Four Die in Florida Axe Slaying Near Tampa City
Police investigate a multiple murder in Tampa Florida after Ira Rowell B E Rowell and their grandmother are found dead. Lena Rowell 16 dies later in hospital. A bloody axe is found near Mrs Rowell’s bed. Neighbors heard loud voices around one o clock but did not intervene. A coroner's inquest is set for Wednesday.
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Tampa
Fla
A. P
Ira Rowell
B. E. Rowell
Lena Rowell
Rowal
Lena
3. M. Gatheart
Ey Rowell
Kidnapping charge filed against Oklahoma man in Colgate
P L Gassaway Coal county attorney said kidnapping charges would be filed against Barney Hamlin for aiding Emmett Bales in abducting John Simpson his wife and a nine year old son from Colgate Oklahoma Hamlin a junk yard worker was arrested as sheriffs siege unfolded at George Trice's farm Bales later killed during confrontation with deputies.
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Colgath
Okla
A. P
P. L. Gassaway
Coal County
Barney Hamlin
Emmett Bales
John Simpson
Simpson
Hamlin
Hoase
George Trice
Bales
Henrietta
Colgate
Henry A. Simpson
Simpsons
Ponzi Seen in Houston Sparks Unverified Reports
Reports that Charles Ponzi, the fugitive swindler, was seen in Houston Saturday circulated after a dock worker’s tip reached Sheriff T. A. Ford. Port Houston officials said the description matched Ponzi but the claim remained unverified as of today.
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Houston
Texas
A. P
Charles Ponzi
Gwindler
T. A. Ford
Aman
Ponzi
Port Houston
Sdic
Hood Bill on Well Swabbing Before House
Baton Rouge June 28. The House faces a tight final passage agenda with five House bills and 16 Senate bills. The Hood bill would curb oil well swabbing and impose heavier penalties, targeting waste in the Urania field, while other measures deal with levee board travel, lake bottom leases, building loan and homestead associations, road and bridge funding, and city salary provisions.
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Baton Rouge
A. T
House
Senate
Urania
Llanobias
Jones
Whitehead
Pikehall
Shreveport
Libraries and public works measure signed by governor
Governor Henry L. Fuqua signs multiple bills including a general library measure creating a board of library examiners enabling parishes and towns to establish libraries with Carnegie funds and state library aid. Other bills add a judge, bar nighttime labor removals on plantations, prohibit cutouts on highways, criminalize intoxicated driving with injuries, regulate planes for hire with bonds, and allow city transfer of public franchises without a referendum.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Shattuck
Henry L. Fuqua
Carnegie Library Fund
Carnegie
State Library Commission
M. K. Smith
First Judicial District
R. T. Douglas
Caddo
Heinen
Sanchez
Imond
A. O. King
Calcasieu District
Stone & Webster Company
Gulf States Utilities Company
Johnson Senate
Louisiana State Normal College
Nudity on stage deemed artistic by Shubert in reform chat
Paris June 28 Lee Shubert the New York theatrical manager told a Paris Herald Tribune reporter that nothing in the world is more artistic than a naked woman's body He contrasted nude sculpture and painting with stage nudity saying the human body is not irregular and nudity on the stage will stay Al Woods a New York producer doubted Ziegfeld can sustain the pose long.
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Paris
A. P
Lee Shubert
New York
New York Herald Tribune
Flo Ziegfeld
al Woods
Mr. Ziegfeld
80 year old planter marries 14 year old Mississippi girl
Friends of M. L. Hunter of Columbus Mississippi learned of the marriage of the 80 year old planter to Miss Beatrice Lee Landers in Columbus. The notice notes the unlikely match in the southern state and cites the age disparity and location as key details.
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Planter
Mississippi
New. Orleans
A. P
M. L. Hunter
Columbus
Miss
Beatrice Lee’ Landers
Colum
150 Years Observed In Monroe Independence Day tribute
Citizens gathered outside Ouachita parish court house in Monroe at 11 o clock to observe the 150th anniversary of American Independence. The event, led by the local D A R chapter with support from the American Legion Auxiliary Elks and civic groups, featured prayers, songs, a flag salute and a keynote by Monroe city attorney H H Russell.
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Ouachita Parish Court House
Monroe
American Legion Auxiliary
Elks
E. I. Iayward
America
Thomas Jefferson
Court House
H. H. Russell
W. H. Anders
Russell
DN. W. McElroy
River Stages in Mississippi and Ray Areas
River stage readings show Memphis down 0.6 to 16.1 feet, Vicksburg up 2.6 to 19.3 feet, New Orleans rising 0.8 to 2.4 feet, and Shreveport steady at 12.1 feet after no change. data for Ray region incomplete.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Ray
Shreveport
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Quoted On Devil Plot
Los Angeles June 28 The evangelist tells her 6000 strong congregation that the devil plotted her disappearance and kidnapping. Police study leads and witness accounts link two men and a woman to the temple prior to her disappearance, per hostess E B Losey.
