Ford Vessel and Its Crew May Be Lost
Belief that the Lake Frugality of the Ford Motor company fleet sank in Lake Superior with all hands lingered as searchers found no trace. Captain Harry Miller led a life boat party that could not locate the vessel. Eight rescued from the steamer N. J. Nessen aground on a sand bar in Lake Erie. six others believed aboard but safe.
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Associated Press
Leamington, Ont
Alice Humphrey
N. J. Nessen
Lake Frie
Snow in inch deep foretold for central west
Chicago per United Press reports the central west will see more than one inch of snow by nightfall as a storm moves in. Weather Bureau predicts seven tenths of an inch already by noon.
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United Press
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Aground in Severe Lake Erie Storm Hits Coast of Canada
Miss Humphrey, the only woman aboard the Nessen, survived a similar Lake Erie ordeal eight years ago when she floated on a hatch cover for eight hours on the ship Weese. The storm has caused six deaths so far, with four in the arc.
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Miss Humphrey
Lake Erie
Prohibition Is Mighty Nice Says Mable Walker Willebrandt
Memphis on October 23 reports Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt at the American Bar association convention declined to discuss prohibition. She answered all questions on the topic with Lets not talk about it.
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Mable
Memphis
Tenn
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Pantages Indicted in Seduction Case
Los Angeles October 23 The defense of theater magnate Alexander Pantages faced a key witness today as he seeks to avert prison. The 17 year old dancer Fenice Pringle testified at 10 24 a m hoping to sway the jury and gain leniency.
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Los
Contracts for La White House Signed Today
New Orleans October 23 The contract for building the executive mansion at Baton Rouge was closed today in a conference among Governor Hoy P. Leng Weiss Dreyfors and Seiferth and the contractors J V and R T Burkes A final contract based on a 111 098 criminal bid was drawn while sub contracts remain to be signed The governor said cost increases on materials may raise the bid by about 4000 but hopes sub contracts will cover the difference
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Prese
New Orleans
T Baton Rouge
Hoy P. Leng
Weiss
Rate Board of Liquidation
Pric
Water heater explosion wrecks New Orleans residence
A water heater blast tore the rear of a Carondelet street home in New Orleans wounding no one. Occupants Mrs Wilkinson John Grisham and Wallace Britts escaped unharmed as wood and iron fragments flew into five neighboring houses.
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Associad Preas
New Orleans
Carondelet Street
Oil magnate calls for pooled action to curb waste
Memphis dispatch reports Henry L. Doherty addressing American Bar association leaders in a two page ad urging federal legislation to force cooperation among oil property owners. He warns waste harms domestic supplies and compares oil to a war munition while criticizing current laws and urging regional pools and unit districts to conserve resources.
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Memphis
Tenn
Henry L. Doherty
American Bar Association
Liberty
Five Prisoners Escape Caldwell Parish Jail
Five men serving sentences for law violations escaped from Caldwell Parish jail early this morning. The breakout involved a hole in the jail wall and a rope blanket as a makeshift descent. No arrests had been made by noon, but sheriff’s department expected quick recapture.
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New Columbia
Ell Parish
Earl
Resus
Sam Mobley
Davis Lea
Hilton Bailey
Bish Nelson
Cro Richmond
Court House
Chilean President Survives Assassination Attempt
President Carlos Ibanez narrowly escaped harm when a youth, Luis Raminez, fired three shots at him after a livestock show visit. All bullets missed, and Raminez is in custody.
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Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Sra de Ibanez
Luis Raminez
Raminez
Fashionable London Grill Bars an American Negro
The London grill room refused to admit Paul Robeson and his wife despite them being guests. Quakers read Robeson’s letter at a meeting condemning the exclusion of a prominent African American performer. Labor MP James Marley noted a Chicago publisher faced similar hotel bans in London last summer. A bystander urged Premier MacDonald to reject American prejudice on return from the U S. The Friends may call a conference to discuss the issue.
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Associated Press
London
Paul Robeson
Society of Friends
Quakers
Robeson
James Marley
Labor
M. P
Chicago
MacDonald
United States
Friends Society
Louisiana Woman Exhibits Early Everberry Strawberries
Mrs. J. E Lavigne of Katoula presents an early Everberry strawberry crop to compete in the market alongside pre season Florida crops. Exhibited by W. Blackwell of Pontchatoum bureau, the fruit is described as high quality and the earliest open air harvest in Louisiana.
