Heroic Rescue Efforts As Mississippi Steamer Sinks
The United States government steamer Norman capsized in the Mississippi below Coahoma Landing while 22 engineers and passengers died. Captain Howard T. Fenton ordered passengers to scatter as the boat listed, and river workers led by Tom Lee rescued about thirty. Divers and boats searched for missing and survivors as authorities planned to cut into the hull if needed.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Norman
Engineering Corps
Coahoma Landing
Tennessee
Big Muddy
Mid-South Association of Engineers
Paine
Mid-South Association
Cow Island
Jin
D. R. Thornton
Nashville
wTee
Tollows
E. H. Bowser
C. H. Miller
Little Rock
Arkan
Earl Simonson
Roy Thompson
Will Moore
Tom Plunkett
Professor R. H. McNeilly
Chisco
Monitor
Bruins
Arkansas
Tom Lee
Helena
Ark
Lee
Howard T. Fenton
Fenton
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mrs Heyworth Arrested in New York Drug Raid
Mrs Helen Heyworth, former wife of Otto Young Heyworth of Chicago, once linked to a $15 million fortune and engaged to international crook Dapper Don Collins, was arrested in a New York raid on her apartments where drugs were alleged to be found. She called it a joke.
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Helen Heyworth
Otto Young Heyworth
Chicago
Don’ Collins
New York City
Veteran shoe salesman dies in Bonita store
John C. Mehring age 50 of Baltimore died of heart attack yesterday in a Bonita shoe store while closing his sample case. He was a well known Louisiana traveling salesman with no children, survived by a widow and siblings in the East. His body was sent to Baltimore via Birmingham and Chattanooga for burial.
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Louisiana
Bonita
John C. Mehring
Monroe
Baltimore
Smith
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Southern Railway
Mehring
Mr. Mehring
East
Mad dog shot by local veterinarian in Monroe
The first mad dog of the 1925 season appeared on Monroe streets. Dr. W. F. Moore, veterinarian, received a call from a resident near Sixth and Oak and promptly diagnosed rabies in a fox terrier. The animal, on the street all night, was not believed to have bitten anyone.
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Monroe
W. F. Moore
Moore
Sixth
Oak Streets
Worthington to Attend World Ad Club Meeting
J. W. Worthington News Star business manager sails for Houston to join the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World annual convention. He will attend all sessions through next Saturday as advertising leaders from around the world gather, with Houston chosen as the 1925 convention city at the 1924 England meeting.
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J. W. Worthington
The
News-Star
Houston
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Worthington
England
Rowert Alin Delay Of Test Qi New Well Rowert Alin Delay Of Test Qi New Well
Urania oil field sees secrecy and rumors as Rowe-Wallace offset Urania No. 1 in section 7 10 2E delays final testing. Crew drilled at midnight but no oil sand found and no salt water flow confirmed. field manager notes no test results publicly disclosed.
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J. B. King
Urania
News-Star
Rowe-Wallace Company
Zeigin Well in Urania Struggles with Salt Water Flow
The George Zeigin oil well in Urania now yields about 75 barrels daily with 75 percent salt water and 25 percent oil. Despite three inch tubing and packer attempts, salt water intrusion worsens and abandonment may be needed. Zeigin presses on with leases as the No. 1 well reaches 500 feet and casing prep begins. Derrick crews move to the Urania No. 1 A site to shift rigs from the offset.
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Urania
George Zeigin
LinER Stuck in Urania Co Hole
Urania May 9. All efforts to pull the liner from the hole of the 亚洲 Urania company site have failed. Crews continue to work with mechanical equipment to free the obstruction. No injuries reported as responders monitor the scene.
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Urania CO
Urania
Men Injured At Work On Well Near Fairbanks
Victor Sackett aged 30 and Claude Mullins 28 employed by Southern Carbon Co. were drilling near Fairbanks when a blowout caused serious injuries. Mullins was moved to St. Francis sanitarium with possible internal injuries, Sackett suffered a crushed left side and multiple broken ribs and is at the same hospital.
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Victor Sackett
Claude Mullins
Southern Carbon Co
Fairbanks
Mullins
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sackett
Rescued Survivors Pray as Norman Sinks on Mississippi
Survivors recall the Norman sinking 16 miles south of Memphis as rescue boats return. Lifesaver prayers focus on ten year old Edgar Brosard who died after reaching hospital. Captain Howard T. Fenton and the Mississippi river crew aided in the effort with the Gulfport assisting.
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Memphis
A. P
Norman
Mississippi River
Here
A. M. Lund
Little Rock
Arkansas
Edgar Brosard
T. A. Allen
Fire and Police of
Entrants Still Open for Monroe Beauty Contest
Last call for participants in the Monroe Beauty Contest to select Miss Monroe for the Galveston Bathing Beach Revue on May 16 to 18. Prize includes 100 cash and bathing wear from local merchants plus photography by Griffin's Studio. entries due by Monday night with a list of entrants already including Frances Smith Lillie White Juanita Ober Mabel Thompson Juanita Coates Folk Paula Finley Hattie Cox Louise Hunter and Eva Hodges not entered.
