Exhumation Ordered in Georgia Poisoning Case
In Blakely Georgia two graves will be opened on Monday under court order to test if James and Amos Hayes died from poisoning linked to their parents Harris and Mrs Hayes faces murder charges in Nancy Hayes widow of Amos The pathologist from Atlanta will examine viscera while the parents remain jailed. Fabian Trahan in Wichita Falls Texas was ordered released after a habeas corpus ruling voided Louisiana requisition.
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Blakely
James
Amos Hayes
Harris Hayes
Amos
Nancy Hayes
James Hayes
Detroit
Nancy
Hayes
Atlanta
Randolph County
Mr. Hayes
Wichita Falls
Texas
Fabian Trahan
Lake Charles
W. W. Cook
Louisiana
Peaches the Pet Dies in Police Station Stunt
A dog named Peaches dies after leaping from a second story window during a police station stunt. Trained to jump into a uniformed man’s arms when a fire alarm rang, she struck the pavement and broke her neck. Peaches was a mongrel living at the station.
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New York
Peaches
Hottest September Day Recorded as 100 Degrees
Yesterday reached 100 degrees with a 69 degree low, reported by Miss Kate Key the local weather observer. Today cooler and breezy, with official readings not available until tomorrow. August's cold wave contrasted with a likely warmer September so far.
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Kate Key
Fight of Age Near as Chicago Becomes Mecca
Chicago prepares for the three million dollar boxing spectacle between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field. Lawyers raise injunctions while ticket speculators and visiting firemen converge as promoters and officials discuss a referee candidate, with George Lytton the leading name. The fight draws attention despite Tunney’s eye injury and ongoing legal wrangles heading to page ten.
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Mason E. Taylor
Associated Press
Chicago
Soldier Field
Gene Tunneys
Lake Villa
Jack Dempsey
Lincoln Fields
Tunney
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
George F. Getz
John C. Righeimer
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Lytton
George
Elmer L. Williams
Rickard
B. F. Clements
Clements
Page Ten
McAdoo Declines 1928 Run Promotes Democratic Leadership
William G. McAdoo informs friends he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1928. He says his aim is to advance democratic principles and progressive policies as a private citizen, urging leadership to preserve the Constitution and enforce the law, with justice for farmers and broader social and economic equity.
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Associated Press
Washington
William G. McAdoo
George F. Milton
Chattanooga, Tenn
Milton
McAdoo
United States
Fliers Fail in Nonstop Atlantic and India Flight Trys
In Ballybunion Ireland the Princess Xenia monoplane failed to conquer head winds and fog over the Atlantic after 4 hours 12 minutes aloft. Pilots MacIntosh and Fitzmaurice returned to Beale Strand disappointed with results. In Cranwell England Charles A. Levine postponed his India flight after two ground landings due to a stubborn tail and wet field conditions following a quarrel with Pilot Hinchcliffe.
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Ballybunyon
County Kerby
Irish Free State
Atlantic
Xenia
Wm BP
Leeds
Beale Strand
The
Shannon
Robert H. MacIntosh
James C. Fitzmaurice
Macintosh
Fitzmaurice
Cranwell
England
Charles A. Levine
India
Levine
Hinchcliffe
Dixie Aviatrix Weeps Admits Married Status
Ruth Elder, a 23 year old Lakeland Florida aviatrix bound for Paris, revealed she is married and sought to prove her flying ability beyond doubt. She passed a physical for an air pilot license as she prepares for a proposed trans oceanic takeoff and awaits further steps.
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Associated Press
New York
Ruth Elder
Dixie
Lakeland
Fla
Chauncey Depew Signals Long Term Bank Growth
Chauncey M. Depew spoke of a $100 bank deposit growing to $1100 in 66 years. John E. Andrus added that a stock share earned him $94,000 in 63 years. John L. Burdet reported a $10 deposit by his father 72 years ago now totaling $302.12.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
John E. Andrus
John L. Burdet
New York Central
Noted Georgia Minister Claims Ku Klux Klan Ties in Columbus Kidnapping Case
In Columbus Georgia Rev A V Noble former pastor of Second Avenue Methodist says he is a Klansman only briefly and denies involvement in the disappearance of Rev Willis J Jordan. He places his alibi at a West Point hotel after church officials in Fairfax Alabama discussed a new church connection. Noble complains of a messy church and unpaid salary amid the kidnapping probe.
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Associated Press
Columbus
A. V. Noble
Willis J. Jordan
Second Avenue Methodist Church
North
Ku Klux Klan
Noble
Second Avenue
Jordan
West Point
Fairfax
Alabama
Young Lad Arrives in West Monroe With Note to Mother
A seven year old boy riding the Illinois Central was found alone in West Monroe after a trip from Oxford Mississippi. Mr. M F Harrison of Vicksburg took custody at West Monroe and brought the boy to 2800 Gordon avenue Monroe where Dallag Swayze provided shelter. Police in Monroe and West Monroe notified and a wire sent to G W Speaks in Oxford. No return on the boy’s mother or his father. The boy is described as bright and winsome as clues are sought.