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Hammon
J. E Lavigne
Katoula
Florida
Louisiana
W. Blackwell
Pontchatoum Bureau
Diteman Flight Details Over Atlantic to London
Pilot Urban F Diteman Jr 31 of Billings Montana flies a Barling monoplane Golden Hind named after Sir Francis Drake. The 1373 pound craft with 21 ft 11 in length 32 ft 9 in wingspan and 6 ft 10 in height departed Harbour Grace Newfoundland at 8 am EST Tuesday bound for London England 2400 miles away with 25 hours fuel and favorable cold winds.
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Urban F. Diteman, Jr
Billings, Mont
Barling N. B
Warner
Harbour Grace
London
Eneg
Golden Hind
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
General Motors to Build Flying Amphibians in U.S.
General Motors forms a subsidiary to build flying boats like the Dornier Do-X and establishes a Zeppelin transport venture between California and Hawaii. Alfred P. Sloan attends a Do-X test over Lake Constance. Dr Maurice Dornier to assist, with Fokker Aircraft Corp of America linked to the project.
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New York
General Motors
California
Hawaii
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Dornier
Dornier Aircraft Company
Germany
Maurice Dornier
Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America
Frankie Edwards Traced to Bellaire Texas in Embezzlement Case
New Orleans report states Frankie Edwards, missing fight promoter, traced to Bellaire Texas near Houston. He promoted the Canzoneri Wolfe bout on September 20 and disappeared with over $13,900 of proceeds. Unpaid fighters and financiers also suffered losses. authorities seek arrest on embezzlement charges.
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Frankie Edwards
Texas
New Orleans
Bellaire
Houston
Edwards
Turnip Patch Protest Quieted by Ham Gravy Pot
Humorous regional column notes a farmer’s dispute over hogs in a turnip patch. The rustic scene references Tom Dowson and J P Alley style humor as the cook prepares ham gravy. Local dialect marks the tone and setting.
Shreveport Youth Reported to Kill Self at Home
A 13 year old boy, Fred Whitworth, son of Julian E. Whitworth and Mrs. Whitworth of Greenwood, reportedly died by his own action near his home after going rabbit hunting. Dr. Willis P. Butler, Caddo coroner, said a note was found near the body but unreadable. The body was discovered after an overnight search by residents. a .22 rifle bullet caused a fatal heart wound. The incident occurred in Shreveport as relatives were away in Texas.
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Shreveport
Fred Whitworth
Julian E. Whitworth
Whitworth
BE. M. Whitworth
Marshal Finds Pickle Near Being Initiated
Sidney Pickle, sought by Deputy Marshal H. L. Read for a violation of the prohibition act, was pursued across Leake and Attala counties in Mississippi. Read lured Pickle with sugar cane and, after a tense chase, Pickle posted bond and remained linked to both counties as a resident.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Sidney Pickle
United States
Pickle
H. L. Read
Leake County
Mississippi
Attala
Read
Leake
Attala County
Dewey Hymes Slashes Wrist in Alcohol Fueled Act
New Orleans man 23 years old Dewey Hymes argued with his wife then entered the bathroom and slashed his left wrist in a suicide attempt. Doctors at Charity Hospital said he was suffering acute alcoholism and the wrist wound left his condition undetermined.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Dewey Hymes
Charity Hospital
Interstate Natural Gas To Expend Over Million
Interstate Natural Gas plans a 30 mile main loop from Natchez on the Mississippi river front to near Woodville Mississippi at a cost of 1 100 000 dollars Six hundred men will be employed to lay the line tapping the 22 inch main built three years ago linking the local gas fields with Baton Rouge and New Orleans The project will take about three months and workers will be transported by truck Williams Brothers hold the contract and previously built the original line The pipe is 22 inches in diameter three eighths of an inch wall thickness and will serve towns en route with natural gas
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Interstate Natural Gas Company
Mississippi River
Natchez
Woodville
Miss
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Williams Brothers
Monroe Leads State in Telephone Installations in Nine Months
Monroe, with 112 percent of its projected yearly total in nine months, tops Louisiana for telephone installations, per J W Warren of Southern Bell. Alexandria follows at 97 percent, with Baton Rouge 68 and Shreveport 63. New Orleans 18. There are 6,963 telephones in use in the Twin Cities.
