Examination shows Hall Mills murder scene misdirections
Evidence introduced by the state in the Hall Mills murder case focuses on burial timing and autopsy notes. A physician testified two weeks elapsed before Mrs Mills was buried, while other doctors questioned autopsy details including missing tongue and organs. The court also reviews a small calling card marked S17 found near the slain couple, with the defense and prosecution debating its evidentiary value and intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leomerville
N. J
Hall-Mills
Edward Hall
Eleanor M. Mills
Somerville
A. P
Ecarday
Frances Stevens Hall
Henry Stevens
Eleanor Mills
Dr. Hall
Mills
Monroe Commission Plans Bond Issue to Upgrade Water System
The Monroe Commission outlines a plan to issue bonds totaling six thousand dollars to improve the water works. It recalls past costs over 650000 for a combined water and electric plant built after a 1919 bond package, notes over four million gallons daily consumption, and the need for better settling basins and chemical treatment to ensure safe water at lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Commission Council
Wets Plan Drive Against U S Day Laws
Washington Nov 10 The wets in Congress plan conferences to oppose the administration bill tightening the Volstead act and push for amendments to define intoxicating malt beverages as cider and fruit juices Some wet leaders favor resubmitting the Eighteenth amendment Others will seek Volstead act modification first Senator Walsh Montana indicates he will not join the repeal faction despite Montana referendum results
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Congress
Walsh
Montana
Ciry
Royal wedding crowds injure many in Brussels
Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid wed at St. Gudule Cathedral as crowds jam the streets. Dozens of women and children among the injured sought hospital or clinic aid amid Europe’s largest demonstration since Armistice Day eight years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
A. P
Leopold
Astrid
Sweden
St. Gudule
Stockholm
Belgium
Fire destroys opera house in Conellsville area
In Conellsville Pennsylvania a large fire leveled an old three story frame opera house converted into shops and apartments. One man died and the blaze caused about 100000 dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conellsville
A. P
New Orleans Boxing Commission Probes Carlin vs Como Purse
The New Orleans Boxing Commission delayed the purse for the Carlin versus Como fight after a sluggish 15 round bout. Amos Carlin of Jeanerette was awarded the decision amid near-universal newspaper criticism of the performance and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Orleans Boxing Commission
New Orleans
Boxing Commission
Amos Carlin
Jeanerette
Kid Como
Lakes Charles
Kid Carlin
Kid Come
Coliseum Arena
Carlin
Amos
Doland
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Farmers urged to organize for marketing in South
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation told delegates at the southern National Fertilizer association convention that cotton farms may be owned by land banks or insurers if current conditions persist He cited Georgia where many farmers rent instead of own noting the hazard of production and marketing is prohibitive to land ownership He urged wider organization to secure cooperative marketing highlighting Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton association as a model and noted a plan to withhold 4 000 000 bales from the market Also Victor H Schoffelmayer of the Dallas News spoke on Texas black land fertilization and a 58 acre experiment by the Dallas News
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
A. P
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Fertilizer Association
O'Neal
Georgia
Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association
South
Victor H. Schoffelmayer
Dallas, Texas
Texas
Dallas News
Fall and Doheny Plead Not Guilty in Naval Oil Pact Case
Albert B. Fall secretary of the interior and Edwin L. Doheny pleaded not guilty in the District of Columbia supreme court to a conspiracy to defraud the government over the Ellis Hills naval oil lease. They were arraigned formally as a preliminary to a trial set for November 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinngton
A. P
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Edwin L. Doheny
California
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Ellis Hills
Midwest to South Cold Wave Sweeps Early Season
Wintry breezes from the Middle West push into Dixie with light snow in northern ranges. temperatures vary from the mid thirties in Louisville and Birmingham to the sixties in Miami and Palm Beach as a broad cold snap hits cities from Nashville to Richmond and Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Dixie
Louisville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Montgomery
Cold Weather Warns Sugar Regions In Louisiana
Cold weather will persist in southern Louisiana with freezing in exposed sugar regions. Weather officials advise cane planters to windrow or pack. Frost reached Donaldsonville and Alexandria, Morgan City dipping to 38 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Navy
A. P
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Alexandria
Donaldsonville
Morgan City
Weather Bureau issues storm warnings for Northeast
The weather bureau issued a storm advisory at 10 am noting warnings shifted to the northwest north of New York at Eastport Maine. The storm of marked intensity was over the St. Lawrence valley and northern New England and moving northeastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
New York
Eastport
Maine
St. Lawrence Valley
New England
Appeals Court Holds Five Day Session in Monroe
The Court of Appeals Second Circuit sits en banc in Monroe for five days this week with Judges Fred M. Odom J E Reynolds and R D Webb and Clerk Albert E Ewing. Forty six cases are on the Monroe docket including eleven civil suits from Ouachita Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Second Circuit
Parish
Fred M. Odom
J. E. Reynolds
R. D Webb
Albert E. Ewing
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Prophit given 24 hours jail in Caldwell parish assault case
State Representative Robert Prophit pleaded guilty in Caldwell parish district court to assaulting Huey P. Long. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and given a ten day sentence with 24 hours suspended. The incident occurred at the Caldwell parish courthouse before Long spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Columbia
Robert Prophit
Caldwell Parish
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Prophit
