Adams urges legislative fix to concubinage law after Supreme Court ruling
New Orleans April 30 The Times Democrat reports District Attorney St Clair Adams returned from Baton Rouge and urged the Legislature in May to amend the concubinage act to apply to mixed blood as well as full African blood. He argues the law should not define negro by blood quantum and calls for replacing the term with colored to preserve enforcement including related Gay Shattuck provisions. He notes the court decisions in Treadway Lightell and Lee vs Great Northern Railway Co and discusses race statutes and miscegenation concerns.
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New Orleans
the Times-Democrat
Baton Rouge
Sanders
John J. Reilley
St. Clair Adams
Supreme Court
Adams
State
Treadway
Lightell
Treadway-Lightell
Lee
Great Northern Railway Company
Louisiana
Criminal Code Commission
Vir
Ginia Supreme Jones
Commonwealth
Lorimer Bribery Claims Tie to Illinois Senate Seat
Chicago dispatch reports sworn Illinois Legislature statements alleging Senator Lorimer was elected U S Senator last year through bribery. Several members reportedly received $1000 to vote for Lorimer, with the Chicago Tribune cited as the source. Bail leaders reportedly bidding on all available cotton. 200000 ales already bought.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Lorimer
United States
Ready Buyers Back in Cotton Market Bidding for May July
James A Patten and other bull leaders in New York cotton were bidding freely in May and July contracts. They accepted no notices yesterday for delivery of about 200000 bales, worth roughly 15000000 dollars, and remained eager to buy all cotton in sight.
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New York
James A. Patten
Tommy McCarthy Dies From Ring Injuries
San Francisco report states lightweight Tommy McCarthy died from injuries suffered in a boxing match with Owen Moran of England. He was knocked out in the sixteenth round and sustained a fractured skull after sustaining a blow at the ring.
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San Francisco
Tommy McCarthy
Owen Moran
England
Denial of bankruptcy report for local cotton firm
Columbus Mississippi April 30 denial was issued for reports that Steele Miller and Company a local spot cotton house had gone bankrupt. A Bre men cotton firm seeking a receiver was cited as the basis for the circulating claim.
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Columbus
Miss
Steele, Miller & Company
Bremen
Hunsicker Calls for Amended Concubinage Law Reenactment
Shreveport Louisiana April 28 The Times reports Henry Hunsicker author of the concubinage measure states the defects noted by the State Supreme Court will be corrected and the law strengthened next session He argues the law improves morality and should prevent race mixing not exempting mulattos quadroon or octaroon He cites a Supreme Court ruling against damages when a person of negro blood was barred from a white railroad coach.
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Shreveport
the Times
State Supreme Court
Henry Hunsicker
Supreme Court
Hunsicker
McMillan Offers Property Listing Plan No Sale No Charge
Real estate agent McMillan advertises a listing service with no charge unless a sale completes. The offer emphasizes risk free marketing and professional exposure to buyers through their network and marketing channels.
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McMillan
Wrowen Fate in Balance in Doctor Arraignment
Attorneys for the prosecution press severe arraignment of a doctor as the Wrowen fate hangs in balance.
Why He Killed Judson Trial Ready for Verdict Tonight
The case of Dr. Emmett C. McKowen against murder charges for Edward K. Judson’s death last October nears its end in Baton Rouge. District Attorney Wax delivered a lucid argument detailing circumstantial evidence and alibi weak spots, urging jurors to weigh law and facts without bias.
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Emmett
Brunet
Wax
East Baton Rouge
E. C. Wall
McKowen
Judson
Week Ahead Features Taft Stops and Roosevelt Overseas
President Taft will attend Founders Day at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and speak at the Americas Republican club banquet before heading to Cincinnati for Fay festival activities and Theodore Thomas bust unveiling. He then travels to St Louis for the National Farmers Congress meeting. The Oklahoma Governor Haskell defamation case goes to trial in Tulsa Monday. Former President Roosevelt plans visits to Copenhagen Christiania and Stockholm with Nobel address and a doctoral honor. Peary to be hosted by London clubs and awarded a Royal medal before Germany trip.