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Monroe
Galvestor
Gulf Resort
Bathing Cap
Chase-Amman Drug Co
Palais Royal
Ford Levi Stationery Co
Wise Shoe Co
Selig Brooks
Vanity
R. and A. Jewelry
Griffin
Galveston
Frances Smith
Stone Avenue
Lillie “White
DeSiard Street
Juanita Ober
Texas Avenue
Mabel Thompson
West Monroe
Juanita Coates Folk
Mississippi Street
Paula Finley
North Fifth
Hattie Cox
Gramment Street
Louise Hunter
Twelve drilling permits issued in La Salle parish
Twelve permits have been issued for La Salle parish since the Urania discovery well. Seven rigs are active and five have located wells, with operations announced by Gulf Refining, Columbia Oil and Gas, Davis Trustee, Ford Banner, Imperial Oil, and others in Urania and nearby sections. A Harper No. 1 well is under way in Winn parish.
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la Salle Parish
Urania
Gulf Refining Company
Urania No
Haygood- Jones
Kees
Heard Et al
Boyd
Helm Burch
Rowe Et al
G. W. Zeigin
Zeigin
Prohibition Officer In North New Orleans Shootout
Federal officer Patrick Needham killed a hijacker and a passenger wounded in a morning attempted hold up near New Orleans. The slain hijacker was Robert Killian, 26, with two suspects named Albert Belandi and August Maurer arrested. other arrests expected.
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New Orleans
Patrick M. Needham
Frank Clesi
Clesi
Needham
New
Albert Belandi
August Maurer
Killian
Belandi
Grayson Oil Station Disaster Triggers Tank Blast
A Grayson oil station owned by Louisiana Oil Refining Co caught fire early Friday with 200 barrels of cylinder oil and 27 thousand gallons of gasoline. a nearby cotton gin burned down. Truck operator Traylor Cloyd saved two Missouri Pacific freight cars by pulling them to safety as an explosion hurled a barrel into the air and worker Tom Jourdan fought the blaze with wet blankets and a high pressure hose. The company vows no service interruption and immediate rebuilding for supply and warehouse facilities.
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News-Star
Columbia
Grayson
Louisiana Oil Refining Company
McKeithen Brothers
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Traylor Cloyd
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Tom Jourdan
Louisiana Oil and Refining Company
Monroe
Rayville Bootlegging Penalty for Local Vendor
J. C. Chambers a store and restaurant operator in east Rayville was found guilty of liquor law violations. He received a 60 day jail sentence and a $500 fine after officers found 14 gallons of liquor at his premises.
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News-Star
Rayville
J. C. Chambers
East
Chambers
Roy L. Binion
C. J. Gillis
Former Monroe Residents Die in River Tragedy
Special to the News-Star reports the capsizing of the government boat M. E. Norman on the Mississippi near Memphis, killing Caldwell Parish residents Walter Kirkpatrick and wife and Walter Kirkpatrick's partner R. S. Reynolds. The two men were longtime Monroe officials with city engineering roles and legal disputes over contracts.
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Monroe
Walter Kirkepatrick
M. E. Norman
Memphis
Mississippi River
Kirkpatrick
Louisiana Supreme Court
Kirkpatricks
Arnold Bernstein
Mississippi
Oxford
R. S. Reynolds
Reynolds
Nashville, Tenn
One Arrested in Norphlet Riot Near El Dorado Arkansas
G M Duncan was arrested in connection with rioting in the oil fields near Norphlet. He was shipped from Norphlet jail to El Dorado and faces rioting charges that could bring heavy penalties. Investigators expect more arrests as the case unfolds. Duncan said he is from Los Angeles and had been in Norphlet three days. Injured workers J E Bottom and George Duncan remain in local hospitals.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Norphiet
G. M. Duncan
Duncan
Walter L. Brown
Los Angeles
Norphlet
Arkansas
Louisiana
J. E. Bottom
George Duncan
Fatal Train Accident In Georgetown Identifies Victim
A 21 year old youth from Jena identified as I H Deen was fatally injured when he fell under a westbound freight train on the L and A railroad while alighting at Georgetown Thursday night. He died about two hours later from blood loss. The body lay in Georgetown all day before an inquest by Dr Adams of Selma. A relative from Olla confirmed the Jena identity and the body will be taken to Jena for burial.
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Georgetown
Jena
I. H. Deen
I. L. Deen
Adams
Selma
Grant Parish
Olla
River Stages and Flows Across Mississippi Basin
River stage readings report Memphis at 15.0 feet, up 0.8. Vicksburg 22.5 feet, up 0.3. New Orleans 3.6 feet, up 0.4. Red River shows Shreveport 16.9, down 0.6. Alexandria 15.4, down 1.6. Ouachita at Camden 5.0, down 0.1. Monroe 13.7, up 0.7.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
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