Panic Reigns In Louisiana Flood Region
A special train loaded with trucks and buses rushed to aid 6000 endangered near Beaux Ridge and St. Martinville as Atchafalaya levee breaks flooded the area. Rescue work is urged to finish within 24 hours while relief centers mobilize for evacuees amid rising waters and rapid river spreads.
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Obeaumont
Tex
Beaux Ridge
St. Martinville
Atchafalaya
W. J. LaCoste
Red Cross
LaFayette
New Orleans
France
Bayou Teche
Bayou Des Glaisses
Arnaudville
Washington
Monroe
Beaumont
Tedas
Morgan City
Pouma
Memphis man electrocuted for confronting girl in 1925
Nashville May 10. John Franklin Webb a Negro from Memphis was executed at the State Penitentiary for criminally confronting a girl in November 1925. The condemned man was pronounced dead after the electric chair sentence.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Franklin Webb
State Penitentiary
Snake River Flood Recedes After Dam Break
Salt Lake City Utah May 20 The Snake river flood waters which caused seven deaths and property damage estimated at 150000 and inundated thousands of acres of farm land when the Gross Ventre dam broke Wednesday were reported rapidly receding today from the area as relief efforts continued and officials assessed remaining damage.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Snake River
Pat Kelly
Ritchie Criticizes W S Over Regulating Laws
Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland told the National City Club in Kansas City that the nation is in a law mad era. He derided federal regulation as excessive and warned that both state and local governments have accrued too much power amid political apathy and organized minority influence.
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Albert ©. Ritchie
Maryland
Niite and Fork Cly
Kansas City
Russia
Italy
Jehie
Rehharacter
Pederndt
Jess
Washington
Big fund to fight wets aims at repeal of Volstead Act
The Anti-Saloon League executive committee in Washington announced a $600000 special campaign fund to strike at wet candidates and efforts to repeal prohibition. The group said its main goal is to prevent repeal or nullification of the 7th amendment and the Volstead Act and to block nominees for President Congress and other offices.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Mother Lindbergh Confident In Son Flight
Detroit May 20 Mrs Eangeline Lindbergh, chemistry instructor at Ca Technical Ueigh School, remained calm as Capt Charles Lindbergh winged toward New York Paris. She stayed in class Monday morning and had told high school officials not to bother her for interviews.
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Detroit
Eangeline L. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Oflees
Not Wing of French Plane Found in New London Bay
A wrecked airplane wing was found in Mort Pond Bay at Montawk Point, New London. A coast guard patrol boat towed it ashore, where it has been in the water for months.
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New London
Conn
Mort Pond Bay
Montawk
G. C
Coast Guard
Sinclair is Granted Three Months Jail Time in Teapot Dome Case
In Washington on May 20 Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, was sentenced to three months in jail and fined $500 for contempt of the United States Senate during the Teapot Dome inquiry. He refused to answer questions when summoned in March 1924. An appeal to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals was noted and he remained free on a $5,000 bond.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
United States Senate
Justice Hill
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair
Senate
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Justice Hitz
Martin W. Littleton
Sinclair Counsel
Congress
Hite
Supreme Court
Mal Daugherty
Mrs Shipper Goes to Jail in Martinsburg
Nellie Shipper, Martinsburg girl, was jailed for driving while drunk, receiving 90 days in leu of a $100 fine at city court before Judge J. H. Bitner. Harold Shifflett was fined $10 for intoxication. another local arrest involved a Martinsburg man tied to a prior bread theft.
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Nellie Shipper
Martinsburg
J. H. Bitner
Harold Shifflett
Bolles
Gotham's Feet Getting Large
New York reports that women's feet have grown, with averages nearly half an inch longer and a full size wider than a decade ago. The Woman's Home Companion cites athletics dancing and hard walking on pavements as main reasons for the change in the modern female foot.
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New York
Woman's Home Companion
County Starts to Levy for Its Unpaid Taxes
Keller B Bell levied about 500 000 dollars in tax liens this morning the largest levy here and threatens public sale if back taxes are not paid within the legal period Delinquent taxpayers are warned that daily levies will continue to recover roughly 400 000 dollars in unpaid city and county taxes Collectors Bell and Downin have issued 30 day notices to delinquent taxpayers to pay or face levy and sale
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Keller B. Bell
Bell
Bell and Downin
Bullet nearly hits North Dakota Governor at mansion
A bullet pierced a window at the North Dakota governor’s executive mansion in Bismarck late yesterday, narrowly missing Governor A. G. Sorlie. Separately, Irving Kemp plans a grand funeral for his employer Frank Frankenthal after a remarkable eighty ace hand in poker.
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Associated Press
Bismark
N. D
A. G. Sorlie
New York
Irving Kemp
Frank Frankenthal
Fever Spreads as City Reports Three New Scarlet Cases
Scarlet fever continues to spread in the city with three new cases reported yesterday from the north end. Residence cards were posted for John Thanmen, 688 Nort Locust. John E. Stonebraker, 621 The Terrace. and J. Ohler, Let Hamilton Boulevard. Health officer Der Pom Meather said the spread is not alarming and not an epidemic, while Dr Prather said Broadway School will not close for the present.
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John Thanmen
John EH. Stonebraker
Terrace
J. Ohler
Hamtilton Boulevard
der Pom Meather
Todas Unet
Prather
Broadway
Lindbergh the Periscope Pilot Makes Stop in New York
Charles A. Lindbergh, described as a "flying fool" by some, arrives in New York en route to Paris. He tests a periscope device in his single seat monoplane, denies auto piloting claims, and notes he does not land often. He began flying at 19 and Nebraska is noted as his home.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Lidinbergh
San Diego
Butt
Nebraska
Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh Sees Ideal Weather for Ocean Crossing
Washington May 20 Navy hydrographic experts studied maps and said Charles A. Lindbergh faces nearly perfect weather once he clears Newfoundland. Low clouds rain and fog mark the first land leg, but a high pressure area over the route provides an unusual advantage for the ocean crossing.
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Washington
Navy
Charles A. Lindbergh
Newfoundland
Ocean
British Flyers Start Nonstop Flight to India
Lieutenants Carr and Gillman of the Royal Air Force began a nonstop attempt from Wetbourne this morning in a Shackner-Hornley plane. They aim to cover the distance of about 8000 miles in roughly 48 hours, seeking to reach India.
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Crandley
Eng
CR. Carr
Ty Som. Gillman
Royal Air Force
Wet
O'Etock
India
Distancs
Air Beacons for Aviator Lindbergh Flight to Paris
The piece notes beacons lighting tonight and tomorrow to guide Lindbergh toward the French capital, with a projected 550 mile night flight from Roosevelt Field. It mentions Myron Hovinn and Roosevelt Field authorities coordinating the navigation aids and public notices. SOS niles likely refer to distance markers en route.
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Paris
Caplan Lindbergt
Niles
Myron
Hovinn
Asiahe
Lindbergas
Roosevelt Field
Mr. Herrick
Lotte
Lindbergh Launches Nonstop Flight Toward Paris
Charles Lindbergh, aboard the Spirit of St Louis, left Roosevelt Field in a 488 gallon fuel load for a solo nonstop flight to Paris. He faced rough takeoffs and near misses with wires and a road scraper, aiming to reach Paris within 86 hours.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Missouri National Guard
Paris
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Hansar
Lindberg
S. J. Stumpf
Missouri National
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