05 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
1
Shoppers nationwide are urged to begin holiday buying sooner as retailers report increased demand and earlier promotions. Officials advise budgeting, list making, and checking available gift options to avoid last minute shortages this season.
New York merchants report strong holiday displays and ample stock for the season. They deny a downturn from high living costs or labor fears, noting only a slight shift to mid priced toys and a war influenced toy selection.
The article notes how current events shape girls toys with bridal dolls and Panama Canal themed items. It cites imports from Germany France Russia Sweden and Japan shaping the market and mentions Huerta’s family moving to Vera Cruz for quiet living in Mexico City.
A two week suffrage school begins in Washington with delegates from the national convention and local D C suffragists. Gilson Gardner will teach press work, Emma Gillette and Nina Paul of George Washington College of Law cover parliamentary law and women’s legal status, while Mary Ware Dennett presents on suffrage bibliography and political status.
Stonewall Lodge No. 8 Knights of Pythias held an enthusiastic meeting last night and elected officers led by S. M. McReynolds as chancellor commander and Joe Mangham as vice chancellor. Other appointees include Chas Garvey prelate and Cecil Thompson inner guard with trustees A.C. Benoit J. A. Smith R. W. Faulk.
The death toll rose to between 35 and 40 overnight and today as floods worsened. Hearne-centered areas faced the worst conditions with hundreds marooned in low lands around Heuwine awaiting rescue. Gin houses became improvised refuges as people waited for boats or for receding water.
An investigation begins into a Brebery indictment involving a native community leader. Authorities say the probe targets alleged misconduct connected to a local governmental entity.
Lieutenant Governor Bilbo and Senator Hobbs face a bribery indictment tied to a new county and Castleman testimony. The Legislative Investigating Committee began hearings amid claims of a political plot. Governor Brewer declined to comment, citing awaiting evidence.
Jackson Mississippi December 5 An official declines to discuss political factions or allegations about a Hinds County grand jury probe. He urges the case not to be discussed and calls it a matter for the criminal courts.
La fourche drainage district officials heard Chief Engineer Morris outline preliminary drainage schemes. He pointed to Red Fork levee closure at Cypress Creek and proposed methods to divert Arkansas floodwaters into Boeuff River and through a main canal to drain Caldwell, Richland, Morehouse, and Ouachita parishes at lower cost.
The phrase says demand unreasonable as railroad officials in Louisiana face pressure to grant uniform mileage across routes. Officials argue the request affects operations and funding, while labor groups push for standardized compensation and schedules amid ongoing negotiations.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission dismissed the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Mansford Chamber of Commerce Alexandria Progressive League petition for a uniform mileage tariff under Western classification. It ruled the proposed rates unreasonable and aligned with policy, noting reasonable rates must cover service costs and state expenses. The decision followed an executive session with an apparently unanimous vote.
The commission dismisses the complaint against all railroads in the state, finding rates may be confiscatory on some lines. It approves a petition by Thomas Robertson and others to improve schedules on the St Louis and Southwestern Railway, ordering daily motor car service between Shreveport and the Louisiana Arkansas line by April 1 1914, departing Shreveport at about 7 am and returning from the state line around 5 pm.
Shreveport reports from the Railroad Commission decision show little chance for remedial action for equitable freight rates affecting Shreveport Ruston Alexandria and other communities. The Times notes the case for uniform rates was strong yet limited by state press rates and interstate-express discrepancies, leaving the fight to the State Legislature which is expected to face the issue.
Denver faced a severe snowstorm with 20 to 24 inches fallen by 7 PM and no relief for ten hours. Street car traffic halted, suburban and overland trains delayed, telegraph services strained, and mountain districts reported heavy accumulations up to 48 inches in parts of the continental divide.
A CLAS plan outlines a new annex with improvements under way. Details mention modernization efforts and intended enhancements to facilities and services.
Memorial exercises salute the Lodges dead as Monroe Lodge No. 454 votes to spend about 18 000 to build a reinforced concrete annex and remodel the main building on South Grand street. The rear frame structure will be removed and a double size annex added for club use with a redesigned front and vestibule.
The Elk lodge holds its annual memorial Sunday on the first Sunday in December at the South Grand street lodge hall. Four members F G Hudson R H Terrell Victor H Smith and W A Myatt are remembered with a program including memorial addresses by Samuel B Mims and other fraternal tributes.
London reports that suffragettes retaliated for Emmeline Pankhurst's arrest by burning a mansion at Wemyss Bay Scotland pouring acid in matboxes in England and smashing windows. Police say further outrages are planned within twenty four hours and are on alert.
President Wilson has grippe and, per his physician, will remain in bed today. He is expected to be kept there at least through tomorrow and likely not out until Monday.
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