Vardaman Talks on Race as Nation Divides
Senator James K. Vardaman addresses a large audience at the Masonic Temple on Shall the Negro Rule, urging segregation and disfranchisement. He praised lynching for crimes against white women, warned of racial danger, and called for North South harmony to safeguard white supremacy.
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
Old Masonic Temple
National Democratic Fair Play Association
Vardaman
Congress
Senator Vardaman
Joseph F. Webber
Yeas
North
Lazarus
South
Ku Klux
Sampede carnival opens in Winnipeg frontier celebration
Winnipeg joins in the Sampede carnival with crowds from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the border. About 10 000 guests welcomed as trains fill to capacity. Cowboys riders vaqueros and Indians in blankets march past. Daily contests crown broncho busting steer roping and trick riding champion titles. The List Great West recreates Canadian frontier scenes for spectators.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Calgar
Great West
Denver Fills With Knights Templars
Denver Colorado August 9 crowds gather as the great conclave of Knights Templars nears. Delegations pour in escorted to headquarters by local lodge contingents. Visitors bring bands and drum corps as stations form lively scenes with suited members and colorful insignia.
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Denver
Colo
Knights Templars
Suffering From Heatand Drought Rises Across Mid South
Reports from Kansas City show increasing sufferings from heat and drought spreading through Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas. Communities face water shortages some towns receive water by freight. Stock supplies cannot be laid in for winter and no relief is in sight.
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Kansas City
Missiupri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana Board Adopts Textbooks Amid Bernard Resignation
Louisiana State Board of Education meets to approve high school texts for the state. A. C. Bernard resigns as state high school inspector, noting unpaid salary since January. Funds for his pay require a new appropriation by the General Assembly next year. The board adopts Gorton’s A High School Course in Physics replacing the previous physics text.
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Baton Rouge
A. C. Bernard
Louisiana
Bernard
State Board of Education
D. C
Zach Spearing
Mr. Bernard
General Assembly
Harris
Board of Education
Leo. M. Favrot
Educational Board
General Educational Board
Favrot
Payrot
Department of Education
Arkansas
Louisiana State Board of Educcation
Governor Hall
Gorton
Parishes debate school texts and Alden reunion news
The report covers text book selections for Latin and agriculture across four years with additions like Duggar and Harper titles and a plan to leave German and shorthand matters to schools. It notes Parish superintendent compliance checks urged by Governor Hall and Plaquemines’ lack of a qualified candidate. It reports the Alden Kindred of America reunion in Duxbury and a Louisiana animal convention in New Orleans with a cancellation of electricity in initiations.
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Stephenson
Harley
Duggar
Harper
Snyder
Hall
Plaquemines
Tarris
Duxbury
Mase
John Alden
Pricilla Mullins
Longfellow
America
Old Homestead
Southhampton
England
New Orleans
Louisiana
Alabama
Pope Pius X marks tenth anniversary with peace plea
In a Vatican service the pope and the Sacred College commemorated ten years since his coronation. He issued an encyclical urging a worldwide and permanent effort for international peace, calling on the Catholic Church to lead the drive for harmony.
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Rome
Pius
Vatican
Sacred College
Papal Court
St. Peter
Southern colleges make striking progress since 1900
The Bureau of Education reports Southern colleges have advanced in entrance requirements, libraries, buildings and equipment. In 1900 only three southern colleges had entrance requirements. by this year the number reached 164.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southern Colleges
Bureau of Education Today
Senate vacancy hard to fill after Johnston death
The Senate faces a split over Governor O Neals plan to call a special election to fill the Alabama vacancy left by Senator Johnston s death. Democrats urge quick action to secure a majority on tariff votes while others question the governors authority.
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Washington
O'Neal
Johnston
Alabama
Orders Await Envoy Lind
Dispatches report orders awaiting envoy Lind as efforts continue to prevent his landing. The brief notes heightened security measures and a push to urgent diplomatic handling.
