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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
1
The notice asks readers to fill blank coupon forms and mail their names to News Star, inviting participation from local good fellows. No further details provided.
The Good Fellows Club in Monroe invites public support to provide gifts for needy children on Christmas morning. Members will distribute ten cent dolls and small toys, with donations by individuals and help from churches and charities.
George Carrigan and William H. Vreelound, president and director of the defunct First National Bank of Bayonne, were arraigned in federal court in Newark on indictments charging misappropriation of bank funds. They pleaded not guilty and were released on bail.
A city council committee in Philadelphia voted to appropriate 50 000 dollars for relief of unemployed residents. Representatives of charitable organizations and special relief groups attended the public meeting.
New York December 4 The claim that Rube Marquard will pitch next season for the Brooklyn Federals drew a warning from Players’ president David Fultz. Fultz says if true Marquard, bound by a 1915 NL contract, would be expelled from the Baseball Players' fraternity.
Chicago December 4 President Gilmore of the Federal league announced legal experts found Walter Johnson free to sign with any club for 1915 He warned Washington officials they may sue but Johnson will play for the Chicago Federal league team next year and the year after asserting the contract is legal and enforcable
London reports say English women's clubs urged caution and many German or Austrian women were asked to resign or stop attending clubs. Belgian and Dutch warnings note spies posing as governesses and servants. Belgian refugees in England warn against German women. Leading clubs also urged German or Austrian men to leave or avoid rooms. naturalized Germans questioned.
The Good Fellows movement aims to bring Christmas cheer to underprivileged children. Members may provide toys, clothing, or food and personally deliver gifts on Christmas morning in Monroe and West Monroe. News-Star investigates each case before naming a recipient and all informants must sign reports.
A witness, a bank examiner, faced removal as investigations into Cripain continued. The order followed ongoing inquiries and questions about the examiner’s role and conduct in the probe.
State Bank Examiner Young testified before the Probe Commission that Governor Hall ordered his removal soon after investigating an Interstate Bank–Hibernia mutual account tied to a bond sale. He said the action followed his demand for explanations about pantries on bank books and a potential fictitious reciprocal credit system.
Testimony revealed that the Interstate Banking and Trust Company held an interest in the syndicate that won the state bond bid. A special account linked to the Hibernia bank and another under Whitney Central Bank raised questions. Bank examiner Young pressed for explanations, learning of unusual accounts and the interstate tie to the bid.
London reports Cardinal Angelo Di Pietro dean of the Shred College died today.
Associated Press reports in Vicksburg Mississippi that John Ryan fatally shot J L Edwards and a man identified as Lighting died from a self inflicted wound shortly after. The shootings occurred at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley shops where Ryan and Edwards had boarded with Mr and Mrs Light. No definite motive is given and Ryan had been suspended from work amid despondency.
Reports from Petrograd say amid heavy fighting southeast of Lodz German forces cut a path fifteen miles wide to join the main body. Ninety percent of German officers were killed or wounded and in some regiments only about 100 men remained, as Russian assaults faltered.
In district court Judge Dawkins granted Judge Schulze's mandamus petition against the City Council to compel an election for two fourth ward vacancies. Defense motions for a new trial were noted. If denied, appeal to the supreme court. No ruling on injunction to halt Major Protem Morks' salary.
The final session of the sixty third Congress convenes next Monday signaling conclusion of the current legislative term. Members prepare for anticipated debatable measures and potential adjournment.
Washington faces a final session of the Sixty third Congress with long hours ahead. Lawmakers anticipate night sessions and six-day weeks as they rush appropriation bills and consider rivers and harbors, navy programs, cotton legislation, and other measures before March. The session will shape national policy amid campaign skirmishing for 1916.
The article describes the start of a new Congress with no organizational work on Monday. After a brief routine and the President's message, members will begin work for three months, with a recess over Christmas. Wilson will read his message to both houses, focusing on the nation’s biggest problems.
American Minister Reinshes at Peking authorized to confer with the Russian minister to examine the plight of German prisoners in Siberia. The State Department acted at the German government's request. In London a British cruiser Venus ran ashore in a storm, with part of its superstructure destroyed as a severe gale raged over England.
Walnut Ridge December 5 testimony alleges Lizzie Burrell laughed over J. J. Bagley’s murder and boasted no man who crossed her path had survived. Dr. Hughes stands accused as 12 witnesses, including druggist James Cooper, recount the dramatic room scene at the Rhea hotel on October 22, 1910.
London reports battle of Lodz ends with Russian victory claims but no full confirmation as German forces, aided by Mackensen, dampen a decisive Polish outcome. Western fronts see minor gains by French and German forces while Austria and Italy show tense diplomacy over the Triple Alliance.
Russians won a battle at Lodz amid ongoing fighting in northern Poland. The article notes conditions remain largely unchanged despite the engagement.
Berlin official statement denies reports that the Krasp plant at Essen was bombarded by an aviator.
A Lisbon dispatch to the Fachange Telegraph reports that members of Portugal's cabinet resigned in a bady.
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