Entices girl arrested at Shreveport hotel
A man and his wife stopped at a Shreveport hotel where an alleged enticement of a girl led to the woman's arrest. Police reported the incident occurred at the hotel lobby as officers intervened.
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Shreveport
S. G. Wyckoff
Della Pinkel
Inn
B. F. Baker
Union Depot
Seb Davis
Ragley
Texas
Timpson
Davis
Wilson
Carthage
Bagley
Wyckoff
Lucar
Holland Enforces Law Prohibiting Rail Strike Action
The Netherlands maintains a special statute that bars railway workers from striking, aiming to ensure uninterrupted rail service amid labor tensions. The measure restricts collective action by train crews and related staff, impacting labor negotiations and public transit operations.
Gov elect Hall heads to Baton Rouge by rail
Judge L. E. Hall who will be inaugurated governor of Louisiana in Baton Rouge Monday departs this evening by Iron Mountain line for the capital via New Orleans. Earlier plans favored a circuitous Delhi Vicksburg Jackson route but later changes allowed rail travel. He is accompanied by Allen Scholars W. M. Lynch and other gentlemen from the city.
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Judge L. E. Hall
State of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Iron Mountain
New Orleans
Judge Hall
Delhi
Vicksburg
Jackson
Miss
Messrs. Allen Scholars
W. M. Lynch
Richeson 3 HI PD OF LIFES SWEPT AWAY
Associated Press reports Boston May 17 that C V T Richeson the murderer of Avis Linnell will die in the electric chair next week. The timing rests with the warden and witnesses only know shortly before execution. Richeson received the news calmly and asked for prison library books. Governor Foss refused clemency and the insanity commission found Richeson sane at the time of the murder and presently.
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Associated Press
Boston
Magrs
C. V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Richeson
C. VY. T. Richeson
Foss
Executive Council
Special
Charles Street
Floyd Allen Found Guilty of Murder
Associated Press reports Floyd Allen, the Hillsville courthouse assailant, found guilty of murder in the first degree. Sentence not pronounced as he is to testify in other cases. Allen collapsed when the verdict was read.
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Associated Press
Witheville
Floyd Allen
Hillsville
Allen
Governor Dix Signs Eight Factory Protection Bills
Governor Dix signed eight measures urged by the New York State factory investigation commission to protect workers. The acts require compulsory fire drills and the registration of all factories and owners.
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Dix
New York State Factory Investigating Commission
Reapportionment fight opens in Louisiana Senate
In Baton Rouge on May 16 the Senate opened the reapportionment fight with Leon R. Smith introducing a joint resolution to create a fifteen member committee to redraw the state's congressional districts. The measure aims to provide eight districts and outlines committee apportionment by the Speaker and Lieutenant Governor.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Leon R. Smith
Caddo
Normand
Butler
Appropriations Committee
Inauguration Monday Schedule for Barret Hall Sanders Officials
Details announce swearing in of Lieutenant Governor T C Barret at noon in the Senate Chamber. A 12 15 pm assembling of Governor-Elect Hall Governor J Y Sanders and state officials with inaugural committees at State University. A 12 30 pm march to the Capitol with parade marshal John M Parker and naval officers. The oath of office will be administered by Chief Justice J A Breaux and Governor Hall will deliver the inaugural address. An 9 pm informal reception at Istrouma Hotel parlor follows.
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Caddo
Farrot
Loague
House Inauguration Committee
Breaux
Barret
Hall
Sanders
General Assembly
T. C. Barret
Senate Chamber
J. Y. Sanders
Warstet
Senate
House of Representatives
Citizens of
Baton Rouge
The
State University
Capitol
T. Sambda Jones
Davis Sessums
Louisiana
J. A. Breaux
Supreme Court
Luther E. Hall
Father Crossearte
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Party of Friends
Istrouma
Monroe's Municipal Linen Sparks Louisiana Political Battle
Baton Rouge reports a heated clash over Monroe Louisiana's city government as Representative Bryant pushes a commission form bill. Mayor Forsythe leads a Monroe delegation opposing the plan while Senator Hood advances a charter amendment he frames as an alternative to the commission form.
