Mexico proposes equal priest limits in federal district
President Calles submits Congress a bill to cap priests and ministers in the federal district and two territories at 90 per denomination, with 18 Catholic and 18 other ministers in lower California and 3 in Quintana Roo. Foreign clergy declines noted. fines and jail terms for officials who fail to enforce the limit.
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Pmexico
A. P
Calles
Congress
Federal
Federal District
Lower
California
Quintana Roo
Yucatan
Mexico
Republic
Moonshiners Shoot Woman in Colorado Canyon
Miss Rosa M. Perdue a former Wisconsin welfare worker was shot to death by moonshiners in Sacrillo Canyon near Trinidad Colorado after she informed officers of nearby stills. Her body was found by rancher Ray Wolcott wrapped in charred blankets and overalls. Distilling equipment was found nearby and authorities doubt robbery was the motive.
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Trinidad
Colo
A. P
Rosa M. Perdue
Wisconsin
Sacrillo Canyon
Ray Wolcott
Miss Perdue
Miss Perduce
Florida Robbery Suspects Confess to Gas Station Heist
R. E. Strickle alias E. R. Malone and M. G. Martin admitted to detectives they robbed a Florida gasoline filling station. Police found four cans of motor oil and many pennies on them. They could not name the town of the station and will be sent to Orlando to face auto theft charges.
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R. E. Strickle
E. R. Malone
M. G. Martin
Orlando
Fla
L. V. Tarver
Florida
Strickle
Malone
Five Hundred Turn Out For Big Man Hunt
In Somerville New Jersey on October 16 a large hunt for eight bank bandits who robbed a mail truck in Elizabeth for 151790, killed one, wounded two, drew 500 police plus volunteers with rifles and gas bombs. Governor Moore offered 2000 militia if needed as residents faced terror and strict security measures.
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Somerville
N. J
A. P
Wachung Mountain
Elizabeth
Moore
Ese
Young Coolidge Guarded by Secret Service Sleuth
Amherst Massachusetts October 16 Colonel Edward W Starling of the secret service guards John Coolidge Amherst college student and son of the president since the fall term amid threatening letters. Washington reports say Starling acts under secret service policy protecting the president and family.
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Amherst
Mass
A. P
John Coolidge
Amherst College
Edward W. Starling
Secret Service
Coolidge
Starling
Washington
Secret Service Department
Young Coolidge
Sanders Iron Works Sold to Local Company
The Sanders Iron Works at Fifth and Olive in Monroe, one of the area’s oldest iron and brass casting shops, has been purchased by Ouachita Iron Works Inc. of Monroe. New owners will keep the plant running with existing staff, led by superintendent G. W. Mills, as part of their broader business.
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Sanders Iron Works
Fifth and
Olive Streets
Louisiana
Ouachita Iron Works, Inc
Monroe
M. W. Anthony
Ouachita Company
J. G. Sanders
John G. Sanders
Sanders Company
Anthony Said
G. W. Mills
Monroe Men Escaped Serious Auto Crash en Route to Lake Providence
Oliver B. Morton vice president of the Ouachita National Bank Jd W Warren Cumberland Telephone manager and D F Walker chamber of commerce secretary narrowly escaped a serious accident when their sedan swerved toward a ditch between Monroe and Lake Providence. A fender and windshield were damaged the starter ruined and the car could not start. Walker rode to Lake Providence for the dinner while Morton and Warren returned to Tallulah after repairs. The Lake Providence Chamber of Commerce held its first annual dinner with United States Senator Joseph E Ransdell delivering a keynote address.
