Belfast Violence Flares Amid Religious Hatred
Reports from Belfast allege murder and arson driven by religious prejudice. Incendiary fires caused extensive damage, with several deaths and many injured in shootings targeting Catholics and Protestants alike. Shanes Castle, home of Lord O Neill, was burned by a mob from Tyrone.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Ulster
York Street
Shanes Castle
County Antrim
Lord O'Neill
Ulster House of Commons
Tyrone
Dalton has new key 10 crime in Monroe trial
Testimony centers on the motorman claim at the depot near noon as B F Jackson faces a murder charge in Monroe. Witnesses Robert Ray and Carey Ballard testified earlier that the defendant emerged from the woods where the crime is alleged to have occurred. The jury returned a not guilty verdict after a brief deliberation amid Jacksons third trial.
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Dalton
Monroe
Robert Ray
Carey Ballard
Woods
B. F. Jackson
J. F. Thompkins
HB. F. Jackson
J. F. Tompkins
Jackson
Tompkins
Iron Mountain Depot
Iron Mountain
Gryders
Mr. Tompkins
Mountain Depot
Mr. Lee
Jack Hall
Louisiana Pharmacists Plan Monroe Convention May 23 24
Louisiana State Pharmacists to hold their fortieth annual convention in Monroe on May 23 and 24. Delegates will travel by special car from New Orleans via Jackson and Vicksburg to inspect the nearby gas fields and view Monroe’s prospects. The program includes Welcome addresses, fraternal greetings, and discussions of state and federal pharmacy laws and anti narcotic regulations with officials from the State Board of Pharmacy and various associations.
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Louisiana State
Phawasceutical Association
Monroe
Logals
New Orleans
Jackson
Vielsburg
State Board of Pharmacy
Association
Louuisiana General Assembly
Hugh Larre
Prohibition
Council Chamber
Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy
Warren E. Scott
American Pharmaceutical Association
Christian Schertz
National Association of Retail Druggists
Fred W. Ames
National
Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Camile F. Gravel
Pharmaceutical
S. G. Steiner
New Orleans Drug Proprietors’ Association
Henry Welsch
Helen Pitkin Sehertz
Lynching of Mullen Owens Shocks Texarkana
May 20 Texarkana Arkansas reports a mob seized Mullen Owens from Miller County jail after he killed policeman KR Choate during an alleged theft inquiry. Owens had been jailed Thursday on theft charges and fatally shot Choate following a confrontation in an alley.
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Texarkana
Ark
Mullen Owens
Miller County
Arkansas
KR. C. Choate
Owens
Choate
Summus
National Chief Expected Visit by Eivers to Monroe
Grand Voiture officials in Monroe anticipate a visit by E J Eivers chef de chemin de fer and national head of La Societe des 40 Hommes et Chevaux. The trip, planned for late May or early June, aims to arrange the Promenade National in New Orleans next October. Voiture Locale 168 will coordinate a promenade during his stay.
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Ivey A. Faulk
la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et & Chevaux
Louisiana
E. J. Eivers
Biver
Portland
Oregon
New Orleans
Monroe
Eivers
Plans for North Louisiana fair in Calhoun this October
The North Louisiana Fair Association will reorganize and set plans for the annual fair to be held in October at Calhoun. Officers and committees for the coming year will be named at a meeting of members in Calhoun next Thursday.
Car Collision on Texas Avenue Injures Mr and Mrs Vaughn
Dr and Mrs Byron Vaughn narrowly escape death when their Buick is struck by a slow engine at Missouri Pacific crossing on Texas Avenue. View blocked by box cars, no warning signal, brakes applied too late.
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Byron Vaughn
Texas Avenue
Missouri Pacific
Witness Testimony Describes morgue visit and masked wound
The testimony details a man mentioning a Tommykins killing and a visit to the morgue where the head was masked, with the witness unable to identify the corpse. He denies being drunk when asked by the district attorney.
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Garrett
Jackson
Tompkins
Parole Heroes of Angola May Seek Governor’s Recommendation
O C Dawkins of Monroe pushes for parole recommendations for Angola prison farm convicts who rescued women and sick patients during the South Louisiana flood. He urges a petition to Governor Parker and prison manager Fuqua to seek parole, arguing it would honor heroic acts and benefit the state.
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Angola
C. Dawkins
Monroe
Parker
Parole Board
Mr. Dawkins
Dawkins
Fuqua
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Five Valentino witnesses located at Indio in bigamy inquiry
Los Angeles detectives obtained five witness names at Indio California deemed of great value to the prosecution. They probe Valentino Hudnut marriage in Mexico and whether Valentino remarrying occurred before his divorce from Jean Acker was finalized.
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Los Angeles
Indio
Calif
Mexico
Rudolph Valentino
Winifred Hudnut
Valentino
Jean Acker
Mrs. Sarah Hayes Johnston Dies At 59 In Monroe
Mrs. Sarah Hayes Johnston aged 59 died this morning at St Francis sanitarium after a three week illness. A prayer service is set for 8:30 p m at the Episcopal rectory by Rev Hayward. The body will be taken to Mississippi tomorrow for burial. She resided in Monroe with her daughter Mrs A D Hughes of 1519 Jackson street and was loved for her Christian traits.
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Sarah Hayes Johnston
St. Francis Sanitarium
Hayward
Mississippi
Johnston
Monroe
A. D. Hughes
Jackson Street
Monroe Doctor Appointed to Louisiana Health Committee
Dr. R. W. Faulk, a Monroe physician, is named a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society committee on health problems in education for the current year. Dr. J. M. Bodenheimer of Shreveport is committee chairman. The panel aims to help the public through physicians by promoting longevity and supporting state health units.
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R. W. Faulk
Monroe
Louisiana State Medical Society
Paul J. Gelpi
New Orleans
J. M. Bodenheimer
Shrevenort
Jupiter Pluvius Fails to Dampen Ardor of Youths
About 100 members of the Ouachita parish boys and girls club participate in a rally at Parish High School led by Mrs. Jewell McQuiller and E. L. Strahan. The event emphasizes agricultural cooperation with stock judging, a free picture show, and a luncheon in the cafeteria after rides by the Monroe Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
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Ouachita Parish
Parish High School
Jewell McQuiller
E. L. Strahan
Parish
Mary Sue Gessell
Monroe Prepare s for Knights of Pythias Louisiana Meet
Monroe readies Castle Hall for the forty third annual Knights of Pythias convention with 135 Knights and 35 Pythian Sisters. Mayor Bernstein and W B Clark welcome remarks set Monday opening at 9 am. Grand Chancellor Faulk to respond to supreme chancellor and grand chief. Public session follows.
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Knights
Monroe
Bernstein
W. B. Clark
Lodge
Knights of Pythias of
Louisiana
Castle Hall
Grand Lodge of the
Pythian Sisters
City Hall
Knights’ of Pythias
Pythian
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
C. V. Sanders
General Entertainment Committee
Wallace Clift
The
Presbyterian Church
Arnold Bernstein
Stonewall Lodge No
W. B. Clarke
Clarence E. Faulk
Faulk
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A. C. Flach
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