Ruling Sought On Dunshie Candidacy For Secretary Of State
In Louisiana a dispute over J E Dunshie of New Orleans qualifying as secretary of state unfolds. James J Bailey current secretary of state protests that qualification was late, while the state committee set October 25 as final. Harvey Fields announces a 31 October meeting in New Orleans to rule on the matter with a 24 hour deadline after convening.
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Farmerville
J. E. Dunshie
New Orleans
Louisiana
Dunshie
Harvey G. Fields
Democratic State Central Committee
James J. Bailey
Baton Rouge
Bailey
State Committee
Fields
Roosevelt Hotel
Northeast
T. L. Hood
Monroe
Walter Elder
Howard B. Warren
New Trial Saves Murderer From Gallows in North Carolina
Lawrence Collier, condemned for the December 1925 killing aboard a boat at Arabi, had his death sentence set aside by the state supreme court. A new trial resulted in a life term. Collier waived appeal and was ordered jailed for life. In transit to the penitentiary an automobile crash injured Albert Amberland, 55.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Cence
Lawrence Collier
Odin J Servas
Arabi
Supreme Court
Collier
Meraux
Albert Amberland
Judge Suggests Spanking for Unstable Marriages in Suit
In Camden New Jersey on October 26 Vice-Chancellor Learning voices support for spanking to reform women with multiple husbands. The remark came during William White's suit for annulment from Mrs. Dorothy Kessler who had not been divorced.
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Camden
N. J
William White
Dorothy Kessler
Many Persons Arraigned in District Court Today
Court arraignments dominated the day with numerous murder cases set for November jury term. J W La Rue pleaded not guilty and awaits trial while Luther Johnson’s arraignment was postponed. Several other defendants faced delays and legal motions as cases proceed. Moonshine bottles and two arrests in West Monroe were reported.
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J. W. la Rue
S. M. David
Luther Johnson
J. M. Simpson
Arkansas
Malinda Brandon
Alzie Richardson
Joe Richards
Mary Dolphin
Aaron Claiborne
Emma Ballard
Negress
A. Milling Bernstein
J. C. Theus
Vandy Harris Johnson
Tony Larose
West Monroe
J. B. Thornhill
Jack Irwin
Felix Eller
Jack Ewing
W. E. Martin
Francis Jones
Jim Lyles
John Holland
Lyles
Holland
Sheriff's Department
McKenzie Returns From Paris Legion Convention
C E McKenzie Louisiana state commander of the American Legion and Mrs McKenzie return to Monroe after attending the Paris convention where he was hosted by army generals and state officials. He recalls past battle days and notes Louisiana’s wreath at the Arc de Triomphe with a special escort. A letter of greeting from New Orleans to Paris was also delivered.
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Monroe
C. E. McKenzie
Louisiana
American Legion
McKenzie
cKenzie
Didouisiana
Union
National Legion
Savage
Lauteiana
Mr. McKenzie
New Orleans
Paris
Prisoners Escape Rapides Jail Led by W G Kelly
Seventeen white inmates escaped Rapides parish jail after midnight using hacksaws and soap to mask bolts. Ring leader W G Kelly, held for auto theft, aided by Gus Stockman. Prisoners fled from a second story window with blankets. six refused to leave. Vincent Pilgrim surrendered later, brought back by his mother.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
W. G. Kelly
A. T. Downs
Vincent Pilgrim
Kelly
Gus Stockman
Pineville
Pilgrim
Ben Clark
Carl Olson
Bob Gay
Albert Reed
Winn Parish
Berry Thompson
Ronald Hibbs
Joe Gatlin
Mathew Osborne
Red Wales
Homer Smith
Leslie Jones
Wilford Lowallan
Ally Aston
J. A. Taylor
William Brown
L. L. Hope
Wife Says Husband Lengthened Her Skirts in Custody Suit
Jersey City date Oct 26 Mrs Maria Spratt sues for custody claiming her husband altered the hems on her skirts leading to family dissension She testified before Vice Chancellor Fallon that he opened the hems and made the skirts longer.
