Bastrop Gala Marks Gas Decennial Jubilee Celebration
Bastrop crowds gather for the Gas Decennial Jubilee with flags and bunting as 5,000 attend. Speakers praise industrial progress in north Louisiana, noting high priority on roads and mills while P M Biddison War fails to attend from Riverside Sanitarium. Continued on page twelve.
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Ial
News-Star
Astrop
Morese Parish Court House
America
Bastrop Municipal Band
A. Brooks
Bastrop Copal
J. T. Shell
Bas
Isiana
Shell
A. G. eBride
Henley J. Wilson
United States
Unitedates
Louisiana
Ig Nored
Capi
P. M. Biddison
United States Carbon Company
Chamber of Commerce
Morehouse
Riverside Sanitarium
Biddison
Monroe
Ouachita
Georgia broker found guilty in cotton futures case
B B Layton of Fenner and Beane was convicted of violating Georgia securities law by dealing in cotton futures on margin. He was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to 12 months in jail in Fulton superior court. The case tests the law with 39 co defendants facing similar indictments.
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Atlanta
A. P
B. B. Layton
Fenner and Beane
John D. Humphries
Fulton
Layton
Humphries
News-Star Progress edition set to be largest ever
The News-Star announces its Third Progress edition to be the largest newspaper yet with more pages ads and pictures as Monroe and West Monroe growth unfolds. Tomorrow is the final day for advertisers to submit copy and reserve space by calling 224 for assistance and extra copies.
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News-Star
Theews-Star
News- Star
Monroe
West Monroe
John G Shedd Dies after Operation in Chicago
John G Shedd 76 financier and Marshall Field board chairman died after an emergency appendicitis operation at St Luke's hospital Chicago. He rose from a farm near Alstead New Hampshire to become a prominent merchant and leader in business.
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Chicago
A. P
John G. Shedd
St. Lukes Hospital
Harry Greb Dies After Operation in New Jersey
Former world middleweight boxing champion Harry Greb died in Atlantic City after an operation for a nasal fracture near the skull base from a Pittsburgh automobile accident a week earlier. He failed to recover from anesthesia. his fiancee Miss Naomi Braden of Pittsburgh was at his bedside.
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Atlantic City
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Greb
Naomi Braden
Debs Honored In Terre Haute In State Tribute
Eugene V. Debs body lies in state at the labor temple in Terre Haute with floral tributes from labor and diverse admirers. Funeral services Saturday will feature Morris Hillquit Norman Thomas and Seymour Stedman with a special train bringing friends from Chicago and the Northwest.
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Terre Haute
Ind
A. P
Eugene V. Debs
Gene Debs
Debs
James Whitcomb Riley
Labor
Riley
Morris M. Hillquit
New York
International Socialist Movement
Norman Thomas
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Northwest
Desperate Negro Desperado Kills in Florence Police Clash
In Florence Alabama on October 22 two men died and three were wounded after a negro desperado opened fire during arrest attempts. Neal Roberts was killed by Chief Deputy Sheriff J O Davis after a gunfight in an open field. Police officers John M Bennett William Young and Carl Mangum were injured but expected to recover.
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Florence
Ala
A. P
Jim Adams
Neal Roberts
John M. Bennett
J. William Young
Carl Mangum
Roberts
Adams
Bennett
Young
Mangum
J. O. Davis
Davis
Tropical Storm Visit Reported From Bahamas
Wireless messages picked up by Palm Beach Radio indicate a tropical storm visited the Bahamas as the steamship Manamar of the Munson line reported being in Nassau Harbor when the hurricane veered from Florida. The vessel tried to return to port but could not due to very heavy weather.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
A. P
Bahama Islands
Palm Beach Radio Corporation
Manamar
Munson Line
Nassau Harbor
Lower East Florida
Capone Signs Gang Peace Pact Ending Chicago Bloodshed
Al Capone announces a peace treaty after two hours of talks with north side gang leaders including Vincent Drucci George Moran and Maxie Eisen. He says the war is over and vows no business on the north side or in Cicero with no further killings, hoping the truce lasts.
