Grand jury probes moonshiners after deputy deaths
Franklinton Louisiana, March 8. A special grand jury session investigates the murders of Deputies Robert Cain and Wiley Pierce. Indictments likely against moonshiner James Murphy and Gideon Bester, with 12 others held. Judge Carter praises the slain officers as heroes and vows swift justice.
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Associated Press
Franklinton
Robert Cain
Wiley Pierce
Depuy
James Murphy
Gideon Bester
Fred Willams
Betsy Creek
Murphy
Aday
William
Aaseviatid
Washington Parish
Grand Jury
Wesley Crain
Wiley Force
Bett Creek
John Murphy
Gideon Rester
Prentis B. Carter
Carter
Convict Rampage Sparks Tennessee Family Shooting
Paroled convict Lewis Douglas opened fire at the Haston family home near Spencer Tennessee wounding Sam Haston and others. He fled toward Calf Killer river area as authorities and bloodhounds pursue him. The Hastons had released him on parole and he faced possible reimprisonment.
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Associated Press
Sparta
Tenn
Lewis Douglas
Haston
Cummingsville
Milk Silk Mountain
Here
D. S. E. Gaines
Sam Haston
Associated Preas
Nashville
Ernest Haston
George Haston
B. D. Shappero
Ester Tullus Trogden
Haston Place
Hastons
Spencer, Tenn
Douglas
Shelby County
Teagden
Sapero
White County
Earnest Haston
Sunny Opening Practice Day For Oxton Red Sox and Pirates
Bright sunshine and warm weather welcomed the Oxton Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates for their second day of spring training in Hot Springs Arkansas. Frank Chance and Bill McKechnie emphasize intensive workouts with Chance focusing on rookie recruits to shape Boston’s lineup while McKechnie manages a veteran heavy Pirates squad.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Oxton Red Sox
Pittsburgh
Frank Chance
Manor
Boston
Bill McKechnie
Chance
McKechnie
Tennessee Official Likely to Quit for World Commerce Corp
C H Huston of Tennessee, assistant secretary of commerce, is expected to resign to join the World Commerce Corporation, a new oil venture forming in New York and Pittsburgh to control oil lands in Venezuela and Central America and to run a shipping service. He may announce before week’s end. salary reported to be many times his current pay.
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Washington
C. H. Huston
Tennessee
World Commerce Corporation
New York
Pittsburgh
Venezuela
Central America
Huston
Shreveport Secures Sales Agency in Louisiana Cotton Co op
In a contested Louisiana Cotton Growers Co operative Marketing Association vote, Shreveport wins the sales agency over Baton Rouge and Monroe. Andrew Querbes of Shreveport is re elected president but only if the agency remains in his city. Directors from Monroe and Baton Rouge got four votes each. Shreveport secured the majority after appeals from Monroe supporters.
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Baton’ Rouge
March
Monro
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Wales
Louisiana Cotton Growers’ Co-operative Marketing Association
Monroe
Andrew Querbes
Querbes
John Glassell
R. H. Miller
W. F. Johnson
W. M. Scott
A. L. Smith
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Co- Operative Marketing Association
T. E. Flournoy
Jury not completed in manslaughter case against Mrs Lazroe
The Lazroe manslaughter trial stalled on day three as the jury panel of fifty was drawn and service attempted. District Attorney Blanchard aims to resume when the panel is complete despite defense objections over the drawing process. Mrs Lazroe, transported by ambulance, remains frail yet able to take some nourishment.
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Lazroe
Bs Associated Pr
Shreveport
March
Alva Lazroe
Paul LeBlanc
Hughes
Sar C. Blanchard
Lazree
Chinese Cabinet Resigns en Mass in Pekin
In Pekin on March 8 the Chinese cabinet resigned from office, signaling a major political shakeup. The move follows ongoing government tensions and reshapes the leadership landscape in the capital.
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Pekin
Capt Skipwith Denies Move to Movie Career
Baton Rouge reports Captain J K Skipwith, linked to the Bastrop open hearing on Klan activity, received a rumored offer to enter movies or lecture tours with a sum near 75000 dollars. He arrived Bastrop from Monroe and dismissed the move saying he wants to talk and not act in motion pictures. He also denied plans to lecture publicly.
