Two White Men Found Dead in Standard Oil Tank Car
At Baton Rouge Louisiana two badly decomposed men were found in an empty gasoline tank car at the Standard Oil refinery. Coroner W S Mann said a thorough postmortem would follow asphyxiation is suspected though there was no sign of violence. Names identified include Joe Riley of Dothan Alabama and Bell of Route A, unknown last name, both penniless and seeking work in Hattiesburg Mississippi.
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Aton Rouge
Mar
Standard Oil
Batonge
Uniontown
Ala
W. S.man
Parish
Joey
Dothan
Alan
Bell
James Teeling
Hattiesburg
Obd
Natchez
Miss
Ing
Houston
Ugh Hattiesburg
Oly
Missippi
Rockhaven
Illinois Central
Hammond
Ineer
Attiesburg
Es Teeling
Missppi Central
Jes
Baton Rouge
Joe Riley
Route Athan
Riley
Pfef
J. J. Newman Lumber Pany
Esteeling
Ley
Arkansas
Itesburg
Teeling
Texas
Ared
Texas Divorce Declared Invalid in New York Ruling
Archibald B. Gwathmey Jr. is not divorced in New York court ruling that Isabella Gwathmey remains his wife there. After Texas decree he wed Betsy Judd in Greenwich Connecticut, with Judd receiving alimony of 9500 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Archibald B. Gwathmey
New York
Supreme Court
Isabella Gwathmey
Gwathmey
Greenwich
Conn
Betsy Judd
Judd
Trial of nine men over abduction plot linked to Maharajah
Bombay dispatch describes prosecution calling Maumtaz Begum’s uncle as a witness. The case centers on an alleged conspiracy to abduct the dancing girl from the Maharajah of Indore after she had become his mistress. Abdul Kadir Baula died in the Malabar Hill clash connected to the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
A. P
Maumtaz Begum
Maharajah of
Indore
Alla Bux Watir
Malabar Hill
Abdul Kadir Baula
Maharjah
Baula
Maumtaz
Good character claimed in Alabama doctor's trial
In Bessemer Alabama March 27 witnesses including Probate Judge J C Connelly and J B Haynes testified Dr George T Edwards a physician faced trial for wife murder has a solid reputation. The defense rests on an intruder burglary theory while prosecutors contend the death was an inside job. The trial moves toward a jury verdict after scheduled arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
Geo. T. Edwards
Edwards
Alabama
J. C. Connelly
Coffee County
Dr. Edwards
J. B. Haynes
Selma
H. A. Verner
Ishkooda
Winter's Closing Chill Predicted for Tonight
Weather bureau warns of a cold spell as winter ends. Frosts are forecast for tonight from the Ohio Valley to the south Atlantic interior and extreme northern Florida, with Washington district unusually colder except eastern New England and southern Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Weather Bureau
New England
Florida
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
East Gulf States
South Atlantic State
Not Guilty Verdict in Prison Camp Slaying
W G McRane was found not guilty of the murder of Lewis Barker a Putnam Lumber employee and clothing salesman. Barker's death involved five co defendants including Thomas Higginbotham and E G Priest. The court recessed until Tuesday for further trials of remaining defendants with Higginbotham and Priest bonded at 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie County
Higginbotham
E. G. Priest
Appeal to Get Ruling on M E Balloting
Formal appeal to the Baltimore Methodist conference seeks episcopal decision on supervision of the vote on unification of northern and southern church branches. The ruling would go first to Bishop Candler then to the college at Nashville Tennessee for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
College of Bishops
Baltimore Methodist Conference
Candler
Nashville
Tenn
McClintock Death Probe Expands to Other Homicide Links
Chicago coroner’s jury seeks evidence on suspicions surrounding the deaths of Mrs Emma Nelson McClintock and Dr Oscar Olson. Exhumations began after an order by Coroner Oscar Wolff. Foster father William D Shepherd is accused in the McClintock case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William McClintock
Wm. D. Shepherd
Emma Nelson McClintock
Oscar Olson
Oscar Wolff
Harry Olson
McClintock
Medaths
Shepherds
Olson
Shepherd
Leesville to DeRidder Highway Is Completed
The Leesville to DeRidder road project is finished removing detours. Culverts are installed and gravel laid enabling through travel. Surveying for the Oberlin DeRidder highway has begun. portions of that road were built last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesville
DeRidder
Lake Charles
Frank Hamilton
State Highway Commission
Louisiana
Oberlin-DeRidder “Highway
Standard Oil Lowers Cotton Valley Crude Price
SHREVEPORT La Mar 27 The Standard Oil company effective today announced a decrease of ten cents per barrel in the price of Cotton Valley crude, making the new price 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Standard Oil Company
Davis Writes to Billy Sunday in Chaplin Dispute
Secretary Davis placed responsibility for Mrs Hannah Chaplin's presence in the United States on the previous administration. He sent a humanitarian letter to Billy Sunday seeking a one year extension so she may receive further treatment for her mental disorder while protecting department interests. Davis noted an early decision and recalled Colby's March 3 1921 cable authority permitting her entry to sail for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hannah Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Davis
W. A
Billy) Sunday
Prescription whiskey charges lead to jail and fines
Charles Harder proprietor of a Brunswick pool hall on South Grand street received 60 days in jail and a 500 dollar fine plus four months in jail on default. Bob Connaughton fined 200 dollars and 60 days in jail on failure to pay. Judge Sandel explained prescription whiskey rules and noted Connaughton’s youth and record influenced the lighter outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harder
Brunswick
South Grand Street
Percy Sandel
Bob Connaughton
Sandel
Connaughton
Harder
Fred Childers
Clyde Itchell
Millhaven
Mitchell and Childers
