16 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1910
Page
1
Bion Services will open next Wednesday night with preparations underway for a community meeting in a large tent. Local organizers anticipate attendees from nearby towns and expect a briefing on upcoming services and activities.
Thacker and Mr and Mrs Fisher arrive Wednesday for a tent meeting at Jackson and DeSiard streets. A large tent will be erected on the lot and seats with stout backs prepared. The meeting opens Tuesday night at 8 00 at the First Methodist with choir rehearsal and singing. Dr Thacker cites Elisha and the Shunammite family to urge earnest, urgent pursuit of spiritual aid and righteous living.
A preacher urges Christian faith as the path to peace at death citing Bible verses on heavenly reward. He recalls Frances Willard and quotes the golden rule as a guide to eternal life, contrasting life in Christ with condemnation for the unbelieving.
Heavy rain and strong winds drenched Pine Bluff on Thursday causing street torrents and widespread damage. The O H Hardin Furniture warehouse on Walnut Street collapsed under four feet of water, front and roof ruined, with $2000 in damages. Downtown stores reported six inches of water, and about 100 homes in the lake bed area, largely occupied by Black residents, flooded.
A hotel clerk at the Alexandria in Little Rock took a fatal act of self harm. Police are investigating the incident and stating the death appears to be self-inflicted.
Frank B. Morris a 26 year old hotel clerk at Queapaw Hotel Alexandria La drank carbolic acid and died. A telegram from his wife and a murder report from Nugent La describe a farmer Andrew Moody claiming he saw an intruder stab his wife and shoot her dead in their home, with authorities investigating.
Nugent reports Moody's wife was shot by an external assailant while the husband fled for help. During his absence the attacker entered the house and stabbed his mother, who is not expected to survive. Nugent resides on the Iron Mountain between Pollock and Tioga.
Northern Minnesota logs worth around 1.8 billion feet remain in woods after a winter cut. Analysts say 25 to 35 percent of timber is stranded until next season, while South and West supplies threaten prices and push mills to delay openings into June.
Report notes optimism that future cotton pool arrangements will proceed with the Big Four alliance securing eventual approval. The source hints at favorable outlooks and anticipated cooperation among major players.
New York April 16 The Mail predicts sensational moves in the cotton market within six weeks as bulls aim to control May options and force delivery on 200 000 to 250 000 bales valued at 15 million dollars. The Patten Brown Hayne and Seales pool known as the Big Four claims funds and credit lines will cover most payments with banks lending 60 to 75 percent on cotton.
A civic appeal urging every resident of Ouachita Parish to vote next Tuesday April 19 on the Good Roads tax. Emphasizes inaction by supporters as the real threat and urges personal outreach to friends and business associates to ensure passage.
The May cotton option remains premium over July signaling sturdy bull strength despite a looming deal collapse. Short interest has pulled 20 000 bales back from Liverpool at a loss of 4 to 5 dollars per bale, with an estimated 40 000 more to be reshipped before month end as bear houses push to overturn bulls.
Rogers Arkansas April 14 Tom Vickery shipped 140 head of hogs from Oklahoma to his 500 acre farm west of Rogers and will begin feeding at once. He says with ample corn on the farm there is profit in feeding hogs even if corn rises to one dollar a bushel given current hog prices.
Theodore Roosevelt plans to campaign in New York in support of the Republican gubernatorial candidate. He will make at least four speeches with the aim of keeping the state from voting Democratic.
Lake Charles residents report Rev. Charles P. Tate’s mineral leases and plans to form a company to develop suspected silver and lead deposits in the northwestern parish area. Mitchell M. Woods, Lake House proprietor, will visit the site to verify conditions, with local businessmen also weighing exploration.
An archival notice advertises sweet cream availability at all times from Ouachita Valley Bottling Works. The line notes inventory style and a 12 1mo reference likely indicating packaging or period.
The upcoming gaming week is expected to draw interest from political circles as attention centers on the New York election. Key figures and organizations in New York politics are preparing for the contest with campaign momentum building ahead of voting.
In Washington on April 16 the Thirty second district of New York awaits a special election to replace late Rep Perkins as Democrats capitalize on tariff concerns following Payne Aldrich. George Aldridge and James Havens clash as Taft addresses DAR, while Roosevelt tours Europe and Brussels hosts a large expo.
The Navy plans an official test of the La Costa brake on the battleship Indiana off the Delaware capes next Monday. The device uses two 13 foot 6 inch by 6 foot wings to create drag and steerage, with a bridge button activating the mechanism. If the test succeeds it could reshape naval design and maneuvering.
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