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03 Apr 1911
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1911
Page
1
Democratic House Reorganizes Committees and Rules
Democrats adopt new rules and committee selection process shifting power from the Speaker to the House. Aims include reducing Congress costs by cutting inactive committees and abolishing extra pay. establishes a single organization committee to manage appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Democratic Push to Cut Federal Spending Across House
The Holman rule is renewed to allow amendments to broad appropriation bills that cut expenditures. Democrats move to shrink payrolls by abolishing 98 appointive positions, dropping six standing committees, and ending extra monthly pay for staff, aiming to save about $182,000 in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
England Dared Not Make Treaty With United States
Washington officials say a general arbitration treaty with Great Britain is unlikely while the 1905 Anglo Japanese alliance remains in effect. They warn such a pact would disadvantage the United States if Japan and Britain were to go to war. Senate ratification would falter as long as the alliance stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
England
United States
Japan
Taft
Earl Grey
Knox
Byrce
Dove of Peace Hovering Over Hostile Camps
Developments are expected as reports say the dove symbol may still hover over areas of conflict. The phrase suggests a fragile hope for ceasefire or negotiation amid ongoing hostilities.
Father and son Madero arrive in El Paso amid peace hopes
Interest in the Mexican war situation centers on Francisco I. Madero Sr. and Alfonso Madero who arrived last night possibly on a peace mission. The pair gave no reason for their presence but signaled potential developments in a few days. Couriers had earlier carried a message from the father to his son urging peace negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Francisco I. Madero
Alfonso Madero
Madero
Street tragedy halts town as eight-year-old Edwin Kirby dies
A street accident at noon left eight-year-old Edwin Kirby fatally mangled. Police investigate the crash scene as residents approach the somber day.
Eight year old Edwin Kirby killed by street car on Jackson Street
Edwin Kirby eight was struck and killed on Jackson Street near Calypso by a street car at 11 40 am. Conductor A B Carroll and motorman James Tolson did all possible to stop the car but the boy ran onto the track and was crushed. Coroner Surghnor empaneled a jury and Tolson testified. The boy was the son of J F Kirby master mechanic at Hodge Downing Construction Co. in Kelso Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tolson
Surghnor
Edwin Kirby
J. F. Kirby
Ouachita Avenue
BE. R. Kirby
South Third Street
Mr. Kirby
Hodge-Downing Construction Company
Kelso
Arkansas
Tolson
Second Street
Supreme Court Opposes Ban on Cut Rates for Proprietary Medicines
Washington April 3 The Supreme Court with Justice Hughes delivering the opinion declined to aid efforts to ban cut rates in proprietary medicines. The court found such a ban would grant manufacturers an unlawful monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Hughes
Soft Drink Dealers Fined
Nashville officials fined two hundred seventy five soft drink dealers in a city crackdown with penalties noted as the April 8 dispatch mentions continued coverage on page Hight and the ongoing enforcement actions across Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Cotton Syndicate to Buy 32000 Acres in Mississippi Delta
Memphis April 3 A new syndicate formed by Southern capitalists and the Manchester Fine Spinners and Doublers Association plans to acquire 32000 acres in Bolivar county Mississippi 100 miles south of Memphis for nearly 2 million dollars. The deal involves 32 English spinners and aims to curb American long staple cotton monopoly. Most land will be bought from Charles Scott of Rosedale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Manchester
England
Bolivar County
Mississippi
Isaac Reese
Spinners’ Association of England
Charles Scott
Rosedale
Nile
Egypt
Two Monroe Boys Build Airship in Home Workshop
Geo Zeigen and Carl Mourfield of Monroe are building a Curtiss Biplane for personal use. A 50 HP engine has been ordered and may arrive soon. Flights could start by May 1 as the two mechanical youths pursue a new airship business while Zeigen remains tied to the Monroe Boat Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Zeigen
J. B. Bradley
Carl Mourfield
Capt. Baldwin
Messrs. Zeigin
Moorfield
Monroe
Markets Today Cotton and Wheat Move Amid Weaker Provisions
The bulletin from New Orleans says cotton futures are uneven with 3 points gains to 1 point loss. Chicago notes show wheat generally easy with little change and 3 to 8 cents lower for some contracts. Provisions run weaker by 5 to 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Chicago
Rain of Ink Drizzling Over Montrose Area
From heavy clouds over Montrose and Sullivan County a pale green rain of ink fell in three light showers. It stained white fabrics but faded after rinsing and caused no damage. Local observers were puzzled by the unusual precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Montrose
Sullivan County
Blind Tiger Spotters Arrested In Kidnapping Inquiry
Two men O B King and N P Wainwright suspected as spotters in prohibition law cases were arrested by the sheriff in Shreveport. They detained two motherless country girls Beulah and Pearl Bickham in a dilapidated shack eight miles from Evelyn Louisiana. The case handed to District Attorney Foster for full investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
the Times
O. B. King
N. P. Wainwright
Jin
Foster
Beulah
Pearl Bickham
Scott Bickham
Evelyn
Gahagan
Wainright
Union Station
Flournoy
Reiser
Red River Parish
Bickham
Otts
Wainwright
Trusts Brace for Court Blow
High value of oil and tobacco company stock signals a pivotal court decision. Trusts brace for a ruling that could reshape ownership, control, and distribution.
Market flurry as high court decision looms for Standard Oil and American Tobacco
Washington reports on April 3 that stock in Standard Oil and American Tobacco remains strong ahead of a Supreme Court ruling. Analysts note plans to reorganize if dissolved, while company officials deny preemptive steps. The situation reflects market uncertainty and rumors of asset preservation strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil
American Tobacco Trust
Supreme Court
American Tobacco
Wall Street
Standard Oil Co
M. F. Elliott
Elliott
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Ransdell
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Committee On
Seth Trimble
Frankfort
A.S. Jackson
Indiana
Iorkeeper
Jos J. Sinnott
Virginia
William M. Dunbar
Augusta
Underwood
Los and Means Committee
District of Columbia
Wiel
Mann
Hinds
Weather Report
Cox
Ulrich
Jack
Cotton Syndicate
Memphis Capital
Mississippi Delta
Messrs
Geo, Zeigen
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