Richland Killings Tie Up Senate Race and Gas Merger
In Rayville, Billy Barham 44 was slain by tenant neighbor R J Burt 40 over land rentals, Burt jailed after an inquest. funeral in Dubach. Separately United Gas, Magnolia Petroleum and others announce a 250 million merger creating a large Texas Louisiana gas holding company. Moody Seagraves linked.
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Billy Barham
R. J. Burt
News-Star
Rayville
Richland Parish
Here
Archibald
Alto
Barham
Burt
Leo Ferguson
J. C. Sartor
Dubach
T. W. Price
New York
United Gas Company
Electric Bona & Share Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Northern Texas Utilities
Consolidated Gas Utilities
Wall Street
Texas
Louisiana
Moody-Seagraves Company
Two Held in Shooting Over Little Prairie Boat
United Press report from Stuttgart Arkansas states two men William Vonner 5 and John Oney 25 were free on 2000 bond each on assault with intent to kill charges while Shel by Whiting 16 and Charles Vanderpool 19 were injured in a boat dispute on the Little Prairie river Whiting was shot through the body and Vanderpool was knocked unconscious Whiting remained in critical condition
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Stuttgart
Ark
Liberty
William Vonner
John Oney
Shelby Whiting
Charles Vanderpool
Little Prairie River
Whiting
Vanderpool
Hambone's Meditations on Wages and Plenty
Roving narrator notes wages are low but praise grows for the abundance of food and company as a crowd gathers in a rural setting. The voice emphasizes communal eating and shared resources despite limited pay, reflecting local humor and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Louisiana
Receivership Sought for United Oil and Gas Corp
A suit filed in Shreveport seeks a receiver for United Oil and Natural Gas Products Corp alleging mismanagement and misapplication of funds. Plaintiffs Charles P. Brokaw William Murray and Mamie Murray of Houston seek appoint ment of a receiver and set a Monroe hearing for March 24. The Delaware corporation has holdings in Ouachita Union and Morehouse gas fields and is capitalized at 1 million dollars in ten dollar shares.
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Shreveport
United Oil and Natural Gas Products Corporation
Delaware
Ouachita
Union
Morehouse Parishes
W. B. Lee
Federal District Court
Charles P. Brokaw
William Murray
Mamie Murray
Fatal Gun Duel on Woodland Streets Miss
In Woodland Mississippi on the main street two farmers clashed over a buggy sale dispute. Hey Faulkner 50 died from three chest wounds. Ernest Hill 28 was wounded in body leg and arm and hospitalized in critical condition. The feud centered on payment for a buggy sold to a tenant.
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Houston
Miss
Woodland
Here
Faulkner
Ernest Hill
Main Street
Hill
Sudden Paralysis Fatality Triggers Medical Mystery
In Nashville two men were struck by a rapid paralysis yesterday. James S. Dillard, 24, died within hours after onset at about 1 p m and Thomas Johnson, 25, remained in serious condition. Doctors suspect phosphorus poisoning from breakfast sausage possibly tainted with rat poison and seek the cause.
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Nashville
Tenn
James S. Dillard
Thomas Johnson
Biloxi Youth Faces Drunken Driving Charges
Biloxi Mississippi March 15. W Bill Thompson a prominent young man here faced charges of manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after a car he drove with friends along the Gulf coast skidded into a telephone pole killing Miss Louise Tanner 18. Police said he had purchased a high priced car yesterday and was driving last night when the tragedy happened.
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Biloxi
Mies
Bill Thompson
Louise Tanner
Thompson
Gulf Coast
Dawkins Urged for U S Supreme Court Seat
Farmerville officials and the bar endorse Federal Judge Ben C. Dawkins of Monroe for associate justice of the United States Supreme Court to replace the late Edward T. Sanford. A resolution was signed by Guy Holloway Harvey Fields and local officials and telegrams sent to Louisiana senators Broussard and Randell urging presentation to President Hoover.
