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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
3
Amusements note the Monroe Opera House audience enjoyed The House of Glass a natural straightforward drama. Adeline O Connner plays Margaret Case with realism while Dwight Meade as James Hurke earns praise along with Hal Mordaunt Robert Middlemass and Clyde Fogel for strong ensemble work and elaborate scenic backgrounds.
Thomas Dixon authors The Fall of a Nation, sequel to The Birth of a Nation, with an original score by Victor Herbert. The production frames democracy versus imperialism in the United States, opening with immigrant loyalty and political conflict. Monroe Opera House tonight.
Yulita known as The Pearl of Paradise by island residents. Gomez her Spanish father shelters her from the outside world. Dutch captain Van Dekken pursues her as John Dellow and his fiancée Denise crash a yachting cruise. John discovers love yet faces Yulita’s child status. Denise is saved. John departs with Denise leaving Yulita alone aboard a boat.
An advertisement extols French Market Coffee as a century old blend from top coffee regions with a secret roasting process promising unmatched quality. It promotes a 10 cent postcard offer and mentions a Path Weekly show, plus Po Do Lax liver regulator ads claiming bile flow stimulation and laxative effects for daily work.
New Orleans December 12 The supreme court Monday quashed the indictment returned against S C McGiarrity Arcadia parish attorney The ruling ends the case against the official who faced criminal charges in the prior term The decision was announced in the state capital by court officials and marked by immediate legal consequence for the defendant
A man wanted for killing J. S. Howell in Bienville parish in 1915 has pressed a writ of habeas corpus. The case, before the Supreme Court repeatedly, ends with dismissal of the murder charge, making him liable for bail and possible release from Bienville parish jail on the manslaughter charge.
New Orleans December 11 The weekly report of the Southern yellow pine mills issued by the Southern Pine Association shows at the close of business Friday new business booked 83,898,824 feet shipped 86,889,888 feet and orders on hand 589,703,716 feet reflecting sustained activity in the pine trade.
A bench show under the New Haven Kennel Club opened in New Haven Conn today with several hundred dogs of all classes on display. Judging began this morning and will run to the close of the show tomorrow night, featuring some of the country’s most valuable canines.
Charleston official Thor Hayes, a magistrate, and J. M. Tayton faced a peonage related case in a Dec 12 report. The brief item notes the sentencing action and authorities involved in the local legal proceeding.
Lor and another farmer from Lexington county South Carolina were found guilty in a United States district court late last night of peonage and sentenced to one year and a day in Atlanta penitentiary plus fines of 5600 dollars each. They were charged with conspiring to compel a white man William Cook to work for Taylor.
Gambling paraphernalia was removed from at least two gaming joints yesterday afternoon and these places are expected to close for now. Reports say stakes were unusually high Saturday and Sunday nights with one citizen losing five hundred dollars in a single night. Old timers who once ran games show little sympathy.
A Vicksburg Herald comment quotes a veteran gambler who condemns the present generation as among the cheapest he has seen, aside from a few exceptions, reflecting a wary view of modern gamblers.
New York December 13 The annual triangular debate among Yale Columbia and Syracuse will be held tomorrow evening. Each college fields two teams one at home and one away. The topic is Resolved that capital and labor should be forced by law to settle their disputes in legally established courts of arbitration. News-Star reports awaiting results.
A fragment lists items including a silver pellet set, Houdier leather purse, gold brooch, gold watch chain, gold water proof... and various jewelry such as a ring and necklace. The text appears as a catalog-like sale note with multiple items and vague descriptions.
A holiday shopping notice invites readers to review a prepared list of Christmas gifts for the entire household. It emphasizes customer choice and price flexibility and promises guaranteed quality from the store name on each box.
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