District Court
Prison Bribe Indictments Involve Pair At Atlanta Penitentiary
Father Thomas P. Hayden former chaplain and L. J. Fletcher former assistant warden of the Atlanta federal penitentiary were indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery charges. They allegedly received 2500 through New York attorney Emanuel Lustick from bootleg prisoner Mannie Kessler and Morris Sweetwood of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Thomas P. Hayden
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
L. J. Fletcher
Hayden and
Fletcher
Emanuel Lustick
New York
Mannie Kessler
Morris Sweetwood
Big Rebates Expected for Oil Firms in Court Ruling
Wichita Kans March 27 From 12 to 17 million dollars estimates show will be paid back by the government to various oil companies in the United States as the result of a decision of Judge John C Pollock of the United States district court filed in federal court here today The decision was on a test case brought by the Derby Oil company to recover 6 590 80 in transportation taxes paid in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kans
Mar
United States
John C. Pollock
United States “District” Court
Derby Oil Company
United States Cotton Shippers Meet in New Orleans
The American Cotton Spinners Association convened in New Orleans for a two day meeting to discuss shipping and export of cotton. About 100 members from the cotton belt and foreign exchange representatives attended. Frank B. Hayne and C. W. Butler spoke, with committee reports on domestic rules practices supervision and control and continental arbitrations and appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Cotton Spinners Association
Frank B. Hayne
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
C. W. Butler
Memphis
Shippers Organization
First Step Taken in Reorganization of Oil Companies
The Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company advances its split into two firms. Pan-American Eastern Petroleum Corporation is incorporated in Dover Delaware to hold Mexican assets. Standard Oil Indiana is noted to hold a substantial interest. capitalization set at 25 million dollars in preferred stock and one million common shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
California
Mexico
Dover
Del
Pan-American Eastern Petroleum Corporation
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Urania Petroleum Co. Breaks Ground in Central Louisiana
The Urania Petroleum Co. attracts wide attention after a discovery well in a doubted sand, led by two key figures, S. M. Collins and Anthony Gibbons. Collins, a Ouachita native with civil engineering training, pushed through years of study and practical work to confirm an oil field south of Monroe. The story highlights sacrifice, conviction, and the odds overcome in a transformative mid continent oil venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urania Petroleum Co
Mid-Continent
Louisiana
M. Collins
Anthony Gibbons
Collins
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Monroe
Centenary
Vanderbilt University
Chamber of Commerce
Chance
Compromise Reached in Sicard R R Crash Suit
A settlement ends the suit of Sallie Dora Anderson and her two children versus Missouri Pacific. Mrs Anderson receives 2500 dollars, Armond Johnson 500, and Alice McDonald 1750, for injuries from the May 11 1924 Sicard crossing crash that killed Van G Anderson and Hattie Lenora Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Dora Anderson
Armond Johnson
Alice R. McDonald
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Sallie Anderson
Alice McDonald
Sicard
Missouri Pacific
van G. Anderson
Armond Gorville McDonald
van Henderson, Jr
Anderson
Hattie Lenora Johnson
Arnold Johnson
Columbia Reports Oil Lease Rise at Urania
In Urania Louisiana a surge in lease prices follows oil hoopla. A 80 acre tract sold for 2000 last Saturday, priced at 40000 by Tuesday. A 40 acre tract near Urania number 6 well valued at 45000 by wildcat speculators. owner Harper Rees refused that offer but took a 2000 bonus and agreed to drill four wells with one eighth of all oil to himself at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Columbia
Urania
Wildcat
Harper Rees
Closing Preparation for Ellingson Trial
In San Francisco on March 27 the trial of 16 year old Dorothy Ellingson, charged with murdering her mother, entered a second stage as juror selection began for the twelfth juror. The current panel has nine men and two women as the defense and prosecution edge toward the pivotal issue of the defendant's mental responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Monroe Wildcat Action Shifts Toward Urania and Gulf Tests
Monroe area oil activity continues as McGuire brothers move mules and material for a Missouri Pacific sidetrack from Urania station to Urania No. 6. Henry Hardtner’s absence prompts Quentin Hardtner to oversee a rush of construction with 125 men on the sidetrack and multiple drilling deals around Urania, Winn parish, and nearby blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Winn Parish
Urania
Monroe
Olla
Louisiana
Stovall Gasser
California Oil Company
Oak Grove
Forest
Monroe Wildcat
la Salle
News-Star
Missouri Pacific
Henry E. Hardtner
Quentin Hardtner
Harper King
Magnolia Petroleum Company
George Love
Gibbons
Anthony Gibbons
Urania Petroleum Company
Dallas
Hardiner
Tullos
Urania Lumber Company
Julian
Bur Ban Oilem Gas Company
Clyde Barbour
United Oi and Gas Products Corporation
George Wise
Standard Carebon Company
J. W. Smith
Barbour
Wise
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Tangle
Gwathmen
Archibald Gwathmey
Maharajah
Al.a
M. E
Standard
Cotton Valley
Billy Sunday
Chaplin
U. S. Cotton Shippers
N. C
Urania Company
Mrs. AH. Montgomery
Austin H. Montgomery
Community Finance Corporation
Ellingson
M. P
Palmer Corporation
Union Parish
Ouachita River
Lincoln Parish
Gulf Refining Company
Dudley
Department of Conservation Office
Riverton
Caldwell Parish
Department of Conservation
Mississippi
St.Louis
Vicksburg
Unc Red
Alexandria
Guachitar
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