St Louis Hosts Banquet Backing New Orleans Exposition
Governor Sanders and Mayor Kreismann led a St Louis banquet praising New Orleans for the proposed exposition. Speakers included Behrman McKinley Sisson and Lui. Sisson urged to grant the floor. Sanders framed the expo as crucial for trade and U S business ties. San Francisco praised for recovery but opposed to the Philippine venture note.
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Kreismann
Sanders
St. Louis
New Orleans
Behrman
W. B. McKnley
Illino
T. A. Sisson
Mississippi
Samuel Lui
New Orleans Backed as Logical Point for 1915 Panama Expo
St Louis and Missouri leaders pledged support for New Orleans as the logical site for the 1915 Panama Exposition during a banquet at the St. Louis Club. Governor Sanders and Mayor Behrman led advocates, citing past city aid to St Louis and the bid’s regional significance amid opposition from San Francisco.
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St. Louis
Missouri
New Orleans
McKinley
Ilinois
Congress
Crescent City
Business Men’s League
Frederick H. Kreismann
Herbert S. Hadley
Jefferson City
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Martin Behrman
T. P. Thompson
Samuel Blum
Alexander Pujol
Congress of Interests
South
Central
San Francisco
Walker Hill
St. Loui Business Men's League
Sanders
Spoils Seeks Money From Lumber Firm Detected in Napoleanville
Ed Sanders, a Black man formerly of Bayou des Allemands and recently with Napoleonville Cypress Lumber, was arrested by a Pinkerton detective and jailed on a charge of violating postal laws. He allegedly sent threatening letters to Bowie Lumber manager Weldon and arranged a meeting to collect money. Sanders, about 35 with notable intelligence, declined to speak and was to be sent to New Orleans for transfer to general offices after a sheriff escort.
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Napoleonville
Ed Sanders
Bayou Des Allemands
Napoleonville Cypress Lumber Company
Pinkerton
Sanders
United States
W. Weldon
Bowie Lumber Company
Bowie
New Orleans
Edgard Aucoin
Thinks Movement Emotional Insanity Says Women Demand Ballot
A Clark University psychologist, Dr Max Daff of Worcester Mass, declares women are inherently savage and that the suffrage movement is an outbreak of emotional insanity He argues women imitate men on street corners and heed crowds not individual choice He concedes women can vote if they choose to work as men, and questions if marriage should bar a voting businesswoman.
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Clark University
Worchester
Mass
Max Daff
Didastrous Explosion Traps Miners After Blast
A catastrophic explosion traps scores of miners leaving a heavy toll of dead and wounded. Rescue efforts surge as authorities report many missing and workers are accounted for or still inside the mine.
Mine 15 on Hire Tragedy at Vandalia No 10
At Vandalia mine No 10 near Linton Indiana an explosion trapped many miners. The mine is on fire and relief parties with volunteers and doctors rushed to the scene. Death toll ranges from one to twenty with several severely burned. cause unclear and rescue work blocked by the blast.
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Linton
Ind
Vandalia Mine No
Tennessee Independents Convene in Nashville
Independent Democrats hold a convention in Nashville today to discuss party strategy and upcoming elections. Delegates from several counties are present as organizers outline platforms and candidate support.
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Independent Democrats
Independent Democratic rally backs Hopper for Governor
Nashville Sept 14 Independent Democratic convention gathers with a majority of delegates directed to endorse Capt Ben W Hopper the Republican nominee for Governor. Three hundred Confederate veterans parade the hall cheering for Hopper while claiming Carmack is dead and shouting Down with Ham Patterson.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ben W. Hopper
Captain Hopper
Carmack
Ham Patterson
Maine Democrats win majorities in state legislature
Complete returns show Democrats with strong majorities in both Maine legislative houses. The incoming legislature will elect a U S Senator to replace Eugene Hale and likely consider re submission of the liquor prohibition amendment and repeal of the Sturgis act. The joint Democratic majority stands at 86 on joint ballot with the House at 88 Democrats to 62 Republicans.
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Portland
Maine
United States
Eugene Hale
House
European bankers reject American cotton bill plan
At a London meeting on September 14 European bankers from England and the Continent refused acceptance of the American Bankers Association validation plan for cotton bills of lading. The ruling followed a prior English ultimatum demanding guarantees by American banks, with railroads submitting the plan that drew the disapproval.
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London
American Bankers Association
England
Continent
Bank Robbery In Trention Seizes $100 In Copper Cents
Robbers forced entry into the Bank of Trention before daylight and escaped with $100 in copper cents. The safe funds remained untouched. Sugar Weigher received a two year federal prison sentence in Atlanta, Ga, as part of the same report.
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Trenton
Bank of
Trention
Ransdell Says Administration Did Not Fight Him
In Lake Providence Louisiana Honorable Jos E Ransdell declares victory in the recent primary and denies any Administration involvement in the Congressional campaign. He notes many supporters align with the Governor and asserts truth about district papers and loyal friends.
