Tragedy Shocks Monroe. Mrs Lena Costanza Dies After Fire
Mrs Lena Costanza 42 wife of Frank Costanza tracer at Adams and Tenth streets died at a sanitarium after suffering severe burns when she set coal oil soaked clothing aflame in her home. Coroner C P Gray said the act was by her own son when mentally unwell. Four children Josephine La Cara Mary Peter Mitchell survive. Funeral at St. Jude's church Sunday at 3 p m.
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Frank Costanza
Adams
Reets
C. F
Physicians and Dentists Must Register for Narcotics
Associated Press report from New Orleans states that all physicians and dentists in Louisiana who administer narcotics must register with the U S Internal Revenue Service by July 1 to obtain permits under the Harrison Narcotic Act. Existing permits expire June 30.
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Ssociated Press
Orleans
Aisiana
United
Youth Parachute Jump Ends in Rescue off Manhattan Bridge
A 22 year old identified as Shinich Misumi jumped from a Manhattan bridge into the East River. He became entangled in his parachute and was pulled from the water by a nearby boat and admitted to a hospital with injuries.
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Associated Press
Vyew York
Manhattan
Shinich Misumi
Plan to relocate Standard Oil hydrogenation plant from Louisiana to New Jersey
New Orleans reports confirm that Standard Oil shifts its planned hydrogenation plant from Baton Rouge to Bayway New Jersey. Shipping records show Baton Rouge machinery re shipped to Bayway and officials offer no comment. The move marks the first hydrogenation facility of its kind in the United States and involves an $8,000,000 coal state plant.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Standard
Baton Rouge
Bayway
N. J
New York Herald-Tribune
Coal State
United States
Ger
Defends His Right To Make and Drink Wine
In Maine a U S Senate candidate, R Gould, argues for licensing light wines and beer as an improvement over prohibition. He states it is his right to have make and drink such beverages and cites support from a St. Louis grape company. Anti saloon leaders vow to oppose his re election.
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Would
Tuted Press
Boue Isle
R. Gould
Republic
St. Louis
Poincare seeks more time to pay war debt
Paris reports Premier Poincare pushed by parliament to ask Washington for postponement beyond August 1 of $400 million in American war stocks debt. The Chamber of Deputies resolution urged Claudel to seek delay so ratification of Mellon-Berenger accord could include the obligation in total debt. Socialists abstained. two opposed.
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Poincare
Washington
France
A. FE. F
Chamber of Deputies
Claudel
United States
America
American Congress
Alligator Kills 2 Boys at Water Hazard
In Clearwater Florida two young brothers aged eight and nine died after an alligator attacked them at a golf course water hazard. A four year old witnessed the events and told his father that the reptile dragged one boy into the water, the other trying to help before both boys died.
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Clearwater
Fla
John Freddy
Norman Gold
Jeff Gold
St. Petersburg
Norman
Germans Protest War Guilt Charge On Versailles Anniversary
On the tenth anniversary of the Versailles treaty Germany faced mass protests against the war guilt charge. President Hindenburg and Reichstag leaders signaled mourning and rejected sole German responsibility while demonstrations spread nationwide. The political clash threatened the republic’s defense act and could affect Kaiser Wilhelm’s return.
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Germany
Associated Press
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Kaiser Wilhelm
der Tag
Danzig
Posen
Kattowitz
Strassbourg
Louisiana Man Opposes Sliding Scale Sugar Duties Plan
D. W. Pipes Jr of Houma Louisiana testified before a senate sub committee opposing the proposed sliding scale duties on sugar. He was among about 75 witnesses urging changes in sugar duties and related tariff moves.
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Washington
D. W. Pipes, Jr
Houma
Senate
Pipes
Golf Prodigy Von Elm Cards 70 To Seize Open Lead
In a National Open update from Winged Foot George Von Elm the Detroit born amateur shot 70 in round two giving him a two day total of 149 and placing him third behind leaders Al Espinosa and Gene Sarazen. The event continues with strong field play. Meanwhile in Minneapolis Johnson and Haughland near the world endurance flight record with 128 hours completed today and Riverside saw a fatal plane crash at March Field killing Lt William G Plummer and Cadet Cyrus J Wallace, a second cadet plane damaged the first ship.
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Winged Foot Country Club
Mamoroneck
N. Y
George von Elm
Detroit
von Elm
al Espinosa
Gene Sarazen
Minneapolis
Minn
Riverside
Calif
William G. Plummer
Cyrus J. Wallace
March Field
Plummer
Hambone Meditations From Alley Church Supper
OCR reads J P Alley provides Hambones meditations during church supper. Attendees express hardship and refusal to donate when they have nothing to buy back. The piece captures poverty and community response with stark dialect and poignant plea.
Convict Finance Company Head Convicted Under Blue Sky Law
J S Voorhies head of a New Orleans finance loan firm was found guilty in Shreveport district court of violating the state blue sky law. He faces arrest in judgment and possible sentencing early next week after a $2 000 bond is set. The case centered on selling profit sharing certificates of Security Industrial Insurance Co to Dr A A Herold without a proper permit.
