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Two bodies were found torn apart by the river in the early morning hours. Police say the victims were discovered near the riverbank as dawn broke.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
1
Two Robbers Die In Arkansas River Wreck
Tulsa reports say two men torn to pieces by a high explosive after a bank raid along the Arkansas River near the city. Authorities believe the victims were bank robbers connected to a Paoli State Bank robbery as Christmas money pours into Tulsa banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Arkansas River
Paoli State
Loss of Governor Ames schooner near Cape Hatteras
Reports from Boston state the five masted schooner Governor Ames was lost off Cape Hatteras North Carolina last Monday. The captain his wife and twelve crewmen are believed drowned. The vessel was valued at $75 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Governor Ames
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Ccaptain
No new deaths after Southern Railway crash report
Greensboro N C Dec 16 no additional deaths following yesterday's railroad check between Greensboro and Reidsville. Many passengers remain in the hospital with injuries but are expected to recover. some suffer only minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Southern Railway
Here
Reidsville
Judge Coco Likely To Enter State Attorney General Race
New Orleans reports Judge A V Coco of Avoyelles parish may run in the next State primary. At a Board of Pardons gathering he said he is not out of politics and may actively participate, with a possible candidacy in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Pleasant
Shreveport
Amos L. Ponder
The
Game Commission
Ponder
Pardon Board
Charles H. Teal
Colfax
Grant Parish
Sanders
John A. Richardson
Homer
Claiborne Parish
Morgan Financier Buys Independent Telephones in Ohio
J P Morgan and Co acquire two independent telephone properties in Ohio in a deal believed worth 8 million dollars. James H Braille Jr of Toledo confirms talks on Columbus and Dayton plants with details pending. The arrangement keeps the subsidiaries as separate plants competing with Bell, while Continental Telephone shifts the fight forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
J. P. Morgan & Co
James H. Brailley, Jr
Brailley
Columbus
Dayton
Indianapolis Telephone Company
Toledo Home Telephone Company
Morgan & Co
Bell Company
Continental Telephone and Telegraph Company
H. C. Stifel
Max Koehler
St. Louis
John A. Howard
West Virginia
Laying Plans for Dual Celebration in New Orleans 1918
Representative Wickliffe of Louisiana proposes a combined two hundredth anniversary of Bienville's settlement and the Panama Canal opening in 1918. He aims to urge Congress to consider a bill when near completion. Gen. Estopinial supports a joint celebration if near dates permit. Congress remains wary due to prior Expo experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Nal
Bienville
Congress
A Method Is University John W Gates Ready Funds
A statement notes John W Gates prepared to deliver one hundred thousand dollars for a specified university project. The offer aims to support academic work and institutional goals, with no additional details about terms or timeframe disclosed.
Trust Polit Delays Court Action Before Showing Hands
A trust related political action delays court proceedings as parties prepare to present arguments. Details remain limited as records indicate postponed hearings and pending decisions.
Gates offers funds for Methodist University in South conference
At the American Episcopal Church, South meeting in Coltonsville the John W. Gates offered to donate between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars for a Methodist University if the church raises a matching sum. The conference accepted the offer. Meanwhile the Transport Prairie with 700 marines and 500000 rounds of ammo began a second attempt to Colton after an earlier grounding. In Managua Rama telegraph lines are back but government troops have not taken the city as two armies face each other without battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
American Episcopal Church, South
John W. Gates
Methodist University
Gates
Philadelphia
Prairie
Colton
Managua
Nicaragua
Rama
Taft Trust Policy Delayed by Supreme Court Ruling
Washington December 16 The tobacco trust case hearing is postponed for a month as the Supreme Court reviews the cases on tobacco and Standard Oil. Attorney General Wickersham favors waiting for the Court’s ruling before proposing changes, while government lawyers press caution on any new statute, preferring to wait and observe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobacco Trust
Supreme Court
Taft
Wickersham
Standard Oil
Sugar Trust
Roosevelt
Dennison Gun Incident Leaves George Edes Dead
George Edes, age 38, was shot in Dennison Texas on December 16. Details continue on page eight.
US weighs protectorate option for Nicaragua crisis
Washington reports consider a US led or joint protectorate in Nicaragua if insurgents fail to oust Zelaya. Marines could land to secure order and enable a fair election, as in Cuba and Santo Domingo. Mexico's Díaz note conveyed via Gov. Creel, with U S response pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Zelaya
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Domingo
Nicaragua
Managua
Panama
Indiana Supreme Court backs county option election law
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled the 1908 county option election law constitutional. Fifty of ninety two counties have closed their saloons under the statute, adopted to allow local voters to regulate liquor sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court of Indiana
Indiana
King Leopold Shows Improvement, Doctors Say
Brussels December 16 physicians report King Leopold's condition improved somewhat today easing fears from yesterday. The royal health update notes better spirits and stability with no immediate danger to the monarch’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Leopold
Land Syndicate Seeks Large Colonial Tracts
Baton Rouge La Dec 15 Gov Sanders reports a letter from Herbert Myrick editor of the Agricultural Weekly noting a syndicate wants several tracts from 1000 to 1000000 acres for colonization. The governor sees a chance for landowners to sell holdings for a good cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Railways Hear Dairy Freight Discrimination Claims
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in Washington heard arguments from the St Paul board of trade and the Minneapolis produce exchange against the Milwaukee and other railroads. The case centers on alleged discrimination in dairy freight rates from Minnesota to eastern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Paul Board of Trade
Minneapolis Produce Exchange
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Tragic Death Ends Meetings in New Orleans
A fatal incident halted yesterday’s meetings in New Orleans as authorities investigated a death. Public officials and community members responded with condolences and calls for safety measures following the tragedy.
Tragedy in Hallway as Woman Shots Lovers in New Orleans
Elizabeth McLaughlin a 17 year old girl and John Brown were meeting in a hallway on Annunciation Street when Mrs Sue Campbell fired a fatal shot. Campbell claimed she shot to frighten them but the bullet pierced the girl's neck and she cannot recover. Brown a married brewery wagon driver and former Cotton Yard men secretary was jailed alongside Campbell. The incident stems from a tale of betrayal and suspected ruination by Stewart McLaughlin is named as the girl's late father and police character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Elizabeth McLaughlin
John Brown
Annunciation Street
Sue Campbell
Annunciationtreet
Shorty” McLaughlin
MacMaginnis Mills
Stewn
Campbell
Opening day at Texas Breeders' Club field trials
Taylor Texas December 16 opening day of the annual field trials of the Texas Breeders' Club. A sportsmanlike attitude prevailed with three days of events planned. Game reported plentiful on club preserves and many dogs entered have national reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Texas
Exas Breeders’ Club
Miss Anne Morgan Backs Shirtwaist Strikers Move
New York reports Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan seeks membership in the Woman s Trade Union League paying 1 a year. Her support highlights the strike by shirt waist workers as she urges public opinion to aid better conditions including 52 hour weeks and $8 for forty dozen skirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Woman's Trade Union League
Miss Morgan
Monroe Drug Co Premium Certificates Offer
Premium certificates with every purchase at Monroe Drug Co. Readers are invited to save them and receive an elegant Christmas gift free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Drug CO
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Hatteras
Coco
Morgan
Wickliffe
Louisiana
Sary
Panama Ca
Estopinial
Nate
Transport Prairie
Dred Marines
Col
Linsville, Texas
Garding Trusts—Attorney General
Department of Justice
Knox
Creel
Gov
Diaz
State Department
Syndicate
New
Annun
Ciation Street
Buddy
Texas Field Trials
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