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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1913
Page
1
Farmers from the Mooser group rally to back Wilson as Democrats struggle to push the sugar schedule through the Senate. The effort hinges on votes and party alignment in a tense legislative session.
Washington observers report that four Democratic senators may defect on free sugar and wool provisions, prompting talks of an iron bound caucus to bind party line. Louisiana interests fear House moves toward immediate sugar freedom while Senate Republicans hedge, risking cross party shifts.
The article notes parcel post is a boon to country editors as emphasized at the annual meeting of the Pavhar- in Canyon Texas dated April 12. The readable fragment highlights benefits for rural newspapers and editor operations.
A weather brief notes clear skies tonight with frost in interior areas and Sunday to be fair with light northerly winds.
R. H. Rowan of Dimmitt led a discussion noting thousands of lines of additional waverising placed in the Panhandle entry papers since parcel post began. The remarks highlighted bureaucratic expansion and shipping policy effects.
New Orleans April 12 Governor L B Hall left for Angola to oversee emergency work on the protection levee at the penal farm and will assume charge for a couple of days He ordered State Engineers Frank M Kerr to inspect conditions after a warning from President Harrison Parker Hall said the Angola back levee is in good condition and the boards are working in greater harmony with the state better prepared than last year.
Baton Rouge April 12 Governor Hall commissioned Guy V W Lyman to the State board of accountants and George J Glover to the board of commissioners of the Texas Basin levee district Lyman succeeds Mangham whose name was withdrawn There has been no accountants board meeting due to lack of a member Glover appointment backed by Senator Smith and Representative Buie faced opposition from Hall followers and was opposed over lack of support in the State primary
Inverlation today with Mr. J. G. Thomas manager of Cumberland Telephone Co states all telephones of the Home Telephone Co will be cut over to the New Common Battery Board at 9 o clock tonight. He adds operators from both exchanges have been grouped for the new switchboard so callers must dial by number not name to ensure prompt service.
Chicago announces the Lakes to the Gulf project nearing completion. The Chicago and New Orleans Transportation Company will launch regular freight service with the steamer E. S. Conway traveling via the Chicago drainage canal Illinois and Michigan canal the Illinois river to the Mississippi. The initial voyage carries 800 tons of freight and over 100 Chicagobackers expect lower railway rates as a result.
A sensational account of the assassination of Mexican leader Francisco I Madero is recounted by the private secretary to a former president. The narrative frames the events surrounding the overthrow and murder.
An expert urges Louisians to raise more corn to boost prosperity and improve home conditions. The guidance emphasizes practical farming steps, soil care, and market opportunities to lift rural livelihoods.
A sensational report from New Orleans claims Former President Francisco Madero and Vice President Pino Suarez were killed in the National Palace in Mexico City after being drugged and shot in bed. The two rurales who carried out the shooting were allegedly executed at the penitentiary wall to hide the crime. The statement, attributed to Martins Oviedo, arrived with Carranza supporters nearby, detailing the alleged sequence of events surrounding the February 22 deaths.
A long distance call reported the old levee near Redfork Arkansas broke at one this morning. The breach is on the Arkansas river levee near Redfork about forty miles from the river mouth. Overflow will reach a wide area south to Lake Village and cover Lake Jefferson Rosemary Kelso McCarthy and McGehee.
In Shreveport on April 12 the Times recalls a moss grown tale of a stingy Kentucky Colonel. Police raid on K Galgoul on Louisiana street finds no host but uncovers buried whisky in a grape barrel. Detective Craddock uncovers five quarts of Murray Hill Club whisky. George M. Cohan ends New York stage career with Broadway Jones and will retire to a Rhode Island farm.
The Monroe Boosters and guests prepare to depart for home this afternoon or tonight after a meeting discussing community support. The speaker stresses that money paid for corn funds churches schools and libraries while readers exchange meat for payment.
In Des Allemandes on April 12 a caravan of 200 Louisiana and Arkansas business leaders agreed to fuse thirty leading commercial bodies into a state corn exploitation bureau. James D. M. Parker announced the plan on the train with Professor P. G. Holden backing it. The drive aims to spread modern farming methods and boost output by up to 100 million bushels, with Holden pledging ongoing support.
Strong sentiment favors modifying state corporation laws to curb over capitalization wild-catting and regulate public and private corporations. The Louisiana Bar Association opened in New Orleans with about 150 members. President election features a contest between Chas. P. Fenner and Benjamin W. Kernan as discussions cover jurisdiction insolvency and notarial defects.
The Pope suffered another relapse with Trachael bronchitis reported in Rome. In London, suffrage leader Mrs Emery Pankhurst, jailed for inciting property destruction, is released on probation after a hunger strike. her condition described as grave and sent to a sanitarium.
Randolph tells the Drainage Congress that the duty to manage drainage measures lies with the federal government, framing federal responsibility as essential for project progress.
Isham Randolph urged prompt federal action at the National Drainage Congress in St Louis. He called for a cabinet level public works department, a reservoir system costing about 40 million dollars, and levees built on both sides of rivers after thorough subsoil analysis. Telegrams supported funding for Mississippi levees and flood control, with President Wilson expressing support for a comprehensive plan.
The article notes Manny's First Play will remain in New York city venues far into the summer, extending its run and schedule through the season.
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