Morehouse Grand Jury to Hear State's Kidnaping Evidence
Attorney General Coco prepared to present testimony from the State's January open hearing in Bastrop on kidnapings linked to masked bands and the deaths of Watt Daniels and T. F. Richards. Judge Odom praised the grand jury charge as a model for law and order as deliberations remain secret awaiting indictments.
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Odom
Morehouse Grand Jury
Coco
Bastrop
A. V. Coco
Watt Daniels
T. F. Richards
Mer Rouge
Fred M. Odom
Morehouse
Medford trial recounts Hale kidnapping and hanging
Joseph F Hale testifies from a sick bed in Medford on March 6 in the Bray trial. Hale identifies Dr. Bray as a hooded band member and recalls being kidnapped on March 17, hanged to a tree after being accused of improper conduct toward two Medford women. He was brought in on a cot and released after swearing to leave the city.
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Medford
Ore
Joseph F Hale
Jouett P. Bray
J. F Hutson
Howard A. Hill
John Does
Hale
Dr. Bray
Hutson
I. Hale
Cuno Defends Ruhr Action as Minor Extension
German Chancellor Cuno addressed the Reichstag on its opening day and referenced the Mannheim Karlsruhe and Darmstadt occupations. He argued that if any other nation had done so it would cause worldwide indignation, but for Germany it was treated as a minor extension of the Ruhr action.
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Associated Prow
Berlin
Cuno
Reichstag
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Darm Stedt
Germany
Ruhr
Norton banker and Taft aide dies in New York
Charles Dyer Norton a prominent banker and former secretary to President Taft died at his New York home on March 6. He had served in the Taft administration and was noted for his influence in financial circles.
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Charles Dyer Norton
New York
Taft
Revision of state medical practice acts debated at federation meeting
Chicago March 6. The convention of the federation of state medical boards of the United States discussed revising medical practice acts. Dr H M Platter of Columbus Ohio proposed adoption by other states of Louisiana style injunctions to curb fake doctors.
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Chicago
Federation of State Medical Boards of the
United States
H. M. Platter
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Board
Louisiana
Boy Enters Cage of Lions for Sister's Benefit
Alfred Garcia 15, London, accepted fifty pounds to enter a circus lions cage to fund his crippled sister’s operation. After two days he agreed, and a surgeon offered free service. Alfred kept the money for his sister.
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London
Alfred Garcia
Alfred
Methodist Women Conference on Missionary Work in Monroe
Louisiana division of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South holds a three day conference in Monroe attended by over 150 delegates. The event highlights foreign missions, interracial work, and reports from auxiliary leaders with Mrs. C. F. Niebergal and Mrs. A. P. Holt among notable attendees.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Louisiana
Monroe
Methodist Women’s Missionary Society
China
Japan
Korea
Africa
Cuba
Mexico
Brazil
Czecho-Slovakia
Siberia
Manchuria
New Orleans
St. Marks Hall
Houma
South
C. F. Niebergal
Woman's Missionary Society
A. P. Holt
Crowley
Althea Jones
Houston
Tex
Woman's Missionary Council
Miss Jones
Berta Ellison
Ells Hooper
T. Cunningham
Bastrop grand jury to hear Addie May Hamilton witness
Addie May Hamilton, prominent at Bastrop January hearing, to testify on Tuesday before the Morehouse parish grand jury investigating night riders and the August killings of Watt Daniels and Thomas Fletcher Richards. Mayor Robert Dade and other Mer Rouge figures are expected to testify amid possible fifty indictments and weather-delayed appearances.
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Addie May Hamilton
Bastrop
Mer Rouge
B. M. McKain
J. K. Skipwith
Little Rock
Ku Klux Klan
Grand Jury
Aft Bastrop
Watt Daniels
T. F Richards
Hamilton
Addie May
Robert Dade
Jack Hayden
Lon Braddock
Fred Cobb
Albert Brock
Coco
Dade
Braddock
Cobb
David Garrett
George Seth Guion
Howard Warren
Carpenter
Hot Springs
Ark
Clarke Denied Official Ties to Knights of the Klan
Atlants Ga March 6 Imperial Wizard H W Evans issued a signed statement declaring Edward Young Clarke no longer has any official connection with the Knights of the K K K. He says Clarke ceased to head the propaganda department after the contract was cancelled and that Clarke no longer receives revenue from the order. Funds redirected to extension work aim to broaden the order’s reach and strengthen its growth.
