Markham and Huey Long in talks on railroad merger
A Shreveport conference in Huey P. Long's office failed to produce a decision on the Illinois Central and Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific merger. Long opposed the plan, arguing it would harm western lines and small roads. Markham left without comment. The Illinois Central party continued to Jackson for a forthcoming Interstate Commerce Commission hearing.
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Shreveport
Illinois Central Railroad
Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
C. M Markham
Illinois Central
V., S. and P
A. and
V. Lines
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Markham
Louisiana
Long
Mississippi River
Cardinal Hayes Plans Stop in Chicago During Homeward Journey
Cardinal Hayes archbishop of New York ended a three day New Orleans visit as a guest of Monsignor L J Kavanagh. En route to New York he will visit his boyhood friend George Munde Tein in Chicago and was welcomed with a formal dinner by Catholic laymen after dedicating Our Lady of Lourdes church and confirming a class of children.
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New Orleans
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
New York
L. J. Kavanagh
Chicago
George
Munde- Tein
Cardinal Wayex
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
River Stage Readings and Changes Across Basins
Ohio and Red River stations report varied water stages. Cairo shows 28.6 with a rise of 1.4 feet. Memphis 18.6 up 0.2, Vicksburg 20.2 down 0.38, New Orleans 3.5 down 0.1. Shreveport 18.2 up 0.2, Alexandria 14.0 up 2.0, Ouachita Camden 6.5 down 0.4, Monroe 14.5 up 0.2.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Ccamden
Monroe
Rige
Cave man missing after kidnapping his stenographer
William Rumsey and Corinne Walter vanished after Rumsey allegedly abducted Walter from her office. They later appeared at a Gretna license bureau seeking a marriage license directed to Rev. Schmidt. The license clerk noted Walter laughed during filing. Rev. Schmidt refused to marry them due to the circumstances.
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New Orleans
William Rumsey
Corrine Walter
Rev. Schmidt
Gretna
Rumsey
Frederick C. Taylor
Ford Hangs Up Shingle On Wall Street Report
New York May 19. Associates of Henry Ford linked to a New York bond house, seen as Ford’s Wall Street entry, while Detroit denies significance. Guardian Detroit Co opens in Equitable Building. Ernest Kanzler and Edsel Ford directors.
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Wall Street
New York
A. P
Henry Ford
Detroit
Guardian Detroit Company
Equitable
Broadway
Ernest Kanzler
Ford Motor Company
Guanst Company of
Rye Eoeel Ford
Henry
The
Guardian Detroit Co
Kean, Higbee Arid Company
Underwrit
Fords
Trust Company
New York Tribune
America
Stewart L. Pittman
Edsel Ford
Kanzler
Kean, Higbee Company
Lightning kills 9 year old in Lake Charles
James Booth aged 9 was instantly killed by a lightning bolt near his Lake Charles home while leading a cow from a pasture. He was struck Monday afternoon and his body badly burned and torn by the strike.
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Lake Charles
James Booth
Differences Over German Note Delay Ambassadors Adjourn Meeting
Paris May 19 The British and French clash over wording of the disarmament note to Germany. The council of ambassadors has postponed its meetings and adjourned the session without setting a new date.
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Paris
A. P
Germany
Council of Ambassadors
Divorced Couples Re marry After Divorce Mill Inquiry
Providence May 19. State Attorney General Sisson reports an inquiry into a divorce mill has yielded 33 indictments. The mill allegedly separated 200 people illegally and many have remarried or are abroad.
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Providence
R. I
A. P
Sisson
Poison Case Witness Disappears Amid Murder Trial
Chicago May 19. Jurors are selected for the trial of William Darling Shepherd charged with murder by typhoid germs. Key witness C. C. Farman testified he supplied germs for $100000. Robert White, a state witness and Farman's aide, has vanished with his wife and two children.
