Fliers Die In Midair Crash In Pensacola City Center
Two navy officers Lieutenant Edward Frawley and Lieutenant W J McCord were killed when their Curtiss Hawks collided at 3 000 feet above Pensacola causing both planes to fall onto Sixth avenue Strong street and North Esquivel DeSoto streets. An inquiry was launched to determine the crash cause.
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Iby Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Edward Krawley
W. J. Menord
Sixth Avenue
Trong Street
Northevil
DeSoto
Frawley
Anapolis
Philippines
McCordere
Fulton
McCord
Louis
Episcopal Church Temperance Statement Sparks Prohibition Debate
A national Episcopal Church Temperance Society survey found 1032 Episcopal clergy favor modifying the Volstead Act, drawing fire from Orville S. Poland who accuses the group of only a parasitic link to the church and says the secretary was paid by the wet lobby. Poland urges comment on the society’s ties and insists the church is not responsible. In Madrid, a diplomat’s invitation from Ruth Elder interrupts a state affair as Primo de Rivera declines a tea.
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New York
Natonal Episcopal Church Temperance Ciety
Orville S
Poland
Anti-Saloon League
Church Temperance Society
Ich
Episcopal
Church Rance Society
Madrid
Primo de Riviera
Hammond
Ruth
Monroe Prepares for Intercollegiate Gridiron Clash
Monroe gears up for a large crowd at Forsythe Park tomorrow at 2 30 pm for the first intercollegiate game with Louisiana Tech and Mississippi College. A silver loving cup will be presented to Tech president John Conniff, and a student dance at the Virginia Hotel follows with a trophy for the winner. Tech students arrive on a special train at 1 pm, with a parade planned through Monroe.
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Gang of Battle
Monroe
Forsythe Park
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Mississippi College
Clinton
Arnold Bernstein
John Conniff
Tech
Virginia
Illinois Central
Bulldog
Page Seven
Motor freight firms face hearings at Louisiana capitol
About fifty representatives from motor freight and transportation firms attend a public utility hearing in Baton Rouge to seek certificates of public convenience and necessity or face rule violations. Francis Williams chairs the Louisiana Public Service Commission as 30 cases docketed include two bus matters and the Greenlaw Gravel versus Illinois Central case is being heard.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Capitol
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Greenlaw Gravel Company
Ilinois Central Railway Company
Paying Suit Filed by Citizen of W. Monroe
J M Faust carpenter of 209 Filhiol street West Monroe filed suit in district court against the City of West Monroe seeking cancellation of nine special paving certificates issued in the cost of paving four blocks of Filhiol street Faust says improper items were charged and that the assessments of his 50 foot lot totaling 396.64 are excessive and illegal The suit is a test case supported by twenty property owners along Filhiol street who are dissatisfied with the paving costs and assessments Attorney J M Harper represents Faust and the other property owners.
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J. M. Faust
Filfol Street
West Monroe
West Monoe
Illnol Street
W. M. Harper
Jase Faust
Filliol Street
Faust
Harper
Filhiol Street
Liberty Bonds Traced in Fall Teapot Dome Trial
Government moves to trace a $230 500 Liberty bond set tied to the Teapot Dome lease. Witness Everhart refused to identify bond sources, citing possible self incrimination. Investigators link bonds to Pueblo Denver El Paso and the Continental Trading company of Canada with Osler transporting bonds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Fallig
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Harry F. Sinclair
M. T. Everhart
Justice Siddons
Owen J. Roberts
Pueblo
Colo
Denver
el Paso
Texas
Fall
Gas Range Explodes in Alleged Gambling Room
Explosion of a gas range in quarters said to have been used for gambling caused a fire in a five story brick building adjoining the Cohans theater opposite City Hall on Clark street. Fire units responded. the blaze was controlled before reaching the theater. Estimated damage set at $5,000. glass was blown across the street.
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Chicago
Four Cohans’ Theater
City Hall
Clark Street
Thief Kills Postmaster Near Chestnut Store
Natchitoches region report says Ross Dobson postmaster of Chestnut at forty miles from Natchitoches was mortally wounded when confronting a burglar at his store. He died Friday morning after being shot above the heart as he investigated the break in. Bloodhounds were summoned from Crystal Mississippi to track the slayer. Armed posses hunted the woods overnight with roads guarded. authorities said the suspect might be surrounded.
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Natchitoches
Ross Dobson
Chestnut
Dobson
Bob Gant
Crystal
Cheetnut
Gypsy Warning Prompted Chicago Youth Robbery Case
A gypsy warned Chester Klinger to leave town or face trouble. He stayed, was jailed, and over 400 robbery victims viewed suspects in a police showup. Brunk Kamka claimed victims might misidentify suspects due to fear. 32 identifications followed in an unusual event.
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Chicago
Chester Klinger
Klinger
Brunk Kamka
Cars Needed as Courtesy to Visitors for Polytech Mississippi Game
Monroe Chamber of Commerce asks for 25 cars with drivers to transport visitors for the upcoming Polytech Mississippi college football game. Cars must report at 9 AM to Monroe Farm Supply on North Third Street. placards will identify vehicles. Contact L. J. Gimler Jr at telephone 53 for instructions or to offer service.
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Monroe Farm Supply Company
North Third Street
Monroe
L. J. Gimler, Jr
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Mr. Gimler
Cara
Chicago tries to dodge its old nickname
The article notes debate over Chicago as the Windy City. Meteorologist Henry J. Cox says Chicago may not be windier now than other lake cities, while old tales tie the nickname to 19th century bragging and the 1871 fire rebuilding.
