Forfeit posted for Dempsey Wills bout by Rickard and Kearns
Promoter Tex Rickard and Jack Dempsey’s manager Jack Kearns each posted 25000 forfeit for a Dempsey Wills match after Kearns was reinstated by the New York State Athletic Commission. Paddy Mullins, Wills’ manager, is expected to post Wills’ forfeit this afternoon. Dempsey later stated he will not fight where Kearns has any involvement.
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New York
A. P
Tex Rickard
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
New York State Athletic Commission
Kearns
Paddy Mullins
Wills
Los Angeles
New Orleans Cotton Futures Quietly Open After Early Decline
Cotton futures closed steady with a net decline of 7 to 10 points as markets in New Orleans and Liverpool showed cautious trading. Early trades slipped to 22.77 for October and 22.97 for December before recovering amid signs of crop uncertainty and hot southwest temperatures.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Ng Iz
Cotton futures close steady amid bearish outlook
New York cotton futures closed steady with slight declines as hedge selling and a private yield estimate raised concerns over the crop. Traders noted bell weevil activity increasing in parts of the belt and December futures slid toward 23.53 before late covering.
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Hich Low
Liverpool Cotton Spot Prices Steady Demand Aug 18
Liverpool reports steady cotton prices with fair demand. Prices quoted for American good middle to strictly low middling range from 13.20 to 14.00 and nearby futures show December at 12.30, March 12.42, May 12.45, July 14.10 amid market uncertainty.
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Liverpool
Stock Market Fragments and Livestock Prices
The text lists unclear stock and livestock figures with multiple values and stray terms. Mentions 18.10, 18.54, 13.75 and animal items such as cows and lambs, plus references to native tap and various lots, all in disjoint phrases. The fragmentary notes suggest a market page snapshot with irregular entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaugster Spa
Chicago Wheat Opens Weak After Early Trade Slump
The leading Chicago wheat firm began at open with several large buyers entering the market. Prices drifted about one cent from the open, with narrow fluctuations as commission houses offered on both sides. Corn and oats followed with lighter offerings and prices hovering near opening levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prand
Poultry and Dairy Prices and Receipts in Chicago
Poultry alive steady to higher with various classes listed. Fowls six cara in to 25 cents. broilers 27. springs 20 to 23. young chickens 18. roosters 16. turkeys 20. ducks 21. geese 16. Butter higher receipts 18 223 tubs. creamery extras 41 1 2. standards 41 3 4. firsts 39 to 40. seconds 37 to 38. Eggs steady to lower receipts 18 786 cases. firsts 29 to 29 1 2. ordinary firsts 28 to 28 1 2.
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Chicago
Woman Again Delays Trans Channel Swim By Weather
Gertrude Ederle, the 17 year old New York mermaid, began her English Channel attempt at Cape Gris Nez but was forced to abandon the crossing at 3 58 p m two thirds across due to seasickness and nausea from swallowing salt water. Earlier she woke at 1 am to start a bid backed by hundreds of supporters and officials aboard the tug La Marinie with a crowd awaiting departure.
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Dover
England
A. P
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
Channel
Cape Gris Nez
France
New York
Culver team poised to spud in on Quachita test
Culver and team near Coco bend along the Quachita River plan to spud in this week. The rig is on the ground with the derrick completed and crews setting up. Herb Stoy is named as supervisor as drilling work nears its start, with spudding expected by Saturday.
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Culver Et al
Coco
Quachita River
Rze
Herb Stoy
Culver
Local Briefs Report Rail, Fire, and Police News
A Rayville man, George Jagiean colored, was jailed after a Saturday incident. Ezzie Lindsay and M. D. Swayze implicated. Jagiean faces auto theft charges. Dr. John Schrieber and family depart for Hot Springs for a vacation. Cotton pickers bound for Texas pass through town. A DeSiard Ca talpa blaze damaged a Dodge truck belonging to Monroe Auto Supply Co with little loss. Police court fined Tony Louverick for drunk and disorderly behavior. An auto wreck on Grand and Grammont injures neither driver much. brake failure cited.
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Rayville
George Jagiean
Ezzie Lindsay
M. D. Swayze
Ouachita Parish
Central Fire Station
DeSiard and Catalpa
Monroe Automobile Supply Co
C. V. Powers
John Horville
Grand and
Gramment Streets
Powers
Horville
Mrs McBryde says husband framed in political plot
Mrs. McBryde asserts that her husband Robert R. McBryde is a victim of a frame up linked to politics. She claims the Tennessee fugitive charge over obscene mails follows a prior indictment tied to a late United States judge and a Mississippi citizen named as aiding the frame. McBryde, head of the Shreveport McBryde Dry Kiln Co, denies guilt and expects acquittal.
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Shreveport
A. P
Robert R. McBryde
New Albany
Miss
McBryde Dry Kiln Company
Tennessee
McBryde
United States
Ross
Mississippi
Travel Costs Prove Cheaper Than Staying Home
J A Murray of Tucson Arizona and his wife and five children toured to Jackson Georgia in a Ford with a trailer. They left May 7 and spent about 100 dollars for two weeks including gasoline and supplies. The family logged about 7000 miles en route with a single flat tire and generally good roads.
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J. A. Murray
Tucson
Ariz
Murrays
Murray
Georgia
Jackson
Mississipi
Adverse Weather Threatens MacMillan Arctic Flight
The MacMillan Arctic expedition faced potential withdrawal for the year as Navy and National Geographic Society officials weighed sending Lt Cmdr Byrd a verdict. Unusual storms ice filled bays and snow covered fjords raised concerns about the major aim of flying over the Polar sea.
