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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
7
Or Leans Cotton News reports New Orleans prices closing steady with a net drop of 38 to 44 points. Opening runs showed March trades around 24.03 and July near 24.56 with rains in north and west Texas hindering prices and a late midday rally as traders expected drought relief.
New York cotton futures closed barely steady with a net decline of about 30 points. May and July futures opened steady and slipped as selling was prompted by reports of runs in northwest Texas and Texas revenue news, with losses widening in early trading and prices easing in New York.
Liverpool spot cotton demand steady with prices firm for good middling and lower grades. Trade shows 8,000 bales sold, 6,700 American. receipts 3,000 bales including 2,900 American. futures barely steady with April to March bids ranging from 13.01 to 13.41.
Chicago markets show varied poultry prices with fowls 28 29 cents, springs 33, turkeys 28, ducks 30, geese 18, broilers 60 65. Butter and creamery extras rise with firsts around 42 44, receipts 17 712 cases, storage pack extras 293 4.
Prices moved lower for wheat and corn amid weaker Liverpool trends and light volume. Oats firm on hedge removals after a large elevator fire. hogs eased in the vision market as sessions opened with mixed highs and lows.
Hog receipts range from 140 to 240 pounds with prices from 11.50 to 12.60 per cwt and heavy hogs at 12.00. Cattle receipts total about 8,000 with entries for best weighty stockers, yearlings and vealers. Lambs and ewes show quotes around 165.00 for lambs and 6.50 for clipped ewes.
A concise historical note states the Nile runs for many miles without receiving any tributary. The claim highlights the river's vast length and perceived singular drainage pattern in ancient geography.
Within thirty days at least fifteen wells are to be drilled on a 600 acre Urania tract as titles are approved and oil leases trade briskly. Zeigin offset and Urania No 1-A developments in Winn parish and nearby Olla Tullos Urania shape plans, with Fuller Oil buying a 120 acre lease for 6000 dollars and Rowe et al drilling fast toward first field completion.
Monroe Rotary Club plans a strong Monroe turnout for Vicksburg centennial May 15 with committee setup to organize a large city crowd. The club also urges hosting the 1926 Louisiana Homestead Association state convention in Monroe as the 1925 Alexandria session continues. Eagle Scouts from Monroe attended and spoke briefly at the luncheon.
In Sacramento the assembly approved raising the gasoline tax from two to three cents. The extra one cent is expected to raise about 18 million dollars from motorists for new highways construction over the next two years.
A Baton Rouge jury acquitted M. R. Hammond after 45 minutes of deliberation at 1 10 this morning in the death of Mrs. L A Walton of Port Gibson Mississippi. The acquittal followed an automobile accident near Baton Rouge last September.
A Swiss coffee custom blends coffee with equal parts hot milk to create a creamy drink. The practice emphasizes a milder, smoother flavor compared with straight black coffee.
Mrs. L D T Quinby Atlanta new Stone Mountain Monumental Association director issued a reply to Mrs Walter Grace Macon president of the Georgia division United Daughters of the Confederacy she said her division remains represented and was surprised by Macon’s claim. Macon said the group is not represented and accused the association of being locally dominated by a few men and of rejecting arbitration.
The article details juror selection in the Roberson case with new talismen forming, several disqualifications for prior trial exposure and fixed opinions, and 125 jurors summoned with 11 accepted by day’s end. Five remain in the box as judges order more lists and a 100-name supplement.
The 1924 Mississippi income tax law faces a constitutional challenge in the state Supreme Court in Jackson on April 23. Attorneys for the state include Creekmore and Cassedy. opposing side lists Flowers and Brown and Senator Carl Marshal. The suit, filed March 16 in Newton County, targets Gulf Mobile and Northern Railway and W. E. Stone.
Senator Burton Wheeler resumed testimony in his Montana Oil land permit case and European trip testimony. District Attorney Slatterly questioned Wheeler about his 1923 New York dinner with Col E M House and others while George P Hayes testified Wheeler asked him to appear before the interior department.
Jack Dempsey arrived in New York ready for motion picture work and possibly a trip abroad with his wife Estelle Taylor. He said he would fight any opponent chosen by manager Jack Kearns and denied a rift between them. He aims to clear up his ineligible status with the state athletic commission and will meet promoter Tex Richard while Kearns handles negotiations. He hinted at a wedding trip abroad and expressed readiness to fight Harry Wills or any foe anywhere.
The Los Angeles Times reports that all stock of Pacific Petroleum Corporation, with Los Angeles basin production around 40 000 barrels monthly, has been acquired by United Oil for more than $1,000,000.
Mrs. Fannie C. Bloss of Huntington describes a serious illness with pale skin and nerve weakness. She credits Cardus, purchased from a druggist, with gradual improvement after nine bottles, noting strength returning and better overall health. Cardus is described as a mild herbal tonic for certain female organs.
Ruston Boy Scout Council directors and committee chairmen met to map improvements at the North Louisiana camp site on D Arbonne. A camp committee will oversee mess halls kitchens river boats and daily supply transport with subcommittees. A special committee will secure telephone service at the site.
A dozen Chinese laborers are seen lifting and dropping a heavy weight in a common street scene. The display highlights manual labor practices and urban work routines.
In Hamburg passengers must buy an extra ticket when carrying a suitcase or other hand baggage on a street car. The new policy requires travelers with luggage to pay an additional fare to ride public transit.
The V S and P announces new schedules effective midnight April 26 with reduced travel times to Atlanta and the East by two hours. Eastbound trains No 2 No 6 No 12 have updated arrival and departure times. westbound No 1 No 7 No 5 No 9 and a limited No 12 from Monroe carry sleep ers coaches and dining cars. connections to Panama Limited Chicago and New Orleans are noted.
In New York Bishop Wm Montgomery Brown defended his belief from the pulpit at the Community church as police kept back the overflow crowd. He said he abandoned super naturalist theology and reads the bible allegorically and idealistically in light of modern science.
The last census records only eleven Irish born farmers living in North Carolina, highlighting a sparse presence of Irish agricultural workers in the state.
Early mention of cockroaches appears in Sir Francis Drake's 1587 capture of the San Felipe, a ship described as badly infested with the pest.
James Polk Kirkpatrick, a longtime West Monroe resident and Union Parish native until 1919, died yesterday at 77. He leaves a widow and two sons, W. A. Kirkpatrick of West Monroe and E. P. Kirkpatrick of Dallas. Funeral was at 3 p.m. at the family home with Rev. W. D. Jordan officiating and burial at Riverview. Active pallbearers listed. a long list of honorary pallbearers follows.
New Orleans reports Captain Charles Hemard died by his own hand Tuesday night. His funeral was set for today with full police honors. The death does not delay the upcoming trial of six police officers for neglect of duty in the framing case linked to an ex convict. The group includes chief of detectives Healy and others connected to the hold up charge.
Sid Simmons, drilling at Thrift No. 3, northwest of Sterlington in Union parish, suffered a minor head and jaw bruise after a blowout at 2125 feet. A high derrick board was blown down, Simmons lost consciousness, and he was transported to Monroe for treatment where he was reported doing fairly well. The well, one of the field’s largest nonmeasured gas wells, was subsequently controlled.
North Louisiana oil data show a rise of 650 barrels in daily averages, driven by a 77 750 barrel jump in the Smackover field. Oklahoma and California report varied declines and gains, while overall U S crude stocks east of the Rockies fell 485 000 barrels in March. Daily imports at principal ports rose to 262 428 barrels for the week ending April 18.
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