PARDON THE MAN UNJUST SENTENCES STIR CITY CONCERN
A News-Star item critiques city and parish officials over a white convict given two years on parish roads but seen freely on Monroe streets and in the Red Light district. After a Saturday arrest, Judge Schulze sentences him to five twenty-five days on streets, highlighting failures to enforce judicial sentence and protect public safety.
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News-Star
Parish Road
State Penitentiary
Monroe
Red Light
Schulze
Madison
The Senatorial Fight in Baton Rouge Reflected in Tariff Disputes
The article argues the insurgent effort in Baton Rouge is unlikely to topple Judge Thornton, noting Wilkinson, Thomas, and Broussard as nominees. It contrasts Broussard as a protectionist with Thornton’s tariff stance, and sketches how national Cannonism and local reform currents shape Louisiana politics and potential insurgent alignments.
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Thornton
Sanders
Judge Thornton
Wilkinson
Thomas
Senate
Broussard
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Broussard
Estopinal
Louisiana
Cannon
Washington
Social clubs hold meetings and elect officers in local groups
Social notes report Entre Nous Whist Club gathering hosted by Mrs S Kaplan and Miss Bradford hosting Gladys Broadway's tribute. Pro Bono Club meeting set at City High School library. Eastern Star elects officers led by Mrs Schulze and Mr Washburn. Monroe Chapter U D C reelects Mrs Taylor as president with a program honoring Sidney Lanier and a luncheon by Mrs Dawkins. Attendees include Miss Nellie Handy and many society members.
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S. Kaplan
Bradford
Lovers’ Lane
Gladys Broadway
Order of the Eastern Star
Wm. Schulze
W. M. Washburn
8S. S. Johnson
Emma Sugar
Nora Downes
T. O. Brown
Ada
J. R. Anders
Ruth
J. M. Marshal
Esther
Jack Parker
Martha
Chas. Schulze
Elector
F. C. Bennett
J. J. Jones
Sentinel
C. E. Downes
Marsha
H. D Apgar
W. A. Walker
Monroe
O. C. Dawkins
A. R. Taylor
W. E. Allen
F. G
Nellie Handy
F. Browning
J. M. Munholland
R. H. Oliver
Owen
F. G. Hudson
Briscoe Trousdale
J. W. Williams
Law and officers falter as mercy crowding clemency urged
Criticism argues officials fail to enforce sentences and warn that granting a full pardon would deter others from crime. The piece contends clemency would avoid setting a precedent of escaped punishment and urges authorities to uphold their duty.
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Law
City Council Passes Automobile Ordinance With Fees And Rules
The council approved a new automobile ordinance setting annual license fees of 15 dollars for public cars and 2.50 dollars for private ones. Permits come from the mayor, after applications through the city secretary and treasurer, with revocation for violations. Tags issued by the tax collector. Speed limits, lighting, signaling, and reporting requirements defined. penalties range from 10 to 150 dollars or 1 to 150 days in jail.
Prominent Druggist Murdered in Meridian Hotel
Meridian Mississippi awoke to shock as John Merril, a noted druggist, lay dead in his hotel room with head injuries. A diamond stud and ring vanished, a stranger bought a 2:30 am ticket to Los Angeles, and police pursue leads in the brutal crime.
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Meridian
Miss
John Merril
Los Angeles
Population totals for Arkansas and South Carolina
Washington reports Arkansas population at 1,574,449 an increase of 262,885 over 1900. South Carolina reaches 1,515,400 up 175,084 from 1900.
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Washington
Arkansas
South Carolina
Mechanical Engineers in Session in New York City
Distinguished engineering experts from the United States and Canada have gathered in New York for the annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The gathering opens tonight with President George Westinghouse delivering the annual address, and runs two days of papers and discussions on a wide range of technical questions of interest to the profession.
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New York
United States
Canada
Metropolis
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
George Westinghouse
Colonel Wetmore backs Bryan in presidential bid
Colonel Moses C. Wetmore of St. Louis who died in an accidental death recently was likely the first wealthy figure to lend support to William J. Bryan in his race for the presidency.
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Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Johnson’s Largest California Governor Vote Recorded
Hiram W. Johnson received the greatest number of votes ever cast for a California governor in the recent election, marking a record turnout for the state’s executive race.
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Hiram W. Johnson
California
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