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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
1
Heatwaves blistered the Southwest and Southeast as records tumbled. High temperatures drove concerns for health and energy demand while officials urged caution and hydration amid the relentless sun.
Memphis reports August 18 as scorching heat across the South with temperatures surpassing 100 degrees in multiple cities. Fort Worth records 111 degrees, some instruments show 120. Prostrations are rare as farmers hail heat for destroying boll weevils, while Shreveport and Natchez endure record highs before nightfall.
August Sporer an eighteen year old from Niagara died in the whirlpool rapids after a gallant battle with the swift current. He swam toward the bridges with three companions watching, fought the giant waves, and finally disappeared near the whirlpool while still hundreds of yards from shore. River men recovered his body downriver.
A fragment notes there were no prostrations when the limit stood at 99. The terse item hints at a rule or tally in a historical context without additional details or names.
Jackson Mississippi weather summary notes yesterday the hottest day in two years with 100 degrees followed by 97 degrees on Monday. Local Weather Observer Frank Heintz reports no further records beyond that. No heat frustrations reported.
In New Orleans on August 18, the city recorded its first summer heat death as Davis Griffith, a seaman aboard the Morgan line steamer Antilles, died within an hour after being prostrated. The local weather office logged the day’s high temperature.
Montgomery August 18 Governor Comer pledges to block plans by newspaper editors to ban advertisements of intoxicants, as the Fuller bill to prohibit publishing such ads is debated today in the Senate. The House paves a path for physician drug sellers to prescribe alcohol, while a capital move proposal and legislature immunity measures are discussed.
The naval board of inquiry rules Lieutenant Sutton killed himself. A dispatch notes no accident or foul play. Meanwhile reports from Canea state shifts in flags occurred as bluejackets took control with no disorder. Flood warnings rise around Canon City and Florence as Arkansas floodwaters threaten towns.
Washington reports the Naval Court of Inquiry found Lieutenant Sutton died by accidental shooting or his own action, with no criminal charges against others. In Crete, the Greek flag raised by locals was lowered after three weeks of defiance amid unrest.
In MeeKee's Rock near Pittsburg on August 18 a small riot erupted as strike breakers tried to enter the Pressed Steel Company works. One man was shot in the right leg and several others were lightly injured by stones as state constabulary dispersed the crowd after six weeks of strike activity.
After a six hour trial the jury found four Japanese strike leaders guilty of criminal conspiracy in Honolulu. The verdict was delivered today in the high profile case about labor disputes and organized action.
U S Senator Murphy J Foster of Louisiana predicts a Democratic majority in the House two years hence due to Republican divisions over tariff. He favors the tariff bill as protection but notes Louisiana fared well with rice sugar and cotton rates, warns against Philippine sugar competition, and cites an anti trust clause aiding small dealers.
Senator Foster at the St Charles Hotel calls the House majority of forty odd untenable and predicts revision backlash. He praises the session end and home-coming as the best parts, plans and postpones summer trips, and will return to Washington next December to resume work, spending time with family in St Mary.
New York reports an extensive cold rain sweeping the East on August 17. Temperatures fell to 56 degrees with 66 earlier, rail service disrupted from New York to Maryland, and Manhattan receiving record rainfall amounts totaling over five million tons of water since the storm began.
Destructive swarms of unusually large mosquitoes drive cattle and horses to water, halt rice-field work across nine counties, and force railroads to run empty trains. Reported deaths of livestock threaten regional agriculture near the Gulf coast.
A Texas invasion by swarms of mosquitoes causes widespread suffering and property damage. Officials report increased health risks and economic losses across multiple counties as communities seek relief measures.
Reports from Cameron parish along the Gulf coast describe a continuing mosquito plague that began three weeks ago and shows no abatement. The insects are causing greater damage to cattle than the charbon epidemic with scarcely any calves remaining alive in the herds.
The tenth annual meeting in Louisville begins with over 600 delegates from 25 states. Booker T. Washington is slated to speak at McCaulley’s Theatre, while Henry Watterson is also expected to appear. The event highlights black bankers, growers, builders, and merchants sharing progress and challenges.
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