Burleson arrival stirs McAdoo bid at Democratic convention
Amid a crowded San Francisco scene General Burleson says the Texas delegation will back McAdoo for president. Rumors of a McAdoo surge surface as Secretary Daniels arrives, while Reed’s bid and Georgia seating battles unfold at the Democratic National Convention credentials committee.
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Burleson
Exas
McAdoo
Francisco
Fional
Eorgia
Senor Reed
Missouri
Georgia
Palmer
Reed
Large Oil and Gas Lease Transfers Record High Prices
Transfers at the courthouse show a premium sale of a 745.56 acre tract in sections 10 3 and 4 1N 5E from Anderson Land and Timber Co of Anderson Indiana to James E Henderson for 6587.50 and a lease of 7.50 per acre first year 2.50 second year. Henderson then sold the acreage to John J Potts agent for 7455. L K Hamilton sold to R G Jennings a 40 acre tract in 19N 5E for 640.
Greek Troop Movements Reported in Smyrna District
Reports from Smyrna indicate Greek forces in the Asia Minor area advancing into Ismid with warships anchored offshore. Violent clashes and heavy losses are reported as fighting continues around the town, amid broader Turkish resistance.
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Nhon
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Legaton
Ismid
Ismids
Parker Opposes Pay Raises for Sheriffs Clerks and Assessors
Governor Parker declared he would veto any bill increasing salaries for sheriffs clerks or assessors. He argued officials ran with a pledge of a business administration and should use proper expense accounts. He warned against influence by free holders and said resignations would be readily accepted. The educational program advances in the legislature with tax-raising school funding proposals and a parish wide seven to eight mill cap. both require voter ratification in November.
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Baton Rouge
Parker
Senate
Hamley
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Orleans Parish
Ouachita Parish Farmer Demonstrates Dynamite Use
B M Jackson of Ouachita parish has been staging protests over using dynamite to dig ditches. He recently led a demonstration at the J W Simms farm showing the method and raising concerns.
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B. M. Jackson
Ouachita Parish
Mr. Jackson
J. W. Simms
Shannon Quits Farm Agency For Insurance Job
FE. R. Shannon former assistant Ouachita parish farm agent based in Monroe resigns from farm service and moves to Huntington West Virginia to work as farm agent. He now serves as representative for the Central Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Huntington
W. Va
Central Life Insurance Company of Cincinnaati
La Del Oil Properties Signs Gas Supply Deal in Ouachita
The La Del Oil Properties Incorporated of Monroe signs a contract with E. Z. Leibrock for Monroe Louisiana Carbon Company to receive gas. Initial supply two million feet, possibly rising to thirty million. Price two cents per thousand cubic feet for sixty months. A carbon and gasoline extraction plant will be built, with a $750,000 investment. St. Louis investors back the Delaware corporation.
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Ouachita
la del Oil Properties, Incorporated
Monroe
E. Z. Leibrock
St. Louis
Monroe-Louisiana Carbon Company
Monroe Louisiana Crabon Company
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Monroe- Louisiana Carbon Company
Delaware Corporation
Fishing Jaunt Draws Rail Men to Horsehoe Lake
Mayor Arnold Bernstein and local officials joined a fishing trip to Horsehoe Lake north of Monroe. The group returned tanned and grinning, admitting they caught many fish but offering no details for publication.
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Horseshoe Lake
Arnold Bernstein
E. L. Neville
W. H. Ricks
W. M. Lynch
Marshall Munholland
Horsehoe Lake
Cabrera Leaves Mexico for United States Amid Mystery
Mexico City June 26 Louis Cabrera former minister of finance under Carranza is reported to have reached the United States and is at Texas City near Galveston. He is said to hold large sums of money in New York banks and in Europe as his movements since Carranza’s death remain unclear.
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Mexico City
Louis Cabrera
Carranza
United States
Texas City
Galveston
New York
Europe
How to Get Rid of Pests
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce highlights a Saturday Evening Post article titled Everybody's Business by Floyd W. Parsons on page 34. It explains mosquito eradication and urges public participation in the anti malaria campaign as essential to the effort.
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Saturday Evening Post
Floyd W. Parsons
Monroe
Cross
Yardmen Return to Work After Cotton Belt Stoppage
Eighteen of the forty Cotton Belt yardmen who walked off the job yesterday resumed work today in Pine Bluff Arkansas as labor action appears to ease.
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Cotton Belt
Union strike looming as railroad cars keep running
In New Orleans on June 26 the federal receiver for the New Orleans Railway and Light Company vows to keep cars running despite union workers planning a strike on July 1. The initial vote to strike was nearly unanimous.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Railway and Light Company
Embargo on Freight Moves Through Maryland Railroads
The West Maryland Railroad imposed an embargo on freight due to a switchmen strike that began in Hagerstown, Maryland, two days earlier and spread to Baltimore yesterday, halting cargo movement across the line.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
West Maryland Railroad Today
Hagerstown
Whiskey Runner Caught on Coast
News from Gulfport reports Major Lochwitzky of the United States treasury department sailing toward port on a revenue cutter with a boat carrying two barrels of whiskey and three men. The islands along the Louisiana and Mississippi gulf coast are said to house several whiskey runners.
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New Orleans
Gulfport
Major Lochwitzky
United States Treasury Department
Louisiana and
Mississippi Gulf Coast
G O P Nominee Disappears For Awhile To Get Ready
Washington June 26 Senator Harding Republican presidential candidate left Washington for an unannounced destination to rest and prepare for his acceptance speech He asked correspondents not to follow him and to spend time quietly Conferences with Republican leaders continued with William Boyce Thompson and Theodore Roosevelt Jr Harding supported a $1000 campaign contribution limit and noted most funds came from neighbors and friends in his hometown
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Senator Harding
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Harding
Thompson
Republican National Organization
Wilson to Call League Meeting
Washington June 26 President Wilson has been asked by the allied nations to issue a call for the first meeting of the assembly of the League of Nations. State department officials said the call could not be made immediately as time and place for the meeting had not been agreed upon by the allies.
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Pissident Wilson
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Assembly of the League of Nations
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Onions Drug On Market Report Causes Market Shift
Washington reports onions have become a drug on the market for the first time in years while palace prices surge and palaces remain scarce. California growers plow under onion crops as harvesting proves unprofitable, signaling a notable agricultural market shift.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
California
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Drives Local Growth
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce outlines efforts to boost business activity and community welfare. It highlights initiatives to attract investment, support small firms, and promote events across Monroe.
Ouachita Parish Seeks Road Boost From State Bills
Ouachita parish officials anticipate a $28,000,000 state road reimbursement and parceling of road districts to boost highway work. Route 3 from Vicksburg to Shreveport and Route 5 from Alexandria to the Arkansas line through Monroe are cited. A $1.6 million bond issue funds the Monroe Ruston road with only fourteen miles slated this year.
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Ouachita Parish
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Ouachita
Vicksburg
Shreveport
Monroe
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Arkansas Line
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Winnsboro
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Board of Supervisors
Boyd
Monroe-Ruston
Monroe Elks to Face Urania in Park Game Tomorrow
Monroe Elks and Urania meet at Forsythe Park at 3 pm with Monroe unbeaten this season. Pitchers Staples and Sims or Parr for Monroe. Elliott and Hardwick for Urania. Lineup includes Higgenbotham Gladney Corebitt Daughtry J Miller C Miller Bonds and Dryer.
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