Sleuths Raid House in San Antonio Robbery Probe
San Antonio detectives arrested one man in a $12 000 July robbery of three New Orleans Public Belt messengers. Four suspects, some in town previously, fled. money sacks from Whitney Central Bank were found. A second hold up in New Orleans on July 15 left $12 586.56 taken.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
New Orleans
Whitney Central Bank and Trust Company of
New Ouleans
Green
Post Office
Watcr
Whitney Central Bank and Trust Company
Disgusted With Life Girl Dies After Poisoning
New Orleans police report Marie Bradley 21 swallowed poison last Tuesday night and died today in a local hospital. She told officers she was disgusted with life after taking the poison.
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New Orleans
Marie Bradley
Thief Strips Ford Car In Terminal Heights
L C Tarweek of Reed Street reports items stolen from his Ford touring car. Police list generator casings inner tubes wheels timer wire light lens jack timer battery wires and four rims taken.
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L. C
Tarweek
Reed Street
Terminal Heights
Big Wilson Rally in Monroe Tonight Draws Crowd
Riley J. Wilson seeks the governorship of Louisiana with a tour stop in Monroe at the city high school auditorium at 8 p.m. District speakers include Mayor Arnold Bernstein and others. Amplifiers will let campus and car listeners hear as well as auditorium attendees. Wilson’s Monroe address is his first here.
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Fifth Congressional District
City High School
Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana
Arnold Bernstein
E. Pilsbury
New Orleans
Howard B. Warren
Shreveport
Ruston
Judge Wilson
Monroe
Payroll bandits busy says Apgar
Bulletins from Superintendent H D Apgar warn officers that payroll bandits are active in New Orleans and Shreveport and may strike Monroe at any moment Read the alert issued at police headquarters and signed by the superintendent urging vigilance and swift action.
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Apgar
New Orleans
Shreveport
Monroe
H. D. Apgar
Hoover and Hughes Take Inside Track in G O P Gossip
Washington report notes Republican presidential race chatter as the party’s national committee meets on 1928 convention plans. Chairman Butler and aides discuss Hoover and Hughes as likely contenders while cities for the convention are surveyed for possible sites.
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Hoover
Hughes
Washington
National Capital
National Committee
Wm. M. Butler
Coolidge
Butler
Schoolboy Severely Hurt After Car Strikes Crossing Jasper Simpson Fractured Skull
Jasper Simpson a seven year old Bosco resident and Logtown student was struck while crossing the road to reach a parish school bus. The northbound car driven by Mr. McBride of Alexandria hit him as he crossed. he was taken to Riverside sanitarium with a fractured skull and remains in serious condition but consciousness returned. Bus driver 8 V. Clay tried to warn and avoid the collision.
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Logtown
Jasper Simpson
Riverside Sanitarium
Bosco
J. W. Simpson
Monore
8. V. Clay
Little Jasper
Clay
Bey
McBride
Alexandria
Hambone's Meditations Reflections On Hard Times
A reminiscence in dialect reflecting worries about the present and uncertain future. The speaker notes hard times persist and prompts thoughts about what comes next, expressing concern and a sense of struggle.
General Serrano Executed After Capture in Morelos
Mexico City reports General Francisco Serrano, named as a revolt leader, and 13 followers were captured in Morelos. They were court martialled and executed summarily by government troops amid intense unrest and fighting in Jalisco and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Francisco Serrano
Serrano
Morelos
Calles vows to crush traitors Serrano Gomez in campaign clash
President Calles pledges peremptory action against Generals Serrano and Gomez as they press electoral campaigns. He says sedition was fomented by military chiefs and emissaries across zones while praising limited freedoms for Gomez and allies. Contins on page ten.
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Mexico City
Calles
Francesco Serrano
Arnulfo Gomez
Serrano
Gomez
Ignacio Almada
Hector Ignacio Almada
Eugenio Martinez
Rebels Lose In Jalisco Fight as 19 Killed
Nineteen rebels were killed and 20 wounded in two hours of fierce fighting in the Camaleon mountains of Jalisco. Federal Generals Leal and Garza repelled rebel forces under Victoriano Ramirez with no federal casualties reported.
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Nogales
Ariz
Jalisco
Leal
Garza
Victoriano Ramirez
Camaleon
Mexican capital arrests 29 prominent citizens in revolt
Reports from Nogales say Mexico City police seized 29 socially prominent figures including 12 women amid charges of involvement in a revolt. The action followed unrest and a political climate of upheaval in the capital.
