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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1926

Page

4

Dignitaries Headed to Chicago for Eucharistic Congress

Catholic church dignitaries including several bishops travel by special Missouri Pacific train through Monroe en route to Chicago for the Eucharistic Congress set for June 20 to 24. Delegations from Brazil Argentina and other South American locations join largely through New Orleans and rail connections.

Misouri Pacific Chicago Brazil New Orleans Monroe Missouri Pacific Railroad Catholic Congress Alexandria Vicinity Southern Louisiana J. C. Marsh St. Matthew’s Church Tina Colling Bastro Lille France Germany Belgium Italy Spain Canada Stadium Grant Park

Witness in Shirley murder case believed to recover

In Birmingham, Mrs. Clarence Pearson, who cut her throat in an apparent suicide attempt, lies recovering in hospital as prosecutors and defense await her testimony. The state says she may identify Shirley and Dewey Barrett as companions the night John Jones, a state lawman, was killed.

Birmingham A. P Clarence Pearson

Dr Gladden Reports Cotton Bloom on His Plantation

Four hours after the News-Star received the first bloom brought by Albert Page of Borco, Dr A H Gladden telephoned he had a fine specimen on his large river plantation. He said buds appear ready to open at once and praised his crop outlook for the year.

News-Star Albert Page Borco A. H. Gladden

Photograph of Queen and Elizabeth After Christening

A photo captures the Queen of England with Elizabeth, daughter of the Duchess of York, taken just after the christening of the duchess’s grandchild.

England Elizabeth Duchess of York

Free Bridge Proponents Clash Over Lake Pontchartrain Project

The dialogue centers on a bill to empower a commission to buy the Pontchartrain bridge on cost plus profit terms. A senator warns against the profit clause amid racial dog whistles while Wilkinson cites auto taxes and licenses as funding, challenging arguments against the Chef and Rigolets bridges and showing highway photos.

Kert Lake Pontchartrain Wilkinson Hammond New Orleans Senate East Carroll

Fifteen Die In Train Crash

A collision halted trains as air hose parts failed. Two locomotives of the Limited, the club car, and two express sleepers wrecked. Deaths included three trainsmen and a baggageman on the Limited, five club car passengers, and nine on the sleepers. Names include W S Gordon and N L Hollingsworth of Altoona, and E A McConnell, Altoona engineer.

Limited W. S. Gordon Altoona

Train Wreck Kills Nine in Pennsylvania Railroad Collision

A night crash near Blairsville involved the Pennsylvania Railroad Express and a following limited train. Nine people died in the Cleveland sleeper and accompanying cars, with many others injured and passengers evacuated to Latrobe Hospital. Rescue efforts persisted as crews repaired tracks and diverted traffic, while investigators documented the human and mechanical toll of the disaster.

Blairsville Pittsburgh Altoona Johnstown Conemaugh W. S. Gordon

Cod Liver Oil Tablets Claim Health Boost

An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as an easy tasteless alternative to smelling liquids. It promises weight gain and strength for the weak and nervous, with a 60 day guarantee and a money back offer if five pounds are not gained.

Ady

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