Spies Executed as Shanghai War Intensifies Frontline Fight
Chekiang forces report capturing Wachiakwan and Kaochienli as Kiangsu reinforcements push toward Thing front. Mutiny alleged among Kiangsu troops remains unconfirmed while executions of twenty spies follow a bridge blast. Refugee arrivals raise official concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
A. P
Thing
Taihu
Chekiang Kongwha
Wachiakwan
Kaochienli
Quingan
Kiangsu
Livho
Lungwha
International Settlement
Riley J Wilson To Give Address Here On Defense
Monroe prepares for Defense Day parade and open air exercises with Mayor Arnold Bernstein and Hon. J. Riley Wilson set to speak. The program includes music by the 156th Infantry Band and a prayer for permanent peace, with attendees urged from surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
National Guard
Gether
South Grand
Arnold Bernstein
J. Riley Wilson
America
156Th Infantry Band
Frank Tripp
Carl Schorr
Louisiana Training Institute
Edward F. Hayward
Monroe Shriners Call Members to Defense Day Parade
Monroe Shriners were urged to assemble at the Parish High School campus at 7 p m Friday to participate in the Defense Day parade and program. L N Collier president of the Shrine Club said the aim is full turnout with members wearing familiar insignia and refreshments to follow at the Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Shriners
Parish
L. N. Collier
Shrine Club
Firpo Wills Title Bout Weighed In At News Star
In Jersey City on September 11 Firpo stands 7 1 2 pounds heavier than Harry Wills as weigh in puts Firpo at 224 1 2 and Wills at 217 A blow by blow report of the Firpo Wills fight at Boyles Thirty Acres will be megaphoned from the News Star building News Star staff says preliminaries begin at 7 PM with the main event at 8 PM local time Weather may alter start time if needed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Firpo
Harry Wills
Wills
Boyles Thirty Acres
New Jersey
News- Star
Associated Press
North Second Street
Two Attorneys Start Work on Defense Cases
Howard Roberson and Luther Hays are assigned two defense attorneys George Wesley Smith and H. T. Laney of Smith and Lane. The court appointed them to ensure a fair trial for Roberson and Mays in Ouachita parish. The state will present its strongest evidence, with trials set to begin next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Roberson
Luther Hays
Adolphe Epsteine
D. A. Schumaker
Ouachita Parish
George Wesley Smith
H. T. Laney
Smith and
Roberson and
Mays
Adolph Epsteine
Roberson Alee
Roberson
Odom
D. L. Roper
Frank Pettit Ware
Smith
Lane
Test Well Today at Urania Petroleum Co Well
A test well at Urania Petroleum Co near Urania enters a fourth test after a plug was set two days earlier. Industry observers from Standard, Gulf and others, plus local workers, monitor the operation as Secretary S. M. Collins leads a party to review progress with an optimistic outlook for a producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urania Petroleum Co
Urania
Louisiana
Standard
The
Gulf
S. M. Collins
North Louisiana drought relief discussed by Wilson
Baton Rouge news reports Commissioner Harry D. Wilson of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture promising aid to drought stricken parishes in the north and west. Possible action includes seeking a credit line from federal reserve banks to support banks and merchants aiding farmers, with plans to be discussed with the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Harry D. Wilson
Wilson
Federal Reserve
Defense Day test viewed as telescoped war scenario
Secretary Weeks described Defense Day as a telescoped preview of full war mobilization. He said mobilization must be gradual, advancing the army to war footing through regular army, national guard, and organized reserves, with a one day test offering key insights into plan soundness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weeks
National Guard
Cattle Gift Supports Louisiana Baptist Orphanage Dairy
Ruston friends donate twelve purebred Jersey cattle to the Louisiana Baptist Orphanage now near Monroe to supply milk for the children. The Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific Railway will transport the cattle from Ruston to Monroe to Superintendent Daddy Flowers at no charge, ensuring free delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Friends of
Louisiana Baptist Orphanage
Lake Charles
Monroe
Ruston Todey
Daddy” Flowers
