Private John Allen Among Those Charged In Poker Bust
Warrants issued for the arrest of Private John Allen and others after a poker raid. Details on charges and locations not provided.
09 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1910
Page
1
Warrants issued for the arrest of Private John Allen and others after a poker raid. Details on charges and locations not provided.
In Jackson Mississippi on April 9, sheriff's office issued warrants for arrest of Private John Allen Representative Charles Doherty State Senator Charlies F. Engle Hon Sam Ham and T G James on poker playing charges. Grand jury indicted four other citizens, two reportedly legislators. The bribery inquiry resumed with Senator Bilbo denied immediate testimony while a future rebuttal opportunity was promised.
A heated Senate session erupts as Congressman Byrd is called a liar and Senators Tucker and Banks clash violently. Tables and chairs are upturned before officials separate the combatants. Debate moves to whether the quarrel will be printed with the record, as witnesses defend Dulaney’s character and truthfulness.
Genoa newspaper reports Rudsevelts arrive amid an animated discussion over VATI CAN stance with partisan exchanges and public interest. Details on participants or dates are limited but the event centers on local political tensions.
Reports from Genoa and Rome note Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt visiting Italy while partisans argue over a Vatican meeting. Supporters of Cardinal Merry Del Val call for preserving papal dignity, while opponents question how future visits by Vatican officials to the United States would be received.
John H. Sparks Famous Shows arrived in Monroe early morning with a notable parade at 11 AM along DeSiard and South Sixth. Crowds filled streets as the parade showcased the new and old, with a strong Elks sponsorship promising clean entertainment and large turnout for the 2 PM and 8 PM performances.
A shooting at Tilden Plantation in Bunkie Louisiana left Charles F Collins dead and L L Lemoine fatally wounded. Collins, son of the late Foster Collins of Pointe Coupee parish, is survived by his mother Emma E Collins and four siblings.
General Manager J M Parker of the A L G road spends the day in Monroe for inspection and meetings with local officials and staff.
Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst captured the intercollegiate indoor rifle trophy with a score of 1848 out of 2000. The award was presented today by a National Rifle Association committee after reviewing the 1910 shoot scores.
Up-to-date livery or baggage transfer phone Morrison's stable Camb 136 Home 144 0-im.
Clyde Bank Scotland April 9 Great Britain launched the ninth battleship of the Dreadnaught class named Collussus. The ship displaces about 22 000 tons roughly double that of US ships like the Kearsarge and Kentucky. Keel was laid just nine months prior.
Mr Dunn Averett employed at West Monroe Manufacturing Company lost three fingers from his left hand this morning while working a woodworking machine.
Washington reports two curious winter stories about the next House showing no eager bid for control. Insurgent Republicans pressure the party leadership while some GOP strategists prefer a Democratic majority in the Sixty-second Congress. The Literary Bureau signals limited effort to back insurgents, aiming instead to reelect only allied incumbents.
The Panama Exposition outlines large financial support to back the Monster World project. Officials promote the initiative as a key economic driver for the event and related industries.
Louisianians subscribe to an initial expense fund as promoters form a stock company with 210000 in treasury to raise 5 million. They expect 1 million stock sales within 30 days, plus 4 million from New Orleans tax support and 5 million from federal aid, aiming for total outlay around 17 to 20 million. Federal cooperation and state backing are anticipated to mold public opinion toward modernizing trade practices in the valley.
Enterprise pushes Louisianas capital to lead housing and trade links with North and South America. New Orleans has invested tens of millions in wharves streets rail lines sanitation and water works while land reclamation and building projects expand. State leaders from all parishes joined city efforts at the organization meeting and adopted strong resolutions.
North Louisiana residents led by Shreveport businessmen organize The Celeste Fig Preserving and Industrial Company Limited with a $10000 capital. They plant 160 acres near Forbing with 3000 Celeste fig trees to bear in about two years and expect a preserving factory to be built. They also grow potatoes peanuts melons and peas and graft 320 pecan trees onto hickory to yield fruit in two to three years.
Washington reports that the president may still speak in Indianapolis on May 5 after talks with James Sherman and W. Murray Crane. They argued his plan to mollify insurgents widened the breach, and a nonappearance at Indianapolis seemed wise to avoid further division.
Washington reports Emile Kuntz, leader of the Black and Tan faction, met with Postmaster-general Hitchcock to push a party reorganization in Louisiana. He opposes a primary, arguing it would force negroes to claim numerical supremacy, while Lily White leaders fear loss of control. Kuntz also pursues a settlement of a government claim against the Herwig estate tied to a 23 year old subtreasury theft.
Emile Kuntz calls for major changes within the state Republican Party urging a reorganization to address internal divisions and reposition the party for upcoming elections.
Local grocery runs a sale for Special Jockey Club Coffee at 25 cents a can. The ad promotes bargain coffee options to shoppers at Liebreich Grocery Co. potential daily specials.
President Taft will open the congressional campaign with a keynote address on Republicanism at a League of Republican Clubs banquet in Washington tonight. The program includes speeches by Senator Lodge and Representatives McKinley, Duncan McKinley, plus National League leaders John Hays Hammond and John G. Capers. The leaders aim to defend Payne Aldrich tariff policy and challenge critics with concrete evidence, pushing the campaign into the opposition's territory.
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