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Shreveport
J. S. Voorhies
New Orleans
E. P. Mills
Voorhies
Blue Sky
Security Industrial Insurance Company of
A. A. Herold
Louisiana Securities Commission
Herold
Luther FE. Hall, Jr
State Securities Commission
Nall
Tattling Watchman Beaten by Nurses' Beaux
In New Orleans on June 23 a night watchman was beaten by two youths Earl Niles and Laurie Schoenfeld at Presbyterian hospital after they learned he had informed on nurses seen leaving with him. Police detained the pair who admitted the motive.
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New Orleans
Beaux
Presbyterian Hospital
Earl Niles
Laurie Schoenfeld
Three Pilots Commissioned by Governor Long Today
Governor Huey P. Long commissioned three pilots for the Calcasieu bar pass and river in Lake Charles. The appointees are John F. Clooney George D Jes sen and Daniel J Jessen, each named under act 99 of 1880 as amended by act 109 of 1894.
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Baton Rouge
Calcasieu Bar, Pass and River
Huey P. Long
John F. Clooney
George D. Jessen
Daniel J. Jessen
Lake Charles
Woman seizes payroll in Topeka holdup and flees
A Topeka woman held up the Security Benefit Association cashier W. Stalens and escaped with about 14000 in payroll after abducting A. J. Perlich of Kansas City. Perlich drove her to the scene. she fled on foot entering an nearby apartment building where discarded clothing and a revolver were found.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kans
W. Zi Stalens
Security Benefit Association
A. J. Perlich
Kansas City
Stalens
Louis Streit
Association
Central National Bank
Stalons
Henry Hicks
Nursery
Ash
Hawks Hops Off To Set Mark For Continent Dash
Captain Frank Hawks resumes the cross continental speed push from New York to Los Angeles after repairs. He previously set a record by flying Roosevelt Field to Metropolitan Airport in 19 hours 10 minutes 32 seconds, aiming to repeat the feat with a New York return planned in about 14 hours.
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Associated Press
Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
New York
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Roosevelt Field
C. B. D. Collyer
Harry Tucker
Flagstaff
Ariz
Serra Wichita
At. Louis
Terre Haute
Racketeer Victim Frank Marlow Found Fatally Wounded on Long Island
Frank Marlow a New York night club operator and associate of Arnold Rothstein was found dying from bullet wounds on Long Island. He had been left by unknown assailants and is linked to organized crime circles.
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Frank Marlow
New York
Long Island
Arnold Rothstein
Bandit Chase Parcels Panic at French Market in New Orleans
In the early hours at the historic French market detectives chase a suspected bandit through crowds as an automobile sedan flees. The fugitive drops a pistol cap and mask amid the pursuit, while Tan Healy and Mortimer Barrera pursue on foot and by car. Police deem the incident a thwarted holdup.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Tan Healy
Healy
Mortimer Barrera
Barrera
Prominent Rayville Man Weds Delhi Girl at Vicksburg
E. F. Stewart, Rayville planter and gasoline station owner, married Miss Beaulah Starks of Delhi at 11 o clock Thursday in Vicksburg. The ceremony took place at Miss Starks’ apartment with Rev. Greenoe of the First Baptist church officiating. Miss Starks trained nurse.
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Star
Rayville
E. F. Stewart
Vicksburg
Beaulah Starks
C. J. Starks
Delhi
Fatal plane crash in Westbury kills pilot and injures passenger
Professional pilot Jack Ashcraft was killed when a biplane crashed after taking off from Oant Welt field at 8 49 p m The Flying Cashier Viola Gentry was severely injured with internal injuries two broken limbs and lacerations She was taken to Nassau County Hospital in Mineola The crash occurred in fog with fuel exhaustion cited as a cause the plane struck a hickory tree near a nursery Ashcraft was 33 and a Kansas native Gentry previously worked as a restaurant piano girl and gained attention in 1926 for piloting a plane under the Brooklyn Bridge
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Westbury
N. Y
Jack Ashcraft
Viola Gentry
Flying Cashier
Ashcraft
Is Gentry
Nassau Country Hospital
Minenta
Oan Welt Field
Hosptal
Protection
Kansas
Baton Rouge
Hissenger
Gentry
Atention
Pilo Plane
Brooklyn
Endurance Plane Miss Minneapolis Nears Sixth Day At Sea
The endurance record seeking plane Miss Minneapolis starts its sixth day aloft with pilots Owen Houghland and Thorwald Johnson. A Buffalo celebration is planned upon landing. If it stays aloft until 1 35 a m Sunday it will beat the 172 12 hour refueling flight record set at Fort Worth.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Friends
Owen Houghland
Buffalo
Milan
Thorwald
Thunder” Johnson
St. Paul
Fort Worth
Tex
K-S-T
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