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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
4
Old accounts of the Star Printing Company and Ouachita Printing Company publishers of The Monroe News will be pushed for collection. Ample warning has been given and stringent collection methods will be adopted. Remittances payable to News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd. 28-tf.
The Pine Bluff Arkansas telegram and many papers cast Wade as a cocaine fiend to claim irresponsibility. Opinions vary as details emerge, with some now arguing Wade acted as a self-appointed killer aiming to murder white citizens.
Citizens of Monroe express appreciation for restraint after a crime attempt by a man from Pine Bluff. They contrast with Springfield where mobs attacked Black residents, and praise local officials for prompt action and self control amid intense provocation.
The Times notes the Monroe body burning incident as regrettable but urges restraint and lawfulness. It contrasts Southern steadiness with Northern unrest, praises peaceful behavior by Black residents, and urges pursuit and punishment of any other conspirators. No casus belli exists. authorities must punish the guilty.
A reader argues Wade acted with motive in Monroe’s Monday night shooting and links it to revenge for two Arkansas deaths. The letter suggests conspirators anticipated violence and calls for unity to boost Monroe’s future under strong leadership urging citizens to support growth.
The Arkansas Gazette on Friday August 27 reports a tele gram alleging a race riot in Monroe but the writer lacks evidence. The piece argues fires occurred before Wade’s arrival and will occur again, and urge readers not to misread these events as an imminent race war.
Col E W Anderson will remain as secretary of the Monroe Progressive League after a meeting of the league board and members last night. The decision was hailed as gratifying news to the business community and the organization.
A minister faced letters from saloon men editors and various trades warning him not to name them in a sermon on Hell. The note suggests they would withdraw support and sue for slander if mentioned. The reply defends editors as headed for the celestial home above, noting they see hell here below.
The article recalls a drug trade issue and a violent incident in Monroe Louisiana where a dope crazed man wounded over twenty people on the main street. It criticizes druggists and peace officers for lax suppression and notes Gar rison Avenue debris.
Fort Smith Record notes Wade, a black man, killed others with a deliberate act. The piece argues the crime was planned and warns druggists to refuse cocaine to unauthorized users, suggesting the motive may have been discussed before Wade left Pine Bluff.
Santa Caterina river rises two feet per hour in Monterey Mexico amid 48 hours of heavy rain. Fourteen drowned and six hundred homes swept away previously on August 16. Rail service crippled. Rinconada washout blocks Mexico City train. Matamoros line in bad shape as downpour continues. Civil college notes nearly six inches of rain in 48 hours.
The New York market opened irregularly with Harriman stocks leading declines. Union Pacific fell 2.25 points and Southern Pacific dropped one point as investors weighed rumors about Mr. Harriman's health.
J C Handy eldest son of Mr J S Handy died in a San Antonio sanitarium this morning after bladder trouble. No funeral arrangements yet as Mr Handy remains at Doss tending planting and mercantile interests. Interment will be in Monroe.
Eugene Wilson, a Black man in Mobile, Alabama, confessed last night to taking part in a Birmingham murder from three years earlier. He says his unknown white victim was shot by a accomplice during a rolling mill hold up, who then took $1.40 and a bag of tobacco.
In Memphis Tennessee on August 27 Motorman J R Thomas saved six year old Mary Catherine Hall by grabbing her hair and stopping his street car just in time. Passengers applauded and the grateful mother cried with relief as the child was handed back unharmed.
Dr G A Richie and his nephew Hal Richie of Sault Ste. Marie were towed into Escanaba Mich by an ore carrier after drifting four days at sea with no food and little sleep. They started from De Pere Wis in a new thirty foot cruising launch and battled lake winds and seas, describing the harrowing ordeal as the wildest tale among amateur yachtsmen in years.
In Halifax Nova Scotia bishops from England Scotland and America arrive for the Anglican Church bi centenary of the first English service in Canada. Special services are set ahead of the Friday opening at the new St. Saints Cathedral with a large Anglican gathering expected.
The eight cruisers of the Pacific fleet, repaired at Puget Sound navy yard, left Seattle for a long cruise to Manila and Japan. They will begin the voyage on September 5 and return next February after visiting China and Japan.
Local grocery runs an ad for Royal Sealed Rolled Oats in two pound cans. Product is advertised as bug free with ordering by phone. Listing notes “9-tf” likely a shorthand or date code.
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