Two Black men to face capital trial in Shreveport
In Shreveport on Tuesday June 36 Alex Scott and Booster Johnson charged with entering a residence armed with a dangerous weapon will stand trial in the 1st district court. Governor Hall ordered penitentiary custody transferred to Caddo parish deputies guarding the courthouse with extra forces to prevent mob violence.
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Shreveport
Alex Scott
Boosterohnson
1St District
All
Scott Andohnson
Depty
Caddo
Baton Rouge
Sheriff's Office
T of Deputies
N. P. Tanner
C. P. Rnette
A. L. Roscoe
Pink Taylor
Eese Hood
Fish Jail
Flournoy
Ott and Johnson
Criminal Court
Fender
de Ridder
Ott
Nession
Booster Johns
Regul
Arthouse
Jef
Police
Gray
Police Department
Scott
Johnson
Mayor McLeish Resigns Amid Scandal In Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio on June 30 Mayor George W McLeish will quit office under a settlement tied to ongoing municipal prosecutions His brother James and son Clay McLeish had indictments quashed under the agreement Safety Director Needham and Service Director Gavin will also resign as part of the arrangement.
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Steubenville
George W. McLeish
James McLeish
Clay MccLeish
Needham
Gavin
Government Quagers Discharged Soon for Tax Board
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau will discharge all government quagers in rectify ing establishments tomorrow. The move saves about $240,000 annually, with each quager averaging $900 per year. Individual rectifiers will be held responsible after July 1 for work previously done by quagers.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Calgary Plans Military Fair with Bands Parade and Fireworks
Calgary Alberta prepares for the 1915 fair opening with eight military bands a battalion parade and a 300 foot fireworks scene depicting the Dardanelles assault by the Allied fleet.
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Calgary
Alta
Dardanelles
Football Star to Wed in War Zone in Paris
Miss Edith Townsong of Bryn Mawr sails for France and will wed Dr. Hunter W. Scarlett of the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris. Scarlett played for the University of Pennsylvania football team in 1908 and earned a place on the All America team that year. Miss Townsend travels with her brother Roger R. Townsend.
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Philadelphia
Edith Townsong
Bryn Mawr
France
Paris
Hunter W. Scarlett
American Ambulance Hospital
Scarlett
University of Pennsylvania
Sne
Townsend
Roger R. Townsend
Mississippi railroads barred from ten cent passenger penalty
Chancellor Taylor issued a decree denying Mississippi railroads the right to impose a ten cent cash penalty on passengers who fail to buy tickets at railway stations. He declared the proposed charge unlawful.
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Jackson, Miss
Taylor
Mississippi
Prohibition Victory As Shreveport Remains Dry
New Orleans June 30 Victor for the Shreveport prohibitionists was upheld by the Louisiana supreme court in a ruling on the Polee Jury of Cad do versus the mayor and council of Shreveport. The court affirmed the parish unit and enjoined issuing licenses to saloonmen, ruling the 1902 act applied to all parish wards towns and villages.
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New Orleans
Shreveport
Supreme Court
Caddo
Webb
Sommerville
Dominant Mexican Factions Agree to Hold Conference
Two leading factions in Mexico reach agreement to hold a conference aimed at deescalating tensions and outlining a path to potential dialogue. The accord signals a step toward reducing conflict and stabilizing regional politics.
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Mexico
Peace talk hinted in Mexico as rival leaders agree to discuss terms
El Paso reports Jose Isabel Rovels saying leaders of the two main factions will discuss peace. Rebels foresee developments by mid July with Villa crossing to the border to meet Obregon and sanction a conference.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
el Paso
Jose Isabel Rovels
Eulalio Gutierrez
Mexico
Jose Isabel Robles
Emilo Gutierrez
Robles
Villa
Obregon
Mexico City Siege Rumors Sweep Washington
In the absence of direct reports from Mexico City officials worry grows over conditions in the capital and surrounding area. Carranza massing troops to seize the city within days while consular reports note protection for foreigners and property.
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Washington
Mexico City
State Department
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Quiet San Luis Potosi District Reports Rail Repair Train North
A telegraphic dispatch dated June 28 from San Luis Potosi states the district is quiet and a military and repair train has departed north to open the railway to Saltillo.
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Nuco
Tamvico
San Luis Potosi
Saltillo
Dry towns in Moorhead and nearby cities set to go dry
Moorhead Minnesota reports that 31 saloons will close tomorrow as licenses are refused under the county option law. A test case challenges city charter rights versus county authority. East Grand Forks and Crookston also go dry tomorrow.
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Moorhead
Minn
East Grand Forks
Crookston
Reorganization Underway for American Writing Paper Co
Springfield Mass June 30 The American Writing Paper Company reform effort faces trouble paying interest on a sinking fund of nearly 14 million tied to 20 year gold bonds due tomorrow as part of the 22 million dollar company restructuring.
