Three Dead in Bogalusa Labor Clash and Aftermath
Bogalusa Louisiana reports a violent clash as three white labor leaders die and two are wounded. A tense city braces under armed patrols while Solomon Dakus, a Negro agitator, remains at large amid a broad federal probe into the unrest.
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Bogalusa
Sol Dakus
American Legion Post
Jules le Blanc
Sam E. Williams
Allied Trades Council
The
Free Press
J. P. Bouchillion
Thomas Gaines
S. J. O'Rourke
United States Infantry
Negro Union
James Williams
Self-Preservation and Loyalty League
Great Southern Lumber Company
New Orleans
United States Army
William L. Donnell
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jainters
Ed O’brien
Centralia
Wash
O’brien
William L. Donnels
Attoney
Palmer
Donnels
B. B. Talley
Bouchillion
O’rourke
Dakius
Columbia Street
T. A. Magee
Sam Williams
W. C. Magee
Jules Leblanc
W. C
Deputy Whitehead Nets Five Stills in Statewide Tour
G W Whitehead of Oxford, newly named deputy revenue agent, returns from a state tour including Sullivan's Hollow and reports capturing five large stills in two weeks. At current pace he threatens to reduce illicit whiskey operations or fill county jails. He is known for a keen nose for whiskey and is expected to continue his active crackdown on bootlegging.
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G. W. Whitehead
Oxford
Sullivan’s Hollow
Whitehead
Oil Men in the City
Messrs S D Gregory E L Bowles and Wm J Rea of Mississippi and Gulfport visit town in the interest of the Mississippi Texas Oil and Development Co. The firm offers limited stock at par with strong potential value, capitalization at 125000 and four to one holdings. They will stay a few days to discuss the proposition with interested buyers.
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Messrs. S. D. Gregory
Houston
Miss
E. L. Bowles
Wm. J. Rea
Gulfport
Mississippi-Texas Oil and Development Co
Bethel Sermon Draws Bethel Congregation with Campaign Talk
In Altus Sunday services Bethel drew a solid crowd as visitors from Orford lectured on the Seventy Five Million Campaign last Wednesday. Local youth visited Porter's saw mill and several area residents spent weekend at home. Farmers reap good weather aids crops as plans swirl around a local romantic inquiry.
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Bethel
Leavell
Hargis
Longest
Orford
Viva
Lottie Wooten
Porter
Saw Mill
David Wilson
Toccopola
Fred Wallace
Oxford
Pearl Wilson
Annie Beard
Lora Morgan
Wilroy Beard
Chancery Court Briefs and City Fire Tragedy Report
Chancery Judge McGowan convened court in the city last Monday with a partial list of cases disposed. several motions and accounts approved, land sale ordered, and a few hearings continued. Separate report describes a devastating fire in a dance hall in an unidentified city, the lower floor ablaze, panic among 300 dancers, rapid spread, injuries, fatalities, and rapid regional response including Opelousas and Eunice teams mobilizing doctors, nurses, and volunteers.
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Ed Chancery Court
Tragedy in Ville Platte Dance Hall Fire Kills 25
A devastating blaze at the Deville Building in Ville Platte Louisiana last night during a parish dance claimed 25 lives and left 15 others gravely injured. Mothers leaped with babies to reach rescuers as panicked crowds crowded the narrow stair to escape. The fire started when an oil stove exploded in Martin's grocery a lower floor corner.
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Martin’s
de Ville
Oxford Faces Sanitary Critique from State Health Officer
Dr. C. M. Shipp, state health officer, visited Oxford and voiced dissatisfaction with local sanitary conditions. He noted grocery stores are improving but still below standard, while praising several north Mississippi towns for cleanliness. He criticized public space use, urging removal of the hitching lot from the square to improve overall sanitation.
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C. M. Shipp
Oxford
Water Valley
Winona
Grevada
Tupelo
Mississippi
Accident Injures Willie Kimmons in Store Shooting
Somey Rogers, a colored man, accidentally discharged a loaded pistol in his store at about 2:30 this afternoon. The ball injured Willie Kimmons with a slight flesh wound. he was treated at a local hospital. No arrests were made.
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Somey Rogers
Jessie Kimmons
Megro
Kimmons
Worms in children warnings and Vermiface remedy
Child may eat ravenously at times then have no appetite. The remedy Vermiface White's Cream claims to clear worms. Price not stated.
Oxford Crushes Holly Springs 33 to 0 in second clash
Oxford employs steam roller tactics to rout Holly Springs 33 to 0, with touchdowns by Metts Patterson Falkner Elliott and others. Bold Oxford defense caps a brutal, hard fought game with several injuries and numerous kick attempts.
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Oxford
Holy Springs
Elliott
Metts
Patterson
J. Falkner
Virgil Metts
Jones
Holly Springs
B. Falkner
Smith
L. E
Mitchell
L. T
Valrie Metts
Mrs Weakley Dead In Birmingham Senate Candidate’s Wife
Mrs Samuel D Weakley wife of the former Alabama supreme court chief justice and senatorial candidate to succeed Oscar W Underwood died in Birmingham Alabama late this afternoon.
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Birmingham
Ala
Samuel D. Weakley
Alabama Supreme Court
United States Senate
Oscar W. Underwood
The Oxford Eagle Raises Yearly Price After Year End
The Oxford Eagle announces a price increase to $2 per year starting after December 31, impacting current subscribers and new readers alike.
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Oxford
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J. B. Alderson
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P. W. Alderson
Duck Dearley
Robert Gathright
Gale Mason
Eugenia Mason
E. G. H. Tankersly
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Georgia Hill
W. J. Hill
Ella Johnson
Ida
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Sarah McGee
James Elbert McGee
R. L. Lackey
J. A. Crocker
Leroy Browning
W. V. Sullivan
Ollie Avent
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S. W. Stewart
Della Robison
Jessie Beshajo
Hardy Deshajo
J. S. Hudson
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Eunice
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Willie Kimmons
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