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Taft
Pittsburg
Carnegie Institute
The
Americas Republican Club
Cincinnati
Theodore Thomas
St. Louis
National Farmers’ Congress
Haskell
Oklahoma
Muskogee
United States District Court
Tulsa
Roosevelt
Copenhagen
Christiania
Stockholm
Germany
Robert E. Peary
Royal Societies Club
London
Royal
Sunday Meetings For Men In Tent Afternoon
A men only Sunday service will be held in a tent this afternoon. Members are urged to attend and participate in the afternoon gathering.
The Perfect One Sermon Preached by Dr Thacker
Last night the congregation enjoyed an eloquent sermon by Dr Thacker titled The Perfect One. The service drew a large crowd and many signed cards showing increased interest.
Sunday Tent Services Attract Large Crowd
Sunday services in the Big Tent drew another large audience with singing led by Mr. Fisher. Dr. Thacker preached on The Perfect One from John 18 38 highlighting sin and the need for Jesus as savior. Cards of acceptance were signed after the sermon. Mr. Fisher led choruses during the service.
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Thacker
Jesus
Louisiana Classes Up as Fleet's Fastest Battleship
Word from the Atlantic fleet confirms the Louisiana is the speed king among battleships. After March trials at Guantanamo, she posted four hours at 19.08 knots and briefly 19.217 knots before a feed pump failure, surpassing the Connecticut which had held 19.025 knots for four hours.
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Atlantic
Louisiana
Guantanamo
Connecticut
No Fault in Him and His Plan of Salvation
The text proclaims there is no fault in Jesus and in His salvation plan. It urges acceptance, faith, and confession now, stressing that Christ fulfills the law, pays sin’s penalty, and offers eternal life as a free gift. It calls readers to trust and commit, warning against hardening the heart.
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Christ
God
Jesus
Heaven
Earth
Jesus the Nazarene
Jesus Christ
Newman On Trial Again for Kitty Ann Watson Incident
The State versus Police Officer C D Newman, charged in the Kitty Ann Watson case from November 15 1909, returns to district court. Three jurors were seated and forty talesmen summoned as the trial resumes with Coroner Surginor and witnesses describing the injuries and body position.
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C. D. Newman
Kitty Ann Watson
Cout
Madison
Parker
Talesmen
A. Myatt
Myatt
Newman
Walter Watson
Sherif Parker
Mitchell
Government expert to study drainage conditions in Louisiana
A government expert will investigate drainage conditions in Louisiana. The effort aims to assess infrastructure, environmental impact, and potential improvements to flood management and land safety.
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Louisiana
Fifth Levee District to Form Drainage Plan in Northeast Louisiana
E G Elliott to begin general plan for draining wetlands in East Carroll Madison Tensas and Concordia parishes forming the Fifth Levee District. Work starts Tallulah about May 4 with federal engineers having surveyed 1 700 000 acres. Cost estimates and legislative steps to create a drainage district will follow after detailed surveys.
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Washington
East Carroll
Madison
Tensas
Concordia
Louisiana
Tallulah
E. G. Elliott
Department of Agriculture
Elliott
Baton Rouge
Levee Commissioners
Carson logs break world loading record at town mill
In Carson Louisiana on April 30 the Central Coke and Coal Company logging department loaded 1252 logs on seventy five cars in eight hours and forty minutes, totaling 334830 feet log scale. The McGifford loader and foreman A Richey led a day extended for water and switching. The plant, built in 1901, employs a 150000 feet daily capacity and has a $500 payroll. The town boasts a fine band and orchestra and a baseball team with several professional players. A frost damaged nearby track gardens but fruit remained uninjured.
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Central Coke and Coal Company
McGifford
A. Richey
Central Coal and Coke Company
Hearne
Kennard
Texas
Kansas City Southern Railroad
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H. A. Averett
Homer Brooks
T. B. Taylor
Robert Nathan
Max Hamilton
A McCormick
H. H. Benoit
Sam Sheppard
T. M. Wright
Will Reed
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