100 Years Ago This Week

What was going on 100 years ago this week? CLICK HERE for A LINK to the St. Tammany Farmer newspaper edition at that time, July 22, 1916. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service. Some of the headlines are Battle Cry of Citizens Is "Restore The Park,"  Oil Sensation Develops on Rumor of Gusher (Near Abita Springs), and Bridge Over Bogue Falaya River is Finished (After Being Damaged in Flood.)