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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1911

Page

7

Real estate and lumber listings in Monroe ads

A collage of properties for sale and rent including No 1188 store building with two residences at 2700 price and 44 rent per month, No 1189 six new colored rent houses, a saw mill outfit, an Ouachita river plantation of 1135 acres, a city lot with a 5 room cottage, No 1199 a 12 room house near Tron Mountain depot, plus 40,000 feet of pecky cypress lumber at 9 per M. Lumber firm Dixien Lumber Co.

Monroe Geo. F. Walchrer M. F. Atkins Cumberland Phone Pine Breard McMillan’s Real Estate Agency G. B. Haynes West Monroe T. E. Flournoy Ouachita National Bank Haynes McMillan's Real Estate Agency Ouachita River W. H. Deireffenreid Tron Mountain Depot Dixien Lumber Company

Central Office Split Prompts mass layoff exodus in city

Hundreds of homes will be uprooted as the oil trust and big interests disperse their central offices from 26 Broadway. Rockefeller headquarters packing up as Standard Oil servants scatter to other parts of the country. About 50,000 workers drawn to the town in a decade face relocation amid centralized organizations dissolving. In a first for U S policing a school for sleuths opens at police headquarters training on fingerprinting and facial identification with expected graduates to aid clue finding.

Oil Trust Rockefeller 26 Broadway Standard Oil Trust

Fables of the Wise Came and Still Scheming

A continued satirical feature presents two sisters pursuing marriage and status with sharp social commentary. The elder seeks rational fashion and domestic virtue while the younger leans on appearance, leading to praise of the younger as the suitable match for men’s fancy. The piece ends with a moral about good wives becoming old maids. Hetty Green is noted for persistent wealth building at age twenty eight in this week’s sketch.

Mother Paris Nature Altho Hetty Green Green

Judges May Be Required to Work Longer Court Hours

Official timekeepers publish a weekly timetable for the Criminal Court Building showing judicial days rising from four hours and three quarters to nearly five and a half hours. The DA’s office reports the trend as extending the workday for judges and staff.

Salvation Army Emergency Home Aids Women In Trouble

Woman or girl seeking help should contact the American Salvation Army emergency home at 312 Grammont Street or write to Mrs. Capt. A. L. Gordon, matron. This notice requests assistance and outlines intake contact details.

American Salvation Army Grammont Street A. L. Gordon

Empire Poultry Show Opens at Grand Central Palace

New Grand Central Palace hosts the Empire Poultry Association fifth annual exhibition in New York. The huge event features 1,400 premium classes and attracts breeders from the Eastern States. Orpingtons command up to 2500 dollars per bird. pigeons bantams and game cocks draw crowds as Cat Show joins tomorrow.

New York Grand Central Palace Canaries Empire Poultry Association Orpington

Col. F. E. Bobby Seeks Maine Governor Nomination

Col. F E Bobby a three time Portland mayor announces a bid for the Republican nomination for governor of Maine. His candidacy signals a marquee Republican challenge for the state race with active regional support and party backing.

Col F. E. Bobby Portland Maine

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