Struggle over railroad route stirs regional tension
A Lake Charles Daily American excerpt from Shreveport dated Aug 3 reports the 1400 faction urging unity or confrontation, while Judge Blanchard faces criticism for opposing school-house taxes and for remarks about booster supporters. The dispute has unsettled readers and drawn southern Louisiana attention.
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Louisiana
Daily American
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Judge Blanchard
Foreigner Threat Portrayed as Labor Thief and Rioter
The piece denounces immigrants as stealing jobs and provoking strikes while claiming the true culprit is a lawless class manipulated by plutocracy. It argues American workers are learning to reject these falsehoods and see through the scapegoating.
Cotton harvest signals begin as bags and ties hauled out
Bageing and ties are hauled to the farms daily, indicating the new cotton crop will soon begin to come in. The routine activity suggests the harvest season is near, with farmers preparing equipment and fields for picking and ginning.
Mrs John Comegys and Child Ren Spend Season in Eureka Springs
Mrs John Comegys and her children are spending the season in Eureka Springs Arkansas, enjoying the resort town and its attractions. The brief note highlights their visit and location as a seasonal stay.
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John Comegys
Eureka Springs, Ark
Miss Mattie Fink Out After Several Days Illness
Miss Mattie Fink remains absent after several days of illness dating from last week. No further details on her condition are provided. Her absence affects scheduled activities and community engagements nearby.
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Mattie Fink
Alabama Coal to Supplant Pittsburg Supply on Lower Mississippi
The Southern Railway inaugurates a new coal traffic scheme at the month’s start, shifting Mississippi River coal supplies from Pittsburg to Alabama. Rates to Alabama mines cut 20 percent, with barges and docks added to create a river line from Greenville to New Orleans, promising cheaper, quicker coal for planters and manufacturers along the Lower Mississippi.
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Mississippi River
Pittsburg
Alabama Coal
Mississippi
Ohio
New Orleans
Alabama
Pitsburg
Southern Railway
The
Walker
Jefferson County
Greenville
Tey
Lower
Confern
Louisiana Editors Organize Annual Meeting Place Call
C D Hicks president requests members to forward names for the executive committee to choose the next annual meeting site. Active editors proprietors and business managers are eligible with a $2 initiation fee. details to follow. Keep watch for forthcoming notice from Crowley.
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Louisiana Press Association
L. S. Scott
John Dymond
W. F. Hoy
Homer Mouton
Crowley
C.D. Hicks
Scottsville Holliness Camp Meeting in Marshall Texas
Eight miles east of Marshall on the Texas and Pacific Railroad hosts a camp meeting from August 8 to 13. Workers include Brothers A. C. Bane of California E. F. Walker W. B. Godbey and Sister Snell Hall. Reduced railroad rates expected meals furnished bring your quilt and pillow for info apply to A. B. Washkom Blocker Texas.
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Texas and Pacific
Ofarshall Texas
A. C. Bane
California
E. F. Walker
W.B. Godbey
Snell Hall
A. B. Washkom
Blocker Texas
Best whiskey in the city at Maloney’s bar
An advertisement touts the mellow pure and wholesome whiskey at A. F. Maloney’s, inviting patrons to enjoy a refined local choice.
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A. FE. Maloney’si
Rail schedule details for passenger and freight trains
Passenger train No 7 arrives daily at 10 99 am and No 63 departs at 9 99 pm Freight No 11 arrives 4 40 pm and No 12 departs 6 am Daily service between Shreveport and Camden except Sundays No 3 Through Express arrives 9 30 am departs 9 20 am daily No 29 Local Freight arrives 7 15 pm daily except Sunday No 4 Through Express arrives 6 30 pm departs 6 00 pm daily No 30 Local Freight departs 7 30 am daily except Sunday Mails close 30 minutes before train departures
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Shreveport
Camden
Throud
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