Monroe Hosts Banquet For Newcomers To Boost City’s Future
About 160 business leaders, hotel and paper executives, and community figures gathered at the Monroe Hotel Monroe to honor newcomers in manufacturing and commerce. Speakers praised cooperation to develop Monroe, with Hotel Virginia project details and future growth plans highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aig
Howtel Monroe
Monroe
Lions, Giwants and Rotary Club
Thhe Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Virginia
Brown Paper
Brancroft Bag Co
Huff Daland Dusters Corp
H. C. Couch
Opporie
Bernhart
J. H Trousdale
Chamber of Commerce
N. F. Vandegear
P. M. Atkins
E. A. Frost
Frost-Whited Company
Shreveport
Geo. Prestridge
Peck
Central Construction Company
Dallas
Nblic
Ark Daley
Miessets
Mr. Daley
Inager
Morey
Hotel Virginia
Woodlawn High Grid Star Dies In Suspected Sleep Self-Harm
John William Allen Jr. 18, captain of Woodlawn high school football, died from a gunshot believed self-inflicted while asleep. Coroner says pistol under pillow. family notes no prior sleepwalking signs after a college night out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
A. P
John William Allen, Jr
Woodlawn
J. D. Russum
Allen
Russum
SEEK MAN AFTER SPURIOUS CHECKS ARE CIRCULATED
Authorities search for a man who passed five spurious checks to merchants in this city. Handwriting similarity and four checks for 21 dollars tie them to one man, with L. D. Carter signed on most. A license tag linked to G. B. Magee Cedar Grove, possibly stolen for the fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Carter
Tarver
Louisiana Highway Commission
G. B. Magee
Cedar Grove
LaFollette Jr Wins Big in Wisconsin Senate Nomination
Robert LaFollette Jr. easily carried Wisconsin to win the Republican nomination for United States Senate. The "Young Bob" vote shows the LaFollette name remains strong in the Badger state.
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Robert Lafollett, JR
Robert LaFollette, Jr
LaFollette
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Bob
Badger
Memphis High Strike Shuts Classrooms In North Memphis
About two hundred students walk out of North Memphis schools in support of adding two higher grades at the new Humes school. Parents back the walkout while the board of education refuses to expand enrollment, calling the demand unfounded. A stormy meeting sparked calls for a city‑wide push to revisit the decision as classrooms stay largely empty.
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Memphis
A. P.J
North Memphis High Schools
Board of Education
Humes School
North Memphis
R. L. Jones
Echo
Arrest of R Carr for entering and stealing clothing
Robert Carr of 625 Catalpa street was arrested by Detective Tarver for breaking into the Mississippi State Charity hospital and stealing two suits of clothes last September. A coat with a letter addressed to Carr was found under a hospital window, linking him to the robbery.
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Mississippi State Charity Hospital
Robert Carr
Catalpa Street
Tarver
Carr
Monroe boy saves two men from drowning in Tangipahoa River
Amite LA Sept 12 Duncan Kemp 17 nephew of Congressman Bolivar Kemp saved Ben Hooker 39 and Burton Williams 85 from drowning in Tangipahoa river near Conner's bridge. Kemp, fully clothed, reached them and released Hooker’s grip, bringing both to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
New Orleans Times-Picapune
Kemp
Hooker
Duncan Kemp
H. S. Potts
Amite
La Follette Jr Wins Wisconsin Senate Nomination in Landslide
Robert M. La Follette Jr., son of Fighting Bob, swept the Wisconsin Republican primary for the U S Senate carrying most counties and leading Wilcox and Woodward. Voter turnout was light with about 300000 casting ballots as La Follette touted his fathers program and advance to a two man race with Wilcox possible.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Bob
Wisconsin
United States Senate
LaFollette
Wilcox
Woodward
McGovern
Bruce
Rogers
Work
Young
Roy P. Wilcox
Eau Claire
Coolidge
Daniel Woodward
Kaukauna
Ku Klux Klan
la Follette
Badger
Francis E. McGovern
William George Bruce
John M. Work
E. F. Dorthmar
Arthur Barry
Dorthmar
Barry
Republican State Central Committee
la- Folette
American flier forced to land over Rif front
Major Jas Sussan of Daytona Florida a member of the Sherifian Escadrille had a dramatic forced landing in a wheat field near Ouezzan French Morocco after bombs failed to release evenly. Local tribesmen proved friendly and aided the crew.
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Riff
Ouezzan
French Morocco
A. P
Jas. Sussan
Daytona
Fla
Sherifian Escadrille
Red” Mustain
Urania No. 8 flows oil at about twenty barrels daily
Urania Petroleum Company No 8 in section 19 10 2E flows oil at about twenty barrels per day and is expected to reach at least 100 barrels daily on beam. No 7 in same section yields forty barrels daily and No 6 is being relocated for No 9 spudding. Water line to Bayou Castor underway amid drought relief.
