War veteran pleads guilty in canal death case
George Allen Chisholm a Canadian World War II veteran pleaded guilty in Valparaiso Indiana to ordering the drowning of his two sons Edgar and George in a canal. Insanity evidence was introduced as his lawyers argued shell shock and battle injuries.
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Associated Press
Valparaiso
Ind
George Allen Chisholm
Edgar
George
East Vicago
Judgerand Crumpacker
Chisholm
France
Chisolm
Udge Crumpacker
Elen Lawrence
England
Montreal
Chicago
Hisholm
Boy fractures leg after being tripped by dog
A boy from Choudrant aged eight, son of Mr and Mrs M Parnell Sr, was brought to Riverside Sanitarium with a fractured leg after a dog tripped him and threw him to the ground during play.
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A. M. Parnell, Jr
Choudrant
Fatty Arbuckle Confirms Separation From Wife
Hollywood star Fatty Arbuckle admitted he and his wife Doris Deane have separated. He said they have not gotten along well for some time while his wife visits their Beverly Hills home. They wed April 6 1925 after a Paris divorce from Cleo.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Rosce
Fatty” Arbucle
Screenomedian
Doris Deane
Asadena Society
Film Actoss
Beverly Hills
Arbucle
Edding
finta-Durfee Arbucle
Paris
Ecree
Norwegian Flier Launches Search For Lost Italia
Lieut. Lueton Holm, Norwegian air ace, heads an air search from Spitzbergen to find the Italia as the base ship Citta di Milano and other vessels push toward Kings Bay. Polar explorers Roald Amundsen and Capt. Otto Sverdrup aid relief efforts while Oslo contends with rumors of the vessel’s fate.
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Associated Press
Italia
Lueton Holm
Spitzbergen
Kings Bay
Roald Amundsen
Otto Sverdrup
Riiser- Tavcan
Nammoannel
Citta di Milano
Braganza
Tromsoe
Oslo
Baby Injured In Auto Crash Near Calhoun
Charlotte Ann Watson five months old, child of C E Watson, is in serious condition at St Francis sanitarium after a collision two miles west of Calhoun between 7 and 8 last night. She is scalded by radiator water and bruised. Parents Mr and Mrs C E Watson and W G Watson injured mildly. all live at 105 Calypso Street. Illinois Central railroad workers were the other occupants. unknown occupants in the other car. Sheriff Milton Coverdale sends a man to investigate and the men say charges will be filed against the other driver who they claim was intoxicated.
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Charlotte Ann Watson
C. E. Watson
St. Francis Sanitarium
Calhoun
W. G. Watson
Calypso Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Milton Coverdale
Confessed to Series of Robberies by Held Here
Police in Winnsboro questioned a man named Harrell in connection with a string of robberies tied to the Pacific railroad. Ed Short, sheriff of Franklin Parish, stated the prisoner was being held for safekeeping due to jail conditions and the pending completion of a new facility. Authorities report the suspect provided a confession during the interview.
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Winnsboro
Ed Short
Franklin
Parish
LaSalle parish school board muddled as court actions loom
In Jena Louisiana civil action aims to block E B Randall from taking LaSalle school board seat amid a tangle of successive gubernatorial appointments. Maxwell contends he held office under Fuqua and was replaced by Randall, then reinstated, with Judge Jones set to hear June 10. Ward 3 representative Sam Doughty also faces dismissal notice.
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Associated Press
Jena
LaSalle Parish
E. B. Randall
Huey Plong
C. C. Maxwell
Henry L. Fuqua
Maxwell
F. E. M. Jones
Fuqua
la Salle
O. H. Simpson
Randall
Simpson
Long
Sam Doughty
Ward 3
Farmer John Barnes Injured by Falling Limb
John Barnes about 60 years old was brought to St. Francis sanitarium around noon with a skull injury believed serious. He was working in the woods on a West Monroe area farm when a limb fell from a tree and struck him, leaving him unconscious upon arrival and details of the injury unavailable.
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John Barnes
St. Francis Sanitarium
Barnes
West Monroe
Hudepeth bill to bridge Rio Grande at Langtry TX passed
The House approved the Hudepeth bill to bridge the Rio Grande at Langtry Texas and sent it to the Senate. The James bill authorizing 14 200 260 dollars for housing construction at military posts was passed and sent to the Senate. The Reed Senate investigating committee lost its appeal in the Supreme Court.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rio Grande
Langtry
Texas
James
Reed Senate
Supreme ‘Court
Senate rejects adjournment as Dawes casts deciding vote
The U S Senate defeated a motion to adjourn at 5 p m with Vice President Dawes breaking the tie by voting no. The session will continue indefinitely as attempts to set a June 5 or next Saturday adjournment were rejected and action on Boulder Canyon dam remained unresolved. Leaders Curtis and Robinson supported the adjournment plan while many Democrats and Republicans opposed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Anna AQ
We Ay
Dawes
Senate
Johnson
California
Boulder Canyon Dam
Congress
House
Curtis
Kansas
Curtis and Robinson
Arkansas
Farmer-Labor
Shipstead
Minnesota
Broussard
Louisiana
Harrison
Mississippi
Stephens
Ransdell
Dawes Seeks GOP Nomination Amid Hoover Opposition
Vice President Charles G Dawes from Evanston faces a push for the Republican presidential nomination as eastern Republicans tilt against Herbert Hoover. The shift signals tension within the party as Dawes courts support for a potential candidacy.
