Winds and floods lash southwest. snow hits Wyoming
Rains and high winds cause widespread damage across the southwest with two deaths in Texas and injuries in Oklahoma and Missouri. Tornadoes and flooded fields disrupt transport as Rio Grande rises. Wyoming experiences rain turning to snow delaying air mail and sealing Medicine Bow passes.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Texas
Lelot
Carrollton
Campbell
Ladonia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Quinton
Okla
Columbus
Rio Grande
del Rio
Wyoming
Medicine Bow National Forest
Heat wave shatters October records across New York area
New York and neighboring states endured an unseasonable heat spell that reached 87 degrees in New York City, the warmest October mark. About 400000 at Coney Island and Rockaway Beach faced closed bath houses as several deaths and many prostrations were reported, including Donald Morey of Manhattan during a Rutgers Manhattan game.
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New York
North
Middle Atlantic States
New York City
Coney Island
Rockaway
Fritzicheff
New Haven, Conn
Speakers for Big Wilson Rally in City
The Riley J. Wilson meeting tomorrow night at 8 at the city high school auditorium will feature Mayor Arnold Bernstein presiding, Howard B. Warren, Mrs. F. E. Pillsbury, and Congressman Riley J. Wilson. Amplifiers will reach all campus areas as a large crowd is expected. The tour marks the end of a seven day drive with 28 speeches across the fifth district.
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Riley J. Wilson
City High School
Arnold Bernstein
Howard B. Warren
Ruston
Shreveport
FE. Pilsbury
New Orleans
Monroe
Judge Wilson
Fifth Congressional District
Fros
Chatham
Jackson Parish
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Bastrop
Deadlock Persists in French Tariff Talks
Paris reports show France and the United States at an impasse over tariff settlement. France seeks reciprocity assurances while Washington presses for most favored nation treatment as outlined in aide memoires exchanged at the Quai d Orsay.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
United States
Washington
Quai D’orsay
Dynamite found in ruins of Bath Michigan school
In Bath Michigan two boys discovered 244 sticks of dynamite under a false floor of the remaining wing of the destroyed school. Authorities fear another blast would have completed the farmer Andrew Kehoe's planned destruction. Workmen uncover more charges as reconstruction proceeds with funds from United States Senator James A Couzens. Among the dead were 37 children and seven adults including the school superintendent.
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Associated Press
Bath
Mich
Andrew Kehoe
Clinton County
E. Ewing
Bath Township
United States
James A. Couzens
Walker shadowed on European trip sparks espionage claims
New York reports allege Mayor James J. Walker faced constant surveillance during a European tour by private detectives hired by unnamed American officials. The move is criticized as a potential frame against Tammany Hall and Governor Smith, with calls for a State Department inquiry and Paris police notification.
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Associated Press
New York
James J. Walker
Europe
Walker
State Department
New York Times
New York American
Tammany Hall
Smith
Paris
John Dalzell Dies Father of House of Representatives
John Dalzell long known as the father of the house of representatives died after a lingering illness at his son Samuel Dalzell’s home in Altadena California. He served as a Republican congressman from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and was a powerful figure in his era.
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John Dalzell
National House of Representatives
Mr. Dalzell
House
Associated Press
Los Angees
House of Representatives
Pittsburgh
Samuel Dalzell
Altadena
Cal
The Mystery of a Woman’s Slipper in a Sheriff’s Office
A black patent leather slipper found on the Ruston road lies on a sheriff’s desk for a week with no owner identified. A local witness recalls a night-time quarrel nearby and a mysterious racket, but no hard conclusions or injuries emerged.
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Sheriff's Office
Ruston Road
Hambones Meditations by J P Alley
A dialect record notes J P Alley at Stoe Keeph or Stoo Keeph playing with a cook who quits and then returns in a heated exchange. The item reflects informal street speech and local humor.
Thrust by His Own Knife Fatal to Lad
Eugene Tucker aged 18 of Marion Louisiana fatally stabbed himself during a friendly mock duel at home. The femoral artery was severed and he died at Riverside sanitarium after arriving in Monroe. He had recently finished school and worked at a Marion garage. funeral planned in Marion.
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Eugene Tucker
Marion
Riverside Sanitarium
Young Tucker
Tucker
Monroe
E. M. Tucker
Why No Water in My House The Indignant Voice
A Monroe resident questions why water is not on at her new home. Superintendent Petagna asks for a deposit and notes a swimming pool sign claiming water is free. He questions who the caller was and whether the pool sign is misleading.
