Crooked Sale Claim Triggers Levee Scandal Probe
Monroe Louisiana October 26 former Levee board member W C Buchanan says more startling facts will emerge in the Tensas land grab case. Delta Land Company faces tax questions with 1909 taxes estimated at 20 000 on 228 000 in Richland parish, while other parishes show lower assessments and tensions rise as officials push for accountability.
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J. H. Webb
Monroe
W. C. Buchanan
Tensas
Tensas Delta
Richland Parish
Michigan Corporation
Delta Company
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Pledge Ease for Indigestion
An advertisement touts Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as the leading remedy for acute indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. It claims quick relief, stomach healing ingredients, and promises money-back satisfaction at prices 25 50 and 1.00. The Monroe Drug Co. and The Rexall Store sell them.
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Rexall
Monroe Drug Co
Eczema Cure Promoted Despite Doubts and Local Levee Disputes
The News-Star reports New South Drug Store offers D D D Laboratories eczema treatment trial bottle at 25 cents with a promise of instant itch relief. The article also covers Audits of the Tensas Basin levee board, accusations of misused funds, salary details, and ongoing inquiries led by Secretary H R Speed and Attorney F P Stubbs.
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New South Drug Store
The
News-Star
D. D. D. Laboratories of
Chicago
Buchanan Promises More Facts On Land Deal
W C Buchanan, an original board member, claims a large mass of evidence exists about the land grab and asserts the sale of the 85 000 acre tract at 14 cents an acre was crooked. He says he will reveal more when proper shape is reached and expects to be subpoenaed. Read Easterling Gordon's Real Estate list on page 7.
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Cummings
State Board of Equalization
Ferguson
Cumming
Delta Company
Levees Board
Levee Board
Delta
Graves
Messrs. Hicks
Horseman
Hemler
George Wesley Smith
Rayville
Smith
Mr. Hemler
F. G. Hudson
P. M. Lambremont
W. C. Buchanan
Mr. Buchanan
Collins
Hicks
Easterling & Gordon
Good Roads Expert Reports Louisiana Progress
George M. Cooley, good roads expert for the United States government, arrived in Baton Rouge after inspecting Mansfield and Monroe projects. He said both sites show splendid progress and are near completion, and noted a conference with the State Board of Engineers to select surfacing material for the highway to New Orleans.
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Louisiana
Mansfield
Monroe
Cooley
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
State Board of Engineers
Here
Fall remedy advertises Fo ley's Honey and Tar
An old advertisement touts Fo ley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for fall colds and throat and lung relief, claiming the genuine product contains no harmful drugs and is sold by D. H. Key.
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Foley
D. H. Key
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Arkansas
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E. M. Hicks
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
J. J. Meredith
Wisner
Franklin Parish
Joseph W. Simms
Simms
Parker & Speed
H. R. Speed
J. W. Brown
Brown
Heard
Tensas Basin
Blanks
Parker
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank
R. B. Blanks
F. P. Stubbs
Speed
General Assembly
Horace A. Mangham
R. C. Culpepper
Jackson Parish
Culpepper
Auditor Smith
Mr. Speed
Carly
Paducan, Suaia
KY Msr.sa
Webb & Steele
Sole Controllers
Monroe, la
Sunflon
U. S
Monroe Brick Company
Rua
EBY Company
South Grand Street
M. Cooley
United States
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