Mardi Gras shooting near Opelousas leaves two dead
A Mardi Gras night melee in Washington and Opelousas ends with two men dead and several injured. Victims Hugh Frere and John Leer die, Bryant Frere and Foster Frere wounded, Lafleur arrested, amid a fist fight and shooting linked to an earlier dispute.
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KE Charles
Washam
Lake Char
Victor Lafleur
Cial
Hugh Frere
Es and Frere Fur Company
Ohn Seer
Areryant Frere
Hugh
R Frere
Thony Winkler
Bryant Frere
Ugh Frere
Cameron Parish
Texas
Fur Com
Bryant Te
Winkler
Confederate Pensions Fund Approved in Louisiana
The Louisiana state board of liquidation authorized the governor and treasurer to issue certificates of indebtedness for Confederate veterans pensions. About 300000 dollars will be issued as 5 cent certificates backed by a Confederate veterans tax. The board also authorized a 1401.21 dollar transfer to cover an assistant district attorney salary due to an error in the appropriation bill.
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State Board of Liquidation
Confederate Veterans Sion
Rauge
Arrow
Tornado Death Toll Reaches 830 as Storm Area Rebuilds
Chicago reports the storm area across five states leaves 830 dead in AP tallies. Red Cross moves to replace homes clothing and essentials for victims while communities coordinate claims and relief. Recovery aims to survey permanent needs and plan vocational or emergency funds where earnings were lost.
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Hicago
American Red Cross
Nty
Red Cross
River Stage Report Hydrology Update
River stages show Mississippi readings at St Louis 13.8 with a fall of 0.7, Memphis 25.6 rising 0.6, Vicksburg 27.5 rising 0.8, New Orleans 6.4 with a fall 0.1, and Monroe 13.4 with a fall 1.0. Dividends noted at 4.8 with a fall 0.3.
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Ississippi
T. Louis
Emphis
Icksburg
New Orleans
Onroe
Freak accident ties horse and rider to roadster bumper
In Winnsboro Louisiana a horse and a black man were knocked into a ride on the bumper and radiator of a light roadster three miles south of the city. The horse walked away unhurt while the man suffered cuts and bruises. the roadster drivers were injured and treated locally. No serious injuries were reported.
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News-Star
Winnsboro
Winnsboro-Wisner
Churches Vote to Unify Two Methodist Bodies
Chicago March 26 Fourteen Methodist Episcopal Church conferences vote in favor of unification with the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Ministerial votes total 911 for 36 against with lay electoral 599 for 6 against. Baltimore first southern conference to pass, Kansas Southwest Kansas Central Penna Mississippi Louisiana show strong support. Admission of laymen to annual conferences also proceeds with ministerial 434 for 452 against and lay 505 for 56 against.
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Chicago
Mar
A. P
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
R. J. Wade
General Conference
Baltimore
Wade
Kansas
Southwest
Central Penna
Mississippi
Louisiana
Fleet Batters Sea Targets in Gunnery Trials
Naval base at San Pedro California reports a six minute force practice showing the fleet’s dominance as 44 anti aircraft guns pounded sleeve targets towed 6,000 feet aloft while torpedo salvos from 19 destroyers simulated enemy squadrons.
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San Pedro
Cali
United States
J. H. Strong
Minke
Calhoun to Host North Louisiana Fair in Fall
Calhoun Louisiana March 26 The North Louisiana Agricultural Society decides to hold the annual fair at the experiment station next fall inviting adjoining parishes Morehouse Lincoln and Jackson to participate Dean Dodson LSU urged robust efforts for the 1925 fair and officer elections were held with I T Hamilton as president and W B McClendon as vice president. The May 15 Baton Rouge meeting will set the date and finalize details. planting conditions are excellent and the outlook is bright for the season.
