White House Pantry and local shops advertised in Copeland area
Local paragraphs promote Copeland's Cash Grocery and Phoenix Drug Store with weekly bargains on sweet cream and corn remedies. Carl Walker pushes White House Pantry locations. One Horse Cash Grocery offers country butter and chickens. Sheriff reports three insane negroes confined in parish jail disturbing residents. school district No 2 votes five mill tax approved by 19 to 9. Baptist Young People's Union enjoyed a river launch with Qunch wags on a sandbar.
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Parker
Ward 5
Baptist Young People's Union
Ouachita River
Qunch Wags
Two Cutting Affrays Reported to Police
Two cutting scrapes were reported to police with no arrests. Saturday night Ollie McKinh, a Black man, cut a woman and fled, not yet located. Sunday another affray left one Black man severely cut. the wounded man was treated, vowed an affidavit, but left town before giving it.
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Ollie McKinh
Notice to Water Consumers for Wednesday Water Cutoff
Owing to rain the water was not cut off on Jackson and Calypso this afternoon but will be cut off tomorrow between 1 and 4 oclock. Signed F. L. Meyer Superintendent.
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Jackson
Calypso
City Court Fines For Violation Charges In Local Case Wave
City Court fined A R McKerven and Tom King eighty dollars each for vagrancy. Eddie Jimerson and Emanuel Edwards faced thirty and five dollar penalties on the same charge. Jnok Davis was paroled after fighting. his relatives died recently and he was ill. John Willie Brown’s cocaine vending case postponed awaiting witnesses as officers report ongoing cocaine use and sales among the negro population.
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A. R. McKerven
Tom King
Eddie Jimerson
Emanuel Edwards
Jnok Davis
John Willie Brown
Cleaning Up Monroe People Cooperate with Health Inspector Strong
Mr. Ed Strong, secretary and inspector for the city board of health, has surveyed a large area since starting on the 10th. He revisits unsanitary locations and reports that most residents comply with his sanitation instructions. He is pleased with the general cooperation and believes progress will continue.
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Strong
Ed Strong
City Board of Health
Cleaner Monroe to gain regular food inspections
Mr. Strong aims to make Monroe cleaner and more sanitary by instituting regular inspections of all food handling places including restaurants bakeries dairies meat stalls and other outlets. He expects broad public cooperation to improve the citys food supply.
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Monroe
Strong
Mangham Suggests Gas or Oil Bore With Tax Fund
Joe Mangham proposes using the 19,000 A L and G tax fund after a time limit to fund a city gas or oil bore. He would raise an election to authorize the use, hire an expert, and select a bore site with pipes for 3000 feet depth, hoping for public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mangham
News-Star
Monroe
Mangram
Attack at Ben Campbell's joint injures Jackson
James Jackson, a young Black employee of the Dixie Lumber Company, was cut and seriously wounded by a Black woman at Ben Campbell's Negro joint in Five Points shortly before 3 pm. Jackson says he entered the house for food and was attacked by a woman he did not know, who had been sniffing cocaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Dixie Lumber Company
Ben Campbell
Jackson
Fired His Pistol Threatened to Shoot in Saloon
S Dickerson was arrested about 2 30 this afternoon for dis charging a pistol in Odie Seabaugh s saloon. He had been threatening to kill somebody all morning while intoxicated, walked in fired one shot, startling the proprietor who thought the pistol a toy. Police locked him in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Dickerson
Odie Seabaugh
Mr. Seabaugh
Dickerson
Engine Derailed Near Wardville on AR L Gulf Line
Southbound train No. 1 from Little Rock derailed about a mile south of Wardville shortly before 9 PM, engine left track and overturned while coaches stayed on track. No injuries reported to passengers or crew, conductor Hammock and engineer Douxey unharmed. transfer of passengers planned until the engine is placed back on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad
Little Rock
Wardville
Hammock
Douxey
Coronation Insurance and Safety Arrangements Highlighted
Reports note princes and visitors insuring valuable coronation jewelry with high premiums ranging from 11 to 19 guns for rulers. The Order of St John provides 2,000 ambulance volunteers plus 20,000 on call for crowd accidents and injuries. The Postmaster General sets special press dispatch arrangements with pneumatic tubes and a temporary telegraph office for rapid overseas telegrams.
