Fires Claim Two in Beaufort Cottage Tragedy
Ed Barnes and his sister Annie Barnes of Augusta died in a Beaufort cottage fire. Miss Mary Rice, owner, said Barnes had come from Augusta for a rest. Firemen arrived late and the coroner's jury ruled death from unknown origin while sleeping.
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Associated Press
Ufort
S. C
Ed Barnes
Annie Barnes
Augusta
Mary Rice
Barnes
Beaufort
L. A. Lotte
Three Men Rob Mail Truck in Joliet Heist
Three men robbed a Joliet mail truck near the post office, forcing the vehicle to the curb and taking a bag containing $17,000. Two men with sawed off shotguns approached the driver Ralph Devee and another guard, then loaded the bag into a sedan and fled toward Joliet.
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Argo
Qet
Ralph Devee
Joliet
Five Injured in Orleans Auto Accident Today
Five people were injured in an early morning crash in New Orleans when driver Homer Stockman tried to avoid a parked car. Samuel Marks suffered a severe nose and head laceration with possible brain concussion. Stockman was arrested for reckless driving and causing injury. Creed Taylor deputy governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta died from fire injuries.
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New Orleans
Homer Stockman
Rs. Samuel Marks
Stockman
Associated Press
Atlanta
Shotgun Attack Haunts Danville Mill Strike Home
In Danville Virginia on October 24 a shotgun attack damaged Roy Conners home connected to the Dan River and River Side Cotton mills. No injuries. Police launch inquiry as strike area tension rises. AFL leader Earl Hoge pledges support and potential funds. About 100 workers report for duty daily and Danville spends over $2000 monthly on police for the strike district.
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Danville
Roy Conner
Dan River
River Side
Conner
American Federation of Labor
Earl Hoge
Colorado Federation
Hoge
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baltimore
Omaha
Baton Rougean Faces Federal Court in Florida Case
A 34 year old Louisianian held in Jacksonville on federal charges for transporting a stolen car is Raymond Arnett also known as William Everett Arnett from Highland Park Baton Rouge. DOJ agents identified him from Washington fingerprints linking him to Andrew J. Denison alias. Arnett has escaped twice before.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisianien
Jacksonville
Fla
Bureau of Identification
Washington
Raymond Arnett
William Everett Arnett
Highland Park
Baton Rouge
Department of Justice
Arnett
Andrew J. Denison
Paymaster Is Killed by Bandits at Salem Plant
Salem New Jersey October 24 William J McCausland age 40 paymaster for the Salem ss works shot and killed by robbers outside the plant today He carried the weekly payroll for the plant s 500 employees amounting to several thousand dollars The robbers abandoned the attempt as a score of workers ran from the plant
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Salem, N. J
William J. McCausland
Salem ’Ss
McCausland
Unemployment relief effort outlined by Woods in push for jobs
Washington October 4 Colonel Arthur Woods relief director plans to attack unemployment by finding jobs for as many as possible and providing relief where work is unavailable He will assist states to boost job numbers and care for families without breadwinners Fred C Croxton of Columbus Ohio will coordinate with midwest governors to extend the plan Three more regional directors are expected to be appointed to aid the effort
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Washington
Arthur Woods
Col. Woods
Fred C. Croxton
Columbus
Ohio
Middle West
Croxton
Woods
Great Lakes
Hairclipping incident hits LSU freshmen before big game
About a dozen LSU freshmen football players reported shaved heads after an overnight incident in the barracks near campus. University officials forbade further clipping and reminded students to sign the pledge against participating in hairclipping ahead of the homecoming game against Sewanee.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Sewanee
Tennessee
Governors Bold Plan Seeks Idle Georgia Farms for Unemployed
Gov. L. G. Hardman urges 160 Georgia counties to take about 60 000 idle farms and reissue them to jobless residents as a dual solution for farm relief and unemployment. Colquitt County already farms all its lands as part of the initiative.
