Lakeland girl ready to fly solo to Paris across the Atlantic
Miss Ruthe Elder of Lakeland Florida and Capt George Haldeman prepared at Roosevelt Field to launch a 3610 mile flight to Paris. The 20 year old would be the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air. She has dreamed of the feat since learning to fly two years ago and says she will go if weather cooperates.
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New York
Paris
Atlantic
Ruthe Elder
Lakeland
Fla
Roosevelt Field
George Haldeman
Wheeling
W. Va
the Sea
Lindbergh
Halderman
Miss Elder
Colonel Lindbergh
St. Louis
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Hires Habby as Lawyer to Obtain Her Divorce
Tulsa chronology shows Mrs. Sarah Marriott Foreman hiring local attorney Habby to obtain a divorce. Foreman filed the petition alleging the spouse is quarrelsome and seeking dissolution of the marriage.
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Habby
Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Sarah
Marriott Foreman
Foreman
Ambulance chase tied to slayer hunt near Shreveport
Sheriff Hughes in Caddo Parish pressed the hunt for the slayer of John B. Morris. Deputies intercepted an ambulance moving toward Monroe from Shreveport. Inside were two black passengers and three women. They learned the supposed patient, Ben Ellis, 38, of Rosdale Mississippi, was heading to Texarkana after paralysis. the transport aimed to move him home, not locate the fugitive.
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T. R. Hughes
Caddo Parish
John B. Morris
Sheehan
Shreveport
Clyde Mitchell
D. L. Roper
Ruston
Monroe
Hughes
Ben Ellis
Texarkana
Rosedale
Miss
Caddo
Court House
Mississippi
Alexandria Negro Held as Suspect
George Stewart a 30 year old negro is held in Alexandria as a suspect in the slaying of John B. Morris a Caddo parish merchant and filling station proprietor Morris was killed last Sunday night and Rapides parish authorities believe Stewart may be the slayer awaiting arrival of Shreveport officers
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Alexandria
George Stewart
John B. Morris
Caddo Parish
Shreveport
Morris
Rapides Parish
Blood tests eyed to solve Cleveland hospital baby mix up
In Cleveland the case of the baby called Baby Smith, female, moves toward a possible blood test to settle whether she is the child of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith. Attorneys plan to meet as Judge Weygandt weighs ordering tests amid claims records caused a mix up with four newborns named Smith in the same period.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Fairview
Smith
Sam Smith
Sam Smiths
Long Platform Rally Draws Crowd At City School
A large crowd gathered at the city school auditorium and outside to hear Huey P. Long and Dr. Paul N. Cyr speak as gubernatorial candidates. Judge Schulze introduced the speakers and lauded Long for fighting for common people against powerful interests.
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Huey P. Long
Paul N. Cyr
Thomas Newton
Charles Schulze
Newton
Paul Cyr
New Orleans
Reed
Negro truck driver jailed as suspect in Monroe robbery
Jesse James a colored truck driver for Easons Transfer and Storage is held in the parish jail as a suspect in the assault and robbery of G R B Criswell of Monroe Steam Laundry on the Sterlington road. Criswell swore out an affidavit and a warrant was issued, but officials report lack of convincing evidence. He was attacked while making Saturday night collections September 3, had $40 taken and about $400 hidden on him. Francis McCaleb assisted Criswell to Monroe after the incident.
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Jesse James
Eason
G. RB. Criswell
Monroe
Sterlington Road
Criswell
James
Charles Schulze
Sterlington
Francis McCaleb
Cotton Prices Fall on Farm Department Forecast Mix-up
A New Orleans cotton market drop followed a New York report quoting Washington officials predicting a price decline if the supply outlook held. The advance and subsequent declines totaled several dollars per bale as traders questioned the report. Official bureau of economics figures were cited in later detail. An exchange asked the agriculture department for confirmation or denial.
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New Orleans
New York
Washington News Agency
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Economics
New Orleans Exchange
Cotton futures slip after agriculture report sparks liquidation
New York on September 15 saw a sharp seven fifty drop per bale on the cotton exchange as rumors spread of a department of agriculture report on future price trends. Heavy liquidation followed the circulating report.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Cotton Division
Department of Agriculture
Officials Deny Statement From Bureau Officials
Officials of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics deny issuing any official statement as of September 15. The brief note indicates continued coverage and references Further details continuing on page six.
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Washington
The
Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Wilson Forces In Session To Form Other Dis. Clubs
An organization meeting at Hotel Virginia aims to form Wilson for Governor clubs across the Fifth District. Parish leaders gathered to plan parish chapters with about 65 attendees this morning, with a conclusion expected later today.
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Wilson
OTH
Fifth Congressional District
Hotel Virginia
Peahs Lak Waud Keep De Chuch
The text presents a phonetic, humorous phrase about church goers and saints, with a playful nod to paying sins. It reads like a colloquial regional saying or cartoon caption rather than a news event or reporting item.
Dancer Isadora Duncan Dies in Unusual French Death
Isadora Duncan known for drama in life and art died yesterday at Nice France in an unusual incident. Details of the event are provided in the Associated dispatch published below.
