Capone Bodyguard Gets 6 Months in Jail
Frank Bell, one of five convicts spared from death, fought bailiffs at a sanity hearing in Chicago Criminal Court and attacked prosecutors before guards dragged him back to his cell. The case followed a prior order granting a late sanity test before scheduled execution.
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Capone
Chicago
Frank Bell
Russ Lee Laird
Walker Butler
Bell
Restau
Richon Sullivan
Sullivan
Mississippi Stock Law Revision Bill Passes House
The Mississippi House approved an amended stock law reform 85 to 2. The measure, by Senator T. W. Davis, lets counties with one third or less land in cultivation vote to repeal fencing requirements if 20 percent of residents outside towns join in. The cultivation threshold was lowered from one fifth. The Senate had derided filibuster tactics surrounding the debate.
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Jackson
Miss
House of Representatives
T. W. Davis
Lamar
Senate
Steel work to start on Ouachita River bridge at Sterlington
Steel work on the new bridge across the Ouachita river at Sterlington is expected to start by November 1. The contract has been sub let by Ross Construction Company. Foundation work should be finished by February with three piers completed and two raised above water. two more piers remain to be built on land.
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Ouachita River
Sterlington
Ross Construction Company
General Contractors
Rambling Notes From Monroe Town Life
Local column highlights residents with noted gardens, including Mrs E C Stuckey and Mrs Stephen Barbara. Nine candidates vie for Monroe City Marshal. one suggests naming wives for poll duties. Halloween party set by Mr and Mrs George W Bell with attendees from several cities. Local musings on tobacco, a youth’s mustache, and playful political jests. Mention of Salvation Army board selections named Sams, plus curios about T J Sandridge and notable young ladies Biggar and Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
W. W. Boxley
Three Castaways Rescued From Pacific Island Ordeal
Three Americans rescued after six months on a lonely Pacific isle were brought to Balboa aboard the gunboat Sacramento. The men from Huron Ohio Springfield and San Diego survived on coconuts and salvaged gear after the West Wind wrecked last April on Cocos Island. They noted they had endured tobacco abstinence and hunted for food in jungle and streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa
Canal Zone
Sacramento
Pacific
Cocos
Panama
Julius Fleischman
Cincinnati
South Seas
Camargo Company
Paul Stachwick
Huron
Gordon Brawner
Springfield
Elmer J. Palliser
San Diego
Calif
MacDonald Government Wins Victory In Landslide
National Government captures nearly 499 seats in the House of Commons as Ramsay MacDonald sweeps to power. He defeats Labor rival in Seaham Harbor and secures a broad victory for the coalition across major parties including Baldwin and Lloyd George. Conservatives approach 400 seats as results roll in.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
National
House of Commons
Seaham Harbor
Labor
National Labor
Labor Party
Arthur Henderson
Stanley Baldwin
David Lloyd George
John Simon
Lloyd George
Heavy Rain Hits Oua chita Parish With Storm Damage
A thunderstorm last night and this morning brought one inch of rain to Oua chita Parish and a 54 degree low after a day high of 86. An electrical storm damaged telephone and power lines, grounded a streetcar, and left about 20 phones out of order while a flash damaged News-Star-World equipment before repairs by 7 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Kate Key
Government
Miss Key
North Second Street
News-Star-World
Bill to Replace Jadwin Plan Drafted by Flood Control Group
Memphis, Tenn Oct 23. A committee of the Mississippi River Flood Control Association met to draft a bill replacing the Jadwin plan. Dissatisfied groups from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf urged amendments for land compensation and back water protection. They endorsed Congress creating a Mississippi River forest reserve from land seized and proposed payment scales of 75 dollars per cultivated acre, 25 for uncultivated, and 5 for swamp land.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River Flood Control Association
Cape Girardeau
Gulf
W. H. Dick
Congress
J. D. Magruder
Tunica, Miss
Japan protests to Moscow over Russian troop moves
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese foreign minister Baron Shidehara sending a friendly warning to Moscow to stop troop demonstrations along the Manchurian Siberian border. Moscow concentrations of 20 000 to 30 000 soldiers near Pogranichnaya and Chita Vladivostok route alarms Japanese and Chinese interests in Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Baron Shidehara
Moscow
Manchurian- Siberian
Manchuria
Tsitsihar
Manchuri
Pogranitchnaya
Chita
Vladivostok
Harbin
Amur
Tsihsihar
Taonan - Anganchi
South Manchurian
Gas Company Defendant In Court Case In Ouachita Parish
United Carbon Company sues Interstate Natural Gas Company to enforce a gas purchasing contract. Trial opened before Judge Percy Sandel in Ouachita Parish with Interstate officials including William Van Pool and Christie Payne present. No testimony yet as pleadings and preliminary matters are read.
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United Carbon Company
Interstate Natural Gas Company, Inc
Ouachita Parish
Percy Sandel
Interstate Natural Gas Company
Monroe
William van Pool
Interstate
Christie Payne
Henry B. Dart
Henry B. Dart, Jr
H. Grady Price
New Orleans
Interstate Company
National child health worker to visit city
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller associate director of the American Child Health Association will address a meeting of civic social church and individual child welfare groups next Tuesday at 9 30 in the Ouachita Parish District courthouse third floor. She will discuss the White House conference topics on child health and protection and comes with recommendations from Newton D Baker former secretary of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McNab Miller
American Child Health Association
Miller
C. M. Mitchell
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
P. H. Griffith
Baton Rouge
Woman Testifies at Her Own Trial on Slaying Daughter
In Lebanon Indiana Mrs Carrie Simmons testified she did not kill her ten year old daughter Alice Jean when questioned by her attorney Charles Tindall The defense pressed for a denial of any killing including her younger daughter Virginia with the witness answering firmly in a quiet voice
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Lebanon
Ind
Carrie Simmons
Alice Jean
Charles Tindall
Tindall
Jean
Virginia
Cadet Richard Sheridan Laid To Rest At West Point
West Point mourns cadet Richard Brinsley Sheridan Jr as he receives a simple requiem mass in the chapell amid flag draped casket. Cadet choir and Catholic corps members attend in full dress while family members await later arrivals.
