Aviatrix and Pilot Return to Homeland After Ocean Rescue
Ruth Elder and Capt. George Haldeman arrived in New York to a typical Broadway welcome, a month after their perilous non stop flight to Paris ended with a shipboard rescue. Elder vowed to continue flying, while Haldeman avoided attention and supported her.
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Associated Press
New York
King Neptune
Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Paris
Azores
Harborcraft
Bay
Battery
Broadway
Macom
Miss Elder
Lyle Womack
Panama
Strong Defense Insures Peace Says Legion Head
National Commander Edward E. Spafford of the American Legion delivered an Armistice Day message in Indianapolis urging adherence to a five-five three navy ratio and a national defense act with universal drafts. He said greed and fear fuel war and praised Legion members for helping ease fears by visiting France. He called for strong training and gentleness to honor fallen soldiers nine years after World War I.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
United States
Edward E. Spafford
Legion
France
Spafford
Accidental shotgun death of Jesse Turner near Winnsboro
Jesse Turner, a 24 year old Negro from Monroe, was killed when his shotgun discharged while he prepared to dismount on the Winnsboro road. The hammer struck the car door sill and the blast entered his chest, causing instant death as he rode in the car.
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Jesse Turner
Turner
Winnsboro
Monroe
Hotel proprietor in New Orleans dies by suicide
Herman J. Janssen, owner of a New Orleans hotel, killed himself in his room with a rifle. A note to the hotel manager cited dyspepsia and health worries, saying his thoughts were unclear and business stress weighed on him.
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Orleans
Self
New Orleans
Herman J. Janssen
Bucharest Arrest Prompts Carolist Plot Rumor
A sensational document linked to a Carolist plot surfaces in Bucharest with Lieut. Theodoru claiming the item is his silver cigarette case and the engraved donor names include Magda Lupescu and Princess Helen. The case fuels talk of a coded list among high society supporters.
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Bucharest
Theodoru
Magda Lupescu
Helen
Sabotage Suspected in Tennessee Rail Wreck
In Loudon Tennessee officials and rail police probe a derailment blamed on suspected sabotage. Spikes and bolts were removed from rail joints, leaving the bond wire intact and disabling automatic controls. No culprits named yet as detectives have worked weeks on tampering reports.
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Tenn
Associated Press
Loudon
Theelief
Southrn
York
Memphis
Raiload
Rious
Woman Ends Life With Children in Fort Worth Tenement
Mrs. Hildegarde Wychas a 45 year old New York woman separated from her husband for five years opened a gas stove and killed herself and her four children in their 31st street apartment. Neighbors found the bodies as police noted the family lived in destitution with meager earnings and charity support.
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New York
Fort Worth
Texas
Hildegarde Wychas
31St Street
Ludwig
Carl
Jay
Wounded Wilmot Man Faces Paralysis Yet Expected Recovery
W M Smith of Wilmot lies at St. Francis sanitarium after an attempted robbery by two Black men left him with a grazing bullet wound to the head and partial paralysis of his right foot. Doctors expect use of the foot to return in a few days as X rays show brain pressure from the skull impact. Boyd Smith, son of the injured man and a Wilmot mechanic, is at the hospital with him.
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W. M. Smith
Wilmot
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mr. Smith
Boyd Smith
Hambones Meditations by J P Alley Dey Says Worry Kill
Hambone meditations attributed to J P Alley convey a warning about worry s toll on health and mind. The piece urges calm and practical faith based reflection to ease anxiety and promote resilience.
Death Fight Described At LaRue Trial
The LaRue murder trial opened with five state witnesses and two for the defense. Testimony described a fight between J W LaRue and S M David on a well square, with Dr George F E Wright detailing fatal hemorrhage and a ruptured spleen.
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Larue
J. W. LaRue
S. M. David
B. C. Lytton
David
George FE. Wright
St. Francis Sanitarium
Wright
Lloyd Masterson
D. M. Moore
A. J. Stout
Wells
Armistice Day address honors fallen heroes and democracy
Former Governor Charles H. Brough spoke to Armistice Day crowds at the Saenger, urging reverence for 35,000 Americans who died in World War I. He framed the conflict as a defense of liberty and democracy, recalling Chateau Thierry, Argonne, and Belleau Woods.
