Wealthy Alabama hunter slain in woods near Hal's Lake
Mobile authorities report eight loggers in custody after the disappearance of C. C. Coffee a 73 year old insurance man from Mobile. Confessions allege Coffee was followed into the woods by the suspects tied with a wagon wheel weights and robbed of valuables before his body was discarded in Hal's Lake. Guards were placed on Mobile County Jail as a precaution.
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Mobile
Ala
National Guardsmen
Mobile County
C. C. Coffee
Insurance Company
Hal's Lake
James J. Alvarez
Bibb Graves
Carron Lewis
Lewis
Coffee
Turkey
Wealthy financier Thomas Fortune Ryan dies at 77
New York reports the death of financier Thomas Fortune Ryan at his home after a brief illness. He was 77 and his fortune, estimated around 500 million dollars, largely tied to tobacco stocks.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ryan
Death of Dr. Edgar Young Mullins Leader of Baptists
Dr. Edgar Young Mullins 68 longtime president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary died at noon after a stroke on November 10. He had led the seminary for more than a quarter century and was active in international Baptist affairs as former president of the Baptist World Alliance and head of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Louisville
Edgar Young Mullins
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Mullins
Baptist World Alliance
Southern Baptist Convention
Labor Leader Davis Sees Wage Rise Boosting Prosperity
In New Orleans James J. Davis secretary of labor told the AFL that progressive business men now favor liberal wages. He argued prosperity comes from the masses not the few and noted fewer strikes due to higher wages and industrial intelligence. Davis recalled his levee work in New Orleans decades ago.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
James J. Davis
Davis
Bandit Trio Rob Bank in Trafford City With Kidnapping
Three robbers held up the First National Bank of Trafford City and escaped with between 15000 and 18000 dollars. They forced cashier B W Carlson to turn over cash and kidnapped patron O M Kimmel as he attempted to raise an alarm. Ruth Whitney and other bank staff were present during the heist. An onlooker, S La Seyandt, fired at the getaway car without effect.
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Trafford City
First National Bank
O. M. Kimmel
B. W. Carlson
Kimmel
S. la Seyandt
Carlson
Ruth Whitney
Twin City Boy Scout fund pace slows toward $11,000 goal
The Twin City Boy Scout drive shows $6,266.50 raised, up $247 from Thursday, with $11,000 target still in reach. Committees urge immediate donations and continued effort to complete the campaign credibly.
Man robbed of $100 on Jackson Street
B. F. Roberts of 310 Holly Street told police last night he was held up near the vacant lot by Monroe Public Library on Jackson Street. He said two men, one large and one medium, demanded cash and took four $20s and two $10s after drawing a revolver.
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B. FE. Roberts
Holly Street
Monroe Public Library
Jackson Street
Barrymore Faces Matrimonial Turmoil Over Divorce Claim
Hollywood, Nov. 23. J Barrymore’s plan to wed Dolores Costello is unsettled by a telephoned warning claiming his alleged second wife Blanche Barrymore has not yet finalized a divorce. Maurice Costello urged clarity as the actor' s status remains disputed while Costello says he is free to marry.
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Hollywood
Cal
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Miss Costello
Maurice Costello
Blanche Oelrich Barrymore
Barrymore No. 2
Michael Strange
Costello
Lurkers Fail to Fear Vicious North Carolina Woman
New Orleans dispatch reports Mrs. Albert B. Granzin, sister to the assistant district attorney, confronted a man in her garage. She chased him in her car after he could not explain his presence and handed him off to two passersby who overpowered him. Louis Burgau known as Cigarette, a twice incarcerated burglar released from Angola last Tuesday, was identified by police.
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New Orleans
Albert B. Granzin
Louis Burgau
Cigarette
State Penitentiary
Angola
Judge Hennriques Sentences Youth in New Orleans Robbery
In New Orleans criminal district court Judge Hennriques sentences 18 year old George Clark to 8 to 14 years for knocking down Mrs. N E Taylor and robbing her on the street of a wallet containing ten dollars and a pair of eyeglasses.
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New Orleans
Hennriques
Criminal District Court Today
George Clark
N. E. Taylor
Monroe Board Urges Bond Issue for New High and Grade Schools
The Monroe Louisiana city school board adopted a resolution asking the city council to call an election for voters to approve bonds to finance a modern high school and one or two grade schools. The plan includes a special tax millage to maintain the expanded school system, prompted by rapid student growth and inadequacies. The resolution, adopted November 21, 1922, directs sending a copy to the city council.
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Monroe
Louisiana
City of
Arnold Bernstein
Theo F. Terzia
T. E. Flournoy
W. H. Faulk
Harbingers of Short Meet at U S Capital
Washington November 23 Congress opens amid talk of farm relief tariff revision and an extra session if needed. President elect Hoover signaled possible extra session for farm relief while House leader Tilson urged an extra session for tariff revision as Congress nears a new term.
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Washington
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
House
White House
Reputed Heir to Millions Is Crushed by Train No 815
Walter P. Wells age 63 described as heir to 7 million dollars through the Jennings estate in England was killed when he was run over by Missouri Pacific train No 815 from El Dorado to Monroe. The body lay along the DeSiard road crossing for a quarter mile and was so mangled identification was impossible.
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Walter P. Wells
Jennings
England
Missouri Pacific
el Dorado
Monroe
Here
DeSiard Road
Shcard
Sicard
S. Minister to Honduras Is Monroe Visitor
Hon George Thomas Summerlin American minister to Honduras visits Monroe on leave from Tegucigalpa and spends time at his Rayville birthplace. Born 1872 in Rayville he joined the diplomatic service after military duty, with a lengthy career across Tokyo Peking Santiago Rome and Honduras.
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George Thomas Summerlin
Honduras
Monroe
W. Summerlin
Rayville
Tegucigalpa
Mr. Summerlin
America
Tokyo
Japan
Peking
China
Santiago
Chile
Mexico
Rome
Mississippi Ee & M
U. S. Military Academy
Porto Rico
Philippines
New York Stock Exchange to Close Saturday
The board of governors of the New York Stock Exchange voted to close the exchange on Saturday while offices of exchange members will remain open.
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N. Y. Stock Exchange
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Bastrop Seeks $70,000 for Modern Hospital Project
Bastrop mobilizes to build a 23 room hospital with a $70,000 goal. About $21,500 has been pledged by local industrial groups and citizens must raise the remaining roughly $9,000 to reach the target. The plan includes stock subscriptions for contributors and open access for doctors nationwide. A Chamber dinner will launch the fundraising drive.
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Bastrop
Chamber of Commerce
Geo. T. Madison
Madison
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