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Indore
Gwalior
Bikanir
Patiala
Idar
Koch Behar
Gondal
Rajpipia
Pudakotal
East
India
England
Ambulance Department
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
London Ambulance Corps
London
Westminster Abbey
House of Commons
Saloon Keepers Settle Up in Criminal Court
Memphis June 19 in criminal court saloon keepers rushed to pay 48.50 each to settle fines of 20 plus costs for liquor sale without full license. If all indicted pay fines the total nears 50 000 dollars.
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Memphis
The Monroe Gro. Co Seeks Carlsbad Mineral Water Sales
The Alabama Sweets and Carlsbad Texas Mineral Water are promoted as popular products. The Monro e Grocery Company advertises six half gallon bottles per case for daily use and health benefits including stomach relief and kidney regulation.
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Alabama
Carlsbad Texas
Monroe Gro. CO
United States Recognizes Portugal Republic
Lisbon June 19 The United States officially recognizes the republic of Portugal after the new assembly proclaims abolition of the monarchy and banishment of the Braganza royal family. American charge d affaires Lorislard delivered the recognition note to Foreign Minister Macado as the day is observed as a public holiday.
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Lisbon
United States
Republic of Portugal
Constituent Assembly
Portugal
Braganza
George J. Lorislard
Senhor Macado
Wheat Surges on South Dakota Crop Damage Reports
Chicago June 20 wheat prices jumped over two cents a bushel amid reports of severe crop damage in South Dakota. The opening showed gains from 1 4 to 2 1 8 cents higher as markets reacted to the damage news.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Royal guests prepare for coronation at Westminster Abbey
Arrival of Indian princes and princesses for King George VI coronation on June 22. Among expected attendees are maharajahs from Baroda, Patiala, Jodhpur, and Bhopal, plus rulers from Kuch Behar and Gondal. They join other noble dignitaries in London for the imperial ceremony.
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London
India
Westminster Abbey
H. H. Maharajah
Madho Rao Scindhia Bahadur
Gwalior
Pratap Singh Bahadur
Idar
Nripendra Harayan Bhup Bahadur
Kuch Behar
H. H. Maharani Saheba
Maharajah
Dhiraja Singh Bahadur
Patiala
H. H. Thakur Saheb
Bhagwatsinhji Sagramji
Gondal
Rani Saheba
H. H. Maharand
Chatrasinhji Gambhir Sinhji
Rajpipa
Begum of
Bhopal
Cotton acreage growing in Texas and Oklahoma shows gains
Reports from 750 correspondents in Texas and Oklahoma dated June 13 indicate Texas cotton acreage 8.8 percent larger than last year with conditions 2.7 percent better. Oklahoma acreage up 18.4 percent and conditions 9.2 percent better. Weather drought and heat noted outside Panhandle plains.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma
Galveston-Dallas News Tomorrow
Bureau
Panhadle
Plains
Crop prospects dip as drought hits small grains and corn
The report notes sharp curtailment of small grain crops and significant damage to corn while cotton stays strong. Local rains have fallen in spots but drought remains, though scientific farming methods help resist losses. Farmers plan June corn and forage plantings once rain returns. Pest levels are unusually low in the southwest.
American boats win sender class race in Kiel
The second event in the international yacht races for the sender class was won by American racers in first second and third. Irma took first place followed by Bibilot and Beaver in Kiel Germany on June 20.
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Kiel
Germany
Irma
Bibilot
Beaver
Gulf States tennis tourney opens in New Orleans
Rain halted the morning games but the Gulf States tennis tournament opened at the New Orleans Tennis Club with fourteen matches on the first day. Fifty matches are scheduled for tomorrow as players Wardiner, Johnson, Shelton, McCall and others won today amid an attendance of eastern and western stars.
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New Orleans
Wardiner
Johnson
Leverich
Seguin
Warriner
Shelton
Verger
Memphis
McCall
Cunningham
Wallace F. Johnson
Philadelphia
L. R. Wardner
Chicago
H. M. MacQuiston
Bay City
Texas
R. S. Shelton
Dallas
J. L. Cunningham
Thomas Holand
Beaumont
F. R. Woodbury
Los Angeles
Escaped Convict York Haunts Swamps Near Possorter
W A York alias W A Howell, an escaped convict from Bastrop Louisiana, swore he would not be taken alive and menaced neighbors after stealing a horse. He fled into nearby swamps after raiding Henry and Theodore Keewing’s home and setting a house ablaze on Sunday. shots were fired at him but the fire caused little damage. He had served a short portion of a three year sentence for horse stealing.
