Tragedy at Marlboro as killer ends life after attack
In Marlboro Massachusetts on October 15 a 22 year old barber John Chicoine forced entry into the Soucy home and opened fire during a Rosary killing Hermand Soucy 22 and Arthur Soucy 18. Albert 26 and Bertha 19 were injured while the assailant died by his own hand. Hermand had ended their relationship the prior Tuesday.
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Mass
U.P
James Soucy
Albert
Hermand
Bertha
Arthur
Soucy
John Chicoine
Hermanci
Tye
Chicoine
Seminole Chief Tom Billy Dies at Texas State Fair
At the Texas State Fair the Seminole display village mourned Chief Tom Billy 84 authentic descendant of Osceola after a heart attack in a city hospital. Tribesmen, far from Florida Everglades, agreed to a white burial with tribal rituals allowed by local regulations.
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Dallas
Tex
Tom Billy
Osceola
United States
Florida Everglades
Everglades
Five masked robbers rob Camden clock shop proprietor
In south Camden on October 1 five masked men held up Joseph Less proprietor of the Reliable Clock Co. escaping with about 2000 dollars. Police conduct a search for the suspects.
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Camden
N. J
Joseph Less
Reliable Clock Co
Monroe hosts Aggies game boost and town pride
President James Monroe Smith recalls a humorous tale of a father and son and bonds to illustrate business sense. Monroe and West Monroe celebrate LSU Mississippi Aggie football in a lively, promotional town scene as hotels, stores, and bands join the excitement.
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James Monroe Smith
Monroe
Aggies
Aubrey Haas
Isaac
Ikie
Famed naval hero battle to regain health in Mississippi
Rear Admiral Thomas Pickett Magruder, retired, fights apoplexy in Greenville Mississippi. His physician says he has a good chance of recovery and he has regained use of his left shoulder. Magruder, cited for gallantry in the Spanish American and World Wars, waged battle against navy policy in peacetime and later retired at 64 after 34 years of service.
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Greenville
Miss
Thomas Pickett Magruder
Naval Register
Blue Bloods Clash In N Y Political Contest
In Mineola New York Democrat Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney challenges Republican Robert L Bacon for the U S House seat. Both men from famed families wage a high profile campaign across schools clubs streets and platforms in the Long Island district. Whitney 33 Yale graduate owns a renowned racing stable and a major copper mine in western Canada while Bacon has served in Congress since.
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Mineola
N. Y
Long Island
Cornelius Whitney
Vanderbilt
Robert L. Bacon
United States
House of Representatives
Whitney
Mary Payne Minex
Yale
Canada
Bacon
Congress
Millionaire Kidnap Plot Foiled in Redlands
Investigators say a plot to kidnap and ransom at least ten southern California millionaires was foiled with four men arrested. Charles W. Lombard William Snyder and Eddie Dow allegedly planned to abduct Clarence G White and Dr C L Lombard. A fourth suspect Ernest Ward was arrested near Dr Lombard's home with rope and sheets in the car. The list of potential victims was not disclosed.
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Calif
California
Charles W. Lombard
William Snyder
Eddie Dow
Clarence G. White
Cleveland
Ohio
C. L. Lombard
Lombard
Snyder
Dow
Dr. Lombard
Ernest Ward
Los Angeles
Germans Reject Four Power Arms Conference Plan
Berlin reports that Germany refused the suggested four power arms equality conference to be held at Geneva or Lausanne. Foreign Minister Von Neurath told the cabinet the chosen location was unacceptable. Officials noted the setback lessens chances for a disarmament conference and Germany prefers London.
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Germany
Herriot
France
MacDonald
Great Britain
London
Geneva
von Neurath
Lausanne
Switzerland
Florida penal system under fire in Maillefort case
In Jacksonville on October 15 the trial of two former convict camp officials neared its end as Assistant State's Attorney Samuel B. Wilson urged the death penalty for Captain George W. Courson and Guard Solomon Higgin Botham. He argued the verdict would punish the system as well as the death of Arthur Maillefert, a Newark New Jersey prisoner. Closing arguments and jury instructions remained before deliberations.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Arthur Maillefort
New Jersey
Samuel B. Wilson
George W. Courson
Solomon Higginbotham
Maillefert
George Cooper Gibbs
U S Requests Greece To Detain Chicago Man
The United States asked Greece to detain Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities magnate and to seize his passport. Greek authorities had not replied by afternoon as Athenians awaited the arrival of his son Samuel Jr from Paris. Insull declined to discuss the situation.
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Athens
United States
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Samuel, Jr
Paris
Federal home loan board opens twelve regional banks
The Federal Home Loan Board opens its twelve regional banks with a plan to end foreclosure on sound home mortgages. It starts with 134 million dollars in initial capital and access to over 1.5 billion dollars of potential home financing credit nationwide. The system aims to liquify frozen mortgages and relieve stressed homeowners while easing pressure on related lenders.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Board
Barristers Urge America Aid for World Peace and Recovery
At the 55th annual meeting of the American Bar Association in Washington 1700 delegates heard appeals from Marquis of Reading of England and Paul Reynaud of France for U S cooperation in world peace and economic recovery. The two warned that democracy faces a serious test and that America Britain and France must unite to prove liberty can meet economic disturbances. Delegates visited Mount Vernon and the capitol and planned the annual dinner.
