Valley governors to testify on Red River flood plan
Governors John R. Martineau of Arkansas O H Simpson of Louisiana and Dennis R Murphree of Mississippi will appear before the House flood control committee next Tuesday to discuss Red River diversion and reservoir measures as part of the tri state flood control effort. Porteris La described crop devastation in Avoyelles Parish and urged channel improvement to steady stream flow. Blakewood Kleinwood La proposed diverting Red River waters through the Atchafalaya system.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi Valley
House Flood Control Committee
Reid
Illinois
John R. Martineau
Arkansas
O. H. Simpson
Louisiana
Dennis R. Murphree
Mississippi
Martineau
Red River
George L. Porteris
Marksville
Porteris
Avoyelles Parish
Wilson
Atehafalaya River
E.G. Blakewood
Kleinwood
Blakewood
Woman's scream precedes fatal car strike on boy
In Chicago Mrs. Mabel Smith, 29, screamed as a boy ran into the street in front of the car she rode in. The vehicle halted, the boy was bruised but rose unharmed, while Mrs. Smith collapsed and died moments after the impact. The driver moved forward believing no hit occurred.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mabel Smith
Richland Gas Pipeline Planned to St Louis by Moody Seagraves
Announcement from St Louis says Moody Seagraves will back a 24 inch main gas line from Richland field to St Louis with capacity of 140 million cubic feet daily. Project cost estimated above 20 million dollars and will serve Arkansas and Missouri towns along the route.
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St. Louis
Richland
Moody-Seagraves
Arkansas
Missouri
Moody-Seagraves Company
Hooston
Texas
Monroe
Hemler
Houston
Galveston
St. Leuis
Moody Seagraves
Mack & Collins
Richland Field
Mobile
Imany
Mississippi
Louisiana
Guns Again Speak Over Battleground of China
Severe fighting along the Tianjin Pukow railway north of Mingkwang is reported with 1 100 serious casualties arriving in Nanking. Nationalists under General Hoving-Ching attacked General Sung Chuan-Fang’s northern forces, decimating a division and reducing another regiment to forty or fifty men. Martial law in Canton follows an attempted seizure by Chang Fai Fu’s labor party, with heavy gunfire and closed foreign gates. The U S gunboat Asheville has been sent to Yeungkong to investigate disturbances amid scattered reports from three Americans.
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Tientsin-Pukow
Mingkwang
Nanking
Hoving-Ching
Sung Chuan-Fang
Canton
Hong Kong
China
Chang Fat- Fui
Bacm
The
Canton Generalissimo
U.S
Shanghai
Yeungkong
United States
Asheville
South China Patrol
Yuengkong
M C Woman in Murder Cell Writes Poems
In Wentworth North Carolina Alma Petty Gatlin jailed for the axe murder of her father writes poetry during confinement. Friends recall her creativity since school days as she awaits January Rockingham superior court trial. Relatives and counsel are the only allowed visitors.
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International
Wentworth
N. C
Alma Petty Gatlin
Smith T.tty
Reidsle
Governor Green Reported Snowbound With Hunters Near Grand Marais
A storm-bound party led by Michigan Governor Fred Green and deer hunters is believed snowbound in a wilderness camp near Grand Marais on Lake Superior amid heavy drifts. Communication lines are down and a week may pass before ploughs reach the isolation. Frank Montre, reported missing in Monday’s blizzard, was found alive along the Bad River in northern Wisconsin.
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Fred Green
Michigan
Grand Marais
Lake Superior
Provernor
Frank Montre
Wisconsin
Montre
Ashland
Wis
Butterfield
Port Arthur
Ont
Mrs. Grundy Busy Over Long Island Teacher Scandal
Mattituck New York November 17. High school science and physical education teacher Albert F Gray is reported to have caused a stir by calling a colleague Mary in front of students and giving some girls automobile rides. He is suspended as the principal resigns and several pupils leave or are invited to leave.
