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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
8
Hopewell residents frantically search fields and nearby land for rumored $2,000,000 cache left by Henry Alexander who died two weeks earlier. Mills shut down and farms idle as officers guard the hermit’s hut and townsfolk suspect treasure buried near the area.
C C Rogers pleads not guilty to a non-support charge brought by wife Barbara M Rogers claiming she injected him with blood from a diseased man causing near death and lifelong disability. He says he married in Chicago as a boy to a woman old enough to be his mother and seeks a jury trial.
Miss Els ie Gasser aged 18 daughter of attorney John J Gasser and Mrs Gasser of 2419 West McMicken avenue Cincinnati died after a period of illness attributed by her physician Dr Gustav Strohback to tight lacing and fashionable dress. Doctors consulted decided on an appendicitis operation which found no disease and the death is blamed on the restraining fashion and social strain.
Creole Cabbage at Walker's and Buist's fall garden seed advertised at W A Walker's. Fred G Thatcher of Eros visits Monroe. Mrs Faucett and A P McCombs from Hamburg registered at Monroe Hotel. Allen's Fever and Pain Powders offered at Phoenix Drug Store. Sig Masur and Herman Goldman off to New York and New Orleans for winter stock. Snow Drop Flour touted by Walker's. Sheriff Parker pursues Serena Jodson in connection with a Famous Company robbery. Brown's Bakery bread praised for cleanliness and weight. Airdome Shining Parlor advertises shoe shines. U S and P begin concrete footing for water tank near bridge. city council addressed tank foundation issues with railroad company ordered to repair.
About 2000 Cooneyites hold outdoor prayer meetings at a farm near Dublin and in Ballina Mallard Fermanagh. Converts are baptized daily in the river and many sleep in the open air on the leader's farm, as pilgrims arrive from across Ireland.
Mr J C Theus was badly injured this morning returning from Bastrop on an A L G motor car. His leg was broken just above the ankle and he suffered bruises to foot and knee. He will be confined at home for a month or more. Mrs Theus and other occupants were shaken but unharmed.
Washington August 5 Senate passes tariff bill shortly after 2 PM. The measure moves forward after debate and faces expected rapid consideration in the House.
Rev. J Spenser Smith of Westchester Ohio accuses the church pillars from the pulpit of neglecting his salary and causing hardship. He says he lived on butterless bread and water for days and left his wife to care for a newborn with little support. A church trial is expected to determine blame.
A proposed interchange of attractions is augurated this week while the Airdome will present a changed program tonight. Attendees are assured a good time with the revised lineup.
Vicksburg correspondent reports a well developed push to reorganize the Cotton States League for another season. The outlook is bright with good ball parks in all cities and expectations of tangible developments soon.
The New Orleans market reports 12 3-16 steady with 1550 bales traded as of Thursday July 5 1909. The New York market shows closing around 12.19 for notable listings with reported highs and lows in the same period.
Liverpool markets report sale totals of 7,000 bales for August and September with price ranges 6.34 to 6.48 for September and October sessions. Trade commentary notes cautious demand and steady currency effects on futures.
The report notes increased demand and rising business with an expected recovery. New York shows liquidity growth and Houston records 21 new bales today versus 760 prior year and 724 year before, totaling 214 to date. Receipts at all ports since Friday total 6,623, compared with 16,592 last year.
The Grand presents a Kenilworth dramatization tonight a grand Elizabe than era setting and faithful period details. Also shown The New Footman a lively comedy and Modern Algeria a scenic production. Jack and Nellie Ripple return with a new comedy sketch Miss Davis sings Love Me All the Time.
The Airdome in Monroe attracts growing theatregoer numbers as Clark Grambling presents top vaudeville acts. The night features the Vardean Sisters, Reggie Mee, and Boss and Claire with a later promotion for a one dollar gold giveaway. Weather and crop notes dominate later columns, noting Texas yellowing crops and prohibition tax effects.
Concrete drainage canal from Eleventh Street to river will be a solid concrete cylinder eleven blocks long with five to six feet diameter. A.Skoog awarded contract for 14651 dollars. manholes to be placed at cross streets. City officials deem it adequate for heavy rainfall and long-needed system. The Monroe Marble and Granite Works advertises marble and granite goods at low prices.
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