19 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1923
Page
1
Chamber meeting features Captain Cody and traffic expert H J Fernandez debating river development and the Ouachita’s importance to Mafive. Monroe faces growing traffic issues as city expansion continues and officials urge safe driving and pedestrian regulations enforcement.
The weather man warns against deception as he forecasts unsettled skies with possible rain. Readers are urged to stay prepared and raise umbrellas while awaiting an improvement in conditions.
Associated Press reports that Obregon’s forces reoccupied San Marcos on December 17 and plan to drive rebels from Puebla. Dispatches forward to the state department indicate federal troops are moving toward Puebla.
Monroe Chamber of Commerce hears Captain Doty propose a million dollar firm to take over Arkansas-Louisiana Navigation. Start with steamer America for 30000, stock swaps, and add barges to expand along the lower valley. rights and reorganization details discussed with hotel financing issues delaying final action.
New York readers learn Methodist and Presbyterian leaders joined Protestant Episcopals to back a world church alliance for peace. They voted to raise 3 million dollars to clear debt tied to preserving key Holy Land shrines including the Church of the Sepulchre Nazareth Church of the Annunciation Bethlehem Nativity Transfiguration and other sites.
New Orleans Dec 19 Mercia the capital of Yucatan with about 100000 residents was seized by revolutionaries as General Lariga and the garrison declared for Huerta. Indications pointed to Progreso harbor possibly falling into rebel control.
In Chicago a bankruptcy hearing reveals the Bayano River Trust Company as a $5 million oil fraud tied to fugitive promoter Leo M. Koretz. Investigators found no wells or pipelines. investors were paid from Koretz’s personal funds. Secretary Josephine Schroeder testified she invested $3000 and noted no bookkeeping existed.
Stuttgart Arkansas December 19 two indictments charging felonies were returned by the county grand jury convened after a mob attack on the Stuttgart Free Press plant and tied to rice growing and mining industry conditions in the area.
The Georgia case against Philip E. Fox for the murder of W. S. Coburn, a Ku Klux Klan attorney, sees jurors under tight guard after the state rests. Six men attempted to disrupt outdoor juror viewing, prompting bailiffs to draw their weapons and disperse the group. Fox gave a derisive remark to officers about Coburn’s death as testimony unfolds.
Secretary Hughes demanded complete data on claims held by American cities against the Russian government. The demand was outlined in a resolution introduced by Senator Cudd of North Dakota on December 19.
Washington and Wilmington reports indicate the House Ways and Means Committee postponed action on the soldier's bonus to first study administrative aspects of the Mellon tax program. Republican members largely opposed immediate bonus consideration, with two Democrats joining them. Attempts for a fixed reporting date failed as recess loomed.
Reports from Mexico City detail rebel forces led by Generals Carlos Green Ferdinand Sevoa and Marcelino Lucero in two days of fighting at Italia Hermosa. Loyalist forces under Generals Segovia and Lucero are said to have 100 casualties inflicted by General Gonzales.
W H Parkins, arrested in New Orleans for forging crimes involving near 100000 dollars, leaped from a Southern Pacific train near Colton California while being returned to Agnew California state hospital. He escaped after the leap, with prior escapes noted in New Orleans.
President Coolidge nominates William W. Tuttle as immigration commissioner at New Orleans. Also named were Douglas Smith for the middle district of Alabama and John W. VanNevel for the southern district of Alabama as United States marshal.
Henry Ford says he prefers Coolidge for president, stating that 90 percent of Americans feel safe with him and that he would not run against Coolidge. He notes business should not be unsettled by the election and sides with the nation’s head of state in avoiding campaign burdens.
Nominating petitions entering Calvin and Henry are accepted. Brief notice from Lansing Michigan dated December 19 confirms petitions accepted for county or city offices.
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