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Mattituck
N. Y
Grundy
Albert F. Gray
Mary
Gray
Herbert D. Moon
Suffolk County
Long Island
Masquerade Prize Reveals Ankle Beauty Twist
In Not Big Feet Newry Ireland on November 17 a masquerade prize for the daintiest ankles drew a winner who proved to be among the finest, as a colleen revealed herself to be one of the finest police officers.
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Newry
County Down
Ireland
Notice to Advertisers for Monday Progress Edition
The News Star states it cannot guarantee insertion of copy submitted after 5 p.m. Saturday. Copy received before the deadline will appear in the Monday Progress edition due to early press time for Monday’s issue.
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The
News-Star
Officers of U D C for year named officers of U D C for year
Mrs W C N Merchant of Chatham Virginia elected president general on first ballot at the annual convention in Charleston South Carolina. Other officers named include Oscar MacKenzie of Montezuma Georgia first vice president general P H Py Lane of Philadelphia second vice president general Madore Burney Waynesthorn of Mississippi third vice president general L M Bashinski Troy Alabama recording secretary general Mary Lou Gordon White Nashville Tennessee corresponding secretary general B A Blenner Richmond Virginia treasurer general John L Woodbury Louisville Kentucky historian general and Fred Q Kolman New Orleans registrar general.
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Charleston
S. C
W. C. N. Merchant
Chatham
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Oscar MacKenzie
Montez Ma
P. H. Py
Lane
Philadelphia
Madore Burney Waynesthorn
L. M. Bashinski
Troy
Ala
Mary Lou Gordon White
Nashville
Tenn
B. A. Blenner
Richmond
John L. Woodbury
Louisville
Fred QO. Kolman
New Orleans
Daring dash for gems ends in fatal warehouse blaze
In New York a warehouse fire claimed the life of Jay A Mellish husband of opera star Mme. Mary Mellish. Mellish reentered the burning building to save valuables and was last seen dashing toward his office as fire raged, with the cause traced to sparks igniting oil in his motor boat stored there.
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Associated Press
New York
Jay A. Mellish
Mme
Mary Mellish
Metropolitan Opera
Tire
Hoe
Wardens
Brophy
Meilish
Meiligh
Mellish
Harbone’s Meditations by J. P. Akky
Fragmentary musings reveal Harbone deciding how to vote amid uncertain loyalties. The voices hint at civic engagement and personal doubt in a community strongly divided.
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Harbone’s Meditations
J. P. Akky
Charles Mellen Former Railroad Chief Dies in Concord
Charles S. Mellen, once president of the New York New Haven and Hartford and later leader of the Boston and Maine, died at his Concord home at 11 o clock this morning after retirement from active railroad work. He rose to prominence in 1903 when J Pierpont Morgan recalled him from the West to repeat his Northern Pacific success. At the head of the Northern Pacific he achieved a notable traffic miracle before his subsequent roles.
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Associated Press
Concord, N.hs
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven and Wattlord
Boston and Maine Railroad
Charles Mellen
J. Pierpont Morgan
Northern Pacific
New York
New Haven and Hartford
Union League Club To Honor President Tonight
Philadelphia telegram reports President Coolidge will be guest of the Union League tonight. He will receive the league’s gold medal for distinguished public service and a certificate of honorary membership, making him the third medalist and first to hold both honors.
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Philadelphia
Coolidge
Union League
Ms. Coolidge
Lincoln
Johnson
Tuck McKinney
Roosevelt
Taft
Multiple Fall News Bits Across Cities
Reports from St Louis New Orleans Washington Antlers and Rabat detail a murder a cold snap a naval official cancelling speeches a manslaughter conviction and hostages arriving in Morocco. The items reflect a range of incidents from crime and weather to diplomacy and international crime ransom outcomes.
Confidence in People Atkinson Seeks Tulane I U S Game
Prohibition administrator O D Jackson of the tenth district said no extra federal agents would be sent to Baton Rouge for the Tulane I S U Thanksgiving game. He expressed full confidence in the two universities and local federal officers to prevent bootlegging during the celebration.