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Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
Saenger
America
France
United States
Chateau Thierry
Argonne Forest
Belleau Woods
Paris
Russia
Balkan
Servia
Montenegro
Romania
Belgium
Italy
Victor Emanueal
Cavour
Garibaldi
Ghenis Kha
Armistice Day Message From Louisiana Department Head
Department Commander Charles E. McKenzie issues Armistice Day message to American Legion posts in Louisiana. He honors those who died and suffered in World War I, urges renewed patriotism and steadfast Americanism to perpetuate peace, signed by McKenzie.
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American Legion
Department
Charles E. McKenzie
Armored Truck Debuts in New Orleans Tobacco Delivery
The Crescent Cigar and Tobacco company introduces an armored delivery truck for wholesale shipments of cigars cigarettes and other tobaccos. Three of six bandit proof trucks are now in use after a spike in tobacco robberies. The trucks feature steel bodies trap doors enclosed driver cabin and special locks.
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New Orleans
Crescent Cigar and Tobacco Company
J. S. Debben
Shreveport Girl In Serious Condition After Window Fall
Hazel Smith 17 daughter of Dean Emeritus R F E Smith of Centenary College was seriously injured Thursday morning when she fell from the second story of her home. She suffered a skull fracture and a broken arm. Found unconscious on the walk by a milkman, she cannot recall the incident. police presume sleepwalking caused the fall.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Hazel Smith
R. FE. Smith
Centenary College
Miss Smith
Policeman Cleared in Kiss Case After Bruise Inquiry
In Camden New Jersey on November 11 Mrs. Andrew Lubeskie showed a neck bruise from her husband Andrew. Judge Beriman ordered a policeman to determine the bruise’s nature, the officer testified that it was a kiss. Andrew was freed with admonition to moderate and avoid costly disputes over kisses.
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Camden
N. J
Andrew Lubeskie
Andrew
Beriman
Armistice Day Parade Echoes Through Monroe Memories
In Monroe a quiet morning is recalled but nine years ago on Armistice Day the town roared with a homecoming parade. Citizens gathered in DeSiard with relics and weapons, filling streets with cheers and gunfire that even toppled telephone cables. The day marked joy as veterans returned and saloons closed.
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Monroe
DeSiard
DeSiard #0
Ouachita Bridge Location Hearing In Monroe
Major John C H Lee U S district engineer will attend a Forsythe avenue Ouachita bridge hearing in Monroe to discuss navigation impact. The 1 pm session in the city council chamber includes the Chamber of Commerce West Monroe and other interested parties.
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John C. H. Lee
U. S
Vicksburg
Monroe
War Department
Ouachita Bridge
Forsythe Avenue
Ouachita
Chamber of Commerce and
West Monroe
Weather Outlook for Louisiana Tonight Through Saturday
The forecast calls for occasional rain tonight and Saturday. Temperatures drop tonight, especially in the north, with milder readings in the southeast. Much colder conditions expected across the state on Saturday.
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Louisiana
Southeast
North Portion
Armistice Day Observance Draws Large Twin Cities Crowd
Barkdull Faulk Post No 13 led Ouachita parish Armistice Day events with 21 guns at sunrise and a city parade. Downtown streets teemed with flags and viewers on rooftops, while schools closed for a full holiday and bands, veterans groups, and youth organizations marched in a wide procession.
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Barkdult Faulk Post
Ouachita Parish
Court House
J. E. Lockwood
W. D. H. Rodrigues
Legion
National Guard
156Th Infantry
Red Cross
Ouachita Tuberculosis Association
L. R. Faulk
Bastrop Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Legion
City High
Parish High
St. Matthew's
Georgia Tucker
Barkdull Faulk
Lydia Benton
West Monroe
Health Crusader
Railway Mail Clerk Cleared in Trial at NGO
New Orleans November 11 Charles C Castles a railway mail clerk on the Illinois Central between New Orleans and Memphis was freed of a charge of stealing $30 from the mails A directed verdict was ordered while Castles testified Inspectors had smeared nitrate of silver on six five dollar bills mailed to Memphis to stain the fingers of handlers The jury verdict followed government abandonment of the case despite claims of evidence weaknesses
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New Orleans
Charles C. Castles
Illinois Central
Memphis
Castles
Post Office
Louis Henry Burns
United States
Talbot
Burns
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J. P. Martin
J. D. Marshall
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