Congress Inactive Holidays Near In Holiday Recess
Washington December 28 Congress faces a near Christmas recess with little chance to pass major legislation before adjournment. House aims to push a third appropriation while Senate weighs the District of Columbia prohibition, postal clerk raises and other measures. Newlands wage bill and Webb prohibition move forward. revenue sources for next year remain elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
District of Columbia
Senate
Clark
Smoot
Kitchin
Newlands
Kaliski Music Co Great Xmas Piano Sale
Prominent Kalamazoo area offer for piano sale with terms as low as 1.25 per week and hold until Xmas Eve. Includes contact for appointment and a note about property listings in Terminal Heights Addition with fast selling lots and acreage tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terminal Heights Addition
Proclamation on Fireworks in Monroe Muffs Bans
Monroe authorities issue dates for fireworks use on December 25 1916 and January 1 1917 with specific street block prohibitions near DeSiard Grand and the Gulf and Planters compresses. Juvenile day restrictions apply and city trust given to well behaved youths. H D Apgar mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
DeSiard Street
Grand Street
Court House Square
Gulf
Telephone Men Gather for Topeka Convention
In Topeka Kansas today many members of the Kansas Independent Telephone Association arrived to attend the annual convention. Sessions begin tomorrow and run through Friday with discussions likely on industry standards and regional issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Kansas Independent Telephone Association
Lloyd George Reports Improvement Ahead of Commons Speech
London dispatch states Premier Lloyd George is much improved today and his secretary confirms he will deliver his promised statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
Warning to enterprising shipping echoed near Sandy Hook
New York reports another precautionary wireless warning to enterprising ships off Sandy Hook. The message repeats last week’s warning with no new details on the raider’s location. Marine circles call it a precautionary measure rather than new intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Local Store Ad Promises Big Values This Week
In spring summer autumn or winter the store declares supreme service and staying power. The ad urges customers to sit up and notice the weekly values featuring a 25 lb sack of flour at 9.90 per barrel, early June peas at 25 cents, O Z O syrup by the gallon, and fresh roasted coffee by the pound.
Moore and De Oro in Three Cushion Title Match
George W. Moore, defending his three cushion billiard championship, schedules a 150 point, three-session match against veteran Alfred De Oro starting tomorrow night in New York. The event is a major draw this billiard season with future challengers already signaling competition. A separate notice announces an application for a Monroe Louisiana barroom liquor license at Ouachita Avenue and South Fifth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCourt
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Avenue
South Fifth Street
George Moore
Alfred de Oro
New York
Joe Connolly
Eddie Murphy
Boston
Mel Coogan
Larry Hansen
Frankie Burns
Joe [Yuch
Ty Cobb Celebrates 20th Birthday in Augusta
Augusta Ga December 18 Ty Cobb star of the Detroit Tigers and a legendary figure in baseball marks his 20th birthday today Cal is a Georgia product born in Royston and now calls Augusta home He started playing at age 12 with a local kid team and began his pro career in 1904 with the Augusta club of the South Atlantic league He was bought by Detroit after two seasons with Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Cal
Georgia
Royston
Detroit
Week's Sports Schedule Headlines and Matchups
This week lists boxing bouts in New Orleans Fort Worth Boston New York and Kansas City plus billiards chess golf and ice racing. Notable cards include Gunboat Smith vs Frank Moran in Brooklyn and Jack Britton vs Ted Lewis in Kansas City with several 12 to 15 round fights across cities. The schedule also notes the intercollegiate chess tournament opening in New York and the Massachusetts Golf Association meeting in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunboat Smith
Frank Moran
Jaz Broklyn
Eddie Coulon
Joe Haley
New Orleans
Bobby Waugh
Young Wallace
Fort Worth
New York City
Massachusetts Golf Association
Boston
Jack Britton
Ted Lewis
Kansas City
Yale Meets UNC Next Year in Historic Football Clash
Report from the South notes Joe Thomas who was knocked out by Joe Rivers has announced retirement from boxing. Chinese students at Minnesota Soccer include Wong Ping Pan as captain. Cleveland manager Lee Fob expects Joe Boehling to regain form for the Indians next season. Boehling struggled last year with Washington. Jack Curley holds financial stake in Willard-Darquey bouts with possible Willard-Carpentier or Darcey-Carpentier matchups. Frazee and Ward oppose salary cuts for Red Sox. New York club to build a central big ballpark. Harvard coach Percy Haughton’s nine seasons yield 1277 points for opponents to 266 against. Eddie Mahan, Harvard 1915 captain, retires from football to pursue business in New Evidently the year 1916 is to pose into history with no settlement in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
University of North Carolina
Joe Thomas
Joe Rivers
University of Minnesota
Wong Ping Pan
Lee Fob
Cleveland
Joe Boehling
Indians
Boehling
Washington
Jack Curley
Jeas Willard
Les Darcey
Jack
Red Sox
Mesars Frazee and Ward
Gotham
Greater
New York
Percy Haughton
Harvard
Williams Ertle Bantamweight Title Clash Noted
The piece notes a bantamweight title dispute between Kid Williams and Johnny Ertle. It mentions veteran Larry Lajorie ending his big league run after twenty seasons. Connie Mack predicts the A s Athletics infield Medinnis Grover Bates Witt and outfield Strunk Odie Thrasher for next season. It adds Chicago wins Western Conference outdoor meet at Stange Field in June 1917. The Williard Association in Britain halts next UK amateur championship as many top players enter military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Williams
Johnny Ertle
Runnors
Larry Lajorie
Connie Mack
Atheletics
Medinnis
Grover
Bates
Witt
Strunk
Odie
Thrasher
University of
Stubbs Estate posted after fatal cow wounding by trespassers
Guy P. Stubbs warns that all Stubbs Estate properties and his own are posted with strict penalties for trespass. The notice follows a recent fatal wounding of a valuable cow by unknown trespassing hunters on the King place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbs
King Place
Guy P. Stubbs
Nervous Women and Constipation Relief Tips
An advertisement notes that nervousness caused by constipation can be relieved quickly by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. It claims the tablets also improve digestion and are obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain's
Adot
City taxes due December. no penalty until December 21
James R. Tidwell, City Tax Collector, announces taxes are due December 1st and may be paid without penalty through December 21st. Newspaper note references results request.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Howse Wave and Means
Kaliski Music Ico., Ltd
News-Star
H. D. Apgar
J. R. Littlepage
E. O. Ware of
Alexandria
The
Baptist Chronicle
Wilsons
Wilson
White House
John D. Rock
Intral Savings Bank Trust Company
Bob Lee
Ken Salabury
Chicopee
Mass
Hillcrest Park
Toronto
Dick Wells
Benny Gareta
Wallace
Idaho
Sporting Notes
Eddie Mahan
University of California
Footbbal
Terret! & Goodgame Co., Distributors
Monroe, la
Jas. R. Tidwell
Resutta
B. Blanks
Candy Line
Royal Confectionery
DeStard
Vicksburg
Shreveport & Pacific
Eathoure
St Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern Py
Little Rock
Farmerville
Lake Charles
North
Jenal
L Kh & M
Opera House
Selyn & Company
Margaret Hilington
Avery Hapgood
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!