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Charles G. Dawes
United States
Evanston
Banner
Erteca
Meteo
Herbert Hoover
Hold up suspect pleads not guilty in court
Dan Wilcox, a white man described as of large stature, pleaded not guilty in district court to a Friday night street car robbery in which $13 was stolen. He was arrested near the police station after being seen near his boarding house at 200 Harrison street. Two witnesses saw him leave the room with a hat and coat around 8 pm. A motorman identified a distinctive dime among the loot. Wilcox had recent city court sentences for weapon drawing and disturbing the peace.
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Dan Wilcox
E. B. Clower
W. S. Pettit
Wilcox
Vicksburg
Harrison Street
D. R. Duke
Dime
Morehouse Youth Charged in Local Hold-Up
Gilbert Boughton of Morehouse parish was jailed early Sunday after Sheriff Milton Coverdale arrested him for an April 20 robbery of W. C. Bridges on Lood road. Bridges and a Black man who was with him identified Boughton as the suspect. Bridges reported his auto stalled and was robbed of $6 after a ride to Monroe.
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Gilbert Boughton
Morehouse Parish
Milton Coverdale
W. C. Bridges
Lood Road
Boughton
Mr. Bridges
Monroe
Atto
Bridges
Luton Coverdale
Eo Hisser
Severance Tax Tops Louisiana Legislature Debate
Baton Rouge May 28 The Louisiana legislature with 95 house and 37 senate bills opens its third week of the 1928 session amid a push on a proposed severance tax increase on natural resources. Governor Long defends the measure, while opponents label it confiscatory. Bills repealing the tobacco tax and anti racing measures also loom, with education funding a key concern as colleges seek severance tax support.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Senate
McClanahan
House
Representatives McClanahan
L. L. Williams
J. Hugo Dore
Avoyelles
William C. Boone
Claiborne
Senate Committee
Finance Committee
Long
H .B. Bozeman
Winn Parish
House Appropriations Committee
Bozeman
W. L. Roy
Louisiana State Normal College
Roy
Baton Rouge Opens First Eighteen-Hole Golf Course
The city of Baton Rouge opens its first eighteen-hole golf course dated May 28. It marks the only eighteen-hole course in the state outside of New Orleans and signals a new era for local recreation and sport.
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Baton Rouge
Baton’ ‘Rouge
Bandit hunt continues after discovery near canyon
Posse units trailing four bank robbers from Lamar, Colorado to Scott City Kansas suspend hunts as a mattress and bed springs are found in a canyon. The find follows the slaying of Dr. W. W. Wineinger and injuries to a wounded robber during the escape. Casualties rise with three dead, one missing and two wounded reported at Scott City.
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Associated Press
Oakley
Colo
Lamar Colp
W. W. Wineinger
Dighton
Kans
Scott City
West Monroe man robbed near traffic bridge
W. D. Allen of 601 South Third Street West Monroe reported being held up at 1 30 a m Sunday near the Trawick Filling Station about one block from the traffic bridge. The hijacker escaped with 18 dollars. He stood about 5 feet 8 inches, weighed 160 pounds, wore a slouchy straw hat blue coat and striped pants. his left hand appeared crippled.
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W. D. Allen
South Third Street
West Monroe
Trawick
Dowling Pressed to Resign as State Health Leader
A New Orleans dispatch says Governor Huey P. Long asked Dr. Oscar Dowling to resign as president of the state board of health. Dowling, who has led the board for about a score of years, awaits official notification before acting.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Oscar Dowling
P Dent
Boar Health
Huey P. Long
Bate Rouge
Dr. Dowling
Red
State Board of Heart
En Authorityn
Baton Rouge
Gov. Huey
Ps Long
State Board of Health
Dowling
Governor Long
Death discovery ends search for 10 year old girl Beatrice Rosenbaum
The body of Beatrice Rosenbaum, aged 10, was found in a wooded ravine near Salem after a two week disappearance from Youngstown. Coroner M Hayes and Dr P W McNamara attributed death to starvation and exposure with probable prior assault and no clear explanation for circumstances.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Beatrice Rosenbaum
M. ©. Hayes
P. W. McNamara
Salem
Youngtown
Hayes
Jorda
City High Class of 1928 Baccalaureate at First Presbyterian
A full First Presbyterian Church congregation heard Rev. Ernest D. Holloway deliver the baccalaureate sermon for City High School’s graduating class of about 46. Reserved pews honored outgoing seniors as the commencement week began with prayers and blessings.
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First Presbyterian Church
Ji‘. m
Ernest D. Holloway
City High School
Pelle Ostr
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