Medical men are sent to answer call for ill in Florida
Dr William R Redden head of the Red Cross leads physicians and nurses to Fort Lauderdale amid reports of over 200 people falling ill in the area. Thirty two Red Cross workers in the zone have been incapacitated by a mystery illness likely linked to water pollution. officials deny any Marine involvement or brawls in Miami after the hurricane.
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Miami
Fla
A. P
William R. Redden
American Red Cross
Fort Lauderdale
Redden
Red Cross
Washington
E. T. Loyd
Marine Corps Headquarters
Saint Refuses Comment On Long In Caddo Case
Shreveport Louisiana October 18 Attorney General Percy Saint arrived to confer with local officials on the Greene Chandler case set for trial Tuesday for attempted statutory assault against Myrtle Nash. Saint declined to say if Huey P. Long would be barred, stating he will prosecute with Aubrey Pyburn and has heard nothing of Long in the case.
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Shreveport
A. P
Percy Saint
Greene Chandler
Myrtle Nash
Huey P. Long
Nash
Aubrey Pyburn
Mr. Long
Saint
Long
Blanchard
Two Libertyville youths fool motorist as fake officers
Two Libertyville youths tried to impersonate policemen to stop a passing car near Chicago. Lester Tiffany, Lake Forest police chief, charged them with disorderly conduct after directing them to pull over and take the matter to the station in Waukegan.
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Chicago
A. P
Libertyville
Lester Tiffany
Lake Forest
Tiffany
Waukegan
Travis Oliver Named Chairman of Iscal Scout Council
At a recent Iscal Boy Scout Council meeting Travis Oliver was elected chairman for the coming year. He pledged to devote as much time as possible. The article lists new committee heads including Vice Chairman R M Breard and leaders for Activities, Court of Honor, Finance, Leadership Training, Camping, and Publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscal Boy Scout Council
Travis Oliver
Oliver
R. M. Breard
C. D. Wise
A. M. Thornton
L. P. Abernathy
Rev. Monk
C. E. Faulk
Fred Thatcher
S. M. McReynolds
F. C. Holden
J. H. Trousdale
Sam Kaplan
Oakland
Henry Colbert
Abe Arent
Jno. Herring
D. W. McElroy
O. B. Morton
T. C. Brown
Son Admits Faking Mother By Message
Leon J. Lebouef 26 confessed to pretending death to raise funds from his mother. Using an assumed name, he telegraphed from Orange Texas claiming to be dead and asked for $21 to prepare the body for shipment to Tulsa. Police say he spent the money on debts and was fined for vagrancy in Tulsa police court.
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Tulsa
Okla
A. P
Leon J. Lebouef
Lebouef
Orange
Texas
Gem thieves hunt for three after Calder jewel robbery
New York detectives pursue three bandits who robbed Mrs. William M. Calder, her daughter, and sister-in-law of 15000 in jewels after a theatre party. The criminals forced the women to surrender jewels while the chauffeur’s party vehicle circled Manhattan streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Whelan Kahn
Otto Kahn
New York
A. P
William M. Calder
United States
Calder
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bootlegger Ring Suspect in Kentucky Police Chief Killing
In Pineville Kentucky police chief Robert Woolum 36 was shot dead at a station as he tried to disarm a suspect. County attorney D M Bingham cites bootleggers ring enmity as motive and seeks rewards to expose witnesses. The shooting occurred at midnight after Woolum began active enforcement of whiskey laws.
