Knights Converge as Promoters Rally in Denver
Knights and organizers gather in Denver to coordinate events for Prom a la event. Directions and temporary signage indicate a large student-led assembly with community involvement.
08 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
1
Knights and organizers gather in Denver to coordinate events for Prom a la event. Directions and temporary signage indicate a large student-led assembly with community involvement.
Knights Templars from across the nation converge on Denver for the thirty-second triennial conclave. Grand Master Melish to be escorted into town as 40 000 planned knights prepare to attend over seven days of ceremonies, parades, and exhibitions amid elaborate electrical decorations.
The conclave plans feature exhibitions and social events as visiting commanderies and their ladies are hosted in Denver. Banquet and ballroom bookings fill hotels for a week of receptions and dinners. After the conclave, most visitors tour Colorado sights such as Colorado Springs and Manitou with extended trips to the West Coast.
New Orleans plans to handle the largest cattle shipment ever brought to a port. The first shipload of 93 000 head from Tampico arrives tomorrow, sent by Corralitos Ranch Company with Mexican owners like Gen Luis Terrazas and Enrique C. Creel. About 3100 stock cars will haul cattle to assigned ranches.
The Crescent City Carnival Club, led by president Emile J. Neudon, barred tango and other suggestive dances at its New Orleans hall. Directors vowed strict enforcement to prevent society folk from introducing such dances, aiming to uphold the club�s moral standing and its five year reputation among St. Bernard parish and New Orleans citizens.
The Nickland Volunteers, among the oldest U.S. military bodies, marked their 100th anniversary in Columbiay Ohio. The unit has taken part in every American war since 1812, underscoring its historic role and long service record.
Bankers gather to discuss funding and prices for the cotton crop asMapper Wet Wadoo outlines potential strategies and market conditions. Officials review loan terms and risk factors affecting growers this season.
Representatives from thirty six Southern cities met with Secretary McAdoo and Assistant Secretary Williams at the Treasury to arrange distribution of a $54 million government fund to banks in agricultural regions. Plan calls for deposits in two installments, with 25 percent returned each in December, January, February, and March.
In a second conference at the Pan American Union, Secretary McAdoo urged protecting the government credit. A resolution, proposed by Walker Hill and seconded by Robert Maddox, praised the relief and pledged to carry out the plan with the administration.
The Shreveport Times published a death notice for Fenner Smith, causing shock to his wife, daughter Runice, and mother. Smith, a Shreveport contractor, proved alive after returning home and explaining he had been away on work and did not intend self harm. France has more than 1,500,000 women workers.
An official communication addresses Governor Lind, labeling actions as undesirable and urging reconsideration. The message reflects concerns raised by the State Department regarding governance and policy direction.
Washington reports indicate Secretary Bryan received a Mexican foreign ministry note urging John Lind be denied credentials unless recognizing Huerta. President Wilson urges peace and avoids intervention while Huerta asserts defiance and praises Lind’s expulsion, leaving Lind's route to Mexico City uncertain.
In Salem Oregon on August 7 a street riot left three Japanese a Winn a woman and a child dead. Police reported the violence erupted late in the evening as crowds clashed in the streets.
President Wilson may attend the Southern Commercial Congress in Motte on Oct 27 28 29 pending tariff and currency bill passage. He also considers a visit to New Orleans for a flood protection congress with invitations from Senator Kanadell and Senator Ransdell. Invitations were delivered by Mobile and Meridian committees.
Alabama Senator Johnston dies at 70 after a week of pneumonia confinement. His death narrows the Democratic Senate majority. Governor O Neal says he will fill the vacancy promptly, though legislature powers to appoint are unsettled. Ransdell and Thornton oppose the tariff measure, maintaining a 48 to 47 count.
Business leaders of Monroe meet in Chamber of Commerce room on South Grand Street to plan actions against rate increases by Cumberland Telephone Company. Company announces September list raises business phones from 2.75 to 4.00 dollars and removes party line residence phones, offering direct connections at 2.00 dollars per month.
American aviator C. Marvin Wood started from Jersey City in a mono plane racing toward Australia with a 30 mile handicap. He landed in Maryland twenty three miles from Washington after encountering thick smoke and said he could not proceed. He claims to have broken the American non stop record.
Lima Peru August 8 reports reach here that the Peruvian towns of Caraveli and Quicacha were destroyed by an earthquake Wednesday. Thousands are homeless with extensive damage and casualties feared.
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