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Chicago
A. P
al “Scarface” Capone
Cicero
Herald and Examiner
North Side
Capone
Hymie Weiss
Dan O’banion
Weiss
Vincent
Portland Chosen As Next Meeting Site For Fire Chiefs
At the close of the annual meeting in New Orleans on Oct 22 Portland Oregon was selected as the next gathering city for the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Thomas R Murphy of San Francisco was elected president with Ross B Davis of Philadelphia first vice president John M Evans of New Orleans second vice president and J J Moulkahy of Yonkers reelected secretary.
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New Orleans
A. P
Portland
Oregon
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Thomas R. Murphy
San Francisco
Ross B. Davis
Philadelphia
John M. Evans
J. J. Moulkahy
Yonkers
N. Y
Storm Near Bermuda Moves Northeastward In Forecast
The weather bureau reports a tropical disturbance centered near latitude 31 12 longitude 47 moving northeast. It is expected to pass near Bermuda sometime today with potential for further development.
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Bermuda
Washington
A. P
Weather Bureau
Two Drownings Feared in Mississippi River
In New Orleans two persons were believed dead in the Mississippi River. An unidentified man fell from a steamer gangplank and could not be rescued. Clothing with the name Jack A. Krill and a California driver’s license were found near the river along with two letters to women in Miami and Miami Beach. Police suspect one death by suicide and one by accident.
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New Orleans
A. P
Jack A. Krill
Sacramento
Calif
Algiers
Miami
Miami Beach
Fla
Farmers urged to avoid panic over cotton figures
Eugene Meyer states federal intermediate credit banks stand ready to advance up to 200000000 for cotton if needed. He warns South not to panic over forthcoming government crop data and urges diversion of acreage to other crops while storage and financial resources can absorb surplus and market at fair prices.
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Columbia
S. C
A. P
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Eugene Meyer
President Coolidge
South Carolina
Youth Under Fire In Methodist Conference Speech
Bishop Horace M. Dubose and Rev J M Rowland urged fair treatment of youth at the Western North Carolina conference. They rejected claims of atheism among youth and urged humanity over judgment, arguing society mislabels the younger generation.
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Gastonia
N. C
Western North Carolina
Southern Methodist Church
Horace M. Dubose
J. M. Rowland
Richamiond Christian Advocate
Rowland
Lake Harbor Sacks Reveal Poacher Killings of Wardens
Marquette harbor yielded the bodies of state game wardens Arvid Erickson and Emil Skoglund after Roy Nunn, an ex convict and suspected poacher, confessed to shooting them on September 29 during an attempted arrest near Sands Plains. He led police to the site where he placed the bodies in weighted sacks.
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Marquette
Mich
A. P
Marquette Harbor
Lake Superior
Arvid Erickson
Emil Skoglund
Roy Nunn
Nunn
Michigan Woods
Sands Plains
Here
Erickson
Skofflund
Wrights War Over Charges Clouds Wrights Tangle
Miriam Noel Wright bids to press charges against Frank Lloyd Wright after a federal case ties the couple to a Mann Act conspiracy. Wright and Mme Olga Milanoff plead not guilty and seek quick hearings as custody bids and family turmoil unfold at Lake Minnesota near Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
A. P
Miriam Noel Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wright
Chicago
Mme
Olga Milanoff
Lake Minnesota
Here
Mme. Milanof
Wisconsin
Mme. Milanoff
Man
Hinzenbergs
Feminine Conquest of Barber Shops Complete
The National Barbers' Supply Dealers' Association renamed itself the National Beauty and Barbers' Supply Dealers' Association in Chicago on October 22, marking complete feminine involvement in barber shop commerce and trade.