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Washington
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Polar Sea
Byrd
Navy
National Geographic Society
Aderse
Baton Rouge Man Held for Alleged Assault
Ike Hughes aged 52 is held in parish jail on charges of attempting criminal assault on a six year old girl. Police arrested him after a confession reported by the child’s parents and a physician. The crime occurred Sunday night while the girl’s parents were at a movie. the district attorney said trial unlikely before October or November.
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Baton Rouge
Ike Hughes
Hughes
Fred Odom
National Guard Gets Into Action at Beauregard
In Alexandria Louisiana on August 18 850 members of the Louisiana National Guard begin morning drills and afternoon schools at Camp Beauregard with six regular army instructors. Baseball games and other athletic events start this afternoon. The Natchitoches company bids for the camp baseball championship. Parades are scheduled daily at 5 PM except Saturdays and Sundays with guard mount at 5 30 PM and a guardsmen parade through Alexandria planned for next Friday afternoon.
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Alexandria
A. P
Camp Beauregard
Louisiafna National Guard
Natchitoches Company
Lift embargo on shipments of Texas cotton
Texas cotton shipments through New Orleans are released with restrictions after a conference of state and local officials. Cotton from infected Texas counties will not ship through New Orleans and must be inspected at a designated warehouse. Federal horticultural officials warn further Texas quarantines may follow to curb the pink boll weevil.
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New Orleans
A. P
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Agricultural Department of the State
Preas
D. C. Jenkins
Federal Horticultural Board
Houston
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Hughes Brought to Monroe from Alexandria Last Night
Sheriff Milton Coverdale returned from Alexandria with Walter W. Hughes a Missouri Pacific brakeman arrested there on a charge tied to a bootlegger theft ring. Hughes, the fifth arrest in the case, was the only railroad employee among the detainees. He is jailed in Monroe with deputy Clyde Mitchell assisting.
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Milton Coverdale
Alexandria
Walter W. Hughes
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouria Pacific
Grant Parish
Hughes
Coverdale
Auto
Clyde Mitchell
Motorcycle Squad Seen as Aid to Police in Monroe
Chief J M McCabe envisions a motorcycle squad to chase speeders in outlying districts. He notes Shreveport Baton Rouge and other towns employ such units and believes Monroe would benefit. No decision has been made though discussions on purchase have occurred.
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J. M. McCabe
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
McCabe
Monroe
Dorothy Ellingson Is Now Declared Sane
Dorothy Ellingson youthful matricide is declared sane by Dr J D Rogers of Napa State hospital after a 30 day observation in April and May. The San Francisco testimony records her trial on a murder charge and notes the hospital stay.
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San Francisco
A. P
Dorothy Ellingson
J. D. Rogers
Napa State Hospital
Hospita
Auto theft foiled as owner fires shots in street
At 11 p m a would be car thief attempted to steal A L Browns auto on Adams street. Brown fired five shots into the air to frighten the man who fled. Police Ham Pettit and Flanagan investigated but found no trace of the would be thief. Brown could not identify the intruder due to darkness.
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Adams Street
A. L. Brown
Brown
Ham, Pettit
Flanagan
Daughter of President Cleveland Recovering After Appendectomy
Marion Cleveland Dell, daughter of President Grover Cleveland, is convalescing after an appendectomy. She fell ill while visiting friends in a New York suburb and underwent surgery.
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Grover Cleveland
Marion Cleveland Dell
New York
Huff Daland Co shops to move to Monroe soon
Huff Daland Dusters Company plans to move its airplane mechanical shops from Macon Georgia to Monroe, adding full repair and reconstruction facilities. Superintendent Douglas Culver will lead operations as hangars near completion. 20 to 30 planes expected for overhaul and spring work, with contracts expanding statewide through the Gulf region.
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Huff Daland Dusters Company, Inc
Macon
Douglas Culver
Huff Daland Company
Ouachita Bank
Monroe
Tallulah
Gulf
Culver
Preparations for Woodmen Encampment in Monroe
Preparations are completed for the Woodmen of the World encampment in Monroe within Forsythe Park from August 31 to September 5. The event unites Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana camps Ouachita Valley No. 10 and George Wood camp as hosts for visiting members and local residents.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Forsythe Park
W. O. W. Order
Twin Cities
Monroe
Ouachita Valley No. 10
West Monroe
George
Four-Burner Gas Stove on Sale at Low Price
Four-burner gas stove with white porcelain front and large oven offered in a sale. Features patented burners and promises wonderful service. Priced very low, appealing to budget shoppers.
3 Piece Fiber Suite Special In Gray Or Caramel
3 Piece Fiber Suite Special priced at 47.50 offers a 48 inch settee with two matching rockers. Upholstery features cretonne fabric with spring seats and padded backs available in gray or caramel.
Remarkable value 16-inch four burner cabinet range sale
A 16 inch four burner cabinet range features porcelain steel parts adjustable valves and a left or right hand oven among other options. The listing highlights an “remarkable value” for this kitchen appliance sale.
Porch Swings Special at Unbelievable Price
42 inch porch swings of solid oak finished in fumed offered at 1.25 in a limited sale. Never before have swings sold this low. Buy yours now and we'll deliver. Phone 298 or 297 for delivery details.
Fiber Rocker Special Seated in ivory cretonne
A roomy comfortable spring seat rocker in ivory cretonne upholstery. Special buy just arrived priced at $9.50.
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Dempsey
Flocals
Oskisnd
Hot Springs
U. S. Red Life Saving Service
Wash
Ain Schrieber
Texa
V. 8
Ulab
Mudh
Tony Louverick
John Schrieber
John
Ernest
Ark
M’bryde
National Guard
Beauregard
Alex
News-Star
Thief
Huff Daland CO
Pullman Davenport
Lesco
Cire
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