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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
1
Bulgarian dispatches say Greek troops bombardments continued along the frontier as League of Nations quarrel over who caused the crisis escalates. Saloniki reports claim attacks from Bulgarian soil as both nations deny withdrawal orders amid European diplomacy.
Paris reports the League of Nations plans a special commission to investigate responsibility for the Greco Bulgarian clash. Bulgarians and Greeks prepare to evacuate occupied areas, but Sofia and Vienna say Greek forces continue firing into Bulgarian territory. Athens reports Bulgarian forces attacked near Ramna, ten miles west of Demirhissar, close to the Greek border.
Berlin October 28 Dr Edmund Stinnes eldest son of the late Hugo Stinnes has secretly left for the United States. Friends say his departure follows family quarrels with bankers and receivers over the remnants of the Stinnes fortune and signals a move to a new business environment.
The Southern States Republican League met in Birmingham to promote a high protective tariff, exclude black influence in party affairs, and quell rival factions. Leaders like W. C. Lawson and Fred W. McWane urged rebuilding a militant Republican base in the South while Edith Roosevelt sent regrets and a tribute message.
Acting on the board of pardons recommendation Gov. Henry L. Fuqua granted pardons to 15 convicts and commuted two sentences. Notables include William Martinez life term for murder and Jack Bagwell life sentence for murder. Restoration of citizenship awarded to James Gay, three months for shooting with intent to kill.
A pasture fire near Simsboro led to Wallace Rudolph Phoenix being linked to the Norris Brothers store robbery in West Monroe. Clothing found at the scene matched items taken in the theft and Rudolph was identified by locals and investigators. Two other men, F W Bayles and Mose Bayles, remain detained in connection with the break in.
President Coolidge lauded South American statesmanship as a key force for peace while accepting a San Martin statue from Argentina. He likened San Martin to Washington, praised arbitration and mediation in Latin America, and noted treaties that limit armament as models for the world.
In Richmond Virginia Richard A Tate 20 was shot dead by Policeman J C Goldsby a member of the purity squad He was released on 500 bond The chase began after Tate and two companions refused to stop and led to shots that punctured tires and wounded Tate 31 gallons of whiskey were found in the rear of the car Lane and Swann were arrested for illegal transportation of liquor
Paris October 28 The Painleve cabinet that resigned yesterday is expected to be followed by a new Painleve ministry with M Painleve as finance minister replacing Joseph Caillaux. President Doumergue may invite M Painleve to serve again. if he declines, former Premier Herriot is mentioned though unlikely due to his Senate tax levy defeat.
President Doumergue summons Premier Painleve to form a new cabinet after the resignation. Painleve hints at possibly recommending former Premier Herriot in his place and will confer with allies and party leaders before deciding whether to accept.
William Montgomery Brown, a deposed Protestant Episcopal bishop, addressed the American Negro Labor Congress in Chicago. He urged communism, declared equality of Negroes and Caucasians, attacked capitalism, and called to liberate religion from the supernatural while urging workers to seek social change.
Atlanta October 28 Warren Moore 40 shipping clerk died in a fire that gutted the Coca Cola Bottling plant at 460 Edgewood Avenue. His assistant T C Smith 35 was seriously burned and later died after plunging from smoke filled third floor. J W Kaylor his wife and their eight year old son escaped. Fire loss estimated at $200000.
Police search for a thief who broke into the home of Samuel C. Dobbs in Atlanta and stole a diamond bracelet from Mrs. Dobbs valued at 10000 dollars. The bracelet is platinum set with ten large diamonds and two hundred small stones.
Colonel William A. Mitchell goes to trial on charges of conduct prejudicial to military discipline at a capital court-martial. General Summerall withdraws under challenge, General Bowley excused, and Major General Howse presides after the bench reshuffle.
Captain Alexis Atayeff of a mercantile ship bound from Persia to Baku sighted ruins on the Caspian Sea floor near Shikov while sounding. He describes visible streets and buildings of ancient Asiatic architecture and archaeologists think the site may be the lost city of Kharadasheger submerged by an ancient earthquake.
Victoria Mississippi derailment of the Sunnyland near Victoria yesterday killed ten named and many more injured. Passengers describe the crash as cars plunged down a 25 foot embankment and a chair car struck a tree. Nine or ten black victims listed among the dead and injured.
Mississippi river levels show Memphis steady at 13.3, Vicksburg up to 17.7 with 0.7 rise, and New Orleans sliding to 3.3 by 0.1. Red river falls at Shreveport to 12.4 and Alexandria to 12.7, while Ouachita sees Camden at 7.7 and Monroe steady at 14.4.
Fifteen thousand ask that reinforcements be sent. President Doumergue and Painleve devote much of a conference to the Damascus situation. General Sarrail, the French high commander, has asked for 15,000 additional French troops to reinforce the Syria garrison.
In Lake Charles Louisiana on October 28 the trial of J Edmund Matts versus Father Hubert Cramers began in district court. The case centers on alleged alienation of Matts wife Louise DeVillier and questions whether a September 7 interview was man to man or Catholic clerical discussion. The judge ruled parts of the conversation privileged and the proceedings continued with testimony on the nature of the interview and religious context.
The Commission of International Justice and Good Will of the Federal Council of Churches calls for Armistice Day observance on November 11 with a two minute silence and urges traffic stoppages including a New York subway halt at 11 o clock.
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