Local Trade and Services Listings Highlight Town Ads
Multifaceted local ads include Phoenix Drug Store offerings, One Horse Cash Grocery fresh poultry butter and eggs, W T Bennetts carpentry services, Kern horse shoeing and wagon making, Monroe Dressed Meat Company dressed fowls, vanilla extract, a Semi Annual Clearance sale by Meyer Bros Ltd, 666 remedy for chills fever, private piano lessons from Miss Oswalt, and News Star Want Ads promotion.
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Meyer Bros., Ltd
Enraged Father Shoots Despoiler in Louisiana
Walter Rodriguez a young farmer from St Amant was indicted for carnal knowledge of an unmarried female and released on bond after fugitive status. Joseph Dearmond father of the alleged victim shot Rodriguez at the Dearmond home near Acy, hitting him in the breast with a double barreled shotgun. Rodriguez was wounded and Dearmond surrendered, later released on $500 bond.
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Donaldsonville
Walter Rodriguez
St. Amant
Joseph Dearmond
Rodriguez
Dearmond
Acy
J G. Nargassens
Lillian Dearmond
New Orleans Markets Quiet on Confederate Memorial Day
Monday June 3 1912 New Orleans spots 113 4 steady sales 905 bases as markets observe Confederate Memorial Day with no futures trading noted.
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New Orleans
Market Report From New York and Liverpool Tea Trade
The entry notes New York clearing with spot prices around 11.40 and a quiet market. It mentions Liverpool trade with sales of 7 000 bales and price ranges from 6.12 to 6.18 for June to July futures.
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Ysis
Liverpool
Market Summary Wheat Corn and Oats Prices and Outlook
Chicago trading shows little movement as crop reports arrive with expectations the government release may not greatly alter values. If the report is weak around 76, traders foresee only modest gains as conditions have improved since May 25. Windes notes the market remains even and cautious ahead of the data.
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Chicago
E. D. Windes
Readjusted freight rates ordered for meats to Arkansas and Louisiana
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a readjustment of fresh meats and packing house product rates from Wichita Oklahoma City and Fort Worth to destinations in other states. The commission found the initial rates disadvantaged Arkansas and Louisiana, and required applying Kansas City and St Louis origins to those states by July 1, suspensions to be vacated.
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Washington
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kansas City
St. Louis
Kansa City
Police Jury Meets For Routine Morning Session
The police jury convened in session, with the morning agenda dominated by routine matters and administrative items.
Pupils urged to meet for advance work and summer programs
Notice calls all pupils to meet Misses Bessie Gibbs and Ruth Williams at the Parish School building at 9 a m on Monday June 10 for advance work next grade and summer school. Banks closed today for Jefferson Davis birthday holiday observance.
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Bessie Gibbs
Ruth Williams
Committee Questions On City Finances Are Telegraphed
A committee of E B Ward B A Trousdale Simon Goldman J C Amman and C Blackman from the anti Forsythe faction asked Councilman Downey and Secretary Treasurer Faulkman for financial questions. Downey and Faulkman refused to answer. The questions and an affidavit were telegraphed to Representative Bryant at Baton Rouge to argue that the city’s books are not open to all seeking information.
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E. B. Ward
B. A. Trousdale
Simon Goldman
J. C. Amman
C. Blackman
Downey
Faulk
Messrs. Downey
J. H. Trousdale
Bryant
Baton Rouge
Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic Plans Reported
The Presbyterian Sunday School picnic is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:30 if weather permits. Officials say rain tonight would not affect the outing or comfort much, as grounds are high and conditions should remain tolerable.
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Presbyterian
Politicians in New Orleans A Levee Row in Baton Rouge
A Baton Rouge delegation from Lutcher pressed Governor Hall with demands to build a stronger protection levee south of the city dig deeper drainage, remove Hunter C Leake from the Pontchartrain Levee District, and reassign Y and M V property interests. The group warned of forceful action during floods.
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Baton Rouge
Good Government League
Luthher
Hunter C. Leake
Pontchartrain
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Hunter C. Leage
Baton Rouge Bluffs
Yazoo Railroad
Hutter C. Leake
Pontchartrain Levee
Roux
Grouchy
Mississippi
Hickman
Kentucky
Gov
Hall
Sanders
Bryant bill fights in Louisiana House over Monroe charter
Baton Rouge correspondence notes the Monroe city charter issue framed as an effort to remove Mayor A A Forsythe. The Bryant bill faces a tough House fight with amendments in doubt amid early week final passage plans. Shell Veeder and LeBlanc filed a minority report opposing the bill and advocating study of its provisions.
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Baton Rouge
Picayune
Monroe
A. A. Forsythe
House of Representatives
Bryant
Times of the Same
Committee On Municipal Corporations
Forsythte
Shell
Veeder
LeBlanc
Thomas
House
Representatives
Waiters Strike Spreads Across New York Hotels
The International Hotel Workers' Union draws hundreds of new members as thousands of waiters and cooks walk out across New York hotels and restaurants. Six of eight rioters at the Hotel Netherland are fined, while two are held for assaulting Detective Foy who was seriously hurt. Union leaders seek arbitration but Hotel Men's Association refuses to meet.
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New York
International Hotel Workers’ Union
Hotel Netherland
Foy
New Western
Harlem
Jos. Elister
Hotel Men's Association
Edward Tierney
Sympathy Walkout Looms in Washington Over NYC Waiters Strike
Mass meeting in Washington forecasts possible sympathy strike by hotel workers. Grant Hamilton urges organization and a wage scale. strike may start if demands not met by Wednesday noon. If action occurs, Saturday for Columbus statue dedication weekend suggested. Ella Hill joins The Boston Store as saleslady. Firemen’s picnic set for Dorcheat on June 11 with round trip pricing. Constipation remedy advertised by Chamberlain's Tablets.
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Washington
New York
Grant Hamilton
American Federation of Labor
Columbus
Allen found guilty of second degree murder in Massie case
Wytheville Va June 2 After two and a half hours the jury convicted Claude Swan son Allen of murder in the second degree for killing Judge Thornton L Massie and recommended a fifteen year sentence. Sentence suspended to permit testimony in related Carroll County shooting cases. Four other indictments await trial possibly reaching first degree murder and the state may pursue the Sheriff Webb murder next.
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Wytheville
Claude Swanson Allen
Thornton L. Massie
Richmond
Carroll County Court
Allen
Claude Allen
Webb
Attitude of Burton Attracting Attention at Ohio Convention
Columbus, Ohio June 2 The attitude Senator Burton will take as temporary chairman at the State Republican convention tomorrow draws wide interest. Taft forces expected to control the convention and elect six delegates at large to Chicago with more than 400 of 554 delegates. Roosevelt forces claim dominance of the convention and the big six with 420 delegates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senator Burton
Keystone
Burton
Chicago
Walter E. Brown
Roosevelt
Taft
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Morricon
Phoenix Drug Store
Horse Cash
W. T. Bennett
Stone Avenue
South 6Th Street
Penslar Skeeter Dig
Kern
Jor Kern
Monroe Dressed Meat Company
Miss Oswalt
News-Star
Father
Despoiler
Aks Athe
Ion Gukg
Dail Market Letter
Princess
Governor Hall
Ewing
Rex Nestor
Princess Symphony Orchestra
Eldridge Charleton
Jefferson Davis
Fuge One
Leake
Baton
Tion
Forsythe
The
Consolidated Ice Company
Inspectio
Ella Hill
Boston
V. S. & P. Firemen
Dorcheat
Chamberlain
Owandon Allen
W. H. Degraffenried Insurance and Merchandise Broker
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