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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
1
City departments express urgency to commence highway projects with funding secured and bids expected soon. Officials cite traffic relief, job creation, and long delayed improvements as key motivations behind accelerating construction timelines.
Baton Rouge August 17 The good roads program advances as convicts at the State penitentiary build portable camps and vans for the East Baton Rouge to New Orleans road. Officials note convict labor is cost effective and productive while plans foresee more convicts and vans for expanding road projects.
J H Watkins of the West Monroe Progressive League says West Monroe could secure the region’s sole agricultural school if Calhoun fails to reach an agreement. He stresses benefits to the West Side and Monroe as a whole. Meanwhile in Grand Rapids fire engineers convene to discuss fire safety in theatres and school construction.
Washington Aug 17 Ex President Theodore Roosevelt may tour China after Africa with side trips to the Philippines Borneo and possibly Australia before traveling the Siberian Railway to visit all European capitals The Italian king hopes for a Pekin visit and plans hinge on Roosevelt’s Africa trip return Ambassadors plan to confirm if the tentative route will be made definite
A startling report by Dr. Hunter, government expert, notes that ninety percent of rolls are infested with weevils marking a new record.
Reports from the government entomology bureau show a high infestation of cotton boll squares by the boll weevil in Mississippi and Louisiana. In Natchez area 0 percent infested, Baton Rouge 5 percent, with Hunter noting conditions rivaling Texas worst years.
Jackson Mississippi Aug 17 Major Gibbs state auditor during reconstruction and former Jackson postmaster was found dead. A Union Army major he was appointed postmaster under Harrison, later convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in Sing Sing but pardoned.
Seven men including the captain from the three masted schooner Arlington of Boston were saved from a perilous position on the bowsprit after the vessel stranded on a sand bar off Long Beach Long Island early today. Life savers from the shore effected the rescue.
Kansas City and Wichita area sweltered as the Southwest endures a potential record heat day with high temperatures around 87 in Kansas City and 90 in Topeka as prostrations begin to be reported. The heat wave stretches across Missouri and Oklahoma, intensifying suffering for people and animals.
Madarlal Dhidigari, the Indian student, was executed at Pentonville Prison at 9 o clock for shooting Lieutenant Colonel Wylie and Dr Laldia on July 1. The case drew international attention as the condemned man faced the gallows in London.
The foreign office board confirmed the Hankow Sze Chuen loan settlement with Fletcher and Lian Tun Yen. The loan rises to 30 million dollars with American bankers receiving one quarter and the remaining three quarters shared by British French and German interests.
Prominent golfers from across the state compete in the annual Minnesota Golf Association championship at Northland Country club. The event opened today and will run through Saturday with final rounds for the title.
Four hundred delegates from across Texas gather in San Antonio for the opening of the State grand lodge annual meeting. The convention proceeds in session for three days.
Treasury accounting officers sanction a halt on buying vehicles with public funds for army use. A Chicago brougham purchase by a senior officer triggered the action. The controller says the secretary of war travels at public expense and no army carriage is needed for visits or to entertain distinguished foreigners without explicit authorization.
In Lake Charles Louisiana on August 17 a prominent produce merchant J M Faggott killed himself with a shotgun in his yard. W P Sager a sawyer was fatally injured by fly wheel and two workers were hurt trying to rescue him. Monroe Pilcher killed Jallie Jackson a young white woman nearby. Pilcher fled. The report notes subsequent political commentary on government vehicle use and army transportation funding. A shopper notes New Catch Mackerel at W A Walker's Progressive grocery.
Fire broke out early today in Glasgow's retail business quarter destroying several blocks. The blaze consumed multiple buildings and caused estimated damages around a quarter of a million dollars.
A brief item notes a choice line of bottled pickles and olives available at Walcker's Progressive Grocery. All readable text emphasizes a display of preserved goods in a local store setting.
Columbia S C August 17 This state faces a crucial county by county vote on prohibition with twenty one counties choosing whether to reopen liquor stores under county supervision If prohibitions fail many counties may return to the county dispensary system supporters of prohibition seek durable dry counties while opponents favor reestablishing the dispensaries The State Dispensary once led by Governor Tillman is blamed for corruption and near civil conflict while county dispensaries operate under strict controls and original package sales with no on premises drinking
A local item from Lake Charles highlights a father’s record achievement or milestone reported as a standout community note. The brief focuses on the person and location without excess detail.
In Orange Texas on Sunday noon E R Rice and Mrs A Smith dueled in the street over domestic troubles. Rice was shot thrice with bullets in the shoulder neck and head but survived. Mrs Smith escaped and is in custody. Mrs Rice had a daughter from a prior marriage and the dispute centers on that family.
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