Greece recalls army as Balkan crisis eases
Athens orders prompt evacuation of Bulgarian territory and recalls frontier guards from former posts. Paris reports possible naval blockades if Greece refuses to halt hostilities, while Sofia counters with no joint border talks and cites Bulgarian losses at 48, including 26 soldiers and 22 civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
A. P
Paris
Pangalos
League Council
M. Carapanos
Greece
Bulgaria
Romania
M. Morloff
Sofia
Morioff
Council
River Stage Readings by City and River System
MISSISSIPPI river levels: Memphis 13.3 feet, up 0.5. Vicksburg 17.0, up 0.6. New Orleans 3.4, up 0.2. RED: Shreveport 13.3, down 1.1. Alexandria 14.1, down 1.1. OUACHITA: Camden 3.7, down 0.4. Monroe 14.4, unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
T’onroe
Ford railroad reorganization reveals to ICC filings
Washington dispatch reports a corporate reorganization of Henry Ford's railroad was undertaken and disclosed today through applications filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Henry Ford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army Hornets Capture Schneider Trophy Record Pace
Lieutenant James H. Doolittle aboard a Curtiss racer won the Jacques Schneider seaplane trophy at Baltimore with a record 232.573 mph and set world bests for 100 and 200 kilometer runs and maximum speed. His last lap hit 235.035 mph, in the first U.S. sweep of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
A. P
United States Army
James H. Doolittle
Federaton Aeronautique Internationale
Doolittle
Federation
Henry C. Biard
Great Brittain
Southampton
Supermarine
Captan Biard
Leutenant
Ralph A. Ofstie
United States Navy
Curtis
Hubert Broad
Britain
Ofstie
Gorge T. Cuddihy
Giovanni de Briganti
New Attitude on Tariff Vital to Prosperity of South
Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturers' Record, tells the Southern States Republican League that the protective tariff is essential to the South’s prosperity. He says he is a Democrat advocating tariffs for economic freedom and urges southerners to openly support protection as vital to welfare and diverse agriculture and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Edmonds
Birmingham
Ala
A. P
Secce
Richard H. Edmonds
Manufacturers’ Record
Robert E. Noble
Southern States Republican League
Secon
Republican Party
French Ministers Resign Over Finance Plan
Paris reports Premier Painleve’s cabinet resigned unanimously after a collective decision tied to the capital levy policy. In Washington, officials weigh how the French debt funding talks may be delayed by the cabinet collapse and Caillaux’s departure disrupts ongoing French mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
A. P
Painleve
M. Painleve
Doumergue
Nice
Washington
White House
Coolidge
Caillaux
Relief drive grows after Sunday Alabama tornado toll
Troy residents led by Mayor John Gamble push relief efforts after a Sunday tornado killed 17 in south central Alabama. An emergency fund of 3100 is ready, with Red Cross contributions expected, while injured remain in local hospitals and relief funds widen. The Montgomery Advertiser calls for a 250000 relief fund and offers to act as custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ala
A. P
Alabama
John Gamble
American Red Cross
Washington
Walter J. Knight
Montgomery
Landing Fields By Plane Travel Safer Says Flyer
SHREVEPORT La Oct 27 Lieutenant Smiling Jack Harding round the world flyer told an American Legion audience that air travel would become commonplace once landing fields are established nationwide He predicted Ford will make affordable “flivver planes” and that the safest transport will be air once garages and good roads are mirrored by landing fields The air is a good road and landing fields are the next step in cheaper travel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
A. P
Jack” Harding
Lowe-McFarlane
American Legion
Henry Ford
Harding
United States
State Baptist Orphanage Dedication in Monroe
Leaders and citizens gathered under a live oak grove on DeSiard Road as Monroe dedicates the State Baptist Orphanage on 432 acres. Speakers praise donors led by Mary Goss and Anna Meyers, with notable contributions for cottages, water systems, and a fountain, as the community pledges ongoing support for the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Louisiana State Baptist Orphanage
DeSiard Road
Monroe
Rev. L. T. Hastings
M. Solomon
Mary Goss
C. E. Bynum
Board of Trustees
Ware
Frank Tripp
Louisiana
Anna R. Meyers
Guy Oakes
Meyers
State Baptists
Meyers and Goss
Monroe Cottage
Arnold Bernstein
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
Deacon Compere
Compere
Baptist Church of
State
Pineville
Pineville College
Acadia Academy
New Orleans
Kingdom of Heaven
Christ
Jesus
Five Men Plead Guilty in North Louisiana Alcohol Thefts
Five men arrested as members of a robber-bootlegging ring active in North Louisiana parishes last summer pleaded guilty to larceny in district court and were remanded for sentence by Judge Sandel. Ed Fritz pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact and will be tried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
North Louisiana
Sandel
Ed. Fritz
Buck Barrett
M. D
Dewey Guynes
H. B. Tulley
W. W. Hughes
Bosco
Hughes
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Fritz
Lee Aymond
Asheville Faces Quiet After Mob Demonstrations