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway Company
Ruston
Railway Company
Flowers
Telegraph Operators Strike Canada Halts News In Ontario
Telegraph operators for the Canadian Press walk out in Toronto on September 11 after an ultimatum to reject wage cuts. Before striking, Canadian Press general manager J F B Livesay announced a telegram seeking arbitration with Roscoe Johnson, union leader, under a prior 1920 agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Pair of Slayers Lopez Leopold to Begin Joliet Sentence
Chicago dispatch reports Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr awaiting transfer from Cook County Jail to Joliet Penitentiary for life and 99 year terms after their murder and kidnapping of Robert Franks. They spent last night in jail playing cards and receiving visitors amid tight security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hoffman
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Joliet Penitentiary
Joliet
A. P
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Cook County
Toilet Penitentiary
Loeb
Strassheim
Leopold
Yale
Darrow
Nathan F. Leopold
Charlevoix
Mich
Albert Loeb
Ernest Loeb
Dickie
Parish school prepares as parish high under construction
Realizing the parish high cannot be ready before December 1, Sept. T. C. Brown leases a five room bungalow at 607 St. John street for school use until completion. Cleanup and setup begin across from the parish school campus as football practice continues. Enrollment is expected to reach 900 on opening Monday. The LS A scholarship exam was held for a state university entry grant of 250 for top boy and girl. Fairbanks and Calhoun schools, built this summer, will also open Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Brown
St. John Street
Brown
John Collins
Ouachita Police Jury
S. W. Harris
Sallie Humble
Fairbanks
Calhoun
Riverside Sanitarium Incorporation Seeks Tripp as President
Articles filed for Riverside Sanitarium with $30,000 capitalization. Officers named Frank Tripp president Theo Terzia vice president Elmer C Slagle secretary treasurer. Board includes F C Holden and W Rodriguez all of Monroe. Excavation underway corner Lovers Lane and McHenry street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Sanitarium
Frank Tripp
Theo Terzia
Elmer C. Slagle
F. C. Holden
W. Rodriguez
Monroe
Lovers Lane
McHenry Street
Murder Case to Go Over Term and Liquor Trial in Mississippi
In Raymond Mississippi Robt Johnson and his two sons Cleveland and Coral face murder charges for the alleged killing of Robt Johnson's wife near Hinds County and disposal in the Big Black River. Cleve land Johnson begins trial on illicit brewing with Robert and Coral to be tried next. Sesus Johnson faces only distilling charges and is not believed involved.
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Raymond
Miss
Robt
Johnson
Negro
Cleveland
Coral
Robert
Sefus
Robert Johnson
Hinds County
Big Black
Sesus Johnson
Baseball Today: Early Scores and Erratic Play Across Parks
Fragmented box score style note shows New York and Boston games with abbreviated innings and pitcher fragments. Other lines reference St Louis Washington Philadelphia and Chicago Detroit matchups with incomplete details, including names like Shawkey Hoffmann and Paber.
National League Game Summary
Philadelphia and Brooklyn played a low scoring National League game with scattered runs. Mitchell and Henline contributed as cooks and Deberry provided support in a tense matchup that ended with Brooklyn securing a late rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Mitchell
Henline
Cook
Deberry
Monroe Sees Record Building Boom Ahead
A Monroe preview shows about 3.84 million dollars in public and business construction under way or planned, led by the Brown Paper Mill and Ouachita County structures. Private homes rise, a new Cumberland Co plant is planned, and rumors hint at downtown skyscrapers as growth surges for Ouachita Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Ouachita Parish Court House
Ouachita Hotel
Court House
Lennon Garage
Beidenham Ridgee Riverside Sanitarium
McGuire Apts
Torso Berry Service Co
Baptist Orphanage
Grace Church
Monroa
United States
Uachita Parish
KIWANIANS ELECT GREENVILLE CHIEF FOR COMING YEAR
