana
Miss Perkins Flat Plea Not Guilty in Templeton Case
Dorothy Perkins enters a flat not guilty plea to the charge of killing Thomas Templeton at a St Valentine party. Defense counsel Lash says the defense will argue the death was not accidental and that the gun did not cost Templeton his life. The 17 year old girl expresses confidence in acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. P.J
Dorothy Perkins
Thomas Temepleton
Lash
Templeton
Prosecution Gains New Evidence in Gill Slaying Case
In Shreveport Louisiana new evidence favorable to the prosecution has emerged in the murder case of Robert Read a Centenary College student killed after a fight with Georges Gill Loyola University law student and his wife Adelle Parsons Gill. Sheriff T R H disclosed no details and no preliminary hearing has been set. Adelle Gill remains free on 5000 bond and has not visited jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Georges Gill
Loyola University Law
Adelle Parsons Gill
Robert H. Read
Centenary College
Old River
Gill
Two Convicted in Twister Case at White Falls
Randolph M. Stelle of Newark and Wm. MacClymont of Yonkers were convicted of torture for using steel twist ers on Wm. Holland of New Jersey. Holland said the devices caused severe wounds after luring him to an office. Judge Bleakley deferred sentence. no bail granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Falls
N. Y
A. P
Randolph M. Stelle
Newark
N. J
Wm. MacClymor
Yonkers
Wm. Holland
Howard
Holland
MacClymont
Stelle
Bleakley
Construction Start on New Orleans Mississippi Bridge
New Orleans June 17. Actual work begins on the bridge across the Mississippi River with test piling after a War Department permit was issued. Earlier start was postponed due to material assembly issues and scheduling.
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New Orleans
A. P
Mississippi
War Department
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Liverpool
Imperial Co
Ratholing
Montedonico
H. Wright
Teapot Dome
Caruso
Mip
Mildred Sefba
Mildred Seeba
Italy
Prexy Scott
Dunpar
Regalia
Miss Perkins
Defense
New Orleans Bridge
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