Fire fires in Bossier City leave $100,000 loss
Fires in Bossier City destroy twenty buildings in the business block and nearby residences injuring several people. Investigators, aided by Deputy Town Marshal Wilson, seek arson clues amid lack of water and water-well drought conditions. Spare details include Hutchins Hotel, post office, Montez theater, and multiple shops and homes, with insurance coverage limited.
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Shreveport
A. P
Bossier City
Red River
J. M. Wilson
C. D. Lee
DeRidder
Hutchins Hotel
Lee
Charity Hospital
Youree McCall
John Adkins
Tom Hickman
Cain Street
Tillman Furniture Co
Carter-Pulley Drug Company
Highway Garage
Marlin Garsige
Jove Lavas Grocery Store
Davis Shoe Shop
Justice of the Peace
U. W. Hutchings
L. M. Moseley
Hutching
Hutchings
Hutchins
Shreveport Fire Department
Masonic Lodge Dedicates New Orphans' Home in Alexandria
The Louisiana Masonic Grand Lodge dedicated the Masonic Home for Orphan Children in Alexandria on June 24. The two story brick building sits on a 70 acre tract with dormitories for 100 children, an infirmary, a 500 seat dining hall and a large kitchen. Total cost for the present structure is $210000 with $20000 for equipment. The board includes Lee E. Thomas of Shreveport as chairman and Dr. John H. Cooper as superintendent.
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Alexandria
Masonic Home
Louisiana Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Lee E. Thomas
Shreveport
H. H. White
G. A. Treadwell
New Orleans
Leon Haas
Opelousas
Rudolph Krause
Lake Charles
I. H. Conner
Prentiss B. Carter
Franklinton
W. V. Lamkin
George Pauer
L. W. Sylvester
B. T. Thompson
J. L. Pitts
John H. Cooper
Jesse Milliken
Crowley
The
Eastern Star
H. B. Conner
Baton Rouge
Grand Lodge of
Louisiana
R. H. Harper
Pershing Highway Party Leaves El Dorado Today
Thirty five members of a sociability tour party of the Pershing Highway Association of Arkansas and Louisiana, with Gov. Tom J. Terrell, were set to depart El Dorado for Ruston Louisiana and New Orleans. The governors would take part in exercises hosted by highway enthusiasts later in Ruston. The group had left Little Rock on Sunday.
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Eldorado
Ark
Pershing Highway Association
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tom J. Terrell
Ruston
New Orleans
Terrell
Fuqua
Little Rock
Alligator Denial Eases City Pool Visitors
The News-Star reports city officials reassure swimmers that alligators cannot reach the pool. One gator is back at the zoo. a second may still be in the duck pond but will be captured and returned shortly. Swimmers are urged to enjoy their daily dips with calm.
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News-Star
the Zoo
Natatorick
Tion
Ark City
N Zoo
Duck Pond
Coolidge Party Greeted At Swampscott Mass
President Coolidge arrived by special train for a Massachusetts visit and was welcomed at the home of W. Stearns in Swampscott. He planned to speak and continue travels with Mrs. Coolidge and guests, including Mrs. Stearns, while staying at Red Gables near Salem.
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Swampscott
Mass
A. P
Ajethods Coolidge
Washington
S¢g
Swampss
W. Stearns
Coolidge
Francis Rochauffeur
Taft
Flowers
President Coolidge in Salem greeted by crowd at station
Report describes President Coolidge arriving in Salem amid cheers from a large crowd. Notables including Mrs. Collidge, Senator Butler, Mayor Bates, and Representative Pratt were present. a Masons procession and congestion marked the visit. Coolidge then proceeded toward Swampscott and Red Jade, with a marine guard and bouquet presented to the president. The day also covered a separate court action against Consolidated Oil with Homer field at issue and a district court dismissal.
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Salmong
Swampsatech
Mr. Stearns
Collidge
Wm. M. Butler
George J. Bates
A. Pratt
John Jacob Rogers
Rep
Farabe Scientific After
The readable text mentions Farabe and scientific context with phrases like Recognize South dee and after. Details are sparse but indicate a science-oriented public note or caption involving Farabe.
Noted South American authority Dr William Farabee dies
Dr William Curtis Farabee, renowned scientist and explorer of South America, died at his Washington Pa home after a prolonged illness. A founder of major expeditions from 1906, he charted vast unknown regions, collected key materials for the University Museum, and advised at Versailles on ethnology for the peace conference. Born February 7 1863, he studied at Waynesburg College and Harvard, authored important works, and left four unfinished projects. He married Sylvia Holdren of McArthur Ohio.
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William Curtis Farabee
South America
Theodore Roosevelt
Farabee
Milhal-Harvard
Peru
Ecuador
University Museum of Philadelphia
Guianae
Amazon River
University Museum
Georgetown
British Guiana
Barbadoes
Roosevelt
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crusoe
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Washington, Pa
Washington
Wil Farabee
Wilsons
Waynesburg College
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Sylvia Manilla Holdren
McArthur
Kidnap Victim Ernestine Bean Returns After Abduction
Miss Ernestine Bean of Kansas City Missouri resurfaced after several days missing. Police pursued Joseph Louis a twenty three year old stenographer as a primary suspect in the alleged kidnapping.