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Washington
Marquis of Reading
England
Paul Reynaud
France
American Bar Association
America
United States
Reynaud
Great Britain
Association
Mount Vernon
Capitol
Vicksburg Man Crutcher Dies After Car Crash
Philip Crutcher 66, a member of a prominent Vicksburg family, died from shock after an automobile struck an obstruction. He rode with caretaker Mrs. Mary Tucker and had been in poor health. Funeral services planned for this afternoon in Vicksburg.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Philip Crutcher
Vicksburg
Mary Tucker
Man Plans Synthetic Lion Hunt Near Mississippi River
St Louis manufacturer Denver M. Wright prepares to stage a synthetic lion hunt in a southeast Missouri tract near the Mississippi River. Two young female lions were loaded for release, with heavy rifles and ample ammunition accompanying Wright and companions to ensure the hunt, despite protests from humane societies.
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ST. Louis
Humane Societies
Denver M. Wright
Mississippi River
Missouri
Wright
Mississippi County
Hoover Leaves for Cleveland on Stump Tour
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover depart Washington at 7 am aboard a special train bound for Cleveland for a reelection campaign stop. The dawn trip covers four states as the chief executive and entourage begin a strenuous political tour departing in the capital’s quiet streets.
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Washington
President Hoover
Cleveland
Hoover
White House
Price of Crude Jumps 12 Cents at Tulsa
Oil buyers across Tulsa firms pay 9 to 12 cents more per barrel effective 7 a.m. price climbs to 1.12, surpassing the 1.00 top. Two Standard Oil units resist the rise with Indiana firm rejecting the hike and New Jersey affiliates only passively opposing.
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Okla
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
New Jersey
Standard of Indiana
Standard of
Jimmy Wedell Aims for Ottawa Washington Mexico City Record
Jimmy Wedell of New Orleans leaves Washington by plane for Ottawa to attempt a Ottawa Washington Mexico City speed record. He will attend an airport dedication in Providence Alabama and hopes to break the 12 hours 36 minutes record set by a prior flyer.
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Jimmy Wedell
New Orleans
Capital
Ottawa
Mexico City
Providence
A. L
Wedell
Dae Seeile
Prominent Ohioan Col Ralph Cole Dies in Auto Crash
Col. Ralph D. Cole state commander and founder of the American Legion died in Warren Ohio after injuries from an automobile accident near Parkman. He was 57 and served three terms in Congress before WWI. Mrs Cole and their son Ralph Jr were at his bedside.
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Ohio
Ralph D. Cole
American Legion
Col. Cole
Congress
Parkman
Warren County Hospital
Tobacco tax evasion case delayed for ruling on interstate sale
Two Shreveport men J. K. Harrison and P. M. Rochelle face criminal charges for selling cigarettes without state tax payment. The trial, tied to a civil suit on whether Oklahoma firm cigarettes may be sold in Louisiana without tax in interstate commerce, was postponed to await Judge Ben C. Dawkins ruling. The related federal case, involving an injunction against state tax authorities, was also rescheduled.
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Shreveport
Ben C. Dawkins
Monroe
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Dawkins
J. K. Harrison
P. M. Rochelle
Public Accounts
Harrison
Rochelle
Tobacco Company
J. A. Whitaker
Whitaker
Jackson Hotel Man Dies After Extended Illness
Jackson Mississippi October 15 John L Ware 46 prominent hotel man died here after an extended illness A Copiah county native he joined Edwards House as a boy and rose to manager serving 15 years during which the 12 story building was constructed He was a popular figure in political and fraternal circles and a colonel on Governor Mike Conners staff
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Jackson, Miss
John L. Ware
Copiah County
Mr. Ware
Edwards House
Mike Conner
Woman Who's 70 Years A Woman Whos 70 Years A
Frail Annie Teller, descendant of John Quincy Adams, dies in Peekskill New York. She had spent 70 of her 92 years away from family to live among strangers who were poor neighbors on New York's East Side. She died yesterday in a small East Thirty-Second Street room from a gas leak discovered by neighbor John Collins.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Annie Teller
John Quincy Adams
New York
John Collins
Heavy rains sweep Louisiana and Mississippi coast
Heavy rains spread across the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts with interior reach. The Weather Bureau issued southeast storm warnings from Sabine to Apalachicola and northwest warnings from Sabine to Galveston as a tropical disturbance near 109 miles south of Port Arthur tracks north northeast at moderate intensity. Gale force winds feared near the storm center with Mississippi coast reporting 35 miles per hour winds and two feet of tide above normal.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Interior
Washington Weather Bureau
Sabine
Apalachicola
Fla
Galveston
Texas
Port Arthur
Gulfport
Varsity Grid Clash Scheduled At Brown Stadium
Louisiana State University and Mississippi A M collide at Ouachita Parish Junior College field this afternoon at 2 o clock amid overcast skies and morning rain. Illinois Central runs a special train bringing about 800 Baton Rouge fans to the game. Both teams arrived yesterday with LSU early morning.
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Louisiana State University
Mississippi A. & M
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
Mississip
Special Excursion Trains For L S A Miss A M Game
Illinois Central offices announced special excursion tickets from Baton Rouge to Monroe for the L S A Miss A and M game may return on the 8 05 Sunday night train. Many will ride tonight on the first return. others may stay over and catch the 8 o'clock return. The night train departs then as needed to fit return plans.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Notable visitors greet pi squad at Hotel Frances after game
The pi squad arrived around 7 45 last night and went to Hotel Frances for a restful night. Among the notables in attendance for the game was Governor O K Allen of Louisiana. Earlier in the day Govere
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Hotel Frances
Gov. O. K. Allen
Louisiana
Govere
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