Caldwell Parish Court House
Mr. Long
United States
Broussard
Ouachita Parish Adopts No Sunday Hunting Ordinance
Ouachita parish police jury adopted a No Sunday Hunting Ordinance despite opposition from District Attorney Garrett who warned on constitutionality. The measure carries fines up to 500 dollars and thirty days imprisonment. first enforcement planned after promulgation. Additionally, bids for drainage canal work and road projects on Arkansas Road and Bastrop Farmerville line were approved or discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
J. T. Mays
J. E. Rutledge
John Breard
Fred Peters
Charlie Hancock
Morehouse Parish
David I. Garrett
Garrett
News-Star
R D. Laing
J. J. Mooney
M. Barber
Conservation Enforcement Service
Terminal Heights
Ward 3
Arkansas Road
Monroe
Farmerville
Bastrop-Farmerville
Theo, F. Terzia
V K. Irion
State Conservation Department
Father and five children die in Bracken County fire
Everett Floret, 40, and five children perished when a blaze destroyed their home in Bracken county near Augusta Kentucky last night. Mrs Floret was severely burned. The victims include Eugene 16 Jesse 18 Virgil 10 Harry 8 and Ruth 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Kentucky
A. P
Everett Floret
Bracken County
Jackson Voting on Million Dollar Bond Proposition
Jackson Mississippi voters went to the polls to decide a $1,000,600 bond issue for civic improvements. The measure aims to expand current facilities and support city development projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
A. P
Fifteen Die In Havoc Of Md Twister
A Maryland town suffered a deadly tornado swept from the Potomac that killed fifteen and wounded scores, chiefly schoolchildren at a Cedarville area schoolhouse. Homes and barns were leveled across a five hundred yard path, with chaos, acts of heroism, and sparse casualties outside the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MD. Twister
LA Plata
A. P
Maryland
Cedarville
John Marshall Burr
W.S. Heigham
Episcopal
Testimony Heard in Louisiana Highway Lease Suit
Baton Rouge, Nov. 10. Testimony concluded in the Hampton Reynolds case against the Louisiana Highway Commission and McWilliams Dredging over a dredge lease for the Lake Shore highway. Trial pauses until Nov. 20 when the court will rule. Reynolds claimed a $99,000 contract would yield $30,600 profit. his bid was $40,000 lower than the next bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
A. P
Hampton Reynolds
Louisiana Highway Commission
McWilliams Dredging Company
Lake Shore
W. E. Atkinson
River Gauges Report Stages and Falls by Location
River stages and falls listed for several river sites including Mississippi and Ouachita regions. Vicksburg Memphis New Orleans Shreveport Alexandria and Monroe readings show current levels and recent declines or stability for the reporting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Monroe Plans Armistice Day Celebration with Events
City to observe Armistice Day eight years after the war. Banks close, public program at Saenger theatre at 10 am, dinner at Hotel Virginia for speaker Dr Harry Merfield, American Legion post members to attend. At 11 05 am whistles and bells aloud, then five minutes silence and two minutes prayer. Public transport to pause as merchants publish messages of reverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
Hotel Virginia
Harry Merfield
Fort Worthy
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
Willticipate
Legion
Saenger Theatre
Marfield
News-Star
Paddock Confirms Engagement to Bebe Daniels
Albany November 10 Charley Paddock Olympic champion confirms engagement to film star Bebe Daniels. He admitted the news after a university club call to Hollywood saying they prefer privacy to protect careers in movies.
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Albany
N. Y
A. P
Charley Paddock
Bebe Daniels
Paddock
University Club
Hollywood
Miss Daniels
Hoboes attack Queen Marie visit amid deportation clash
Omaha readers report hoboes at their national convention condemn railroads for free transport to Queen Marie while hoboes ride illicitly. Speakers warn of propaganda favoring monarchy as Emma Goldman’s ban looms and vagrancy laws face repeal calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebr
A. P
Queen Marie
United States
Emma Goldman
John L. Jones
Kansas City
Queen Maurie
Soviet Russia
James Eads Howe
Hobo Organization
Kellogg
Prince of Wales
Gustavus Adolphus
Queen Marie to Visit Chicago City Hall in Formal Era
Queen Marie schedules a formal city hall visit with Mayor William E. Dever and Chicago officials for 5 45 p m Saturday near the border line observers note attire shifts from afternoon to evening dress as the occasion unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Queen Marie
William E. Dever
Temperature hits 28 degrees in Monroe
The cold snap lowers to 28 degrees the season’s low, reported by Miss Kate Key, with a 61 degree high and 43 degree low overnight. Residents wore overcoats and furs as winter attire appeared, and brighter days are forecast with warmth returning later today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Key
Monroe
Acreage Drive Reports Prove Success Across Parishes
Baton Rouge November 10. The cotton acreage reduction campaign opens as farmers merchants bankers cooperatives and agricultural leaders work to secure pledges for at least 25 percent reduction in 1927. The plan aims to withdraw 4,000,000 bales to avert economic disaster for the South after a Shreveport meeting October 28 and widespread parish meetings. Harry D. Wilson reports progress to the agriculture commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana
South
Shreveport
Harry D. Wilsson
28 Percent Cut in Cotton Acreage for 1927
E R Straham Ouachita parish farm demonstration agent said two thirds of local farmers have signed for the 1927 acreage reduction as part of a state program. He notes reductions often exceed 25 percent with an average near 28 percent and Baton Rouge headquarters push to reach full participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Straham
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
Romanian Queen Marie faces strict censorship on press aboard train
Queen Marie travels to Denver amid a plan by Romanian official to maintain rigid censorship of all news about her. Professor Nicholas Petrescu says the government enjoins interviews and will channel royal news di rectly, while Marie remains confident in handling delicate talks.
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Marie
Queen Marie
Denver
Nicholas Petrescu
M. Petrescu
People’s Party
Raemania
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