San Antonio Death List and Daring Jail Break Reported
A flood and storm report from Sept 12 notes a tropical disturbance near Haiti and rising flood fears on the Brazos and Colorado rivers. In Mississippi parish jail escapee Dewitt Bryant dug through a rear wall to flee Quachita Parish Jail, with authorities unsure of the exact charge as Sheriff Grant confirms the escape. Detective Tarver had previously arrested him after an alleged offense at Louis Guerriero's business.
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Dewitt Byrant
Quachita Parish
Arthur Grant
Bryant
Grant
Louis Guerriero
L. V. Tarver
Relief funds in San Antonio flood relief push toward goal
San Antonio citizens have subscribed 17 487 dollars of 25 000 needed to ease distress for those who lost possessions in Saturday morning flood. The Chamber of Commerce general manager cites 8 590 000 dollars in property damage and a death toll that may reach a hundred with 47 bodies recovered. Chester Pa officials and citizens shift focus from Third Street riverfront scene where 24 people died Saturday night.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Chester
Third Street
Chester River
Bridge collapse probe tightens as investigations begin
Two inquiries are under way to determine responsibility for a bridge collapse. The county board that built the bridge started an investigation while police collect city data. A board member says the bridge was inspected as safe ten months ago, the police chief says it was condemned years earlier.
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Board of County Commissioners
Davenport
Rayville Couple Held on Cruelty Charges Toward Young Daughter
Rayville police report a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chenault, jailed on charges of disturbing the peace and assault and battery involving their ten year old daughter. Neighbors say the girl endured repeated beatings. guardians plan to seek removal to an orphanage at the next district court term before Judge John R. McIntosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Sam Chenault
John R. McIntosh
Chenault
Richland Beacon-News
Lum Chenault
Bradley
George Wright
Indies
McIntosh
Boy Scouts to Be Organized at First Baptist Church
The Baptist church hosts a Boy Scouts meeting Tuesday night to form the inaugural troop of thirty-two boys with Fred Colvin named scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Boy Scouts of the Baptist Church
Fred Colvin
Weather forecast for tonight and Tuesday
Tonight and Tuesday see partly cloudy skies with some unsettled conditions on Tuesday. Temperature trends and wind shifts expected to vary across regions as a backstop to localized showers or changes in pressure.
Rescue squads secure bodies in San Antonio flood waters
San Antonio Texas September 12 the flood death toll rose to 45 with ten more bodies found in the business district. Officials and cooperating Mexican groups estimate total deaths may reach 400 to 500 as recovery and relief efforts continue and $10 million in damage is reassessed from earlier estimates. Hundreds work to clear mud and debris while shops prepare to reopen on Monday amid a large homeless relief effort.
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San Antonio
Texas
Alazan Creek
Comedian Fatty Arbuckle Held in Virginia Rappe Death
Reports from San Francisco state Roscoe Arbuckle is charged with first degree murder in the death of actress Virginia Rappe after a party at Arbuckle’s hotel suite. Reaction pours in from New York Los Angeles Detroit and Memphis with films pulled or barred and district attorney actions underway.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckle
Brady
New York
Henry Lehrman
Los Angeles
Water supply in West Monroe contaminated. boil water urged
Dr John Schreiber head of Ouachita parish health unit says the West Monroe water is contaminated and several typhoid cases traced to the source. Mayor W A Kirkpatrick urges residents to boil water before drinking it. Washington exports rose by fifty four million dollars and imports by seventeen million in August from July per Commerce Department summary.
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West Monroe
John Schreiber
Ouachita Parish
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Washington
Commerce Department
Notice to Citizens of West Monroe Water Boil Sleep Typhoid Vaccine
West Monroe warns residents after contaminant findings in the water supply. All drinking water must be boiled. Typhoid vaccine offered daily at City Hall at 4 p.m. by Dr. Schreiber. Health officer Dr. A G McHenry and Mayor W Kirkpatrick urge vaccination and precautionary measures.
