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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1909
Page
8
A patchwork of local items lists city council meeting tonight and business notices. Mentions Herring and Hartley, Kern’s horseshoes, Mr Laurant Rosenthal, and a chef of Rayville Methods. Also cites a Christmas star sighting and old time astronomical lore.
The Star of Bethlehem shines on the eastern horizon in Monroe at 3 am. The object is described as large and luminous with a fire-red hue, its history noting a 500 year appearance cycle and ties to the birth of Jesus Christ.
A bank advertisement argues that young men under sixty can prove their worth by opening a checking account. It touts benefits like safety for money, saving ability, building credit, simplified bill payment, and overall financial stability with UNION BANK & TRUST CO located at 16 Sixth Street.
Reports from Tokio say a Saturday afternoon quake in Central Japan caused extensive damage with about thirty deaths reported so far and many buildings destroyed including temples. Osaka in Gifu suffered severe impacts with the Hida River banks breaking and flooding the surrounding area as residents fled to high ground. More shocks were felt through Saturday into Sunday.
Memphis August 15. Cr Whitsett, a cotton cruiser, drowned after stepping into the river at the landing wharf during a boating party. A companion jumped in and was rescued with difficulty. Whitsett's body was recovered after two hours of dragging.
At the regular meeting of Aerie No. 394 Fraternal Order of Eagles Wednesday night, members are urged to attend as vital business will be considered. By order of the president, John J. Mullen.
Market notes from New Orleans show 180 bales traded with prices around 12.15 to 12.12. New York quotes indicate quiet trading with closing around 12.09 to 12.16 and overall subdued activity for the day.
Market notes show Liverpool prices with bids and sales figures for August and September periods. The report lists 6.56 for a price, 8000 sales, and successive rates from August to October including 6.39 6.39 and 6.36 6.35 periods.
Windes notes weather favors higher cotton prices as northern bears push contracts but prices stay above Saturdays close. Light future arrivals may keep prices rising, with light receipts at all ports and stocks likely to exhaust. Crop reports show reduced acreage and yield, suggesting marketing cotton slowly to sustain higher prices amid ongoing heat in the southwest and dry conditions in several states.
Judge J. P. Madison issues a temporary injunction against Monroe to stop opening a canal on Calypso Street and constructing a concrete drainage box beyond Grand Street. Bond set at 10,000, hearing date not fixed. City permitted to protect already completed work and proceed only to secure excavations.
Louisiana plans to market its largest corn crop in history as planters enter the first harvest season under new marketing schemes. Officials project a bumper yield and set strategies to handle the expected volume for local and regional buyers.
A Shreveport Times report notes Louisiana’s high quality corn and rising need for external markets. Railroads and grain elevators are ready to handle the crop quickly with favorable rates. Farmers aim to sell early, with most shipment likely through New Orleans for export.
Railroads carried a larger Monroe crowd on the annual cheap rate excursion to the North East and West with about 100 tickets sold on V S P Iron Mountain and A L G lines. Officials credit heavy advertising and active sales efforts by three lines for the increase, noting last year only forty eight tickets were sold.
Through service from Monroe has sold over three hundred tickets to resorts North East and West since June 1 with twenty five going to the Seattle exposition. A prominent railroad man estimates Monroe residents will spend at least 75000 on summer trips this season including all trip expenses.
J G Harris of Tiptonville Tenn president of the company owning Reelfoot Lake Obion County left for home after a hospital stay for malaria. His visit here a fortnight ago prompted reports he broke down due to night rider threats.
Union Pacific common stock on the New York Stock Exchange opened at 219 but fell to 214 on selling orders. The general market felt only a slight impact.
Aug 16 report from Jefferson City says Adjutant General Rumbold issued an order to organize an aeroplane detachment within the Missouri State National Guard signal corps based in St. Louis. Fifteen aeronauts are listed. In Chicago on Aug 1 aldermen confirmed Col. Stewart as chief of police replacing George Shippy.
Miss Bertha Shipley of Memphis Tennessee is listed as a visiting Mrs Lydia Register of the West Side as a guest host and social contact in local society notes.
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