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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1923
Page
1
Weather and school trends mix with cultural notes in Monroe
The column surveys fewer sparking high school enrollments and more students sticking to studies, urges school resources and engaging programs, and notes weather alerts and market swings. It highlights painter Peter Plotkin visiting Monroe and health education talks, then jokes about Lloyd George’s incognito Chicago tour.
Banks Closed as Farm Paper Loans Fail
The First National Bank of Mitchell and its subsidiary First Trust and Savings Bank, with deposits over a million dollars, were closed today by federal and state banking authorities due to inability to collect on farm paper. A Dallas welfare aid covers an abused 18 year old girl found hidden in a box car and ready to return to New Orleans. In Center Texas a rural mail carrier Shot and killed Postmaster Bill Cook of Choice. In Salt Lake City three young men arrested in San Bernardino confess to the killing of Patrolman David Crowther.
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Mitchell
First National Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank
Federal Banking Department
State Banking Department
Dallas
Texas
New Orleans
California
Center
Tex
Calvin Boles
Choice
Bill Cook
Salt Lake City
San Bernardino
Calif
David H. Crowther
Salt Lake
Tropic Twister Centers in Louisiana
The Gulf coast hurricane center shifted to Northeastern Louisiana with a 32 mph southeast wind and a 29.26 barometer reading at Vicksburg Mississippi. Warnings extended from Bay St. Louis to Cedar Keys while Louisiana coastal hurricane warnings were issued. New Orleans reported minimal wind and light rain as the storm failed to strike as predicted.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Miss
Bay St. Louis
Mississippi
Cedar Keys
Fla
Morgan City
Here
Burwood
Mississippi River
Winds of strong velocity strike Gulfport vicinity
Winds of strong velocity struck Gulfport and nearby areas shortly after midnight. Telephone and telegraph service were impaired while other damage remains unconfirmed. A strong tide was observed at nine this morning as winds began to abate.
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Gulfport Vicinity
New Orleans
Gelfpore
Here
Lake Charles Sees Faint Touch Of Tropical Storm
Rain and light wind swept Lake Charles overnight with winds thinning by morning. The barometer rose to 29.46 inches at 8:25 am as skies show signs of clearing after the damp night.
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Lake Charles
Gulfport Biloxi Tram Lines Damaged by Storm
The Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Co. tracks between Gulfport and Biloxi suffered about 35000 in damage during the early storm. The gale hit between 3 and 4 am with winds up to 60 mph and a 7 foot tide rise. Harbor shipping avoided major damage as larger vessels escaped harm.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi Coast Traction Co
Biloxi
Mississippi Sound
Galmort
Barometer Rises at Port Arthur as Weather Shifts
Port Arthur reports the barometer rising from 29.38 to 29.49 by 9 am as conditions shift. In San Francisco Secretary Davis left by government mail plane at 7:49 am for Chicago to meet David Lloyd George, former British premier.
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Port Arthur
Tex
San Fracisco
Labor
James J. Davis
Chicago
David Lloyd George
Gulf Storm Moves Inland With Warnings Lifted
The gulf storm moved inland over Louisiana with shifting gales along the Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and northwest Florida coasts. The Pensacola land station logged 60 mph winds and a steamer reported 74 mph. The Weather Bureau forecast rain east of the Mississippi within sixteen hours. Hurricane warnings were dropped along parts of the coast from Louisiana to northwest Florida, with warnings still in effect from Bay St Louis to Cedar Keys.
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Washington
Louisiana
Florida
Weather Bureau
Pensacola
Fla
Elsiglo
Mississippi River
North Atlantic
Alabama
Mississippi
Bay St. Louis
Cedar Keys
World War Vets Take San Francisco in Triumph Parade
American Legion delegates seized control of San Francisco during their national convention no fighting reported. The parade through downtown, guest events at the Palace Hotel, and remarks by U S veterans officials marked the day with pageantry and planned celebrations.
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San Francisco
Calif
U. S
American Legion
Legionnaires
Legion
James Rolf, Jr
United States
Hiram Johnson
California
War Time Premier Guest of Chicago Throngs Greet Him
David Lloyd George Britain's wartime premier arrived in Chicago to a large crowd and an official reception, escorted through decorated streets to the Hotel for a luncheon hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes led the reception committee as spectators waved and cheered the distinguished visitor.
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Chicago
David Lloyd George
Britain
Charles G. Dawes
Hotele
Dameret
Miss Meeeee
Tego Iation of Commerce
Berlin Rioters Storm Capital Buildings
A mob tried to force entry to the Berlin stock exchange and the city hall. Police fought the attackers, injuring several, with the city hall and stock exchange locked and Wilhelmstrasse closed to traffic.
