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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
1
Meadville Mississippi faces ongoing tension as the Newman and Pritchard families, longtime residents, are urged to relocate to ease a deadly feud. State troops withdrew after a series of killings including Ernest Newman and Cornelius Pritchard, with locals fearing ambush and seeking temporary evacuations while hoping for lasting peace.
Meridian Mississippi August 27 with bloodhounds and a posse scouring nearby woods for an unidentified negro who tried to assault 16 year old daughter of Joseph Williams six miles from Meridian He started a fire destroying the Williams farmhouse the girl escaped and the posse chase continued late tonight The second item notes the International Medical Congress in Budapest August 28 with delegates from over twenty nations including the United States discussing new medical and surgical developments through next week
A young woman was found floating in a lake near Chicago by local fishermen. Police closed in on the scene as investigators began identifying her and notifying next of kin.
Twenty to thirty workers were affected when a dynamite fuse box exploded on Stock Island opposite Boca Chica. Victims include J Kelly G Surki G Brennan T Convery T Gallagher and others from New York and Ireland. An inquest is planned.
A report from an Arkansas source notes ten thousand dollars being reported in a mystery matter. Details are sparse but the sum appears central to the unresolved case. Local officials have not released further identifying information.
News briefs report Emily Scharfinghausen found dead in Lincoln Park lake at Chicago. In Key West, an explosion at Boca injures and kills dozen workers near a nitroglycerin site. A Fayetteville murder reveals a $10,000 belt theft and a $4,200 reward for the killer. Paris dispatch notes Roosevelt party departing for Rheims to view airship flights.
Mrs Julia Goldzier of Bayonne declares women will march on the New Jersey legislature and storm the Trenton capitol if votes for women are denied. She vows to lead several hundred followers to demand suffrage at gunpoint, warning of trouble if their aim is blocked. She cites Christian Science beliefs yet calls for extraordinary action.
The Progressive League moves to bolster its finances with plans for stronger funding and wider support. Officials state the aim is to stabilize operations and extend outreach while pursuing new fundraising avenues.
The Progressive League held its largest meeting yet and unanimously backed Secretary E W Anderson pledging stronger finances and to move dues collection to banks. Anderson will stay in Monroe amid an offer from Columbus Miss Business Men's League. A push to appoint an assistant general freight agent in Monroe was approved to improve Louisiana mileage while a committee urged property owners to support the League.
St Louis August 28 The government seeks dissolution of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and 70 subsidiaries over alleged conspiracy to restrain trade in crude and refined petroleum across states. Case filed November 15 1906 in U S Circuit Court eastern Missouri. Lead figures include John D Rockefeller William Rockefeller and Henry M Flagler.
The Taft administration's 10 member commission will meet in New York for a week to study interstate commerce and anti trust laws and propose reforms before presenting views to the president on his Western trip. A Japanese trade delegation will tour 24 states to bolster U S Japan commerce. Bishop elect Dunne will be consecrated in Chicago. The German navy ends maneuvers with a fleet review off Swinemunde. Marblehead hosts German American sender yacht races for the Taft cup. The United States attends global gatherings in Stockholm Budapest and Paris with AFL President Gompers speaking in Paris.
A Panama Canal Zone report says Americans threaten to lynch General Herbert O Jeffries if he is not punished for killing William Nicholls editor of the Panama Press. Jeffries is a prisoner in a police station room. Chandler’s death sparks anger as friends allege the story in his paper has long circulated. Dr Lincoln Reeves reportedly resigned from US service after a sanitarium investigation. A grocery ad follows.
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