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Chicago
A. P
Darling Shepherd
Nelson McClintock
C. C. Farman
Shepherd
Farman
Robert White
George E. Gorman
White
National University of Sciences
State’s Attorney’s
Shep
J. H. Shepherd
Little Rock
Ark
Spanish Planes Active in War on Moroccans
Spanish air squadrons intensify actions over rebel territory bombing villages and seeking tribal concentrations near Melilla. Front reports from Fez note good French resistance along the line as Abd el Krim reinforces in the Ouergha valley and Senhadja Mountains amid rumors of an offensive into the Spanish zone.
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Spanish Morocco
A. P
Fez
French Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Marshal Lyautey
Rabat
Count de Chambrun
Branes Front
Cambay
Oued Alamar
Abd-El- Krim
Miss Monroe Takes Fourth in Galveston Beach Revue
Miss Monroe Jessica Rogers of Monroe placed fourth at the Galveston Bathing Girl Revue and Beauty Pageant, beating several Texas and Louisiana entrants. Winners were Eleanor Wilkins Dallas first, Lucille King Galveston second, Edna Francis Houston third, with Monroe’s entrant praised for strong support and broad regional interest.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Texas
Jessie Rogers
Eleanor Wilkins
Dallas
Lucille King
Edna Francis
Houston
Lucille Etheridge
Shreveport
Pearl Flint
Charles Vestal
Fort Worth
Keron Hall
Margaret Fisher
Luella Porter
Natchitoches
Clyde McConathy Besant
Sue A. Starkey
Tulsa
Okla
Mattie Hindman
Elaine Everett
Odessa Houston
Miss Monroe
King
Sunshine
News-Star
Estonia Takes Action on U S Debt Payment
Washington May 19 Estonia moves toward settling its war and postwar debts with the United States as Belgium and France negotiate funding. Estonian Prime Minister Piip awaits Mellon memoranda while Paris audits accounts and considers a Washington visit by expert delegates for a conclusive settlement.
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Belgium
Esthonia
France
Brussels
Phillips
Mellon
Baron Cartier de Marchienne
American Debt Commission
Piip
Paris
Caillaux
New Orleans Man Held in Bank Draft Fraud Case
W F Wilson of New Orleans La was jailed in Guilford county awaiting trial on false pretense charges. Authorities say he posed as a railroad commission attorney in Louisiana and deposited a bank draft for 800 dollars while giving a 200 dollar personal check which was cashed. The draft was unpaid and Wilson was captured at Durham.
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High Point
N. C
W. F. Wilson
New Orleans
Trail
Guilford County Superior Court
Wilson
Railroad Commission
Louisiana
Atlanta Bank and Trust Company of ii
Durham
Dry chiefs foresee return of bad liquor for U S
Washington reports prohibition officers are tightening a coast guard blockade and expanding warehouse safeguards as dry agents push to curb smuggling and prevent fraudulent withdrawals. Officials note many rum ships have stranded and medicinal whiskey will not be needed for years due to large existing stocks.
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A. P
Prohibition “Army
Dry “Navy
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Prohibition
Coutry
Long Island
Canadian
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Mellon
French Pl 2 Ace and Mechanic Die in Race Crash
In Tours May 19 Adjutant Foiny a war aviator and his mechanic Jean Fouchier were killed when their plane crashed soon after starting in an airplane race of a military cup competition.
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Tours
France
A. P
Adjutant Foiny
Jean Fouchier
Court martial for S-19 officers over January grounding
Secretary Wilbur ordered court martial proceedings for Lieutenant Charles F. Martin commander of the submarine S-19, Lieutenant Chester E. Lewis navigator, and Lieutenant (JG) Alexander S. Edward officer of the deck, due to alleged negligence and culpable inefficiency. The court of inquiry found the ship’s administration from leaving the Shoals buoy to grounding as loose and perfunctory.
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Washington
A. P
Nauset Beach
Mass
Wilbur
Charles F. Martin
Chester E. Lewis
Alexander S. Edward
Isle of Shoals
Dallas Crowded as Confederate Veterans Meet
May 19 Dallas hosts the thirty fifth reunion of United Confederate Veterans while Texas Grand Army of the Republic meets nearby. About 100 Union veterans attend, with Women’s Relief Corps greeting them. thousands arrive by train and auto for a major regional gathering.
