Missouri and Oklahoma Primary Vote Counts Drag On
In Missouri Senator Reed leads Breckenridge Long by about 15 thousand with two thirds of precincts in. William Sacks leads R R Brewster in the Republican race by around seven thousand as more precincts report. In Oklahoma Mayor Walton leads Wilson by eight thousand with under a third of precincts reporting. Alice Robertson holds a strong position for renomination in Oklahoma, while Manuel Herrick trails in the eighth district.
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Associated Press
Reed
Br Snridge Long
William Sachs
R. R. Brewster
Old Guard
Oklahoma
Walton
Oklahoma City
R. H. Wilson
Wilson
K. K
Alice Robertson
Congress
Manuel Herrick
Kansas
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchison
Ding W. R. Stubb
Elizabeth Lorraine Wooster
West Virginia
Sutherland
Izetta Brown
M. M. Neely
St. Louis
Auust
James A. Reed
Breckenridge Long
United States
Long Mi
William Sacks
8. Louis
Brewster
Missouri
Kansas City
Army worm outbreak reported in northern Louisiana parishes
Baton Rouge reports the army worm, a cotton crop menace, has appeared in the northern parishes including Union Bienville Bossier Franklin and Ouachita. Agriculture department and the experiment station have dispatched experts and Paris green poison has been shipped in large quantities to combat the pest.
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Department of Agriculture
Army
Union
Bienville
Bossier
Franklin
Ouachita
Wilson
Experiment Station
Paris
Coal conferences to be resumed in effort for peace
Secretary Hoover pushes emergency coal control while 750 Indiana troops recall to Indianapolis. Negotiations between anthracite operators and miners expected to restart, possibly under state protection plans. date for wage talks to be set soon.
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Associated Press
Commerce Hoover
Indianapolis
McCray
Ind
Indiana Infantry
Camp Knox
Smith
Indiana National Guard
Indiana Coalfields
Action on Harding Peace Proposition by Shop Craft Men
More than 100 union chiefs led by BL M. Jewell met in Chicago to consider President Harding's plan for settling the shopmen's strike. Formal acceptance appeared likely, with new peace moves expected from railroad executives and Washington. The session noted that rejecting the restoration of seniority rights could shift the course back to Mr. Harding.
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Associated Press
Chicago
BL M. Jewell
President Harding
Washington
Harding
Railroads Post
New York Central Railroad
Burial likely to be at National Capital
Sydney August 2 Dr Alexander Graham Bell inventor of the telephone died at two o clock this morning at his estate near Baddeck. He had been in failing health for months but the end was unexpected. He died with Mrs Bell and two children present and will be buried at Mount Bevin Breagh. The article recounts Bell's early life in Scotland Canada and the United States and outlines his invention the patent battle and early Bell Telephone Company.
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Associated Press
Sydney
N.S
Alexander Graham Bell
Baddeck
Dr. Ker
Washington
Bell
Mr. Bell
Marian Hubbard Fairchild
David G. Fairchild
Theinventor
Elsie M. Grosvenor
Ten Magazine
Mount Bevin Breagh
Edinburg
Scotland
Alexander M. Bell
Schotch
Edinburg High School
Edinburg University
University of London
Canada
United States
University of Boston
Philadelphia
Elisha Gray
Chicago
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Company
American Bell Telephone Company
Dowd
Western Union Company
Edison
Spencer
Drawbaugh
Pennsylvania
Mr. Sell
Gray
Monroe Country Club Sold to George W Zeigin
The Monroe Country Club board sold the club and improvements to George W Zeigin for 15000 dollars, with 9420.80 paid in cash. The Riverside Heights property along the Ouachita river includes blocks 2 through 8 of block 1 plus riparian rights and a Lieber parcel for 175 dollars.
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Country Club
George W. Zeigin
Monroe
Monroe Country Club
George W., Zeigin
Sul Estate
Ouachita River
Riverside Heights
Zeigin
Park Avenue
L. Lieber
Riverside Height
Rail strike may force quick settlement amid coal shortage
Washington reports the administration could push for a rapid end to railroad disruptions despite risks to railroad control. A Railway Association weekly freight tally shows coal movement down while other goods hit a record seasonal high. total loadings near 861 thousand cars, coal 76,060 cars, with year over year declines. In Arkansas, Carl Spradley was killed and Will Spradley wounded as a clash between union and non union workers at Missouri Pacific yards drew deputy marshals and a crowd of 100.
