Flood Worsening In Lake Charles As River Rises
Lake Charles Louisiana reports flood conditions growing worse as the Calcasieu River rises about an inch per hour. Low lying areas are inundated and the business district is flooded. Power and streetcar service are down, waterworks out, and trains limited to a nearby railroad branch. Logs lost from sawmills and crops damaged in surrounding counties accompany widespread flooding. The crest is expected within 48 hours.
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Lake Charles
Calcasieu
Ryan
Iron Mountain
Lacassing
Tasifia
Paesen
Sere
Residents fund new Glenwood school at Rome
In Rome Georgia residents north of downtown funded $1,500 for a modern sanitary school building completed and turned over to the county. Miss Lily Hardin, a Shorter College graduate, directs the school named Glenwood in honor of the late Judge Augustus R. Wright whose home bore the name. The county superintendent J C King accepted the transfer while noting no hurt feelings and hoping others follow the example.
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County Board of Education
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Shorter College
J. C. King
Glenwood
Augustus R. Wright
Postmaster Sought After Theft Of $11,000 in Pocahontas
Pocahontas Va September 30 two registered packages worth 11000 missing from the post office. Detectives armed with federal warrants search for Edwin M Silberger assistant post master who boarded an eastbound train at Bluestone Junction. He is described as a Hungarian fashionably dressed married with two children dark hair and eyes.
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Edwin M. Silberger
Bluestone Junction
Here
Roanoke
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Pondue
Pocahontas Bank
Stlbérger
Speed Up Action on Currency Measure in Senate Panel
Washington says the Senate banking and currency committee pushed through another long session on the administration currency bill as White House officials weigh speeding passage. Charles A. Conant, NY financial expert, testified seven hours with more to come, while Senators Owen and Shafroth urged swift action and a Saturday committee agreement to close hearings. Conant supported elastic currency and centralized reserves and proposed amendments aligned with Chicago bakers’ recommendations.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
White House
Bilby Charles A Conant
New York
White Change
Owen
Shafroth
Wilson
Federal Control of Bridge Building Urged
Washington report urges immediate legislation to place all bridge construction and approaches under federal control to prevent encroachments on river channels and flood plains. The board of army engineers says central government management is needed, without state interference, following floods that devastated the Ohio Valley.
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Washington
Garrison
Board of Army Engineers
Ohio Valley
Francis R. Shunk
Rossel
Army’ Engineers
Garrigton
Rosseil
Boy Will Be Tried for Slaying Farmer
Rome Ga September 3 Special adjourned Floyd superior court opened by Judge Moses Wright for October first. Principal case Max Carver a 19 year old white boy faces murder of J M Stewart farmer. Carver allegedly struck with a club and claims self defense to save his father as Stewart advanced with a knife. Carver has been in county jail. Also note a musical show Little Boy Blue tonight.
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Rome
Floyd Superior
Moses Wright
Max Carver
J. M. Stewart
Carver
Stewart
Decline Seen in Cotton Condition Across States
New York September 20 Special reports from 1,900 Journal of Commerce correspondents show the cotton condition index at 68.15, down 4.8 points from last month’s 73.0. Deterioration occurred nationwide, with Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Oklahoma posting double-digit declines, while Texas nearly held its own.
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New York
Journal of Comerce
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Grteber
Daft
M. Carolina
Carolina
Georgia
Igo
Florida
Alabama
Three Big Problems Faced By The Church
Southampton England September 30 The church today faces three absorbing topics gender race and social order Cardinal Talbot president of the Church of England congress says the need for applying Christian principles to social injustice and economic issues is urgent The bishop of Winchester urges stronger thinking and action on marriage duties and gender relations He cites racial injustice and European exploitation from Congo to Putumayo and warns against white slave traffic The talk calls for guidance to make social order fairer and share opportunities widely He condemns armaments and international selfishness and urges Christian nations to serve world liberty in allied common goals
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England
Church of England Congress
Edward Stuart Talbot
Winchester
Congo
Putumayo
Kingdom of God
Talbot
Races At Columbus Won By Favorites
In Columbus Ohio today favorites won three pacing races on the grand circuit program though the Columbus stake for 2.08 trotters went to a nonfavorite. Cheany the Texas mare won after Rythmenl led the first heat and stayed in front until the second heat. Directum and Frank Bogash Jr did not meet though both were eligible to the Board of Trade stake which Fast View later won in straight heats. Frank Bogash Jr raced in the Arch City stake where Del Rey and Foote Prince contended, and Great Scott clocked a 2 16 pace in straight heats with Driver Murphy steering Frank Boglash Jr the finish.
