Roosevelt Says United States Will Avoid War
President Roosevelt declares America must remain unentangled and free as he watches a naval demonstration from the cruiser Houston off the Pacific coast near Coronados. The fleet exercise, one of the most complete to the president, ended at sunset and the Houston then sailed south toward the Panama Canal.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
President Roosevelt
Pacific
Roosevelt
Mexico
United States
America
Houston
San Diego
Coronados Islands
Joseph M Reeves
Portland
Mr. Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Anti-Longites Work on Ticket in Louisiana Primary
Leaders of the Cleveland Dear faction of the anti Long political machine report cautious in forming a ticket for the January 21 Louisiana primary opposing the Allen ticket led by Judge Richard W. Leche. The head of the ticket, Dear for governor, has been announced. others to be named soon.
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New Orleans
Cleveland Dear
Allen
Richard W. Leche
Dear
Louiana
Evence
Mr. Dear
Huey & Long
Detroit Beats Chicago 8 to 3 in World Series bid
Detroit Tigers overpower Chicago Cubs 8 to 3 at Navin Field led by Hank Greenberg and Tommy Bridges. Bridges pitched well as Greenberg opened with a first inning homer in a four run outburst against Charlie Root.
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Navin Field
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Tommy Bridges
Hank Greenberg
Charlie Root
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Charley Root
Len Warneke
Tigers
Galan
Herman
Lindstrom
Hartnett
Demaree
Cavarretta
Hack
Jurges
Root
White
Cochrane
Gehringer
Greenberg
Goslin
Minor violence at New Orleans strike docks
On October 3 reports described minor violence amid an I L A strike across New Orleans Gulfport Mobile and Pensacola while dock operations largely continued. Police fired into the air as bricks and missiles were thrown. one man wounded in New Orleans. I L A officials urge boycotts to pressure port unions.
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New Orleans
International Longshoremen's Association
Gulfport
Mobile
Pensacola
T. J Carey
Cubs Batter Sequence Inning Highlights At Bat
Play by play notes Galan up and balls inside Bridges delivering fast pitches. Herman grounds into a double play turned by Bridges Rogell and Greenberg. Lindstrom fouls off then fans as crowd roars in press box seating area.
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CUBS
Lindstrom
Tenant Farmers Union Wins Partial Victory in Arkansas Strike
Memphis Tenn Oct 3 The Southern Tenant Farmers Union claims a partial victory securing wage increases of 25 to 50 percent and ends its cotton field strike in east Arkansas. Secretary H L Mitchell says most plantations in Cross Mississippi Poinsett and Crittenden counties offered 75 cents per hundred pounds and many will meet the price, ending the general strike.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union
Arkansas
H. L. Mitchell
Cross
Mississippi
Poinsett
Crittenden
Two Robberies Reported Here In Monroe
Two holdups occurred Wednesday night in Monroe carried out by white gunmen. Danna beer garden on DeSiard street was robbed of about 80 dollars after the proprietor Sam Danna was slugged with revolvers. The bandits forced him to open the cash register and fled to the rear, leaving him dazed. Leo Ticheli and Tony Danna found Sam in the rear as police sought descriptions of the suspects.
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Monroe
Danna Beer Garden
DeSiard Street
Sam Danna
Danna
Leo Ticheli
Tony Danna
League Council to rule on pact breach
The League Council meets to determine if a violation of the pact by Italy has occurred and whether it signals a resort to war. The decision hinges on whether Italy breached the terms and if the breach constitutes an act of aggression provoking international response.
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Italy
Sanctions Loom as War Clouds Gather Over Empire
Crowds gather on Downing Street as British warships patrol 3000 miles of imperial sea lanes. Citizens ask if Britain is drawn into conflict while street bulletins report Aduwa bombing and Italian advances. Government sources warn the future of the empire hangs in balance.
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London
Downing Street
Empire
East Africa
England
Gunmen Remain Active Amidst Police Efforts
J L Whitlock a West Monroe night watchman for a construction firm shot during a college holdup weeks ago fails to identify suspects at police headquarters. The pellet fractured his pelvis and lodged near the bladder the bullet not removed for safety reasons. he uses crutches and can leave home. Holdups persist despite city parish efforts to capture the bold pair terrifying the city over the past month.
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J. L. Whitlock
West Monroe
Northeast Center
Louisiana State University
Whitlock
Overpass Planned at Jennings for 100000 Dollars
Jennings La Oct 3 4 A 100000 overpass will be built over the Southern Pacific track on the Old Spanish trail just west of Jennings. Funds come from a federal aid project to eliminate dangers of railroad crossings. An overpass will also be built on the trail near Iowa over the MOP tracks.
