Mob siege at Shreveport courthouse over slaying suspect
In Shreveport on April 18 troops and police surrounded the city’s courthouse as a mob of about 3000 pressed to seize Pred Lockhart, accused of abducting and killing Mae Giffin. Four arrested, guards reinforced by militia. authorities vowed to prevent a repeat assault while Lockhart reportedly confessed to luring and killing the girl.
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Pred Lockhart
Mae Giffin
Allen
Lockhart
Giffin
Hg,dackeon
J. A. Conroy
Bhreveport
Voviff Hughes
One Hundred -Fifty-Sixth Infantry
Score Parish
Convicted Slaying of Woman After Consent to Attend
Luck y Lockhart confessed last Thursday to killing a woman after obtaining her mother's permission to attend a gathering. The body was found Sunday in a wooded area near Crosslake, mutilated by stab wounds. Sheriff Hughes quoted Lockhart describing a struggle and a single knife attack, claiming he acted after his wife was present and they sat on the ground.
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Cockhart
Crosslake
Wornana Naggara
Lockhart
Hughes
Boy inherits 978000 legacy boosts a teen's aims
Howard Robison a 19 year old Western Union messenger from 11 Stone Street receives notice of a 978000 inheritance from great uncle P L Chapman of Shreveport. He plans to stay with his job, advance to clerk, and use funds to help his family and travel after turning 21. He may pursue college for telegram delivery though finishing high school is unlikely.
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Howard Robison
Stone Street
Western Union
Howard
Western Union Messenger
P. L. Chapman
Shreveport
Unio
Ste
British budget sparks Commons debate on US debt payments
In London April 18 the British budget for 1831 faced sharp challenge in the House of Commons. Labour MP Morgan Jones argued the omission of debt payments to the United States could imply repudiation and asked if a surplus exists, noting the American public will demand a reason for nonpayment.
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U. S
London
United States
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Morgan Jones
Texas road work to open broadened highway program
The last obstacle to a $8.9 million emergency Texas highway program was removed. John Wood, chairman of the Texas Highway Commission, said work would begin almost immediately on state and federal highways after the federal relief administration and public works administration insisted on different road alignments.
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D. C
Texas
John Wood
State
Hghway Commission
Federal Relief Administration
Public Works Administration
Highway Commission
Wood
Reno
Paul
William Gailica
New York Sports
Alva Tay
Gailleo
Treasury deficit soars past 43 billion in year to date
Washington reports the treasury deficit for the year ending June 30 reaches 43,072,988,066, exceeding the full prior year. A nine month plus period shows a surge of more than 300 million in a single day due to retirement of securities and new bond issues. The sinking fund purchase of 300 million accelerates the annual shortfall, with the year’s sinking fund target at 448.5 million.
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Washington
Treasury
New Retail Code Sets Labor Cost in Selling Price
The new fair competition order under the general retail code, announced Wednesday by Howel Jones and local secretary Thurse Gay, requires articles covered by the code to include a labor allowance in the selling price. It bars selling any article for less than the set delivered cost plus discounts or current replacements cost plus 10 percent, to represent the labor cost.
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Gay
Howel
Jones
Code Authority
Lindy Suspect Spotted by Paris as Donnelly Ties Probed
Paris dispatch reports French probes into Stewart Donnelly of Chicago, sought in New York on confidence charges, amid suspicions he may hold Lindbergh baby ransom clues. Two U S detectives arrived to transport him to the United States. Police seized bills linked to alleged kidnapers at 407 Avenue E. Details classify as light classified.
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Lindy
Stewart Donnelly
Chicago
New York
United States
John, F
Jaftsie
Condon
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