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Young Lad
West Monroe
G. W. Speaks
Oxford
Miss
Vicksburg
M. F. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Harrison
Dallag Swayze
Gordon Avenue
Monroe
Mississippi
Eambones Meditations by J P Alley
A fragmentary item presents a dialect laden mock meditation by J P Alley. The line delivers a playful boast about theater, ending with a bold exclamation Yassum.
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Eambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
Flock of Love Birds Stop Over in Gotham
New York reports a shipment of love birds valued around 150000 dollars arriving from London en route to Tokyo. One hundred fifty pairs are offered at prices from 875 to 2000 dollars with colors including mauve white violet and cobalt blue.
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Gotham
New York
London
Tokyo
Government Bans Future Crop Price Trend Forecasts
President Coolidge and Secretary Jardine move to bar forecasts of crop price trends citing protests from southern lawmakers and cotton interests. The ban restricts department releases and directs future news to agricultural press service only.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jardine
Department
Congress
Coolidge
Caraway
Arkansas
Sheppard
Texas
Heflin
Alabama
Harris
Georgia
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Press Service
Economics Bureau
Alibi challenge in Kimes murder trial tied to bank robbery
In Okmulgee Matthew Kimes testified he was at his dying mother’s bedside in Van Buren Ark when Beggs bank robbery occurred May 18, aiming to prove an alibi for the murder of police officer WJ McAnally during the crime. In Nashville two masked men robbed the Federal Can payroll of 1536 at gunpoint. In Mooringsport La Frank Simpson 35 disappeared after falling from a boat in Caddo Lake. authorities suspect a heart attack and continue searching for his body.
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Okmulgee
Okla
van Buren
Ark
Beggs
Matthew Kimes
W. J. McAnally
Nashville
Federal Can Company
Mooringsport
Frank Simpson
Caddo Lake
Bonham’s Landing
Simpson
Paris Taken Over by Legion as War Chief Arrives
Paris welcomed General Pershing and the legion staff as the second AEF arrived. Crowds cheered Vive L Amerique and veterans were moved by the reception. Detachments arrived with preparations for a comfortable visit as thousands gather for the legion convention opening Monday.
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Paris
Legion
General Pershing
Legionnaires
Vive L’amerique
Pershing
Howard Savage
Arrest tenth man in probe of whip cases
Brimmingham Alabama September 17. The Jefferson county grand jury has ten arrests on flogging indictments with Lee Clayton jailed on kidnapping charges for $20 000 bond. Others as yet unnamed include Andy Glaze Clyde Copeland Ellis Ratcliffe Ira Davis Eugene Doss Louis Albright W J Worthington Julius Lumpkin and C J Seale all charged with kidnapping and related offenses.
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Associated Press
Brimingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Lee Clayton
Clayton
Andy Glaze
Clyde Copeland
Ellis Ratcliffe
Ira Davis
Eugene Doss
Louis C. Albright
W. J. Worthington
Julius Lumpkin
C. J. Seale
Pittsburgh Beats Brooklyn in Doubleheader Opener
Pittsburgh extended its winning streak to ten with a 2 to 1 victory over Brooklyn in the opener of a twin bill. New York Yankees won the first game of a doubleheader from Chicago 3 to 2 as Urban Shocker held the White Sox to six hits. Babe Ruth was mentioned in dispatches.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
New York
Yankees
White Sox
Urban Shocker
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Browns blank Athletics 6 to 0 in opener
Elam Van Gilder limited the Athletics to seven hits and shut them out in the first game of a double header as the St. Louis Browns won 6 to 0 in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Elam van Gilder
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Schools Face Severance Tax Loss Across Louisiana Institutions
Baton Rouge reports the severance tax yields less than expected and a separate Monroe bill may cut about one ninth of 1926 27 appropriations for LSU L S U Agriculture and various state schools. Losses include L S A fourteen thousand dollars and Louisiana Tech twelve thousand, with other institutions affected and the State Normal College hardest hit by building and conditional funds reductions.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Training
Monroe
State Board of Education
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State Industrial Home For
Department of Education
Eugene F. Lyons
Percy Saint
Southwestern Louisiana
Southern University
State School For the Deaf
State School For the Blind
Louisiana State Normal College
Fanny Brice Names Rival Describe as Older and Heavier
New York reports Fannie Brice describing her rival as a society woman 12 years older and considerably heavier. She comments the rival has fascinated Nicky and calls the rival a whole lot fatter.
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Fanny Brice
New York
Fannie Brice
Nicky
Fannie
Quick Action by Ouachita Deputy Jails Dunn Burglary Suspects
A Dunn store in Richland parish was robbed at night. Deputy C D Meredith spotted a green Chevrolet coupe with nearly matching numbers and arrested a man and a woman nearby. The trio are jailed in Rayville while a second suspect is held nearby. names not released.
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Ouachita
Dunn
Richland Parish
C. D. Meredith
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Rayville
Richad Parish
Meredith
D. L. Roper
McClanahan
Dann
A. A. Abell
Richeland Parish
Ray=ville
Monroe
Riverston
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