Bandits Loot Cards As Baton Rouge Visitors Robbed
Four unmasked bandits in Hammond La held up six card players and four spectators at a local hotel early today escaping with between 3000 and 4000 dollars a 1000 diamond ring and three watches. One Baton Rouge man lost 1000 and a watch while a Hammond resident surrendered 1200 and a 1000 diamond ring. Two McComb Mississippi men contributed a few hundred dollars.
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Associated Press
Hammond
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
McComb
Reid Declines Monroe Visit Invitation
Frank R. Reid, Illinois congressman who aided Northeast Louisiana flood control talks in Washington, says he cannot visit Monroe at this time. An invitation from Mayor Arnold Bernstein and W. L. Ethridge urged a visit. Reid thanked them and stated he would be glad to come later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Reid
Louisiana
Washington
Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
W. L. Ethridge
Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe
Mr. Reid
New Orleans
Governor Long
Aerial feat at Lake Managua ends with wing gun panel fixed
Major Ross E. Rowell and Sergeant Luther J. Norris in Nicaragua report a novel mission during which a starboard wing machine gun ammunition pan slid free. Rowell then walked the wing to secure the panel, preventing a potential disaster aboard the aircraft traveling 125 miles per hour.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lake
Managua
Nicaragua
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Ross E. Rowell
Boise
Idaho
Luther J. Norris
Shreveport
Rowell
Notable Obits and Disasters from May 23 News Flashes
Obituary reports John E. Berwind president of Archer Coal Depot and Berwind-White Coal Mining dies suddenly in New York. A Presbyterian general assembly adjourns in Atlanta until May 16, 1929. Paul Berlenbach secures divorce from Rose Anne Riley in Mexico City. Star of Falk Land strikes near Unimak Pass with 280 Chinese and 40 white crew aboard. Fighting near Mokien south of Peking signals nationalist advances and Shantung forces in pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John E. Berwind
Archer Coal Depot Company
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
Park Avenue
Atlanta
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Montreal
N.C
Mexico City
Paul Berlenbach
Rose Anne Riley
Los Angeles
Seattle
Wash
Alaska Packers’ Association
Star of Falk Land
Bering Sea
Unimak Pass
U. S. Coast Guard
Girl Fends Off Robber Threat at East Chicago Loan Firm
In East Chicago on May 23 a 23-year-old girl Margaret Rappa fired at a man attempting a hold up on her father John Rappa 68 at Twin City Loan company. The assailant fled after being wounded. police traced him to Illinois Steel plant and 50 Chicago officers joined the search.
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Associated Press
East Chicago
Ind
Margaret Rappa
Twin City Loan Company
John Rappa
Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
Lindbergh Accepts Post as Transcontinental Air Transport Chairman
Col Charles A Lindbergh will become chairman of the technical committee for Transcontinental Air Transport Inc to run the rail and air link between New York and the Pacific coast. He will supervise equipment fields service and safety. J Cheever Cowdin announced the full time role after a directors meeting.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. ,Fy
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania Railord
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Curtiss Airplane and Motor Coreation
National Air
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc
Dinamite bomb wounds Powell home in Kenosha attack
In Kenosha Wisconsin police investigated a dynamite bomb explosion at the home of Lewis W Powell district attorney amid a bootleg crackdown. No injuries occurred to Powell and his four children though a large hole and shattered windows were left in the house. A barn and a stable were destroyed by fire believed incendiary. an un exploded bomb was found at another constable s home.
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Associated Press
Kenosha
Wis
Lewis W. Powell
Powell
Four drown when launch sinks in Lake Dauterive
Four persons drowned and two saved when their launch sank in Lake Dauterive near New Iberia Louisiana. The dead were Sidney Mestayer C A Jordan Boyd and Taylor. Angiers and Vaughn were rescued by George Mestayer and E L Hargis after surviving on wood. High wind drove waves into the boat hindering bail out efforts. Bodies had not been recovered.
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Associated Press
New Iberia
Lake Dauterive
Sidney Mestayer
C. A. Jordan
Loreauville
Boyd
Crowley
Taylor
Spindle Top
Texas
B. Angiers
Carl Vaughn
George Mestayer
E. L
Senate Approves Army and Aviation Housing Funding
Washington May 23 Congress completed action on a measure for new army and aviation housing. The Senate approved the conference report adjusting differences with the House. The bill authorizes 18,268,284 dollars for new army buildings and 6,499,500 dollars for additions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Rouse
Knack Powers Teen Speller to National Title
Betty Robinson, 13, of South Bend Indiana, won the national graded schools spelling crown and $1000 in gold. Pauline Gray, 13, of West Salem Ohio, competing for the Akron Beacon Journal, spelled the word knack after much deliberation, securing second place and a $500 prize.
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Associated Press
Washington
Betty Robinson
South Bend
Ind
Betty
South Bend News-Times
Pauline Gray
West Salem
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
Parachute saves plane during high altitude drop
A plane descended safely using a 72 foot parachute after stopping engine at 2200 feet. Pilot E J McKeon deployed a small chute first, delaying then releasing the large canopy to unfold. Despite spin moments, the parachute lowered the craft with only slight wing and tail damage.