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Pineville
A. P
Robert Woolum
Woolum
Ku Klux Klan
D. M. Bingham
Bell Fiscal Court
Louisville
Simp son expected to issue 1927 cotton reduction call
Governor O H Simp son is to issue a proclamation urging all Louisiana citizens to cooperate in cutting 1927 cotton acreage. The plan designates a week probably starting October 25 as cotton acreage reduction week per Memphis conference guidance. Louisiana committee members include Harry D Wilson W R Perkins Norris Williamson and others. Wilson and Perkins back the drive and pledge signature campaign. Wilson will speak at the central Louisiana fair in Alexandria Tuesday before returning that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
A. P
O. H. SimpSon
Memphis
Louisiana
Harry D. Wilson
W. R. Perkins
Louisiana State University Extension Division
Norris C. Williamson
Co-operative Cotton Marketing Association
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana Bankers’ Association
Wilson
Mr. Perkins
Alexandria
Calhoun's Fair Opens Tuesday for Four Days
The Calhoun fair opens Tuesday and runs four days with expected large attendance. Exhibits in the ladies department are reported strong this year and the hall is prepared to display home products for daytime and evening hours.
Debs Suffering Nervous Breakdown In Elmhurst Sanitarium
Debs, the socialist leader, has been a patient at a Chicago area sanitarium in Elmhurst for a week. Physicians report a nervous breakdown and Mrs Debs along with his brother Theodore are at his bedside.
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Chicago
A. P
Eugene V. Debs
Elmhurst
Debs
Theodore
Parade planned as Norris trial nears in Fort Worth
Ten thousand church members plan a Halloween eve parade at the First Baptist Church while Rev. Dr. J. Frank Norris faces a murder charge. A subpoena targets Carl Glaze 12 and city detective Winton Lewis related to the shooting of D. E. Chipps, a friend of Mayor Meacham.
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Fort Worth
Tex
A. P
First Baptist Church
Bof
J. Frank Norris
Carl Glaze
Norris
D. E. Chipps
H. C. Meacham
Chipps
Meacham
Winton Lewis
Eight Day Florida Hurricane Rescue at Sea
Three Americans William Sandberg Patrick Nash and Russell Young were saved after eight days aboard a disabled motorboat caught in the Florida hurricane. They were rescued by the U S shipping board steamer Meanticut off Havre France and arrived as death seemed certain after their craft withstood repeated waves.
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Havre
France
A. P
William Sandberg
Brookline
Mass
Patrick Nash
San Francisco
Russell Young
Cambridge
U. S. Shipping Board
Fire causes $500000 loss in Dothan stables
A major blaze swept through Dothan Alabama yesterday causing in excess of 500000 dollars of property loss. Police believe the fire started incendiarily in the Southeastern Compress company stables. It followed two prior fires at the same site within two weeks, though those earlier blazes did not do serious damage.
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Dothan
Ala
A. P
Southeastern Compress Company
Girl Witness Delivers Data on Stephenson Case
Mildred Meade, 23, a confidante of former Indiana Klan leader D. C. Stephenson, presented papers and bank box documents to the Marion county grand jury. Investigators expect her information to bear on alleged conspiracy involving Stephenson and state officials. She accompanied Prosecuting Attorney William H. Remy to retrieve the documents.
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Indianapolis
A. P
Marion County Grand Jury
Mildred Meade
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Vincennes Commercial
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Miss Meade
Grand Jury
William H. Remy
W P Johnston Dies Sudden on Oklahoma Trip
News reached this city of the sudden death of W P Johnston near Beaver Oklahoma Saturday night. Johnston about 59 had been with Southern Hardware in this city for over twenty years. He was summoned to Oklahoma for his ailing wife and faced a flood delaying his journey. the trip took ten days from Monroe to Oklahoma City. A letter from Monroe on Friday detailed the long travel and illness.
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W. P. Johnston
Beaver
Oklahoma
Mr. Johnston
Southern Hardware Company
Johnston
Monroe
Oklahoma City
Queen Marie of Romania Delights Crowds in New York Rain
Queen Marie and her royal party arrived amid a drizzle at the Battery New York greeting hundreds of spectators. On board the Leviathan she gave a brief interview noting she hopes to see beauty in America and praises women's peace efforts.
