Senator Swanson of Virginia Joins Exposition Committee
Senator Swanson of Virginia was added to the exposition committee in a recent appointment. The move strengthens oversight of event planning and related public affairs.
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09 Dec 1910
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
1
Californians Fight Over Expositions Committee Seats
Washington dispatch details a clash among Democratic senators over committee placement for the Panama Exposition. Claude Swanson of Virginia wins the Industrial Expositions seat, backed by New Orleans. California support shifts to Francis G. Newlands. Urgent Eastward moves and further jockeying for positions follow as New Orleans presses its case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gress
New Orleans
Claude M. Swanson
Virginia
John W. Daniel
Louisiana
Swanson
Francis G. Newlands
District of Columbia
Nevada
Beef Going Down Says Cattle King
E B Carver known as Texas cattle king predicts beef prices will fall as foreign demand eases. He currently feeds 500 head after once handling as many as 17000, citing rising British Canadian Australian and Argentinian supply. He credits market shifts to farmers converting ranches to crops and notes changing Texas cattle culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
E. B. Carver
Texas
Carver
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Ed” Carver
Panhandle
Club Land and Cattle Company
California Delegates Seek Literature for Congress
In response to a note of inquiry, Mr. Brown of the San Francisco delegation says he asked a boy to obtain six sets of the literature for California delegates. Two stenographers from the San Francisco headquarters delivered an apology note, and the youths received compliments and full sets of Blum's committee literature. Thompson proposed lending his map with 1200 pins showing commercial groups that backed New Orleans if California displays it properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Brown
San Francisco
California
New Orleans
Thompson
Two Fatal Train Wrecks Reported in Mississippi and Ohio
In Corinth Mississippi a head on collision between a regular and an extra freight train on the Southern railroad killed a negro brakeman and injured others including Engineer Porter and Smiley. In Batavia Ohio a Norfolk and Western passenger coach derailed at the depot injuring two passengers and causing depot and track damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
Miss
Southern Railroad
Porter
Smiley
Cincinnati
Norfolk and Western
Batavia
Ohio
Population of Louisiana Louisiana Ouachita Parish Shows Gain
Population figures for Ouachita Parish in Louisiana show a gain of nearly 25 percent, reflecting growth trends in the region. Official data highlights shifts in demographics with expansion in households and age groups across the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachipa
Census Shows Louisiana Population Rise to 1 656 388
Special to News-Star reports the thirteenth census records Louisiana population at 1,656,388 up from 1,381,625 in 1900. Parishes with major cities show Orleans at 339,075, Calcasieu 62,767, East Baton Rouge 24,580, and Ouachita 25,830. E Dana Durand, Director of Census, cites 19.9 percent growth since 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Washington
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Caddo
Calcasieu
East Baton Rouge
Orleans
Ouachita
Rapides
E. Dana Durand
Suggestion as to bills of lading to Burl Den South
A historical note proposes a revision or guidance on bills of lading directing shipments toward Burl Den in the southern region. The fragment indicates a carrier or trade context but lacks concrete details or dates. Further readable text would clarify the exact parties and destination.
Cotton bills of lading spark Southern protest in New Orleans
President Taft's recommendation to guarantee through cotton bills of lading provokes strong opposition from Southern exporters and cotton interests. New Orleans Cotton Exchange President J M Thompson criticizes the plan as a heavy tax on the industry and urges action by local exchanges and business groups against the measure. Thompson notes two proposed bill classes, one with absolute carrier liability and a second with liability only for goods delivered. He warns the plan could raise costs for producers and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Taft
South
J. M. Thompson
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Exchange
Congress
Thompson
Massacre at Kerak as Bedouins seize fortress
A Jerusalem telegram reports Bedouins killed over a hundred Christians and seized Kerak, a fortress town in Syria near the Damascus Mecca route. The town, last Christian residence on that road, has 8,000 inhabitants, including 6,000 Muslims, and remains under Bedouin control amid ongoing clashes with government troops. No American missionaries are present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerak
Syria
Satna
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Moab
Damascus
Mecca
Cyclone Hits Western Spain Sinks Vessels Drowns Several
Telegraphic advices from Cerrbere report a cyclone sweeping western Spain on December 9. The storm wrecked coastal areas, sinking several small harbor vessels at Corunna and causing numerous drownings amid widespread devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerrbere
France
Spain
Corunna
Dixie Girls Tag Day Aims to Help Soldiers Home
The Dixie Girls announce a Saturday tag day to fund the soldiers home. They request public participation and tagging assistance to raise funds for the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Girls
Through Bills and Carrier Guarantees Stir Cotton Debate
The passage discusses the push by foreign bankers to guarantee through bills for shipments, arguing a carrier guaranteed bill would cost producers more. It warns that added charges would fall on cotton producers, creating an unfair tax and enabling less responsible traders to gain credit parity with reputable merchants, prompting strong Southern cotton opposition.
