Ransdell Fights Back Against Foster Sugar Tariff Claim
Washington dispatch reports Congressman J E Ransdell disputes a Picayune claim that Senator Foster broke La Follette coalition and saved sugar. He outlines the voting sequence on the Bristow sugar amendment and Cummins Bacon amendment, noting Foster's name appears only in roll call response.
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la Follette
Ransdell
Foster
Washington, D. C
J. E. Ransdell
Picayune
Cummins Iron and Steel
Cummins
Bacon
Johnston
Alabama
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Bristow
Jones
Washington
Congressional
Ard
Senator Bristow
Mr. Johnston
Rice
Lodge
Yeas
Louisiana
Clark
Arkansas
West Side Improves as New Firms Open in West Monroe
West Monroe shows brisk growth with three one story brick buildings rising near the West Monroe State Bank. Fowler-Robinson Drug Company joins J. R. Frantom general merchandise and a sale stable by C. O. Clark. Geo. W. Phillips leaves Millsaps & Co to strike out on his own. Repairs at Union Oil Mill ahead of a strong cotton season as merchants anticipate a robust fall and winter trade.
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C. O. Clark
West Monroe State Bank
Fowler-Robinson Drug Company
J. R. Frantom
J. L. Fowler
Delhi
E. M. Robinson
Monroe
West Monroe
Geo. W. Philips
Millsaps & Company
Phillips
West Side
Union
J. L. Russ
Millsaps & Co
Gods May Pull Hall Down in Monroe Race
Former supporters in the state desert the Monroe candidate as the gods of fate seem set against the hall turning tides.
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Monroe
Bernstein letter sinks Hall support in Louisiana race
New Orleans reports that proof via the Bernstein letter shows Judge Luther E. Hall sought backing from game wardens registrars and others in administration. A C Hellewege, a Good Government League member and Legislature candidate, says Hall's denial in Bunkie was a deliberate falsehood and drops from the league.
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New Orleans
Luther E. Hall
Bunkie
A. C. Hellewege
Good Government League
Third Ward
Hall
Bernstein
Denials Hit Judge Hall Over Alleged Letter
In New Orleans on August 22 Judge Hall rejected Dr. Aswell’s charge that he wrote a letter and said he did not solicit Mr. Bernstein’s help for game wardens and registrars. He called the letter unimportant, just proof of a machine in the state, a confession of guilt in the view of supporters and a blow to his candidacy.
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New Orleans
Bunkie
City Awards Contract for Calypso Street Drain and New Fire Stations
The council awarded the concrete conduit contract under Calypso Street to H. E. Markwood who will begin once equipment arrives. A vacant lot at South Fourth Street and Stone Avenue will host a new fire station with another planned at North Fifth Street and Louisville Avenue. They approved purchasing 3000 feet of hose and a combination chemical and hose truck, with building inspector selection deferred. An ordinance directs remaining tax funds to water, light, and other public improvements.
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Calypso Street
H. E. Markwood
Markwood
South Fourth Street
Stone Avenue
North Fifth Street
Louisville Avenue
Congress Adjourns After Strenuous Meeting Years
The session ended after an exceptionally taxing meeting with lawmakers adjourning amid high tension and heated debates. Leaders praised certain strides while noting unresolved priorities as the chamber recessed.
Taft veto of cotton bill ends session as Beattie case unfolds
Washington August 22 The most strenuous Congress in years adjourned after President Taft vetoed the cotton tariff bill. He argued the measure lacked investigation into its effects on the cotton industry. Beattie Jr remains jailed in Richmond as defense witnesses are disclosed. The Monroe Progressive League seeks funds and a sign in the Bank of Monroe building.
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Beattie
Champ Clark
Mann
House
Taft
E. W. Anderson
Monroe Progressive League
Bank of Monroe
Beattie Wife Murder Trial Jury Pool Expanded
Chesterfield Virginia August 22 Sheriff Gill summoned an additional thirty jurors for possible duty in the Beattie case. There was no court session today.
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Beattie Wife
Chesterfield
Gill
Beattie
Rural Education Day at Calhoun Prairie Station
The North Louisiana Agricultural Society sets Rural Education Day for August 31 at the Experimental Station Calhoun. Speakers include Dr. T. E. Wright Sanitary Inspector of the State Board of Health Professor E R Richardson Superintendent Extension Work LSU and Professor T H Harris State Superintendent of Public Education. Residents and visitors are invited to attend this final season meeting.
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Calhoun, la
North Louisiana Agricultural Society
T. E. Wright
State Board of Health
E. §. Richardson
Louisiana State University
T. H. Harris
Superintendent of Public Education
Fights Tonight feature Papke Burke in 10-round bout
Bill Papke faces Sailor Burke in a ten round bout set for tonight in New York. The event headlines include a scheduled main match with local boxing fans expected.
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Bill Papke
Sailor Burke
New York
Winds Delay Atwood Flight From Syracuse
High winds hinder Aviator Atwood from leaving Syracuse before noon on his continuation to New York. He expected to depart before 3 PM and then fly eastward until darkness overtakes him.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Atwood
New York
Obituary Notices Echo Civil War Era Servant Mary Hill
Mary Hill aged about 95 died Sunday and was buried yesterday afternoon in the colored cemetery. She served Mrs. Warfield long before the war and was regarded as a faithful old mammy. The article notes the passing of the old enslaved class as memories fade and comments on recent rains swelling the river to resemble Red River.
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Mary Hill
Warfield
Red River
Fatal Speed Trials Turn Fatal At State Fair Grounds
At Shreveport on August 22 a Mercer driven by George Mills reached about 50 miles per hour on the race track before flipping over. Richard W. Davis, 23, married, died from a fractured skull after the crash. Mills, 24, single, remained conscious after transfer to hospital with back injuries and contusions. condition serious but not dangerous.
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Shreveport
the Times
Richard W. Davis
George Mills
Fair Grounds
Mercer
Ed Dickenson
Wray-Dickinson
Davis
Mills
Charity Hospital
North Louisiana
Wright Returns as Yard Master After Two Months
Mr. D. E. Wright, in Shreveport two months acting as train dispatcher for the W. S. & P., resumes his position as yard master. Brick masons begin laying brick for the new Baptist church house this morning with walls to be rushed to completion.
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D. E. Wright
Shreveport
New Baptist Church
Ward 9 merchant Mr W J Walker visits Monroe
Well known merchant and planter Mr W J Walker of Ward 9 is spending the day in Monroe. Carrie Dee Drew of Minden visits Miss Dee Morgan on the West Side.
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W. J .Walker
Ward 9
Monroe
Carrie Dee Drew
Minden
Dee Morgan
West Side
Bailey Sacrificed to Make Room for Judge Hall in Louisiana
New Orleans dispatch reports clashes within the Democratic Good Government League over gubernatorial and Supreme Court races. Bailey withdraws to clear path for Luther E. Hall, with Bernstein Hall letters cited as evidence of machine influence and internal party tensions. John M. Parker praises Hall as a beacon against the political machine.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
James J. Baiey
Democratic Good Government League
Louisiana
Pri
Bailey
Opelousas
St. Landry
Batley
Luther E. Hall
Monroe
League
John M. Parker
Judge Hall
Court of Appeals
Parker
Court of Appeal
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GLARK
Mr. Clark
Weather Report
Geo. Phillips
James J. Bailey
Council
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Richmond
Young Beattie
Paul Beattie
Experiment Station
State Fair Grounds
Goo Goo Boss
Berstein
Congress
Pujo
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