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Baton Rouge
March
J. KK. Skipwith
Stormy Petrel
Ku Klux Klan
Morehouse Parish
Skipwith
Bastrop
J. K. Skipwith
Monroe
Klansmen Honor J A Tally With Wreath At Funeral
Justus Rev Frank Tripp led the funeral service for J A Tally. Ten robed Klansmen arrived in two cars at 1812 Jackson Street. They entered, placed a wreath on the coffin, and departed in silence. The body was taken to Goldona Louisiana for burial.
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Justus
Frank Tripp
J. A. Tally
Jackson Street
Goldona
Turks Reject Lausanne Treaty but Vow New Effort
In London on March 7, Prime Minister Bonar Lew reported that Angora officials deemed the Lausanne draft unsuitable but the Grand National Assembly authorized continuing peace negotiations, relayed through the British high commissioner at Constantinople.
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Associated Press
London
March
Bonar Lew
House of Commons Today
Angora
Constantinople
Lausanne
Grand National Assembly
France's Navy Programme Outlines Capital Ship Limits
In the Chamber of Deputies Minister of Marine Roberti presented France's naval plan, saying it follows the Washington accords and fixes tonnage by category rather than a set unit count. He noted 175000 tons for battleships but cautioned no immediate construction to that level, citing unsettled capital ship type and financial limits, opting to focus on lighter units.
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Associated Press
Paris, Maren
Chamber of Deputies
Marine Roberti
France
Tractor Used In Murder Conspiracy Near Bastrop
Reporters and pathologists say a large road tractor may have been used to mutilate Watt Daniels and T. F. Richards whose bodies were found in Lake LaFourche on December 22. The description notes the vehicle’s seven to eight foot diameter iron wheels with wide cleats and notes the alleged torture method involved stretching and crushing injuries.
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Pres Bastrop
Watt Daniels
T. F. Richards
Lake LaFourche
Daniel
Richards
Bastrop
Collinston-Monroe
Olga Ralph Sues Houston Man for 4000 in Iowa Case
Olga Ralph, daughter of Mrs. Albert Scheffer, living near Lowden Iowa, sues John H Kirby of Houston Texas for 4000 alleging breach of contract that she would be his companion and share his name. Olga formerly known as Olga Knoop, was married to Harry Ralph but later divorced. she visited Lowden last Christmas while her mother was ill.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Olga Ralph
John H. Kirby
Houston
Tex
Albert Scheffer
Lowden
Kirby
Olga Knoop
Harry Ralph
Chicago
Flight of Sky Ships Delayed on Overseas Run
Six army airplanes on an oversea flight from San Antonio to Porto Rico face a delay expected to push the departure to tomorrow. Squadron Five commander Capt Thomas G Lauphier reported the Jacksonville to Miami leg went smoothly, though the plane with lieutenants McDonald and Kirksey had two forced landings and arrived late. The next stop is Cuba.
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Miami
Fla
San Antonio
Texas
Porto Rico
Gaptain
Thomas G. Lauphier
Jacksonville
McDonald
Kirksey
Cuba
Chicago To Host Lynch Genaro Title Bouts March 19
Circuit Judge Ira Ryner issued an injunction restraining Chicago and Cook County law officers from interfering with the boxing match where bantamweight champion Joe Lynch and flyweight title-holder Frankie Genaro defend their crowns.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joe Lynch
Frankie Genaro
Ira Ryner
Cook County
Elderly Woman Attacked by Two Dogs in New Orleans Home
In New Orleans on March 3 a dogs attack left 82 year old Mrs. George Decker with serious bites to her face and limbs. She was hospitalized after the kitchen incident, saved from worse harm by the timely arrival of her daughter.
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New Orleans
George Decker
Ten Names Appear on List Summoned for Bastrop Testimony
Bastrop March reports ten witnesses summoned before the Morehouse parish grand jury investigating masked band operations last summer. Testimony included J W Norsworthy and Tot Davenport, linked to a 24 August kidnapping, with others questioned about the Watt Daniels case and tar and feather threats against Addie May Hamilton and her mother.
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Bastrop
Associated Press
Jim Norseworthy
Tot” Davenport
Morehouse Parish
Norseworthy
Davenport
Met Rouge
Watt Daniels
P. Richards
State Enarges
J. L. Daniels
Watt
Addie May Hamilton
Mer Rouge
Escape From Parish Prison Gallows Tower Shocks New Orleans
Assisted Press reports in New Orleans that Cressesle Remi faced a minor charge and escaped by reaching the gallow tower, climbing the scaffold, passing through a skylight, and leaping to the roof before eluding guards.
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New Orleans
Parish
Cressesle Remi
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