Natatorium Popular With Hundreds Taking Plunge
Hundreds of people visit the natatorium seeking healthful benefits as the facility remains highly popular.
04 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
1
Hundreds of people visit the natatorium seeking healthful benefits as the facility remains highly popular.
A Forsythe Park Natatorium in Monroe fills with men women and children daily. Gas lit water bathing attracts diverse residents and visitors who praise the healthful pools and claim cures from the salt water baths. The 190 foot square facility features slopes from one to nine feet and multiple diving platforms, chutes and platforms, drawing widespread democratic participation and anticipation of a bright city future.
The House committee to investigate Senator Gore's charges on McMurray Indian contracts met in Muskogee Oklahoma to begin testimony. Senators and representatives from several states are named as potential witnesses including J F McMurray Royn Hammond and Col Cecil A Lyon. The probe follows charges of fraud and bribery surrounding Oklahoma Indian land deals and may summon former Senators Long and Thurston.
Voters in Tennessee face a statewide election today to select judges for the higher courts. Ballots are being cast to determine the outcomes of judicial appointments and institutional leadership.
Report shows black voters flocking to the Patterson side amid a clash over a political contest. Observers warn the tense dynamic could spark further disputes as blocs realign before the vote.
Tennessee voters faced a Supreme Court and other offices vote while Governor Patterson drives the pro-Patterson ticket amid charges of illegal registration. In Iowa, Cummins and Dolliver back progressive aims as Harper and Green tickets divide Republicans. The piece notes a Taft administration endorsement and a steamroller controversy, with court and cabinet implications in the day’s political summary.
Water melons advertised as ice cold are offered by Monroe Grocer Company in a brief notice dated 4 31. The item highlights a seasonal fruit sale and invites customers to visit the store for fresh melons.
Brussels reports Nicholas Kinet, a Belgian aviator, was killed when a rear wire in his biplane snapped during a squall at about 650 feet, engine stopped and he was crushed on impact. Three weeks earlier his cousin Daniel Kinet died similarly at Ghent. M Olieslagers narrowly escaped when his monoplane dropped 65 feet due to motor defect.
In New OrleansAug 4 the Pica yune reports that Miss Mamie McLaughlin, jailed for killing Hugh Smith, gave her first sworn statement. Clerk William Appolonio and Joseph E Generelly presented her affidavit after she was found praying in the chapel. She says she was 16 when Smith seduced her with promise of marriage and learned he was with another woman.
London authorities and Crippen's jailer deny any confession to Belle Exmore's murder. Crippen accepts extradition terms and vows to stay silent, while attorney general and judge dispute rumors. Ethel Leneve remains in hospital infirmary amid improving health. Vice President Sherman travels to Adirondacks for rest after Utica visit.
The Era Club executive committee held another meeting, reported by the Picayune, to consider the Mamie McLoughlin case.
The market report from New Orleans notes cotton futures at noon were steady, but 21 to 23 points lower than yesterday's close. Provisions eased as trading continued, reflecting a softer tone in related commodities.
Chicago Aug 4 Wheat strengthens with prices showing an upward tendency while provisions ease with a slight dip. Marketplace notes indicate firmer demand and cautious trading as buyers look for steadying factors amid ample supplies.
Senator Gore testifies before the investigating committee naming individuals and dates tied to a bribery case. He describes meetings and offers, detailing how the alleged schemes unfolded and who participated, asserting pressure and timelines.
United States Senator Gore testified before a House investigation that a $25,000 bribe was offered in the thirty million dollar Indian land deal. Gore named Jacob Hammon as the bribe proposer in Washington on May 6 and said a higher up, identified as Vice President Sherman, was involved.
Solicitor Newton, retained to defend Dr Crippen, filed a formal application today to permit an independent physician to examine the fragments of human flesh found in the Crippen cellar. It is believed Newton will argue the tissue cannot be identified as Belle Elmore’s body.
Rome Aug 4 Monsignor Vico papal nuncio was instructed by the Vatican to depart Madrid at a moment's notice amid negotiations with Spain. The move signals a possible rupture in diplomatic relations and dampened expectations as Cardinal Merry Del Val drafts a reply.
The unknown successor James J. Corbett expects to challenge Jack Johnson is identified as Miles McLeod of Albany Missouri. The 27 year old 250 pound boxer has signed with Corbett and is secretly training to enter the ring. McLeod hails from a family of giants and is noted as a college athlete.
Mr J N Stafford city water works official and pook keeper departed this morning on the A L G line for Hot Springs Arkansas for a ten days or two weeks visit.
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