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West Monroe
Schreiber
Ouachita Health
City Hall
Kellogg Lumber Buys Fondale Plant as Collins Schedules Lignite Visit
Secretary S M Collins of the Monroe Chamber departs for Union county Arkansas to study lignite beds amid Union Saw Mill Company reports and Darco Corporation plans. Kellogg Lumber Co of Memphis buys J M Jones Lumber Co Fondale sawmill 19 000 acres timber in Richland parish for about 500 000 dollars. R L Kellogg to oversee. J M Jones retains 5 500 000 feet lumber and 7 000 acres land. mill to operate soon with offices in Memphis and Monroe remains sales hub.
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S. M. Collins
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Union County
Arkansas
Collins
Union Saw Mill Company
Huttig
Ark
Darco Corporation
Wimnington
Del
Monroe
Marshall, Tex
Union Parish
Richland
J. M. Jones
Fondale
Ouachita Parish
Richland Parish
Jones Lumber Company
R. L. Kellogg
Memphis
Mr. Jones
Fee
Ouachita
Kellogg Lumber Co
Arbuckle Behind Bars on Serious Charge
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle, charged with murder, was jailed in cell number 12 on the felons row at a San Francisco city prison. He was denied bail and housed in a steel cell with minimal furnishings, sleeping alone after a midnight arrest and an early morning routine through the prison corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Hall of Justice
Arams Smith
Memphis Traveling Man Dies On Iron Mountain Route
W. M. Boyd of Memphis, a traveling shoe company rep for Boyd Welsh Shoe Co., died on a Missouri Pacific train between Alexandria and Monroe from acute indigestion and heart dilation. Brother of J. Boyd, he was about 50 and well known across Louisiana and Mississippi. Body shipped to Memphis for interment. Peters Undertaking Co. prepared it for burial.
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Memphis
Iron Mountain
City
W. M. Boyd
Missouri Pacific
Alexandria
Monroe
Mr. Boyd
St. Louis
Boyd- Welsh Shoe Co
J. ©. Boyd
Boyd-Welsh Shoe Co
A. L. Boyd
Gas industry cuts waste. Ouachita area praised
Northeastern Louisiana gas interests including drillers and manufacturers have reduced waste in Ouachita Morehouse and Union parishes. Leaks fixed, wells no longer waste excess gas, factories use devices to prevent loss. Field described as improved beyond previous standards and rivaling other U.S. areas.
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Louisiana
Ouachita
Morehouse
Union Parishes
United States
Oil Tank Explosion Evacuates Half of Halifax
An explosion of five tanks at the Dartmouth oil plant on Halifax harbor caused rumblings felt across the city and led to the evacuation of about half the homes. In 1917 a much larger blast killed 1200 people and wrecked a third of the city, but today there were no reported deaths or serious injuries.
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Halifax
N. S
Dartmouth
Halifax Harbor
White Russia Renewed Revolt Against Red Rulers
A Warsaw dispatch to the Daily Mail reports White Russia as the scene of an insurrection against Soviet authorities. The revolt stems from Bolshevik food levies, with inhabitants defending supplies, and the unrest is believed to be spreading.
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White
Russia
London
Warsaw
Daily Mail
East and West Carroll Highway Construction Set
Construction on the East and West Carroll parish highway between Oak Grove and Lake Providence will begin on or before November 10. Bids for the work will be advertised in two weeks. The 35 mile route will connect Lake Providence to Oak Grove and may extend to Bastrop if funded.
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East
West Carroll Parish
Oak Grove
Lake Providence
Duncan Buie
State Highway Department
Lane’s Ferry Bridge
West Carroll Parishes
East Carroll Parish
Morehouse Parish
Good Roads
Bastrop
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Fatty Arbuckle
Dewitt Bryant
Quachita
Weather Bureau
Haiti
Houston
Brazos
Colorado
White Man
Bastile
Red Cross
Texas City
Weaks Supply CO
Mattie Range
Rhoda L. Nunnally
Intermont College
S. S. Curry
Boston School of Expression
Detroit
Michigan Motion Picture
Board of Censors
Medford
Mass
Haines
A. G. McHenry
Congregation
B’nai Israel
Temple Annex
Leon Cohn
Monroe Territory
J. M. Jones Lumber Co
J. M
Jones
Riverside Heights
K Street
P. O
West Carroll
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