Beat the boll weevil in North Louisiana farming
The News-Star urges diversification and intensive cultivation to beat the boll weevil. It promotes small acreages with concentrated, high-yield cotton and adds corn, peanuts, and potatoes for feed and fattening hogs. It notes market prospects, tax reminders, and a call for updated revenue methods.
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News-Star
Lawa
Louisiana
The
North Louisiana
Kansas City
Texas
North
Forgotten at Christmas The Needy Seek Quiet Aid
A plea notes that many in need will be forgotten at Christmas unless kindhearted people step forward. Many are too proud to ask and live on bread and water rather than request help from friends.
Time to pay poll tax before disenfranchisement
Eight days remain to pay the poll tax and secure the right to vote. If neglected, you will be disfranchised for two years and barred from any election in 1911 or 1912. All property owners must pay this one.
Christmas fireworks ban proclaimed by Mayor Forsythe
The mayor issues a proclamation prohibiting all explosions of fireworks on Sunday December 25. The statement urges residents to comply to ensure safety and festive enjoyment of the holiday. A poll tax receipt is mentioned in contrasting tone as a perk for happiness and better mood before Christmas dinner.
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Forsythe
Poll Tax Reminder Demands Immediate Payment
A sharp notice urges residents to pay poll tax promptly by sending a check to the sheriff's office. The message targets Mr. Business Man and presses immediate action to settle the tax.
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Sheriff's Office
Frank B Kellogg Birthday Biography Highlights Career
His fifty fourth birthday honors Frank B Kellogg born December 22 1856 in Potsdam New York. He moved to Minnesota as a youth where he worked on a farm in Olmsted County and later studied law in Rochester. Admitted to the bar in 1877 he practiced in Rochester before moving to St Paul in 1887 to partner with Cushman K Davis.
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Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Thja Standard Oil Company
Pottsdam
N. Y
Minnesota
Olmsted County
Rochester
Minn
R. A. Jones
Washington Territory
Northern Securities Case and Reorganization of Railroads
The report highlights the Northern Securities case and the reorganization of the Chicago Great Western Railroad among notable legal actions. It notes Mr. Kellogg as a prominent Republican figure, longtime national committeeman for Minnesota and active in party affairs.
Yule Tide in England Report From London Christmas Customs
London observers report a shift from old time Yule Tide traditions to modern holidays. Rich depart to seaside hotels while the poor stay home. royal family to celebrate quietly at York Cottage Norfolk with boar's head and plum pudding. Trade is down due to political campaigns and strikes, yet cheaper toys see rising demand.
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London
Edward
York Cottage
Norfolk
Sandringham
George
Negro to Be Executed in State Prison at Moundsville
Thomas Wayne, the negro murderer convicted at Fayetteville last fall for the murder of Mrs. John Ailiff at Qu nimont last August, is to be executed tomorrow in the State prison at Moundsville. After beating her husband unconscious he killed the woman. Captured after a nationwide manhunt, he was moved to Charleston jail amid a four day mountain crossing. Four companies of militia were called out to preserve order during the capture and transfer.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Thomas Wayne
Fayetteville
Wayne
John Ailiff
Quinnimont
Charleston
Annual Philosophy Meeting at Princeton University
Princeton N J Dec 22 Many noted scholars will attend the tenth annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association with sessions next week at Princeton University A program of interesting papers and subjects for discussion has been arranged Several papers and addresses will be of general public interest including an appreciative address on the late Professor James.
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Princeton
N. J
American Philosophical Association
Princeton University
James
Higginson Reaches 87 Amid National Birthday Tributes
Boston December 22 Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson the last survivor of New England scholars and writers that included Longfellow Lowell Emerson Thoreau and the late Edward Everett Hale and Julia Ward Howe is 87 today. At his Cambridge home he received many congratulatory messages from friends and admirers nationwide.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Boston
Mass
New England
Longfellow
Lowell
Emerson, Thoreau
Edward Everett Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Cambridge
Re-election Bid for Ouachita Clerk Focuses on Democratic Support
A candidate seeks renomination as Clerk of the Sixth District Court in Ouachita Parish, running under the Democratic Party banner and awaiting party action.
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Ouachita
Democratic Party
Dave W. Faulk Announcement
A brief public notice announces Dave W. Faulk with an unspecified role or event. Details are limited in the readable text, but the item signals an official or public acknowledgment involving the name Dave W. Faulk. Further context is unavailable from the fragment.
Ouachita Parish Court Nomination Sought by Candidate
A candidate for election to the Court of the Parish of Ouachita announces his bid, outlining platform on judicial efficiency, public safety, and reform. He seeks support from voters and party committees ahead of upcoming election.
Judge Charles Schulze Nominated for Parish Assessor
For Parish Assessor we announce Judge Charles Schulze as a candidate for the nomination in the Democratic primary. The nomination is subject to the action of the Democratic primary in the parish.
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Charles Schulze
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