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Atlanta
Georgia
L. G. Hardman
Colquitt
Mt. Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe
Hardman
Newspaper editor shoots deputy at plant in Madison
Elmer Jones assistant editor of the Guyan Valley News in Madison admits shooting Deputy Sheriff Amos Sullivan who allegedly tried to break into the paper's plant. Luther Jones, editor and brother, says Sullivan aimed to destroy the plant due to the paper's attacks on the Hatfield clique in Logan County.
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Madison
W. Va
Elmer Jones
Guyan Valley News
Amos Sullivan
Sullivan
Jones
Luther Jones
Hatfield
Logan County
Man Paid 900 Dollars for Keeping Women From Dying Man
Edward F. McCaffery received 900 dollars in probate proceedings after August Wiegand died. He testified his duties included keeping three women away from the dying man to prevent marriage proposals. The case underscores the caretaking role during the Wiegand estate settlement.
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San Francisco
Edward F. McCaffery
August Wiegand
McCaffery
Wiegand
Red Cross Regional Meet Opened with 16 Parishes Represented
The regional Red Cross conference opened at the Knights of Pythias hall with delegates from 16 parishes including Ouachita Avoyelles Caldwell Catahoula Concordia East Carroll Jackson Lincoln Madison LaSalle Morehouse Richland Ten tingeers Carroll. Barney Oakland presided and Rev W W Drake led the opening prayers. A national headquarters speaker discussed factors affecting Red Cross membership stressing heart over dollars.
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Ouachita
Avoyelles
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
Jackson
Lincoln
Madison
LaSalle
Morehouse
Ae Richland
Carroll
Stn of
National Headquarters
Red Cross
Red Cross Service
Amite Man Kills Wife at Sister's Home
Amite October 24 Dan Carriere a 36 year old farmer living 15 miles from Amite shot and killed his wife at the home of his sister Mrs Irving Cutter eight miles from here. Earlier he knocked his wife unconscious with an automobile crank. Neighbors demanded action but charges were dropped despite pleas for prosecution or sanity examination.
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Associated Press
Amite
Dan Carriere
Irving Cutter
Carriere
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A fragment from Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley presents a humorous or folksy tone with references to Ole MisTuah Noah. The text shows a clipped, colloquial style typical of the column, though full context is unavailable. The piece hints at character sketches and local color.
Weather frost alerts Louisiana and Mississippi. Case shot in Atlanta. Condi acquittal in Chicago
The weather service warned of frost in North Louisiana and central Mississippi with 52 to 56 degree lows for New Orleans. In Atlanta construction engineer Charles Cecil Case was found dead from a pistol wound near Peachtree Creek. In Chicago Joseph Condi, labeled a narcotics addict and peddler, was acquitted under the old vagrancy law in a high profile gangster case.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
United States Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Atlanta
Charles Cecil Case
Peachtree Creek
Chicago
Joseph Condi
Luncheon Draws Large Crowd for Red Cross Conference
Over 100 people gathered in the Hotel Virginia ballroom for a regional Red Cross conference. J. Martin Hamley led the event with religious and civic remarks while Dr. F K Hirsch and Dr Thomas E Green provided talks on Red Cross in the home and chapter activities.
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Virginia
Red Cross
J. Martin Hamley
East Carrol Parish
F. K. Hirsch
Hazel Mae King
Cleo Sehon
City High School
Fleming
Leon Hammond
W. M. Harper
Isabelle Page
Thomas E. Green
Claybrook Cottingham
Rapides Parish
Woman Seriously Hurt in Auto and Truck Crash
Mrs. E. J. Shipp wife of a Richland parish planter suffered serious injuries when a auto driven by her husband collided with a Monroe bread truck in Wisner. She rode the running board and jumped free. she was taken to Natchez hospital. The truck overturned. the driver and two others were uninjured.
