Mussolini's American Empire Alarms State Department
Italys fascist influence in the United States is alleged by Marcus Duffield in Harper's Magazine and cited by officials as possible consular meddling. The piece claims Italianization efforts target Italo American children, bachelor taxes on unmarried citizens, and pressure on naturalized Americans to serve in the Italian army.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
United States
Mussolini
State Department
Marcus Duffield
Harper’s Magazine
Italy
Duffield
Yonkers
N. Y
Tragic McElwain Family Suffer Fatal Bed Fire
Charlies McElwain 55 died in Bowling Green hospital from burns after a rooming house bed caught fire while he smoked. He could not rise as flames spread and was rescued by firefighters. The family had prior tragedies including a daughter murdered near Memphis and a son killed by a tractor on the farm.
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Bowling Green
Warren County
Charlies McElwain
City Hospital
Burns
Memphis
William
Motor launch J. M. Russell towed in with liquor aboard
The New Orleans launch J. M. Russell, found adrift in the gulf with 600 to 700 cases of liquor valued at about 50000 dollars, was towed into Galveston port. In Michigan, 31 crew of the stranded steamer Chicago were rescued from Michipoctun island and are aboard the cutter Seminole.
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Galveston
Tex
J. M. Russell
New Orleans
Gulf
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Chicago
Michipoctun Island
Death Toll Rises From Truck Crash In Monroe
G B McCaa aged 43 died at St Francis sanitarium after a truck overturned on DeSiard street injuring a dozen gas field workers returning to Monroe. T D Berry also died. McCaa suffered a fractured ear arm and slow hemorrhage after a two day fight to save him.
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G. B. McCaa
DeSiard Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
McCan
T. D. Berry
Monroe
Terrorism Used in Textile Areas Lawyer Charges
Memphis, Tenn Oct 26 United Press reports defense attorney John R Neal blasting textile strike conditions in Elizabethton Castonia and Marion. He says civil government ended and a regime of official terrorism has taken its place and he cites a letter to Senator Burton K Wheeler asserting workers were denied constitutional rights.
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United Press
U. P
Memphis
Elizabethton
Castonia
Marion
John R. Neal
Neal
Burton K. Wheeler
United States
Montana
Wheeler
Royal welcome as Crown Prince Humbert escorts betrothal to Princess Marie Jose
In Milan and Brussels crowds cheered Crown Prince Humbert arriving from Brussels. Guards with bayonets and revolvers guarded him to prevent a suspected assassination attempt as he left for Rome to arrange a formal betrothal with Princess Marie Jose. He kissed his fiancée and Queen Elizabeth, and greeted King Albert and Belgian ministers at the station.
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Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Crown Prince
Humbert
Brussels
Mussolini
Rome
Marie Jose
Albert
Elizabeth
Major radio equipment merger formed by RCA Westinghouse Victor and GE
Four leading radio equipment makers RCA Westinghouse Victor and General Electric have merged to form a single group for production and sale. The central plant will be in Camden with offices in New York. E. E. Schumacher of Victor will head the new organization.
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United Pres
Camden
N. J
Radio Corporation of America
Westinghouse Electric Company
Victor Talking Machine Company
General Electric Company
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation
New York
E. E. Schumacher
Vietor Company
Hoover Praises Roosevelt for Naval Building
President Hoover issued a statement on Theodore Roosevelt's birthday praising his stalwart character and vigorous ideals. He highlighted Roosevelt's upbuilding of the navy and noted Navy Day will be observed Monday since the birthday falls on Sunday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Navy
Senator Burton In Critical Condition In Washington
Senator Burton of Ohio remains in critical condition at his Washington residence with no change reported in the last 24 hours. He suffered a grippe attack a month ago and had been slow to recover before a relapse raised fears of nonrecovery. he was an early supporter of Herbert Hoover.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burton
Ohio
Grippe
Herbert Hoover
Automobiles Crash Injures Three Near Oil City
Zelma Crain of Oil City was seriously injured when the car struck a horse near Shreveport. Frank Herrin and Grady Denton were slightly hurt. Crain’s recovery is expected.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Zelma Crain
Oil City
Frank Herrin
Grady Denton
Countess Craze Ends in Suicide After Police Suitor Spurns
Eva Waddington Greeley, poised for a countess title, shot herself in her Glenwood Avenue apartment after Patrolman John Maier spurned her love. Found by a janitor, she wore negligee with a bullet wound near the heart and left notes of despair. The revolver had been Maier’s and was said to be left at her place.
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Chicago
Becky Sharp
Eva Waddingto-Greeley
Glenwood Avenue
John Maier
Sove
Early Grid Returns from Opening College Football Week
The scoreboard shows Ohio State and Indiana tied 0 to 0. Carnegie Tech defeats Notre Dame 6 to 0. Navy tops Princeton 7 to 0. Syracuse and Brown battle to a 0–0 draw. Dartmouth leads Harvard 7 to 9. Fordham beats Davis Elkins 6 to 0.
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Ohio State
Indiana
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
Navy
Princeton
Syracuse
Brown
Dartmouth
Harvard
Fordham
Davis Elkins
Golf Match to End Meeting of Paper Mill Men
A golf tournament at the municipal links will conclude the two day session of the Southern Division of the American Pulp and Paper Mills Superintendent association. The morning program featured a showing of the motion picture Fourdrift ter Wires in the Making by Cheney Bigelow Wire Works. Continued on page two.