Asheville residents sought calm after two mob demonstrations in five weeks. Preston Neely, 25, arrested and identified by a white woman as her attacker, is jailed east of Asheville. LeRoy Reeves, an ex convict, received a two year sentence for annoying a white woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
A. P
Preston Neely
LeRoy Reeves
Neely
Reeves
Burglars Steal Auto From Mayor Browning
Burglars entered the garage of Mayor R. M. Browning of West Monroe at 304 Railroad avenue last night and stole his 1915 Dart auto, black with license 1:8937 and motor number 59336. The mayor valued the loss for sentiment and track of use since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Browning
West Monroe
Railroad Avenue
Re-arrest of man freed on post office charge
Kenneth Huff known as King Tut was arrested by state authorities after being acquitted in federal court for the McDade Louisiana post office robbery. He faces burglary and larceny charges in the American Express office robbery at Keithville Louisiana in February 1924 and is jailed in Caddo Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
A. P
McDade
Kenneth Huff
King Tut
American Express Company
Keithville
Huff
Lynching fears spark escape and shelter for two men in Asheville
In Asheville, officers hid two alleged attackers from a mob. Leroy Reeves avoided lynching after a woman refused to identify him at the jail. Preston Neely, already charged elsewhere, fled the city with officers’ aid following mob threats and a fresh assault claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
A. P
Leroy Reeves
Buncombe County
Preston Neely
Reeves
Neely
Circus Employee Dies in Baton Rouge Train Brawl
F C Boyd of Hinton West Virginia died in Baton Rouge after a brawl on a circus train near New Orleans. Police offer no arrests yet and pursue a clue from the dying man that another employee named Louie shot him. Circus men deny involvement claiming Boyd left the troupe Friday with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
F. C. Boyd
Hinton
West Virginia
New Orleans
Louie
Boyd
Navy Day Observances Mark 150th Anniversary of Navy
Washington on Navy Day 1937 marks the 150th anniversary of the U S Navy with nationwide appeals for public support. The observance falls on Theodore Roosevelt's birthday and highlights naval service traditions and patriotism across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
M Daniel Faces Serious Charge In Local Court
State and defense witnesses described Jesse McDaniel in district court as facing a charge of cutting with intent to murder. The case centers on a dispute with his sister and her husband in Calhoun, with McDaniel accused of striking his brother-in-law during a heated confrontation. A letter from McDaniel’s brother to the sister was shown as evidence. The state also nolle prossed the breaking and entering charge against Buster Lipsey due to lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse McDaniel
McDaniel
H. Brooks
Calhoun
MccDaniel
Buster Lipsey
Nolle
German Cabinet Reconstructed for Locarno Vote in Berlin
Berlin reports Chancellor Luther forms a new cabinet after nationalist resignations to pursue parliamentary ratification of the Locarno agreements. Luther takes finance, Gessler moves to interior, Krohne adds economics. Talks with Briand and Chamberlain aim to expand pact terms, with confidence in a majority if parties abstain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herr Schiele
von Schtieben
Herr Neupaus
Luther
Ministry of Finance
Herr Gessler
Defense
Dr. Krohne
Aristide Briand
Austen Chamberlain
Locarno
Cologne
Stresemann
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Chile Faces Severe Censorship Amid Political Turmoil
A La Nacion dispatch from Santiago reports a serious political situation in Chile with the government imposing severe censorship, signaling increased control over press and public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
A. P
la Nacion
Santiago
Chile
Wreck of Sunnyland Train Kills 20 Near Victoria Miss
Twenty dead and over thirty injured as the Sunnyland passenger train derailed from a forty foot embankment near Victoria Mississippi en route from Birmingham to Kansas City. Wreckage blocked the rails and relief trains rushed to the scene. cause not yet determined. Names of some victims and injuries listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
A. P
Sunnyland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Victoria
Miss
Birmingham
Kansas City
J. W. Ryan
C. O. Jordan
Carrollton
J. W. Camp
Wynne
Ark
Randolph Jackson
Macon
H. J. Heskewe
Dickerson
Ala
P. Anderson
Aberdeen
B. Hogan
Emory
M. A. Kelley
Railroad Bridge Fines Steep for No-Toll Crossing
Crossing the Monroe to West Monroe railroad bridge without paying a toll has become costly. Seven people were fined 7.50 each in police court after Sunday night’s offense, with six more arrested last night likely to face the same fine. The names of those arrested include Neel Grover, J. C. Merrill, 7. D. Dana, W. E. Freeman, Ivey Norris, R. C. Muse, J. T. Muse, J. Fanneeman, FE Watson, A. Bones, Frank Fox, John Klebs, and 8. de Snapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
West Monroe
Ham and Thurmond
Neel Grover
J. C. Merrill
D. Dana
W. E. Freeman
Also Mentioned on This Page
League
Balkan
Ford Road
GENEVIEVE_ “FOX
Genevieve Fox
New York
Chausty
U.S. Army
State Baptist Orphanage
R. R
Wuwvh Perkins
Ruth Perkins
Chicago
West Side Executive
M'Daniel
Speeding Limited
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!