Cranes Try to Lift S-1 At New London Base
Monach and Century fail to lift the S-1 wreck at U S submarine base New London. two giant cranes engaged as Rear Admiral Christy reports progress and favorable weather. Survivors recount S-51 disaster details at Boston hearing. Alfred Geier testifies about surface rescue and crew losses near the City of Rome.
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U. 8
New London
Conn
A. P
Monarch
Century
H. S. Christy
Boston
Alfred Geier
New Bedford
Board of
Rome
Rodney H. Dodson
Slings
New Don
H. H. Christy
U. S. S. Camden
Report Twenty Killed in Heavy Japan Storm
Tokyo today reported twenty people killed and many injured as torrential rainstorm pounded Japan for the heaviest in fifty years. In Tokohama fifty houses were crushed by landslides with further damage in Canton districts.
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Japan
Tokio
A. P
Tokohama
Canton
River stages and river readings across Mississippi area
River stages acrossMississippi River stations show mixed changes with Vicksburg steady at 6.2 feet and New Orleans dropping to 1.8 feet. Red River readings in Shreveport 1.5 feet down 0.8 while Alexandria up 8.5 and fall 6.7. Ouachita figures at Camden 7.5 rising 0.7 and Monroe 13.8 unchanged.
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Missi
Local Men Auto Trip to Lake Providence Banquet
Neary a score from the Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders plan an overland trip to Lake Providence for a banquet staged by its Chamber of Commerce. Five autos will depart Monroe at 3 30 p m, return late at night, as a trade boosting event for northeast Louisiana towns.
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AUTO
Lake Providence
Neary
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
O.er
Louisiana
British Fleet Strengthened Amid Turkish Troop Movements
Constantinople reports Turks calling up more troops while Britain vows a strong fleet in Near Eastern waters for weeks. Officials in London call the moves a coincidence and say the fleet is only maneuvering under amended Mediterranean command orders.
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London
A. P
Constantinople
Minors Arrested Over Pool Hall Ruling Violation
Four boys were arrested for loafing in a pool hall behind a Mississippi barber shop on DeSiard street. W A Murphy the proprietor was arrested for allowing minors in. The youths Ennis Monroe 18 Sam Burns 18 Clayton Touchstone 17 Frank Maxwell 17. Trial set in city court at 8 this evening.
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Mississippi
DeSiard Street
W. A. Murphy
Ennis Monroe
Hall Street
Sam Burns
Clayton Touchstone
Lee Avenue
Frank Maxwell
North Third Street
Ruston Board Backs Modern Flashlight System
Ruston Chamber of Commerce directors meet with citizens to discuss upgrading the local telephone exchange and vote unanimously to adopt a modern flashlight system for the town.
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Ruston
A. P
Navy air officers push for separate air corps
Washington oct 1 navy air officers urged a legal reorganization of the nations air defense before the presidents aircraft board saying equipment and personnel shortages and a stubborn navy prejudice breed unrest. They called for a separate air corps to avert future failures and warned the fleet would suffer without trained naval air leaders.
Naval air officers urge free remarks before boards
Naval air officers told the presidents air board there is hesitancy among junior officers to speak before investigating bodies. Senator Bingham pressed witnesses noting calls for a separate navy air corps and an advanced training school for naval air officers. He said 60 or 70 percent favor a distinct air service but support has faded. Pilots want aviation control in flying men. The navy air reserve is short of personnel and equipment.
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Washington
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Navy
Army
Air Service
R. R. Paunack
Bureau of Aeronautics
H. T .Bartlett
Navy War College
John S. Small
Naval Air
Small
Paunack
Dwight W. Morrow
Wilbur
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War and Navy Departments
H. T. Bartltt
Air Corps
Bartlett
Naval Service
Marine Corps
Naval Air Officers
President’s Air Board Today
William Mitchell
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
R. %. Paunaick
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval
Naval Air Organization
Naval Air Reserve Force
Scopes Plans Chicago Lectures on Evolution Studies
John Thomas Scopes, famed for teaching evolution in Tennessee, will attend lectures on evolution by Professor H. Newman at the University of Chicago as he pursues postgraduate work.
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Chicago
A. P
John Thomas Scopes
Tennessee
H. Newman
University of Chicago
Lone bandit robs Missouri Pacific train near Omaha
A lone masked bandit in blue denim and a white handkerchief held up 25 passengers on a Missouri Pacific train near Omaha. He took less than $100 after forcing a negro porter to help search travelers and directed the passengers to surrender money while a gun was aimed at both the passengers and the power. He escaped as the train halted at the yards.
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Omaha
Neb
A. P
Missouri Pacific
Natatorium to Close Sunday After Successful Season
Forsythe park natatorium will close for the summer season on Sunday October 4 announced by Will Atkinson commissioner of public streets and parks. The season drew Record crowds and saw no major accidents with regular water testing and occasional concerts by local bands.
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Forsythe Park
Will Atkinson
Atkinson
Roo
Louisiana Training Institute
Teflis Grotto
John Schrieber
Parish Health Unit
Wey House
Leasing Brisk Near Dixie Drilling Project
Urania report notes Derrick erection at Ayres Bros. in section 13-10-1E and spudding at Urania No. 3 in section 25-10-18. Dixie Oil and Gas Co. actions spark active leasing in Little Creek country with multiple three year and one to three year leases totaling hundreds of dollars and per acre terms, and plans for two wells within 60 days from August 20, 1925.
