Local notices and business listings around Monroe area
Local items include Kern’s wagon shop offerings and easy terms on houses, hotel guests at Monroe, an osteopathic physician advertising a vapor bath, a citizens meeting rescheduled to Friday on telephone rates, Ansco cameras at Phoenix Drug Store, court clerk officials visiting Shreveport, a patent remedy promotion, and a charity hospital transfer with a home scene note. The stork visits signal new births and a push for baby clothes at the local charity.
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Aritty
Mre
Abey
Shane
Han
Charity Hospital
Shreveport
Knights of Columbus elect most supreme officers
Practically all the supreme officers of the Knights of Columbus were re elected at today s session of the annual convention. Rh. of. Officers elected. Mrs Gere 160 Gratimont. Wagon factory wood yard Oak and hickory wood phone 269. 16-2w
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Seston
Aur. G
The
Knights of Columbus
Wagon Factory Wood Yard
Forward to the Land League Conference Opens in Boston
The first conference of the Forward to the Land League assembles in Boston on Ave G. The group aims to curb land settlement frauds, improve farmer prospects, and raise rural life appeal to ease urban congestion and tenement living.
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Boston
Ahaes
Ave. G
Land League
Séselon
Nis
Double hanging set for two inmates in Port Worth jail
Sheriff Readag prepared for a double execution in the county jail at Port Worth Texas tomorrow for Ernest Marrigan and Paul Fowler two negroes condemned for murdering Robert Knetech a white man last year United States Ambassador Gerard in Bertin tentatively agreed to rent two houses at about nineteen thousand dollars annually noting the item 1500 over his salary reflects the deal
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Port Worth
Texas
Readag
Ernest Marrigan
Paul Fowler Negroes
Robert Knetech
Bertin
United States
Gerard
Building Material Suppliers in West Monroe LA
J K Morgan and Company advertise a full range of building materials including coal slack and domestic slag, concrete lime cement sand and gravel. Agents for Gulf Refining Company operate from West Monroe Louisiana.
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Gulf Refining Company
Parish and City Court Records and Suspensions
The Day's Records lists civil cases including Union Central Life Insurance and W M Stokes, marriage licenses for John Blanks Parker and Carrie Dunn, real estate transfers, mortgage filings, and releases. It also records numerous fines for disturbances and public drunkenness with amounts from 3.50 to 7.50.
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Civ
Union Central Life Insurance Companys
W. M. Stokes
John Blanks Parker
Miss Carrie Dunn
Grove's Tasteless Ton ic Strengthens System in Heat
Grove's Tasteless Tonic is advertised to enrich the blood strengthen the whole body and help readers endure the depressing effects of a hot summer season. It claims to fortify the system and improve well being during heat waves.
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GROVE
In Justice to the City Bakery of Monroe
The article defends City Bakery owner I M McCarthy against claims of unsafe bread. It states shipments go to out of town customers in dust proof moisture proof and sanitary boxes and cites State Board of Health rules.
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Rowling
Gilbert says people satisfied with levee board compromise
New Orleans dispatch reports Thomas B. Gilbert of Wisner a banker planter and merchant and president of the Tensas District Levee Board attended the Grunewald Hotel letting for Brooks Mill Levee North. He defended the compromise of 31000,000 with the land company noting funds credited to the state treasury and argued most district residents support the levee board’s efforts to prevent floods.
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New Orleans
the Times- Democrat
Thomas B. Gilbert
Wisner
Lac
Tensas
Grunewald Hotel
Brooks Mill
Tensis
Daily States
Filibert
Levee Board
Land Company
D. D. Prichard
Carl McHenry
Colonel Pleasant
Tug Defiance Escapes Giant Whale On Atlantic Run
Baltimore Aug 6 Captain L M Smith and crew of the P Doughtry Company tug Defiance reported a remarkable incident at sea. A towering eighty foot whale forced the tug to lift three feet out of the water and chase it for over half a mile before reaching port.
