Exposition to Boost Trade Says Senator Ransdell
Baton Rouge March 17 Senator Joseph E Ransdell predicts the International Trade Exhibition opening in New Orleans September 15 1925 will create a new era in U S Latin American commerce It will be a permanent world market with exhibits from manufacturers and raw resources to attract buyers world wide The project backed by New Orleans business leaders aims to lease a 600000 square foot War Department base and invite foreign nations to participate, promoting vast cooperative advertising and trade growth.
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Ransdell
New Orleans
Nigni Novgorod
Liepzig
Lyons
Congress
War Department
United States
International Trade Exhibition, Incorporated
Mutual Mart
Brazil
Wealthy Chicagoan's Death Tied to Bribe Offer Claim
Grand jury in Chicago heard bacteriologist Charles C. Faiman testify that Shepherd offered a $20,000 bribe and directions to use typhoid germs to kill William Nelson McClintock. Isabelle Pope, McClintock's fiancee, aided the investigation and provided early information.
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Willis Pe
Charles C. Faiman
Chicago
Faiman
Shepherd
William Nelson McClin
Tok
Millessire
Isabelle Pope
McClintock
World Trade Exhibition Could Make New Orleans Global Center
Senator Ransdeil argues the International Trade Exhibition will boost New Orleans as a world trade hub. He cites the Mississippi system, Panama Canal proximity, and the city’s port facilities and rail connections as essential to expanding commerce with the Americas and the Orient.
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N. O
New Orleans
North America
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
United States
Central
South Americas
Panama Canal
Plans For North Louisiana High School Rally At Ruston
The 1925 North Louisiana High School Rally is planned for April 10 and 11 at Ruston under Louisiana Polytechnic Institute oversight. The 1924 event drew 854 pupils from 57 of 125 invited schools for athletic and literary contests, with a March 7 basketball tournament and medals and cups awarded for individual and team winners.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
North Louisiana
Ruston
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
P. H. Griffith
Louisiana Polytechnic Teachers’ Association
Winn, Grant
LaSalle
Griffith
Leon's Cafe Dinner Menu Listing
A dinner special offered at Leon's Cafe priced at 25 cents for regular meals and 50 cents for larger options on Wednesday. Coffee with pure cream adds five cents to the bill.
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Leon
Shreveport Raises Street Car Fare to Seven Cents
Shreveport officials approve a fare increase for cash street cars from six to seven cents effective next week. The order, issued by Huey P. Long of the state public service commission, follows a petition by the Shreveport Railways company which showed losses at six cents. The plan also allows 17 tickets for one dollar or four for twenty-five cents.
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Shreveport
Huey P. Long
State Public Service Commission
Shreveport Railways Company
Remarkable Trade Exhibition Promises New Orleans Boom
The exhibition in New Orleans will attract manufacturers who gain proximity to a great market. Industries are expected to grow rapidly in the area with population and wealth increasing, signaling a new era of prosperity for the Mississippi Valley.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Farmers Peculate Wives In Bloomfield Court Plea
Odells Cravens and Curt Wallace pleaded guilty to trading wives and were sentenced to five months in jail each. Their wives Nellie Cravens and Cora Wallace received the same terms. The couples plan divorces and remarriage in line with current affections.
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Odells Cravens
Curt Wallace
Bloomfield
Cora Wallace
Curt
Nellie Cravens
Odeus Cravens
Wallaces
Cravens
Compulsory Education Bill Is Before Court
The Oregon compulsory education law requiring children aged eight to sixteen to attend public schools was argued before the Supreme Court in two cases. The cases seek to lift a federal injunction against enforcement and have drawn wide attention in educational and religious circles.
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Washington
Oregon
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Wolves siege Vilna as residents fear night trips
Dispatches from Vancouver report Vilna in Alberta, northeast of Edmonton, being besieged by hungry wolves that attacked people twice but caused no fatalities. Residents have begun leaving home at night to avoid danger.
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Vancouver
B. C
Vancouver Sun
Vilna
Edmonton
Alberta
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N.C. Exposition
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Walnut St
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MER & Beane
N. Y
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Oped
St. Louis
Latin America
Ransdeil
Monroe
N. E. Dawson
Met
NEW GE Cravers
Toledo Scale CO
McCray Refrigerator Co
Walnut Street
Steiner Electric Meat Chopper
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