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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
1
A transport vessel with seven hundred marines ran aground on a mud bank near the Prairie. Rescue boats and salvage efforts were underway as weather hindered attempts to refloat the ship. No injuries reported to date.
The Philadelphia report notes Zelaya's plan to quit the presidency while retaining influence, described as dangerous by associates. In other news, the US transport Prairie ran aground in the Delaware River with 700 Marines aboard and remains stuck in soft mud awaiting the next high tide. No damage reported.
Washington reports Zelaya plans to resign while keeping power by installing Jose Maderas as president of Nicaragua. State Department aware of the conspiracy but not protesting, while Rodrigo, the charge d affaires, and Nicaraguan officials offer no comment. Maderas, once a Zelaya ally and Costa Rica judge, is described as highly capable and dangerous.
A brief note addressed to President Zelaya routed through the Nicaraguan representative, and it is not believed that Zelaya will resort to these methods.
New Orleans hosts the National Editorial Association for its twenty-fifth anniversary in the city of its birth. The convention will occur mid February with exact dates to be announced. After sessions, editors will visit Pan-American States.
The combined resources of all U S banks exceed twenty one billion dollars, about one fifth of the nation's wealth. Reports for the National Monetary Commission cover 22 500 banks and trust companies, with cash around 1 5 billion and bond holdings over 4 5 billion.
The News-Star announces a handsomely illustrated Trade Expansion Edition to boost trade in the city and West Monroe. Competent help has been secured to edit and prepare the publication with extra copies circulated to show growth and advantages of trading here. Citizens are urged to cooperate.
London notes reveal many Members of Parliament and numerous peers left London to start constituency campaigns after being freed from legislative duties. A minority stayed for prorogation ceremonies as Parliament adjourned.
Editorial note urges planting cabbage cauliflower and lettuce seed to begin early crops. Latham Seed Company offers supplies.
Honduras Congress ratified the extradition treaty with the United States signed in Washington January 15. President Cavilla issued a decree to arrange the exchange of ratifications in Washington. Dr Luis Lano is sent to verify the exchange with the American plenipotentiary.
A dense fog over Chicago caused two serious streetcar crashes today. Authorities report reduced visibility led to the collisions, with several injuries and involved crews inspecting the damaged cars at the sites.
Fragmentary notice states new dry states policy takes effect January 1. It references broader temperance shifts and enforcement expectations but lacks specific jurisdictions or agency names.
A dense Chicago fog disrupted steam, street, and elevated lines causing two street car crashes with eight injuries. Reports from St Paul and Montana describe a blizzard and cold spell threatening widespread suffering until railroad switchmen return to work.
John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National Bank, convicted of misapplying funds, had his request for a rehearing in the Federal Court of Appeals here denied today.
In Fennemore Wisconsin the Habberman Creamery burned yesterday but a bucket brigade saved the town. Five hundred buckets of buttermilk were used to confine the blaze to the creamery.
The coming year will see federal action to curb liquor shipments into dry districts. Beginning January 1 1910 every shipment must show consignee name contents and quantity, part of a broader penal code update aimed at aiding local authorities in suppressing illicit trade.
New York report says the Congressional Immigration Commission will present its long awaited findings to Congress on Dec 5. Lawmakers may push remedial bills to strike at organized trafficking in cities including New York Chicago San Francisco and New Orleans.
Rome dispatch reports the Foreign Office instructing the consul general at Managua to arrange thorough protection of Italian subjects in Nicaragua amid the ongoing insurrection there.
West Monroe Lodge No. 180 will hold the annual election of officers tonight. Degree work will also be done.
Notice to manufacturers requires outer package labeling showing contents and quantity. Cooperation with federal authorities is urged to curb illicit sales known as blind tigers. Congress imposes fines up to 5000 dollars on railroads express companies or others who handle payment or act as agents in liquor transactions across state lines.
New Orleans December 3 The Daily States says Governor Sanders remains in the city awaiting possible changes to the Tensas Basin Levee Board whose terms have expired. Arch ie M Smith had urged non reappointment. the governor notes difficulty in securing high calibre nominees and cites parishes resisting changes. One vacancy remains for Dr Brown after the late R B Blanks success and resignation. The attorney general expects action next week on moving a case to Federal Court jurisdiction. Judge McIntosh will open court at Rayville on the 6th.
After a hard election, Mayor-elect William J. Gay faces a tough task forging cooperation with the Tammany machine and governing amid internal party strains and growing public expectations.
A New York Times report details Tammany Hall leaders visiting Charles F. Murphy to push patronage plans after waning influence. Murphy aligned with Richard Croker’s earlier system of centralized appointment bargaining, prompting ex-Justice Gaynor to resist such control and recount a 1897 Lakewood episode. The leaders left unsettled, planning to negotiate through Murphy as a clearinghouse for the mayor-elect’s office.
A World dispatch from Washington reports Speaker Cannon fears the Republican majority will lose control next year. He told a confidant on a Chicago Express trip that Democrats will gain the House, amid anger over the tariff bill and House rules. The wife of an insurgent member overheard the exchange.
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