Ford Agents Face Mississippi Antitrust Action
Mississippi revenue agents seek 12 million dollars in penalties against Ford Motor Co for alleged anti trust violations. Garnishment writs served on banks and dealers in the state target property held in Mississippi with a May 25 court return. If sustained the case could affect shipments and prompt similar actions in other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
A. P
Ford
Mississippi
Ford Motor Company
W. J. Miller
State Revenue Agent
Chancery Court
Hinds County
Estate Revenue Agent
Chancery Court of
Accused Woman Claims Prosecutor Afflicted With "Shepherdtis"
Mrs. Julie Shepherd, charged with aiding her husband William D Shepherd in the McClintock ward killings, posted bond and appeared with friend Claudine Peterson for possible real estate securing on a $5,000 bond. She derisively blamed Judge Harry Olson, calling him obsessed with Shepherds and the case in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P
Julie Shepherd
Wm. D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Emma Nelson McClintock
Jacob Hopkins
Criminal Court
Claudine M
Cardinal Hayes to Attend New Orleans Church Dedication
Cardinal Hayes of New York will attend the dedication of Our Lady of Lourdes church in New Orleans on May 17. It will be his first visit to the South. A reception committee designated by Mayor Behrman will welcome the prelate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cardinal Hayes
New York
Pistol Duel Fatal to South Carolina Clerk
In Columbia on May 8 Harry I. McCaw clerk of the South Carolina Supreme Court died instantly from a heart shot in a pistol duel with Joseph J. Lucas state house policeman who is being held by county authorities. Lucas was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Harry I. McCaw
Supreme Court of
South Carolina
Joseph J. Lucas
State House
Capitol
McCaw
Lucas
Meanest Person in Monroe Steals Church Globes
A church on Stone Avenue in Monroe was found missing its electric light globes after a Thursday night prayer service. Pastor Rev S B Williams labeled the thief the meanest person in Monroe for desecrating the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Protestant Church
Stone Avenue
Monroe
S. B. Williams
Monroe zoo names its buffalo family Chester Gump
The Monroe City authorities christen the zoo buffalos with official names. Andy Gump is the adult male, Min is the keeper, and Chester is the young calf. A future elk mate will be named Widow Zander, with Uncle Bim already designated for the bachelor male. The Gump residence sits along Riverfront with plans for a sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Andy Gump
Gump
Chester
Riverfront
Ouachita
Will Atkinson
News-Star
Atkinson
Zoo
Uncle Bim
Bim
Zander
Dora
Bids Set For Jackson Parish Highway Projects
Bids will be received on June 2 by the Louisiana Highway commission for 23.6 miles of gravel highways in Jackson parish. The work includes Chatam Columba highway segments totaling 23.57 miles with bridges over Dugdemona creek and adjacent junctions.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana Highway Commission
Jackson Parish
Chatam
Parish
Caldwell
Jonesboro
Bienville Parish
Dugdemona Creek
Youth Is Convicted on Mann Act Allegation
George DeCell 18, of Copiah county Mississippi, son of a former state senator, was found guilty by a federal jury in Shreveport Louisiana of transporting a young local schoolgirl across the state line into Texas by automobile in violation of the Mann White Slave Act. He was sentenced by Judge Dawkins to two years in a government reform school. The girl sat in court during the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
George DeCell
Copiah County
Miss
Mississippi
Dawkins
DeCell
Louisiana
Texas
Rum Row war continues as rum runners vow fight
Coast Guard reports a rising threat level as Rum Row off New York provokes a war to the death. Incidents include kidnapping attempts, ambushes of cutters, threatening letters, and rum agents warned to target guardsmen across Naragansett Bay and along Florida inlets.