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Baton Rouge
Monroe
Louisiana
North Louisiana
A. A. Forsythe
Dick Croker
Tammany
New York Democracy
Forsytheites
Bryant
Forsythe
Senator Hood
Hood
Senate
Interstate Commerce approves small rate raise for Southwest cotton
Washington May 17 The Interstate Commerce Commission granted railroads in the Southwest permission to advance rates about ten cents per hundred weight on shipments of cotton and lint from Texas points to New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Committee
Southwest
Texas
New Orleans
Unconfirmed Reports on Orozco Movement and Mexican Towns
Censured telegrams from El Paso on May 17 indicate Orozco plans to move south to attack federal forces. Federals have halted northward at Vierne awaiting developments. No solid word on Mapimi or Raul or Madero captures. story deemed unlikely.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Strera
Body of the King Reaches Copenhagen
The body of the late King Fredrick of Denmark reached Copenhagen today as royal personages from northern Europe followed the hearse through cheering crowds to the palace. In Glasgow Scotland grave diggers settled a strike with a wage increase of 1 shilling per week and workers returned to duty.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Fredrick
Denmark
Europe
Glasgow
Scotland
Women Take Newsboy Roles in Spanish Towns
In several Spanish towns women replace traditional newsboys on the streets as newspapers are sold, reflecting a shift in local labor patterns and daily routines. The move highlights changing gender roles amid urban life.
HyMelia Break Ends Crevasse Work Begins
Crevasse rescue efforts progress as HyMelia Break ends and related work starts. Authorities report successful tying of the gap and crews moving to repair operations.
Efforts Begun To Close Hymelia Crevasse At Mississippi
United States experts estimate two weeks to fully halt the flow and four to five days to cut volume by half. Immense tarpaulins will seal the ends, cribbing of 3500 feet erected, and dirt sacks placed against the opening. The project costs about 250000 dollars, with 100000 already appropriated.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi River Commission
Lafourche
Engineers expect no more crevasses as river falls
Engineers warned guards to tighten levee surveillance while waters recede. The river dropped 1.2 feet at Cairo and 0.4 foot at New Orleans, 0.4 foot rise at Missouri City, and was steady at Vicksburg. North of St. Louis the level fell in most points with minor changes.
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St. Louis
Vicksburg
Missouri City
Cairo
New Orleans
Levee Repair Plan Moves From St Louis to Gulf Coast
The Mississippi River Commission will start bank and levee improvement after allotment approval. Work begins at Hickman Kentucky and extends to the Gulf. estimated cost is $1,307,000.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi
Hickman
Gulf
River Level Drops on Ouachita at Local Gauge
The Ouachita river at this location continues to fall slowly with a stage today of 45.3 feet, down two tenths of a foot in the last 24 hours.
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Ouachita River
Podoto SEARCHING FOR TWO BANDITS
Two posses chase two bandits who robbed the express car on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad near Hattiesburg. Loot reported as large but details unavailable. The search extends between Gulfport and Ralston, Mississippi, as of May 17.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Gulfport
Ralston
Miss
New Orleans and Northeastern
Hattiesburg
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House
Mr. Price
Woodrow Wilson
George K. Farrot
East Baton Rouge
Delos Johnson
Brynes
Henry L. Favrot
B.” L. D. Beale
Cad
J. V. Guillotte
L. Lazero
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A. F. Barrow
West Feliciana
L. Caspari
Natchitoches
Fred Wilbert
Iberville
Settoon
S. Kent Amacker
East Feliciana
Parks and Building
Homer Barousse
Acadia
New Basin
Senators League
Stafford
John M. Parker
C. B. Hodges
Nebraska
T. A. Wonack
Fitch
L. A. Nalgu
Emmitt L. Ervin
Monroe's Municipal Linen
Houston-Harriman
Ines
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