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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
1
A chaotic event in Savannah left two people dead and one injured. Investigators say the act involved a Black individual, with further details still emerging as authorities review evidence at the scene.
Hundreds of citizens and officers hunted a negro believed responsible for the murder of Mrs. Eliza Gribble and her daughter Mrs. Carrie Ohlander and the assault on Mrs. Maggie Hunter. Over two hundred negroes were jailed as suspicions rise while a mob risk grows. Bloodhounds traced the axe used to commit the crime as a $1,000 reward is posted by Mayor Tildean.
The Cleveland area reports a deadly storm over Lake Erie causing extensive destruction. Latest counts show fifty nine deaths, twenty sailors rescued, four boats lost and one aground, with property damage exceeding a million dollars.
C B Maxey a rail way mail clerk on the Kansas City Southern line between Texarkana and Siloam Springs died suddenly in Siloam Springs last night. He had been in poor health for a year or more but kept working. His wife, at a neighbor's, received a call from him asking her to come home. She found him lifeless on the floor and had he dropped dead at the telephone.
Cincinnati reports that national union leaders will decide at a Pittsburg meeting next Monday whether the Northwest switchmen's strike will spread to Eastern and Southern lines. A conference in Cincinnati discussed the situation but did not commit to action.
Galveston Texas December 11 E B Holman former chief inspector at the U S immigration office here is arrested on an indictment by a federal grand jury in Brownsville Texas charging him with conspiracy to bring Chinese into the country.
General Lewis Guion, Vicksburg Military Park Commission member, lauds St Landry Parish Police Jury for contributing 100 to fund markers at Vicksburg sites. He plans further appeals to parish juries to place bronze tablets noting Louisiana commands and casualties at the battle.
Hoodwinked headlines claim E Ransdell won a bid for general status while Estrada’s strength was underestimated as Louisiana receives honor from Rivers and Harbors Congress.
Bluefields reports intense alarm as government army gains ground against insurgents led by Estrada. Estrada seeks U.S. marines via the cruiser Des Moines and hopes for U.S. intervention to save the insurgent cause amid uncertain loyalties from Zelaya.
Developments today from Bluefields Nicaragua suggest Zelaya could win. Report continues on page ten with further details and reactions from local officials.
Washington dispatch outlines a busy week with the Supreme Court hearings on the cotton leak cases and the Government suit against the American Tobacco Company. Taft to attend Carnegie Institution dedication and White House dinners begin with cabinet hosting. Peary to receive a National Geographic Society medal at a Wednesday dinner. AFL presidents meet in Pittsburg to discuss open shop policy as U S Steel faces attack. Oklahoma auctions 1.6 million acres, cattle land and grazing mixed. Rome hosts the International Institute of Agriculture general assembly.
The Anti-Saloon League of America elected officers in Chicago with Bishop Luther B. Wilson named president and Rev. John C G Barr, Rev. W B Crumpton, Bishop H C Morrison as vice presidents or leaders. The convention urged interstate legislation to aid cities enforcing police laws.
The gathering urged U S borrowing for modernizing waterways with repayment via tolls or general taxes. Ellison noted funds in hand as education efforts faced scrutiny while Thompson and Fox pushed broader public outreach and interregional cooperation to secure annual appropriations. James E. Smith led a resolutions committee endorsing sending the report to the President and Congress.
The Methodist Conference at Alexandria opened with Bishop Candler leading devotions. Admitted on trial was L B R Wicht of New Orleans, 38. O L Tucker’s admission was deferred due to a procedural flaw. Ruston district likely to correct it. Undergraduates were reclassified for next year. Dr. Hammond spoke, reports from several preachers were heard, and delegates to the general conference were elected as the morning order.
James E. Larkin the jeweler announces his holiday goods are in and invites customers to view the collection before buying elsewhere.
W. J. Bryan announces intent to seek another term as Democratic Party leader, aiming to maintain influence amid party divisions and ongoing internal debates. He faces potential challengers within the organization as the party charts its strategy for upcoming campaigns.
William Jennings Bryan visited Houston delivering a 85 minute address denouncing Senator Bailey and Democrats who backed tariffs. He warned Texas Democrats against protectionist planks and vowed to defend a true tariff policy as he travels to New Orleans.
Mexican envoy En rique C. Creel, governor of Chihuahua, said in Monterey that the Nicaragua issue will be amicably settled without war. He travels to Washington on a secret mission to uphold the peace treaty with the Central American republics. Creel added both nations seek peace and a just settlement satisfactory to all South American neighbors. The Berean Bible Class meets Sunday at the courthouse at 9 30 with a discussion on Advice to a Preacher and Separation for Death.
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