Mexican Action Discussed With Coolidge at New York Camp
A request for Mexican action is reportedly to be discussed with President Coolidge at a New York camp. The notes suggest a possible policy discussion involving high level officials.
13 Aug 1926
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
1
A request for Mexican action is reportedly to be discussed with President Coolidge at a New York camp. The notes suggest a possible policy discussion involving high level officials.
In Mexico City official contact on the dispute comes as Secretary of State Kellogg and Knights of Columbus leader Flaherty plan talks. A Mexican arrest of an American citizen raised constitutional questions. Ambassador Sheffield reported progress with the Mexican foreign office. The Knights of Columbus sought U S protection for Catholics and intervention was referred to the state department.
Washington August 13. Treasury officials and government chemists seek a stronger denaturing formula for industrial alcohol to deter bootleggers. The aim is a safe yet foul smelling substance that ruins beverages without poisoning drinkers, replacing current denaturants like wood alcohol gasoline and kerosene. Assistant Secretary Andrews leads enforcement efforts after trips to London and Paris.
Arkansas voters continue to tally a bitter campaign with Gov. Terral trailing Chancellor John E. Martineau by over 13 000 votes for a second term. Precincts reporting show Terral 91518 Martineau 104854 while other races including state lands and highways and the state superintendent contest show Wil son leading Blackwood and Massingale. Womack leads Ferguson narrowly for the public instruction post as ballots continue to be counted.
Aug 13. In Cleveland two would‑be stick‑ups, posing as tough men, attempted to rob Charles Gel and John Wallace Collins in an alley near a theater. Angel and his brother, appearing in a strong‑man act, restrained them and turned them over to a nearby officer.
Louisiana's bee industry competes with strawberry crops for net returns as Farm Commissioner Harry D. Wilson announces plans at the National Beekeepers Association convention. He urges removal of embargoes on Louisiana bees and cites strong demand for early swarms, with Louisiana beekeepers selling significant quantities out of state. Wilson will travel to Platteville and present literature, inviting attendance at Louisiana events and noting inspections to prevent disease.
Richard Reese Whittemore, gangster who led a million-dollar robbery gang, was executed at Maryland Penitentiary after a 1925 escape that left guard Robert Holtman dead. He died at 12 08 am, after a brief final statement and a calm procession to the trap.
In Baton Rouge J Y Sanders addressed about 600 at Istroma high school, attacking Senator Broussard's record on rice tariffs maternity legislation and locomotive inspection. Sanders touted his own state office tenure and argued Broussard deserved defeat over his positions. He cited good roads work as evidence of his public service.
In Little Rock Arkansas Tom Stribling a 65 year old black man on death row for murdering a young man accused of wronging his daughter began starving himself. He refused meals tossing them away when guards were away and died two days after being moved to the prison infirmary.
The monthly meeting of the junior board of the Chamber of Commerce discussed zoning, renaming St. Anne's alley Harrison Street, and establishing a white way on Harrison Street between St John and Sixth. Also reviewed were plans for a new federal building and fire prevention inspections with a full report to follow.
The state nears the end of its case against Wallace Gaines accused of strangling his daughter Sylvia on a Seattle lake shore June 14. Evidence is circumstantial about an improper relationship with the 22 year old Smith College graduate. a skull fragment was shown as detective Luke May testified of blood on Gaines clothing.
Terrific thunderstorms drenched New York New Jersey and Connecticut with injury fire and flood. Flooded sewers paralyzed streets and halted Long Island Rail Road traffic. Lightning killed two men and five were shocked by a storm in Bound Brook New Jersey. A navy dirigible flight and a test plane launch were postponed.
Federal narcotics officers arrest Frank B. Pearce a Durham North Carolina druggist as he steps from a San Antonio train. Mexicans arrested in Laredo led to Pearce who is said to head an international ring. Four ounces morphine plus needles and opium found. Pearce claims possession for medical treatment. He left Durham 34 weeks ago for Mexico City.
President Coolidge approves two commercial air routes as the first by the Commerce Department forming a transcontinental line New York to San Francisco Los Angeles and a southwestern line Chicago to Dallas Fort Worth via Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Tulsa. Hoover predicts six month passenger express and mail service with more routes under study including Atlantic and Gulf Coast connections and Great Lakes plans.
The parish registrar reports 4 345 total registrations by noon today after 288 yesterday and 70 this morning while over two thousand residents remain unqualified. The registration office closes tomorrow at 6 p m and is located on the second floor of the courthouse under Miss Lillian Collins.
James W. Hernandez Jr. aged five died instantly at his grandparents farm near Olla when his 14 year old uncle J McBroom mishandled a loaded shotgun. The coroner ruled accidental death. The boy's family had temporary lodging in West Monroe and planned burial in Orange Texas.
Seven people were injured, two seriously, when Midland Valley passenger train number 1 collided head-on with a switch engine in Midland Valley yards at about 9 30 this morning. The switch engine was pulling out to form a freight when hit by the passenger train east of the railroad shop. The injured were taken to a hospital for treatment.
A. C. McDougall, 22, killed his cousin W. A. Pheps, 30, in a bath house at the United Carbon plant near Swarts. He calmly awaited arrest, citing family troubles after a dispute over a wife. He was jailed in Monroe.
The Spectator and Something to Think About are featured on the News-Star editorial page. Readers are invited to explore these viewpoints and assess how they match their own interests and views.
The Ku Klux Klan asks to march September 13 along Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill to the treasury in full regalia with robes and hoods. Major Edwin B. Hesse, police superintendent, confirms receipt of the formal permit request from L. A. Teller for the District of Columbia chapter. The order mirrors last year’s August 1 parade and is treated as routine by city officials.
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