Governor Parker Fights Klan in Louisiana
Governor John M. Parker of Louisiana, now in his third year of a four year term, is leading a strong fight against the Ku Klux Klan. A New Orleans progressive and longtime civic figure, Parker has held roles in the Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange and led the Southern Commercial Congress. He rose to prominence in 1912 with the Progressive campaign and later aligned with the Democrats after 1916. During the war he served as Louisiana administrator of the Federal Food Control Bill under Hoover.
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John M. Parker
Louisiana
Ku Klux Klan
New Orleans
New Orleans Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange
Southern Commercial Congress
New Party
Parker
Hoover
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement copy
An advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as treatment for nasal catarrh with a focal ointment and a blood-acting tonic. Claims to boost the system and reduce susceptibility to colds. Mentions 40 years of shipment by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Conti Meets Schaefer in Chicago Balk Line Challenge
French billiard prodigy Roger Conti, 21, faces Young Jake Schaefer in a three night challenge at Orchestra Hall January 8 to 10 for the 18.2 balk line title, with 1 500 points total and 540 points per night. Conti’s rapid improvement and past wins, including defeating Schaefer in 1921, fuel hope he can upset the Chicagoan and earn a shot at Willie Hoppe.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Roger Conti
France
Jake Schaefer
Willie Hoppe
Orchestra Hall
Schaefer
Conti
New York
Gonti
Doruet
Cochran
Citation by publication on appointment temporary administrator
Public notice in Webb County Texas commands sheriff to publish for ten days and announce in court that Starke B. Leonard was appointed temporary administrator of Martin C. Piton deceased. Court to hear objections on January 10 1923 at the Webb County courthouse in Laredo.
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State OF Texas
Webb County
Webb
Martin C. Piton
A. Winslow
Texas
Starke B. Leonard
Laredo
Hotel Arrivals in St Anthony Hotel
A list of guests checked into the St Anthony Hotel includes A Powers of Houston Mr and Mrs Jackson Brackenridge Mr and Mrs J M Sthasher Hebbrowville Mr and Mrs c T Letson Saratoga jr E Mains C H Newburg Wowler ton R B Knight R M Greenslade Lt FLY Hopkins and wife Lotu Craw ley H B McLeod R Wreeman Phillips Wetz San Antonio FE J J Harrison Los Angeles Cal J manuel Shreveport La David Hanshaw and family Los Angeles Cal
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ST. Anthony Hotet
A. Powers
Houston
San Antonio
J. J Harrison
Los Angeles
Cal
J,manuel
Shreveport
David Hanshaw and Family
List of names and places appears in regional document
A compilation lists numerous individuals and locations including Geo. HH. Docer Tampico Allen Franklin H. C. Davis 8. C. Brown M. T. Carneel San Antonio W. M. Presler Galveston W. O. Chill Wm. A. White Philadelphia J. R. Kinnedy Ross iKknnedy R. &. Englund Austin R. Ford Geo. Smith Brownsville Walter Hudson Dallas W. J. Varney Denton T. J. Bisplung Hebbronville J. J. Jacobs JT. Uf Caribens JT. R. Harper Cotula CG. M. Villarreal John Speyer Miranda Hh. J. Mayers Tulsa Sra. idosa de la Torre Mexico City J. Burt Devis W. Pratt Tutte Mont. J. A. Watting Houston.
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Geo. HH. Docer
Tampico
Allen Franklin
H. C. Davis
8. C. Brown
M. T. Carneel
San Antonio
W. M. Presler
Galveston
W. O. Chill
Wm. A. White
Philadelphia
J. R. Kinnedy
Ross iKknnedy
R. &. Englund
Austin
R. Ford
Geo. Smith
Brownsville
Walter Hudson
Dallas
W. J. Varney
Denton
T. J. Bisplung
Hebbronville
J. J. Jacobs
Doan’s Kidney Pills Promote Laredo Endorsements
Over 100000 recommendations tout Doan’s Kidney Pills for backache and kidney urinary issues. A Laredo resident Mr Chas Wharton reports relief after two boxes and urges others to use the same remedy, priced 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y manufactures.
