Mississippi Ford Suit Upheld By Revenue Agent
Jackson witnesses a stalemate as W. J. Miller the state revenue agent vows to pursue the $12 million anti trust action against Ford Motor company despite Governor Whitfield urging dismissal. The governor counters seeking legislative clarification to avoid ambiguous enforcement while stating the suit does not reflect Mississippi’s business attitude.
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Jackson
Miss
Ford Motor Company
Mississippi
W. J. Miller
Whitsfield
Ford
Whitfield
Jackson, Miss
Henry L. Whitfield
Bombers Seek Mercy as Death Penalty Looms
Vienna dispatches report all principals charged in the Sveti Kral cathedral bombing case pleaded guilty except Koeff. The court deferred judgment after pleas. Marco Freidmann asked to be spared death if it is imposed. Zadgorsky the cathedral sacristan begged imprisonment for atonement. Other defendants sought leniency.
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Vienna
A. P
Sofia
Sveti Kral
Koeff
Marco Freidmann
Zadgorsky
Roberson Blames Hays as Frame For Epstein Murder
Howard Roberson now awaiting a supreme court appeal insists he is innocent in the Epstein store slaying of March 25, 1924. He cites prejudice and claims Hays bears a grudge aiding a frame up with juror Walker and others. His wife supports his claim as Luther Hays, his cellmate, also faces murder charges and testified against him.
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Howard Roberson
Adolph Epstein
Swartz Grocer
Supreme Court
Roberson
Autrocius
Swartz
Hays
Stone
Grudke
Epstein
Hay
J. N. Walker
Walker
Luther Hays
Fire destroys large Rayville wholesale co
A fire at dawn destroyed the McLemore Wholesale Grocery building in Rayville La causing total loss of structure and contents estimated over 50 000 Investigators suggested possible entry by thieves and a cover up fire department fought the blaze with the new LaFrance engine near the U S and P railroad station and no rebuilding plans were announced.
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News-Star
Rayville
McLemore Wholesale Grocery Company
McLemore
New la France
U. S. and P
Delta
Southern Exposition Opens in Gotham at Grand Central Palace
Products from more than a dozen states are shown at the Southern Exposition opening at the Grand Central Palace New York. The cooperative venture aims to reveal southern opportunities for farmers inventors and tourists and runs for two weeks with thousands expected to visit. Governor Trinkle of Virginia, honorary president, will attend the opening.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Trinkle
Virginia
River Stages Readout from Mississippi and Red Rivers
Water levels show Memphis at 14.9 with a 0.1 fall and Vicksburg at 22.6 rising 0.1. New Orleans 4.0 up 0.4. Shreveport 14.7 down 2.2 and Alexandria 12.8 down 2.6. Ouachita at Camden 5.1 up 0.1 and Monroe 13.7 steady.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ad vertising ethics called vital to civilization progress
Houston, May 11. Secretay Hoover told the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World the industry must adopt a formal code of ethics. He urged policing conduct, avoiding government overreach, and turning public opinion to government as remedy for ills. He traced advertising’s rise from circus barkers to mass communications, stressing professional standards and public trust.
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Houston
Texas
Hoover
Associated Advertising Clubs
Sesson
Coolidge
Talbot loses bid to block Watson Williams toll bridge
Judge Carruth Jones denied William H. Talbot of New Orleans an injunction blocking state highway commission approval of the Watson Williams syndicate toll bridge over Lake Pontchartrain. The ruling upheld five thousand words arguing no cause for action after Talbot questioned the franchise as unconstitutional on thirteen points. Milner’s intervention suit for Adlee Orr was not heard due to Orr filing a new suit.
Rule Chinese Children Not Eligible for White Schools in Mississippi
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Chinese children are not part of the white race under state school laws and must attend colored or private schools. The decision remanded the Bolivar county case G. P. Rice et al versus Martha Lum et al and noted compulsory education. Chinese residents must seek private or state nonwhite schools unless legislation changes.
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Jackson, Miss
State Supreme Court
Mississippi
Bolivar County
G. P. Rice
Martha Lum
High Court
Train to Cincinnati to Carry Radio Broadcast for Passengers
New Pan American limited train on its first trip from New Orleans to Cincinnati will offer a radio broadcast of a train description. WSMB will describe the train as it travels, and the service includes a permanent radio receiving set with twenty individual sets for passengers.