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Isadora Duncan
Nice
France
Associated Dispatch
Tragedy Strikes Isadora Duncan in Red Scarf Accident
Isadora Duncan dies in Nice when a red scarf entangles the car’s wheel pulling her from her seat. French chauffeur and British journalist Mrs. Mary Desto Perks assist. Duncan had planned memoirs and faced financial troubles. The fatal neck fracture ends a career once celebrated on stage.
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Nice
France
Isadora Duncan
Promenade Des Anglais
Mary Desto Perks
Perks
St. Roch Hospital
Spats and All New York Will Names Heir Details
Harry N. Leavey a 20 year department store buyer leaves a will detailing his estate mostly clothing to relatives. The document itemizes effects including a white linen imported spat and a tan cloth domestic spat.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry N. Leavey
Nations elect three to non permanent council seats
Canada Cuba and Finland won three year terms on the League of Nations council. In Louisiana, the Public Service Commission urged immediate repair of the Southern Pacific bridge over the Atchafalaya River. In Enid, nurse Mary Atkinson faced murder charges over the death of Mary Jane Bailey. Plano bank robbers escaped after a noon heist wounding two bystanders.
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Geneva
Canada
Cuba
Finland
Council of the
League of Nations
Baton Rouge
Southern Pacific
Atchafalaya River
Lafayette
Louisiana Public Service Commission
John McGraw
New Orleans
Plano
Texas
Plano National Bank
Bankhead
Dallas
Alice Belle Hudson
Rice Brown
Nurse Faces Murder Charge in Enid Death Case
Enid Oklahoma September report: nurse Mary Atkinson 26 Denies guilt awaiting action by County Attorney Dan Mitchell He plans murder charges after a poison found in viscera of Mary Jane Bailey 18 and syringes found in nurse room Evidence includes letters from Rev Charles Bailey to Atkinson and a drug in a syringe not used at the hospital Faithful family friend and nurse lived with them for years prior to Mrs Bailey’s death three weeks earlier and the girls illness overptomaine poison reported by physicians
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Enid
Okla
Mary Atkinson
Mary Jane Bailey
Chas. Bailey
Associated Press
Dan Mitchell
Mary Jane
Miss Atkinson
News-Star Announces Forsythe Fightfest
The News-Star plans a Fightfest at Forsythe ballpark for the Dempsey Tunney title bout. Inquiries already reach the paper about an announced report and a blow by blow narration to accommodate up to ten thousand spectators. Further details will be released later.
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News-Star
Forsythe Ballpark
Forsythe
Regulation of long distance flights faces opposition
Portland Mo Sept 15 Senator Moses of New Hampshire opposes regulation of long distance flights. He says progress comes from sacrifice and compares air pioneers to the early wagon days, arguing you cannot stop daring aviators.
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Associated Press
Portland
Moses
New Hampshire
Escapee Fred Hughes Confesses Looting in New Orleans
New Orleans on September 15 reports that Fred Hughes, an escaped Huntsville Texas penitentiary convict, allegedly confessed to stealing valuables from several New Orleans homes. Detectives Fred Williams and Joseph Cassard arrested him yesterday after recognizing Hughes on a downtown street. Hughes was restrained with a revolver and admitted taking part in the robberies. some items have been recovered. Plans to return him to the Texas penitentiary were not completed.
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New Orleans
Fred Hughes
Huntsville
Texas
Fred Williams
Joseph Cassard
Williams
Hughes
Texas Penitentiary
Ten Cent Cut on Urania Crude Oil Announced
SHREVEPORT La Sept 15 The Louisiana Oil and Refining corporation posted a ten cent reduction per barrel on Urania crude oil making the new price 90 cents on all grades. The cut has been met by the Natural Gas and Fuel corporation.
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Shreveport
Louisiana Oil and Refining Corporation
Urania
Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation
Louisiana Highway Commission to Build Free Bridge
The News-Star reports the Louisiana Highway Commission will build a toll free bridge over the Ouachita river linking Monroe and West Monroe. The state agency will advertise for bids in November with location to be decided by the commission and U S engineers. All costs borne by the state. Local police jury had urged rapid construction since August 1927.
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Ouachita River
Monroe
West Monroe
State Highway Commission
News-Star Today
Baton Rouge
Theo. F. Terzia
H. R. Speed
Commission
U. S
Highway Commission
Cave Man Attempts to Rash Wedding and Fails
New York report shows Henry Harrison declaring marriage plans to Miss Mary Caroline Davies. Davies dismisses the scheme as a clever but unsuccessful cave man wooing tactic aimed at rushing her into matrimony.
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Cave Man
New York
Mary Caroline * Davies
Henry Harrison
LaSalle Woman Marries Tenth Husband in Urania
Mrs. Hatfield, now Mrs. Willis, aged about 50, tied the knot with 58 year old Dallas man Mr. Willis after a Monroe court marriage. He weighed 219 pounds and had been married twice before with a son and two other children. Mrs. Willis said she faced gossip yet believed the match would prove a good one.
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R. H. Brooks
Urania
John W. Willis
Ouachita Parish Court House
Monroe
B. Hatfield
Louisiana
South
Hatfield
Willis
Dallas
Texas
Ennis
Will
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