Harrie Wells of Greenville Mississippi elected district governor on the second ballot after a spirited contest at the Louisiana Mississippi Kiwanis district convention in Jackson. Dean Holmes McComb and S M Cook Shreveport named lieutenant governors for Mississippi and Louisiana respectively. Shreveport chosen as 1925 convention city. Greenville awarded attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Harrie Wells
Greenville
Kiwanis Club
Dean Holmes
McComb
Mississippi
S. M. Cook
Shreveport
Louisiana
C. A. Ives
Baton Rouge
E. H. Bradshaw
Jackson Kiwanis Club
National Commander Quinn Arrives for St Paul Encampment
John R. Quinn reached South St. Paul to helm the national encampment of the Hook em cow post, with organizers expecting 40 000 to 80 000 attendees and about 10 000 delegates at the event next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
American League
South St. Paul
John R. Quinn
Quinn
National
Girl Volunteers Sign Monroe Men for Defense Day
Monroe youth groups mobilize four squads to recruit men for National Guard and Organized Reserve units ahead of Defense Day Friday. Captains and volunteers gather signatures from local workers, with 250 signed by noon and 700 expected by tomorrow night as men aged eighteen to forty five pledge to join if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
National Guard
Wnlts
Cecil Enochs
Alma Williamson
Mary Moffett
Frances Miller
Cecelia McReynolds
New South Drug Store
Armandine Renaud
Elizabeth Hopson
Ruth Wise
Nonie Godwin
National Bank
Frances Germany
Angie Meredith
Josephine Meredith
Virginia Oliver
Lois Jouvenat
Marguerite Robert
Lela Germany
Joan Hanna
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
World Circlers Strike South From Chicago Route Change
The American air expedition based at Bolling Field plans a southern route through Oklahoma and Texas after Chicago, citing strain on planes and reduced efficiency at high altitudes. Lieutenant Erik Nelson arrived from New Orleans to inspect and fly his repaired plane. The group will depart Bolling Field Saturday for Dayton, Ohio, likely resting there on Sunday.
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Saenaton
Bolling Field
Erik Nelson Wan
New Orleans
Halethorpe
Baltimore
New York
War Department
Lowell H. Smith
Chicago
Sacramento
Seattle
Oklahoma
Texas
Dayton
Ohio
Girl tells how she slew lover and is freed by jury
In New Orleans on September 11 a 19 year old girl Helen Van Cullen testified to a coroner's jury about shooting her lover John Ritter. The jury ruled the death accidental and released the girl. Ritter was found in a field with a .22 bullet in his chest after an argument during a late walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Helen van Cullen
John Ritter
Ritter
Johnnie
Odoms Lead Cut Down In Circuit Race
In the district court of appeal race, Judge Fred M. Odom leads by 830 votes over R. Holstein with George Gunby challenging. Results show gaps in Franklin, Catouhola and LaSalle parishes. Holstein gains in those parishes while Odom dominates others, narrowing to a 753 vote majority needed for a win. New Orleans contests show Ransdell re-nominated with 36 parishes. Thomas carries 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Odom
8S. R. Holstein
George Gunby
Monroe
Court of Appeal
Judge Odom
Franklin
Cataboula
LaSalle
Holstein
Gunby
Franklin Parish
Catahoula
Odom
Ouachita
Morehouse
East Carroll
West Carroll
Tensas
Concordia
Richland
Madison
la Salle
Judge Holstein
New Orleans
Joseph Ransdell
Lee Thomas
Ransdell
Thomas
Louisiana
Tensas Parish
Passing Checks Causes Burrus to Go to Jail
Ike Burrus, 20, jailed by Deputy D L Roper after Monroe merchants say he passed nine checks for about 126 dollars. The checks, dated Aug 14 to Aug 28, were made out to three names and signed in pencil with Mrs L T Tidwell. Authorities identify Burrus with the alleged passing party and note similar handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Burrus
D. L. Roper
Monroe
Burrus
Colony Road
L. Kersey
C. E. Kersey
J. W. Hall
J. E
Sheriff's Office
Coverdale
Ouachita National Bank
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Hold On Town
Riley J Wilson
Will Megaphone
News-Star
Layne
Swartz
Urania Company
North Area
North
Fuqua
Baptist
Canada
Caverly
Rivate
Riverside Hospital
Tripp
Baseball Today
Boston
Beall
Jones and Hoffmann
Bengough
Ehnke
Mevink
ST. Louis
Yowell
Sewell
Wingard
Severeid
W.ww
Elon Enicski
Einicoe
Shawkey
Hoffmann
Ferguson
Ames
Heving
Detroit
Paber
Crouse
City of
ST. Paul
World Circlers
Air Department
Odoms
Returns Parish
Holstein Odom Ouachita
East Carrol
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