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Farmerville
Union Parish
Ben C. Dawkins
Monroe
United States Supreme Court
Edward T. Sanford
Tennessee
Guy H. Holloway
Harvey G. Fields
Louisiana Public Service
Louisiana
Congress
E. S. Broussard
J. E. Ransdell
Dawkins
Hoover
Department of Justice
Government May Close in Doheny's Trial Today
The Doheny bribery trial moves fast as government attorneys plan to close their case today or Monday. Edward C. Finney, later interior aide to Albert B. Fall, faces cross examination as the Short Saturday session opens.
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Washington
Doheny
Edward C. Finney
Department of Interior
Albert B. Fall
Interior
License Suspended Five Officers Face Contempt Charge
In Birmingham Alabama five city officials including James M Jones Jr W E Dickson and J H Taylor were ordered to answer contempt citations before Circuit Judge Roger Snyder. Police Chief Fred H McDuff and Myrtle Snell the city movie inspector were similarly ordered to show cause for contempt after closing a theatre showing a condemned film. The injunction halted city interference and the license revocation led to the theatre being closed and the manager George Steele and two other employees jailed for operating without a license. The judge directed the sheriff to repossess the film seized by authorities.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Roger Snyder
James M. Jones, Jr
W. E. Dickson
J. H. Taylor
Fred H. McDuff
Myrtle Snell
Snyder
City Commission
George Steele
Three Firemen Rescued as Detroit Blaze Rages
A five story Detroit building fire today left six others with burns and cuts. Three firemen Louis Pfaff 26 Laverne Burton 26 and James McGrath 25 were trapped on a flame enclosd roof and rescued spectacularly. Pfaff sustained a fractured leg internal injuries and was listed in critical condition.
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Detroit
Louis Pfaff
Laverne Burton
James McGrath
Pfaff
St Matthews Girls Lose Semi Final March 15
St Francis defeated St Matthews of Monroe 50 to 23 in the semifinal. Monroe girls advance to face Iota for third place in the tournament.
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Alexandria
Mar
St. Matthews
Monroe
St. Francis
Lota
Tax Day Rush As Returns Drop On March Fifteenth
Washington reports March 15 marks the deadline for calendar year 1929 income tax returns. Millions line up at revenue offices or mail in filings with at least a quarter of the tax due. Officials fear totals may lag last year’s $600 million as stock market collapse and tax rate cuts reduce receipts.
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Associated Press
Washington
International Revenue Collection
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Gun battle wounds New Orleans soft drink stand owner
Frank Pipitone proprietor of a North Scott and St Louis street soft drink stand was shot and dangerously wounded today during a robbery attempt by three bandits at the scene.
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New Orleans
Frank Pipitone
North Scott and
St Louis Street
Oil Boom Echoes From Early Days In Northeast Louisiana
A forthcoming Sunday Morning Post feature revisits the early search for oil and gas in Northeast Louisiana. The article promises a readable chapter from the past about local exploration and its legacy for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Sunday Morning Post
Post
Monroe
West
News-Star and Post
Missing Plane With Mail and Treasure Believed Burned
Reno authorities pressed 300 men to renew the search for Maury Graham missing since January 10 on a Las Vegas to Salt Lake City route. They believe the missing plane carried 75 thousand dollars in currency and nearly 500 thousand in securities, and that thieves may have burned the wreckage after the crash.
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United Press
Reno
Nev
Maury Graham
Graham
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Doomed Man to Choose Method for Execution
Delbert Green, 21, convicted of first degree murder for killing his uncle and his wife’s mother in Utah, must choose today between hanging or a firing squad. The jury imposed the death penalty with no leniency recommended and the sentence will be carried out in district court. The triple slaying happened at James Green's home after a family quarrel.
