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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1909
Page
4
All old accounts of the Star Printing Company and the Ouachita Printing Company, publishers of The Monroe News, will be pushed for collection. Ample warning has been given and stringent methods will be adopted. Remittances payable to the News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd. 28-tf.
In a public rebuke an ethics minded newspaper condemns coroners' juries for rendering qualified verdicts in homicide cases. It argues only grand or petty juries or judges can declare a killing justifiable and urges strict punishment for those who acquit suspects.
A general appeal across Louisiana calls for judges and district attorneys to intervene and halt an unwarranted practice spreading across the state. The plea emphasizes decisive legal action and orderly enforcement by appointed officials.
The piece argues that society seeks speed in travel and communication, linking fast motion to a higher vibration of humanity. It notes that automobiles, aviation, and emerging electric power reflect a broader drive to reduce time and space, and envisions a future of etheric propulsion and controlled theric forces.
A Lake Charles American note reports campment changes without an extra brigadier general, noting a $1,000 saving and higher horseman percentage. The shift aims to reduce military image resembling a Honduran army and may trouble gold lace manufacturers.
A telegram from Memphis cites a man described as crazed by cocaine and heat who shot Maggie Fowler and mortally wounded her children before killing himself. The assailant is to be indicted for murder.
Miles City prepares for a three day gathering as visitors from across the state attend the Montana State Association of Elks Lodges convention. J. M. Burlingame of Great Falls presides over the sessions.
Louis P. Lochner of Wisconsin, president of the Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs, sails for The Hague to attend the sixth convention of the International Federation of Students and seek affiliation with the federation. He will also represent the American Peace Society at the nineteenth universal peace conference in Stockholm.
Governor John A. Johnson leads Minnesota attendees including state staff and business leaders at Seattle’s Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. A bronze bust of James J. Hill is unveiled, six feet high and weighing 1100 pounds, on a 16 foot granite pedestal.
Baton Rouge coverage notes possible congressional bid by State Senator J. W. Elder of Union Parish opposing Joseph Ky in the Fifth District. Conflicting reports from Barcelona on regional troubles. Special forty page edition celebrated Baton Rouge's development. Governor Sanders declines brigadier general appointment, citing eight Company regiment suffices without a brigadier and staff.
Minneapolis reports the new Minnesota law banning paper tobacco rolls went into effect at midnight. The cigarette market showed volatility with shortages and price spikes followed by a quick stabilization as stores restocked. Five to twenty-five cent packs traded at odd lot prices before normal rates returned after 1 AM. More than a million rarettes sold in the city.
United States Engineers led by L. L. Lee and O. Smith arrive at Tallulah to survey Concordia Tensas Madison and Hast Carroll parishes for a broad drainage plan. A railroad brakeman in a depot accident lost a leg before treatment and his name was not learned.
Sunday at the West Side Methodist church featured Rev. H. O. White visiting from Columbia. He preached a morning sermon Go Work Today in My Vineyard and a later talk The Value of Religion. He dined with Rev. Reams and family and stayed overnight with Mr. and Mrs. Faulk before departing Monday morning.
Mrs. William Olmstead of Monroe, visiting Alexandria for a Seventh Day Adventists convention, was seriously hurt when frightened horses dragged her after she attempted to hold them. The rope entangled, she was hurled against a tree stump, breaking the rope. She suffers internal injuries and is listed in dangerous condition under Adventist camp medical care.
Christine Nilsson born August 3 1843 in Hussaby Sweden rose to fame in Stockholm 1860 London 1867 and European capitals praised by American audiences. She married the Count de Miranda in 1887 and retired from the stage though still occasional in concerts. A Walker Progressive Grocer ad follows.
The list notes events from 1492 Columbus embarking on his first voyage from Paris to 1904 Charles W. Fairbanks nominated for Vice President. It also marks births and deaths of notable figures like Jeremiah Day and Urch Stephens, plus pivotal events in American history such as treaties in 1795 and Hood's 1864 action at Atlanta.
A Monroe Drug Company notice announces a free twenty five dollar gold bond certificate giveaway every Monday. Readers are invited to inquire at the store for particulars and details about the promotion.
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