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Associated Press
Washington
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Buren Ark
Carl Spradley
van Bruen
Will Spradley
Missouri Pacific Railroad
United States
New Star Hotel Undergoes Major Renovation
Work on the New Star Hotel begins with about $10 000 allocated for remodeling and refurnishing. Sug Brothers, owners of the building, supervise interior and exterior renovations to improve facilities and install modern conveniences. Upon completion the entire hotel will be refurnished with emphasis on elegant furniture and an anticipated complete transformation.
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Star
Sug.” Brothers
New Star Hotel
Freight House Fire Destroys B&O Structure in Sandusky
Fire at the Baltimore and Ohio freight house on the Sandusky waterfront destroyed the building and 16 freight cars. Loss is estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Sandusky, O
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Shop crafts vote to accept Harding railroad plan in Chicago
More than 100 chiefs of the federated shop crafts under B M Jewell voted to accept President Harding's proposals to end the railroad strike. Timothy Healy said his union would concur. The action awaits a committee drafted reply subject to amendment by leaders before sending to the president. The meeting resumes at 3 30 p m.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harding
B. M. Jewell
Timothy Healy
Stationary Firemen and Oilers Union
New York
Federated Shop Crafts
Farm Bureau Chief Addresses Kiwanis Club on Farming
W T Watkins Ouachita Valley Farm Bureau secretary told Kiwanis members that farming is becoming a business with the new farm loan system. He said agriculture must be a key part of national prosperity and explained the bureau's six percent financing to stabilize prices and promote orderly marketing. A pledge for a Baptist Sunday School trip was adopted, with solos by local singers and piano accompaniment drawing applause.
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W. T. Watkins
Ouachita Valley Farm Bureau
Kiwanians
Farm Loan System
Mr. Watkins
Farm Bureau Association
Ouachita Parish
Watkins
Baptist’ Sunday School Union
Monroe
Canmie Clark
Frank Tripp
F. M. Holden
H. Montgomery
Treasury notes over-subscribed as Victory issues issued
Washington reports Mellon announces strong demand for four and a quarter percent Victory notes with subscriptions near 1.2 billion dollars for an issue of about 300 million. Exchange of four and three quarter percent notes for new treasury issues is under way but proceeding unsatisfactorily.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Morehouse plans to spend millions on good highways
At a Morehouse parish police jury meeting the good roads committee approved issuing 1 100 000 in bonds to build a 147 mile road network across Morehouse parish. An election will be called soon to vote on the bond issue. The project links Bastrop Bastrop to Mer Rouge and Eagle Ferry Perryville with connections to Arkansas railroads and state highways.
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Morehouse Parish
Good Roads Committee
Bastrop
H. Flood Madison
Bastrow
Boeuf Bayou Ridge
Bastion
Mer Rouge
Iron Mountain
Arkansas Line
Wood Roads
Eagles Ferry
Perryville
Morehouse
Hoover reports to president on rail leaders decision
Secretary Hoover told President Harding he does not expect action today from railway executives after their meeting in New York. He said the administration would not reply to the executives and would focus on coal distribution rather than a new program or White House talks with strikers or employers. Senator Lodge discussed the strike with the President.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Harding
New York
Commerce
White House
Senator Lodge
Railway shopmen strike talks open with seniority rights eyed
Washington reports that railway executives declined Harding plan yet left door open for talks if seniority of workers who stayed at work is preserved. In New York a harbor tug Edward exploded, killing five crew and injuring four. The vessel sank after the blast.
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Washington
Harding
New York
Associated Press
Edward
Brooklyn
De Valera Use of Clonmel as Quarters Reported
Dublin authorities confirm that Eamon De Valera, republican leader, has established his headquarters in Clonmel. He is frequently seen in town in an automobile and wears a uniform, but conceals his identity by pulling his cap low over his eyes.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Clonmel
New York Central Sees Surge of Applicants at Shops
New York Central lines reported a surge of job applicants at division points within three hours this morning. Many were strikers waiting to see Harding's settlement plan action as employment agencies mobilized shopmen since the strike began, with reports flowing in from Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and other points.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Central Lines
Harding
New York Central
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Benbrook Leading In Natchez Mayoral Primary
Natchez Mississippi August 2 W G Benbrook 85 years old for thirty one years mayor of this city was leading Lutcher Whittington by eighteen votes in his race for re election with 1500 of the 2000 votes cast at the primary yesterday counted.
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Benbrook
Associated Press
Natchez, Miss
W. G. Benbrook
Lutcher Whittington
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