20 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
1
A New Orleans widow despondent over her husband’s death hangs herself with cot ton rope. The report cites similar acts by women and notes shifting gender norms. Other items discuss a detective’s estate, a broker retirement, and debates on newspaper duties and Santa Claus belief.
Currency and coin totaling 2190 dollars were stolen from the forecastle of the oyster lugger Young Champion while the crew slept nearby. The vessel lay in the new basin at Saratoga street New Orleans. Owners Felix Salatamachia and John Lutich left the money in a suitcase on board intending to deposit it in a bank today.
A rebel push toward Mexico City from Vera Cruz appears checked near San Marcos, 85 miles east of the capital, while President Obregon says peace may come quickly. A federal move aims to sever the Vera Cruz railway, and operations against Guadalajara continue to develop.
President Obregon said there are no enemies to fight in Vera Cruz or Jalisco as opponents retreat and destroy rail lines leaving prisoners and munitions. He warned of a potential upcoming battle in Jalisco before Friday and noted two revolts in Guerrero involving General Romulo Figuera and agrarian workers against Pigueroa.
From Vera Cruz on December 20 AP dispatches report Obregon troops hold the railway line and withdraw to Munoz station. Rebels press Puebla advance to expel insurgents, while both sides stage maneuvers that may explain the lack of decisive battles to date.
Jackson Mississippi December 20. Attorney General Clayton D Potter rules aliens from other states may acquire and occupy lands in Mississippi. The decision answers a question about Japanese colonies settling in the state and clarifies land ownership rights for newcomers.
John Borg, a leading member of the New York Curb Market, retires with a fortune over 2 million dollars and gifts his business to three junior members. He plans to devote time to a Bergen Bergen Evening Record and supports Union Hill High School via a $25,000 scholarship fund inspired by his own start as a ten dollar weekly office boy. He urges a moral pledge from scholars to fund future entrants.
A group of 1,060 officers of the reel army and navy sent a telegram to former Premier Venizelos in Paris urging him to come to Athens immediately.
The Associated Press reports arrival in Washington of the memorial edition de luxe of all Harding addresses from his Pacific coast and Alaska trip. The copies honor the memory of the president who gave his talents and love to public service.
In New Orleans on December 20 Judge Foster heard 61 trappers from New Iberia and Terrebonne parishes charged with contempt for violating an injunction issued by the Delaware Louisiana Fur Trapping Company. The defendants largely spoke French and few men understood English.
In Atlanta on December 20 hundreds crowded into Fulton superior court for the Philip E. Fox murder trial of William Coburn. Defense counsel Robert W. Allen argued insanity and challenged alleged misconduct while Fox’s family watched the proceedings. The prosecution contends Fox planned to shoot Coburn in an office context. Allen asserts Fox is insane and unmoved by the alleged events.
The commerce committee voted unanimously to report Edward P. Farley’s nomination as chairman of the shipping board unfavorably to the senate. Favorable reports were ordered for Frederick J. Thompson and Bert E. Haney. Farley, from Chicago, faces a lakes-region representation issue under law limiting board members by state.
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The new Monroe Bank and Trust Company building was dedicated amid solemn ceremony as a symbol of local progress. Leaders credited dreamers and organizers for eighteen years of work, praising the structure’s beauty, materials, and role in the city’s awakening.
Monroe residents crowded the Central Savings Bank and Trust Company last night to mark the bank’s eighteenth anniversary and the opening of its new $250,000 building at Jackson and DeSiard streets. Guests toured luxurious interiors, viewed the trust department, and admired features from a vaulted ceiling to ornate woodwork as officers and their wives greeted attendees.
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