Preachers in New Orleans oppose Parker for prison board
Methodist preachers in New Orleans urge Gov. Hall to withdraw C. H. Parker s nomination as president of the State Penitentiary Board of Control. They oppose his temperament and alleged lack of sympathy with modern prison methods and petition the Senate not to confirm. They denounce corporal punishment and send copies to the governor and Senate president.
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New Orleans
C. H. Parer
Penitentiary Board of Control
Ananias Club
Sutton
Hall
Senate
Copeland's Grocery Ad Sells Fresh Chickens Eggs Butter
Ring Copeland's grocery store offers broilers and fryers and hens with fresh butter and eggs. Both phones listed. 4 to 5 tier ad copy.
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Copeland
Would Legislate Wood From Office
Washington June 10 The Senate by 27 to 24 adopted a conference report containing anti administration provisions in the army bill One would require future chiefs of staff to have ten years of line service below Brigadier General This targets General Leonard Wood while also affecting General Funston and Colonel Goethals The House has not yet acted and debate was acrid over the measure and a commission to investigate army post closings
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Washington
Senate
House
Leonard Wood
Maron
Wood
Funston
Goethals
American National Insurance opens Galveston office
J. V. Patterson announces American National Insurance Company has opened a local office in Central Savings Bank and Trust Company building room 115. The company offers life, health and accident insurance with prompt claim handling and urges customers to compare contracts before buying elsewhere. Patterson serves as superintendent.
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American National Insurance Company
Galveston
Texas
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
J. V. Patterson
For Sale Indian Runner Ducks and Eggs
For sale Indian Runner Ducks in fawn white and penciled marks. Eggs $1.50 per setting. White egg strain, L Hall, City Market. 12-2 weeks.
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L. Hall
City Market
New Orleans Wires: Cotton Contracts Rise on Strong Market
New Orleans wires report higher contract values driven by larger spot sales in the English market. Liverpool reports good spot demand with traders buying July August and selling January February amid large stockpiles in Europe and rising American receipts. Texas and Oklahoma forecast unsettled weather, but crop conditions are generally favorable with a potential record harvest.
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Monroe
New Oreans
Liverpool
Europe
New York
New Orleans
Savannah
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Clarendon
Texas
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Louisiana
East Gulf States
South Atlantic States
Southwest
Mississippi Valley
Jerry Dickson Touted for New Orleans Registrar Post
Baton Rouge June 11 Un usual political interest centers on the appointment of registrar of voters for New Orleans. Governor Hall has not announced his choice but speculation points to Jerry Dickson a prominent traveling man and longtime Hansell associate who is well known in North Louisiana. Mortimer M. Wisdom is also mentioned as a candidate based on reliable sources.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Hall
Jerry Dickson
Hansell Company
Dickson
Louisiana
Traveling Men’s Association
Mortimer M. Wisdom
Fourteenth Ward
Sympathetic Walk-out Favored by Railroad Shopmen
The Arkansas Gazette reports nine crafts of railroad shop men west of Chicago showing a majority for a sympathetic strike to aid Harriman line strikers. A Chicago dispatch says an officers conference will choose a course next week. About 100000 workers are involved with action expected by July 1 and only one union in the region favoring remaining at work.
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Arkansas Gazette
Chicago
Harriman
Man in Neenah Breaks Two Ribs After Frightful Cough
A Neenah Wisconsin man suffered two broken ribs following a severe coughing spell. Doctors note the pain as he recovers. Dr King’s New Discovery is advertised as a remedy for coughs and lung issues. Mrs Effie Morton of Columbia Missouri endorses the product as a life saver. A trial bottle offer is promoted with 50 cent or 1.00 sizes.
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Neenah
Wis
Aviation accident in Maryland kills two men on test flight
In Waughington June 11 a Wright brothers test flight ended in tragedy when Lieut Leighton W. Hazelhurst Jr and Alfred L Welch were killed as the machine failed during a 2000 foot climb test for War Department requirements. An army board opened inquiries as witnesses viewed the wreckage and investigation continued at Walter Reed hospital.
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Leighton W. Hazelhurst, Jr
Seventeenth Infantry
Alfred L. Welch
Wright Brothers
War Department
Wright
Welch
Dayton
Orville Wright
College Park
Hazelhurst
Walter Reed
Was &T
Chandler
Army Aviation Corps
Army
Hennesy
Paul W. Beck
Harry Graham
R. C. Kirtland
T. de W. Milling
Wm. C. Sherman
Engineers’ School
Washington
B. B. Foulois
Quakers Set for NL Battle as Dooin’s Outfit Faces Strong Field
The Philadelphia Quakers aim to field a powerful team while National League rivals prepare for a tough clash against Charlie Dooin’s outfit.
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Philadelphia Quakers
Charlie Dooin
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