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Ernestine Bean
Kansas City
Joseph Louis
One Is Dead in Alabama Feud and Parole Revoked
Washington county Mississippi tensions rise after a fatal shooting near Buckatunna and the revocation of Hub Heavey’s parole by Governor Brandon. Sheriff Onderdonk reports deaths and a manhunt as Phelps lies dying and Crane is jailed in Waynesboro.
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Mobile
Ala
Maotie
Bol
Her Onderdonk
Cayning
J. H
Hub
Aaron Smith
Onderdonk
Brandon
Washington County
Henvey
Joe Phelps
Buckatunna
Miss
Phelps
George Crane
Waynesboro
Crane
Hub Heavey
Smith
Earl
Colon
Whitlock Given Jail Term for Selling Jamaica Ginger
W F Whitlock was convicted of selling Jamaica Ginger and sentenced by Judge Percy Sandel in district court to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine or four months more in prison. An appeal was noted. Whitlock, caught during a sheriff liquor drive after a federal agent bought several bottles, claimed an alibi with witnesses.
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W. F. Whitlock
Jamaica
Percy Sandel
Whitlock
Sheriff Department
West Monroe
Jake
Eros
Mme Schumann Heink Sings for Disabled Vets in Omaha
Mme Schumann Heink sang before maimed veterans in Omaha to honor the injured soldiers. The crowd pledged that they would sing taps for her when she passes, a solemn vow echoed as she thanked the servicemen and spoke of mutual devotion.
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Mme. Schumann-Heink
Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Mme
Schumann Heink
America
Robert J. Martin
Minneapolis
Schumann-Heink
Widow of Ketron returns from Bastrop barber shop funeral
The widow of George Ketron, slain in Bastrop, returns to Arcadia area after his funeral. She speaks of seeking justice and questions whether she may be called as a witness, noting the killing as a brutal crime and recounting details of the case and Dougherty’s arrest.
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Ketron
Bastrop
George Ketron
Bastro
Dougherty
Ren
Tohnie
I Arcadia
Virginia-Tennessee
Ae Ieee
Stovall
Barbe
Jean ‘Ane
Mopehou
Ae Oo
Fourth District
Morehouse
Kreton
Witow
Tennessee
West
Sennsane
6. George
Franks
Fiji Islanders Shaped Dayton Start in Tennessee Town
Dayton Tennessee recounts how two Fiji islanders, captured and brought by W C Gardenhire, helped spark the town site of Dayton in 1879. Gardenhire sold them to P T Barnum then invested proceeds in Dayton, aiding railroad plans, coal and factory growth, and shifting the county seat from Washington. Today Dayton claims about 2200 residents and a strong Scopes sentiment.
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Dayton
Tenn
A. P
Nessee
United States
Rhea County
W. C. Gardenhire
H. T. Barnum
Washington
Gardenhire
Chattanooga
Women of Today Change Marriage Code in Court Ruling
New York June 24. Justice John W. Ford of the state supreme court ruled that testimony of a wife breakfasting with another man and kissing and cocktail parties does not by itself prove infidelity. The decision, in the Symington divorce case, cites changing social norms and notes that a woman’s conduct alone is not sufficient evidence for divorce.
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New York
A. P
John W. Ford
State Supreme Court
Clean Books League
Thomas H. Symington
Justice Ford
Shell
Esther Ford
Talbot W. Chambers
Symington
Defense Counsel Pushes Alternate Motive in Shepherd Murder Trial
Chicago courtroom hears William Darling Shepherd accused of killing Billy McClintock by typhoid germs. Prosecutor Gee Gorman demands death penalty, portraying Shepherd as coldly calculated. defense chief William Scott Stewart argues for innocence amid conspired accusers and a dangerous plot. Faiman, a key witness, claims he supplied germs and taught murder methods.
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William Scott Stewart
William Darling Shepherd
Farman
Stewart
Faiman
Hoelief
Charles Faiman
Prietor
National University of Science
Chicago
Gee Gorman
Shepherd
Gorman
William Dareling Shepherd
Billy Mee
Bill
Billy
Goreman
Raimen
City Health Department
Billy McClintock
Man Charged Over Snake from Pocket Hoax at Ark Jail
El Dorado Arkansas June 24 C B Bledsoe chiropodist was today at liberty on bond waiting hearing on July 23 charged with removing a pet snake from his hip pocket and frightening a white woman.
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EL Dorado
Ark
C. B. Bledsoe
Liberty
River Stage Readings Across Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
River gauges report Cairo at 20.9 with a 0.2 rise, Memphis 13.9 up 1.9, Vicksburg 13.8 up 0.8, New Orleans 1.0 steady, Shreveport 10.4 down 9.4, Alexandria 8.5 down 0.1, Camden 3.0 down 0.1, Monroe 13.8 down 0.1.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Staitionarys
Shreveport
Alexandria
Camden
Monroe
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Consolid Oil Corporation
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Supreme Court
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Rredt
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