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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
5
Amusements section riffs on seven wonders and a Broadway style sketch about a caliph visiting the post office with Taft in satirical form. Notes from labor world cover unions, wages, and organizing efforts across North America and Europe, from Austria to Texas, highlighting growing memberships and reforms.
The Lyceum crowd packed the venue for a film program featuring baseball game clips and scenes with Chicago and Philadelphia players. Tonight's lineup includes Abraham Lincoln's Clemency based on a Vermont soldier’s case, The Adoption about a miner’s love for a found boy, Cowboy Justice on depot robbery and pursuit, The Facori Family an acrobatic piece, with Drumsticks shown again due to popular demand.
Washington December 16 taft haunted by fear that all is not well in Baghdad on the Potomac. Taft called his aide Captain Archibald De Graffenreid Butt and sallied forth at night with eager al raschidian zeal to meet four-eyed calendars.
Lyceum presents Abraham Lincoln's Clemency as a Pathé drama alongside The Adoption and Cowboy Jus'ice from Pathé. The Facori Family appears as an acrobatic act, Drumsticks offers a Vitagraph drama, and Hudnal's Orchestra performs nightly from 7 30 to 10 30 o clock.
Admission for adults is 10 cents and children 5 cents. Matinee at 3 30 and night at 7 30. Doors open thirty minutes before. Admission matinee 6 and 10 cents.
A long roster of individuals and cities appears, listing S Dreyfus New York Mrs Frank J Brown Bonita Mrs J A Simms Bonita M Dinnery New Orleans R M Langton New Orleans Geo A Street Detroit B A Scott Detroit C A Hoyt Belleom O F Flournoy New Orleans A E Noble Charl iville J W Fisher St Louis W E Adams Arkadelphia E L Webb city Dr J Q Graves Columbia J P Wilson Columbia J B Elliott St Louis J W Redding St Louis J T Dyer Washington M Lowenstein St Louis H Rambro Baltimore L E Rozier St Louis A L Neal New Orleans Alonzo Church New Orleans J R Bigham Rogers Tex S W Pipes Calhoun L O Dranguet White Hall Ill J McCormack Caro Tex W G Blain Dunellen N J J K Shepherd Shreveport Burnside Bros Little Rock K E Fitzgibbon New Orleans W T Hartley Martin Miss J G Michie city T C Harrison Bienville H H Cohen New Orleans
Denver report confirms ten miners remain trapped after Wednesday fire and explosion. Rescue efforts halted by toxic gases as nine other miners are counted dead. In Tacoma Virginia, another survivor dies, bringing total to nine fatalities from the treeno Coal mine disaster.
New Orleans on December 16 reported cotton prices unchanged to one point down while Chicago noted wheat prices weak by one to eight points lower to end slightly higher. Provisions showed weakness with higher prices expected to move lower.
Jena Louisiana on December 16 marked a historic corner stone laying and dedication ceremony for the new LaSalle parish courthouse. The pressed brick building with stone trim features modern water, heating, and sewer systems and a large auditorium. A Masonic procession led by a brass band opened events as hundreds of schoolchildren sang patriotic tunes amid enthusiastic crowds despite constant rain.
The Market report shows New Orleans spots at 14.79 to 14.99 for nearby and forward months with 2600 bales traded. Prices for January through May futures range from about 14.95 to 15.54, with notable highs and lows, while New York spots register around 15.15 and related futures quote around 14.84 to 15.38.
Liverpool sales figures list 7000 dates across March and April. The notation includes WEAY BURE and various codes such as 7.93 to 7.96, with mention of chands ptne sek OP 19S and CS events. The fragmentary text references dates and numeric codes without a clear narrative.
Monroe La December 16 1910 New Orleans wires indicate the world visible supply of American cotton is larger than since December 1909 and likely to grow relative to last season due to heavy receipts. Market remains waiting on consuming interests as current marketing totals rise toward 500000 next week versus 325000 a year ago. Government growth estimate places this season’s crop near 11.75 to 12.0 million bales with consumption forthcoming per Neil estimates.
The article compares Ellison’s 11.5 million vs 12.5 million consumption estimates, cites spinners’ takings 98,000 below last season, notes distant deliveries above 15.25 and middling around 15 cents in the South, and records world visible American at 38,777,000 vs 8,978,000. discusses India crop rumors and plans to plant cotton due to corn prices, with rumors of British estimates and private cables showing lower Indian production.
Interest continues in the tournament with multiple bouts detailed. Ford and Cox win eight puttings to beat a top favorite, while Marks loses to Sherrod. Heinie Pohlman falls to Bigham, and Hester with O Connor defeat W C Hope. Latimer and Ford Cox and Boyd Latimer tie for first with seven wins and one loss.
Senator Young in Tillman’s seat delivers a strong stand against tariff revision arguing it harms farmers while praising protection. He warns reforms could injure agriculture and urges Republicans to act by March 4 before tensions ease. He recalls meeting Bryan and questions insurgent trade arguments and party shifts.
The American liner Philadelphia sailed for Plymouth Cherbourg and Southampton with a spacious hold packed with Christmas mail. Tomorrow the Cunarder Mauretania will depart with the last mail to reach Europe before Christmas. Officials expect record numbers of money orders and presents sent to relatives in Europe, mainly to Great Britain Ireland Germany and Italy.
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