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Oliver B. Morton
Quachita National Bank
Jd. W. Warren
Cumberland Telephone Company
D. F. Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Providence
Lake Providence Chamber
Monroe
Morton
Mr. Warren
Tallulah
United States
Joseph E. Ransdell
Eleven Die When Steamer Guide Sinks Off Godbout
Eleven persons including a woman perished when the freight and passenger steamer Guide sank in heavy weather near Godbout on the northern shore of the St. Lawrence. The Guide, 156 tons, built in 1891 at Dumarton, plied between Quebec and points on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Quebec
A. P
Guide
Godbut
St. Lawrence
North Shore Trading Company
Dumbarton
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Everything Ready for Initial Day at Calhoun Fair
Officials report full preparation for the North Louisiana Agricultural fair in Calhoun with over four hundred feet of shows and concessions signed. The poultry building has been overhauled and a new lighting dynamo installed. The fair opens Tuesday and runs four days as visitors from Monroe and nearby areas are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Association
Monroe
Well Known Cotton Man McFadden Dies in Philadelphia
George H. McFadden, 79, a national figure in the cotton trade, died suddenly at his Rosemont home. He founded the firm George H. McFadden and Brother in 1868 and led cotton businesses in Liverpool and other European cities. He also served as a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Philadelphia
George H. McFadden
Rosemont
McFadden
George H. McFadden and Brother
Liverpool
England
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tarleton No Longer to Act as Manager
SHREVEPORT La Oct 16 By A P Rumors that Bob Tarleton for two years business manager of the Shreveport Texas League baseball club was no longer connected with the team were confirmed today by T B Hickman secretary treasurer Tarleton s two year agreement expired this month and was not renewed.
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Shreveport
A. P
Bob Tarleton
T. 8
Hickman
Tarleton
Letters Soliciting Aid of Governors on Cotton Price Drive
Memphis dispatch reports letters going to state governors urging support for a plan to reduce cotton acreage and clear the market surplus. State and county committees will organize sub committees to canvass growers nationwide, with publicity and a two Sunday campaign from pulpits. A week starting October 25 is set as cotton acreage reduction week culminating in November 1 sign up day. Dr. Kilgore and Oscar Johnston will meet in Washington with Eugene Meyer Jr and George R James to discuss financing and future steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
A. P
Minis
Ters
B. W. Kilgore
Raleigh
N. C
Oscar Johnston
Eugene Meyer, Jr
Coolidge
Washington
South
George R. James
Federal Reserve Board
Louisiana Industries Active as U S Labor Report Sees Growth
A U S Department of Labor report indicates Louisiana shows rising industrial demand in September. Textiles and lumber run full time. oil refineries and railroad shops gain. sugar cane and rice field labor shortages persist. building activity remains high with 480 miles of highway under way. City notes report New Orleans gains in food products, Shreveport shows full schedules with oil and gas up, Lake Charles balanced with a street paving contract, Monroe and Alexandria steady with overtime and building work.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisiana
U. S. Department of Labor
New Orleans
Shreveport
Presnet
Lake Charles
Monroe
Lumber
Alexandria
Stock Market Slumps as Railway and Auto Shares Fall
The week sees failed efforts to lift stocks with rail and industrial shares hitting new low levels. Auto stocks suffer as price cutting and weaker motor demand weigh on Hudso n Moon Mack Trucks and other leaders while General Motors slides. Steel sees reduced buying from motor manufacturers amid broader recession signals.
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New York
A. P
Hudson, Moon
Mack Trucks
General Motors
Reduction in Acres Vital Says Riley J Wilson
Riley J. Wilson reports from the Memphis Cotton conference that the cotton states faced a large turnout of over five hundred farmers. He notes Texas led delegates and that plans varied, with talk of state acreage limits rejected. Financiers promise low rate loans to hold 4 million bales, aiming to relieve growers soon.
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Riley J. Wilson
News-Star
Ruston
Memphis
Whitfield
Mississippi
Congress
South
Texas
Farm Loan Board
Legion Meet Closes With Vote On Next Paris Convention
The American Legion wrapped its eighth annual convention in Philadelphia with a long balloting sequence ending on the 21st ballot as Howard P. Savage of Chicago was elected national commander by acclamation. Rev. Joseph N. Wolfe of Philadelphia became national chaplain. Mrs. Adaline Wright MacAuley of Menominee, Wisconsin, was chosen president of the Women's Auxiliary.