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New York
A. P
Marie of
Rumania
the Battery
Great Square
America
Marie
Ileana
Prince Nicholas
Son of Ruston founder Robert Russ suicide shocks city
Robert Ed ward Russ 67 son of Ruston founder shot himself Sunday noon in Ruston La He lived with his sister Mrs Dora Wright and left mementos for wife and money for insurance premiums for his four daughters His sixteen year old daughter Lela May witnessed the act He had served 40 years as a postal employee and retired as assistant postmaster He leaves four daughters four brothers and six sisters and was a member of Ruston Lodge A F and A M.
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Ruston
Robert Edward Russ
Russ
Dora Wright
Robert Ed Russ
Mary Francis
Lela May
Edwina
Lucile Russ
C. R. Russ
J. L. Russ
West Monroe
R. L. Russ
Tallulah
G. P. Russ
Beaumont
Texas
W. S. May
Rampaging autos in Texas kill man and wreck grocery
In Port Arthur Theo Jacobs an insurance agent was killed as a car struck his steps. In Dallas another car crashed a grocery front, shattering a plate glass window and wrecking the interior. The driver fled after backing out and racing away, leaving a glassy lawn and an estimated $5,000 store damage.
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Dallas
Tex
A. P
Texas
Port Arthur
Theo Jacobs
G. Bates
Jacob
Reinstate Carol as Romania's Heir Apparent
Reports from Bucharest indicate growing media discussion on restoring former Crown Prince Carol to his rights as heir to the Romanian throne. Many expect a formal resume of his claim after Parliament reconvenes on November 14, following a reconciliation with his mother in Paris earlier this week.
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Bucharest
A. P
Carol
Paris
United States
Ford Asked to Buy Two Million Bales of Cotton
U S D C Gadsden Oct 18 Henry Ford is urged by Rep M C Allgood to buy two million bales of the present cotton crop to stabilize prices. The telegram notes farmers and Ford agencies would benefit as southern business suffers from low prices and asks Ford to organize a direct purchase or pool with southern farmers ready to assist.
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Gadsden
Ala
A. P
Henry Ford
M. C. Ailgood
Congress
Alabama
Allgood
Ford
South
Accountant Testifies In Ferguson Contract Probe
J E Fergus son husband of Governor Miriam A Ferguson faced claims of offering to secure road maintenance contracts for a fee in five Texas counties. Belleville contractor J D Winder testified the proposal totaled 7500 dollars to be paid in small bills in 1925. Public accountant W G Hill testified he gave money to Eugene Smith, former highway secretary and now chairman.
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Austin
Texas
A. P
James E. Fergusson
Miriam A. Ferguson
J. D. Winder
Belleville
Ferguson
W. G. Hill
Eugene Smith
State Highway Commission
Four Year Old Boy Struck By Auto In City
Aubrey Brown Jr aged four years was struck on North Fifth street by an automobile driven by L H Hicks. He sustained a broken leg and was taken to St Francis sanitarium for treatment. No charges were filed.
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Aubrey Brown, Jr
Brown
North Fifth Street
L. H. Hicks
Hicks
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mother-in-Law Makes Neckties for Rich Husband
Poughkeepsie woman Peaches Browning faces separation from Edward W Browning after he accuses his mother-in-law Catherine Heenan of unfit guardianship. Lawyer M Otis Rockrood appointed guardian. Browning claims desertion while Browning contends cruelty.
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New York
A. P
Peaches
Browning
Inlaw
Edward W. Browning
Catherine Heenan
M. Otis Rockrood
Poughkeepsie
Bootleg War Feud Claim Adds Body Toll In Chicago
Chicago police probe bootleg violence as John Dando, linked to the Genna era illicit liquor trade, is found with five bullet wounds along Manheim road in Franklin Park. The killing coincides with questioning of gangsters connected to Hymie Weiss's slaying and the ongoing Chicago bootleg crackdown.
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Chicago
Hymie” Weiss
John Dando
Franklin Park
Dando
Manheim Road
Genna
Genna Brothers
Ecsinaed
Tne Vincent
Deucal
Weiss
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