06 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1914
Page
1
City leaders in New Orleans protest discrimination in the siting of regional banks. Officials demand fair access and equal treatment for residents while urging regulators to address alleged uneven branch placement and service gaps.
Citizens led by W S Parkerson Sol Wester and M J Sanders urge Congress to investigate reserve bank methods in a turnout described as the city’s largest in a decade. The crowd filled the Association of Commerce auditorium, spilling into adjacent spaces, with strong national and local figures voicing loyalty to Louisiana and opposition to perceived administration neglect.
Mayor Martin Behrman led a New Orleans protest condemning the selection process for a regional bank. He argued the city, a financial hub with higher deposits than Atlanta or Dallas, was unfairly overlooked and demanded democratic treatment. He pledged support for New Orleans regardless of party.
Chicago voters face a pivotal aldermanic election with 6 am polling. First time women can vote for city lawmakers and seven women run on Progressive and Socialist tickets. Key race in First ward features Marion Drake opposing Bath House John J. Coughlin amid debates over a subway system and saloon issue absent from the ballot.
Illinois heads to a major ballot clash as liquor interests confront anti-saloon forces. Cities including Springfield Decatur Moline Danville Monmouth and Aurora join the statewide contest with Chicago and Peoria largely uninvolved. Dry leaders predict thousands of saloons may close after votes are tallied.
President Wilson gave unqualified approval to the selections for regional bank cities noting the committee fairly considered all facts. He believed the twelve banks would form a solid structure and said the matter was not his business.
The headline reports Villa ordering the Dons to depart as special trains will carry Spanish troops toward Torereon. The article notes movements of forces and transport plans amid escalating tensions in the region.
News from Torreon Mexico dated April 5 reports General Francisco Villa’s order to deport six hundred Spaniards from the city to El Paso Texas, with confiscation of property. The move follows long-standing anti Spaniard sentiment linked to mistrust of their alleged support for the rebellion. Local witnesses describe forced cooperation with federal military authorities and claims that innocence would be proven through later investigations.
President Wilson said he did not expect the Panama Canal tolls repeal fight to be used as a campaign issue. He added that correspondence with observers shows the public backs the administration in the effort.
President of the National Seaman's Christian Temperance Union Mrs. Lillian Stevens died in Portland Maine after several weeks of illness. She was seventy five years old.
Underwood voted early in Birmingham and Hobson in Greensboro during the Democratic primary for U S senator and state officers. Voters faced a 125 name ballot and results may not be clear until Tuesday afternoon if turnout is heavy.
In Washington on April 6 the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations began hearings to eliminate differences between capital and labor. After a four day session the commission plans a tour of several cities for further hearings.
In Mexico City on April 5 officials denied Torreon fell to Villa and protests spread over newspapers not publishing the claim. Foreign Minister Portillo y Rojas sent assurances the government still holds Torreon while the exequatur of American vice-consul Carothers was recalled for his Villa headquarters dispatches.
The article compares modern newspaper advertising columns to the old town market and town crier, arguing readers should consult ads before purchases to save time and money. It describes advertising as a fixed, economical factor in domestic life.
Seaman Dantels issues sweeping order abolishing alcohol aboard U S Navy ships. Officials enforce ban to curb drinking at sea and in ports, signaling strict discipline across fleet. Action aims to reduce conduct concerns and promote readiness, with patrols and inspections to enforce prohibition.
Secretary Daniels announced a sweeping order on April 6 to abolish wine messes and bar alcohol from all navy ships and shore stations. Surgeon General Braisted endorsed the move citing discipline and uniform rules for all personnel.
John D Rockefeller Jr told the House Mines Committee his father owns 40 percent of Colorado Fuel & Iron Company amid labor troubles and clashes between strikers and militia. He said directors are not responsible for the troubles and the company has spent 259000 dollars in the labor fight, adding they would lose all if needed to defend workers' right to work for whom they please.
Memphis April 6 nine white workers were killed in a caisson on the Harahan bridge project after striking a pocket of gas. Officials later said no explosion occurred and the men were asphyxiated as gas rushed into the pressurized caisson. Only two bodies recovered by late afternoon.
Judge Boarman refused Attorney General Pleasant’s motion to intervene in the Tensas Basin Levee Board versus Tensas Delta Land Company suit, ruling the State not a party. suggests seeking a writ of mandamus from the federal appeals court to reopen the case. The decision followed arguments by Assistant AG Gondran and defense by Henry Bernstein of the Delta firm.
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