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Calhoun
North Louisiana
I. T. Hamilton
West Monroe
W. B. McClendon
G. S. Manning
Sidney Stewart
Baton Rouge
Manning
W. R. Dodson
Agriculture Extension
Louisiana State University
Richland Truck Growers See Radish Returns in First Year
Radishes shipped by the Richland Parish Truck Growers Association to Chicago and Kansas City yielded about 9.85 per barrel, an estimated 350 per acre, in their first year. Members like C. W. Gaines and James Calhoun faced staggered harvests and higher shipments, but optimism grows for a coordinated next season with car lots and refrigerator service to cut costs.
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News-Star
Rayville
Chicago
Kansas City
Richland Parish Truck Growers’ Association
C. W. Gaines
James Calhoun
W. Titche
C. Y. Bennett
Express
Polish Divorce Rise Alarms Government
Warsaw reports 20,000 Polish Catholic couples have joined the Russian Orthodox church to obtain divorces. Government considers restricting movement. Russian Metropolitan backs Polish stance and orders church authorities to dismiss petitions from those who belonged to the ban within a year.
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Warsaw
Urania Oil Boom Sparks Town Soon to Rise
Urania Louisiana buzzes as Urania Petroleum Co reports an oil well delivering about 2000 barrels. Prospectors, trackage plans, and warehouses spark town site surveys across Chickasaw creek in La Salle parish. Hardtner era foresees a new town designed with strict controls, while leases surge near the well with prices up to 500 dollars.
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News-Star
Urania
Urania Petroleum Co
Urania Lumber Co
la Salle Parish
Henry E. Hardtner
la Salle Parish Realty
New Orleans
Hardiner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Little Rock
Monroe
Hardtner
Uardiner
Upor
Urania Forest
Urania Lumber Company
Arkansas
el Dorado
Urania drilling area eyed as acreage transfers loom
La Salle oil notes say Urania region near Monroe faces full time operations with gas rigs nearest the new field and driller demand likely to exceed supply. Large acreage transfers anticipated by week’s end. deals around Urania could total hundreds of thousands amid ties to Palmer Corp and local gas territory.
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Urania
Monroe
la Salles
Hardtner Plan Boosts Urania Oil Prospecting
The plan to keep Urania free from oil expansion gains strong support. Monroe men lead in local supply and trade roles, aligning Monroe as a hub for Texas Louisiana and Arkansas fields. Monroe gas field companies shift focus from markets to oil prospecting, with local leases and carbon black operators aiming to secure acreage as the venture develops.
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Hardtner
Urania
Monroe
Alexandria
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oil broker Arthur Matowitz visits Monroe
El Dorado oil broker Arthur Matowitz appeared in Monroe last night. He spoke about industry conditions and market outlook, with further remarks promised on page nine.
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Arthur Matowitz
el Dorado
Monroe
Tax Auditor Accused of Fraud and Two Otters In Toils
Frederick Sutherland an Internal Revenue Auditor is accused of aiding tax reductions through misrepresentation. James J. Clifford and John F. McCarren former bureau employees were arrested in Milford Conn. Sutherland faces a $3000 personal bond. Clifford and McCarren are held as fugitives. Treasury officials said more arrests were expected as the investigation continues.
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Washington
Mar
Frederick Sutherland
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Sutherland
Connecticut
Bureau
James J. Clifford
John F. McCarren
Milford
Conn
Treasury
Clifford
McCarren
Bank Robbery Hits Farmers Bank at Montpelier
Hamm on March 26 Farmers Bank at Montpelier in St Helena parish was robbed of about 3000 dollars last night. Two men fled after blasting the safe with an explosion that nearly destroyed it. A nearby resident named Morgan tried to intervene but was threatened with death. The bank had been entered two years earlier with no money taken then.
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Hammond
Farmers Bank
Montpelier
St. Helena Parish
Morgan
Crude oil production declines in week to March 21
The American Petroleum Institute reports a 4 500 barrel daily average drop in U S crude output for the week ended March 21 with varied regional changes from east California to Gulf coast Texas and Wyoming Montana Colorado showing gains and losses. Imports at principal ports also fell compared with the prior week while Pennsylvania crude prices were cut 20 cents a barrel with Bradford district at 3 65.