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Los Angeles
A. P
Aimee Semple McPharson
Angelus Temple
McPherson
Satin
Agua Prieta
Mexico
Douglas
Arizona
Golfers welcomed in church after round in Shenandoah Iowa
In Shenandoah Iowa golfers are greeted at Reverend L A Lippets Congregational Church after a Sunday round. The pastor notes golf motivates men to rise early and aids church life. Marion V Murray, 12, in New York is described as a chess prodigy who defeated 42 players in simul games.
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Shenandoail
Yowa
Rev. L.A. Lippetts Congregational Church
New York
Marion V. Murray
Jose Capalanes
Haven
Philadelphia
Karl Greatwood Miller
University of Pennsylvania
New Drive on Liquor Aims 900 More Agents
Washington reports a renewed anti liquor campaign with 900 additional personnel, funded by a $3 million appropriation. The plan adds 88 member alcohol and beer squads directed by John A. Foster and Thomas E. Stone, focusing north of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi with St. Louis and Kansas City to be included.
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Washington
A. P
Andrews
Congress
Treasury
Potomac
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Kansas City
John A. Foster Wil
Thomas E. Stone
Border Patrol and Inspection Service
Anouch Ts “Slenn Gp Aon Aleckol
Sleckol Anc Beer
Earth Tremors Felt Across Mediterranean Basin
A major earthquake struck the Mediterranean region from Asia Minor to North Africa, wiping Arkhangelo and damaging Rhodes and surrounding islands. One death reported with several injuries as residents fled before buildings collapsed. panicked crowds and prison mutinies followed in Messina and Catania.
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Rome
A. P
Arkhangelo
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Italy
Africa
Rhodes
Earthquake Rocks Central Sumatra City
An intense earthquake struck Batavia area Central Sumatra causing widespread panic. No casualties reported though the governor's Pandang residence and many European homes suffered severe damage.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
Pandang
Car Crashes Crossing Gate at Alex Two Hurt
Alexandria Louisiana June 28 two men from Lecompte Texas and Sam Rice of Lecompte were in a car that crashed through a safety gate at the Lee Street crossing and was struck by a train number 11 Both men were taken to a local hospital Babb in serious condition Rice Roth Christmas not sure likely to recover the car was demolished
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Alexandria
A. P. An
Xy. W. Babb
Sam Rice
Lee Street
Texas
Pacific
Babb
Roth
Mystery death in Miami tied to suicide note
Police identified the body of Mrs. T. G. Lamb of Tuscaloosa Alabama as the woman found dead in a locked coupe on Brickell Avenue Miami Florida. A death by own action theory will be presented to a coroner's jury. A note to George mentions unrequited love and an incurable illness. George Shackleford admitted knowing the woman and was released after being questioned. The body showed the car had been closed for days and friends reported her missing from the Miami Bowes lodging house since Thursday.
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Suamt
T. G. Lamb
Tuscaloosa
Ala
C Brickell Avenue
Farm relief debate and campaign probe before Lennic in Washington
In Washington, farm relief moves to the fore as the campaign investigation continues. The House weighs a deficiency measure amid ongoing political scrutiny.
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House
Eight Workmen Injured as Building Collapses in Miami
A section of the George Washington Avenue construction site at 4000 Tenth Street collapsed at noon. Eight workers were injured and others feared buried beneath cement and timber. Firemen and searchers freed some trapped laborers. A sharp explosion preceded the collapse, leading to beliefs of an attempted wreck. Local residents voiced slight disapproval of nearby construction of a negro school.
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Miami
Fla
Gerlust
George Washington’ Se
Tenth Street
Ates
George N. Sumbridge
Smallridge Construction Company
Soi
En Bek
Supreme Court Decisions Noted From New Orleans Session
The court today announced several decisions led by Justice Land on Monroe Hardware Co. and Parlor City Lumber Co. cases, with some actions refused by Justices Rogers St. Paul Brand and Chief Justice O Neily. In Wimbledon action, Elizabeth Heras upset by Mary Mexane Godfrea, 16 6 2 6 0.
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New Orleana
Supreme Court
Justice Land
Monroe Hardware Co., Inc
Vie
H. L. Thompson Et al
Rogers
Parlor Ciy Lumber Co
Ineeg
A. Delatte
Justice St. Paul
C. G. Bell
A. Delatte Et Ale
Justice Brand
Monroe Hardward Co
Traffic deaths exceed thousand in Southland six months
A press survey shows 1,127 people killed and 6,575 injured in eleven southern states from January 1 to yesterday across auto rail steamboat airplane and horse drawn traffic. Florida leads monthly toll as winter reports come in.
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Southland
Associated Press
Mississippi River
New Orleans
South
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