Michel Spears in Hall's Town
Michel Spears visits Hall's Town as the city's favorite son making friends with locals and meeting the people during his tour.
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Michel Spears
Hall's Town
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11 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
1
Michel Campaign Tour Through Morehouse Parish Louisiana
John T. Michel regular Democrat candidate for governor drew packed crowds in Bastrop Mer Rouge and Oak Ridge Morehouse Parish. Speeches by Michel and Harris contrasted reform stances with Bastrop favorites in lively campaign stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Morehouse
Judge Hall
John T. Michel
Mer Rouge
Oak Ridge
Michel
Rayville
F. A. Brown
Monroe
A. L. Brown
Mr. Brown
W. A. Russell
Harris
W. H. Hampton
William E. McMeany
J. F. Watson
Dr. Watson
Foes of Saloon In Session at National Convention
Delegates from across the nation gather in Washington for the biennial Anti-Saloon League convention. Four days of business precede a national conference on interstate liquor traffic with speakers from Congress and temperance groups. The league, founded at Oberlin about fifteen years ago, unites churches societies and individuals in opposition to drinking saloons. It operates nearly 150 offices distributing anti saloon literature nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Anti-Saloon League of America
Oberlin
Ohio
J. H. Kynett
Church Extension Board
The
Methodist Church
Archbishop Ireland
League
Worked Neat Scheme Overweight Coal Delivery Revealed
A coal delivery driver is accused of shorting a ton by weighing twelve hundred pounds and hiding the remainder at a nearby house. The wife paid for a ton, the husband found the load light, and the dealer will press charges after the missing coal was recovered. The report warns that similar tricks may occur with wood deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro House
Help for the Mine Victims in Briceville Disaster
Governor Hooper issued an aid appeal for Briceville mine explosion victims. Adjutant General Maloney was sent to oversee funds distribution. Seventeen dead bodies recovered by 11 am, one more found since last night, with over a hundred believed entombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Hooper
Briceville
Maloney
Cross Mountain
Taft Urges Red Cross Action for Briceville Sufferers
President Taft wrote to Miss Labell Boardman of the Red Cross urging the organization to do what is possible to aid Briceville sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Miss Labell Boardman
The
Red Cross Society
Briceville
Blazier and Avery Wed at Baptist Parsonage
Mr L A Blazier and Miss Lizzie Avery were married at the Baptist parsonage Saturday afternoon by Rev J A H Wharton. Blazier works in contracting with Mr Cassidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Blazier
Lizzie Avery
the Baptist Parsonage
J. A. H. Wharton
Blazier
Cassidy
Pastor Adv Holmes Assigned to Manage Methodist Work
Adv W W Holmes named pastor for Manage Methodist work. Rev R H Wynn moves to La Fayette district and Mr Keener is returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Holmes
Manage Methodist
Louisiana Conference appoints yearlong church leadership
Bishop Mouzon declares annual appointments for the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Louisiana with Rev. R. H. Wynn named presiding elder of the Lafayette District and Rev. W. W. Holmes and Rev. S. S. Keener assigned to Monroe church and district respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
New Oreans
Mouzon
Louisiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
R. H. Wynn
Monroe
Lafayette
W. W. Holmes
S. S. Keener
Movement Afoot to Nominate Roosevelt for 1912 GOP Ticket
Washington reports that despite denials a coordinated effort to push Theodore Roosevelt as the 1912 Republican nominee is underway. Members of the National Republican committee are said to be being sounded on backing a forced Roosevelt nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
National Republican Committee
Peace Talks Open in Hankow for Chinese Reconciliation
Shanghai dispatch reports negotiations expected to begin tomorrow at Hankow with Gen Li Yuen telegraphing that Republicans choose Hankow. Tang Shao Yi travels from Pekin to the conference and is empowered to compromise on almost any terms due to the administration’s lack of means under Shi Kai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hankow
Li Yuen
Tang Shao Yi
Shi Kai
Pekin
Leaders of Industry Convene for National Welfare Measures
In Chicago at the Congress Hotel the National Business League of America opens a three day conference with many of the country’s top business leaders in attendance to discuss imperative measures for the general welfare. The gathering focuses on industry, finance and policy directions as the nation faces economic issues.