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Baltimore
L. M. Smith
P. Doughtry Company
Defiance
Whale in Tug Encounter Spotted Off Virginia Coast
Captain Smith reported a whale collision threat while his tug traveled between Cape Henry and False Cape. Mate Jack Reese steadied the vessel as the whale surfaced and followed for about a half mile before veering away toward the ocean.
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Virginia Capes
Caaptain Smith
Cape Henry
False Cape
Virginia Sea
Jack Reese Wes
Captain Smith
Reese
Saengerfest Opens in Dubuque With Regional Singing Groups
German singing societies from Des Moines La Crosse Freeport Rock Island Cedar Rapids Burlington Chicago Muscatine and Sioux City gather in Dubuque Iowa for the Saengerfest opening. The four day program features five orchestras chorus competitions and appearances by noted soloists.
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Dubuque
Mississippi Valley
Des Moines
la Crosse
Freeport
Rock Stand
Cedar Radios
Burlington
Chicago
Muscatine
Sioux City
Progressive party marks first birthday with telegram to Roosevelt
Leaders of the Progressive party in Chicago sent a telegram to Colonel Roosevelt who is in the Southwest to recall the first birthday anniversary of their party. The note notes the national convention completed a year ago in the Coliseum and Roosevelt addressed that convention after an hour of cheering.
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Chicago
TL. Ang
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Meeting of Negro Shriners in Indianapolis
The imperial council of the Ancient Egyptian Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine began its seventh annual session in Indianapolis on August 6. Officers include Eugene Phillips of Boston as imperial potentate, J. H. Sherwood of St Paul as deputy imperial potentate, and Mr Murphy of Baltimore as imperial recorder. The Daughters of Isis also hold an annual session here.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Imperial Council
China Lacks Funds for Panama-Prelifie Exposition
Peking reports the Chinese government cannot participate in the Panama Exposition due to a shortage of funds. This financial constraint keeps China from sending officials and exhibits to the event.
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Peking
Arg
William Miles seeks adminship of Peter Miles estate
Notice states William Miles filed for appointment as administrator of the Peter Miles estate, valued under five hundred dollars, including two mules valued at 2490 and wagon and harness valued at 25. Oppositions must be filed within seven days. otherwise he will be appointed under Act No. 70 of 1906. Deputy Clerk AG Young signs August 5, 1915.
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William Miles
Peter Miles
Young
Parts of man found in dynamite blast at Williams home
In Osykea Mics August 6 a man identified as Sid Taylor threw a lit cigarette into 150 pounds of dynamite at J A Williams home. Glass shattered every window in town. Only small parts of the man were recovered, authorities report.
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Osykea
Mics
Sid Taylor
J. A. Williams
News Star AG Mounts Bid for Best Fetal Health Policy
The News-Star reports AG officials push for a policy aimed at improving fetal health outcomes. Key figures advocate stricter protections and enhanced funding for maternal services amid ongoing political debate.
Back to the Farm Movement Gains National Momentum
Luther Ellison of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce notes a shift from city growth to agricultural advancement. he cites census trends, rail and business support, and federal programs expanding farmer education and efficiency. the piece urges stronger southern farm expert deployment and rural investment for overall regional prosperity.
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Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Department
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Department of Commerce and Labor
Agricultural Department
South
Wed County
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Open season on killers urged in readers letter
A reader in Louisiana proposes canceling current game laws and salaries for fish and game commissioners. He calls for an open season year round on cold blooded murderers with 50 to capture alive and 100 per dead, claiming it would cut trials, spur market hunting, sterilize the community, and attract immigration to the region near Shreveport and Monroe.
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Louisiana
Shreveport
Monroe
Fragmentary OCR Incomplete Notice
Unclear OCR text with scattered words and symbols. no coherent event or entities readable to identify a news item or notice.
Stearns' Electric Paste Exterminates Vermin Fast
Advertisement touts Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste as a long standing effective exterminator. It claims rats mice and cockroaches die in a night with a ready to use paste that requires no mixing and carries a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists or direct from the Chicago company.
