Fertilizer inspection reform eyed in Louisiana bill
Louisiana legislators move to place fertilizer inspection under the analytical department of the State Board of Agriculture with a four chemist staff, enabling sampling by buyers and strengthening purity enforcement. The current system lists E O Bruner as commissioner with offices in New Orleans Alexandria Shreveport and Baton Rouge and Dodson supervises an analysis lab. Also noted is a Monroe city court writ sale of seized household goods from Sarah Willis alias Caldwell scheduled for June 29 1912 by Joe Mangham City Judge.
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Baton Rouge
Clayton
Fontenot
Hall
E. O. Bruner
New Orleans
Alexandria
Shreveport
State Experiment Station
Dodson
State Board of Agriculture
P. S. Mulbearn
Sarah Willis
Sarah Caldwell
City of
Monroe
Joe Mangham
Ouachita
Mulhearn
Peters Furniture
South Grand Street
Towit
Harvard Class Day Celebrations Mark Joyous Cambridge Event
Harvard’s senior class in Cambridge Massachusetts celebrated class day with prayers at Allen Hall Chapel and exercises in Sanders Theatre. Robert W. Williams delivered the oration, James G. Gilkey wrote the class poem, George W. Gray delivered the ode, and Robert C. Banchly gave the Ivy ovation at the stadium after a day of festivities and athletics against Yale.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Allenton Chapel
George H. Palmer
Holworthy Hall
Sanders’ Theatre
Robert W. Williams
Baltimore
James G. Gilkey
Watertown
Mags
George W. Gray
Houston
Robert C. Banchly
Worcester
New Grand Theatre Sold to Lyceum in Monroe
The New Grand Theatre, closed for months, is sold to Lyceum Theatre management led by Mrs. M. W. Hoyt and Mr. W. L. Jennings. The Maze will open with a three reel program for five cents, cooling exhausts, and frequent changes featuring Florence Lawrence and films from Rex Itala Imp Nestor and others.
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Grand Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
M. W. Hoyt
W. L. Jennings
Monroe Picture
Ir. Monroe
Lyceum
Jennings
Grand
Monroe
Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Co
Victor
Florence Lawrence
Lubin Company
Rex
Itala
Imp
Nestor
Champion
Republican
Powers
Animated Weekly
Ambrosia
Bison
101 Ranch
Gem
The
Billy
Commission Form of Government and Prosperity Ad
Local advertisement touts a commission form of government and prosperity with goods shipped to Monroe freight prepaid. It promotes 15 cent cotton, street car excursions, free picture shows, home industry and home trade, and Ridge Roll at 5 cents per foot cash.
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Monroe
Bell & Denny
Baseball scores from major and minor leagues listed
National League results include New York 5 Pittsburg 4 Brooklyn 3 St Louis 1 Boston 4 0 Cincinnati 3 5. American League Boston 4 Chicago 1. Southern League Montgomery 2 New Orleans 5 Nashville 2 8 Atlanta 4 4 Birmingham 3 Mobile 0. Memphis 1 Chattanooga 0. Texas League Galveston 1 Beaumont 0 Houston 8 Waco 0. Cotton States League Greenwood Yazoo City Columbus 7 Meridian 0.
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New York
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Montgomery
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Mobile
Memphis
Chattanooga
Greenwood
Yazoo City
Columbus
Meridian
Princess Tonight Delivers Four Film Attractions
A special weekly program at the Princess features two dramas and two comedies selected by the New Orleans film company for the Elks charity. Titles include Till Death Do Part The Great Boys Hair Restorer A Cure For Laziness and The Chestnut Grove Mystery, with Miss Zola Young singing.
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Princess Tonight
New Orleans
The
Elks
Great Boys
Dave Faulk
Uncle Bill
Skinney
Grand Street
Chas. Day
Shorty Smith
Ty Cobb
Walker Glenn
Neenah Man Breaks Ribs After Coughing Fit
A Neenah Wisconsin man suffered two broken ribs following a severe coughing spell. The report cites Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for late coughs persistent coughs and stubborn colds. An advertisement promises a free trial bottle with a 50 cent or 1 60 size purchase at local druggists.