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Urania
Ayres Bros
Beckman.Freeman
Urania No. 3
Oil and Gas Leasing
Little Creek
Dixie Oil and Gas Company
F. E. Joies
J. H. Wise
John F. Mills
J. N. Wise
E. Doughty
L. & A. Oil Co
Dixie Oil Co
Rube McNally
Centenary Frosh Open Season vs Burleson College
The Centenary frosh football team meets Burleson College tomorrow afternoon in Greenville Texas for their first real game of the season on the local gridiron.
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Frosh” A. P
Navy names provided by Zeppelin pilot witness
Lakehurst New Jersey October 1 A P Benjamin C Hereth a Shenandoah survivor and James Work chief draftsman at the air station were named by Captain Anton Heinen as men who gave him information for his testimony. The court ordered witnesses identified by Rear Admiral Jones named Buckley at the air station provided the tip.
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Lakehurst
N. J
A. P
Benjamin C. Hereth
Shenandoah
James Work
Anton Heinen
Jones
Einen
Heinen
Buckley
Admiral Jones
Hereth
Rosendahl
Bishop Brown Seeks Return Hearing Before General Convention
Bishop William Montgomery Brown arrived in New Orleans from Galion Ohio to seek a hearing before the Protestant Episcopal general convention. He seeks reconsideration of a heresy verdict and says he hopes to address the convention and the city’s people. He notes his status as a bishop cannot be undone now that the Catholic church has accepted him. The archbishop of the old Catholic church greeted him at the railway station as an observer for his church.
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New Orleans
A. P
William Montgomery Brown
Galion
Ohio
Protestant Episcopal General Convention
Brown
House of Bishops
Bishop Brown
Protestant Episcopal Church
William Henry Francis
New York
Dismiss Charge Held on Shreveport Man
The case against Robert R. McBryde, arrested in Shreveport on a fugitive warrant, was dismissed after Memphis authorities sought him for mailing obscene matter. McBryde was returned to Memphis to answer the charge, per a letter from Mrs. McBryde to Judge J. B. Crow.
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Shreveport
A. P
Robert R. McBryde
Memphis
Oil World's Royalty Entertained at Tulsa
King Petroleum official Fred Windsor of Warren Pennsylvania and oil princesses from eleven states visited Tulsa for the 1925 International Petroleum Exposition. Mayor Herman Newblock hosted a luncheon featuring royalty from Louisiana Kentucky Arkansas Oklahoma Texas Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Kansas Colorado and Queen Petrola Mariela Twees of Winfield Kansas.
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Tulsa
A. P
King Petroleum
Fred Windsor
Warren
Herman Newblock
Louisiana
Kenucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Penna
Ohio
West Virginia
Kansas
Colorado
Queen Petrola Mariela Twees
Winfield
Indian Squaw Heiress to Big Estate Visits City
Mrs Lilly Willis a Choctaw heiress travels through Monroe with Judge G E Wilson to Ardmore Oklahoma to establish her rights as widow of Hickman Willis. The estate totals 400 000 to 500 000 dollars, with a fourth share to Lilly and another to her daughter. They planned to prove kinship and rights before returning to Philadelphia, Mississippi.
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Monroe
Lilly Willis
G. E. Wilson
Philadelphia
Ardmore
Okla
News-Star
Judge Wilson
Mississippi
Lilly
Hickman Willis
Oklahoma
Miss
Dempsey to Fight Burke in New Orleans on Thanksgiving
Frankie Edward, New Orleans promoter, says negotiations are complete for a ten round decision bout between Jack Dempsey and Martin Burke of New Orleans on Thanksgiving Day. Burke recently lost a ten round decision to George Godfrey, a strong heavyweight.
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Los Angeles
A. P
Frankie Edward
New Orleans
Jack Dempsey
Martin Burke
Harry Wills
Burke
George Godfrey
Klan Plans Imperial Headquarters Move to Shreveport
Louisiana Klan officials announce plans to locate imperial and local headquarters in Shreveport in a remodeled residential building. The project aims to spend about 35000 dollars for the property to accommodate growing imperial Klan membership and host Louisiana meetings.
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Shreveport
A. P
Imperial
Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana
Klan
Imperial State
Imperial Klan
Missouri Tigers Leave for Tulane Game in New Orleans
The University of Missouri Tigers left Columbia for New Orleans to face Tulane on Saturday in Missouri’s 1925 season opener. Coaches praise strong offense and the squad’s improved form after offseason workouts.
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Columbia
A. P
University of Missouri Tigers
New Orleans
Tulane University
Missouri
Institute Youth Killed Near Marion After Auto Theft Attempt
Henry Williams aged 13 was shot and killed near Marion Louisiana while fleeing after stealing a Ford sedan with another boy, Claude Gill aged 11. Town Marshal Lawrence Powell and E C Powell fired five shots, Williams dying instantly behind a thicket as officers pursued the alleged auto theft gang. The other boy surrendered hidden in a tree near Marion Farmerville.
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Henry Williams
Louisiana Training Institute
Marion
Williams
Claude Gill
New Orleans
Lawrence Powsell
E. C. Powell
Ouachita
Union Parishes
Institute
Union Parish
Spencer
Marion Garage
Smith & Wesson
E. C. Po
Powell
Marion-El Dorado
Tom Marshall Lawrences Powell
Lad
Felf
Monroe
Lad Williams
Athan
Farmerville
Gill
Mit
Buddy
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N. O. Thanksgiving
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Tulane
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