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Jennings
Southern Pacific
A. P. Tugwell
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Two Killers In Arkansas Given Long Pen Terms
Two Arkansas murder cases yielded lengthy sentences. Iver Tollifson of El Dorado to life in prison for the June slayings of his wife and neighbor. plus 10 years for assault with intent to kill his son. Clyde Gulley of Farmerville convicted of murder in the July 4 slaying of Mrs. Cleo Moore Murphy and the killing of her escort, R A Pap Harper.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Arkansas
Union County
Iver Tollifson
Clyde Gulley
Farmerville
Tollifson
Cliff McDaniels
L. S. Britt
Iver, Jr
Gulley
Cleo Moore Murphy
Huttig
R. A. ‘Pap" Harper
Strong
Postoffice Gets 5 New Employes Under 40 Hour Week
Monroe postoffice adds one city carrier and two clerks under the 40 hour work week plan now in effect in first and second class post offices. Total staff rises to 54 including two more clerks due to increased business. Rural delivery carriers unchanged.
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United States
Monroe
J. R Wooten
Norwegian Steamer Askild Adrift in North Atlantic
A Norwegian steamer named Askild was reported adrift in heavy seas with broken steering gear in the north Atlantic. The American steamer City of Havre answered an SOS and sighted the vessel as German and British ships hurried to assist.
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London
Askild
North Atlantic
Lloyd's
Valentia
Ireland
City of
Havre
Ethiopian mobilization as war looms across frontiers
Emperor Haile Selassie proclaimed general mobilization of ten million subjects. Four regiments of 50,000 soldiers were sent to Aussa to meet possible Italian attack near Mussa Ali. Ethiopian leaders and 200,000 Italian troops are reported massing along Eritrea and Somali borders.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Aussa
Mussa Ali
King of Kings
Italy
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Somalland
Benito Mussolini
Bids Opened for Seven Farmers Road Projects in Louisiana
Louisiana Highway Commission opened bids for seven farmers road projects funded by state bonds and two concrete projects with federal and state funds. Low bidders include Cain Construction for Moss Bluff approach, Barber Bros. for Opelousas to Washington concrete, and Robinson and Wilds for grading between Enterprise and Columbia.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Calcasieu
Moss Bluff Bridge
Cain Construction Company
Lake Charles
St. Landry
Opelousas
Washington
Barber Bros. Construction Company
Caldwell and
Robbery Attempt Solved Near Lake Charles Three Arrested
Sheriff says kidnapping and robbery near Lake Charles were cleared with the arrest of three men. Howard Smith, 20, of Orange Texas, captured at Randolph Field San Antonio, confessed kidnapping L F Westberg of Beaumont Texas and looting a Robeline bank. Warren Johnson 22 and Allwin Ledoux 24, both of Orange, were also arrested.
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Lake Charles
Henry A. Reid
Robeline
Howard Smith
Orange
Texas
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Reid
Smith
L. F. Westberg
Beaumont
Singer
Warren Johnson
Allwin Ledoux
Westberg
Natchitoches
Bishop Gailor Dies at 79 in Seventy-nine Year Life
Bishop Thomas Frank Gailor, chancellor of the University of the South since 1908 and the oldest active Protestant Episcopal bishop in the United States, died at 2 10 a.m. in Sewanee Tennessee. He had entered his eightieth year on September 17 and spoke of life as a training for eternity before his illness. The renowned churchman and educator confronted aging and its trials with his characteristic faith. Biography notes his long tenure and influence in the church and higher education.
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Gailor
University of the South
New Orleans Transit Power Outage Delays Morning Commute
Many office workers arrived late as circuit trouble cut power to street cars in New Orleans for 35 minutes. Officials investigated the cause and awaited updates.
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New Orleans
Ethiopian Air Raid Kills and Forces Ethiopian Retreat
Reports from Addis Ababa Tigre province describe fierce fighting as Italian forces retreat under air cover. An air raid on Aduna killed and wounded about 1,700 people. Haile Selassie sent a protest to the League of Nations after Italian aerial bombardment.
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Addis Ababa
Tigre
Eritrea
Ethiopia
London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Aduna
Seneva
Emperor Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Fair Attendance Increases At Ouachita Valley Fair
Attendance at the Ouachita Valley fair near West Monroe grew Tuesday to Wednesday night with larger night crowds and daytime parent attendance. The West Monroe Women’s Christian Temperance Union runs a women and child rest room offering free ice water and features an alcohol education exhibit from the national headquarters led by Mrs. E N Hardin. Friday is Neighboring Parishes Day as crowds from northeast Louisiana expected to boost attendance.
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West Monroe
E. N. Hardin
Louisiana
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League Council
Great Britain
Mussolini
Dedjazmatch
Yousef
Bati
Wollo
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Wondado
Dessie
Selassie
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