Tragedy on Chicago Elevated Train Collision
A steel interurban train rear ended a wooden elevated car on a Chicago line, leaving nine dead and many injured. Police mobilized 500 patrolmen and ambulances as coroner Victory L. Schlaeger ordered an inquest at the county building. General Manager Bernard J. Fallon called it among the worst in transit history.
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Chicago
R. F. Larson
Mary Mullen
Quinn Morrison
Jack Diffendahl
Vera Lefebvre
Steamship Scantic Fire Kills Nine In New Orleans Dry Dock
Fire rips through dry dock hold No 2 of the Scantic at New Orleans injuring and killing nine workers. Wreckage and debris fill the hold as rescue teams search for missing men amid anxious crowds and shifting tugs. Authorities confirm a white male body found, identity pending after water pumped out.
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New Orleans
Moormack Line
Scantic
Samson
Adler
Algiers
Warren Johnson
Dry Docks
Behind the Scenes Washington Ambassadors Splendor
Washington correspondent Rodney Dutcher reports on a lonely ambassador amid grandeur. The article examines blame for atrocities and the complex stance of people against rebel forces as seen from the capital.
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By Rodney Dutcher
News-Star
Washington Correspondent
Spanish ambassador recalls Madrid massacre and Franco menace
Don Fernando de los Rios, ex University of Madrid president and Spain’s ambassador, laments U.S. misreadings of Spain’s civil war. He recalls executions in Seville and Badajoz, Lorca’s death, and the bombardment of Madrid while noting foreign forces and aristocratic indifference.
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Don Fernando de Los Rios
University of Madrid
Spanish Republic
Franco
de Los Rios
Spain
Foreign Legion
Madrid
Frederico Garcia Lorca
Legless swimmer aims Atlantic crossing on Queen Mary
Legless Charles Zimmy plans to swim across the Atlantic from the Queen Mary in heated pool aboard the ship. Officials approved the stunt before sailing but must solve the problem of draining water nightly for sanitation while keeping the pool usable for the four day voyage.
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Southampton
England
Charles Zimmy
Zimmy
DeMille Tours Through Monroe En Route to New Orleans
Cecil B. DeMille veteran director of Paramount studios passed through Monroe on a Delta Air Lines flight from Dallas en route to New Orleans for a preview of The Plainsman starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. He expressed optimism for the motion picture industry noting economic recovery and Paramount’s tough years during the depression. He said the industry is a good barometer of general business conditions.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Paramount Studios
Monroe
Delta Air Lines
Dallas
New Orleans
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
DeMille
Thanksgiving Observances Planned Across Monroe
Thanksgiving in Monroe features multiple services and charitable acts. The First Baptist church holds a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service followed by a breakfast and baskets prepared by congregants for the city’s needy. Grace Episcopal plans a special choral eucharistic service with readings and readings of the Thanksgiving scripture.
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First Baptist Church
The
BTG
Grace Episcopal Church
Hunt Begun for 14 Missing in Plane
Cordova Alaska reports an aerial search was ordered for 14 people missing in a tri motor plane flight across the stormy Gulf of Alaska. Pilot Chet Brown departed Cordova with a mechanic and 12 passengers seeking Juneau.
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Cordova
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf
Juneau
Yakutat
Chet Brown
Brown
Glendale
Calif
Arctic Airways
Party Leader Praises Mayor Bernstein with Thank You Letters
National Democratic Committee Chairman James A. Farley praised Mayor Arnold Bernstein in a personal letter for his congratulatory telegram after the election. Carl Bycir of the Roosevelt Nominators and Electors clubs conveyed a message from the president complimenting Bernstein for leading the Ouachita parish fundraising for the national campaign. Bernstein released the two letters Wednesday. The Farley letter is dated November 10 and begins with a cordial greeting.
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Jim
National Democratic Committee
James A. Farley
Arnold Bernstein
Carl Bycir
Roosevelt Nominators and Electors Clubs
Ouachita Parish
Bernstein
Farley
Humphrey suit verdict favors Mrs. Whiting in Holyoke
In Springfield a jury returned a verdict for the defendant after 23 minutes in the $100,000 case brought by Morris Humphrey of New York, former nightclub entertainer, against Mrs. Gertrude Whiting, Holyoke widow. Her counsel announced the verdict and declined to reveal her comment.
