German firm weighs Monroe for large fertilizer plant
Representatives of I G Dyestuff of Frankfurt on Main, Germany, consider a multi million dollar fertilizer plant near Monroe Louisiana. Feasibility studies by Dr J Fahrenhorst and colleagues find favorable conditions, with local gas, limestone and sulphur resources and a plan to use natural gas for power. The venture would create hundreds of jobs within twenty miles and mark the company's first American fertilizer plant. CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.
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Monroe
I. G. Dyestuff Corporation
Frankfort- on-Main
Germany
Ote
Louisiana
J. Fahrenhorst
K. Hochschwender
H. Goebel
K. Goetze
Dyestuff Corporation
Europe
America
Fahrenhorst
Acetylene Torch Used in Mississippi Bank Looting
The Planters Bank in Como Mississippi was robbed early today after robbers used an acetylene torch to blow the safe. The vault was wrecked and cash and securities disappeared as officers search for the thieves. Cash loss not yet estimated by cashier E B Blateck.
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Associated Press
Como
Miss
Planters Bank
E. B. Blatéck
Students Carry Dynamite Into Central High
Five freshmen at Central High School attempted to bring dynamite into classes during a time of shock after a student suicide the previous week. Police confiscated all explosive sticks found in woods and raided the group’s headquarters. Principal Alvin W. Miller will notify parents and continue inquiry into how the dynamite was buried.
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Washington, March
Central High School
Central High
Alvin W. Miller
Dynamite Bomb Targets Dallas Contractor’s Family
An unknown man hurled a dynamite bomb onto a bed where Hugh J. Barr and his family slept in Dallas Texas. Barr seized the fuse and tossed the device from a window saving his family. Mrs Barr woke to the blast and the four year old slept nearby. Barr offers 1000 dollars for the attacker.
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Dallas
Tex
Hugh J. Barr
Barr
Arrest Sheriff and Three Other Georgia Men in Flogging Case
Soperton editor H M Flanders was beaten in February by hooded assailants. Sheriff W L Thigpen of Treutlen county, two farmers Harry McLendon and Raymond Lee and Joe Lee filling station worker were arrested in Emanuel county on charges of assault with intent to murder. The four men are jailed on $3,000 bond each. Editor Flanders, recovering from spinal injury, aided the investigation and said more arrests would follow.
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Associated Press
Soperton
W. L. Thigpen
Treutlen
H. M. Flanders
Soperton News
Onerirweeg Flanders
Emanuel County
Thigpen
Harry McLendon
Raymond Lee
Raymond
Joe Lee
Flanders
Ravannah
Swainsboro
Youth rescues drowning man from Chicago River
Alvin Ott, 20, after five months of idleness, dived into the Chicago River at the Michigan bridge to save William L. Bush former piano company head and arts patron. Ott, wounded from football earlier, left after the rescue while Bush was pulled from the water by a police officer.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Alvin Ott
William L. Bush
Michigan Bridge
Ott
Bush
Mu Sh
Gerts
Page Ten
Michigan Wins Big Ten Title in Close Game
Chicago report notes Michigan basketball team clinched the Western Conference title with an overtime win over Iowa. The Wolverines finished atop the standings with an 81 29 overtime victory and left Indiana and Purdue to contest second place.
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Michigan
Chicago
University of Michigan
Iowa
Wolverines
Indiana
Purdue
Three-Power Naval Limitation Talks Proposed in Geneva
The United States invites Great Britain and Japan to a three power naval limitation conference in Geneva not before June 15 to discuss possible maximum tonnage limits for cruisers destroyers and submarines. France and Italy may attend as observers, with ongoing review and potential adjustment of limits by all three nations.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Japan
Geneva
London
Tokyo
France
Italy
Great Britain
Duke of York Inspects Model Worker Huts in New Zealand
The Duke of York studied industrial conditions in Wellington as he toured model houses for workers in the Mount Victoria area. Local residents shouted a light quip urging him to bring the Duchess on his next visit.
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Wellington
N. Z
March
Duke of York
Mutt Valley
Real Estate Broker Found Dead in Jacksonville Office
Herndon C. Lerew 65 prominent Jacksonville real estate broker was found dead in his gas filled office. County Detective Fred King said he left notes claiming he had been a failure and that he had lost some of his wife's money in business. Lerew held a Railway Conductors card from Pine Bluff Arkansas and memberships from other fraternal groups in Cleburne.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Herndon C. Lerew
Fred King
King
Lerew
Pine Bluff
Ark
Cleburne
Mexican Ambassador Returns Home After U.S. Visit
Manuel Tellez, Mexican ambassador to the United States, arrived in Mexico City last night. He detrained outside the city and rode to a waiting car for the trip onward.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mar
Manuel Tellez
United States
Italy ratifies treaty on Bessarabia amid Geneva talks
Italy today announced the ratification of the treaty with Britain France and others recognizing Romania's annexation of Bessarabia. The move puts the pact into force once three signatories ratify it, amid ongoing discussions in Geneva over the Russian problem.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Italy
Rumania
Bessarabia
Great Britain
France
Signor Scialoca
Men
League of Nations Council
Russia
Rome
Romania
Europe
Doctors too bashful to advertise but prices rise
In this humorous column by J. P. Alley the narrator notes doctors are shy about advertising while implying prices have increased. The piece uses dialect to poke fun at marketing and medical pricing.