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Dean
Laredo
Chas. Wharton
Davis Ave
Doan
Social Calendar Notes From Tuesday and Wednesday Meetings
Tuesday events mention the Musicians Clubs meeting with Mrs. Alden B. Muller in the afternoon. Wednesday’s Parish Guild gathers with Mrs. M. Joseph at 6506 Iturbide Street in the afternoon at the regular hour.
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Alden B. Muller
M. Joseph
Iturbide Street
There's Noting Negligible About This Negligee Of Norma's
Norma Talmadge stars in The Voice from the Minaret wearing a ceremonial negligee described as jade satin and turquoise silk with jade fringe and Chinese ornamentation. The garment is hailed as a spectacular screen creation shaping Ninety Nine’s pageantry and drama.
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Norma
Norma Talmadge
Frank Lloyd
United Studios
Nineveh
Miss Talmadge
Damascus
Miss Talmadee
Insurrection in Mosul Demands Annexation to Turkey
An official telegram from Angora reports a full uprising in Mosul with oil region inhabitants demanding annexation to Turkey. London dispatches note British air force hangars burned during the unrest in the oil area.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Mosul
Angora
Turkey
Sron
London
Prisoners Escape Fire At Bowie County Hold-Over
Six prisoners including one white man and five Black inmates barely escaped a blaze that destroyed the Bowie county hold-over building in Texarkana Texas. Smoke and flames blocked interior rescue and keys were lost in the fire, forcing a breakout through an outside brick wall.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Texas
Bowie County
Factions in Canton Reported Settled in Beijing Area
Unconfirmed report from Peking says Canton or South China government factions may have resolved their differences. Southerner party reportedly ready to recognize the Peking administration as the representative of a reunified China.
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Associated Press
Peking
Canton
South China
Soautherp Party
China
Philippine Sugar Crop Prospects For 1928-29 Season
Manila reports rough estimates of the 1929 sugar cane harvest, with export prices for refined and centrifugal sugars near last year. Crop damage in Negros and other archipelago areas slightly lowers totals, while Pampanga prospects predict a banner 1928-29 season as plowing conditions remain favorable.
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Manila
Malachoyers
Negros
Pazen
Renton
Pampanga
del Cromen
Cotton in Australia Proves Viable Under White Labor
Sydney reports British cotton experts find Australian cotton can compete with foreign sources using white labor. Daniel Jones cites Queensland yields up to thirty pounds per acre with eight pounds production cost, aided by family share system and expanding plantings.
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Associated Press
Sydney
N.S. W
Australia
Daniel Jones
Queensland
Quensland
United States
Explorers Set To Penetrate Mystery Central Australia
A British and American expedition led by C. W. Rogers and Sergent A A Waolly will travel from Townsville around Cape York into the Gulf of Carpentaria toward Port Darwin. They aim to reach inland areas inhabited by hostile tribes, use wireless and motion picture equipment, and remain away 18 months to two years as they attempt to cross southward.
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Sydney
Australia
C. W. Rogers
San Diego
Sergent
A. A. Waolly
France
Townsville
Cape York
Gulf of Carpentaria
Port Darwin
Broome
Noctuwet
Great Baptist Increase in 1922 Baptisms
Nashville reports 218 140 new members baptized in 1922 by churches tied to the Southern Baptist Convention. Preliminary figures from the Baptist Seventy Five Million Campaign headquarters released today record the nationwide gain.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist Seventy- Five Million
Rise in Philippine school attendance during occupation
During twenty five years of American rule in the Philippines school attendance grew from 4 604 pupils to nearly 950 000.
