Two Kinds of Sympathy in a Small Community
A Tan Gipahoa parish dairyman loses a barn to fire while absent. Neighbors form plans, gather materials, and rebuild overnight, showing real sympathy. The piece contrasts this with Andrew Carnegie’s ten million dollar peace fund, questioning whether genuine aid is better directed at immediate suffering than grand, future-focused philanthropy.
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Tangipahoa Parish
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Roseland
Helpers Needed as Hunger Grows in the Community
The article urges a supportive hand for those burdened by poverty seeking relief from cable-tow hardships. It argues ordinary people giving timely aid are true benefactors, more so than distant millionaires like Carnegie. It praises everyday acts of charity and criticizes delayed response to need.
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Carnegie
Street corner sight prompts attack on hand distributed posters
An observer recalls a boy handing out posters on a street, causing chaos and litter as people accept or discard them without reading. The piece condemns street posters as harmful and criminal. Separate notes warn that thirteen days remain to pay poll tax for 1911 1912 voting rights, or risk disfranchisement, and questions are raised about training drills for a new Jackson newspaper in Baton Rouge.
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Clarence Pierson
Jackson
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Poll tax reminder urges immediate payment in Monroe parish
Up to noon Thursday nine hundred fifty poll tax payments were recorded, less than half of eligible voters in Monroe and Ouachita. Thirteen days remain to pay the one dollar tax, with disfranchisement looming after December. Pay now to gain voting eligibility in city and parish elections.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Monroe Cock Fighting Notoriety Sparks Debate
A heated page warns Monroe risks a lasting shame from cock fighting activity tied to out of town competitors. The piece argues local ordinance gaps allow illicit pits just outside the city, with vast money changing hands and numerous birds killed, likening the sport to grave moral decline and calling for public action to curb it.
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Monroe
South
Monroe News-Star
Mexico
Attorney on Rich Criminals and Political Appointments
A critique of spoils system linked to short terms in public office and long legal procedures. The author argues political appointments impair criminal justice, fuels class hate, and urges nonpartisan prosecution to uphold the oath of office.
Opposition to Bull and Cockfighting Exhibition
The Shreveport Times denounces animal blood sports, deeming bull fighting and cockfighting brutal and unacceptable. It argues that no such Monroe exhibition should be allowed in the state and urges prohibition.
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Monroe
Shreveport Times
Red Cross predicts six disasters in the United States in 1911
The American Red Cross reports an expected annual average of five to six major disasters in the United States, with storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and explosions likely to occur. In the past year 506 lives were lost in U S disasters and about 7,500 people needed immediate aid, while total relief expenditures reached 480,500 dollars under Red Cross leadership.
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United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
World Wide Service
Washington
Taft
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Minnesota
Nicaragua
Mexico
France
Servia
Japan
Costa Rica
This Day in History Highlights 1584 to 1907 Events
Key dates and figures span from 1584 John Selden born to 1907 American battleship fleet sailing around the world. Notable entries include George Whitefield born 1714, Beethoven born 1770, the Boston Tea Party 1773, the Battle of Nashville 1864, and the 1884 World Industrial Cotton Exhibition opening.
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John Selden
George Whitefield
Gloucester
England
Newburyport
Mass
Marshal Blucher
Waterloo
Beethoven
Boston Harbor
Boston
Frederick Hartranft
Pennsylvania
New Hanover
Norristown
Nashville
New Orleans
Mercier
Quebec
Alphonse
Daudet
Hampton Roads
Best Year in History for Southern Pacific Company
New York reports the Southern Pacific Company’s year ended June 30, 1910, as the best in its history with 12.97 percent return on capital stock, up from 9.84 percent in 1909. Gross transportation revenue reached 135 million dollars, net transportation revenue 47.24 million, and a surplus of 35.46 million, aided by a 4.59 million extra Wells Fargo dividend. The year saw lower operating ratios and a funded debt increase of 11.46 million. The company sold Wells Fargo stock and Mexican International Railroad holdings for 7.15 million profit.
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New York
Southern Pacific Company
Wells, Fargo Express Company
Wells Fargo
Mexican International Railroad Company
His Forty First Birthday of Dr Otis Caldwell
Dr Otis William Caldwell a botany professor at the University of Chicago was born in Lebanon Indiana on December 16 1869. He graduated Franklin College in 1894 and Chicago in 1898 then studied in Germany and Cuba before teaching in Indiana. He became a professor at Eastern Illinois State Normal School in 1899 and joined the University of Chicago in 1907. He is also noted as a writer on botanical subjects.
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Otis William Caldwell
University of Chcago
Lebanon
Indiana
Franklin College
University of Chicago
Germany
Cuba
Eastern Illinois State Normal School
Caldwell
Telephone Talk No 9 and Cumberland Tel Co Ad
Telephone Talk No 9 extols rapid development and universal reach of modern telephone service. Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company emphasizes reliable comprehensive service as essential for businesses and homes nationwide. Also advertises Fowler Implement Company dry blocks for wood at $1 per load with delivery available.
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Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company
United States
Fowler Implement Company
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HE Monroe News-Star
The
News-Star Publishing Co. Ltd
W. Smith, É. ®. Faulk
Secy-Treas
City
Louisiana
America
T. E. Flournoy
Oliver B. Morton
F. G. Hudson
PD Gibbs
J. 8S. Handy
Ouachita National Bank
Ieee
Inde
Savings Department
Union Bank and Trust Co
W. R. Mitchell
V. C. Barringer
A. P. Wimberly
O. O. Clark
W. H. DeGraffenreid
W. B. Clark
J. Arthur Smith
O. P. Slack
Dr. L. B. Newsom
L. N. Larche
Chas. T.the Henry Bernstein
H. D. Apgar
Resources
Apgar
Help
M. W. Haas
Central ‘Savings ‘ Bank & Trust .Co
D. W. Pipes
Uriah Millsaps
F. P. Stubbs
Guy P. Stubbs
Eugene Wolff
Jno
P. Parker
D. A. Johnston
Be, Fudickar
Theo, Marks
Sol Meyer
C. B. Bynum
Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank & Trust Company
Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co.incorporated
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