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Jersey City
Maria Spratt
Fallon
Gypsy Couple Plans Civil Ceremony at City Hall
New York date October 26. Mr and Mrs John Costelo a gypsy couple with 14 children are to be married again in the municipal building. John was impressed by a civil ceremony for his son and chose one for themselves.
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New York
John Costelo
John
Henry H Bond Named Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Henry H Bond of Massachusetts is appointed by President Coolidge as assistant secretary of the treasury. He succeeds Charles S Dewey who resigned to become financial adviser to the Polish government.
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Washington
Henry H. Bond
Massachusetts
Coolidge
the Treasury
Chas. S. Dewey
Turpie Wins Early Round in New Orleans State Golf
Miss Marion Turpie of New Orleans defeated Mrs. A L Ransohoff of New Orleans 9 to 7 at the 12th green in a first round match play of the women's state championship golf tournament held at the New Orleans Country Club.
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New Orleans
Marion Turpie
A. L. Ransohoff
Miss Turpie
Clippers Defy Ukase Freshmen Hair Cutting Ban
About 150 Ole Miss freshmen were shaved by their seniors in defiance of Chancellor Hume’s order against clippers. The two night hair cutting tradition drew crowds as the student body condemned the act, and disciplinary action was anticipated while the chancellor remained silent.
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News-Star
University, Miss
Ole Miss Wire
Hume
Visitors from Carbon Black Industry Visit Monroe Leaders
Two prominent figures in carbon black, L. Hussenot Desenronges of Paris and N. L. Smith of New York, visited Monroe this week. They toured gas fields and large carbon black plants, noted Louisiana as a key source, and discussed supply, uses, and global markets with local officials.
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Monroe
L. Hussenot Desenronges
Paris
N. L. Smith
New York
Mr. Smith
Benney & Smith
Mr. Desemonges
Europe
Lions
Desemonges
Smith
Louisiana
West Virginia
Texas
Wyoming
China
Japan
India
South Africa
Joe Miller of 101 Ranch Dies in Oklahoma
News from Oklahoma reports the death of Joe Miller 56 owner of the 101 Ranch. A famed circus man, Miller owned lands south of Tallulah and was a regular visitor to Monroe where he was widely known and had many friends.
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Monroe
Oklahoma
Joe Miller
101 Ranch
Mr. Miller
Tallulah
Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A brief item notes Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley in a column from Palhsonylo w Folks Ain. The readable text features a local humor column style with author name.
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Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Alley
Monroe to Build Casing Head Plant Near Magenta
Ground was broken for a new casing head plant near Magenta station three miles east of the city on the Illinois Central line by Natural Gas and Fuel Corp of El Dorado. The plant will produce eight to ten thousand gallons of gasoline daily and use gas from Crusader pipeline to aid El Dorado city supply. Building will be 200 by 300 feet with modern equipment. Illinois Central to build a 700 foot siding for shipments. The Crusader line, about 159 miles, was built from Smackover Arkansas to Vidalia Louisiana, later sold at auction, then leased to Natural Gas and Fuel Corp. The project promises another major Monroe industry. chief engineer is G. T. Koch and the head of the company is H. L. Doherty.
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Magenta Station
Illinois Central Railroad
Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation of
el Dorado
Crusader
Monroe
Smackover
Ark
Vidalia
Continental Supply Company
St. Louis
Four Drown as Car Plunges from Ferry into Calcasieu River
Four Port Arthur residents, two men and two women, drown after a car rolls off the Sutherlin ferry into West Fork of the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles. Three others escape, including Harriet Chambers and her baby, with Eddie Allen. The group was en route to attend a funeral.