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Washington
A. P
Coast Guard
New York
Billard
Atlantic City
Montauk Point
New London
Conn
Bay Shore
Narragansett Bay
Florida
Gulf Coast
Hammock Therapy Under Fire At Boston Amplied Psychology Chapter
Grand jury probes the Boston chapter of the International Society of Amplied Psychology after officers testified about financing. Patients were charged 20 dollars for hammock sessions that swung them to a complete loop to purportedly lengthen vertebrae. The group, founded by Dr. Orlando E Miller, also claimed a 500000 dollar temple project and a Lake Chapala colony funded by 1000 dollar shares, seeking a 1 million dollar total fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
International Society of Amplied Psychology
Thomas C. O’brien
Orlando Edgar Miller
Lake Chapala
Mexico
Miller
Bienville to be converted into freighter for Morgan Lines
The steamship Bienville, Southern Pacific passenger vessel damaged by fire in New Orleans harbor, will be rebuilt as a freighter for the Atlantic steamship lines. Charles S. Fay, Morgan Lines freight agent, announced the plan to replace the Bienville in passenger service with a new vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bienville
Southern Pacific Company
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Charles S. Fay
Southern
Morgan Lines
Grant likeness urged on Stone Mountain monument
Tallahassee May 1 Representative Byrd of Flagler introduced a resolution in the Florida House calling on the directors of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to carve a likeness of General Ulysses S. Grant and his comrades beside General Robert E. Lee and his comrades on the Confederate monument now under carving on the mountainside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
iBy
A. F
Byrd
Flager
Florida
House of Representatives
Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
River Stage Readings Across Major Rivers
Mississippi levels show St. Louis 8.9 with a 0.3 fall and Memphis at 15.3 rising 0.7. Vickburg 22.28 rises 0.7 while New Orleans 3.2 climbs 0.3. Red: Shreveport 17.4 falls 1.7 and Alexandria 17.0 falls 1.7. Ouachita: Camden 5.1 unchanged, Monroe 13.0 rises 1.7. Ohio: Cairo 21.8 unchanged.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Vickeburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Cairo
316 Descendants Mourning Death of Aged Negress
Shreveport Louisiana May 8 A leading citizen reports Harriett Hardiman aged about 105 a former slave died at Greenwood near here She had 316 direct descendants including fourteen children 102 grandchildren 188 great grandchildren and twelve great great grandchildren
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Shreveport
Harriett Hardiman
Greenwood
Here
Completion of Rowe Well Set for Tomorrow
Urania district oil activity centers on Rowe-Wal lace Urania No. 1 as drillers advance into pay sand at 1500 feet. If a producer results, territory could extend northwest. crews plan liner, bail, and testing with spectators expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urania
Rowe-Wallace Urania
Monroe
Helm Et al
Harris
Kees
Olla
Zeigin Et al
George Zeigin
Eld
Urania No. 7
Tullos No. 1
Ford and Banner
Shreveport
L. E. Grandstaff Rig
Russell Lease
Tullos
Love Brothers Drilling Gould Et al
Harper
Grand Commander of French Legion Dies
Paris May 8 Edmund Thery widely known French political economist and financial writer died today at age seventy He was a grand commander of the Legion of Honor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Legion
Paris
A. P
Edmond Thery
Legion of Honor
Purchaser Arrested in Long Island Bond Loot Case
John J. Phalan was arrested on grand larceny charges over $8,500 loan collateral tied to Gerald Chapman’s mail truck robbery loot. Bonds from the Chapman gang linked to Lake Ronkonkoma, Gramercy Park hauls and Wilton Bank were traced, with police noting most of the $2.4 million haul remains in Chapman and Anderson’s possession.
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New York
May
A. P
Gerald Chapman
John J. Phalan
First National Bank
Lynn Brook
Long Island
Phalan
Alexander Petrovich
Long Beach
L. I
Petrovich
Lynbrook Bank
Chapman
Dutch” Anderson
Atlanta
Wilton Bank
Altough
Hartford
Conn
New Britain
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Lake Ronkonkoma
Gramercy Park
Chapman-Anderson
Americans Swindle English Buyers In Fake Oil Plots
English investors lose millions as a Texas oil land scam unfolds. George Hills is jailed for twelve months after Scots Yard officials expose deceit in selling "oil plots" at fifteen to twenty five dollars each. Certificates prove worthless. con artists vanish with funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Texas
Scotland Yard
George Hills
Wallingford
Repair Cafeteria at L S A Following Fire
Baton Rouge May 8 The cafeteria building at Louisiana State University is being repaired after a fire in the boiler room caused about 1500 in damage. Students were evacuated from I Building and the kitchen area was the only part damaged by water. The cafeteria manager said meal service would not be hampered and service would resume the next morning.
Monroe Beauty Revue Allows Party or Sports Dress
Contestants in Monroe may wear party or sports dresses for the Saenger Theatre event with no bathing suit requirement. Local winner advances to Galveston Bathing Revue May 16 17 18 for $100 cash and a full bathing outfit donated by Monroe merchants. Entrants must file blanks with the Bathing Revue Editor at the Monroe News-Star by Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Saenger Theatre
Galveston
Saenger
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Bathing Revue
Care
Monroe News-Star
Court hears cracking process patent questions in oil suit
Federal judge A B Anderson of Indianapolis and colleagues from Chicago form an expediting court to decide if the government may challenge cracking process patents in a price fixing case against fifty one oil firms. The suit targets Standard Oil entities and related firms asserting non patentable basic principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. P
A. B. Anderson
Indianapolis
George T. Page
Evan Evans
Charles Martindale
Burton
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Department of Justice
New Jersey
Standard Development Company
Gasoline Products Company
The
Texas Company
Arsenic Favored Against Grasshopper Outbreak
A Department of Agriculture report rejects fungus as a control for grasshoppers in the southwest and recommends using poison mixtures containing arsenic. The agency notes misconceptions in Texas and Oklahoma about insecticidal fungus and urges informed pest management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Swift Co. Manager Shot by Stenographer in Havana Office
Henry E. Morris, 38, manager of Swift and Company in Havana, was shot to death in his office late yesterday by Daniel McSwiney, a stenographer. No motive is known. Morris was a native of Alabama and is survived by his wife and two young sons.
