26 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
1
The mother of Buelah Binford testified as a witness for the prosecution in the case, detailing observed events and personal knowledge related to the assault and surrounding circumstances.
In Chesterfield Virginia eight teen witnesses, including B K Mosley, testify about a car near the Beattie home during the Louise Owen Beattie murder. Defense seeks to refute witnesses who heard a scream and gunshot by inspecting the Beattie automobile with measurements.
Chesterfield Virginia August testimony includes dairyman Snyder day laborer Tally and 16 year old Briggs detailing an automobile near the crime scene and a gun concealment claim linked to Henry Clay Beattie Jr in the wife murder case. Witnesses repeat coroner inquest accounts as Paul Beattie may testify tomorrow.
A weather bulletin notes unsettled showers tonight and on Sunday. Forecasters expect lingering damp conditions with gradual clearing later. Local residents are advised to carry rain gear and monitor updates.
Witness Sydnor testifies at length about a young man in a brown suit seen near the crime scene. He recalls an automobile passing slowly between sunset and dark and a man stopping ahead of him to inspect a blood spot. The sheriff shows the brown coat tied to the case.
A pro-Wiley faction claims Wilson and McCabe will stay in office while Dr. Wiley and some aides depart. The dispute centers on sulfur decisions and testimony that shaded official actions. Separate items note Maryland and Alabama primaries, Kansas district congress nomination, rail valuation talks, and a bishop consecration in Natchez.
Report notes the secretary's position to be upheld and Dr Wiley expected to depart, with close associates expressing optimism or concern about the decision. The item centers on personnel changes within the administration and the potential impact on policy direction.
Paducah Ky August 26 The Federation of Illinois Central Railway employees reports 97 percent of 8000 voting in favor of recognizing the federation with Illinois Central officials in Chicago Monday. If negotiations fail a Tuesday strike is planned with a gradual system tie up and renewed talks after each union is called out.
An advertisement extols strong returns from Louisiana and Arkansas farming lands as it urges readers to relocate. It promotes low cost parcels near the Iron Mountain Railway and suggests planting fruit, peaches, strawberries, and potatoes to realize gains.
Memphis reports that local business leaders offered to mediate the Illinois Central railroad labor dispute. The proposal awaits presentation to the advisory board in Chicago after Paducah officials canvass the strike vote. No response from railroad officials has yet been received.
The Montgomery gathering of Southern agricultural commissioners and cotton men, set for September 5, is rescheduled to September 12 to avoid conflicting with the Farmers' Union national convention in Oklahoma City beginning September 5. Captain Reuben F. Kolb organized the meeting to address the cotton crop's condition and steps to counter a bearish market.
A speaker urges stocking farm animals amid panics and high cost of living. The plan includes 11 sweet potatoes tomatoes canta loupes and requests for a flock of chickens pigs and two or three cows.
A dispatch from J. J. Carrigan, chief of the clerks union, promises cooperation in investigating working conditions for that branch of employees, while Bor leaders take no part in the matter.
Judge Schulze ordered Police Officer Flewellen to administer fifty lashes to Chas Bolley a young Black youth accused of striking a white boy with a whip. The case blocked by juvenile law led to corporal punishment in the city jail with a strap used on his buttocks.
Delegates and visitors travel from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and other cities for the United Danish Young People's Society of Iowa annual convention in Clinton. Sessions run from tomorrow through next Wednesday.
Wreck victims are named in a brief notice recalling a deadly crash. Authorities reported the incident details and mourners gathered as authorities investigated.
City-wide discussion centers on the September 4 Labor Day barbecue at Court Square. Proponents claim a nonpolitical union event while critics warn it could become a Hall rally. Subscriptions and funds flow as unions seek a square deal and broader invitation of all candidates or risk a split by August.
In Manchester New York on August 25 a Lehigh Valley passenger train derailed over Canandiagua Creek due to a broken rail. Twenty-five dead and sixty injured sought help as carloads of rough pine boxes arrived for the temporary morgue. Survivors include veterans and excursionists among fourteen cars involved.
A passenger train derailed on a 400 foot trestle near Manchester New York after a broken rail. Forty minutes late eastward movement led to two day coaches plunging forty feet into the canal outlet. At least 37 dead and more than 60 injured as rescuers hauled victims from the river bed.
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