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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
1
The Rivers and Harbors Congress outlines steps for deepening channels and modernizing locks to boost inland navigation. Plans emphasize federal funding, environmental reviews, and coordinated projects among states to advance commerce and safety on major waterways.
President Taft opened the sixth annual convention in Washington with about 2,500 delegates present. Representative Ransdell of Louisiana led the meeting urging a comprehensive waterways policy and an annual $50 million federal program financed by bonds to deepen rivers and harbors and curb rail competition.
Across North Nebraska, South Dakota and western Wyoming temperatures reached as low as 20 below zero with Norfolk at 12 below and Deadwood at 17 below. Reports from Marion Ohio note a man found frozen to death in a hut. Des Moines and Louisville show frigid but different readings as follows: three and twelve above zero respectively.
A going concern launch marks the formal start of an organized live project under the Southern Commercial Congress. Authorities confirm the initiative as a structured effort with ongoing operations and clear governance.
Report indicates McKigo may aid Nicaragua as the Diazla government seeks to support Zelaya. Officials brief that external assistance could influence regional dynamics and stability amid rising tensions.
The Southern Commercial Congress in Washington unveils a planned one million dollar home financed by member subscriptions of one thousand dollars each. John M. Parker is re elected president as the Congress forms the Southern Building Corporation to own and operate the project with planned bonds and stock issues.
Report from Struthers Ohio describes seven people injured when a house occupied by strike breakers was dynamited. A young woman reportedly received an ice bath. Dr Cook’s records were delivered to university authorities in Panama.
The steamship United States reached Copenhagen on December 8 with Dr. Cook's north pole observations. Extraordinary precautions guarded the data as it was turned over to university authorities and stored in a strong room awaiting examination by a committee.
Western Star Lodge No 24 held a large annual meeting for 1910 officer elections. C E Faunt Le Roy becomes Worshipful Master, with Percy Sandel S W J E Mason J W and others elected to posts including secretary J D Oakley who marks twenty years in that role.
In Struthers Ohio a large house housing imported workers at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. plant was dynamited during a strike. The blast wrecked the dwelling and left seven people injured.
The State Board of Regents launched an inquiry in Charleston into the hazing of Fairmont State Normal student Miss Mattie Taylor who was subjected to an ice bath and had her body painted red.
New York December 8 The Census Bureau shows 8 878 277 bales ginned to December 1 vs 11 008 661 last season and sparks rush in May cotton up to 15 389 to 17 points. Bulls cite government estimate of 10 250 000 bales as market drives higher. Last year’s crop was about 13 800 000 bales.
R. D. Bowen of Paris Texas and cotton mill representatives from South Carolina and Georgia will petition Secretary Dickinson to substitute cotton for jute in army bagging and textiles. They argue cotton offers equal or superior results and seek a chance to prove it to the War Department. The Farmers' Union long advocated this substitution.
Stockholm reports the physics prize will be shared by Signor Marconi and Prof. Ferdinand Karl Braun for wireless telegraphy work. Official notices set for December 10 by the Nobel Foundation with prizes averaging $40,000 each.
The District Court of Washington county opens with Judge J M Cashin questioning jurors individually and collectively about interest in whisky sales and pledging to conduct thorough investigations and return indictments where justified He also probes Sunday law violations gambling and the conduct of investigating officers of the law.
Judge Horace Lurton of the United States Court of Appeals said he heard from private sources that President Taft will name him to the United States Circuit Court bench. He noted no official communication and stated he has not sought the position and would continue on the Appellate Court if not selected.
All cars pass our corner. Use our store for your waiting room. Leading druggists advertise their corner location and invite patrons to use the shop while waiting.
A Louisiana case was filed yesterday in a United States court. The action involves state authorities and alleges certain legal claims as part of a federal filing. No party names or specific claims are given in the readable text.
The Louisiana Attorney General moves to remand the suit State v. Texas Delta Land Co. to Seventh Judicial District Court Richland Parish arguing the United States Court lacks jurisdiction. The Tensas Basin Levee District board is not a proper plaintiff. estoppel applies against removal. Defendants insist Board involvement as necessary defendants.
London reports from Brussels that King Leopold of Belgium is gravely ill after a paralytic stroke. Private advices indicate serious physical condition and concern over his health.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Culberson will retire from Democratic leadership in the Senate describing the post as an empty honor. It notes the party’s lack of following and compares the move to a minor political joke with Money of Mississippi expected to be named as successor.
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