Officials Deploy Bloodhound Pack to Track Pine Bluff Robbers
In Pine Bluff Arkansas Sheriff Garland Brewster adds a five dog bloodhound unit to law enforcement. The two unmasked black suspects have stalked local shops with armed gestures and thefts on multiple Saturdays. The veteran dogs trained at state farm Tucker are among the five tracking hounds deployed to pursue the pair.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Garland Brewster
Arkansas State Farm
Tucker
Youth Arrested in Laigins Zeigin Robbery Case
Walter Owens a 22 year old Monroe youth was arrested by Sheriff Milton Coverdale and placed in the parish jail for participation in the March 6 Zeigin home holdup at Riverside. Ed Miles, arrested near Jackson Mississippi, is also jailed here and allegedly implicated in the same crime and other burglaries. Miles reportedly confessed to the Zeigin holdup and several other robberies across multiple parishes.
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George Zeigin
Riverside
Walter Owens
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Zeigin
Ed Miles
Jackson
Miss
Miles
Met Rouge State Bank
D. Y. Smith
H. L. Collins
McCormick
Ouachita Parish
Sartor and Sons
Alto
New Orleans Treasury Employes May Change
A conference between City Treasurer William A. Daly and Finance Commissioner A. Miles Pratt is to discuss changes in the New Orleans treasury office. The changes come after embezzlement and graft charges against seven collection employees, including former city workers.
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New Orleans
William A. Daly
A. Miles Pratt
Bishop Cannon Meets Southern Methodist Ministers in Final Conference
Bishop James Cannon Jr. met four southern Methodist ministers who filed charges against him in Richmond on October 24. The conference, held yesterday, precedes referral of the charges to a special church investigating committee. Accuser J. Harrell said the charges would not be withdrawn.
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Richmond
James Cannon, Jr
Southern Methodist
Sten J. Harrell
Paper Mill Superintendents Meet In Bastrop
With 73 delegates from 12 southern mills the Southern Division meeting of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendent's Association opened in Bastrop. Frank W Hawthorne gave the welcome, committees were formed, Mobile Alabama chosen as next year’s site, and attendees heard plans for a luncheon, factory tours, a banquet, golf, and Saturday sessions.
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News-Star Bastrop
South
Southern Division
American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendent's Association
C. J. Goodwin
Frank W. Hawthorne
O. J. Oleson
Southern Kraft Corporation
Love Triangle Disclosed After Dual Murder in Alabama
Police reveal G A Tallent a 35 year old merchant killed his bride of two days and then killed himself. Tallent said he and the woman had previously divorced and remarried after obtaining a license in Gadsden. The former wife and two children lived in Macon Georgia.
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Associated Press
Alabama City
Ala
G. A. Tallent
Tallent
Macon
Birmingham
Gadsden
New Record Indictments Totals 99 in U. S. Court
United Press reports a record 99 persons charged in the New Orleans federal court yesterday. Of these, 89 face prohibition law violations under federal statutes, marking a historic indictment total.
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New Orleans
United States
Brazil Faces Overthrow as Riots Rift Capital
October 24 Rio de Janeiro reports say President Washington Luis was ousted and revolutionary forces seized the capital. Rioters looted and burned newspaper offices, including Noite, with manager Ismael Maia beaten, while six papers suspended publication. A revolutionary committee led by General Leite De Castro took temporary power.
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Rio DE Paneiro
Brazil
Washington Luis
Rio DE Janeiro
Geraldo Rocha
Rocha
Ismael Maia
United Press
Leite de Castro
Hot Springs Chamber Urges Railroads For Local Business
Hot Springs Arkansas October 24 Directors of the wholesale and jobbers and retail merchants bureaus of the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging citizens to favor railroads over other carriers for outgoing and incoming freight. Missouri Pacific officials from Little Rock attended the conference where the resolution was adopted. A group of local merchants also passed a resolution urging regulation of bus lines.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Aiello Slain As He Quits Chicago Hideout
Joe Aiello, once one of Chicago’s crime quartet, was murdered last night by two gun squads as he emerged from a North Kolmar Avenue hideout. He suffered 62 bullet holes and fatal head and limb injuries in a cross fire believed to have been planned days earlier. A taxi driver witness described the hallway scene before the attack continued on page fifteen.
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Chicago
Joe Aiello
Aiello
Scarface Capone
Crime Commission
Kolmar Avenue
James P. Ruane
Alfred Lingle
Ruane
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