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New Orleans
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Cincinnati
WSMB
Rum Row Dispersed as Dry Navy Blockade Bites Coastal Wharfstrewn
May 11 New York. Rum Row along the Atlantic coast is breaking up under the dry navy blockade. Some liquor craft still linger off New York hoping fog will aid them. Thick mist yesterday aided patrols as Rear Admiral Ballard aims for noticeable disintegration within a month. A ships’ fleet from Cape Ann to Cape May has largely vanished or moved home or to other markets. Coast Guard Commander Captain Jacobs reported whiskey ships heading to sea or moving ashore to escape patrols. Eight rum crafts were sighted off Sandy Hook amid the fog.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Ballard
Coast Guard
Washington
Cape Ann
Mass
Cape May
N. J
W. W. E. Jacobs
Sandy Hook
Galveston Set for Record Crowd at Beauty Revue
Galveston Texas May 11 The Bathing Girl Revue and Beauty Pageant on the seawall boulevard opens Saturday with expected crowds over 100000 as rail excursion trains bring visitors from distant points. The parade in aft ernoons frocks or sports clothes starts Sunday at 5 pm and the Bathing Girl Revue follows. Monday night features the American Beauty Pageant at the city auditorium. Entrants may still join by tomorrow noon with dresses or sports attire allowed. Miss Monroe receives bathing beach wear prizes from local merchants.
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Monroe
Saenger
Galveston
Gulf Coast City
Texas
Seawall Boulevard
News-Star
Bathing Cap
Chase-Amman Drug Co
Palais Royal
Ford Levi Stationery Co
Wise Shoe
Rainfall in North Louisiana Saves Crops
North Louisiana gained relief as heavy rains over Saturday and Sunday boosted drought weakened crops. In Monroe, 1.87 inches fell Saturday and .40 on Sunday, with similar totals in Morehouse parish, easing concerns of total crop failure. Farmers report crops in good shape to benefit from continued showers, breaking a long drought.
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Louisiana
Ouachita
Delta
Mississippi
Monroe
Morehouse Parish
Katie Key
North Louisana
Rainfall Brings Hope for Record Delta Crops
Special to the News-Star Rayville La May 11 reports soaking showers over much of the Louisiana delta from Vicksburg to Monroe and Ferriday to the Arkansas line. The rain, first heavy then drizzle, steadies germination prospects amid a promising spring for farming. Officials note last year’s drought reduced boll weevil pressure, aiding potential yields if a good harvest and fair cotton prices follow.
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Rayville
Louisiana Delta
Vicksburg
Monroe
Ferriday
Arkansas Line
Delta
Heavy rains ease drought threats in Louisiana and Mississippi
In New Orleans 2.47 inches fell from 7 to 7 p m aiding crops and saving sugar rice and cotton. A lightning strike at St Rose La set 600000 gallons of gasoline ablaze causing a 100000 loss. Bastrop La drought broken by two inch rainfall promising crops with potential savings for farmers.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Petroleum Import Company
St. Rose
Forsythe Park Pool Opens With Band and Dance
Forsythe park natatorium opens the summer season with the Louisiana Training Institute band as the main attraction and a pavilion dance with a jazz orchestra. The pool, bath houses, and facilities have been cleaned and updated, with police and a matron on duty.
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Forsythe Park
Louisiana Training Institute
Monroe Seeks Support for Summer Concerts and Band Uniforms
Monroe plans regular two weekly band concerts at the natatorium all summer after a conference with Superintendent Gill of Louisiana Training Institute. The Institute boys will perform at no charge, but need new uniforms. Leon Marx urges citizens to donate 400 to 500 dollars to equip the band, starting the drive with a personal subscription and requesting quick contact from supporters.
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Gill
Louisiana Training Institute
Leon Marx
Montee
Institute
Marx
BAPTISTS CONVENE IN MEMPHIS AS MEETING NEARS
The Southern Baptist convention session in Memphis opens with the program committee drafting 1925 recommendations and 1926 plans. Key leaders include Dr G W McDaniel Dr H C Moore and George J Burnett. Discussions focus on resources to ease indebtedness and support educational benevolent efforts ahead of revival evangelism conferences.
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Memphis
Southern Baptist Convention
G. W. McDaniel
Richmond
H. C. Moore
Nashville
George J. Burnett
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Baptist Young Peoples’ Union
South
Recovery Efforts Under Way for M. E. Norman Victims
Relatives gather as engineers break the sunken steamer’s superstructure with a large anchor and chain to release bodies of 23 victims. Divers failed due to strong currents while search extends downstream toward Helena Arkansas.
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Miss. Craft
Memphis
A. Po
United States
M. E. Norman
D. H. Connolly
Helena
Arkansas
Connolly
C. la Potter
Mississippi River Commission
Douglas Gillette
No Formalities When Von Hindenburg Leaves
Hanover Germany May 11 42 Field Marshal Von Hindenburg left for Berlin to be inaugurated president of Germany tomorrow. Only a few local officials met him at the station as he arrived and he boarded the special car provided by Begin.
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Hanover
Germany
A. P
von Hindenburg
Berlin
Begin
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