Judge Orders Injunctions Suit To Go On
Judge Hugh C. Cage rules civil district court may handle injunctions against 10 jitney operators during the street car strike. New Orleans Public Service claims 1900 jitneys deprive the street car system of about $7,000 daily revenue amid recent dynamitings. Police response includes armed detectives on duty with shotguns.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Civil District Court
Hugh C. Cage
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
The
Public Service Company
Carmen
Six Boys Born to South Africa Woman
A young white woman in Malmesbury Union of South Africa gave birth to six boys. Three of the infants died soon after birth with doctors seeking causes for the high infant mortality in this rare multiple birth case reported by Associated Press.
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South Africa
Y Associated Press
Malmesbury
Union of South Africa
Dollar shrinkage preserves purchasing power says official
Washington reports the dollar bill reduced by one third last July has not lost its purchasing power. Ethelbert Stewart, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, notes the cost of living varied only a fraction of a percent in the past year and the index sits near 170. Food, clothing, rent, fuel, furnishings, and miscellaneous items all show substantial rises since 1914.
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Washington
Ethelbert Stewart
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Stewart
United States
Funeral Held For Jeff Nelson Victim Of Knife Wound
The funeral for Jeff Nelson 30 of Rayville was held in Richland Parish this afternoon after he died from a knife wound allegedly inflicted by Viola McLain a Black woman in Rayville Sunday. McLain is held in the parish jail after being moved to the city yesterday as authorities investigate the case.
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Jeff Nelson
Rayville
Riverside
Viola McLain
Richland Parish
Reyville
Thic City
Richland Shectf
Cae
Three Convicts Escape Ohio Prison In Shootout
Three inmates cut through a new cell block roof, overpowered guard J R Montgomery, and escaped the Ohio State Penitentiary. Arthur Brooker 23 was wounded and recaptured. accomplices Guy Tennant 32 and William Miller 20 fled after lowering themselves over the wall.
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Columbus
Ohio
Arthur Brooker
Brooker
Guy Tennant
William Miller
J. R. Montgomery
Clark
Phillips
Tennant
Miller
Illiterate Carolina Man Wins Over 10000 Cheerers at Madison Square Garden
From Charlotte jail where comrades were taken after a police chief shooting they brought Red Hendricks of Piney Creek North Carolina to Madison Square Garden. He delivered a two minute stump speech amid a roar of support surpassing the other orators despite stage fright.
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New York
Red Hendricks
Piney Creek
N. C
Madison Square Garden
Brizarre
Hendricke
Carolina
Senate censures Senator Bingham over secret agent link
The Senate voted 54 to 22 to censure Republican Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut for employing Charles L. Fyanson, an agent of the Connecticut Manufacturers' Association, amid the tariff bill talks. The action stops short of resignation and reflects concern over ethics in secret meetings of the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Norris
Nebraska
Bingham
Charles L. Fyanson
Senate Finance Committee
Mystery Veils Navy Officer’s Disappearance
Washington puzzled as Lieutenant Harold W. Northcutt vanishes from Norfolk yard after taking $200 to the University of Virginia extension department. Navy silent on steps. Autopsy of his car and subsequent seizure in Seattle adds to uncertainty about his journey across the continent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Harold W. Northcutt
Norfolk Navy Yard
Seattle
University of Virginia
Two Held for Taking Gas From Car Tank
Irvin Sherman and Ivan Simoneaux of 206 East 25th Street Chicago are jailed in Biloxi after confessing to stealing gasoline from a car and stealing the vehicle. They face petty larceny charges and may be handed to U S officials for violating the interstate motor vehicle theft act.
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Biloxi
Miss
Irvin Sherman
Ivan Simoneaux
East 25Th Street
Chicago
U. S
Two Tots Die of Poisons Mother Held
Mrs. Marie Reppy, 24, is held for the coroner as her three year old twin sons Delmar and Elmer die of poisoning and the other two children Rosie and Clarence fall ill. Doctors plan autopsies and viscera analyses to identify the poison while police question the husband Samuel. The events unfolded after illnesses began last Wednesday at the Dillon home in Cuba Missouri and spread to St Louis where the children were taken for treatment.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Marie Reppy
Samuel
S. Winn
Delmar
Elmer
Winn
Forest Dillon
Cuba
Rosie
Clarence
Dillon
G. G. Herzog
Crawford County
Henderson
O. L. Grayson
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A short humorous meditation by J P Alley featuring a jokey dialect exchange about paying a character named Tol' S To-keepuh. The snippet suggests a folksy voice and a rural setting with playful mispronunciations.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Stanley Thinks Kraft May Have Jumped Off Ship
New Orleans November 4. District Attorney Eugene Stanley urged exhumation of Jack Kraft to recheck his death aboard the steamer Creole. He wrote to Plaquemines parish DA Leander Perez after Creole crew testimony, calling for a second autopsy and pathological exam following an affidavit by John B. Smith accusing coughing sounds.