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Nogales, Ariz
Nogales Herald
Mexico City
Odd Shaped Bullet Found Near Oak Stump in Court Square
An unusual bullet recovered two feet underground beside a court house stump sparked curiosity. Fred Hill takes possession to determine caliber and weapon type. Elders recall Civil War era gunfights near Fort Miro and speculate the relic could predate that period.
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Court Square
Court House Square
Fred Hill
Parish Road Maintenance
Old Court House
Hester Receives US Bureau Reply on Material Claim
The Agriculture Department says the material in question is old. Hester received a formal response outlining the department’s position and reasoning.
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Hester
U.S
Agriculture Department
Carry-Over Figures Defended by Agriculture Department
Washington reports the Agriculture Department sent sources for world July 81 cotton carryover statistics to H G Hester of the New Orleans cotton exchange. Senator Pat Harrison called for an investigation while Hester claimed figures exceed his estimates by over a half million bales.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
H. G. Hester
New Orleans
New York Cotton Exchange
Department
New York Exchange
Bureau of the Census
Powell Found Dead in Elks Club Restaurant Pantry
In Shreveport on October 4, J M Powell was discovered dead in the pantry of his Elks club restaurant. A .38 revolver lay beside his pocketbook with $25, his watch and spectacle case on the floor. A single bullet struck his head, entering above his right ear and exiting near the left ear, the weapon still in place. Bryan Ardis, lodge member, found the body at 6:30 AM while collecting mail.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
J. M. Powell
Elks Club
Bryan Ardis
Powell
News-Star World Series Playograph Debuts in Monroe
The News-Star announces a World Series play by play on the Playograph board at North Second Street starting Wednesday at 12:30. Fans in Monroe and surrounding towns can watch the instant descriptions via Associated Press leased wire with full daily game reports in the News-Star. Order daily delivery if not already a subscriber.
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Star Playograph
North Second Street
Monroe
Associated Press
New York
Pittsburgh
News-Star
Louisiana
September receipts show Monroe post office gain
The Monroe post office reported $28 816.44 in receipts for the quarter ended September 30, up nearly 1400 from the 1926 period. Postmaster A A Thoman said 1927 is on track to set a new high, despite July’s flood-related slump. The year is expected to end creditably.
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Monroe
A. A. Thoman
Protest Over equipment and capitalization of Mississippi Warrior Line
Representatives of Mississippi valley shipping interests will appear before the advisory board in Washington Friday to protest alleged inadequate equipment of the Mississippi Warrior Barge line and seek increased capitalization of the line.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Warrior Barge Line
Washington
Richland's Biggest Gas Wells Led by Mc Coy No. 2
Louisiana records a new state leading gas well in Richland parish one mile north of Alto. The Ruston Drilling No 2 Mc Coy gauges at 51,758,000 cubic feet daily with 1210 pounds rock pressure. Moody Segraves well two miles south of Alto reports 13.9 million cubic feet. Gulf Refining near Start eyed at about 40 million cubic feet.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Ruston Drilling Company
McCoy
Alto
Richland Parish
R. P. Webb
Conservation Office
Minerals Department
D. R. Sartor
Captain Webb
Moody-Segraves
Gulf Reefining Company
Start
Chicago Woman Wounds Men in Sudden Rampage
A Chicago woman burst into the Huron restaurant on North Clark street and fired a revolver, wounding two diners and injuring another man. Miss Mabine Allen, 28, fled after the attack as officers search for her. George Ringenberger, her suitor, escaped unharmed. Harry Woodska was shot in the abdomen and may die. Henry Seckar was shot in the chin. Ringenberger rode with police overnight seeking protection until arrest.
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Chicago
Huron
North Clark Street
Mabine Allen
George Ringenberger
Ringenberger
Harry Woodska
Henry Seckar
Miss Allen
This Explains Why David Did Not Vote
Wallingford residents recall David A. Mitchell who has appeared on the voting list for six years. When Daniel A. Mitchell of the same address went to the polls he was asked why David never voted he replied David can't vote he is my horse.
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Wallingford
Conn
David
A. Mitchell
Daniel A. Mitchell
Daniel
Doctors Hold Little Hope for New Orleans Cashier
New Orleans October 4 physicians said there was slight hope for the recovery of J. Douglas Acomb cashier of the State Company shot yesterday morning by a bandit who escaped with a satchel containing 5844 dollars Twenty suspects had been arrested but all but one were released as witnesses failed to identify them The hold up occurred as Mr Acomb entered the States building amid a large crowd the cashier rallied last night to utter a few words describing the attack the bandit pushed a pistol against him seized the grip and fired then fled
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New Orleans
J. Douglas Acomb
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Acomb
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