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Monroe
J. W. Warren
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Louisiana
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
New Orleans
Warren
Twin Cities
Former Hot Springs City Clerk Acquitted in Embezzlement Case
Fred Fowler, former Hot Springs city clerk, was acquitted of embezzling city funds after a jury deliberated an hour. He said the cash shortage was due to uncredited occupation tax funds rather than theft.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Fred Fowler
Fowler
Homer K. Jones Company
Memphis
Orleans Strike Order Hearing Next Tuesday
In New Orleans on Oct 23 an upcoming federal court hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. Henry H. Chaffe, attorney for the New York Trust Company and other bondholders, seeks permanency of the injunction protecting public service properties during the recent streetcar strike.
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New Orleans
Henry H. Chaffe
New York Trust Company
Carmen
Public Service
Bottler and aides robbed in Algiers street holdup
Hugh Tracey a 23 year old bottling company driver and salesman and his three black helpers were held up by two men in Algiers across the river from New Orleans. The bandit stole 110 dollars from Tracey’s receipts and escaped in a small coupe.
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New Orleans
Hugh Tracey
Algiers
Tracey
Jobless man asks clerk in Buffalo to shoot him
Martin Leboniwicz, 40, asked George H. Metz, deputy city warrant clerk, to shoot him saying he is out of work and ready to die. He was committed to the city hospital for mental observation.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Buffalo
N. Y
Martin Leboniwicz
George H. Metz
Metz
Leboniwicz
Cotton picking halted by rains in regions
The weekly weather report notes picking interrupted by rains in central and northeast districts and the eastern half of the cotton belt late in the week. Harvest and ginning advanced in central and northeast districts while Texas shows completion except west and northwest. Arkansas ahead of average. Some staple damage reported in the northeast due to heavy rains. Local light frosts occurred in parts of the western belt.
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Washington
Gove Moment
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Sugar lobby aided by Cubans witness testifies
H. C. Lakin president of the Cuba Company testified before the senate lobby committee that Cuban sugar producers would cover up to 96000 in expenses for Washington activities. He acknowledged an extensive propaganda operation and said he would like the sugar tariff as low as possible.
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Washington
H. C. Lakin
Cuba Company
New York City
Senate Lobby Committee
Caraway
Lakin
Life Long Invalid Strangled to Death in Mississippi
Eugene Randolph Wacaster a 22 year old life long invalid died from strangulation when a string around his neck caught as he fell from bed. Firemen arrived but could not save him. Authorities report the accident occurred at his Jackson home on October 28.
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Jackson, Miss
Eugene Randolph Wacaster
Third to fly solo aims for London across Atlantic
Urban F. Diteman Jr., Montana cattleman, attempted a solo Atlantic flight from Harbour Grace Newfoundland to London. He left Harbor Grace 25 hours earlier with an estimated fuel limit of 25 hours, facing uncertain chances of reaching land before running out of fuel.
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New York
Atlantic
Urban F. Diteman, Jr
Montana
Harbor Gracey N. F
London
Urban F. Diteman
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland
Ma Ferguson May Be Candidate for Governor
In Austin Texas October Ma Ferguson the first woman elected governor may again run for governor Her husband former Governor James E Ferguson suggested that either she or he will enter the race next year as friends proposed to him
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Ma Ferguson
Austin
Texas
Ie Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
River Flood Watch Updates After 24 Hour Stage Changes
River stages show flood conditions with 24 hour data indicating changes in water levels. Officials warn residents along the river to monitor updates and prepare for possible evacuations if levels rise.
Chicago Man Shot in Face Loses Teeth and Bullet Found
Chicago police report: Ben Friedman 42 was shot in the face on West Madison Street. The bullet cost three teeth, lodged in his stomach after he swallowed it. He survived as doctors at Iroquois hospital removed the bullet. The attacker fled and was not caught.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ben Friedman
Friedman
Iroquois
Ping
Madison Street
Friedeman
Freidman
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