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New Orleans
O. D. Jackson
Federal Prohibition District
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Tulane
Jackson
University president joins crackdown on bootlegging before game
Paton Rouge reports President T. W. Atkinson of T. B. U. has asked federal parish and city officials to curb bootlegging during the Louisiana State Tulane game on Thanksgiving Day. He warns of a large crowd and holiday spirit, urging action to keep liquor sales down and bootlegging stopped.
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Paton Rouge
T. W. Atkinson
T. 8
LSU expels eight students over hair cutting incident
Baton Rouge reports show LSU students largely focused on classes and the Tulane game while eight freshmen were expelled for hair cutting of fresh men. The student council delays its report to President Atkinson and cadet commander Brougher. fathers rush to take sons home as statewide letters praise campus discipline. A former LSU football captain commends the decision.
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Walter Prichard
Coolidge Exemption Reduces Tax Bill on White House Lands
Washington November 17. Tax assessors estimate President Coolidge would owe 374000 plus yearly taxes if his personal real estate were taxed. The White House and grounds are valued at about 22 million dollars.
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Washington
Mrs. Sumney Sr. Dies in Texas After Auto Trip
Mrs. George Sumney Sr. of New Orleans, mother of Dr. George Sumney Jr., head of the English department at Texas A and M College, died in Austin after an overland car trip from Louisiana. Her husband serves as a Presbyterian minister in New Orleans.
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George Sumney, Sr
City In
Texas
College Station
Tex
George Sumney
New Orleans
George Sumney, Jr
Texas A. & M. College
Austin
Sumney
Louisiana City
Washington Hit by Wind Storm Wrecks School
A sudden afternoon wind storm battered Washington injuring several people and destroying a school at 18th Street and Benning Road NE. Numerous houses and buildings were blown down or roofless with extensive damage across the eastern and outlying sections of the city.
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Associated Press
Washington
18Th Street
Benning Road
Arrest of Liquor Spotter After Death in Beloit
John J. Beyer a 24 year old liquor spotter held without bail to the grand jury after shooting William Petroff in Beloit Wisconsin. Beyer claimed accidental discharge during a struggle over a glass of home brew bought from bartender John Ray. Petroff later died of a bullet wound to the abdomen after collapsing at his home.
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Associated Press
Soutil Beloit
John J. Beyer
William Petroff
Petroff
Beyer
John Ray
Ray
Prolice
Wounder Petroff
Old Feud Flare Ends in Slaying Near Calhoun
Walter Barrett 63 of Tremont, Lincoln parish, was shot and killed after a long feud with Charlie Pilcher 45, two miles west of Calhoun. Pilcher surrendered to Sheriff Milton Coverdale in Ouachita Parish after confessing the killing and recounting a westbound bus confrontation over a disputed issue with Barrett's niece.
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Walter Barrett
Tremont
Lincoln Parish
Charlie Pilcher
Calhoun
Pilcher
Toeater
Milton Coverdale
R. M. Stamper
West Monroe
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Stanmer
Wilcher
Tie
Barrett
Shreveport
Monroe
Togetkher
Milcher
Ira Solomen
Marrett
Becau
Dean of Yale Divinity School Denied In Bowl Entry
The Yale divinity school dean Charles Reynolds Brown was stopped at the Yale Bowl by a student ticket taker who thought his traveling bag looked suspicious. He explained the bag contained sermons for an out of town trip but was refused entry and had to seek another ticket taker.
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New Haven
Chas. Reynolds Brown
Yale Divinity School
Yale Bowl
Boola
Princeton
News-Star Promises Thrilling Monday Installment
The notice invites subscribers in Monroe and West Monroe to start a new daily story series beginning Monday. It urges readers in Northeast Louisiana to place a trial order and receive the paper at their door for a small cost.
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News-Star
Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
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