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West Point
N. Y
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Jr
J. A. Langton
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
New Haven
Army
Yate
Gerald
Sheridan
Augusta
J. L. Herman
The
Hudson Ver
Father Admits Attack on His 11 Year Old Son
A Ouachita Parish judge sentenced T N Watts to 12 weeks in parish jail for assault and battery on his 11 year old son. Watts admitted grabbing a stick and beating the boy after seeing him strike another youth. Other defendants received varied punishments for theft, fraud and liquor offenses in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Watts
J. T. Shell
Ouachita Parish
Watts
Hammond to Celebrate Advent of Natural Gas
Hammond holds a celebration tonight at East Side School grounds at 8 o'clock to mark the start of natural gas service. The event, sponsored by the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, features mayoral remarks and an address by Louisiana Power and Light Company officials. A 40-foot standpipe will emit colored flames as gas is ignited, viewable for miles after chemical injections cause the colors.
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Hammond
East Side
Hammond Chamber of Commerce
Carter
Louisiana Power and Light Company, Gas Distributors
Oil Drilling Venture Planned Near Indianola Mississippi
Sunflower County businessmen and planters anticipate forming a $25 000 corporation within 30 days to drill for oil or gas near Indianola and possibly near Ruleville Mayor Walker Lockhart of Spheres leads the movement and made the announcement
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Cleveland, Miss
Sunflower County
Indianola
Ruleville
Walker Lockhart
Spheres
Postmaster General authorizes 176000 Christmas mail workers
Washington Oct 28 Postmaster General Brown announced temporary hiring of 176 205 workers to handle Christmas mail starting Dec 13. About 171 070 temporary clerks and laborers will work ~10 days, plus 3 200 railway clerks 1 000 motor service helpers 600 rural carriers and 335 long route auxiliary carriers. The operation costs 5 132 123 dollars.
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Brown
Post Office Department
Caraway Operation Postponed As Kidney Stone Shifts
Little Rock Ark Oct 28 The postponement of a scheduled operation on United States Senator T H Caraway was announced by his physician Dr John R Dibrell. The stone in the senator kidney that caused the illness has shifted making the operation advisable at this time. Caraway condition was reported satisfactory.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
T. H. Caraway
John R. Dibrell
Dibrell
Senator Caraway
Judge condemns gang amid Capone trial contempt ruling
Chicago Oct 28 Judge James H Wilkerson sentenced Phil D Andrea Capone bodyguard to six months in county jail for carrying a loaded pistol into Federal Court He was found guilty of contempt and paroled to Michael Ahern The judge branded D Andrea part of an outlaw gang that intimidated witnesses and spurred perjury during Capone income tax proceedings.
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Jesse Waller
Shell
Andrew Moorehead
Waller
Percy Sandel
J. B. Langley
Chicago
Oqgt
Phil D’andrea
Scarface
al’ Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Capone
D'Andrea
Michael Ahern
Lawsuer
United States
D’andrea
Lexington
Capone Attorneys Undecided on Next Move in Trial
Capone remained in the county jail as attorneys weighed options after an October 28 report from Chicago. The case focus centered on the prosecution’s strategy and potential pretrial motions.
Explosion and Fire Destroy Sash and Door Factory in Orleans
An explosion and ensuing blaze destroyed the two story J. T. Kirn sash and door factory in New Orleans with about 20000 dollars in losses. Nearby homes were threatened and residents fled in night attire as two men were seen fleeing the building. Fire marshal to investigate possible arson.
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Orleans
New Orleans
J. T. Kirn
Republicans to Caucus for House Speaker November 30
Republican leaders set a conference for November 30 to nominate a candidate for the speakership. Hawley of Oregon will issue the formal call from Salem while Wood of Indiana and Page prepare the arrangements in the House chamber.
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Washington
House
Representative Hawley
Oregon
Hawley
Salem
Representative Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
William Tyler Page
Clarke
New York
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Tilson Connecticut
Longworth
Tilson
Representative Snell
Congress
Representative Garner
Texas
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Mississippi
Jes’ Ramblin
E. C. Stuckey
Stephen Barbara
Gordon Avenue
George W. Bell
Orange Street
Shreveport
Ruston
Claude Harrison
Douglas Page
Jes
South Grand Street
West Monroe
Calhoun
Sam
Salvation Army
Sams
Sam Orchard
Sam Goldman
Sam Collins
T. J. Sandridge
DeLlard Street
Biggar
Gertrude Biggar
Sybil Gibbs
MacDonald
Kate
St. Louis
Arkansas City
Angola
Teeneenese
Cumberlan Or
Nashville
Pittsburgh
Eanweees Us
Cairo
Bere Aen
RED Fulton
Alexandria Pehene
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe Seeeeeeenee
Associated Press
Eleanor Painter
Philadelphia
San Francisco
New York City
Charles Henry Strong
Cleveland
River Association
Japan
United Carbon
Interstate Natural
Standard Oil
Comrades
Richard Sheridan
Yale
Catholic
Academy
Langley
Mike” Smith
Smith
Ben Carazet
Post
Andrea
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