Amnesia Victim Edges Ontario Man Missing From Baton Rouge
Edgar J. Mut, 24, Standard Oil employee from Baton Rouge, disappeared April 18 from Standard Heights. Psychiatrists recovered his name in Los Angeles after a semi hypnotic exam. he claimed Zeeland Place as his mother's address and said he had a wife Viola Mut and four children. he was found in Houston and had memory gaps. Family reports no quarrel. mother sought more details from LA police.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Edgar J. Mut
Standard Heights
Mut
Los Angeles Police Department
Gaye
Zeeland Place
Viola Helle Mut
Ffour
Houston
Texas
Amineiia
Alfred J. Mut
Standard Oil
Viola Belle
Sheriff's Office
Robinson Hopes For Compromise To Cal's Taste
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Senate minority leader, after a conference with President Coolidge, said he was hopeful that Senate and House flood control conferees could craft a compromise acceptable to the president. He declined to detail the discussion but believed conferees had room to address the chief executive’s objections.
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EBY Associated Press
Washington
Senatorobinson
Arkansas
Senate
Coolidge
Case
Robinson
Ground Hog Added To Monroe Zoo On Feb 2 Debut
A ground hog donated by Mrs. E. M. Anderson of Polo Missouri joins Monroe city zoo. The creature, described as modest and earthly, promises a weather forecast debut on February 2 as crowds watch through the zoo wires. The animal spoke jokingly about its subterranean nature and upcoming performance.
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Monroe
E. M. Anderson
Polo, Mo
City Zoo
Probe into Tech president Conniff at Ruston meeting
A state board committee met in private at Ruston to investigate lax disciplinary enforcement by Tech President John Q. Conniff and the student body. Conniff's resignation followed by several faculty resignations sparked protests and renewed questions as the probe began, with a public statement later planned after sessions conclude.
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Ruston
State Board of Education
John Q. Conniff
Tech
Conniff
Alexandria
State Board
Auto Slams Into Grand Street Barber Shop Door
A car jumped the curb and crashed into Anzalone barbershop at 119 Grand Street injuring no one. A woman parking asked a neighbor to help, causing confusion as the vehicle struck another car and mounted the sidewalk into the doorway.
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Anzalone
Grand Street
Wright Brothers Memorial Honored in Kitty Hawk
In Kitty Hawk North Carolina villagers paid homage to Orville and Wilbur Wright the pioneers of powered flight. A marble monument erected in 1928 bears the inscription noting the first experimental flight on September 17 1900 and Orville Wrights December 17 1903 achievement. The ceremony drew locals connected to the Wrights and electrified the town as news spread of the historic flight.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
Ac Vaini
Orie
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill Faces Fee Strike
In Washington on May 2 the House debated removing the equalization fee from the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill. Representative Aswell of Louisiana moved to strike all fee references while keeping the bill intact, triggering a parliamentary knot as the body wrestled with the procedure.
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Washington
Aswell
Louisiana
House
Supporters of McNary-Haugen Win Initial House Skirmish
Supporters of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill won the first voting skirmish in the House, defeating an amendment to strike a section. The measure would grant a federal farm board authority to enter into marketing agreements. The tally was 100 to 48.
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Washington
McNary-Haugen Farm Relief
Federal Farm Board
Farm relief clash over fee in House debate
Representative Aswell pressed a motion to strike a fee from the farm bill, arguing relief legislation could not pass if the fee remained. Rep Dickinson, Iowa Republican and bloc leader, argued removing the fee would destroy the bill's core. The presiding officer, Mapes of Michigan, restored order after a fray as debates continued.
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Mapes
Michigan
Aswell
Louisiana
Dickinson
Iowa
Detroit Man Raised to High Shrine Post in 1928 Election
Clyde I. Webster of Moslem Temple Detroit was elected imperial outer guard of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He will progress to imperial potentate in 1942. Frank C. Jones of Arabia Temple Houston etc. were also elected in routine votes.
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Miami
Fla
Clyde I. Webster
Detroit
Frank C. Jones
Arabia Temple
Houston
Texas
Clarence M. Dunbar
Providence
R. J
Cowboy Patrol
Regalia
M. Landstram
Helena
Menty
W. Freeland Kendrick
Philadelphia
Iboard
California Delegation to Democratic Convention After Primary
California's 26 Democratic delegates are bound to Smith, after a primary dominated by McAdoo loyalists. Hoover led in Republican votes, while Smith dominated statewide and in San Francisco, with Reed and Walsh far behind. Los Angeles County showed Walsh weak as McAdoo alliance faltered.
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San Francisco
California
Smith
Dity Democrats
William G. McAdoo
Hoover
Ote Henry
Reed
Walsh
Houston
New York
Herbert Hoover
Los Angeles
McAdoy
McAdoo
Montana
United States
James
Texas Woman Elected Head of Parents and Teachers' Congress
Mrs AE N Marrs of Austin Texas become president of the national congress of parents and teachers succeeding Mrs Margaretta Wilsis Reeve of Philadelphia. Marrs, a ten year school teacher and Texas chapter leader, increased Texas PTA membership from 9000 to 40008 during her tenure.
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Texas
Parents and Teachers’ Congress
Associated Press
Cleveland, CO
AE N. Marrs
Austin
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Marrs
Margaretta Wilsis Reeve
Philadelphia
Marts
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Arlen the Novelist Weds Countess in Cannes Civil Rite
Michael Arlen the novelist married Countess Atlanta Mencate in a five minute civil ceremony at the British consulate in Cannes. The couple met in Venice last September and will stay at the Villa Fiorentina after a brief honeymoon, with Arlen reportedly planning a new book titled Atlanta.