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Knights of the K. K. K
Ruhr Allies Seize Big Towns in Industrial Centers
Central News from Berlin reports Ruhr allies have occupied Remscheid and Kronberg, key industrial towns near Dusseldorf and Koenigstein. Washington notes growing U S complaints as French occupation disrupts American trade. Hoover hopes regulatory steps may ease routes while avoiding U S France tensions.
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Ruhr
London
A_ Central News
Berlin
Remschied
Kronberg
Washington
Commerce Department
State Department
Hoover
France
United States
Planes Resume Flight Toward Porto Rico Isle South
Twelve officers of the army air service in six De Haviland planes resumed a 2850 mile trip from San Antonio to San Juan Porto Rico. They left Maxwell Field at 11 50 a m bound for Pablo Beach near Jacksonville Florida and expect to reach there by 3 p m. From Jacksonville the squadron will proceed to Miami tomorrow afternoon per schedule.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
San Antonio
San Juan
Porto Rico
Army Air Service
de Haviland
Maxwell Field
Pablo Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Kirkwood Leads Open in St Augustine Round
St Augustine Florida March 6 Joe Kirkwood the Australian golfer led the opening round of the open professional tournament at the St Augustine rinks with a 72. Johnny Farrell of Quaker Ridge New York posted 73 and Jim Barnes of Pelham 74. Walter British champion followed with 76.
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St. Augustine, Fla
Joe Kirkwood
St. Augustine
Johnny Farrell
Quaker Ridge
N. Y
Jim Barnes
Pelham
Farrell
Walter
Presidential Rest Vision Nearing Realization For Harding Florida Vacation
President Harding and Mrs. Harding begin a month long rest near Florida to escape official duties aboard the presidential train. The party plans golf at Ormond Beach and stops along the Florida coast with Edward B. McLean hosting on his house boat Pioneer. Secretary Weeks and Ches Dawes join later at St Augustine as the voyage proceeds to a March 18 to 20 return.
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President Harding
Savannah
Harding
Florida
Washington
Ormound
Florida East Coast
Weeks
St. Augustine
Edward B. McLean
McLean
Halifax
Rock Mount
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Davis
Labor Department
Ormond Beach
Fla
Ormond
Pioneer
Storm Warning Issued For Southeast States
Associated Press reports a storm advisory issued at 2 p m for areas south of Norfolk to Jacksonville Florida. A disturbance centered over Kansas and Texas will move eastward bringing increasing south winds and a shift to the west and northwest tonight.
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Associated Prem
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Florida
Kansas
Texas
Human Fly in New York Falls to Death During Stunt
Harry Y. Young known as a human fly plummeted four stories after slipping three inches of foothold on the Hotel Martinque wall during the noon rush. Thousands watched as observers noted his high speed ascent and premonition before starting. his widow from Wilkes Barre says he needed money after a light winter and planned to debut an upside down tight rope walk at Niagara Falls.
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New York
Harry Y. Young
Hotel Martinque
Young
Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
Niagara Falls
Anti-Saloon League Superintendent admits bribes for papers
New York report states William H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, confessed paying cash to wet newspaper employees. Acting District Attorney Pecora reveals a grand jury probe into $24,700 spent on publicity, with Anderson noting secrecy prevented harm to sympathizers and staff.
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Associated Press
New York
William H. Anderson
Anti- Saloon League
Pecora
Anderson
League
Moonshiners Raid Leaves Deputies Missing in Franklinton
Sheriff Bateman and a large search party hunted the swamps near Franklinton Louisiana for deputies Wesley Crain and Wiley Pierce believed killed during a raid on a moonshine operation. Eight suspects were jailed as four men, locals from nearby farms, were arrested in connection with the case.
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Associated Press
Franklinton
Here
Bogalusa
Wesley Crain
Wiley Pierce
Bateman
Washington Parish
Carter
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Cage of Lions
Methodist Women IN Conference ON Missionary Work
Woman’s Missionary Society of Methodist Church
Mrs. Niebergall
R. L. Dade
Clarke
KLAN
Imperial Wizard
Remscheid
Rhenish
Prussia
Duesseldorf
Hesse- Nassau
Koenigschbein
Porto Rico Isle
Kirkwood
Anti-Saloon League
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco
Walker Brothers
Arent Investment Corp., Inc
Crain and
Pierce
Sanders Iron Works
Texas Jazzers
Dallas, Texas
Elks Club
Beise
Geo. W. Phillips
Ouachita Parish
State of Louisiana
Tnd Natural Gas Co
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