19 Mar 1926
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1926
Page
1
A garbled and incoherent OCR fragment appears to reference wealthy unions and women, with stray phrases about walking away and a damaged, puzzling text that resembles a newspaper snippet. It lacks coherent facts or identifiable subjects.
The Zion Travelle church, colored, sues the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific railroad for 10860 damages claiming fire near Grammont on April 28 1925 started from sparks from the railroad repair shop. Plaintiffs allege debris and unguarded operations caused destruction of the church building and furnishings. They seek 10860 damages including 300 for the church and 1000 for furniture.
Fragmentary report notes Helen Wills in a doubles match in Cannes with partners Bennett and Ethel. The text is unclear about opponents and match progress, but places the event in Cannes, France, during March.
Culver City notes show McDonough posting a 31.4 mile mark in an unofficial California track record during a meet at TSB. Details indicate a strong performance amid racing strides and laps as Miami breakthrough hints surface.
From Wastington to Cuba and back Commander Rodgers detailed a 800 mile air day plan with Lieut L W Curtain. The trip plus a Pensacola school visit aimed to inspect Atlantic coast aeronautics property and witness Cuban demonstrations.
The Phillies defeated the Solons 6 to 0 in a spring exhibition in Tampa. Officials reported strong pitching and timely hitting as Philadelphia surged to the win behind a shutout performance.
In Nassau the Bahamas colonial government faces a cash crunch after a vault robbery. About 50,000 in gold and silver specie was stolen, with a nearly ton of coins missing from a vault adjacent to the police station. A suspect, Spencer Williams, is jailed on $10,000 bond after a preliminary hearing.
Birmingham report says a new grand jury will probe the death of James W. Knox a Fiat Ten convict. The attorney general’s report was inconclusive with conflicting testimony, and the jury will seek to avoid a premature conclusion per Governor Brandon’s recommendation.
The shop adds fifty new Silk Broadcloth Wash Dresses to its economy group priced at 5.85. The selection includes Rayon Silk Wash Dresses with guaranteed fast colors and other shipments received this week.
A clothing sale expands displays to showcase a wide range of girls dresses from sizes 4 to 14 years in Amoskeag ginghams and fast color prints with trim and fine workmanship. Boys wash suits 79 cents to 2.98, featuring Billy Boy line. Mercerized LIKSILK dresses 7 to 14 years priced at 2.48 with many patterns.
Official burial records state Knox died not from suicide by poison but while immersed in a laundry vat. Witnesses including Warden Charles Davis described the vat death as punishment or counteraction to poison, while an expert necropsy cited heart failure from exertion and fear with notes of an abnormally small heart.
The note cites extenuating lines about bodily fat and nervous system issues. It marks the birthday of the Saskatchew an interim governor born in Dartmouth Nova Scotia sixty four years ago. It recalls Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz the German naval minister from World War I born seventy seven years ago. It also notes writer Alice French Octave Thanet born in Andover Massachusetts sixty six years ago.
Today marks the birthday of the Duke of Westminster, a leading wealth holder among British nobility, born 47 years ago. The note also mentions Hon. Henry W. Newlands, Licu-
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.