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Springfield
Mass
Morris Humphrey
New York
Gertrude Whiting
Holyoke
Duels and Divided Fame for Dr Sarga Brother Still Living
In Budapest an ambitious duel threat from Dr Franz Sarga ends with him admitting the unsuitability for further combat as public interest veers away. In New York Simplicio Godina and his Siamese twin Lucio die apart after a severing operation, the living twin said to be in no immediate danger. The twins were vaudeville performers from the Philippines.
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Franz Larga
Budapest
Magda
Sarga
Associated Press
Franz Sarga
New York
Simplicio Godina
Lucio
York Hospital
Simplicio
Natividad
Victorina Matos
Manila
Philippine Islands
Mrs C B Kern Dead After Illness at 68
Mrs C B Kern aged 68 died after a nearly two month illness at her daughter Mrs Willis H Anders home 201 Roselawn. A sunrise service will be held at 8 am Thursday followed by a high requiem mass at St Matthew s Catholic church at 8 30. The services will be led by Rev N F Vandegaer and Rev M F Walsh.
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C. B. Kern
Willis H. Anders
Roselawn
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
N. F. Vandegaer
M. F. Walsh
Negro driver arrested after fatal crash near Kelly
Fred Willingham a 35 year old black man fled into Winn parish swamps after his car struck and killed R A Vincent a 59 year old Caldwell parish planter near Kelly. He was captured 10 miles southeast of Sikes and taken to Monroe to face charges. Witnesses later helped track him with shotguns as he burned a fire to keep warm.
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R. A. Vincent
Caldwell Parish
Fred Willingham
Woods
Sikes
Winn Parish
Vincent
G. E. Erskine
E. B. Cottingham
Columbia
Winnfield
Ruston
Monroe
Quachita Parish
Time To Aid Good Fellows Here
Thanksgiving prompts a Monroe appeal to support needy children at Christmas. The Good Fellows Fund raises funds to ensure no child goes hungry or cold and to reinforce human kindness during the season.
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Good Fellows
Good Fellows Fund
People of
Monroe
Fatal crash claims Fairbanks principal Mrs D C Coulter
Mrs D C Coulter 41 of West Monroe principal of Fairbanks school died after a traffic crash on Sterlington road. Survived by widower two brothers two sisters and a sister in law. She was a West Point native who moved to Monroe in 1919 and belonged to First Christian church. Funeral plans not set.
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Sterlington
D. C. Coulter
West Monroe
Fairbanks
Coulter
West Point
Miss
First Christian Church of
Monroe
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Oofty Goofty Bowman Defends Name Origin
Oofty Goofty Bowman of Racine Wisconsin says he will keep his unusual name despite repeated calls asking if it is real. He explains his parents picked the name after an actor they knew in Cleveland.
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Oofty Goofty
Bowman
Racine, Wis
Cleveland
Associated Press
Texas Centennial to Close Sunday
Dallas reports attendance at the Texas centennial exposition neared 6.5 million with five days remaining in its six month run. Director general Harry A. Olmsted said eastern and northern visitors expected the wild west and found thriving cities, noting intangible benefits for the entire southwest.
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Dallas
Tex
Harry A. Olmsted
Southwest
Monroe Stores Glorify Holiday Merchandise Surge
The town celebrates a robust Christmas shopping season as merchants report plentiful stocks and eager shoppers. The World and News-Star promises a special next Sunday edition detailing available gifts and store offerings.
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Monroe
the World
News- Star
Ruston Doctors Hurt In Morning Train Car Crash
Dr. James H. Wells and Dr. J. E. Bailey were injured when an automobile they rode in collided with a box car near the Mis souri Pacific switch tracks in Ruston at 2 25 am. Wells suffered head lacerations concussion and confusion while Bailey endured severe shock and minor wounds. Both were treated at St Francis sanitarium.
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James H. Wells
CCC
Ruston
J. E. Bailey
South Second Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Wells
Bailey
St. Francis Sanitarium
E. B. Hale
Missouri Pacific
Hale
Film Victory Won Rome
Will Hays won an Italian victory for American movie makers after ten days of meetings with Premier Benito Mussolini and other Fascist officials. With aid from Ambassador William Phillips he secured lifting of sweeping restrictions on imported United States films and then departed for Paris.
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Rome
Will Hays
United States
Benito Mussolini
Hays
William Phillips
Paris
Pension tax offices to open coast to coast
The social security board will operate at least 108 regional offices to check taxes and wages for pension purposes. Employers must file a quarterly information return and maintain payroll records starting January. Board chairman John G. Winant listed topics under review including the reserve fund, multiple tax rules, bank coverage, and feasibility of health insurance.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Internal Revenue Districts
John G. Winant
Federal Reserve System
American Bankers’ Association
Winant
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