Dispute Over Division of Culotta Fortune Widening
Naples dispatch reports 150 supposed heirs and 300 lawyers contesting the apportionment of a $2,631,579 estate left by Domenico Culotta of Cefalu Sicily who died in New Orleans. Pursued across Italy and abroad, claims center on Culotta’s emigrant life from 1840 and the род of Vincenzo and Vincenzo’s descendants.
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Naples
Italy
Domenico Culotta
Cefalu
Sicily
New Orleans
Culotta
Boston
Rome
Genoa
Palermo
America
Glorioso
Vincenzo
Italian consul wary over Culotta estate in New Orleans
Dr Paul A Rossi Italian consul general in New Orleans says heirs have approached him about a 2 631 579 dollar estate of emigrant Domenico Culotta but no proof of existence or succession has emerged. Culotta died in New Orleans 40 to 50 years ago complicating title to a gold mine stake in Colorado beyond consulate jurisdiction.
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New Orleans
Paul A. Rossi
Domenico Culotta
Culotta
Gsi
Colorado
Texas May Pass Law to Limit Cotton Acreage
Texas lawmakers consider a measure restricting cotton to 60 percent of farm acreage with a 15 per acre penalty. Effective January 1931, supporters say it will raise cotton prices in 1930. Proponents argue the plan targets root rot control.
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Texas
Austin
House Committee On Agriculture
Deaths and Suspected Self Destruction Reported in Three Alabama Cities
John J. Hadley 44 of 4107 Terrace Rd Central Park shot himself at 9 a m in his home in Birmingham. Coroner J D Russum ruled death by own action. In Anniston Miss Mary Nobel 50 sister of the late Samuel Noble founder of Anniston died at her home. In Athens Ga an elderly man’s body was found on the Burkett farm three miles south of town and investigators were alerted.
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Birmingham
Ala
John J. Hadley
Terrace R
Central Park
J. D. Russum
Anniston
Mary Nobel
Samuel Noble
Alabama
Noble
Ome
Athens
O. W. Burkett
Here
Burkett
Duggan
Grogan
Louisiana Highway Commission Seeks Bids on Toll Bridges
Baton Rouge March 13 The Louisiana Highway Commission announced it will receive informal proposals for financing design construction and operation of toll bridges at eight major river crossings as part of Gov Huey P Long s bridge program The project estimated at about 6 25 million includes a plan previously tied to Nashville Bridge Co bids may be submitted at any time and no final date was set The proposal follows the citizens highway advisory board s rejection of the plan for lack of jurisdiction by the governor s administration.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Mar
K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Huey P. Long
Long
Nashville Bridge Company
Citizens’ Highway Advisory Board
Highway Commission
Filipinos Attack American Tars in Iloilo Riots
Rioting in Manila harbor area follows James Baker Detroit confession claiming cyanide was put in a Filipino’s cup of Tuba during a fiesta in Iloilo years ago. Over 100 Filipinos assaulted seven Yamachichi crew members with more Americans targeted in street clashes and at a dance hall.
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United Press
Manila
P. L
James Baker
Iloilo
Former bank head charged after vault attempt
L H Boykin former president of the Eufaula Bank and Trust faced a murder assault charge after an alleged shotgun vault intrusion. He was released on 5000 bond pending hearing as records tied to a Pittsview bank liquidation were seized. Director L Y Dean Jr confronted him and bystander Frank D Graddy stopped the gunman.
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Eufaula
Ala
L. H. Boykin
Eufaula Bank and Trust Company
Liberty
Boykin
O. H. Teal
Teal
Pittsview
Louisiana Episcopal Diocese elects new bishop
In Baton Rouge on March 13 Rev. Charles Clingman of Birmingham Alabama was elected Episcopal bishop of Louisiana by the diocesan council. Clergy and laymen endorsed the clerical designation after the House of Clerical Delegates named him last night and the lay vote ratified the choice as bells rang from St James Episcopal Church.
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Baton Rouge
Charles Clingman
Church of the Advent
Birmingham
Ala
Louisiana
Clingman
House of Clerical Delegates
Church Council
House of Lay Delegates
St James Episcopal Church
Lost $80 000 payment inquiry continues on page eleven
In Jackson Mississippi on March 13 attorney Carl Marshall was ordered taken into custody and compelled to appear before the state house to answer questions for a legislative committee probing the handling of a mystery payment linked to an abandoned prospective ten million dollar anti trust suit against Warren Brothers Boston road material firm.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Carl Marshall
Gulf Coast
Mississippi House of Representatives
Warren Brothers
Boston
Sam Anderson
Slaying Scene Contended In Walker Trial
In Harrisburg Arkansas on March 13 defense remains at odds over the slaying of Mrs Lena Waugh Gambell Walsh. Willis Walker a Wynne salesman stands trial for the death as testimony and tracks allegedly placing the car from the south are disputed by deputy Sullivan who denies the remark. A Memphis witness is expected and Walker may be the last to testify.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Ark
Lena Waugh Gambell Walsh
Willis Walker
Wynne
Walsh
Jim Mat Griffin
C. T Sullivan
Crittenden
Poinsett
Sullivan
Memphis
Walker
Prohi Convict Kills Himself in Thibodaux
THIBODAUX March 13 A prisoner jailed for one year for operating a still died by his own action in his cell slashing his throat with a safety razor. Fellow prisoners tried to summon aid but he was dead before help arrived.