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Urania
Urania Petroleum Company No
Bayou Castor
Zeigin
Frenchy Robichaux
Lucky Et al
Cleve Love
Doughty No. 1
Beckman-Freeman
Urania No
Unusually heavy passenger traffic on Missouri Pacific
The Missouri Pacific reports unusually heavy passenger traffic with Train No. 116 from New Orleans to Monroe carrying many travelers. Two engines pulled fourteen cars including two baggage cars, two sleeper cars, seven sleepers and three chair cars amid excursions from Arkansas and Louisiana and college departures.
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Miss.v.*Pacific Railroad
New Orleans
Monroe
Arkansas
Louisiana
Crescent City
Kansas City
Missouri
Mid
Fuqua and Atkinson Inspecting Louisiana Highway
Governor Henry L. Fuqua and W. E. Atkinson along with state highway engineers review the Lakeshore Hammond highway. Federal aid for completion was granted earlier in the week.
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Baton Rouge, LA
A. P
Henry L. Fuqua
W. E. Atkinson
State Highway Commission
Lakeshore-Hammond
Al Smith's candidates cruise to easy mayoral win
Mayor supporters cheer as Al Smith allies secure a decisive victory in Gotham elections. The campaign highlights include Waterman tapped as the Republican candidate ahead of the mayoral contest.
Hylan Cheerful On Arrival At City Hall
Mayor John F. Hylan expresses satisfaction with two things as he arrives at city hall. He says he exposed the Albany political machine and notes that traction and underworld groups spent about 400 dollars per election district to try to defeat him. He declines to discuss a predicted third-ticket run.
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Hylan
New York
A. P
John F. Hylan
City Hall
Albany
Underworld
New York Mayoral Race Sees Walker Victory Over Hylan
Final returns show State Senator James Walker winning the Democratic nomination for mayor by a large margin over Mayor John F. Hylan. Waterman secures Republican nod after defeating Lyons and Bennett. Walker carried Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn while Hylan won Queens and Richmond.
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New York
A. P
James R. Walker
Frank D. Waterman
Walker
John F. Hylan
Hylan
Albany
New York Evening Journal
Mr. Waterman
John J. Lyons
Wm. M. Bennett
Mr. Lyons
Mr. Bennett
John H. McCory
Tammany
Brooklyn
Democratic
Senator Walker
William H. Edwards
Democratic Party
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Richmond
Waterman
Proughs
Lyons
Bennett
James Walker
Tammany Hall
Smith
W. R. Hearst
William M. Bennett
Mayor Hylan Cheerful After Primary Defeat to Walker
Incumbent Mayor Hylan entered Gotham City Hall in a upbeat mood after losing the Democratic mayoral primary to State Senator James Walker. He blamed the loss on traction and underworld interests backing Walker and said they pressured his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker
Hylan
Gotham City Hall
Underworld
Walker
Tourist Arrested After Dixie Overland Crash
P O Cotton a Alabama tourist was arrested by Sheriff Thigpen at Minden for reckless driving after a car struck Dr C C Jones and daughter on the Dixie Overland highway yesterday, injuring Miss Jones. Cotton initially denied striking the other vehicle but later admitted the crash after his nephew spoke.
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C. C. Jones
Dar“T
Miss Jones
P.O. Cotton
Alabama
Minden
Thigpen
Ruston
Cotton
Dr. Jones
River Stage Summaries for Mississippi and Ouachita
River levels show Memphis at 0.5 with a 0.1 rise, Vicksburg 3.7 unchanged, New Orleans 1.5 up 0.1. Ouachita sites Camden 8.0 unchanged, Monroe 13.0 up 0.8.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Dentist Attacked in Front of Caddo Home in Shreveport
Dr A A Garrison a prominent Shreveport dentist was beaten near his home as two to three attackers struck before 8 am. C F Craig 32 and E H Craig are named suspects with charges of assault to be filed. Mrs Francis Craig had sued Garrison for 25000 alleging insult during dental work in his office last April.
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Shreveport
A. P
A. A. Garrison
C. F. Craig
E. H. Craig
Craig
W. A. Mabry
Dr. Garrison
Francis G. Craig
Garrison
Langston Lad Recovering From Labor Day Car Crash
Ratcliff Langston son of Mr and Mrs J N Langston Haynesville is improving after a wreck on the Monroe Sicard highway that left him with a fractured skull. He is expected to leave St Francis sanitarium in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratcliff Langston
J. N. Langston
Haynesville
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe-Sicard
Taxi Industry Reaching Huge Size in Mid West
Chicago leads a midwestern taxi boom worth about 32 million dollars yearly across 14 cities. Chicago fleets grew over 400 percent in ten years, with 4,000 workers in one line and 1,200 in another, while other cities show growing totals, fierce space wars, and industry reforms to curb violence and improve service.
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Mid-West
Chicago
A. P
Detroit
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Houston
Tulsa
Milwaukee
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Bancroft
Fred Hudson
H. Brancroft
Brancroft Bag Company
Brown Paper Company
L. PD
Carter
R.M. Lafollette Sr
R. Carr
Monroe Boy
South LA
Badger State
Zeigin No. 3
R. H. Brooks
MO. Pacific
Fuqua and Atkinson
AL Smiths
Tammany ~ Rejoices
G.O. P
Gotham
P. O. Cotton
Caddo
Langston Lad
Sling
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