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Administration
News-Star
Lake Providence
Jos. E. Ransdell
Ex-Williamburg Refiner Gerbracht Sentenced to Two Years
Ernest W. Gerbracht former superintendent of Williamburg refinery of American Sugar Refining Company and R Heike former secretary treasurer were convicted last spring of defrauding the Government by underweighing sugar. Gerbracht received a two year Federal prison term at Atlanta and a $5000 fine. Judge Martin delivered the sentence in the local United States Court.
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New York
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williamburg
American Sugar Refining Company
R. Heike
Atlanta
United States
Martin
Coached convoy to National Baptist Convention
Twelve coaches loaded with negroes passed through the city yesterday afternoon as the second section of train No. 2 over the W. S. & P. They came from Texas and Louisiana and were bound for New Orleans for the National Baptist Convention. A number came from Monroe.
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Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
National Baptist Convention
Monroe
Plaisted Wins Maine Governorship Over Cobb in 1904 Returns
Democrats hold Senate control while Republicans lead the House. Maine returns show Col. Frederick W. Plaisted, Democrat, with 73,644 votes to Republican Bert M. Fernald's 64,912, a plurality of 8,732, surpassing the 8,064 lead Cobb had four years earlier.
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Senate
House
Col
Frederick W. Plaisted
Bert M. Fernald
Colonel Plaisted
William T. Cobb
Coleman Livingstone Blease Nominated in South Carolina
Coleman Livingstone Blease of Newberry has received the Democratic nomination for Governor of South Carolina, a result equivalent to election. Columbia reports show a slow trickle of returns from yesterday’s primary, confirming the defeat of prohibitionist C. C. Featherstone.
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Coleman Livingstone Blease
South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Newberry
C. C. Featherstone
State wide prohibition campaign to begin in Jacksonville
A statewide prohibition amendment to the Florida constitution will be put to a vote in November. Two conventions gather in Jacksonville, one by local optionists opposing statewide rule and one by prohibitionists supporting it as the path to national prohibition. The campaign starts tomorrow statewide.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Amendments Likely Carried in Arkansas
Results from all sections of Arkansas indicate two constitutional amendments probably carried, reported from Little Rock on September 14. Voters across the state approved the measures, with official canvass pending final certification and potential minor adjustments as ballots are tallied.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Annual Calhoun Fair Opens September 28
The eighteenth annual Calhoun Fair at North Louisiana Experiment Station Calhoun La runs three days starting Wednesday September 28 Under North Louisiana Agricultural Society no admission fee The fair features a three day Farmers Institute with national reputation experts and daily activities Railroads offer reduced rates with U S and P trains stopping at Calhoun Address the Secretary Fair Association Calhoun La for details
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North Louisiana Agricultural Society
Farmers Institute
Monroe
Secretary Fair Association
Calhoun
Obituary of Ouachita Resident D D Johnston
D D Johnston, long time Ouachita parish resident and former Police Jury member, died at his Fouche home last night. He served as postmaster at Fouche for twenty seven years. Funeral held today with interment in Casper Cemetery ward 1.
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D. D. Johnston
Ouachita Parish
Fouche
Indiana Bankers Meet Opens in Evansville
Evansville Indiana September 14 representative bankers and business men from across the state attended the opening of the annual Indiana Bankers Association convention. Sessions will continue over tomorrow with discussions and formal addresses planned.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Aeroplane Will Fly Daily At Monroe Fair
A contract has been signed for daily flights using a Curtiss aeroplane to operate during the Monroe fair. The arrangement covers regular air service to and from the event, highlighting the showcase aircraft and the schedule planned for attendees.
Monroe Fair to Feature Aviator Flights and Fast Racing
Monroe Fair management signed a contract with a well known aviator for daily Curtis aeroplane flights from October 25 to 30. The six day aeroplane show will be the only airship display in North Louisiana outside New Orleans. Race facilities are being upgraded with 250 carloads of dirt to speed the track, railroads providing free service, and daily auto races planned along with a big carnival midway to be secured by a northern operator. Continued on page 8.
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Curtis
The
Fair Association
Monroe Fair
Louisiana
Fair
W. G. Saunders
New Orleans
Manageemnt
Monroe
Iron Mountain
Secretary Nagel Named As Possible Supreme Court Candidate
Washington Sept 14 The name of Secretary Charles Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor is replacing Lloyd W Bowers as the rumored pick for the Supreme Court vacancies. Nagel hails from the Eighth Circuit and has been active in Republican politics, born in Texas in 1849 and long based in Missouri.
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Washigton
Charles Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lloyd W. Bowers
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Nagel
Eighth Circuit
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Kansas
Texas
Missouri
Republican National Committee
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