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Springfield
Mass
American Writing Paper Company
Doney Chosen as President of Willamette University
Salem Ore June 3 Dr Carl Gregg Doney formerly president of West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon WV will tomorrow assume the presidency of Willamette University a denominational institution under the Methodist Episcopal Church guidance and oversight in Salem Oregon
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Salem
Ore
Carl Gregg Doney
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
W. Va
Williamette University
Methodist Episcopal Church
New Trains On All & G RY July
Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf Railway adds two new trains starting July 1 to improve service. Train No 1 runs daily Monticello to Crossett and Monroe with several stops, while Mixed Train No 7 runs daily except Sunday between Monticello Crossett and Monroe with a noon return. Recent spending backs on time performance and track condition.
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ALL &G. RY
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railway
Monroe
Monticello
Ark
Crossett
BsFs
Te. Bemdare Og
Cscc
Ly. Monroe Sete
Bastrop
Hamburg
Ly . Monroe
Wedding of Genevie Clark and James M. Thomson
Hundreds of guests attended the wedding in Bowling Green Missouri as Miss Genevie Clark daughter of Speaker Champ Clark wed James M. Thomson publisher of the New Orleans Item. The event drew prominent national figures and even a gift from President Wilson.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Genevie Clark
Champ Clark
James M. Thomson
New Orleans Item
Wilson
Police Jury Accepts Assessor Figures for Present Year
The police jury voted to adopt the assessor’s figures for the current year, setting tax assessments and related levies based on the finalized valuations. Officials noted the figures reflect updated property values and will guide budget planning and revenue projections.
Meeting on Timber Land Assessments Ends in Standstill
The Police Jury settled to accept the assessor’s figures for timber land taxes and to avoid any increase this year while awaiting action by the constitutional convention. The debate centered on equity, contract validity, and potential litigation, with emphasis on full property-wide valuation and revenue stability.
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Bryant
Wis
J. T. Austin
Austin
Percy Sandel
Supreme Court
Sandel
Henry Bernstein
Bernstein
Supree Court
Tensas Delta
Taxation debate halts parish assessment drive vote ends in tie
Barringer warns against unjust tax hikes while urging timber land fairness as revenue needs press. A 5 to 4 vote defeats the resolution before a tied reconsideration vote after a belated Police Jury member arrives. President Phillips casts the deciding tie breaker.
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Barringer
Caesar
Jesus Christ
Tensa Delta Land Company
Mr. Austin
C. W. Phillips
Messrs
T. E. Edwards
J. T. Mayes
J. T. Austin
J. B. Fishfol
Messrs. Geo. Phillips
J. E. Cowan
W. T. Hunt
V. C. Barringer
Head
Pastor Resigns After Church Row Exonerating Leader
Philadelphia June 30 Rev Dr J Beveridge Lee rector of St Paul Presbyterian Church resigns tomorrow after a long dispute as do the church elders. The Presbytery exonerated Lee of charges made in a circular letter and broadcast among members. Opponents were criticized for not presenting charges through the Presbytery.
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Philadelphia
J. Beveridge Lee
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
Lee
Police to Enforce Bicycle Ordinance Citywide
Inspector J A Lawrence orders strict enforcement of the bicycle ordinance banning riding on sidewalks in five districts and in front of public buildings. Riders in residential areas must dismount for women and children. bikes require bells and after dark lights.
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J. A. Lawrence
General shut down of big industries looms tomorrow
The Associated Press reports a general shutdown of allied building, construction, and material industries will begin tomorrow. About 16 000 striking carpenters' force is involved, with an estimated 200 000 workers potentially unemployed as plants close. Included are lumber yards, brick manufacturers, lime kilns, sand stone gravel, and sash door mills among numerous establishments.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Penters
Russian-German War Struggle Intensifies in Galicia and Russ
Reports from Petrograd say Teutonic allies suffer enormous losses as they press Russians retreating through northeastern Galicia toward the Bug river. Russia forms a new military supplies board to fix munition shortages while Italian and Austro German actions continue on the Isonzo and Gallipoli fronts.
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Associated Press
Galicia
Russier Pali
Bug River
Petrograd
Teutonic
Russian Board of Military Supplies
Italy
Isonzo
Gieso
Cambuskenneth
Chesmeh
Lidia
Agielia
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Cardinal Gibbons Completes 54 Years in Church Work
Baltimore June 30 Cardinal James Gibbons marks his 54th year in church work since his 1861 ordination. He will be 81 next month and has received widespread congratulations from clergy and laymen nationwide.
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Baltimore
James Cardinal Gibbons
Prominent Mexicans Arrested in Huerta Plot
El Paso reports General Marcelo Caraveo Alderete and Frank Alderete were arrested by federal officials on June 30 in connection with an alleged Huerta plot to spark a new revolution in Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
Marcelo Caraveo
Ke Alderete
Frank Alderete
Huerta
Mexico
Nieuw Amsterdam Collides in Fog at the Downs
The Holland America line steamship Nieuw Amsterdam carrying twelve hundred passengers from New York to Rotterdam collided with an unknown steamer in dense fog while at anchor in the Downs near Deal England. The port side was damaged but the liner remained at anchor. This marks the eighth collision in the Downs over the past three days.
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Associated Preas
Deal
England
Holland-American Line
Nieuw Amsterdam
New York
Rotterdam
Downs
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