Moonshiners confess as deputies slain in Louisiana swamp raid
In Franklinton Louisiana deputies Wesley Crain and Wiley Pierce were killed during a moonshine raid. John Murphy and Gideon Rester confessed and led searchers to the burial site in swamp mud near a destroyed still. A posse and cavalry helped extend the manhunt and a grand jury is expected next week.
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Associated Prose
Franklinton
Wesley Crain
Wiley Pierce
John Murphy
Gideon Rester
Prentiss B. Carter
Pierce
Carter
Bogalusa
Murphy
Res
J. E. Bateman
Jeaid
New Orleans
White slave charges against comedian in New Orleans dismissed
New Orleans March 7 United States Commissioner Browne dismissed white slave charges against California movie comedian George L. Clark and his companion. The official said no commercial or white slavery was involved in their arrival and the DOJ favored no prosecution. Clark received support from parents and a wife’s letter inviting him home.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
George L
M. Clark
California
United States
Browne
Clark
Department of Justice
Great powers exchange views on Near East problems
Paris reports preliminary exchanges of views among France England and Italy over Near East policy. The three nations, inviting powers at Lausanne, await official word from the Angora assembly. A resumption of the Near East conference hinges on a preliminary accord among the great powers.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
England
Italy
Angola
Abducted Oklahoma City Doctor Returns After Night Vigil
Dr B C Heston Goldberg says four masked men abducted him from his home and beat him before he woke in a mud hole thirteen miles away. He reported loss of a diamond ring cash and personal effects and was aided by a farmer before reaching police. Federal county and city officers hunt Henry Garrett, alleged leader of a railroad shop strikers terror squad, who escaped from a train and is wanted on arson burglary and violence charges with a $250 reward posted.
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Associated Preas
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mach 7
B. C. Heston Goldberg
Henry Garrett
Shawnee
Grover C. Butler
Garrett
Goldberg
Twenty-third Street
Injunction Denied in Louisiana Oil Case Before Brunot
Judge Brunot denied the injunctions in twelve oil company suits against W N McFarland supervisor of public accounts. He held the severance tax is an excise on production, not property, and upheld a lien on producers property or the produced item. Appeals will be filed by the oil companies.
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Baton Rouge
Brunot
W. N. McFarland
South
Local Delegation Heads to Baton Rouge for City Headquarters Fight
Ty Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce and a team of local leaders including 8S. M. Collins Travis Oliver T BE Flournoy and A Gibbon depart for Baton Rouge Wednesday evening to push for the Louisiana Cotton Growers Cooperative Marketing Association headquarters at the directors meeting. Delegates will also press Monroe as a headquarters site.
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Ty” Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
M. Collins
Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank & Trust Co
T. BE. Flournoy
Ouachita National Bank
A. Gibbon
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Cotton Growers Cooperative Marketing Association
Asso
Monroe
Jeffries Plans Movie Career After Bankruptcy Filing
James J. Jeffries, former world heavyweight champion, told the U S district court creditors would be paid dollar for dollar after he filed for voluntary bankruptcy. He blamed mining investments and said farming failed financially and he may go into films.
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Los Angeles
James J. Jeffries
United States District Court
California
Burbank
Essen Situation Grows Serious as Robberies Rise
Berlin reports a coup attempt halted with fifteen arrests in Munich while Essen faces daily outrages due to police absence. Fires brigade takes policing, residents robbed, communes assist, and French arms restrictions push improvised weapons use. Meanwhile London notes deadlocked troop movement talks in the British and French zones.
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Associated Pressessen
Cuno pledges passive Ruhr resistance over occupation
Berlin reports Chancellor Cuno declares Germany will hold out in the Ruhr and will not seek negotiations while the occupation continues. He says no settlement separating German territory and emphasizes continued resistance after seven weeks of battle for rights and world peace.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Cuno
Germany
Ruhr
Reichs
Reichstag
France
Barthou Heads Talks in Brussels on Reparations
Louis Barthou president of the reparations commission meets Belgian premier Theunis and M Delacroix in Brussels. They discuss Ruhr penalties and future French Belgian posture for German negotiations. Debates in the chamber push for an independent Westphalia and Rhineland in reparations settlement.
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Paris
Louis Barthou
Brussels
Theunis
M. Delacroix
Relgian
Ruhr
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Westphalia
Rhineland
Fourteen Witnesses Summoned for Morehouse Grand Jury
Bastrop March 7 Fourteen witnesses summoned to appear before the Morehouse parish grand jury investigating masked band activity and the kidnaping and slaying of Watt Daniel and T F Richards last August. The hearings target riders led by the Klan and include testimony from J L Daniel, Watt Daniel’s father, and Met Rouge mayor R L Dade.
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Associated Press
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richards
Mer Rouge
Daniel
Richards
Addie May Hamilton
Lous Selton
Russ Harkness
J. L. Daniel
Watt
Sidney White
Lizzie Shabnett
Tot” Davenport
George Eckels
E. W. Anders
Rufus Eubanks
Red Eubanks
D. J. Peters
J. W. Ainsworthy
R. L. Dade
Met Rouge
W. C. Andrews
Daniels
Alonzo Braddock
Braddock
J. K. Skipwith
Morehouse Klan
Sam Eldridge
Sam Cox
Cad Pickett
Marvin Pickett
Benton Pratt
MelIntosh
J. A. Snabner
Morehouse
Inglenet
Newt Gray
Howard B. Warren
Rus
Wind Storm Repairs Underway in Atlanta and Vicinity
Atlanta reports near normal telephone and telegraph service as repairs continue after a wind storm. The storm caused property damage statewide, 42 mph winds in Atlanta, and killed five mules and one horse in Lee County. No human fatalities reported. 350 telephones out, long distance lines damaged. Jacksonville area saw minor wrecks. Cooler air tonight with warmer temperatures expected tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Lee County
Georgia
Jacksonville
Fla
President Reports Great State Gains in Societies Work
The Louisiana conference of the Woman's Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South reports a greatly expanded scope over the past year. President Mrs C F Niebergall of New Orleans notes rising member interest and broad church recognition as the Centenary launch spurred global publication and outreach. The Louisiana division’s financial status continues to be addressed as the report moves to page three.
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Louisiana
Woman's Missionary Society
M. E. Church
South
C. F. Niebergall
New Orleans
Monroe Methodist Church
American
China
Japan
President Harding Plans Golf Round During Florida Vacation
President Harding enters a relaxed second day of his Florida vacation aboard the houseboat The Pioneer. He may play golf at one of several east coast courses as the party cruises inland waterways, with Mrs. Harding gradually regaining strength after the Washington trip.
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Associated Press
Ormond Beach
Washington
Harding
Miss Lyons Protests She Is Well in Fever Story
Escanaba on March 7 reports Miss Evelyn Lyons 20 remaining ill after seventeen days with a fever that climbed to 115 degrees in her home. Doctors used two standard thermometers to measure the temperature with reading around 115 degrees as she sat up and resisted confinement.
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Miss Lyons
Doc
Associated Press
Escanaba
Mich
Evelyn Lyons
Ivan English
Escanaba Daily Mirror
United States Bureau of Standards
Dennet
English
Miss Lyon
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Jeffries
Essen
Frontier
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Reuter
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Sanders Iron Works
Aus
FP. Nettles
Swartz
FORD
Milner Motor Co., Inc
Walker Brothers
Conference of Woman’s Missionary Society
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco Roofing
Land OF
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Texas Jazzers
Dallas, Texas
Elks Club
Knights of Pythias
Arent Investment Corp., Inc
Geo. W. Phillips
Ouachita Parish
State of Louisiana
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