Bethlehem butcher confesses to fatal shooting of Evelyn Hummel
In Allentown Pennsylvania, W S Fuenfstueck a Bethlehem butcher confessed to killing 25 year old Evelyn Hummel after she ended their affair. He was arrested hours later with a loaded pistol found atop hot coals in his furnace. The district attorney noted prior threats and a letter from the husband.
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Associated Press
Allentown
W. S. Feunistueck
Bethlehem
Evelyn Hummel
Fuenfstueck
Miss Hummel
James Buckalew
Buckalew
Boyle
Lehigh County
Fuenfsteck
Three Florida Banks Suspend Business Today
West Palm Beach banks face closures after several institutions shut down. An armored car carrying $2,000,000 arrived from Miami to prevent two local banks from failing, as heavy withdrawals persisted despite officials’ relief that Miami relief may avert further closings.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Miami
Palm Beach Bank and Trust Company Closure
A local bank in Palm Beach and the North Wood Bank and Trust company closed its doors, ending services and prompting customers to seek alternatives. Officials cited strategic restructuring and regulatory requirements as factors in the shutdown.
Coolidge Plans Summer Stay in the Western States
President Coolidge will spend the summer in the west with no fixed residence yet. He has received tempting offers from Michigan to Utah but prefers a high elevation cool climate and a location beyond the Alleghenies while staying reasonably near Washington.
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Washington
Coolidge
West
White House
Alleghenies
Michigan
Utah
Holmes Celebrates 86th Birthday Amid Court Debate
On Holmes birthday the Supreme Court showed high regard as an opposing counsel challenged a prior Holmes opinion. Justice Holmes faced criticism with a smile while Chief Justice Taft and others laughed, then Taft advised respect for Holmes while the court remains obedient to him.
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Washington
March
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Justice Holmes
Massachusetts
Taft
Counterfeit Plot Aired In Arrests
Chicago reports arrests in a $500000 counterfeiting ring after six men confessed during raids. Secret service teams in San Francisco New York Detroit and other cities pursue members and a printing plant tied to fake $20 bills circulated nationwide including St Louis New Orleans Boston Pittsburgh and Cleveland with links to Budapest Hungary.
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Chicago
Mar
Secret Service
San Francisco
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
New Orleans
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Budapest
Hungary
State Department
River Stage Report Shows Mixed Drops and Rises Across Stations
River stage readings across Memphis Vicksburg New Orleans Shreveport Alexandria and Ouachita indicate several declines and rises. Memphis shows 46.6 falling 0.3, New Orleans 17.9 dropping 0.2, Shreveport 22.6 down 0.12, Alexandria 23.8 rising 0.4, Ouachita near 23.1 down, Monroe up 0.2 to 328. This bulletin tracks water levels at stations along the river system.
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Mississippi
Memphis Peee
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Red
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita—Gamien
Ay Monroe
Earthquake Death Toll Rises in Japan and Kobe
Reports from Kyoto and Tokyo outline a staggering quake impact with official tallies from 40 dead to as many as 5,000 possible casualties. Mineyama and nearby villages were destroyed while foreigners suffered injuries, and a ferry tragedy drowned an American woman at Kobe.
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Rr Associated Preas
Kyoto
Japan
Osaka
Tokyo
Japanese Home Office
Hochi Shimbun
Mineyama
Kobe
California
Princeton Student Frederick Wilson Found Dead in Hamilton Hall
Frederick Wilson a 20 year old Louisville Kentucky sophomore at Princeton University and three term honor man was found hanging in his Hamilton Hall room by a janitor. University officials said he had been in poor physical condition and left no note. This is the second suicide at Princeton within a month.
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Princeton
N. J
Frederick Wilson
Louisville
Princeton University
Hamilton Hall
Wilson
Thousands of Tons of Honey Going to Waste in Louisiana
Louisiana bee specialist E C Davis of LSU ext division says the state wastes thousands of tons of honey yearly due to insufficient bees. He notes hives can store 40 to 50 gallons during peak flows, and a gallon weighs about 12 pounds, with bees flying up to five to seven miles to store honey.
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Davis
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
E. C. Davis
Louisiana State University
Mr. Davis
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