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Bastrop
W. A. York
W. A. Howell
York
Henry
Theodore Keewing
One Way of Saving a Baby Free to Try
An ad-style piece urges parents to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for infant intestinal troubles. It claims nine in ten infant issues are intestinal and warns against opiates. It offers free samples and medical advice from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Fred Croms
Alanson
Mich
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello, Jil
Weather notes expect more rain to aid crops in Southwest
The weekly weather bulletin shows 42 percent of stations reporting precipitation with showers in central and eastern counties and cooler temperatures. Oklahoma had Saturday night thunder showers except the southwest, and rain across the nation has improved conditions. Cotton acreage in Texas and Oklahoma rises versus last year, driven by continued planting and land shifted from wheat and oats, with larger than bureau estimates.
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Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Washington Bureau
Galveston-Dallas News
Texas
Bureau
Mississippi
South Atlantic
Southwest
E. D. Windes
Ice Free for Needy by Texarkana Ice Company
Texarkana Ice Company will supply ice free of charge for the rest of the heated term to indigent persons and families. Deliveries require a recommendation from the United Charities Association pastors or the Salvation Army to prevent misuse.
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Texarkana Company
Texarkana
Ritchie
Texarkana Ice Company
United Charities Association
Salvation Army
Liverpool market report notes 1911 sales and grain futures
On Tuesday June 20 1911 Liverpool prices show 8.16 with 5000 bales traded. Quotes include BUFF AGRE 2a beak Citak 7.83 7.74 for October November .7.02 7.00 for December January and .6.96 .6.94 for other tenor windows.
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Liverpool
Sales
Suit Seeks 250000 Damages Over Firebox Cinders
Fort Smith Arkansas June 20 A Cherokee man Augustus F Ivie of Stillwell Ohio sues Fort Smith and Western RailroadCo for 250000 claiming cinders from a rough roadbed and a defective firebox caused years of pain including the loss of an eye and morphine addiction and a ruined business and a failed bid for office. Attorney Jo Johnson filed the suit in Oklahoma courts alleging the railroad’s negligence led to his client s injuries.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Jo Johnson
Oklahoma
Fort Smith & Western Railroad Co
Augustus F. Ivie
Stillwell
Ohio
Ivie
Guthrie
Weleetka
Cotton Market Steady to Higher on New Orleans Wires
Monroe La June 20 1911 New Orleans wires report the cotton market steadier and higher due to a good reaction in old crop deliveries aided by improved cables Liverpool near positions rose about 9 penny points. rains favored central and eastern cotton regions while Oklahoma and southeast Texas saw little rain sustaining southwestern drought fears.
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Windes
Monroe
New Orleans
Liverpool
Oklahoma
Texas
Southwest
Texas Bureau
Iron Mountain sells 23 tickets to New Orleans round trip
Twenty three tickets were sold by the Iron Mountain last night to New Orleans and return. Several people from Union and Morehouse joined the Monroe delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mountain
New Orleans
Union and
Morehouse
Monroe
Wanted Pine Lumber Shipping Clerk
Classified notice seeking a pine lumber shipping clerk with reference P. Box 427. Appears dated 20 51 in the clipping.
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Pine Lumber Shipping
Accused of awful crime Bert Sanford charged in attack on girl
Bert Sanford was jailed in McCurtain county Oklahoma after a 12-year-old girl Ada Hill suffered severe injuries from a carbolic acid attack and choking near Garvin. Footprints from the tent led to Sanford's home and his arrest followed as doctors feared for the girl's life.
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Fort Smith
Oklahoma
Bert Sanford
McCurtain
Idabel
Okla
Garvin
Ada Hill
J. C. Hill
Valiant
Sanford
Umpires Urged to Wear Glasses for Batting Help
A New York physician and former Yale player proposes that baseball players might improve at bat if they wore spectacles. He argues that clarity at the plate could assist hitters in judging pitches and making contact.
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New York
Yale
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Copeland
Ouachita Valley
Carl Walker
White House
Ink
Phoenix Corn Remedy
Phoenix Drug Store
Copeland's Cash Grocery
The
Sidney Kahn Insurance Agency
Benoit Lumber Co
Tada
Buwen Yp. m
F. L. Meyer
Sig Haas & Sons Nly the Best
A.L. & G. Tax Fund
King George
Central Bank and Trust Company Building
A. C. Throp
Yerger
J.E. Morgan & Bro
Gulf Refining Co
West Monroe
Louisiana
Cinder
Grain and Provisions
ST. Louis
Lgst
Youngblood-Foster Jewelry Co., Ltd
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