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Stanley
Kraft
United Press
New Orleans
Jack Kraft
Eugene Stanley
Leander Perez
Plaquemines Parish
John B. Smith
Bank of Kemper Shortage Reaches Forty Thousand Dollars
Mississippi bank officials report the Bank of Kemper at Scooba shows a shortage of 40 000 dollars with examiners still auditing. Cashier A J Quire is jailed on embezzlement charges, held on a 5 000 dollar bond. initial discovery put the shortage at about 35 000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
James &. Love
Bank of Kemper
Scooba
A. J. Quire
Stocks Sell Heavily When Mart Reopens
New York traders showed tempered enthusiasm as the market recovered from an initial nosedive with broad declines yielding new intraday lows. Larger blocks up to 50,000 shares were dumped during a forceful opening as brokers rechecked margins after the long weekend.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Oil City Barber Kills Rig Maker Over His Credit
Howard Sanford a 35 year old rig builder was shot and killed at Oil City by Charles L Wilkinson a 48 year old barber Police say Sanford fired three wild shots first Wilkinson then Wilkinson claimed self defense and was released as justifiable homicide Sanford left a wife and two children with Gest Brothers as his employer and work history in oil fields across the region
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Howard Sanford
Oil City
Charles L. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
W. P. Butler
L. C. Blanchard
Will George
Sheriff’ Department
Sanford
Gest Brothers
Louisiana
Mercy Killer Acquitted in Mother's Death Trial
Richard Corbett, who acted as his own defense, was found not guilty of murdering his invalid mother last May. He admitted premeditation but said he acted to end her suffering and felt he had done right, despite breaking the law. The prosecutor urged guilt in a brief, fervent closing.
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Hendricks
Draguignan
France
Richard Corbett
Corbett
Howe debunks snake tale in latest campaign
Amarillo editor Gene Howe famed for assailing Mary Garden and Lindbergh launches a new debunking campaign targeting Owen P White of Collier's magazine. Howe tried to shoot a described coiled rattler at point blank but could not hit the head, though he struck the body many times.
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Amarillo
Texas
Gene Howe
Mary Garden
Charles Lindbergh
Owen P. White
Colliers Magazine
Howe
Canceled Board of Liquidation Meeting in Baton Rouge
Gov Huey P Long canceled the state bond of liquidation meeting set for this afternoon in the executive offices Baton Rouge. No reason for the call or cancellation was announced though several highway project bids awaited approval and Harvey G Fields attended to discuss fertilizer rate revisions due November 25 1929.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
O. K
Harvey G. Fields
North Louisiana
Mr. Fields
Night radio operation ruled public nuisance in Blytheville
In Blytheville Arkansas on November 4 Judge W D Gravette fined Horace Walpole 25 for operating a radio at night. Neighbors complained the sound kept them awake and violated the city anti nuisance law.
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Blytheville
Ark
W. D. Gravette
Horace Walpole
Walpole
Maestri Declared Louisiana Conservation Commissioner
The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the ouster of Dr. Valentine K. Irion and named Robert S. Maestri commissioner of conservation. Irion was ordered to turn over office books and property to Maestri, appointed last February by Governor Huey P. Long. The decision reversed Judge Boater and ends Irion’s claim to the post.
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New Orleans
Robert S. Maestri
Conservation of
Louisiana
State Supreme Court
Valentine K. Irion
Maestrei
Radio Singer Shot by Husband After Night Out
Mrs Lilian Kroeger a 38 year old radio singer known as one of the Guerrie sisters was wounded in a hospital after her husband shot her three times following accusations that he had been out all night. Kroegers husband then fired, injuring his wife as the couple traded claims.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Lillian Kroeger
Guerrie Sisters
Tom Davies Delivers Heroic College Football Day
In a decisive effort against a big eastern team, Tom Davies dominates the field. He finds the line’s weak spot, scores repeatedly, and recovers a fumbled ball to push the tally to the season’s highest. The crowd roars as he powers the final drives and seals a legendary performance.
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Tom Davies
Tom
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