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The Frisco horticulturist writes of crops and notes Louisiana is overlooking potential yields in farm planting.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
1
Hemp in Louisiana Could Be Statewide Crop, Expert Claims
An article from Opelousas cites Prof. F. S. White, horticultural commissioner for the Frisco System, asserting Louisiana soil will support hemp and many crops. He notes Opelousas experimental hemp growth proves potential profits, with $50 million in imported hemp and twines annually. Louisiana’s North Louisiana and St. Landry parish soils cited as especially fertile for diversification and farming growth.
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Louisiana
North
America
F. S. White
Northwest
St. Landry Parish
Opelousas
Vermont Shows Big Decrease in Population
Burlington Vermont reports a forthcoming genius announcement indicating a sharp population drop in Vermont with a potential permanent loss of one Republican congressman. Large towns may rise while many small towns shrink two to twenty percent due to fewer marriages and rural-to-city migration. immigration adds little.
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Burlington
Vermont
Green Mountain
Congress
Commonwealth
Resignation Is Due Today As Governor Sanders Expected Action
A capital statement is anticipated as resignation due today. The text discusses hemp cultivation prospects in Louisiana, noting potential gains for Opelousas farmers, crop cycles of 70 to 90 days, and a hemp industry involving a company supplying seed and processing gear. It highlights rotation benefits and import replacement.
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Opelousas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Manitoba
Bears Threaten Atchafalaya Corn Crops Near Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge reports detail a bear menace along the Atchafalaya River endangering corn fields. Ernest Boehringer, returning from Lottie area, describes large throng of bears, including a massive patriarch over 1,000 pounds. Law details allow killing destructive bears from Nov 1 to Feb 1. penalties include fines and jail. Planters may feed bears until season to spare crops, then kill for meat. weather hinders pursuit.
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Baton Rouge
Ernest Boehringer
Lottie
Atchafalaya
Boehringer
General Assembly
Clinton
Tensas
Roosevelt
Naming a successor for the Panama Exposition role
Baton Rouge August 26 Governor Sanders plans two statements to outline his plan to serve out his term and his future intentions for the Panama Exposition. Rumors point to Judge J R Thornton of Alexandria as his likely U S Senate successor. Thornton, born 1846 in Iberville parish, is a Rapides parish lawyer and Sanders ally. The governor declined to publish his plan and will decide after deliberation what best serves the exposition.
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Panama Exposition
Sanders
United States Senate
J. R. Thornton
Alexandria
Thornton
Louisiana
Rapides Parish
Iberville Parish
Panama
Crisis 15 At Hand: New Orleans Urges Senator Sanders Postpone
Leading business and professional men of New Orleans petition Governor Sanders to remain in office until New Orleans secures national support for the Panama Exposition. The signers urge using his influence to obtain ratification of the exposition tax and recognition by Congress for 1915 Panama Canal celebrations.
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New Orleans
Sanders
the Picayune
Congress
Senate
Panama Canal
Messrs. T. P. Thompson
C. H. Ellis
W. H. Sullivan
S. Locke Breaux
Chas. Janvier
Pierre Crabites
Sam Blum
Robert Glenk
J. B Sinnott
T. W. Danziger
Jules A. Gauche
Henry B. Schreiber
J. C. Murphy
John McCloskey
John A. Grehan
Thomas G. Rapier
A. Baldwin, Jr
Lawrence Fabacher
I. D. Moore
Jas. L. Wright
Geo. M. Leahy
Walter R. Stauffer
Robert Ewing
Joseph Voegtle
Thos, Douglass
Martin Behrman
Theodore
Louisiana Team Gains In Trials At Camp Perry
Louisiana showed marked improvement in the National Team Match at Camp Perry Ohio, finishing 34th of 43, up from last place. Col Toombs praised the squad's superb work despite limited practice zones and distance skirmish challenges, forecasting potential top-tier placement next year.
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Camp Perry
Col. Toombs
Louisiana
Immdi
Governor Sanders urged to stay and labor for exposition
A plea from Governor Sanders calls for sacrifice and continued labor to support the upcoming exposition. The high profile request emphasizes public service and sustained effort to ensure the event's success.