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Associated S’ress
Cannes
France
Michael Arlen
Atlanta Mencate
Auathor
Gandanni Tane
Gosson Ua Ol CIA Loaly
Riviera
Arlen
Venice
Newbold LeRoy Edgar
New York
Greece
Mayfair
Villa
Atlanta
Florence
Saint Moritz
Paris
Arlens
Villa Fioratina
The
Bishops Say World Church Union Not Feasible Now
At the Methodist Episcopal quadrennial conference in Kansas City the board of bishops reported that a world union of Christian churches is remote and not under consideration. Bishop Luther D. Wilson prepared the four year report, supported by 43 bishops, noting the Catholic Protestant union door is closed due to papal primacy and Roman Catholic dogma demands.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
World Union of Christian Churches
Board of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
Disciples of Methodism
Luther D. Wilson
New York
Christendom
New Orleans Receives First New York Air Mail Relay
New Orleans welcomed its first air mail from New York today as a relay plane arrived from Atlanta with New York mail. The Atlanta leg left at 6 20 a m and landed in New Orleans at 11 25 a m. Earlier, two planes departed New Orleans yesterday afternoon with mail for New York which arrived there early this morning under regular service.
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New Orleans
New York
Atlanta
Metropolis
Dutch freighter Callisto sinks off Cape Breton coast
Wreckage and a seaman’s body washed ashore near Scutari Island indicate the Dutch freighter Callisto foundered quickly after going aground near Port Nova Cape Breton. The crew of 32 likely perished. wreckage includes a lifeboat and a board fragment with the letters isto. The vessel sailed from Santo Domingo with sugar for Montreal and was refueling at Louisburg when fogged in.
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Glace Bay
Scutari Island
Fluke’s Head Cove
North Atlantic
Callisto
Port Nova
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Montreal
Louisburg
N. S
Sinclair says he talked oil with Stewart
Harry F. Sinclair testified before the Senate Teapot Dome committee that he and Robert W. Stewart discussed Continental Trading oil deals but did not disclose bonds from Continental or H. M. Blackmer. He said their oil interests formed a partnership to acquire oil and transport it without competition, citing joint ventures and refinery locations in Chicago and Kansas City.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Teapot Home Committee Today
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Continental Trading Company
Continental
H. M. Blackmer
Stewart
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair and
Standard of Indiana
Sinclair
Indiana Standard
Chicago
Kkansas
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Nye
Bandit Hunters Targeted by Authorities in China Case
Fragmentary report indicates bandit hunters and authorities in China faced government bureau refusals while pursuing equip bandit actions. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or locations. Further details are unavailable.
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Foochow
China
Two Gaddis Sisters Die After River Ferry Capsize
In Alica Pennsylvania on May 2 a rowboat ferrying eight people across the Monongahela capsized after a negro passenger jumped to a flatboat. Dennis Gaddis, 20, awarded a Carnegie hero medal in 1925 for saving two people, drowned while saving her sister Agnes, 13. Seven others perished in the swol len current. Dennis removed her coat and held Agnes to reach a tree limb. Dennis was swept away.
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Associated Press
Alica
Monongahela River
Dennis Gaddis
Agnes
Gaddis
Dennis
Egyptian Crisis Looks Favorable With New Orders
London reports a favorable turn as Sir Austen Chamberlain states British instructions to warships have been countermanded. Britain awaits Egypt’s reply to demands regarding the assemblies bill while warships move, possibly to Egypt, with readiness for any emergency.
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Associated Press
London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Cairo
Great Britain
Malta
Egypt
Corinth
Viceregal Summer Home Considered on Pacific Coast
Reports renewed that the Gov Gen and Lady Willingdon of Canada may establish a viceregal summer home on the Pacific coast in Vancouver area.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lady Willingdon
Canada
Pacific Coast
Forest land abandoned near Lansing raises concern
Lansing reports that Michigan fears 12 million acres of deforested land may be abandoned by farmers as part of a broader land use issue.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Capital of Nation Extends Formal Greetings to Flyers
The capital city extends formal greetings to visiting flyers, signaling a ceremonial welcome and planned events. Officials cited hospitality as a key aim while coordinating schedules and security for the delegation.
Bremen flight pioneers hailed by Kellogg in Washington
The Bremen crew, a German Irish trio, arrived in Washington after completing the first nonstop east to west North Atlantic flight. Secretary Kellogg welcomed them, praising their achievement as marking the shrinking distance between nations.
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Associated Press
Washington
North Atlantic
Kellogg
German Bremen crew plans return flight to Germany
Major James Fitzmaurice told Washington reporters at the Mayflower Hotel that he and his Bremen crew may fly the ship back to Germany. He said the Bremen will depart from Greenly Island to begin a nationwide air tour from New York next Wednesday, with the Junkers plant ready to transport them if needed.
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Washington
James Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Germany
Mayflower Hotel
Fitzmaurice
Greenly Island
New York
Junkers
Milestone Greeting For Aviators At Bolling Field
Three flyers Von Huenefeld Fitzmaurice and Koehl returned to Washington with a celebratory welcome at Bolling Field. Major Howard Davidson escorted them to army planes as crowds cheered under a bright sun. Secretary Kellogg praised their feat as symbolic of narrowing distances between man and nature.
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Washington
Bollingfield
von Huenefeld
Fitzmaurice
Koehl
Howard Davidson
Set Kellogg
Stage All Set for Big Scout Rally Saturday
Final arrangements are made for the annual Boy Scout rally in Monroe to be held Friday and Saturday. 309 out of town scouts plan opening night at Camp Ki Ro Li and 200 more arrive Saturday morning for a 9 o clock parade. The program includes assembly of all town youths and a screening of the film Hearts of M Oliver Curwood.
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Monroe
Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Mons
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