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Neenah
Wis
Poisoned Milk by Orphan Girl Aims at Griffin Officers
Fourteen year old Bessie Metz an orphan confessed at Griffin Georgia that she tried to poison Griffin Hospital officers and patients by putting strychnine in the milk nearly a pint of poison used. She said the act was to avenge a reprimand from her superintendent and she had come from Memphis orphanage recently.
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Griffin
Bessie Metz
Griffin Hospital
Memphis
Montgomery Named Orleans Parish Voters Registrar
Baton Rouge June 17 Gov L E Hall appointed S A Montgomery a New Orleans lawyer as registrar of voters for Orleans Parish to succeed E T Leche. Montgomery a Democratic reformer and former assistant district attorney under Porter Parker is well known in New Orleans where he has practiced law since leaving office.
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Orleans
Baton Rouge
L. E. Hall
A. Montgomery
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
E. T. Leche
J. ¥. Sanders
Montgomery
Porter Parker
T. 8. Wilkinson
City League
Hall
Tennessee
Man Slain as He Steals into Home in Hot Springs
Coleman Wallace, indicted for dynamiting a Clark Lumber train, was shot by George Compton as he slipped into Compton’s home at midnight near Pearcy. Wallace died at the scene. Compton said he fired after discovering an intruder. Wallace’s death follows Compton’s earlier killing of Mack Freeman, for which jurors did not hold him.
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Hot Springs
Coleman Wallace
Ths County
Clark Lumber Company
George Compton
Hale
Compton
Pearcy Postofice
Wallace
Mack Freeman
Freeman
Electric Bitters Prove Woman’s Best Remedy for Health
The ad claims rich husbands are found by women using Electric Bitters. It asserts strong nerves, bright brains, and even temper come from pure blood and restful sleep. It touts peach bloom, ruby lips, elastic steps, and health from free muscles, promising relief from indigestion backache headaches fainting and dizziness. 50c at druggists.
Six Lawyers Face Off in Huckaby Murder Trial
The Shreveport Times reports a high profile murder trial of Dr G M Huckaby for the killing of Tom Morris with six lawyers, three on each side, opening before Judge T F Bell in Criminal Section B. Over fifty witnesses are summoned, including a Texas attorney for the prosecution. defense includes ex Governor Newton C Blanchard and ex United States District Attorney Milton C Elstner.
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Shreveport Times
G. M. Huckaby
Tom Morris
T. F. Bell
District Court
Texas
Foster
Hamp Scheen
Vivian
Hueckaby
Newton C. Blanchard
United States
Milton C. Elstner
J. Henry Shepherd
Huckaby
Morris
Dr. Huckaby
Wanted Roomers and Boarders at St. John Street
Help wanted for roomers and boarders seeking housing with modern conveniences. Apply at 512 St. John Street. 18-51.
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St. John Street
Teddy roams against taft bosses and corruption
A political leader denounces Taft backed bosses and moneyed influence as treason to the people. He urges Republicans and Americans to oppose the national committee practices and the drift toward corruption, warning of the wreck of party and government.
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National Committee
Republican Party
Taft
Mr. Taft
South
North
East
West
Chicago
Crane
Barnes
Brooker
Penrose
Murphy Guggenheim
Mulvane
Smoot
New
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Mulgane
Kansas
Murphy
Scott
West Virginia
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Brown’s Wells
Seven Wells
Brown's Wells Company
Hazelhurst
Miss
Marshal Sale
Oie
NEW Grand Theatre
Commission
News-Star
Monroe Commercial Colleg
Southern League
Texas League
Galveston
Beaumont
Waco
Prirtie
Chestnut Grove
Reed
Zola Young
Hungrer Rien
Ous
Teddy
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