Early Morning Crowd at the Natatorium
Forsythe Park natatorium draws its largest weekday crowd of the season with many visitors from afar. Four commercial travelers rose at 4 am to try the famed radium-salt water while locals and a loyal dog crowd the pool, praising curative effects as attendance remains strong day and night.
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Forsythe Park
Remains of John McLain to Arrive in El Paso for Funeral
The body of John McLain, who died Monday in El Paso Texas, will be transported Saturday night for burial. The funeral is planned for Sunday with the time to be announced later.
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John McLain
el Paso
Texas
Louisiana leaders urge tax vote for Panama Exposition
A letter signed by Grunewald Krower McCloskey Werlein calls on Louisiana residents to back the November tax amendment vital for New Orleans to host the World's Panama Exposition. It stresses broad public support, congressional lobbying, and mobilizing sentiment in key states to secure approval and recognition in Washington.
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Grunewald
Leonard Krower
Hugh McCloskey
Philip Werlein
Louisiana
Congress
New Orleans
Washington
Committee of
Houses of Congress
Mesasges
General Assembly
Exposition Company
Taft Denounces Dick Plan For Ohio Committee Chair
Washington reports indicate Senator Charles Dick of Ohio pressed a plan to install Carmi Thompson as chairman of the Republican State executive committee. President Taft allegedly disclaimed responsibility and anger rose as Harding and Laylin were discussed for the post.
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Washington
Charles Dick
Ohio
Sherman
Taft
Carmi Thompson
Republican State Executive Committee
Republican Central Committee
W. F. Brown
State Central Committee
Thompson
Brown
Columbus
Executive Committee
Warren G. Harding
Senator Dick
James R. Garfield
Louis C. Laylin
Beverly
Two Hundred Dead in Fires Latest Destruction Scene
The scene of great destruction reports an estimated two hundred dead as crews continue efforts. Officials confirm casualties and search for missing persons amid extensive ruins. The tally reflects early figures from investigators at the disaster site.
Murder charge tied to sanctified train shooting rages
Spokane reports a man claiming sanctity confessed to shooting a Pullman porter on a train and being photographed in pajamas. A telegram from Ponderay Idaho notes twenty dead and five living men found at a ranch house near Tuscar Montana, with many more bodies in woods and forest fires killing over 200.
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Spokane
Wash
Ponderay
Ida
Tuscar
Mont
Holiness Leader George Maynard Faces Murder Charge
Piggott Arkansas August 26 George Maynard a Holiness leader claims sanctification makes him incapable of crime and awaits a murder hearing He is charged with killing neighbor Sol Townsend whom he clubbed to death in a dispute
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Piggott
Ark
George Maynard
Maynard
Sol. Townsend
Man goes insane on train. fatally shoots porter and two others
Ellis Kas August 26. Harry Pugh of Niagara Falls New York became insane on a Union Pacific Pullman car near Ellis. He fatally shot porter Young and a passenger named Temple of Kansas City.
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Ellis
Kas
Harry Pugh
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Union Pacific
Here
Young
Temple
Kansas City
Roosevelt Visits Marshalltown In Pajamas
Colonel Roosevelt sped west in a special car and woke up in Marshalltown to a crowd of hundreds. He briefly spoke from a platform, protested photographers filming him in his raincoat and pajamas, calling the act an outrage.
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Ames
Roosevelt
Iowa
Marshalltown
Col. Roosevelt
Cotton Futures Near Nine Points Up From Yesterday
New Orleans noon cot ton futures steady nine points above yesterday's close. Chicago wheat weak one to one and a quarter cents, provisions fairly steady with slight declines.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Cummins Pushes National Primary Law in Senate
Des Moines Aug 26 Senator Albert B Cummins announces plans to introduce a nationwide primary law bemoaning conventions that nominate presidents via delegate votes from states with little popular support He would also urge a law to base representation on party votes rather than population A Republican state convention plank backs a national primary law and pledges support by the state Republicans.
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Des Moines
Albert B. Cummins
Senate
Cummins
Congress
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