Resignation of Gen Gardiner Over Taft Parade Funds
General W D Gardiner resigns as commander of the First Brigade State National Guard after failure to pay funds collected for Taft parade and cavalry quotas. Governor Sanders demanded the resignation citing missing records and a chain of custody involving Captain Frohman and Adjutant General Stafford.
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State National Guard
New Orleans
mMoney
General Gardiner
Sanders
W. D. Gardiner
Gardiner
Frohman
Louisiana Field Artillery
Stafford
Baton Rouge
Controversy Over Army Funds In Baton Rouge
Governor Sanders pursued an investigation into funds paid to General Gardiner. The money for the troops was misrouted, a January through March sequence led to a demand for restitution. Gardiner finally paid after a resignation demand and a check was cashed. Governor Sanders noted no official papers on dummy muster charges.
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Hero
General Gardiner
Sanders
Baton Rouge
Gardiner
Alabama
Captain Hero
Maj. W. W. Crane
Two-Year-Old Killed in Gasoline Explosion in Waco
In Waco on June 17 a gasoline explosion at South Bosque killed two year old Francis Pierce and seriously injured Allan Pierce. The boy, who spoke afterward, said he was trying to cook supper for his father. The widower father and the children were left alone.
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Waco
Texas
Francis Pierce
Allan Pierce
South Bosque
Northburg Attacked Near Finnish Coast
The British steamer Northburg was fired upon last night by a Russian torpedo boat for approaching too close to Viborg Finland. A projectile pierced a steam pipe and one crew member was wounded as Emperors Nicholas and William were to meet today.
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Viborg
Finland
Northburg
Nicholas
William
Half Million Dollar Fire Destroys Saddlery Factory
Winnipeg June 17 fire wipes out the Great West Saddlery Company factory and warehouse. Loss estimated at half a million dollars. About six hundred workers are left jobless.
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Winnipeg
Great West Saddlery Company
Mobilization of British Fleet for Annual Manoeuvres
London on June 17 reports the mobilization of the British fleet nearly complete with about 350 warships proceeding to their stations for the annual manoeuvres.
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London
Candies Sold For Fourth Of July At 14 Cents A Pound
Local ad notes extra candies available for the Fourth of July at a price of 14 cents per pound. The J. Meek Company is mentioned with a price tag of ten dollars in promotional copy.
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J. Meek Co
Mystery Person Among Crowd At De Siard Street
The narrator notes a ruddy faced man thought unlikely to be Raffles as crowds exit, then nearly collides with a detective chasing clues while mentions $65 and a promised Monroe News-Star reveal about a planned sensational treat.
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Mr. Raffles
The
Monroe News-Star
Monroe
DeSiard Street
Rewards for His Capture in Parlor City Tailoring House Notice
Airdome offers a $50 reward for information leading to capture with the latest ticket in possession. Parlor City Tailoring House offers a $5 reward to anyone holding a card issued by the firm.
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Monroe’ News-Star
PATO
Airdome
Parlor City Tailoring House
Mr Raffles Chases Clues Through Monroe in Cunning Tale
The narrator describes a comic chase in Monroe where the hunt for a $65 reward continues. He analyzes amateur sleuths and plans disguises while recounting encounters with a Panama-hatted observer and a doctor. He visits a tailor, observes crowds, and attends the Airdome with his “little brother” to catch the famed thief.
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Blackmen
Pastor City Tailoring House
Union Bank and Trust Company
Monroe
Mr. Flackman
Roosevelt
White House
Schlitz
Airdome
Sonny
Rober
Servants Testify as Gould Separation Trial Proceeds
In New York on June 17 the Catherine Gould divorce trial continued with servants and employees taking testimony. Mrs Gould seeks alimony up to 250000 dollars yearly. attorney Shearn says about fifty rebuttal witnesses will be called. Crowds crowd the courtroom as longer and possibly night sessions loom next week.
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Gould
New York
Catherine Gould
Howard Gould
Shearn
Thaw Case Delayed After Mother's Collapse In Court
In White Plains on June 17Justice Mills postponed habeas corpus hearings to July 6 to determine Harry Thaws sanity. Mrs Thaw, the defendants mother, collapsed when the judge announced the delay and was assisted from the room.
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White
White Plains
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Mills
Jerome
Thaw
Market Drop Hits New York Stock Prices
In New York on June 17 a sharp decline swept the New York Exchange with major losses in Consolidated Gas, American Sugar, Amalgamated Copper, Wabash preferred, Reading, and American Smelting, each down two to four and three quarters points.
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New York Exchange
New York
Consolidated Gas
American Sugar
Amalgamated Copper
Wabash Preferred
Reading
American
Taft urges two percent income tax on corporate profits
President Taft proposed to Congress a two percent tax on the next income of corporations and a constitutional amendment to allow income tax without state apportionment following a cabinet meeting. The move aims to widen federal taxation powers.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Saratoga Chip Potatoes Offered Fresh at Fox Grocer
Fox Grocer Co Ltd advertises Saratoga chip potatoes described as always fresh and fine, available at their store.
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Saratoga
The
Fox Grocer Co., Ltd
John P Parker Leases Cotton Mill for New Feed Mill
John P Parker has leased the cotton mill to establish a new feed mill venture. The arrangement signals expansion and local industrial activity, with Parker partnering to repurpose the facility for agricultural supply production.
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John P. Parker
Parker Gives New Life to Ouachita Feed Plant
John P. Parker leases the South Jackson street cotton mill site to establish a standard mixed feed factory. He plans a stock company, headed by himself, to produce hay corn oats and molasses based feed from Ouachita Parish and North Louisiana. The plant will initially grind crush and mix to 500 tons daily with upgraded sidetracks and power utilities reused from the old mill.
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John P. Parker
South Jackson Street
Parker
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Iron Mountain
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Gen. Gardiner
J. E. Morgan & CO
West Monroe
Central Savings Bank
Pa Ilamence
Uriah Millsaps
F.B. Stubbs
Travis Oliver
State Depository
Savings Bank and Trust Company
Henry Blum
Second
Third
Mr. Crawford
Alway
Ouachita National Bank
T. E. Flournoy
Oliver B. Morton
J. T. Austid
F. G. Hudson
Pres
J. S. Handy
Chis
National Bank
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