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Philadelphia
A. P
American Legion
Paris
Legionnaires
France
Howard P. Savage
Chicago
San Francisco
J. Monroe Johnson
Marion
D. C
Savage
Thomas A. Lee
Kansas
Jay Williams
South Dakota
Joseph N. Wolfe
Adaline Wright MacAuley
Menominee
Wisconsin
Women’s Auxiliary
Queen Marie Nears Gotham Amid Dancerow Rumors
Detectives shadow dancer Loie Fuller to learn her role in Queen Marie of Romania's New York arrival next Monday. Reports claim Fuller sought influence at the Romanian legation and may have influenced arrangements. Fuller denies accusations and says she is innocent.
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New York
A. P
Loie Puller
Marie
Romania
New York World
Sinaia
Radu Djuvara
Miss Fuller
Djuvara
California
Queen Marie
Macon
Battery
Grover Whalen
Vincent Astor
New York City
Dry chief's wife quits Washington for new job
Mrs. Lincoln C. Andrews, wife of Treasury official and dry forces chief, leaves Washington to work in New York for the Travel Service Corporation run by Clara Laughlin. The general quips that the ocean work sounds wet but expects Mrs. Andrews to return to home life soon.
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Washington
A. P
Lincoln C. Andrews
Young Farmer Sustains Back Injury In Runaway
John T. Pace, 23, of Wisner Louisiana, likely fatally injured in a runaway accident on his father's farm. A wagon hitched to spirited horses frightened them, Pace was thrown, the wagon passed over him, causing a spinal fracture and paralysis. He was treated at Riverside sanitarium after a Monroe operation. condition critical.
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John T. Pace
Wisner
Riverside Sanitarium
Pace
Monroe
McPherson Kidnapping Hearing Faces Defense Call
Los Angeles report on October 16 notes defense seeks to call Aimee Semple McPherson aide Gayle Koontz before remaining state witnesses. The case centers on whether McPherson manufactured a kidnapping story and involves co defendants Lorraine Wiseman Stelaff and Kenneth Ormiston as police pursue immunity and further testimony.
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Los Angeles
A. P
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Koontz
Gila Bend
Arizona
Douglas
McPherson
Ormiston
Winnipeg
Keyes
Chinese Troop Ship Fire Kills About 200 Soldiers
Report from Kiukiang Kiangsi Province says a troop ship caught fire causing around 200 Chinese soldiers to perish by fire explosions and drowning. The incident was received today by the Toho News Agency.
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Shanghai
Kiukiang
Kiangsi
Tohoews Agency
Marines to Guard Mails as Post Office Plans Expanded Force
United States Marines will guard trains postal cars and mail trucks after mail robberies including Elizabeth New Jersey. Postmaster General New seeks a December Congress appropriation for a larger guard force and orders new armored railway cars built by the government and leased to railroads. Marines selected after a conference with Major General Lejeune.
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Washington
A. P
United States
Post Office Department
Elizabeth
N. J
Congress
New
Lejeune
Marine Corps
Uncle Sam Vows Armored Mails After Elizabeth Robbery
Postmaster General New says the U S mails will be protected with army navy and marine corps if needed after the Elizabeth New Jersey $100000 robbery. He backs armed guards armored trucks and legislation making armed mail attacks a capital offense while urging checks instead of cash for payrolls.
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Washington
A. P
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
New
Coolidge
Elizabeth
N. J
Congress
Disrector Lord
Budget Bureau
Mr. New
Sunday Hunting Ordinance Challenged by Petitions
Petitions circulating in Ouachita parish protest a police jury ordinance banning Sunday hunting passed on October 14, 1926. About 25 petitions with many signatures seek to persuade the state conservation commission to approve or disapprove the measure.
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Ouachita Pare
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
River Stages and Inflows Reported Across Stations
River stage readings show Memphis 31.8, unchanged. Vicksburg 36.8, up 0.5. New Orleans 9.8, up 0.4. Red River at Shreveport 23.3, up 6.8. Seas 21.2, up 10. Ouachita shows Camden est 8, Monroe 34.4, up 0.2.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Seas
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
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Martin
A. S. Sleuth
Ouachita Concern
Calhoun Fair
East
Louisiana’s
U. S. Department States
Stock Mart
Legion
Gotham
Young Farmer
Ace
Uncle Sam
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