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Columbus
Robert Milrol
Cheany
Rythmenl
Rythmer
Directum
Frank Bogash, Jr
Board of Trade
Fast View
Arch City
del Rey
Foote Prince
Murphy
Frank Boglash, Jr
Scott
George Kyger
Polly Ann
Charles Valentine
Dashes for Liberty Made by Two Convicts
Liberty from the state penitentiaries this morning saw two convicts escape. One man, a Swents term escapee, is critically wounded. the other, a former prisoner, was captured within twenty minutes. Alexander Childs of Fayate County is still at large after escaping from his cell Saturday night. W.Va. prisoner Shoruy Howard, fled from the state prison last Saturday, used a rope and hook, but was later captured near his home. Childs, serving twenty years, evaded guards through multiple hiding places and escaped at daybreak, seen ten miles from the prison in striped clothes armed with a revolver.
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Ife
Criic al Terge
Alexander Childs
Fayate
Aince
Howard
Swithheld
W.va
Gugras
Childs
One-Armed Man Whips Three Cops in Rome
September 30 report states Enoch Croft a one armed white man, after overpowering three police officers, was subdued by reserves aboard the automobile Black Maria and jailed. He received sixty days in the city chain gang from Recorder Ken. Croft, though one armed, is a powerful figure feared by police and had been arrested near the Rome Hosiery mill on a drunk and disorderly charge.
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Enoch Croft
Maria
Ken
Croft
Pallec
Rame Hoisery Mill
Flynt River Baptists Meet in Griffin
Griffin Ga September special The Flynt River Baptist association held its nineteenth annual meeting at the First Baptist church in Griffin The introductory sermon was delivered at 1 o clock by Rev B King of Jonesboro and Tuesday evening addresses and foreign missions were delivered by Rev Aly Napier a returned missionary from China and Rev W A Talliferro Also notes Bee Savages big operetta Boy Blue tonight and Thursday matinee and night shows.
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Flynt River Baptiste Association
First Baptist Church
B. King
Jonesboro
Aly. Napier
China
W. A. Talliferro
Disorder in Calumet Strike District Tensions Rise After Injunction Lift
Disorder spread through the Calumet and Ahmeek areas as a New York detective car hired by Anmiek Mining faced attacks from strikers. Shots were fired, barricades blocked trains, and workers faced intimidation. Military and civilian officers arrested several demonstrators while 200 state troops remained vigilant. Mohawk mine operations halted as fires died and water supplies faltered.
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Calumet
Mich
New York
Anmiek Mining Company
Ahmesk
Ahmeek
Kennesaw
O'Brien
P. L. Abbey
Mohawk
Cavalry Regiments Move On Washington
A three mile line of cavalry troopers from the Tenth Eleventh and Fifteenth United States regiments began a march from Winchester toward Washington. They have trained near the area for months under the army staff program and will be reviewed by President Wilson at Fort Myer before leaving by train for their posts.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Washington
United States Cavalry
Here
General Staff
Army
Wilson
Fort Myer
Mexico Exhibit in Atlanta Shows Central American Wonders
An exhibit car titled Seeing Mexico tours the United States on a five year voyage begun under Madero administration. It travels under the Mexican National Educational Society and Mexican National Railways to display Mexican archaeology, mineral specimens, crafts, and modern handwork along with war souvenirs while offering guided school visits and a modest entrance fee. The car is open daily from 10 am to 9 pm and will stay in Atlanta until next Wednesday.
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Mexico
Atlanta
Kimball House
Sgme
Republic
Rio Grande
United States
Madero
Mexcan
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