Historic election year shifts in Rails and Industrials data
The chronicle lists election years from 1884 to 1928 with the corresponding shifts in rail and industrial indices. It notes rises and declines for each period, highlighting the elected figures and the direction of the rail and industrial sectors. Notable leaders include Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
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Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Revelations of a Wife Decoding a Kidnappers’ Code
In a serialized tale, Illian and Lillian interpret Marion’s coded letter to reveal clues about a secret prison for the kidnapped girls. They discuss memory refreshment, possible copies of the code book, and how specific symbols point to ground, rooms, windows, and surrounding trees as they search for the hidden location.
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Illian
Marion
Lillian
Plenty of Light Clues Narrow Down a House Search
Adele Garrison and Lillian puzzle a mystery involving a word meaning light. They deduce a small house with a window view of a mountain lake and six trees, one struck by lightning, could identify where Dicky may have seen the place. Continued tomorrow.
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Dicky
Lillian
Murder trials of three will begin Tuesday
Three men charged with murder in the death of Jim Coles last October 14 were set for trial in Morehouse parish district court on July 5. Defendants Charles Chandler Jeff Chandler and Robert Griffin to be tried separately with Griffin’s attorney appointed after the judge traveled to Monroe. A day later four African American defendants face manslaughter charges in the slaying of W A Givens, a white man, April 25. Names include Tyree Watts William Watts Sr William Watts Jr and Henderson Causey. Additional cases scheduled for next week include J B Gardner manslaughter Leroy Murphy breaking and entering July 7 July 8 Lee Mitchell stealing an automobile Leroy Burks possessing stolen property Grover Kindman burglary at night.
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Jim Coles
Morehouse Parish
Charles Chandler
Jeff Chandler
Robert Griffin
Griffin
J. T. Shell
Monroe
Shell
John Theus, Jr
W. A. Givens
David S. Garrett
Tyree Watts
William Watts
William Watts, Jr
Henderson Causey
Givens
Morehouse Court
Lee Mitchell
Leroy Burks
Grover Kindman
Two Negroes Jailed On Theft Charges
Clarence Russell, arrested on a theft charge, was moved from the city to the parish jail. He is accused of taking a lawn mower from Mrs. W. J. Porter of 1402 Jackson Street. Oscar Peoples, another African American, is in custody on larceny charges.
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Clarence Russell
W. J. Porter
Jackson Street
McComb Residents Organize Carload Paper Drive for Scouts
McComb Mississippi residents agree to collect and sell waste paper by the carload to fund the local Boy Scout unit. The plan mobilizes neighbors to gather paper from homes and businesses for recycling proceeds.
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McComb
Miss
Twin Cantaloupes Brought to News-Star Office
I H Garland of Girard delivered twin cantaloupes to the News-Star-World office as part of a cooperative shipment plan. He loaded four crates totaling about 180 melons for a St Louis-bound shipment and reported 3,500 marketable melons on one acre with 1,000 more expected after a recent rain.
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News-Star—World Today
I. H. Garland
Girard
Garland
St. Louis
J. W. Garland
Mr. Garland
Kingfish comments on women and votes during candid remarks
The kingfish makes casual remarks about women, voting and dancing as he explains his role in placing Mrs. Hamlin on the ticket. He boasts of writing nine names for election and lightly dismisses opposition, ending with a self assured smile.
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Stella Hamlin
Long
Miss Frances Plinsky Drives Deer to Ends of Night
In Norristown Pennsylvania on a dark highway Miss Frances Plinsky unexpectedly struck a buck, killing the deer and leaving it as venison. The incident occurred without a tail light visible on the buck as it fled the scene.
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Norristown
Frances Plinsky
West Monroe Game Warden Scorches Nest Robber Youths
F L Cox, game warden, caught two boys robbing a mocking bird nest in his yard in West Monroe. He drenched them with a hose after they ignored warnings as he urged the public to stop disturbing nests and warned of legal penalties.
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F. L. Cox
West Monroe
Cox
Man Pleads for Mocking Birds Nest Theft Case
West Mon roe Cox arrested a man with three young mocking birds in possession. The game warden noted at least 17 other cases of mocking birds nest theft or possession of young birds. A violation carries a 25 dollar fine and 30 day sentence.
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West Monroe
Cox
School Board to Hold First Meet of Year Friday
The Ouachita parish school board will convene its 1932 1933 year at 10 AM Friday at the city school superintendent T O Brown's office. Agenda includes budgeting for revenues and expenses and review of the school system's operating program for the coming year.
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Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
Schools to Close After Flood Recovery in West Monroe
Ransom school in West Monroe and Lenwis school in Baucomville finish the year and will close Thursday. Students attended makeup classes to recover time lost during the flood. Salesmen and peddlers are barred from showing wares or using aggressive sales talk on Montana capitol employees.
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Montana Capitol
Campaign bid by Judge Taliaferro for appeals seat
Judge R M Taliaferro of Harrisonburg campaigned in Monroe as he seeks to succeed Judge T H McGregor on the court of appeals. He plans to cover 11 parishes before the September 13 first primary. Thus far only Taliaferro and McGregor have formally announced. others mentioned include Judges Percy Sandel of Monroe and Carey Ellis of Rayville.
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R. M. Taliaferro
Harrisonburg
Court of Appeals
T. H. Mc Gregor
Monroe
Appeals Court District
Taliaferro
Judge McGregor
Percy Sandel
Carey Ellis
Rayville
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Oscar Peoples
Sheriff's Department
Moss Moraly
Oscar Kihlberg
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News-Star
National Committee
Mrs. Hamlin
Judge Taliaferro
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