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Berlin
Capital
German Stock Exchange
Associated Press
London
Berlin Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wilhelmstrasse
Berlin Unrest Escalates as Crowd Attacks Rathaus
In Berlin on October 16 a few thousand unemployed tried to storm the Rathaus led by communist agitators. Police repelled the mob with fixed bayonets, traffic halted, homes shuttered, and three demonstrators seriously wounded. Renewed food rioting is reported in multiple German cities amid market guards and shop closures.
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Berlin
Greater Berlin
Germany
Leipsic
Black Belt Expansion Strains Harlem Housing
New York testimony before the housing committee says Harlem's black belt is spreading southward with landlords replacing white tenants by doubling rents. J D Flynn of West Harlem tenants' association blames coercive repairs, emergency-law rent caps, bonuses to move, and black agents to push out whites and fill apartments with Black tenants in crowded conditions.
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New York
Harlem
Committee On Housing and Regional Planning
J. D. Flynn
West Harlem
Flynn
More Whites Now in Jail in Ouachita Parish
Sheriff T. A. Grant reports Ouachita Parish Jail houses twenty white prisoners and only two Black inmates marking a historic shift. Among white detainees are Bastrop bank robbers and six murder defendants, with other violators cited under Hood law and related statutes.
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Ouachita
Ouachita Parish
T. A. Grant
Bastrop Bank
Government Wins First Victory in Cook Trial
In Fort Worth Texas on October 16 the government continued its case against Dr. Frederick Cook Arctic explorer and co defendants charged with mail fraud. Seven co defendants pleaded guilty yesterday as Pratt outlined the government plan to prove Cook promised wealth to stockholders and controlled the Petroleum Producers Association taking one eighth of its income. The jury heard the plea and Judge Killits set no sentencing date.
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Associated Press
FT. Worth
Tex
John R. Pratt
United States Attorney General
Frederick Cook
Cook
United States
J M. Killits
Toledo
Wilson
Ft. Worth District
Killits
O. L. Ray
George A.demptrond
Henry 0. Stephens
Harry W. Bleame
George H. Currier
H. E. Robinson
J. E. Burmeister
Dr. Cook
Coolidge urges rail rate cuts for export wheat and coal
President Coolidge told Samuel Rae of the Pennsylvania Railroad to implement a freight rate reduction on export wheat and to apply the same export coal rate as domestic coal. The White House conference also involved other major railroad executives for consideration.
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Washington
Coolidge
Samuel Rae
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Rea
White House
Pennsylvania
Trio from Ouachita Parish Face Murder Trial
Tom Sturtevant Sam Head and Will Flannigan of Ouachita Parish stand trial for the murder of Sherman Young, allegedly shot when he refused to move from their vehicle. District Attorney David Garrett prosecutes. defense by Thompson Gresham and Newton. Jury selection faces delays as talesmen are drawn and questioned.
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Tom Sturtevant
Sam Head
Will Flannigan
Ouachita Parish
Sherman Young
David Garrett
Thompson, Gresham
Newton
J. M. Lagdrum
E. L. Kelly
Jeremiah Barlow
Earl Becton
Ward 5
Garret
Talesmen
J. J. Keener
Venireman
West Ouachita
Plannigan
Sturvegan
Head
Young
Attorneys General Hear from Oil Expert on Costs
Fourteen state attorneys general meet in Chicago and invite BR Welsh of the Mexican Petroleum Institute to present data on the oil industry. He is expected to share figures supporting claims that many oil companies operate at a loss and that prices are not exorbitant, sometimes below production costs.
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Chicago
BR. L. Welsh
New York
Mexican Petroleum Institute
Flood Devastates Oklahoma City South Side
A disastrous flood from the North Canadian river swamped Oklahoma City with a nine foot wall of water spreading to the business district and forcing 15,000 residents to seek shelter. National guard patrols, looting prevention, and relief efforts mobilize as residents flee rising waters and merchants move stocks to safety.
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Oklahoma City
Here
Grove
Boeatmen
Mulligan Grove
National
W C T U Convention Opens With President's Address
The thirty ninth annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Louisiana convened in Shreveport with delegates from Alexandria Baton Rouge Elton Lake Charles Minden and Hammond. Mrs A C McKinney state president delivered the annual message and Rev Joyner of Ruston gave the sermon on the theme We should first observe the ourselves and see that every keeps them and make no exes our relatives and friends.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
le Jana
Alexandra
Baton Rouge
Elton
Lake Charles
Minden
Hammond
A. C. McKinney
Joyner
Ruston
Hey
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Monroe
Jim Crown
Wise City
New Orleans States
Elementa
Oklahoma
Peter Plotkin
Sam Kaplan
Protkin
Kansas City
Plotkin
Caven
America
American Child Health Association
Detroit
Lloyd George
Gulf Coast
Frisco
Early Parade
Frank T. Hines
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
Municipal Auditorium
Palace Hotel
Bay Counties Hostesses Committee
N. York
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco Roofing
Arctic Explorer
Rae
Tou
Sturtevant
Flannigan
Wille
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