Social whirl and society notes from Monroe week
A busy social week features Mrs. Luthar Smith hosting a dance for guests Janie Metcalf and Cecil McLarty of Water Valley. A packed editorilike social calendar lists dances, meetings, and numerous visits across Monroe with guests from Ruston and New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luthar Smith
Janie Metcalf
Cecil McLarty
Water Valley
Miss
Elk’s Clb
Baptist Missionary Society
Riverside Pavilion
Monroe Sanitarium
Presbyterian Church
F. L. Smith
Jackson Street
Chronology of notable political and military events 1786 1909
The records list notable dates and figures including Winfield Scott born near Petersburg in 1786 and death at West Point in 1866, the 1841 Kingston Parliament opening by Lord Sydenham, Wisconsin’s territorial governor Doty dying in 1865, Cartier funeral in 1873, Naval War College opening in 1894, Felch's death in 1896, Ontario premier Har dy’s death in 1901, Caleb Powers pardon in 1908, and the 1909 Turkish victory over Albanians at Djkovitch Albania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott
Petersburg
West Point
United Parliament
Kingston
Lord Sydenham
James D. Doty
Wisconsin
Salt Lake City
Washington County
New York
George Etienne Cartier
Montreal
Naval War College
Newport
Alphony Felch
Michigan
Ann Arbor
A. S. Hardy
Ontario
Willson
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
Djkovitch
Albania
50 Wool Skirts Reduced by Meyer Brothers Ltd
An assortment of all wool skirts including Panama Wool Rep Wool Taf Fetta and Fancy Worsteds in Tunic Effect is offered by Meyer Bros Ltd. Priced previously at least $7.00, now 4.98. Promotional catalog note from Meyer Bros Ltd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bros, Ltd
Glidden tour opens and sports events roll across the nation
Calendar lists Monday openings across multiple sports venues including aviation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and polo in Bryn Mawr. Glidden tour begins in Cincinnati with a 162 mile leg to Louisville, followed by a Louisville to Nashville run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Nairn
Kansas City
Greenville
58. C
Richmond
Bryn Mawr
Hickman
Louisville
Columbus
Trenton
Capudine and Capucline Headache and Cold Remedy
Capudine provides quick relief from various headaches including sick and nervous types and headaches from heat cold grip or stomach troubles. It also treats attacks of cold or grip, relieves aching feverishness and restores normal conditions. Capucline is a pleasant liquid formula that acts immediately priced at 10c and 25c.
Diverse 1900s Sports Events Across Cities
A compilation lists numerous sports events including Glidden tours from Nashville to Sheffield and Memphis to Little Rock, U S golf championships in Philadelphia and Montreal, rowing regattas in St Louis, races at Sheepshead Bay and Churchill Downs, and boxing bouts in San Francisco Vernon. It also notes the birth of Irish poet William Butler Yeats in Dublin on June 14, 1865 and his early literary career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Sheffield
Ala
Cedar Valley
Osage
Iowa
Southwestern Amateur Rowing Association
St. Louis
Memphis
United States
Golf Association
Philadelphia
Montreal
Little Rock
Baltimore
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Forbes Field
Pittsburg
West Side Tennis Club
New York
Columbia Yacht Club
Chicago
Michigan City
Sam Langford
al Kaufman
San Francisco
Jim Flynn
Bill Papke
Vernon
Cal
William Butler Years
Dublin
J. B. Years
Erasmug Smith School
Oissin
Mr. Years
Various Baseball Moves Highlight Early Season Notes
Shortstop Berger of the Mobile team is nicknamed Lim. Fred Merkle shines at first base for the Giants. The Jackson Miss team leads the Cotton States league while Boston catcher Pat Donohue moves to Toronto. Bridgeport and Waterbury contend in Connecticut league as Fred Tenney joins Lowell in New England. The champion team struggles in the American Association. No conditional contracts can be made after this season and all minor leaguers face the draft. Jim Williams is making waves in Minneapolis, Bresnahan’s Cardinals stay near first division, Chance misses games with a sore finger, Abstein returns to Jersey City in the Eastern League, Clark Griffith predicts Doyle will win with the Red Legs, and Harry Limley is pegged to manage Binghamton in the New York State League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger