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Associated Press
Tracy
Cal
E. J. McKeon
McKeon
Walter T. Varney
Salt Lake City
Pasco
Washington
Sturdevant Reported Favorable for Flood Control Board
The Senate Commerce Committee voted a favorable report on Carleton W. Sturdevant of New York for the civil engineer member seat on the Mississippi River flood control board. The nomination was considered in Washington on May 23.
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Washington
Carleton W. Sturdevant
New York
Mississippi River Flood Control Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Hambones Meditations at Haid o' de Table
A dialect narrated scene recalls a dawn at home where a man tries to set at the table but an elder overturns the table. The lively speech captures local humor and a tense early morning moment.
Miner Death Toll Rises Across Four Mines in Kentucky
Indications show 226 workers died in four mine accidents since Saturday. Key losses include 164 dead with 33 missing at Mather Coal Mine, 13 dead with four missing at Yukon, 7 dead with one missing at Harlan, and 4 dead at Kimberly Copper Mine. Seven bodies were recovered at Black Mountain near Harlan, with seven rescuers overcome by gas and later rescued. Possible ignition from dust and an electric spark blamed for the blast.
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Associated Press
Mather
Yukon
Harlan
Kimberly
Nev
Kentucky
Black Mountain
King-Harland Coal Company
Fordson Coal Company
Four Miners Die in Alpha Shaft Cave-In at Kimberly
Elko Nevada May 23 four miners were killed in the old Alpha shaft of Consolidated Copper mines at Kimberly when a cave-in of material blocking the shaft occurred as the men cleared the shaft.
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Elko, Nev
Alpha
Consolidated Copper Mines
Kimberly
Materis
Bomb explosion at Italian consulate in Buenos Aires kills nine
Nine people died and forty one were injured when a bomb exploded in the passport bureau on the main floor of the new Italian consulate in Buenos Aires. The blast tore a large hole and debris trapped workers and visitors as fire broke out. authorities had no clear lead on who was responsible.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Governor Long calls for gas relief and tax reform in Louisiana
Baton Rouge May 23 Gov Huey P Long urged immediate steps to lower natural gas rates for New Orleans and expand supply across Louisiana. He backed repealing the tobacco tax, shifting severance tax to volume, and measures to reclaim board revenues for the state treasury with quarterly public reports.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Harper Takes Oath as Judge and Opens New City Court Rule
W. M. Harper was sworn in as city judge by District Clerk Pat S. Hamilton and began duties with a new afternoon-only court schedule. The change shifts jail-committed defendants to morning proceedings for attorney access, with day shift criminal cases prioritized before civil matters.
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W. M. Harper
Court House
Pat S. Hamilton
Long
Charles E. Schulze
Baton Rouge
Harper
City Court
Smiths Cotton Market Plan Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee ordered the Smiths cotton futures bill reported favorably in Washington. Despite only three members present, proxies from six others approved the action as Senator Caraway arrived and warned the bill could face floor opposition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
Another Victory for British Flapper Vote
London May 23 The opposition to extending the vote to women on equal terms with men suffered another defeat as the flapper vote bill passed on second reading in the House of Lords. A motion to reject the bill granting the vote at 21 was defeated 35 to 114. Opponents urged the country should have been consulted before such a major step.
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Associated Press
London
House of Lords
President Coolidge vetoes McNary-Haugen farm relief bill
President Coolidge vetoed the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill for the second time this session. He rejected the plan that would implement an equalization fee on surplus crops and control production. Congress must decide whether to repass the measure or let the farm relief effort die.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
House
Lowden Seeks Support for McNary-Haugen Farm Relief
Oregon Illinois May 23 Governor Frank O Lowden told the Associated Press he supports the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill in full and would back it until a better proposal for farmers is offered. He noted President Coolidge vetoed the measure and emphasized his unwavering stance.
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Lowden
Oregon
Ills
Frank
Low
Coolidge
Associated Press
Farm relief battle tightens around veto and MeNary Haugen bill
President vetoes the McNary Haugen measure on constitutional grounds and warns that the so called equalization and other features remain prejudicial to sound agricultural policy. Supporters include Frank C Lowden Vice President Dawes and Senators from Kansas and Indiana while Hoover aligns with the president. A continuation of the debate is expected as the issue heads toward the presidential conventions.
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Feo
Frank C. Lowden
Dawes
Kansas
Watson
Indiana
Hoover
Cal
Coolidge
Louisiana Funeral Directors Convene in Monrose
The fifteenth annual convention of the Louisiana State Funeral Directors Association opens in Monrose at 9:30 a.m. Thursday with 300 to 400 members expected, headquartered at Hotel Virginia. Attendees and their families will travel tonight or tomorrow, led by Vice-President McGee of Eunice and Secretary-Treasurer of New Orleans.
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Louisiana State Funeral Directors’ Association
Monrose
Virginia
McGee
Eunice
New Orleans
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Reid
Bernstein and
Ethridge
Negro
Girl
Lindbergh
Wattanatita
Knack
Sturdevant
Hambones Meditations
BY J. P. Adey
Nevada
N. C
Memphis
Houston
Schulze
Mississippi
St. Louis
Riss
Vicksburg
Red
Shreveport Ee Ae
Alexandria
Ouachita
Smiths Cotton Market Plan
Ond
Mreidge
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