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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1915
Page
1
Kinds of statements by Barret suggest long-time salary concerns tied to a holding position. The fragment notes potential implications for pay and tenure within a workplace context.
A clipped item notes 1915 figures with figures such as 1.07 and 74 40, referencing railway or financial data. No clear events or names are identifiable due to fragmentary OCR.
Louisiana news item recounts Lt. Gov. Barret responding to A G Pleasant who challenged resignations. Barret defends his own record, questions Pleasant's integrity and finances, and criticizes Pleasants tactics while noting past public service roles and campaign limits.
New Orleans reports Attorney General Pleasant a candidate for Governor refuses to resign his post. He argues Barret should resign if principle requires it, noting his own salary and duties as Attorney General. The exchange centers on whether state officials should quit when running again for office.
The speaker disputes Pleasant's claim to a $5,000 yearly salary while campaigning for governor. He contends the people will not accept that arrangement and reiterates his challenge and offer, noting the impropriety of current tenure. The statement appears in New Orleans and Shreveport papers Sunday morning.
Bandits attacked ranchmen, rangers, and U.S. regulars in a frontier clash. No injuries confirmed in early reports as authorities respond to the raid and pursue suspects.
United States soldiers and Texas Rangers clashed with Mexican bandits at Norias ranch near Lyford Texas. Mexican attackers reportedly numbered 50 to 200, with five Americans wounded and several Mexicans killed. Reinforcements were sent to guard border towns as details remain incomplete.
Dr. Clarence Pierson a gubernatorial candidate replies to Lieut Gov Bernei in New Orleans. He says Barrets proposal to bar state officers from running for governor without resigning is partisan posturing and questions why others like auditors and education chiefs are not included. Pierson vows a fuller public discussion later.
The 25th annual Dominion Lawn Bowling Association competition for the Hiram Walker trophy begins this afternoon in Toronto Ontario. Many clubs entered teams and the trophy will go to the club whose members win it the most times in ten years. The sport maintains its old time interest with an unusually large field.
Associated Press dispatches report General Bobo, Haitian revolutionist leader, resigns the presidency and dismisses his cabinet. He orders all Haitian generals to surrender arms to American authorities at Cape Haitien.
A summary of court actions from parish and city courts records for the day, detailing notable docket items, rulings, and procedural moves across multiple jurisdictions. The report highlights cases involving local residents, business entities, and municipal matters.
J. M. Meeks and Lavinia Lester, Earle L. Hill and Bertha S. Hendricks, W. L. Woodward and Georgia White obtained marriage licenses as recorded in local notices.
Edw M Strong vs Frank B E Rob bins et al. sale of lot from Peoples Homestead to W Akin. FE R Hamilton to C H Peevy et al sale of land. R M Breard and John Osterland orders for mortgage releases. J T Chappel to Peoples Homestead sale of lots. Det Skinner fined for profanity. others fined or discharged for sleeping in open or language.
Carranza officials say Brazil’s minister in Mexico City was withdrawn after Carranza planned to expel him as he did Ortega the Guatemalan minister. Ortega intends to sail for the United States. Carranza may move the capital to Mexico City and declare provisional presidency. Secretary Lansing weighs American representation in Mexico City.
Contractor Fred Mitchell operates fifty one teams hauling gravel from city pits for work on DeSiard street from Sixth street to the city limits. Graveling progresses quickly and is expected to finish before the contract unit. Other streets may follow as river front also nears completion from Pine street to the Hardwood mill. A petition to gravel and tar pave Hudson Lane will be presented at the next council meeting.
Mayor H. D. Apsar orders strict enforcement of Monroe gambling ordinances. Police raided two private gambling rooms Saturday night with several arrests. Prosecution will not proceed unless offenders are again found violating the rules.
Pan American representatives vow renewed efforts to promote peace in Mexico amid ongoing tensions. Officials indicate cautious optimism as diplomacy resumes, with regional bodies seeking dialogue and stability.
Secretary Lansing said the Pan American conference to restore Mexican government will likely resume in New York City next Wednesday. He noted no financial plan was discussed, focusing instead on arrangements for the Pan American Financial Congress in Buenos Aires.
F. A. Nejim and Charles Obokosh were convicted under the blind tiger law by City Judge Sal C. Blanchard after a trunk shipment of whisky led to their arrest. Each man received $100 city fines and $250 state fines plus 30 days in jail, with longer terms if fines are unpaid.
The International Immigration Congress opens today in San Francisco at the Exposition. Leading sociologists from across the country attend the meetings called by the American Sociological Society and the Federal Council of Churches to discuss postwar immigration problems.
The Chamber of Commerce urges subscribers to support the maintenance fund as about 1200 dollars in notes are past due. Restoring payment would satisfy the organization’s urgent budget needs and sustain its ongoing work.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo visited Wall Street to confer with bankers on financing the administration's plan to rebuild Mexico, according to reports from New York.
Washington reports the United States is harvesting the greatest wheat crop in any country with potential yield near one billion bushels. The Agriculture Department’s August forecast sets spring wheat at 93.4 percent condition and total wheat at 966 million bushels while corn is 79.5 percent with a production of 2.918 billion bushels.
London reports that peace negotiations are rejected by Russia and the German emperor. German forces press the Russians near Warsaw while Archduke Joseph Ferdinand’s army routs Russian units near Lubartow. Italian gains and Turkish trench warfare on Gallipoli are noted as the broader conflict persists.
Berlin reports Praga a suburb of Warsaw on the eastern bank of the Visula has been occupied by Germans according to an official statement today.
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports the Bourse Gazette citing an unimpeachable source that Germany proposed peace to Russia last week through the King of Denmark. The Russian reply said peace negotiations could not be raised at this time.
The Swedish steamer Maj was sunk by a German submarine off Copenhagen on August 9. Seven men and one woman were landed at this port. The boat with the captain and nine men is missing.
The Turkish battleship Khayr Ed Din Barbarossa once the German Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm has been sunk by an Allied submarine off Constantinople. A majority of officers and men were saved according to Turkey's announcement today.
George F. Leder, famed as the Father of the Mystic Shrine, died last night in Rochester at age 73. He founded and led efforts shaping the ceremonial order and inspired generations of members.
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