Lim
Fred Merkle
Giants
Jackson, Miss
Pat Donohue
Boston Red Sox
Toronto
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Fred Tenney
New York Giants
Lowell
Jimmy Williams
Minneapolis
Roger Bresnahan
Cardinals
Frank Chance
Cubs
Bill Abstein
St. Louis- Pittsburg
Jersey City
Clark Griffith
Fighters to meet in Los Angeles on June 14
Sandy Ferguson and Jim Barry square off in Los Angeles on June 14. Jim Jeffries seeks Eddie Smith as referee for the Jeffries Johnson fight if Tex Rickard resigns. Eddie Hanlon’s Frisco saloon closed, leaving him down and out. Boston Armory A A plans a Ketchel Elys bout. Packey McFarland accepts a $10,000 return offer with Freddie Welsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Ferguson
Jim Barry
Los Angeles
Jim Jeffries
Eddie Smith
Jeffries-Johnson
Tex Rickard
Eddie Hanlon
Frisco
Little Fellow
Armory A. A
Boston
Stanley Ketchel
Frank Elys
Packey McFarland
Freddie Welsh
Travelers' Protective Association Opens Convention in Chattanooga
Several thousand commercial travelers from across the United States marched in a grand parade in Chattanooga Tennessee to mark the opening of the national T P A convention. Delegates gathered at the Auditorium for formal opening as Governor welcomed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Travelers’ Protective Association
Local Convention Delegates Seek Next year Hosting City
Malcom R Patterson and Mayor Thompson of Chattanooga with B Andrews represent the local post. National President P J O Meara and L C Garrabrant of Nashville preside. The convention continues through the week with daily business sessions. The Portland delegation in Oregon pursues plans to host next year’s convention in their city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcom R. Patterson
Thompson
Chattanooga
B. Andrews
P. J. O’meara
L. C. Garrabrant
Nashville
Tennessee
Portland, Oro
Ohio Knights of Pythias Hold 41st Grand Lodge Convention
Lima Ohio opens the 41st annual Ohio Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias four day session with knights from across the state. A grand parade of subordinate lodges is planned for tomorrow afternoon and Supreme Chancellor Brown of Texas will address attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
Pythian
Ohio Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Brown
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Walthen Johnston
Bastrop
Willie May Walcott
Hollendale, Miss
W. A. Walker
Hazel Warren
Ruston
R. W. McClendon
West Side
Ruth McCormick
Collinston
EB. Robinett
K. C. Moss
Choudrant
A. B. Hobson
T. A. King of
Claude Marshall
Vicksburg
Louella Russell
EB. R. Brown
New Orleans
Mrs D. G. Trousdale
Ben Dawkins
Columbia
Daisy McDowell
Misses Murphy
Anna Blanks
J. M. Dixon
Winsboro
M. L. Parker
Tooke
C. G. Calvert
Messrs
J. R. Houston
J. D. Houston
Arcadia
Loga
Green Haynes
Chatham
G. B. Haynes
Jessie Cannella
Alexandria
C. A. Cannella
Mr. Faulkne
Blanks
Bride
Baton Rouge
Kate Brigham
Second Street
Planks
Miss Murphy
News-Star
J. W. Carlton
Jesse Carlton
Hanesville, Ky
Helen McKenzie
Colorado Springs
Gladys
Marjory Oliver
Grand Cane
Mrs
Dick Ray
Harford Dowden
Tom Becket
Shreveport
Gladden Walter
Bernice Renwick
Marie Parkman
Fadora, Ark
Wm. Wood
Huttig, Ark
Dubberly
Lynda Thomason
Ben
McCall
Sacramento Grammar School
L. B. Thomason
I. F. Gill
Evelyn
R. M. Gill
Frankie Gill
Burley
R. J. Rasbury
Nixon
Rasbury
Flemming
Grayson Guthrie
Sterlington
Monroe
Bernice
W .W. Guthrie
Laula Houston
Geo. Barcum
Consolidated Ice Company
Louis J. Hakenyes
Shirley B. Staples
Methodist Church
J. R. Tidwell
Elsie Rinehart
Elizabeth Hobson
Lois Mills
Mesdames J. S&s. Frantom
R. P. Bensons
I. H. Hamilton
G. W. Phillips
C. FE. Granberry
G. L. Mills
West Monroe Vs. Clarks
West Monroe
Clarks
Averett
Crawford
O'Neal
Boughman
Luzianne Coffee
Eae Eee Te Reily Taylor CO
Monroe Stationery Co., Limited
S. Grand Street
Calendar OF Sports
Glidden
Massachusetts
Brae Burn
Virginia Horse Show Association
Upperville
Hicks’ Capudine
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Baseball Notes
Meyer Brothers, Ltd
Ohio Pythians
the Prudential
Cad T. Baird
THE
Prudential Insurance Company OF America
New Jersey
John F. Dryden
Home Office
Newark, N. J
J. M. Goldsmith
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