06 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
1
A staged demonstration outlines a plan to showcase a new approach, labeled Weevil Zone, with organizers claiming it offers a stronger solution than prior methods. The event emphasizes practical steps and future outcomes.
A second cotton boll weevil conference in Washington included senators from Southern states and Agriculture Department officials. They debated continuing improved culture versus creating a large quarantine zone, with US losses and compensation from other crops evaluated. The group urged extending cooperative demonstration work across the South.
Dr W R Dodson of the Louisiana State Experiment Station and Federal agricultural experts discussed expanding cotton territory and boosting livestock and forage crops. Senator Ramsdell called for farming condition reorganizations to identify the most profitable crops for lands diverted to sugar production, noting the cotton boll weevil has unintentionally encouraged diversification.
Delegates from across South Carolina gather in Columbia for a two day conference on rural development public health compulsory education and community cooperation. Noted outside speaker Dr P B Claxton US commissioner of education leads the program alongside bankers merchants educators and farmers from various professions.
A 1915 Monroe notice invites over five hundred farmers and businessmen to the Ouachita Stock Shipping Club gathering set for August 9 at 11 A.M. in the Chamber of Commerce. The club aims to market hogs and farm products, improve stock practices, and support beneficial agricultural legislation in Ouachita parish.
President Wilson was invited by Senator Fletcher and the Southern Commercial Congress to attend their Mobile convention October 27 to 29. Senator Williams and Meridian delegates asked him to stop there on a southern trip. His plans depend on Congress adjournment.
The Commerce Commission announced a decisive action against Eapress and related companies over revenue practices tied to Guts Millions Tron. The case targets alleged misrepresentation and improper gains, with enforcement measures to protect investors and ensure market integrity.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Oct 15 rate reductions to southern basing points, cutting through and commodity arbitraries. Carrollton, Vienna, and La Grange Ga. lead complaints as the commission hopes to curb noncompetitive charges and align all interior rates. Analysts warn express, rail, and parcel post firms may lose $30 million annually, with five to six years likely erasing express firms if business fails to rise.
The new express rate schedule reduces rates on many small parcels and long trips. Short distance 100 pound rates drop slightly, packages under four pounds fall in price, and those over four pounds traveling 200 to 3000 miles now cost less than parcel post. Over 3000 miles the price is similar. Christmas rates run 38 to 40 percent lower. A Canton battle report notes government troops attacked by Southern Rebels at the east gate.
Monro residents observe a wave of reconstruction and upgrades across several blocks. Local officials report substantial investment from private developers and city funds, targeting housing, streets, and public facilities this year.
Two masked men robbed a Louisville and Nashville passenger train near Birmingham on August 6. Clerks George Hoover F G York were handcuffed and freed, Chief Clerk Harry Everett tied. robbers fled at Fourteenth Street. Registered mail taken but amount unknown.
The drowned body pulled from the river near the city limits is believed to be Smith of the J. Case Company based in Shreveport. His wife and three children reside there. He had been in Delhi ten days ago and in a despondent mood over work. He reportedly threatened to drown himself, and a company man warned the river was too low to drown in.
Monroe experiences a boom in construction with nearly 70 000 dollars in current and upcoming work. Projects include adding twenty rooms to the New Star hotel, a model grocery store by L R Powers, a Grand Leader remodel, and new fronts for merchants on Grand and DeSiard streets. Residential construction adds several homes on Washington Pine Hudson St John and North Fourth streets, totaling about 5 000 dollars.
London Aug. 6 Seven thousand physicians and surgeons from Europe America and other regions attended the opening of the seventeenth meeting of the International Congress of Medicine in Albert Hall Sir Thomas Barlow presided with Duke of Connaught delivering the welcoming address The program promises six days of sessions with numerous sections and a focus on pediatrics radiology and naval and military medicine Col Gorin an American service doctor will speak on Sanitary Organization in the Tropics
A cloud burst above Shoshone Wyoming on August 6 sent a two foot flood through the streets causing heavy property damage but no loss of life or fire. Local authorities report structural damage and several homes flooded.
Senate debate questions Wilson's sending of John Lind as special envoy to Mexico. Senator Clark of Wyoming demands stronger administration steps to protect American citizens amid the Mexico policy.
In Buffalo on August 6, the Catholic Women’s League announced plans to counter the feminist movement and oppose woman suffrage. Led by honorary president Mrs Joseph Frey, the group intends to form branches nationwide to balance what it calls pagan influences and protect the Christian family. The league says it does not seek to oppose all suffrage, but to forestall radical changes through a conservative female presence.
A bill labeled Gurregny Bill 10 is reported as passed and proceeds for further steps. No additional context or official affiliations are provided in the readable text.
Washington reports President Wilson intends to push the currency bill through an extra session. Democrats clash over amendments with Neely Earle Hugetal and Wingo opposing. A radical savings department provision passed 10 to 4 amid caucus tension. The measure awaits House committee action after the caucus.
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