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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
1
A concise reflection outlines evolving options across time, weighing immediate choices against long term outcomes. It considers science, society, and culture shaping potential paths, urging cautious optimism and strategic planning for coming years.
A brief note urges immediate action toward development, stressing urgency and tangible plans. It emphasizes momentum, resource mobilization, and community benefit, calling on stakeholders to commit to concrete projects and timelines.
A local editorial urges residents to seize present opportunities to build Monroe and North Louisiana. It stresses daily work over idle future plans, notes leaders invest energy today, and warns that delaying risks lost chances. It calls for immediate action on several big projects and civic unity to sustain growth.
Louisville, Aug 20 The National Model License League reports that alcohol withdrawals in fiscal 1910 ended June 30 broke all records for distilled spirits except 1907 while beer and whiskey consumption rose by about one gallon per person and one pint per capita. The rise reflects an estimated 90 million population with per capita increases over 1909.
Chicago August 20. Representative James T. Lloyd, Missouri, head of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, says Democrats are more hopeful than in twenty years. He predicts gains in Missouri and Tennessee, notes Republican discontent from Maine to California, and cites 182 regular Republicans to 11 insurgents in Congress. He flags Maine as a key watch area for a possible Democratic governor and two Democratic representatives.
Florence Nightingale buried in a small Hampshire village. References to Crimean service and a local memorial event surface in fragmented notes. The item blends historic tribute with uncertain OCR fragments about burial and remembrance.
Florence Nightingale is laid to rest in a quiet ceremony at St. James's churchyard near Fastwell, with Grenadier Guards as pallbearers. A public tribute occurs at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London with King George, Queen Mary, and leaders from War Office and Admiralty in attendance. Crippen and Miss Leneve depart jail for Liverpool aboard the Megantic. Atlanta’s census shows 154,839 residents, up 64,967 since 1900.
A fragment hints at a political uproar as rivals clash over an emerging issue. Key figures and locations are unclear, but the note points to intense partisan rhetoric and mounting public scrutiny. The scene centers on conflicting agendas and potential reforms.
Baton Rouge reporters note strong organization backing Michel for governor as names like Barrett Wimberly Hardtner Gleason and Mitchel surface for potential running mates. The Panama Exposition tax amendment passes and a crowded field for other offices emerges amid hints of shifting alliances and last minute candidacies.
Lake Charles scene of distress after a gas explosion on a gasoline launch last night injuring several. Theodore Roosevelt urged unity and collaboration between races in a national negro business men’s league speech, while local officials including Louis Swann and P O Moss faced serious injuries and the boat burned amid efforts to reach Spring Lake yacht club opening.
Oscar Chittwood, captured after fleeing a courthouse fusillade that left Sheriff Houpt mortally wounded and George Chittwood dead, insists he fired no shots. He was wounded in the arm, weak from travel, and urged urgent medical care in Little Rock as deputies and farmers escorted him toward safety.
The Monroe fair appears set to proceed as organizers finalize preparations. The event plans include scheduling activities, vendor participation, and safety measures to ensure a successful community gathering. Officials expect broad public turnout and reflect on the fair's local traditions.
Monroe Fair Association directors meet weekly to finalize plans for a record fair in North Louisiana. Promises include broad exhibits, substantial premiums, and numerous race entries. Farmers Day on October 27 will feature speakers Dr W C Stubbs Prof W L Roy and Mr French with Swift & Company.
In Montgomery Louisiana on a Tuesday evening a buggy overturned after a frightened horse bolted. Mrs Dow Wardlow wife of the Bank of Montgomery cashier and her child escaped serious harm while Mrs Hyde mother of fourteen and grandmother of about 130 children died from injuries. Mrs Hyde, a Rockford Alabama native, had lived in the area since the 1850s and was 78 years old.
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