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Chicago
A. P
National
Barbers’ Supply Dealers’ Association
Beauty and Barbers’ Supply Dealers’ Association
Pioneer Mothers to be Honored in Oklahoma Statue
Ponca City Oklahoma October 22 A P A statue honoring pioneer women as the mothers of the west is to be erected among oil derricks on the Cherokee Strip near Ponca City Ten noted sculptors have been commissioned at 10000 each to submit models E W Marland head of the Marland Oil company announced plans for the memorial J C Davidson renowned sculptor will visit Ponca City this month to sense the country and select a model The idea grew from the belief that pioneer women who helped settle the region deserve remembrance
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Ponca City
Okla
A. P
West
Cherokee Strip
E. W. Marland
Marland Oil Company
Marland
Europe
J. C. Davidson
Marne
Queen Marie Radio Broadcast Tonight From New York
Queen Marie will address the U S public by radio tonight on 21 stations east of the Rockies from 8 30 to 9 p m at WEAF The royal party will banquet at the Commodore hotel before a Fifth Avenue supper with Elbert H Gary They attended mass at a Greek Orthodox church amid Romanian admirers and Balkan garb in Philadelphia comments note local officials and society patrons with some declining invitations
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New York
A. P
Marie
Rocky Mountains
WEAF
Commodore Hotel
Iron and Steel Board of Trade
Fifth Avenue
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Bankers’ Club
Philadelphia
National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associaton
Metropolitan House
Walker
Harry Payne Whitney
W. K. Vanderbilt
Clarence Crittenden Calhoun
Mothers’ Memorial Foundation
Te Loie Fuller Ballet
New Parking Rule for St. Anns Alley Takes Effect
A new parking law will require drivers to park parallel to the curb on St. Anns alley starting Monday. The change accompanies the opening of Harrison street and aims to extend the new thoroughfare, converting current perpendicular parking into wider traffic passage.
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ST. Ann’s Alley
St. Ann's Alley
H. D. Apgar
Harrison Street
Harrison
River and Red Rivers Stage Changes Listed
Mississippi river at New Orleans 11.5 feet rising 0.3. Red river at Shreveport 1.1 feet falling. Alexandria 22.4 feet falling 0.7. Ouachita at Camden 5.3 feet rising 0.2. Monroe 18.2 feet rising 0.2.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
California coast shaken by pair of quakes
Two violent earthquakes struck central California coast counties an hour apart. The first and second shocks occurred near dawn, the second at 5 36 a m and lasting about 15 seconds. No injuries or serious damage reported. The epicenter was between San Francisco and Monterey Bay, felt as far south.
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San Francisco
California
Monterey Bay
Oakland Quake Causes Window Crash and Clock Stoppage
A tremor in Oakland and San Francisco disrupted the city with a wax model shattering through a glass window at Schlesinger department store, a master clock halting at 4 37 am, broken water pipes at Oakland Technical High, and power lines at Alameda Light Works. No injuries reported as guests fled hotels.
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Oakland
Calif
A. P
San Francisco
Schlesinger Department Store
Charleston
City Hall
Elks Club
Oakland Technical High School
Alameda Municipal Light Works
Earthquake Tremors Felt Across Northern California
Residents from San Luis Obispo to Napa felt shaking with San Francisco Oakland and San Jose hit hardest as tall buildings swayed sending guests and passersby into streets. The report notes tremors reaching Stockton, with continued coverage continued on page twelve.
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San Louis Obispo
San Francisco
Napa
Stockton
Oakland
San Jose
Over 35,000 U S Heroes in Arlington National Cemetery
Washington Oct 22 By age figures in the annual War Department report 402 695 U S dead rest in 84 national cemeteries including 85 380 at Arlington of which 4 718 are unidentified Many unknowns from the Civil War lie there The Ball Bluff cemetery near Leesburg Virginia holds 10 700 Confederate dead in a half acre
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Washington
United States
War Department
Cheatham
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Balls Bluff
Leesburg
Vase
Cities Service Output Showing Rapid Gains
New York report states Cities Service Organization in the United States runs about 48 600 barrels daily, a rise over 1926 daily average. A Seminole Oklahoma well completed flowing 9 000 daily, with additional completions planned in the district.
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New York
A. P
Seminole
Oklahoma
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