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Ing
George W. Sheldon
Congress
Chicago
Congress Hotel
National Business League of America
Baseball leaders convene in New York meetings
Meetings of the National and American Leagues plus the National Commission and others begin in New York on December 11. Officials discuss 1910 season harmony, possible syndicate battles, and plans to prevent future ticket scalping scandals while Eastern League topics surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Commission
New York
National Board of Arbitration
Eastern League
Baseball Writers’ Association
National League
Russell
Boston
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Lynch
League
Lynch
Cincinnati
Chapin
Rochester
Ed Barrow
Barrow Likely to Return as President Despite Grievances
The article notes Barrow holds many grievances from other club owners but many are minor. It suggests Barrow will probably be reelected president for another year given the general lack of strong opposition.
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Barrow
Arrest of Jessie Conwell in Monroe Sparks Race-Tone Controversy
Sheriff Jack Parker and officers arrest Jessie Conwell about 11 am in front of the Famous Company. Conwell is charged with assaulting Josie Willoughby near the V S P coal chute last Monday. He denies the charge and claims to be from Ruston with a father living nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Clarence S. Darrow
McNamara Brothers
Burt H. Franklin
Justice Young
Geo. N. Lockwood
Veniremen
Franklin
Clarence Darrow
State Penitentiary
Oscar Lawler
Federal Grand Jury
Jessie Conwell
Jack Parker
Arthur Grant
Hugh Biggar
Conwell
Josie Willoughby
Monroe
Wade
Ruston
Serious Charges by Wise in Open Market Bribery Claim
Jesse H. Wise of Waynesburg Pa former Congressional candidate testified before the House Committee on Elections alleging open market vote buying in Fayette County Pa and linking United States Steel and its subsidiaries to bribery and voter intimidation mirroring Adams County Ohio disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fayette County
Adams County
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Jesse H. Wise
Waynesburg
Congress
House Committee On Elections
Total U S cotton crop forecast for 1911 12
The Crop Reporting Board reports the season 1911 12 cotton production at 7 121 713 000 pounds or 14 865 000 bales of 500 pounds gross. The 1904 crop holds the record with 13 438 012 bales. Mrs Chas L Ransom of Omaha is visiting Monroe with his wife. he is C N W railway resident engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Statistics
Cotton
Chas, L. Rasom
Omaha
Neb
Monroe
C. & N. W. Railway
Ransom
Michel Campaign Visit Draws Local Support in Monroe
Gov candidate John T. Michel with C. Luzenberg and Picayune correspondent spent yesterday in Monroe. Supporters predicted a large parish vote then Michel traveled to Ruston and Bernice with stops including Farmerville. He plans to speak in Marion and Monroe again on December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Michel
C. Luzenberg
New Orleans
Willliamson
the Picayune
Monroe
Michel
Ruston
Bernice
Farmerville
Marion
Edy. Everett
Publicity Push on Railroad Securities Reported Today
A detailed report was submitted today advocating full publicity for railroad securities. The submission highlights the need for transparency and broader consumer awareness in the investment sector.
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Railroad Securities Cosmumission
Commission Says It Is Practically Tinny for Rail Securities Control
The Railroad Securities Commission reports it is practically impossible to place railroad securities under Federal control at present. It urges enforced publicity for all railroad financing to curb stock watering. The group, created in 1910, opposes immediate federal regulation and favors harmonizing state rules, with possible future federal incorporation for interstate railroads. President Taft concurs with the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Washington
Railroad Securities Commission
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Hadley
Congress
Negro Woman Fatally Attacks Husband After Carnival Visit
Eliza Perkins killed her husband William Perkins by beating him with an iron rod after a quarrel following a Carnival night. The couple, with their grandson, argued on the way home. She later confessed to Mr. A. W. Sharp and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perkins
Eliza Perkins
A. W. Sharp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caldwell Parish
Chandler
Luzenberg
William E. McMeans
McMeans
Incorporated Mercantile Company
Bastorp
W. B. Stuckey
Heard
Blanchard
J. A. Ivy
James E. Wimberly
Stuckey
Atten
Red Cross
MR. Keener
Darrow
McNamara
China
John Kirby, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Frederic A. Delano
Wabash Railroad Company
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Robert W. Bonynge
National Monetary Commission
Frederick Townsend Martin
Wise
Gov. Michel
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