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Dallas
A. P
United Confederate Veterans
Texas
Grand Army of the Republic
Texas G. A. R
Boys In Blue
Women's Relief Corps
Union
State Fair Park
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Special C of C Meeting to Meet Markham Officials
A special Chamber of Commerce meeting was called for 1 30 pm to greet C H Markham of the Illinois Central and Larz A Jones of the U S & P railroad arriving by train. Lions club noon vote favored the VS and P merger with Illinois Central and authorized Burns and Rainey to appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Jackson.
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C.H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad System
A. E. Clift
Illinoise Central
Larz A. Jones
U. S. and P. Railroad
J. C. Stamm
V. S. and
Monroe
President Markham
Clift
U. S. and P. Road
Stamm
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Illinois Central
Sec
H. J. Fernandez
Jackson
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Illinois Central Road
J. M. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Markham
Minois Central
U. S. & P. Railroad
Lions Club
V. S.S
Illiois Central
Robert Burns
Lion W. C. Rainey
Interstate Commerce Commission
World War Dog Peggy Buried With Military Honors
Norfolk Virginia May 19 Peggy known as Norfolk Peggy a shaggy British sheep dog received full military honors at a city park grave service attended by veterans including a Washington party. Peggy helped in Liberty Loan drives and was presented to President Wilson at the White House before marching in the Harding inaugural parade.
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Norfolk
Peggy
Richard J. Jones
Washington
Norfolk Post No. 392
Red Cross
Wilson
White House
Harding
No Shots Fired Claims Mark Mississippi Fatality
In Hattiesburg four officers Deputy Duncan McGilvray Ward Camp Constables Sewart Coates and Jim Wilson face preliminary hearing for the killing of Southwick Enion alleged rum runner from Memphis. Wiley Broun disputes officers claims of being shot at. Body shipped to Memphis. funds for funeral unsettled.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Duncan McGilvray
Ward Camp
Sewart Coates
Jim Wilson
Southwick Enion
Memphis
Wiley F. Broun
Broun
Forrest County
Erion
Elton
Noteworthy
Braun
Justice of the Peace
Funeral for Nelson A. Miles Witnessed by Nation
Washington honored Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles with a national tribute as President Coolidge attended the funeral cortege. A cavalry escort led the guard to St John’s Church and Arlington National Cemetery, where Miles rests beside comrades of three wars in the Mausoleum.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Coolidge
Aington National Cemetery
Subways Evacuated After Fire, 73 Hurt in New York Panic
A Grand Central Station subway car fuse and bulb explosions caused a smoke filled rush as the train halted and panic spread. Guards blocked emergency doors while 25 injured sought care at Hotel Vanderbilt lounges and salons. Bellevue Hospital treated 30 more. 51 later at Vanderbilt. Police reported brutal scenes as passengers fled.
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New York
East Side
Grand Central Terminal
Hotel
Vanderbilt
Bellevue Hospital
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
George Deno
Thirty-Fourth Street
Bryan Heads to Presbyterian Assembly as Moderator Candidate
Wm. J. Bryan travels from the East to Columbus Ohio to attend the general assembly of the Presbyterian church and is reportedly a candidate for moderator on a strictly fundamentalist platform following recent controversies between modernists and fundamentalists.
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New York
A. P
East
Wm. J. Bryan
Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
American Delegates Win Po at Geneva Meet
At Geneva May 19 the proposed convention of the International Conference for the control of traffic in arms and munitions eliminated the amendment to establish the right to search ships suspected of conveying arms. The American delegation led the opposition to the amendment.
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GENEV
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International Conference For the
Derby Pictures First On Kentucky Derby Coverage
The Monroe News-Star features first photographs from the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, supplied by the International News Service. This marks a premier photo feature in the newspaper's ongoing news-picture coverage to meet national standards.
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Monroe News-Star
Churchill Downs
International News Service
News-Star
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