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New York
Mar
United States
American Petroleum Institute
East California
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Texas
East Central
Texas
West
North Louisiana
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Southwest
Eastern
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
California
Atlantic
Large Freight Hauls Recorded in January
Freight traffic on U S railroads in January reached 37.035 billion net ton miles, the highest for the month except 1923. The total was 1.8 percent below January 1928 but 7.3 percent above January last year and 5.9 percent higher than January 1920, per the bureau of railway economics.
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Washington
Mar
Bureau of Railway Economics
Urania Oil Developments Signal Expansion and Lease Rush
Urania Louisiana reports oil development at Urania No. 6 with pipeline to hold tanks from Shreveport and preparations for Zeigin derrick tests. Missouri Pacific crews inspect lines and side-tracks as town sites near Tullos and Olla are laid out, and a Rainbow Special service eyed to ferry operators. Lease activity spreads toward Winn parish with nearby drilling and gas indications.
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News-Star
Urania
Urania No. 6
LaSalle
Shreveport
George Zeigin
Zeigin
Swartz
Monroe
Drill'nz
N. W
Urani Company
Winn Perish
Missouri Pacific
Henry E. Hardiner
Urania Lumberman
Tullos
Olla
Donald F. Walker
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Che
Alexandria
Leases Filed for Record in La Salle Parish
Jena Louisiana March 26 oil leases filed for record at the courthouse in connection with a gusher near Uranus due Monday. Transactions include Coughlan to J Jones 800 cash. Holloway to Murray et al 50 14 acres 800. Hatsfield to Feazel 30 acres 600. Hatsfield to Louisiana Petroleum Co twelve acres 500. Hatsfield to Hawkins 80 acres mineral and gas rights 10-1. Also several drilling contracts listed with no sums named.
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News-Star
Jena
Court House
Uranus
Coughlan
J. Jones
W. B. Holloway
W. T. Murray
Caroline Hatsfield
W. P. Feaze
Louisiana Petroleum Co
J. C. Hawkins
New Gusher Brought in at South Liberty Field
Peer Oil Corporation scored again yesterday on its Harrison Liberty lease in the new South Liberty Field with a gusher oil well No. 2 Harrison Liberty coming in flowing 3000 barrels pipeline oil through a one inch choke from 3596 feet with a screen set in 88 feet of pay sand. This is the second well completed on the Feer's D J Harrison 51-2 acre lease.
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Houston, Tex
Peer Oil Corporation
Harrison-Liberty
New South Liberty Field
Weeks Sees Military Schools as Best Training
Secretary Weeks praised military colleges and schools as the nation's best training even without future wars. He argued these institutions stand apart from other campuses by avoiding unsound theories and practices that hinder many educational institutions.
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Weeks
Washington
Association of Military Colleges and Schools
Lillian Gish Engagement Probe in New York Court
In New York on March 26 testimony in a federal suit to force Lillian Gish to make pictures for C H Duell, head of the studio she once served, focused on whether she was engaged to him. Gish denied the engagement while her former attorney testified he believed the couple were engaged, a claim Duell had asserted.
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New York
Margry
Lillian Gish
C. H. Duell
Motion Picture Company
Duell
Max Steuer
Miss Gish
Newgass
Haynesville Oil Man Pat Garrett Dies by His Own Hand
Pat Garrett 28, owner of royalty interests in the Haynesville oil field, killed himself in the Garret home room in Haynesville La, firing a .88 caliber pistol to end his life. His father, John Garrett of Harlingen Texas, formerly Maynesville, reportedly holds holdings in the Haynesville field.
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Haynesville
Pat Garrett
Garrett
John Garrett
Harlingen
Texas
Maynesville
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