Louisiana conference reports prosperity and growth
The Louisiana annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets in Homer with over a hundred delegates. Bishop W B Murrah presides, officers are elected, committees named, and reports show church prosperity, missions support in Japan and Korea, Bible women in China, and scholarships in Mexico and Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Louisiana
Bishop Murrah
Homer
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. B. Murrah
St. Paul
Fitzgerald Sale Parker
M. C. Holt
R. W. Vaughan
W. L. Doss
R. H. Harper
Church Publications
Briscoe Carter
A. TI. Townsley
L. C. Wilson
Felix R. Hid
H. N. Brown
H. T. Carley
P. H. Fontaine
A. F. Vaughan
H. W. Bowman
A. Luiz
J. A. Reams
B. H. Sheppard
K. W. Dodson
W. H. Coleman
P. O. Lowery
A.W. Turner
J. M. Henry
R. H. Wynn
W. W. Drake
N. E. Joyner
H. Meyer
R. O. Randle
R. T. McClendon
H. H. White
J. R. Abels
W. L. Fulton
Alexandria
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Monroe
T. M. Beeley
J. A. Parker
Committee of Conference Relations
J. A. Rice
Rayne Memorial Church
New Orleans
Lespedeza as a Farm Crop Urged by A D McNair
A. D. McNair of Little Rock traveling for the U S Department of Agriculture urges lespedeza as a profit improving farm crop in rotations Cotton corn oats and lespedeza are proposed. He notes weed control curing and baling are key to a clean product and suggests forming a state growers association to promote the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News-Star
A. D. McNair
Little Rock
United States Department of Agriculture
McNair
Mercier
Mississippi
Ark
Investigating Monroe Race Scandal Spurs Money Return Order
Officials probe a Monroe race scandal amid claims of improper funds. Investigators order money returned promptly as details unfold, outlining alleged irregularities and possible impacts on outcomes.
Duvenick Case Dominates AT A Session Outcome
American Trotting Association Board of Appeals adjourned after a two day session with 125 cases decided. The Duv enick case drew horsemen’ s interest as it alleges the Duvenick family controlled a string of horses raced by others across Illinois Missouri and Southwestern tracks. Five horses were declared ineligible pending further inquiry and two meetings ordered money won by Miss Columbo and Joe Mack to be returned for redistribution. Further action to be taken at the spring meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Appeals of the
American Trotting Association
Horesmen
Duvyenick
California
The
Trotting Association
Duvenick
Illinois
Missouri
Southwestern
H. L. Duvenick
Thomas Duvenick
R. C. Duvenick
J. E. Roberts
St. Louis
Knight
Board of Appeals
Davenicks
Nathan C
Raymond B
Lulu Allie
Miss Columbo
Joe Mack
C. R. Webster
Shreveport
Monroe
William Harrison
Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senator Swanson
Newlands
Thornton
Logical Point
San Francisco Headquarers
Senator Money
Senate Democrats
Newland
Foster
Claud Swanson
Naval Affairs
Senator McEnery
C. H. Ellis
New York
East
FE. B. Carver
Chugh
Methodists
Rayne Memorial
James S. Oxford
Japan
China
Mexico
Korea
Bulgaria
Felix R. Hill
First Church
Centennary College
C. D. Bulla
Wesley Bible Department
Leopedeza
AL D. Wnair
Money
American Trotting Horse Association
Will Ii
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