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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
4
Eastern representative fweonard and Lewis in New York announce that all old accounts of The Monroe News publishers Star Printing Company and Ouachita Printing Company will be pushed for collection. Remittances should be made payable to News Star Publishing Co Ltd.
The article highlights Mr. N. M. Davis of River ton growing 160 acres of rice with a likely 16 sacks per acre and notes a Rapides parish farmer selling 15 000 bushels of corn at 60 cents a bushel. It argues diversification yields higher cash returns, with broad reports of strong yields in all crops except cotton and a ready market for grain and livestock.
An Indian student in London killed two men on July 1 and was swiftly arrested, tried, and convicted in one hour. He received the death penalty and was executed one month and seventeen days after the crime. The piece argues prompt punishment benefits London and contrasts Ouachita parish, where delays and appeals are noted as harmful.
The writer urges strict prompt enforcement of crimes, fewer appeals, and harsher punishment to deter lawlessness in the South, praising English energy and calling for swift trials, hangings, and no tolerance for delay, then shifts to cotton farming advice on weevils and pest control. A seventy-five acre tract yielded eighteen hundred dollars from child laborers harvesting weevils.
Webster parish figures Editor Kent of the Webster Signal and Police Juror Tom L. Cox trade sharp words in a fiery open letter. Cox urgesmobilization of the Louisiana national guard while defending his conduct and promising discussion at the next September meeting.
The article urges Southern growers to solve cotton production by developing an early maturing seed with long stalks and short joints. It emphasizes planting wide east west rows, selecting seed in the field, and ginning separate seed to boost yields 25 to 30 percent without more land. It warns that spinners depend on such advances to obtain fine fabrics.
United States Senator David Davis of Illinois praised local papers for contributing free lines yearly to communities. He argued editors, though underpaid, perform a greater service locally than preachers or teachers and urged readers to support their home paper as an investment.
I S Haas questions Congressman Ransdell about his September district tour promising speeches on hogs and hominy. He notes papers backing Ransdell and asks why the congressman voted for lumber duties and a high tariff, and whether the campaign hides Republican aims or promotes farmer welfare. The writer questions a justice of the peace who gambles.
A sample of green rice from N. M. Davis near Riverton, shown by C. T. Dixon, rivals South Louisiana produce. Davis planted 160 acres and may yield at least sixteen sacks per acre totaling about 2,560 sacks valued at $64 per acre. Cotton plantations cannot rival this. sample rice is on display at Ouachita National Bank in Monroe.
New York Aug 18. M E Parrott of Poughkeepsie a private in the New York National Guard started today to travel to San Francisco in a four cylinder auto. He carries dispatches from Major General Leonard A Wood to Major General John F Weston and will stop at several military posts along a fixed schedule to overcome obstacles.
In Denver Aug 18 Miss Edna Vosburg daughter of Mr and Mrs George Vosburg wed Lieut Bernard Lentz US A with officers in full dress and the Twenty First Infantry band providing music Lentz attached to the Twenty First Infantry at Fort Logan will sail with his regiment for the Philippines next month Portland Ore Aug 13 the twenty third annual convention of the association for the promotion of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations opened in Portland with addresses by Dean L H Bailey Cornell and M A Scovell of Lexington Ky and a program of talks and discussions through Friday morning
Arch Bishop Farley of New York sails home from Europe aboard the Caronia with his secretary and several priests. He attended the American College at Rome’s golden jubilee then toured Switzerland Germany and France and spent time with Cardinal Logue in Armagh.
The record notes that large sums spent on summer trips create a contrast with Monroe's seeming distance from hard times, implying a social and economic divide reflected in leisure budgets.
Bids were opened at the navy department for two battleships Arkansas and Wyoming authorized by Congress. The vessels will feature heavy armor, powerful armament, twenty one knot speed, and maximum radius of action. Defensive system includes extensive compartmentalization to protect vital areas.
Indianapolis delegates to the convention of the International Stewards Association gather in the city for sessions in progress. The gathering focuses on standards and training for cooks and kitchen staff.
Retail note promotes Emper or Blend Tea by W. A. Walker urging customers to sample a half or pound package as a better tea option.
A brief item notes the opening of Kern's buggy and carriage paint shop. It mentions the new business location, services offered, and expected customer interest from local residents.
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