Full Investigation Calls for Probing Tensas Lands Deal
A joint Senate House resolution in Baton Rouge requests a thorough investigation into the Tensas Basin Levee Board land sale to Tensas Delta Land Company and the related compromise. A five member committee, with two senators and three representatives, will gather facts, with power to summon witnesses and incur expenses, reporting before adjournment of the current session.
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Tensas
Baton Rouge
Leo, R. Smith
Senate
Tensas Delta
Louisiana
Senne
House
Tenses Basin
Lewisiang
Tensas Basin
House of Representatives
Tengsas Basin Levee Board
Ita
Tensas Delta Land Company
General Assembly
General Assembly of
Lynching of Ed Hamilton in Shreveport shocks city
A mob hanged Ed Hamilton an eighteen year old black man after he was held at Caddo parish jail for the assault of an eleven year old white girl. Thousands gathered as a steel rail and rope completed the lynching near the courthouse. No shots fired. Damage to the jail exceeds $3,000.
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Shreveport
Ed Hamilton
Caddo Parish
Court House
Caldwell
Hamilton
Saenger Brothers
Tramilton
Parish
Flournoy
Gon. Hall
McNeese
Frank P. Stubbs
Monroe
Louisiana National Guard
Col. Stubbs
Monroe Guards Ordered to Shreveport Over Lynching
Acting on Governor Hall’s orders, Adjutant General McNeese directed Company D to proceed to Shreveport to prevent a lynching of Ed Hamilton, charged with raping an eleven year old white girl. Before the 2 40 train, Hamilton was lynched and the city remained quiet, the Monroe company having been recalled. The piece recalls prior service during Gov. Blanchard’s term when the unit aided to prevent mob violence and later witnessed a legal execution.
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Louisiana
House of Representatives
McNeese
Governor Hall
F. P. Stubbs
Louisiana National Guards
Shreveport
Ed Hamilton
Hamilton
Monroe
British cruiser ordered to Tampico amid Mexican tensions
The British cruiser Bristol is ordered to Tampico quickly as US officials report no panic in Mexico City. Word arrives that Huerta remains, Zapata and Federal forces clash near Acapulco with sixteen Zapataists killed. Separate notice: Monroe seeks bids for 1400 square feet of screening at City Market by May 14.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Old Dominion
New York
London
Bristol
Tampico
Washington
Mexico City
Zapata
Huerta
Admiral Howard
Mexico
Zapataists
Acapulco
Council
City of
Monroe
R. O. Morrison
City Hall
J. S. Bloch
Youths killed over remarks about mother in incident
Prest on Williams, 16, charged with shooting and killing three youths, Jesse Sumner, Elbert Gay and Robert Gay, as they drove away. An inquest indicates the victims were killed after alleged remarks about Williams' mother. Williams is held in county jail.
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Occila
Preston Williams
Williams
Jesse Sumner
Elbert Gay
Robert Gay
Yesterda
Advertising Columns Guide Readers to Deals
The notice urges readers to use today’s advertising columns for purchase information. It stresses that every line is a direct message to someone and offers definite, profit-minded guidance for buyers and sellers.
Prominent Georgia Brothers Die in Early Morning Incident
From the home of Preston Sumner and Robert Gay, two Gay brothers died almost instantly and Elbert Gay died today. The men belonged to a prominent Georgia family. In Paris a vandalized embassy door bore the message Death to Americans in Spanish, prompting increased police guard at the U S embassy.
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Preston
Sumner
Robert Gay
Elbert Gay
Georgia
Associated Press
Paris
United States
New Orleans Woman Commits Suicide After Denied New Trial
Augusta Agnes Edwards, condemned for the 1913 murder of George Washington Riehl, died in parish prison after attempting suicide hours after learning the Supreme Court denied her motion for a new trial. She had shot Riehl on Carondelet street and faced life imprisonment.
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New Orleans
Supreme Court
Augusta Agnes Edwards
Charity Hospital
George Washington Riehl
Carondelet Street
Riehl
State House Considers 20000 for Voting Machines
Washington May 12 A resolution seeks a twenty thousand dollar appropriation to install an electric voting machine in the House. The machine would replace the current thirty to forty minute voting process with a ten minute tally.
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Associated Press
Washington
Millwright Dies in Band Saw Accident at Huttig
W. W Gathright a millwright with Union Sawmill Company in Huttig Arkansas died Monday after being struck and pulled into a band saw as a log was loaded. A lawyer assisting in loading failed to see him. He belonged to the Masonic order and Woodmen of the World and left a widow and four children.
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Huttig
Ark
W. W Gathright
Union Sawmill Company
Gathright
Masonic Fraternity
The
Woodmen of the World
President Outlines Mediation Plans With Cabinet
President discusses mediation strategy ahead of conference with Cabinet members. Key officials and aides are briefing on goals and potential concessions as talks near.
Wilson weighs Mexico mediation and Vera Cruz issues
President Wilson conferred with his cabinet on US participation in the Mexican mediation conference in Canada and discussed Vera Cruz developments. Gen Funston said there was no Mexican troop movement and urged caution over alarming reports of attacks on water works.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Wilson
United States
Canada
Vera Cruz
Fustensen
Funston
Mexico City
Lobos Island
Mexico
Two Army Airmen Killed In Midair Collision
London reports two army airmen were killed and another seriously hurt in a midair collision today.
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Army
London
Race separation bill targets Louisiana laundries
Baton Rouge May 12 Representative Reinherdt announces a bill to punish race discrimination in factories mills and laundries with fines from 100 to 400 dollars for violations. Owners directors superintendents and managers would bear responsibility under the act. The measure aims mainly at laundries where races are mixed at work.
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Baton Rouge
Reinherdt
Henderson Leads Comer In State Governor Race
Birmingham May 12 Charles Henderson's lead over former Gov I B Comer for the governorship is indicated to be over 11000 votes. Total ballots cast were about 40000 fewer than in April's primary.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Charles Henderson
I. B. Comer
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