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Chicago
Henry J. Cox
United States
Michigan Avenue
Windy City
Mr. Cox
Cox
Lake City
New York
Ill
New Orleans women golfers reach 36 hole final showdown
Miss Marion Turpie of New Orleans wins her semifinal 9 and 8 over Mrs. H. W. Fowler to meet Mrs. E. H. Neild of Shreveport in the state women’s golf tournament final. Neild advances by beating Mrs. Louis Lemle one up on the 19th hole. In St Louis, Thomas Slight, 83, former Mansfield Methodist college president, dies walking near daughter’s home. burial expected in Mansfield.
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New Orleans
Marion Turpie
E. H. Neild
Shreveport
Turpie
H. W. Fowler
Neild
Louis Lemle
ST. Louis
Thomas_ .&. Slight
The
Methodist College
Mansfield
Ruth Elder Arrives in Le Bourget in Front of Crowds
Ruth Elder and Capt. Geo W Haldeman landed at Le Bourget Field from Bayonne at 3 47 PM to a cheering crowd. Elder, wearing a rod sweater and plus fours, waved to welcoming officials and promised at least a week in Paris for shopping before returning home.
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Lebourget Field
Ruth Elder
Geo. W. Haldeman
Bayonne
France
America
Miss Elder
Associated Press
Commandant Renvoir
Atlantic
Cotton Mill Men Meet to Boost Output
Executives and department heads from southern cotton mills gathered in Birmingham for the 58th semi annual meeting of the Southern Textile Association. More than 150 textile executives attended as sessions focused on plant operation labor turnover weights and measures machinery cost accounting and other production aspects.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Textile Association
Honorary U. D. C. Leader Dies in Virginia Home
Mrs. Normand Randolph aged 79, honorary president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, died at her Richmond Virginia residence early today.
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Virginia
Richmond
Normand Randolph
National Organization of the U. D. C
Thief Chased to Tall Pine Tree by Woman
Mrs Elizabeth Cullen chased a thief who grabbed her pocketbook near the treasury building park. The thief climbed a tall pine tree for safety but was arrested after Mrs Cullen assisted a pursuing officer.
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Washington
Elizabeth Cullen
Treasury Building
Suspect Trunk Murderer Searched in New Orleans Swamps
Police widen search for Henry Molly, named as trunk murder suspect, moving into the swamps around New Orleans as officers spread a net in the area. The Associated Press report from October 28 notes investigators pressing the hunt despite difficult terrain.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Henry Molly
Grim Warning in Confession Story from New Orleans
A New Orleans confession tale found with a rejection slip in Mrs. Joseph Molly’s room warns marriage is a life sentence. The dismembered body was found in a trunk. the tale describes a country girl’s disillusionment with marriage, love, and financial strain.
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New Orleans
Joseph Molly
Hunted Man Sought Across Southern States
A description of Henry Penrose Moily, 80, slender build, 5 feet 7 inches, 150 pounds, with a nude tattoo on his left arm, was sent to police in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. Last seen in a light grey suit and grey cap with paint spots, dark grey shirt, and black shoes.
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Molly
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Henry Penrose Moily
Light May Reveal Remus Murder Motive
Prosecuting Attorney Charles P Taft announced new evidence suggesting George Remus killed his wife Imogene to stop her from testifying in a divorce suit He allegedly confessed to killing Indiana Sheriff William VanCamp near Brookville in 1919 and described it to a secret state witness The motive cited is that she planned to expose Remus involvement in the sheriff slaying during the divorce hearing
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
George Remus
Imogene
Remus
Indiana
Taft
Chas. Elston
Wm. VanCamp
Brookville
Ind
VanCamp
Jack Daniel
Franklin County
Ohio Line
One Day Anti-Cigarette Alliance Meeting Ends
Senta Ohio October 28Six women and ten men travel home after a one day convention of the Anti Cigarette Alliance of America Speakers from twelve states did not appear at the meeting leaving a smaller attendance than planned.
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Senta
Ohio
Anti-Cigarette Alliance of America
Land and Sea Search For Henry Moity In Brutal Family Slaying
A nationwide coastal search for Henry Moity continues after he allegedly killed his wife Theresa Moity and his brother Joseph Moity’s wife Leona Lee Moity in New Iberia Louisiana. Authorities say the bodies were found dismembered in trunks with a large carving knife left at the scene. Moity, a former butcher and commercial artist, is sought by police and news reports cite radio and municipal searches as drives to locate him. The case is labeled a fatal family slaying with multiple victims and ongoing investigation.
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New Orleans
Henry Molly
New Iberia
Molly
Moity
Theresa Moity
Leona Lee Moity
Joseph
Burgess Dies in Plane Crash as Divorce Suit Filed
Roy G C Burgess a traveling salesman died in a plane crash in Atlanta while his wife Edith L Burgess of Chicago filed for divorce accusing him of desertion. The incident occurred yesterday at the same hour the suit was filed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Roy GC Burgess
Atlanta
Edith L. Burgess
Watchman Hurt in Clear Lake Gas Pipeline Blast
A four inch Natural Gas and Fuel line near Clear Lake blew out about 6 20 pm injuring line watchman Fred Rucker age 45 on his forty fifth birthday. Gas at 700 pounds force knocked him down tore his clothes and caused bruises and brush burns. he was treated at Francis sanitarium. Rucker recovered enough to ride to Monroe with a passerby. A coworker shut the valve and went to the scene but Rucker had already left.
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Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation
Clear Lake
Fred Rucker
Lucker
3 Francis Sanitarium
Rucker
Monroe
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