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Stearns
Ceiling Decor Catalogs From Bell and Denny
Ellers perfermit steel ceilings Frid ley Voshert and Co and others offer embossed metal ceilings and interior decorations. We take dimensions make blue prints and furnish ceilings for ten percent over invoice freight allowed. We erect ceilings to the queen's taste. 6-23 Bell and Denny.
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Bell and Denny
Liverpool Market Notice for August 6 1913
Liverpool market report lists sale figures with 6000 bales traded and futures for September October and October November. Prices shown as 02-64 2.45 98-5.95 reflect bid or price ranges. Indicates activity in fiber or cotton commodities at Liverpool.
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Liverpool
St. Louis Grain Market Update
Wheat futures listed for May September and December trading at 721 2 68 1 4 Ro, reflecting price quotes from the St. Louis market report.
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St. Louis
Windes Daily Cotton Letter Partly Cited Weather Upturn
The report notes continuing dry weather in Texas and Oklahoma raising drought concerns while Northern markets rally. Liverpool futures rise after private cables cite Texas and Oklahoma damage. cloths and yarns remain dull but futures climb as warmer, drier conditions persist in the Southwest.
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Monroe
Lay
Wea
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Liverpool
Oklahom
Manchester
Weather Bureau
Southwest
Rain Spreads Across Texas Oklahoma and South
Weather notes report more rain in Texas and Oklahoma with scattered showers in the cotton region and over the South Atlantic States. Forecasters promise more rain tomorrow especially in extreme South Mississippi and South Alabama. Social items mention Bastrop visitors to Monroe and local street railway work in progress on Grand and DeSiard streets.
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South Atlantic States
Mississippi
Alabama
E. D. Windes
H. E. Markwood
Grand and
DeSiard Streets
Girls Bag Locked in Superintendent's Safe
The cross examination of James Conley in Leo Frank's murder trial concluded with the witness stating the small bag carried by the Whagan girl on the day of disappearance was locked in the office safe by the accused superintendent. Also reported is the discovery of the body of Robert M. Hughes in Senatobia and Hughes, Arkansas, believed to be accidental after a fall at a local furniture store.
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Atlanta
James Conley
Leo Frank
Mary Phavan
Memphis
Robert M. Hughes
Senatobia
Mississippi
Hughes
Arkansas
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Kern
Joe Kern
Dougshue
Monroe Hotel
Meridian
Wake
Kake
Abe Arent
Jos. H. Leveque
Lake Charles
Cecilia Holyvaned
Louise Anne Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Ansco
Phoenix Drug Store
A. L. Green
Pat S. Hamilton
Phoenix
Phoenix Brug Store
Oelock P. m. Kakh
Besiard Street
Phin
Gere
Gratimont
Comb
nHome
J.k.morgan & Bro
West Monroe
Cyly
Percy Sandel
W. B. Clarke
People's Homestead and Savings Association
A. B. Fisher
Jessie O. Flewellen
Jes
Wwehburn
City Court
Magele Thomas
Geo. White
H. B. Bolls
J. Vance
J. B. Vardaman
W. M. Burns
Jim Brady
Alford Thomas
Andrew Jennings
Pres
Gilbert
Fanay
Piade
Meeting of Negro Shriners
China
News-Star Want AG
Fetall Getters Posallte
Adrigulturo
Fadm Hvenee
Luther Ellison
Dee
San
New York
Windes’ Daily Cotton Letter
Jackson St
Monroe, la
Cotton N.Y . Harman & CO
North Louisiana
Hayward & Clark
Carpenter, Baggot & Co
Bartlett, Frazier & Co
Cotton Exchange
Benard
J. G. Sandidge of
Bastrop
C. W. Seals
Homer
Associated Press
Arkansas Avenue
Corner Fifth
Guy P. Stubbs
Surrey
J. S. Washburn
Hudson Avenue
Peoples Homestead and Savings Association
BE. Stephens
News-Star
National League
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville
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