Rayville meeting to discuss $2 million drainage bonds
Police juries from eight parishes in the Tensas Basin Levee District prepare for a Rayville gathering on July 12 to discuss forming a drainage district and a special election to issue bonds of 2 million dollars for canals and drainage. Senator Ransdell and Representative Wilson will attend to discuss federal aid. Local farm bureaus and lumber firms back the plan.
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Tensas Basin Levee
Louisiana
Heve
Tensas Basin
Rayville
S. M. Collins
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Collins
Joseph B. Ransdell
Riley J. Wilson
Colina
Marioux
West Carroll
Catahewix
Franklin
Concordia
Kayville
Oonachite
Richland
Massacre Verdict Linked to Illinois Coal Co Officials
A coroner's jury in Herrin, year ago today, found the massacre of strike breakers due to acts direct and indirect by officials of the Illinois Coal Co. The verdict ties company officials to the violence surrounding the strike.
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Herrin
Acta
Illinois Coal Co
This Date in History Highlights 1823 to 1921 Events
A historical rundown notes 1823 Cadiz investment by French forces under the Duke of Angoulême, 1863 Lee’s invasion of Pennsylvania, 1873 Italy bans Jesuits, 1876 Custer killed at Little Bighorn, 1891 Parnell and Mrs. O Shea marry, 1493 Haymarket memorial unveiled. Also 1921 Gompers elected AFL president. Louisiana gets 100 of 600 summer military camp slots with July 16 application deadline. camps start in August for 30 days, ages 17 to 24.
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Duke of Angoulema
Cadiz
Lee
Potomac
Pennsylvania
Italy
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Harrison County
William II
Reighstag
Charles Stewart Parnell
O'Shea
Haymarket
Waldheim
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New Orleans
War Department
Citizens
Louisiana
Citizens’ Military
Fort McPherson
J. B. Edmonds
Audubon Boulevard
West Monroe School Addition Bid Deadline
Sealed bids for the addition to the West Monroe school building are due by noon July 3 at the office of J. W. Smith architect in Monroe Louisiana. Bids must be sent to the Ouachita Parish School Board with a 2 percent bid check. Plans available from the architect. T. C. Brown secretary. Flowering plants in the British Isles number over 250000 varieties.
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J. W. Smith
Monroe
Louisiana
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
T. C. Brown
Hugo Stinnes Riebeck Mining and Oil Works Inc Formed
A new oil and mining firm capitalized at 100 million gold marks is formed by Stinnes interests and Riebeck Mining Works. The Hugo Stinnes Riebeck Mining and Oil Works Inc is established with a 50 million paper mark gift to the University of Halle and a 400 percent dividend announced by Riebeck.
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Associated Presa Malle
Germany
Stinnes Interests
Riebeck Mining Works
Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and
OU Works, Inc
University of Helle
Riebeck Company
Vanderbilt Jr. prospectus eyes Los Angeles readers
A prospectus signed by Cornelius Van derbilt Jr. offers subscriptions and underwriters for the Illustrated Daily News, a warning publication he says he will publish in Los Angeles soon, distributed through the mails today.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Illustrated Daily News
Vanderbilt
Sea Otters Prefer Pairs Over Large Gatherings
A curious trait notes sea otters rarely form large gatherings and instead live in pairs. The behavior highlights social structure differences among marine mammals and may influence how researchers study their ecology and habitat use.
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures
Gen Sir Francis Wingate, former British Egypt commissioner, is 62. John Dillon, longtime Irish Nationalists leader, turns 72 in Ireland. LeBaron B Colt, Rhode Island senator, is 77 born in Dedham Mass. Bishop William A Quayle of the Methodist Episcopal Church is 68 born in Parkville Maine. Dorothy Bernard, Cape Colony stage and screen actress, is 3% years old in Port Elizabeth.
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Francis Wingate
Egypt
John Dillon
Ireland
LeBaron B. Colt
United States
Rhode Island
Dedham
Mass
Todry
William A. Quayle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Parkville
Dorothy Bernard
Port Elizabeth
Cape Colony
Revival and baseball notes from Grayson and Detroit
Grayson hosts Rev Hamby of Memphis for a June revival at the M. P. Church with growing local interest and food, while Riverton hosts I. J. Brooks and D. M. Brooks for a protracted Baptist meeting. The Detroit Tigers under Ty Cobb favor noon workouts and flexible hours, avoiding morning practice to keep players rested and in peak form.
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Grayson
Columbia
M. P
Hamby
Memphis
Tennessee
I. J. Brooks
Jena
D. M. Brooks
Riverton Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Troit American League
Tigers
Kan Johnson
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Detroit clubs place mild limits on players wives
Detroit clubs approve few restrictions on players wives with management stating a bail player’s wife should stay home. The note reflects city attitudes on domestic roles in sports settings.
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Detroit
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Kitet
G. B. Parks
Lockwood
Beadle
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Penganuzzi
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New York
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Vanderbilt Publication
Eason Transfer
Grammont Street
National Dental Parlor
Stag Smoke House
Reed
Tour
Coupe
Sedan
Buick
Reed-Lennon Motor Co, Inc
North Second St
Monroe, la
Delta Laboratories
United States Department of Agriculture
Tallulah
Monroe Hardware Company
Monroe, Louisiana
J. F. Otwell
Ford Levi Stationery Store
Louisiana Optical Company
Roy L. Carnes
Williams
Mtttcr
Asnd
West Monroy
Beadle Bros
Emerson Electric
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ARE Company, Inc
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