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Lind
Wilson to Meet Senate Foreign Relations Panel on Mexico
Ex-Gov John Lind arrives aboard the battleship New Hampshire at Vera Cruz with instructions to present a peace proposal to Huerta via chargé d affaires O Shaughnessy. Secretaries Druay and White House indicate no obstacles to Lind landing as talks proceed. President Wilson plans a conference tonight with the full Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Mexico situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Hampshire
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Druay
Lind
Huerta
Charg
O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
White House
Senate Porelen Relations Committees
Whitt House
Mexican Rebel Leader Carranza Rejects Ferguson Quip Over Elections
In a private message Carranza states he will not imitate Lind or press a quip fight until elections are held. He mentions Ex-Gov Lind and Huerta in the context of alleged urging. Carranza asserts he will pursue his own path rather than follow others' tactics.
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New York
Cgov
Lind
Huerta
Carranza
Wilson signs order restricting flights over Panama Zone
President Wilson today moved to shield the Panama Canal by signing an order that forbids flights over the Canal Zone without written approval from Washington. The action follows recent aviator activity near the strategic waterway.
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Washington
Wilson
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Unrest and Attacks Reported in Coahuila Region
The blast destroyed a Federal troop train near Lampa on August 4, causing many soldiers to pass and be injured. Food shortages grow in Monclova as rebels show signs of planning a broader incident in the near term.
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Constitutionalist
Coahuila
Lampareos
Monclova
California land act to take effect in California
The Webb anti alien land law will take effect tomorrow. The law prohibits aliens from owning land in the state and targets foreigners, especially Japanese, who have long held extensive farms while remaining aliens due to the citizenship ban. Diplomatic negotiations with Japan continue over the measure.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Japan
United States
Ghent Unveils Van Eyck Monument in Ceremonial Tribute
A grand monument to the fifteenth century Flemish painter Jan van Eyck was unveiled in Ghent with imposing ceremonies. King Albert attended along with state councillors, foreign diplomats, and numerous distinguished guests.
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Ghent
van Eyck
Albert
Justice McKenna Near Seventieth Birthday Birthday and Retirement Plans
Washington Aug 9 Justice Jos McKenna of the Supreme Court reaches his seventieth birthday tomorrow making him eligible to retire on full pay under the law He is in excellent health and is not expected to retire soon except for Holmes who is two years older
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Washington
Jos. McKenna
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Holmes
McKen
Ohio imposes hunting license for game birds
Ohio lawmakers set a one dollar license fee with exemptions for landowners and tenants on their lands. Quail and pheasant must not be shot this fall. no open season until 1915. The move aims to regulate hunting under the new law and enforcement begins tomorrow.
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Ohio
Columbus
Louisiana Hen Wealth Producer Promotes Purebred Poultry
An article extols Louisiana hens as a cornerstone of the barnyard economy noting gains in dairy and meat yields, the value of purebred stock, and the Monroe Fair as a showcase. It urges unhaunted investment in high grade birds, horses, cattle, hogs and sheep, to double returns and win blue ribbons.
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Hell
Louisiana
Pep
Louisians
Loulalana
Monroe Fair
Businessmen Protest Cumberland Telephone Rate Rise
A chamber meeting in Monroe criticizes service quality rather than the rate increase by Cumberland Telephone Co. Officials acknowledge service flaws and pledge improvements by September as rates rise to align with neighboring cities. District manager Gillentine cites $80,000 plant investment and new switchboard as steps toward better reliability.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cumberland Telephone Company
Telephone Company
Olll
J. M. Keller
Chas. Titehe
J. S. Gillentine
Jackson, Miss
J. G. Thomas
Gillentine
Monroe
Monro
Alexandria
Lake Charlies
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Rate Increase Not Opposed in Phone Question
The record notes a phone inquiry about a proposed rate increase and indicates that the increase was not opposed. Details specify the inquiry context and the lack of public objection.
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Mary Scott Castle Chartier
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