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American Pulp and Paper Mills Superintendents’ Association
Cheney Bigelow Wire Works
Frankie Edwards Freed in Texas After Dismissal
Frankie Edwards a New Orleans boxing promoter walked free in Houston after Assistant District Attorney Tom Sanders moved to dismiss a fugitive warrant. Authorities had not filed a criminal charge and Edwards had been on a 10000 dollar bond. He was arrested Thursday night on request of New Orleans authorities who alleged missing receipts from a boxing match. Edwards planned to stay with relatives for several days before returning to New Orleans.
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Houston
Texas
Frankie Edwards
New Orleans
Justice of the Peace
Red Cross Regional Conference Opens Monday in Monroe
The Red Cross regional conference meets Monday at 10 a.m. in the Hotel Virginia ballroom with about 150 delegates from north Louisiana parishes. The program includes welcome by Mayor Arnold Bernstein, addresses on Red Cross achievements and membership, and junior activities report with Dudley Moffett as chairman.
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Red Cross
Virginia
Louisiana
E. F. Hayward
Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
J. T. Shell
Morehouse Parish
Jane Lonas
Leon Hammond
Dudley Moffett
Red Cross Council
Rapides Parish
Youthful Lovers End Up in Arkansas Officers’ Clutches
Elva Arthur 16 of Ashley Illinois eloped with Hugh Harkins 20 of St. Louis Missouri and ended up in a detention home while Harkins is jailed. They say bad company led them into trouble after taking a lift from Paul Jackson 17 and Virgil Bomar 15 both of St. Louis who are wanted for automobile theft and are also being held.
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North Little Rock
Ark
Missouri
Arkansas
Elva Arthur
Ashley
Hugh Harkins
St. Louis
Paul Jackson
Virgil Bomar
St. Louie
Jackson
Bomar
Tragic School Truck Accident Claims Six Year Old
Lillian Grace Bean six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs R E B Bean of Vossburg died Friday night in a Meridian hospital from injuries suffered when she was returning home on a school truck.
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Associated Press
Meridian
Miss
Lillian Grace Bean
R. EB. Bean
Vossburg
Grid Football Returns Announced At News Star
The News Star building on North Second Street will host today’s gridiron returns from 4 to 6 pm with fans invited. Reports from major contests and line scores will be posted on the bulletin board and details from Southern games will be broadcast via loudspeakers provided by Monroe Furniture.
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News-Star
North Second Street
Monroe Furniture Company
Brooksville Merchant Found Slain In Store
In Brooksville Mississippi on October 26 B F Moorhead a merchant was found dead in his store about three miles from town with head injuries and signs of a struggle near a gun. Henry Super who discovered the body said Moorhead failed to respond to his morning call and the door was ajar. Evidence suggests robbery is unlikely as valuables appeared undisturbed and motor car tracks were found at the scene.
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Brooksville
Miss
B. F. Moorhead
Moorhead
Henry Super
Louisiana Death Rate Rises Slightly in 1928
Louisiana's 1928 death rate climbed to 1281.4 per 100 000 from 1284.5 in 1927, with deaths from heart disease, nephritis, cerebral hemorrhage up, while motor vehicle fatalities rose sharply. influenza and pneumonia also increased, per Census Bureau data.
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Louisiana
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Department
Alabama Youth in Jail for Slaying Farmer and Arson
Alten Clarke of New Hope Alabama is jailed in Guntersville on a murder charge. He is accused by his father E D Clarke of killing 65 year old farmer James Lewis and setting fire to his clothing to conceal the crime. The man surrendered after being located in Browns Creek bottoms in Marshall County.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alten Clarke
New Hope
Guntersville
E. D. Clarke
James Lewis
Newhope
Clarke
Browns’ Creek Bottoms
Marshall County
Pantages Jury Deliberates Over Alleged Assault Case
In Los Angeles on October 26, the jury weighing evidence in the alleged assault of 17-year-old Eunice Pringle by Alexander Pantages continued deliberations. Pantages remains in custody as the verdict could send him to prison while his daughter Carmen and sons Rodney and Lloyd attend court.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Eunice Pringle
Alexander Pantages
Carmen
Rodney
Lloyd
Fifteen Bales of Cotton Burn in Bosco Blaze
An 18 mile run to Bosco, on the Columbia road, saw 15 bales of cotton in the Bosco Gin yard burn this morning. The Monroe central fire station crew reported the cotton a total loss.
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Bosco
Bosco Gin Company
Monroe Central Fire Station
Columbia Road
Secret hiring of tariff man denounced in senate
Senate inquiry chair Caraway denounces the secret employment of a Connecticut Manufacturers' Association agent by Senator Hiram Bingham. The committee cites evidence and questions the senate's dignity and public confidence but urges no action against Bingham. The session shifts to tariff bill as a $14 year Connecticut clerk case is noted.
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Washington
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Senate
Caraway
Lobby Investigation Committee
Arkansas
Bingham
J. FE. Watchet
Sunday Morning Post Preview for Monroe and Northeast Louisiana
The section promises timely features on chemical industry world trade and U S production. It highlights Monroe city planning on street widening and a veteran authority’s discussion. It also profiles a key figure in Northeast Louisiana gas fields and his views on the future of the fields and his city.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
Morning Post
Sunday Post
The
Post
United States
Monroe
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