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Havana
Henry E. Morris
Swift and Company
Daniel McSwiney
Mr. Morris
Alabama
Ed Tunney Signs With Alexandria Reds
Alexandria May 8 Ed Tunney pitcher signed a contract with the Alexandria Reds. He came from the New Orleans Pelicans and was a leading twirler in the Appalachian League last season.
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Tenney
Alexandria
Ed Tunney
Alexandria Reds
New Orleans Pelicans
Joy Replaced by Grief at Home Coming of Trio
In Haynesville Louisiana Mr and Mrs A B Burton lose their daughter her husband and seven month old son when the car they rode in is struck by a Rock Island train at Liberty Missouri. The husband N A Rude dies at a Liberty sanitarium. The bodies pass through Shreveport en route to Haynesville. Rude was Rock Island agent at Morrison Iowa. His parents live in McGregor Minnesota.
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Shreveport
A. B. Burton
Haynesville
N. A. Rude
Rock Island Crossing
Liberty
Rude
Bruton’s
Morrison
Iowa
Mr. Rude
Rock Island Railroad
K. Rude
McGregor
Minnesota
Fires and Fog Spark Accidents in Orleans
Fire among Cypress stump fields from West End to Spanish Fort required five companies. Heavy fog cloaked streets causing traffic crashes. two people injured and many shaken after a West End trolley collided with another.
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New Orleans
West End
Spanish Fort
Women's Council Faces Finance Crisis at ICW Meeting
The International Council of Women in Washington on May 8 faced a financial setback as the treasurer's statement and a finance committee report showed dwindling funds. Delegates considered recommendations to raise revenue from additional sources after harassing events.
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Washington
International Council of Women
Finance Committee
Delay Action on N. O. River Bridge Project
The New Orleans public belt commission seeks a permit to span the Mississippi above New Orleans but the Army Engineers will delay ruling. Senator Oscar Underwood reports the decision hinges on whether the bridge would impede navigation amid letters of support from about 200 organizations officials and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Grand Jury Returns True Bills Delaying Local Trials
The federal grand jury in Shreveport reported seven true bills and no true bills in five other cases. Narcotic investigations were planned, but specific indictments remain undisclosed. Six doctors previously indicted were postponed as demurrers were overruled, with trials delayed to a later term. The federal court adjourned after addressing the State Bar convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
May
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Dawkins
Attorneys Gather At State Capital For Annual Meet
Baton Rouge May 8 attorneys from across Louisiana converge for the annual Louisiana State Bar Association convention. Mayor Wade H. Bynum and Wylie M. Barrow welcomed attendees as Walter Carroll of New Orleans offered a response. Morning discussions centered on Act 29 of 1924 regarding writs of injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Bar Association
Wade H. Bynum
Wylie M. Barrow
Walter Carroll
New Orleans
W. M. Carmouche
Crowley
W. B. Spencer
Rufus B. Foster
Federal Court
London
American Bar Association
Edwin T. Merrick
St. Claire Adams
Louisiana
Witnesses Appear in Whangdoodle Probe at LSU
East Baton Rouge grand jury adjourned to May 21 after hearing witnesses over the Whangdoodle pamphlet. Printing shop owner and LSU student witnesses testified while three men B F O Bannon Tom Holland and Sargeant Pitcher remain under bond awaiting further grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana State Bar Association
B. F. O'Bannon
The
University
Tom Holland
Deported Editor Convicted For Describing Police Search
Hussein Djahid Bey, a provincial newspaper editor in Constantinople, was sentenced to lifelong deportation for calling a police raid on the progressive party headquarters an act of a raid. The court ruled his description framed the government action as illegal and punished him accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
A. P
Hussein Djahid Bey
Progressive Party
Decision Upholds UMWA Peaceful Persuasion in West Virginia Mine Case
Federal Judge W. E. Baker ruled that the United Mine Workers of America peaceably urging miners to join the union in the West Virginia strike zone did not violate the 1923 injunction. The decision affirms the union’s strategy during the labor dispute in Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
A. P
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
W. E. Baker
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Buffalo
Chester Gump
Forsythe
U. S
Grant
Rowe Well
J. B. King
Trace
N.Y
Deal
Monroe Beauty Revue
Bathing Cap
Chase-Amman Drug Company
Bathing Suit
Palais Royal
Ford Levi Stationery Company
Wise Shoe Company
Selig- Brooks, Vanity
R. and A. Jewelry Company
Frances Smith
Lillie White
DeSiard St
Juanita Ober
Texas Avenue
Mabel Thompson
West
Mon
Roe
Juanita Coates Folk
Mississippi Street
Paula Finley
North Fifth
Hattie Cox
Grammont Street
Eva Hodges
Catalpa Street
Louise Hunter
Swift Co
Joy
Couple
Babe
Orleans
Women’s Council
N. O. River
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