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Thibodaux
Thomas Thibodaux
Blind man fined for finding coin in Kansas City
Kansas City police court records show Bert Gosea, blind, picking up a dropped silver dollar after discarding his glasses. A detective who dropped the coin testified Gosea was not blind, resulting in a $15 fine and discharge after payment. The man noted this was arrest number 152.
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Kansas
Cty
Bert Gosea
Gosea
Clemency Sought for California Police Dog Tim
Sacramento March 13 A Santa Rosa court sentenced German police dog Tim to death for killing sheep. Governor C C Young said he would consult with officials where Tim’s killings occurred and consider commuting the sentence if warranted. Public appeals poured into the governor’s office with many telegrams and letters urging clemency.
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Sacramento
Cal
Tim
Santa Rosa
C. C. Young
W. J. Boles
Topeka
Kansas
Airplane Mission Saves Infant with Oxygen Inhalator
In Colorado Springs a six weeks old boy, near death from pneumonia, was saved by an inhalator carried aboard multiple planes. With no inhalator in state, doctors sought help from other cities. a Chicago physician secured the device, and oxygen tanks were flown from Cheyenne to Colorado Springs for the life saving treatment.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Harold Ingersoll
Colorado
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
Calhoun Man Found Dead in Pasture
George W. Meredith, 71, of Calhoun was found dead in a pasture at 3 this morning after neighbors searched four hours. Death is believed due to natural causes. He had spent Sunday with his daughter in West Monroe and planned to go to the barn after supper.
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George W. Meredith
Calhoun
Lee
Thelma Meredith
Meredith
Pat Lawn
Cypress Street
West Monroe
Missourian Leap From Bridge Near West Monroe
An unidentified man believed to be George W. Hilderbrand of Caldwell Missouri jumped from a railroad bridge between Monroe and West Monroe at 2 20 pm. Rescuers pulled him from the river a quarter mile south and revival efforts began, but by 2 50 pm his chances for life were slight. The jumper was seen by J B Morris of Woodworth Louisiana who alerted others at the West Monroe end of the bridge and J A Joiner helped.
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George W. Hilderbrand
Caldwell
Monroe
West Monroe
J. B. Morris
Woodworth
Death Nears For Woman Struck By Auto
Mrs. M. N. Valentine, 60, of 207 Louise Anne avenue, remained critically injured after being hit by Otto Luttge harm 21 of 527 South Grand yesterday at Grand and Miro streets. The death was believed near around 3 p.m. today as her children gathered at her bedside. the accident occurred at 6:45 p.m. yesterday.
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M. N. Valentine
Louise Anne Avenue
Grand
Miro
Otto Luttgeharm
South Grand
Stewart Valentine
J. W. Valentine
Monroe
R. B. Mason
Mason
L. © .Roark
Coushatta
J. N. Christian
Alexandria
Valentine
Initial Zoning Report to Appear in 6 Installments
Portland report details Monroe city planning by C. E. Smith & Co with six installments. Public access via newspapers and Chamber of Commerce offices to study the plan, with a twice weekly release schedule through April 2.
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C. E. Smith & Company
St. Louis
Monroe
M. M. Kinsey
M. H. Payne
News-Star
Chamber of Commerce
Bernstein
Pontchatoula Mayor Serves as Detective in Theft Case
Mayor William Haight of Pontchatoula traced a suspected theft to a merchandising firm in Pontchatoula after locating information in New Orleans. He accused Lloyd Weysham of stealing $1,000 worth of goods and secured his arrest. Sheriff Frank Edwards accompanied the suspect for trial.
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New Orleans
William Haight
Pontchatoula
Lloyd Weysham
Frank Edwards
Tangipahoa Parish
Kidnapper and Daughter On Way to California
In New Orleans an alleged mother kidnapper travels toward California with eight year old Julia Reinhardt as courts had twice removed the child from her. Salvador Guarino, the kidnapper's intermediary and brother of the foster father, was released on bond after being charged with abduction and planned to confer with police and the foster father.
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New Orleans
California
Julia Reinhardt
Salvador Guarino
Guarino
Bit Off More Than He Could Chew
Reginald B. Powell aged 38 died in Memphis after choking on a steak bite at a restaurant. He reportedly told two companions he could swallow half a steak at once and then choked. His body was sent to New Madrid Missouri for burial.
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Memphis
Tenn
Reginald B. Powell
New Madrid
Meningitis Outbreak Triggers School Closures and Alerts
In New Orleans Warren Easton high asks 1,420 students and teachers to report for medical exams after a student contracts cerebro-spinal meningitis. The U S public health service urges southern health officers to notify of any paralysis outbreaks amid investigations into mysterious paralysis cases and Jamaica ginger metal poisoning reports.
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New Orleans
Warren Easton Boys High School
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Oklahoma
Jamaica
Georgia
Tennessee
Denver
Public Health Service
Paralysis cases rise in Macon and Noxubee counties
Six cases of a peculiar paralysis, similar to illnesses in Tennessee, have appeared in Macon and Noxubee counties. All patients are men with movements like stilts walking. Ankle strength is limited but leg power remains. numbness stops at knee level.
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Macon
Miss
Tennessee
Noxubee County
Eight cases of peculiar paralysis reported in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi March 13 eight cases of a peculiar partial paralysis were reported in two missiles in the region and authorities urged caution as doctors investigated the new outbreak across the southern states.
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Jackson
Miss
Henderson Denies Death Rumor Again From KWKH
In Shreveport on March 13 W K Henderson host of Hello World on KWKH radio denied twice in two days that he was dead. The public rumor prompted fresh confirmation from the broadcaster in Louisiana.
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Henderson
Shreveport
W. K. Henderson
KWKH
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