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Lake Charles
Port Arthur
Texas
Sutherlin Ferry
West Fork
West Branch
Calcasieu River
Millie Chambress
Curtis declares 1928 presidential bid from Kansas
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas announces he will run for president in 1928 if Kansas sends a delegation genuinely backing his nomination. He rejects being a stalking horse or used for a few ballots, stressing he seeks a serious candidacy and not a trading-delegation approach. Curtis is a GOP Senate leader since 1925.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Roy L. Bone
Topeka
Curtis
Coolidge
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Candidates Qualifying for Ouachita Parish Races Announced
Ouachita Parish Democratic Executive Committee issued a list of qualified candidates before the midnight cutoff. Major offices lack opposition, with tax assessor Joe Alanna and clerk Pat Hamilton set for acclamation, while sheriff Milton Coverdale and challengers T A Grant and L Howard Peevy also qualified.
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Carl H. McHenry
A. T. Shotwell
Ouachita Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
News-Star
Justice of the Peace
Dark Horse
Joe Alanna
Pat S. Hamilton
CC. A. Kincaid
J. FE. Bryan
L. F. Grigsby
Milton Coverdale
T. A. Grant
L. Howard Peevy
Grant
Sheriff Coverdale
Grigsby
Monroe
W. M. Harper
H. M. Eshelman
W. A. Walker, Jr
Single Acre of Cane Sells for 700 Dollars Gross
A Sterling, Virginia area farmer proves a single acre of Blue Ribbon sugar cane can gross over 700 dollars. H H Nolan of Sterlington reports a stalk nine feet four inches tall from February planting, retail price five cents per stalk, with a buyer offering two and a half cents for the entire field.
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H. H. Nolan
Sterlington
Alexandria
Delhi Approves 65000 Bond for Streets Upgrade
Delhi voters approved a 65000 bond for paving and graveling streets in a near unanimous special election. Only four votes opposed the measure signaling strong support for public improvements including railroads highways and a new school building. The town aims to enter an era of progress and rank among northeastern Louisiana communities.
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News-Star
Delhi
Louisiana
Italian Emigrant Vessel Strikes Rocks After Boiler Explosion
Rescue ships reach the wreck to aid hundreds of passengers after a boiler explosion aboard an Italian emigrant vessel. Initial reports indicate about 1200 people aboard with multiple injuries and ongoing extraction efforts.
Hundreds Rescued as Mafalda Sinks Off Uruguay
A rescue tally shows 1,224 saved from the Principessa Mafalda after the ship's distress off Uruguay. Of 1,258 aboard, 34 remain missing while other rescue steamships Formose, Athena, Empire Star, and Rosetti accounted for 1,224 saved in total.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Principessa Mafalda
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Formose
Athena
Empire Star
Rosetti
Survivors Pull Through After Principessa Mafalda Sinks
Reports from Rio de Janeiro say over 1,200 passengers aboard the Italian steamship Principessa Mafalda were saved after the vessel sank off the Brazilian coast. Bahia residents reached by small boats confirm boiler explosions and ten steamships stood by to aid the victims.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Principessa Mafalda
Bahia
Rescue Efforts Continue After Princi pessa Mafalda Sinking
In Rio de Janeiro a flotilla of rescue ships gathers near Abrolhos Islands seeking 200 or more missing from the Princi pessa Mafalda disaster. Reports clash on totals saved from 720 to about 1,000 with Avalona claiming 800 rescued and Rio Grande do Sul joining the effort. The cause of the sinking remains undetermined.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Abrolhos
Principessa Mafalda
The
Steamship Company
Genoa
Avalona
London
Principessa Fafalda
Rio Grande Do Sul
Lull In Storm Over Chicago Library Purge Debates
Chicago Mayor Thompson faces a lull in a battle to purge schools and libraries of pro British and anti American texts. Developments include a royal invitation to England, offers to buy discarded volumes, and denial that any books would be burned.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thompson
England
Milwaukee
Wis
William McAndrew
Oy George
Inna
Edwin Stockton
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