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Joe Petagna
Water, Light and Traction
Monroe
Mr. Petagna
Federal Judge Signs Decree Dissolving Hair Felt Trust
Chicago Oct 3 Federal Judge Walter C Lindley signed a consent decree dissolving an alleged trust of Tanners Products Co Delaware and nearly 100 affiliated firms that controlled about 95 percent of the hair felt business in the United States.
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Chicago
Walter C. Lindley
Tanners Products Co
Delaware
Egg family shines at Paterson meet despite injury
Miss Eleanor Egg, holder of the indoor high jump record and a sprinter, watched an athletic meet in Paterson New Jersey on October 3 due to injury. When asked if Carsline Egg was competing, she clarified that Carsline is her mother. Mrs Egg ran the 800 meters but did not place, humorously noting she has run miles and miles and sees no obstacle for women in distance events.
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Associated Press
Paterson
N. J
Eleanor Egg
Egg
Lightning Kills Tender at Ouachita Locks
W. C. Wilhite a 538 year old U S government employee at Sterlington was struck by lightning and killed instantly after opening gates for the Faun workboat during a thunderstorm. The bolt knocked the boat captain to the floor and stunned nearby bystanders. The medical effort failed and the body was found prostrate by the river bank. The report notes ongoing continuation on another page.
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W. C. Wilhite
United States
Sterlington
Wilhite
Faun
Monroe
F. R. Larimer
Grand Jury Convenes With 75 Cases To Be Heard This Week
Grand jury sits in fourth district criminal court with 20 veniremen. Foreman F B Surgaine of Monroe leads 75 cases to be presented by the district attorney. Ten others chosen include Tippit Pylant Hamilton Foster Johnston McCain Hamilton Smith Kellogg Brooks Gregg. Two veniremen died, one in hospital, others excused but subject to call later. Judge Shell praised the venire for not attempting to evade service.
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Fourth District Criminal Court
J. T. Shell
F. B. Surgaine
Monroe
T. L. Tippit
G. W. Pylant
E. R. Hamilton
Marvin H. Foster
Newell Johnston
Charles A. McCain
George L. Hamilton
H. L. Smith
D. Kellogg
S.P. Brooks
H. L. Gregg, Jr
T. F. Foster
Clarence Riser
W. C. Campbell
Mule attack leaves Monroe man with possible skull fracture
J. M. Dykes 27 of Monroe, a teamster for J. M. Myers, was kicked by two mules while trying to separate them in a corral. He suffered a probable skull fracture, a torn right ear, and a deep facial laceration, but was able to walk and speak. Dykes, a World War I Rainbow Division veteran with 18 months overseas service, recounted surviving other near fatal incidents, including a beer explosion that killed two men.
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J. M. Dykes
Monroe
J. M. Myers
St. Francis
Rainbow Division
Dyes
Church Wedding Customs Prompt Simplicity Says Priest
The Rev. Dr. Norman A. Hutton of St Chrysostom's Episcopal Church in Chicago argues that church weddings are trending toward vulgarity and pagan displays. He prescribes simple decorations and no display along with specific restrictions to keep ceremonies modest and dignified.
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Chicago
Norman A. Hutton
St. Chrysostom's
Episcopal
Opening Season for Squirrels Filled With Windy Hunts
Saturday October 1 marked the opening for squirrels and rabbits with hunters preparing for a weekend outing. Many pursued the first hunt of the season but squirrels remained scarce due to windy conditions and light activity. Sunday saw more shooting but still few sightings and bags.
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Squirrels
Bandit Escapes With Payroll From New Orleans States
J D Acomb cashier at the New Orleans States was shot and wounded during a payroll holdup. A masked bandit grabbed a satchel worth over 5100 then fled in a Mississippi registered auto. Police recovered the vehicle two miles away as investigators pursued the crime.
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New Orleans
J. D. Acomb
Acomb
States
Associated Press
St. Joseph Street
States Building
Burrell Townsend
Townsend
Payroll Bandits Debut in Shreveport
Payroll bandits made their first appearance in Shreveport as a news item notes the arrest and the event on a local page dated October 8.
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Payroll Bandits
Shreveport
Youth Admits He Killed Sunday School Teacher
George Yaro, 28, confessed to killing Rose Sarlo, 17, a Sunday School teacher, whose body was found near Mantua Creek Bridge. He described driving with her, an argument, shooting her, and wrapping wire around her neck. letters allegedly from him were turned over to police.
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Woodbury
N. J
George Yaro
Rose Sarlo
Mantua Creek Bridge
Yaro
Rose
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