10 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1923
Page
1
A compact note lists events and questions around the STAR LIGHT page, highlighting potential outcomes and guesses about which side will prevail. The brief invites readers to weigh competing claims and watch updates.
The piece comments on Mr. Coolidge as a solid candidate amid Republican and Democratic politicking. It notes Huey Long cancelling speaking engagements, shifts in cotton prices after a government report, and a railroad move delivering black families north. it also stresses budget cuts, defense needs, and war tax considerations, urging economy and continued public works.
News from Mexico City reports Jalapa, capital of Veracruz state, fell to rebel forces led by General Sanchez as the Huerta faction gains momentum. Governor Lopez de Lara fled. 2,000 volunteer Americans with the defenders withdrew to Oriental awaiting reinforcements.
Vera Cruz dated dispatch says insurgent troops have left Vera Cruz and advance toward Mexico City via the Inter-Oceanic Railway. About 10,000 troops are available, with two-pronged movements planned toward the capital. Details include spared officers and prisoners, and reports of skirmishes in Nayarit with Loyalist generals killed.
President Obregon, with staff, leaves Mexico City to review a division under General Joaquin Amaro preparing to advance against rebels in Jalisco led by General Enrique Estrada, former secretary of war, as officially announced at Chapultepec.
Five of the nation's powerful radio stations will air President Coolidge's eulogy to President Harding. With favorable weather, the address should reach only parts of the United States tonight as the broadcast spans multiple regions.
Ogdensburg aviator George B. Post outlines plans to develop a specialized dusting plane for arsenical powder to combat cotton boll weevil. He cites Huff Daland experiments, a four seat model Petrel with 300 mile range and 114 mph speed, carrying 1200 pounds of calcium arsenate.
The government failed to overturn a Goltra victory in the Supreme Court. Edward F. Goltra of St. Louis recovered control of nineteen barges and four tugboats, seized after the war and initially turned over to him under a contract allowing purchase at appraised value.
President Coolidge declares candidacy for 1924 Republican nomination as national committee meets in Washington. W M Butler named personal representative. F W Stearns and J B Reynolds announce campaign plan. Observers expect primaries across states and a possible contest with Senator Johnson for the nomination. Women associate members may seek full representation at the committee meeting.
In Dallas Texas Peyton Pierce shot and killed his wife Cora and his 13 year old daughter Ruth at the family home after bringing Ruth home from school. Pierce was also shot and likely fatally wounded by himself and may not survive.
The New York cotton market fell sharply today as Liverpool cables and crop estimate revisions triggered liquidation. January dropped to 82.78 and March to 33.20 as prices extended losses from Saturday’s close.
Henry L. Fuqua candidate for governor will address a crowd at Saenger theatre Monroe tonight at 8 o'clock on campaign issues. He arrived from Eros after speaking to several hundred and spent Sunday with Monroe political leaders before a two day visit.
Ouachita Parish High School at Monroe resumes classes at the usual hour after a closure order issued by Dr Dowling and the Monroe city health board. A clean bill from the state board of health was pending as the smallpox precautions were satisfied and preliminary steps arranged.
Curtis Cook of Grand Cane was re-elected captain of the Louisiana College football team in Pineville. The quarterback will be a senior next year and led the squad as leader of the squad this season.
Prime Minister Baldwin met with the king at Buckingham Palace and did not resign. Reports say cabinet members debated immediate resignation and the option of inviting Ramsay MacDonald to form a new cabinet, while others urged continuity of the Conservatives.
Walter L. Cohen of New Orleans, a Black Republican leader, was named by President Coolidge as comptroller of customs for the New Orleans district and sent to the Senate despite protests voiced hours earlier by Louisiana's two senators.
Senators Ransdell and Broussard of Louisiana met with President Coolidge to protest the re appointment of Walter L. Cohen the black Republican leader serving as port comptroller. The president has not announced a decision on the contested patronage matter. Cohen’s nomination was previously rejected by the Senate with Harding issuing a recess appointment.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee proposes a Senate investigation into the secretary of war action to assign the Gorgas steam plant at Muscle Shoals Alabama to the Alabama Power Company. Another McKellar resolution would accept Henry Ford's offer for lease and final purchase of Muscle Shoals.
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