Four Negroes Held for Murder in Monroe Killing Spree
Sheriff Milton Coverdale reports the arrest of Harriet Hassen, Henry Jones, Oscar Watson, and Jessie Hudson on murder charges connected to the deaths of Doris Edwards on June 16 and George Lee Carrington on June 2. Edwards body was found near Atkinson Street. Hudson, who shot Darrington during a dice dispute at a local honkytonk, surrendered after being in hiding in Snow Lake Arkansas. Hudson admits firing but says he did not know Darrington died. The museum in Charleston, South Carolina, holds a 90 000 pound whale skeleton from 1880.
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Sheriff's Department
Milton Coverdale
Harriet Hassen
Henry Jones
Oscar Watson
Jessie Hudson
Doris Edwards
Hudson
George Lee Carrington
Atkinson Street
Monroe
Hassen
Jones
Coverdale Sai
Snow Lake
Ark
Darrington
Jack Goins
Goins
Arl Nsas
Blue Star Ointment Promises Fast Relief for Skin Ailments
Advertisement claims Blue Star Ointment cools and soothes itching by penetrating pores to treat rash, tetter, eczema, ringworm and itch torture. It promises quick relief, healing, and safety.
Opposition to Huey Long Beer and Liquor Tax Plan
Alexandria Mayor V V Lamkin leads Louisiana Municipal Association against Senator Huey P Long's beer and liquor tax schedule. Mayors George W Hardy Jr, Arnold Bernstein, and J A Trotti join in a message to 185 cities arguing a gallonage tax worsens bootlegging and deprives local enforcement funds. They urge a per dealer license tax model with state and local fees, detailing House Bill 345 provisions and proposed annual permits for wholesalers and retailers.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
V. V. Lamkin
Louisiana Municipal Association
George W. Hardy, Jr
Shreveport
Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
Senator Long
Louisiana Police Jurors Association
Messrs
Burgess
Gardiner, Haywood and Wimberly
Liquor Tax Debate Urges Preferencing License Fees Over Gallonage
A Louisiana Municipal Association letter argues for license taxes on beer and spirits over per gallon charges. It warns state probes on six percent alcohol beverages threaten municipal enforcement funding and cites Act No. 340 with detailed tax schedules. Also notes bootleg competition harms rents and urban revitalization. Later line mentions white Indians in Darien, Panama.
Eight White Men Held in Slaying of Negro
Sheriff Huffman says eight white men including William Peel Elijah Peel Edwin Peel Lewis Garner John Gibson John B Hanley Wilburn Sherrill and Leonard Warren face murder counts for the killing described after a dance hall incident. The 14 year old stepson of one suspect named the group. the slain man was beaten, shot, and his body left in a field.
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Huffman
William
Elijah
Edwin Peel
Lewis
Garner
John Gibson
John B. Hanley
Wilburn Sherrill
Leonard Warren
Robert Richardson
Gibson
Cannon McBride Behind Proposed Liquor Bills
Washington June 25 The proposal to prohibit or regulate liquor traffic is said to have come through Bishop James Cannon SMU clergyman and Dr F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League. Chase Brooklyn NY says he asked Senator Sheppard to withdraw his amendment and warned of the evil effects if ratified.
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Washington
Sheppard
Texas
Congress
William Sheafe Chase
Brooklyn
N. Y
James Cannon
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Chase
NO BOOTS NO BRIDEGROOM IN HEVELBERG PRUSSIA
A man in Hevelberg Prussia remains a bachelor after his future mother in law refused a promised wedding gift of boots. He abstained from buying footwear counting on the gift, leaving him unwed.
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Hevelberg
Prussia
Wedding Boots Decline Delays Marriage Plans
A groom refused to marry on a day he had not received his boots and, hoping not to disappoint guests, the bride took the slippers to her parents for a wedding breakfast. Meanwhile Iowa colleges report graduation classes totaling 2,900 students.
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Iowa
Divorce Trial Opens In San Antonio Minister Case
In San Antonio a jury selection began in the divorce case of Mrs. Wineta Long Welburn against Rev. William D. Welburn Jr. The plaintiff claims extreme cruelty and cites a July 1893 marriage and a November birth. The defendant denies all charges and relinquished his pulpit as the case proceeds.
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San Antonio
Tex
Wineta Long Welburn
William D. Welburn
W. W. McCrory
Welburn
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