John T. Michel Campaigns Bright in Terrebonne Parish
John T. Michel and Loys Charbonnet led a brisk three‑meeting push in Terrebonne parish, Houma, with Rex Joseph and Emile Marmande endorsing Michel for governor. They toured by automobile and motorboat, winning strong support from sugar planter Emile Marmande and others amid lively public gatherings.
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Houma
Central
Terrebonne Parish
John T. Michel
Loys Charbonnel
Michel
Mr. Charbonnet
Fish and game law conference eyed after nomination
Mr. Michel promises a post nomination conference in Houma or Morgan City to discuss perfecting fish and game laws before the legislature. Loys Charbonnet delivers a long French address and is warmly received. Charbonnet explains Michel’s plan and praises Judge Hall’s industrial school stance while criticizing Dr. Aswell as a visionary candidate. Xavier St. Martin closes the report.
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Michel
Houma
Morgan City
Loys Charbonnet
Charbonnet
Mitel
Judge Hall
Lafayette
Judge
Monroe Fair Set to Open Tuesday Amid Promising Prospects
The Monroe fair opens Tuesday with strong prospects for its most successful year yet. organizers tout good weather forecasts and broad community support, predicting high attendance and extensive exhibits across all categories.
Lectures on Morality by Rabbi Heinberg at Baptist Pulpit
A notable moral standards sermon was delivered last night by Rabbi Heinberg at a Baptist pulpit. The address emphasized ethical living and interfaith understanding amid community concerns.
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Rabbi Heinberg
Baptist
Monroe Fair Opens With Air Flights and Exhibits
The Monroe Fair Association begins its fourth annual fair tomorrow at 10 am with extensive exhibits from agriculture to poultry. Carl Mourfield will daily pilot a Curtiss biplane as part of the free attractions, while races, games, and a potato race entertain attendees. Local features include a history parade and a government canning demonstration.
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Carl Moorfield
Monroe Fair Association
Evry
Carl Mourfield
Monroe
West Monroe
Building a New Church as a Beacon of Moral Uplift
Dr Heinberg urges Monroe's First Baptist congregation to make the planned church a visible emblem of high spiritual standards. He says sacrifice and dedication are needed to ensure a great, strong edifice that reflects the community’s moral aims and places the church at the forefront of civic life.
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Dr. Heinberg
First Baptist Church
J. A. H. Wharton
Heinberg
Temple Sinai
God
Monroe
Foster and Ransdell Campaign Updates in Louisiana
New Orleans reports say Senator Murphy J. Foster will open his North Louisiana campaign with an address at the Shreveport courthouse on Monday evening. The piece notes Foster’s past North Louisiana support, his Athenaeum speech, and Ransdell’s plan to reply in New Orleans, with communities seeking to be included in Foster’s itinerary.
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New Orleans
Chevis
Foster
Murphy J. Foster
North Louisiana
Court House
Shreveport
Newton C. Blanchard
United States Senate
Gibson
Athenaeum
Ransdell
Senator Foster
North
Louisiana
Fourth World Championship game postponed again in rain
Philadelphia reports the fourth game between New York and Philadelphia was postponed for the fifth time due to wet grounds. Weather is fair, but field conditions force delay with a game likely scheduled for tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
New York
China Suspends Talks With Foreign Bankers Over War Fund Loan
London October 23 negotiations between China and foreign bankers seeking a fifty million dollar currency reform loan have been suspended. Bankers refused a three million dollar temporary loan for a war fund, opting to remain neutral between the government and the Revolutionists.
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London
China
Cold Wave Grips New Orleans and Gulf States
New Orleans reports frost conditions across the South with the Weather Bureau confirming frost in the cotton belt near the Gulf coast. Forecasters expect fair weather in the west Gulf tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures in the western and northern regions.
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New Orleans
Gulf States
Weather Bureau
Cotton Belt
Gulf Coast
West Gulf States
Parade Preparations Set for Tomorrow at 12:30 PM
Readiness is complete for the parade tomorrow with a 12 30 PM start time. Participants must gather by 12 o'clock at the designated meeting place named by Mesdames Taylor and Potts and be prompt for the event.
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Mesdames Taylor and Potts
Sensational Trial Opens for Zee Runge McRee in Opelousas
The St Landry courthouse in Opelousas hosts the trial of Mrs. Zee Runge McRee for the September 21 killing of Allen Thurman Garland. A prominent family and a strong defense accompany the prisoner as authorities promise full disclosure of motives and sensational rumors expected to be aired. Jury selection aims to fill thirty talesmen without success so far.
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Opelousas
St Landry
John R Walsh Dead Former Banker and Magnate
John R Walsh once a banker and railroad magnate died at his Chicago home today from heart disease after recently being paroled from Leavenworth Federal Prison where he served a three year term for violating banking laws. He arrived October 15 and had been confined to bed, aging rapidly and abandoning plans to resume his financial leadership.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Leavenworth
Walsh
Foreman Kills Crew Member in Section House Shooting
J C Cooper section foreman on the Iron Mountain railroad at Log Town shot and killed Monroe Meadows a crew member at the section houses. Coroner’s jury verdict says Meadows died from a pistol wound inflicted by Cooper who claims the shooting was an accident while target practicing. Sheriff Parker arrested Cooper and confined him in parish jail. Frost killed tender plants as dawn broke.
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J. C. Cooper
Iron Mountain
Logtown
Monroe Meadows
Parker
Surghnor
Meadows
Cooper
Cotton States to consider Brazil style bond plan to lift prices
New Orleans hosts governors and agriculture officials from eleven cotton producing states to discuss eliminating middlemen and using state bonds to buy and hold cotton until world spinners pay a fair price. A Brazil like coffee bond plan, plus public factories, are on the agenda.
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Brazil
New Orleans
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Dallas
Sao Paulo
London
Rebels seize Changsha and Nanchang and threaten Shanghai
Shanghai reports the Rebels have occupied Changsha and Nanchang, gaining control of two provinces and expanding their reach. The Imperial government prepares defenses around Shanghai as the situation is described as highly alarming and rapidly changing. The occupation doubles rebel territory and shifts power in central China.
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Shanghai
Chang Sha
Nan Chang
Hankow
Nanchang
Governors Join In Move Eleven Executives Meet in New Orleans
Eleven executives prepare to meet in New Orleans on October 30 as governors join in a coordinated move. The gathering signals high level talks among regional leaders and corporate officials on policy and strategy.
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New Orleans
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Michel Foc
Emile Marmain E
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Grand Caillou
Emile Marmande
Xavier St. Martin
Mr. Michel
Theriot
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Mr. Marmande
John T. Micchel
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Pormer
Fauntleroy
Mr. Ransdell
Torroow
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