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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
4
The News Star presents a mid winter trade edition praising Monroe and surrounding areas for progress and development amid boll weevil concerns. It urges immigration and regional cooperation to develop Ouachita parish and North Louisiana, stressing the duty of business people to unite for prosperity.
Willet M. Hays urged the South to seize vast untapped potentials in power, minerals, timber, and farming at the Southern Commercial Congress in Washington. He warned of wasted water power and deforestation while calling for development of home industries and specialized farming to boost prosperity and urban growth.
A Monroe message urges residents to aid the needy as cold weather bites. The King's Daughters request donations of money coal or groceries to support orphans and the sick, with contributions left at banks or drugstores if officers cannot be reached.
John L. Collins was arrested in New Orleans after trying to cash a forged check. Police say he operated in many cities across the country, with forgeries totaling thousands of dollars. Three co conspirators were also arrested at banks in the city.
In Chicago on December 19 George Dunlap, 23, son of W H Dunlap of Lexington Kentucky, died by suicide after rebukes from his father and a woman signer Mae who blamed his liquor business. An empty carbolic acid vial was found beside his body in lodgings.
In Kismu known as Port Florence the Roosevelt party will halt for at least a day in December. The town sits on Lake Victoria Nyanza shore at Kavirondo Gulf end and is the railway terminus. It features the world’s highest dry dock and hosts a diverse arrival crowd including Europeans Indians Gainese Swahili and Arabs.
District Judge McIntosh rules the state gave title to the Tensas Basin Levee Board and cannot prosecute land recovery suits. if upheld, it strengthens removal of current Levee Board members and demands a courts' impartial probe, free from self interest, to protect taxpayers. The Levee Board seeks rigorous investigation of its acts.
John W. Kern, the late Democratic vice presidential nominee, turned sixty in Indianapolis on December 20. Born December 20, 1849 in Howard county, he has long been a fixture in Indiana politics, serving as city attorney and twice nominated for governor and senator in addition to his vice presidential bid.
Faulk and Clark advertise top quality seed oats for farmers seeking high germination and vigor. Limited supply, early orders encouraged to secure premium stock for upcoming planting season.
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