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The
Philippines
Islands
Pierce Butler Sworn In Today Amid Reparations Talks
In Paris and London reports appear about Premier Poincaré offering a plan to reduce German reparations in gold marks with staged payments to resume later. Talks involve Ambassador Herrick and U.S. observer Porter Bonar Lew as France and Britain push a united front for the New Pay conference.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poincare
Mrantee
Ambassador Herrick
Iola Boyden
Developme
Hughes
United States
State Department
Poinenre Hele
Porter Bonar
France
Delia Torretta
Fifty Years for Killing His Daughter Flora
Moclan’s Tony Dinello aged 48 was convicted of murdering his 11 year old daughter Flora and sentenced today to 50 years in the state penitentiary.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Moclan
Tony Dinello
Flora
Fall to resign from Interior March 4
Secretary Fall of the interior department will resign March 4, a White House announcement said. The move is attributed to pressure from private business interests affecting his duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fall
Interior Department
White House
Railroad Time Table Highlights City Links
Train No. 1 to Corpus Christi at 10:00 a.m. and No. 2 from Corpus Christi at 3:36 p.m. International & Great Northern runs a through fast train to St. Louis at 12:01 p.m. arriving 6:15 p.m. Night Train departs 10:00 p.m. and reaches 7:80 a.m. Laredo schedule shows Train No. 1 to Minera at 8:30 a.m. and Train No. 2 from Minera at 10:00 a.m. arriving Laredo 8:18 p.m.
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Corpus Christi
Rilo Grande & Eagle Pase
Laredo
Minera
Washington Deliberates On Plebiscite Based Peace Plan
The state department signals that an agreement among France Great Britain Italy and Germany should include a promise not to threaten for arming without a plebiscite. The United States seeks to ensure consent through informal talks with France and Britain while noting it is not yet formal acceptance.
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Wahehington
Sannouneerd
France
Great Britain
Waly
Lermany
United States
Fragmentary Notice From Historical Paper
The readable portion indicates a preoperative context and a mention of loss related to a business, dated February 2nd. The text is heavily garbled with misread words and unclear names or places.
State Banks to Report New Year Financials
Austin Texas Jan 2 a call has been issued for statements of the condition of state banks at the close of business December 29.
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Austin
Texas
Four Rebels Executed in Tralee District
A Dublin despatch to the Evening Standard reports four rebels arrested in the Tralee district were executed by the Free State today. Identified names are Matthew Moroney Thomas Pevane Cornelius Casey and Dermot Connor.
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Associated Press
London
Dublin
Evening Standard
Tralee
Free State
Matthew Moroney
Thomas Pevane
Cornelius Casey
Dermot
Weather forecast for New Orleans area brief
The Times reports a United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans for tonight: partly cloudy and colder with frost. Wednesday is expected to be fair.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleansia
Times T 4A Telephone Co
Local Weather Report Fort McIntosh
Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m show a high of 76 degrees and a low of 42 degrees. Winds from the south east with clear conditions prevailing.
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Fort McIntosh
Southenat
United States Wins Land CAC Victory
A concise report notes the United States securing a CAC related land win. Details remain sparse in the readable text, but the outcome highlights a successful result for the U S in the contested land matter.
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United States
Armed Posse Seeks Negroes In Shootings
A violent incident with armed posses targeting Black individuals leads to multiple officers wounded. The chaotic pursuit involved several alleged suspects and broad community fear as authorities contend with a dangerous confrontation and ongoing manhunt.
Health Department Actions Lead to Staff Reductions
A health department discharges about ten employees following an internal investigation. Officials cited irregularities in duties and safety protocols as the basis for the removals and unspecified disciplinary measures.
Revision of Oil Rates Proposed by Western Refiners
An application has been filed with the railroad and public utilities commission for a general review of crude oil and fuel oil rates by the Western Petroleum refiners Association. A hearing is set for February 18 to consider a mileage rate structure from 6 cents for under 10 miles to 22 percent for over 475 miles.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Western Petroleum Tefiners Association
Send 6 Cents For Chamberlain Remedies Trial Pack
Plainly write your name and address and send 6 cents with a thin slip to Chamberlain Medicine Co Weg Movies Iowa to receive a trial package. It includes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs cold bronchial flu and whooping cough and Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach pain indigestion gas and constipation. Also Salve for eye burns scalds wounds and skin affections.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
Weg Movies
Iowa
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