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Delbert Green
James Green
Utah
Green
Seventh victim dies in Scantic fire at New Orleans dock
Miss Cecily Pike a 31 year old visitor aboard the steamship Scantic died from burns after the Charbonnet street cotton dock fire at the Mandeville street wharf. Captain John C Pasley 59 is recovering after severe burns to eyes lungs face and neck.
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New Orleans
Charbonnet Street Cotton Dock
Cecily Pike
Scantic
Miss Pike
Mandeville Street
John C. Pasley
Pasley
Aged Parrot May Solve Ancient Murder Case
In Lisbon on March 15 a 130 year old parrot that repeats Help Help McBreck could help unravel an old murder involving an Italian singer a Portuguese queen and a British naval officer. Dr Silveira Cardoso historian published a book on King John VI exile in Brazil and the parrot owners Marion Gouvarinho provided the rest of the tale Cast includes Benita Arletti the singer and dancer of John s court.
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Lisbon
McBreck
Silveira Cardoso
John VI
Brazil
Portugal
Marion Gouvarinho
Benita Arletti
John
Monroe Medical Clinic Purchases City Lot for New Building
Dr. J. Q. Graves and associates announce the purchase of the northeast corner lot at Jackson and Calypso streets from C. C. Bell for 38 000. The clinic plans a 135 by 80 foot building with 200 000 for furnishings, to start within six weeks and finish in six to eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. Graves and Associates
Monroe Medical Clinic, Inc
Jackson and
Calypso Streets
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
Jackson Street
Calypso
Battleships of United States Fleet in Fight
Two American fleets clashed off Haiti near Navassa in what reporters called a deadly engagement. Admiral L M Nulton led the battle fleet against a scouting force in a narrow Haiti Navassa passage and the action ended by noon as ships headed to Guantanamo to settle the outcome.
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United States
Associated Press
U. S. S. Marblehead
Cape Dame Marie
Haiti
Navassa
L. M. Nulton
Guantanamo
Appeal Court Blocks Enforcement of Shreveport Streetcar Ordinances
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Shreveport cannot enforce two obsolete ordinances governing streetcar operation. The decision affirms Judge Dawkins's injunction barring the city from requiring manned two-person crews and front entrance policy, allowing one-man cars by the Shreveport Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Shreveport
Shreveport Raways Company
Ben C. Dawkins
Western District
Garret campaigns in Marksville presses flood control and tariffs
Shreveport attorney Louis Percy Garret opened his senate campaign in Marksville opposing Senator J E Randall. He urged adequate flood control with spillways that protect landowners, dismissed Jadwin plan as unworkable, and endorsed a protective sugar tariff for Louisiana industry. He praised Borah Norris and independent Republicans supporting farm levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marksville
Louis Percy Garret
Shreveport
United States Senate
J. E. Ransdell
Mississippi Valley
Mr. Garret
Congress
Louisiana
Borah
Norris
Senate
Capone to Leave Prison Monday for Chicago
Chicago racketeer Al Capone is expected to be released Monday after serving a year for carrying a concealed deadly weapon with two months off for good behavior. Reservations reportedly made for a westbound train ride, with no confirmation of where he may go or if authorities will pursue re arrest. Separately, the TY-41 U S army blimp headed back to Langley Field Va after testing mail retrieval from a speeding train at Lakehurst New Jersey.
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Philadelphefa
al” Capone
Chicago
West
Capone
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
U. S. Army
Langley Field
Naval Air Station
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Monroy
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City Movie Censor
Hambone’s Meditations
J.P. Alley
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The
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United Oil and Gas Corp
Ouachita Parish
High Court
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Assited
Lenore F. Barbe
Pointe Coupee Parish
Atchafalaya Basin
Monroe Morning Post
Lord
Farmington
Jackson
Graves and Associates
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Scarface
al Capone
Mississippi
St. Louis
Abe
Helena Uheisnalen
Arkansas
Vicksburg
Anne
Natchezee
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Atchafalaya
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Missouri
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