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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
1
President Taft rebukes Roosevelt era purity drive branding it a risky policy for national liquor standards. The public dispute centers on classification and consumer protection while political influence fuels the controversy.
President Taft rejects Roosevelt era strictures on whisky naming and declares that any liquor from grain may be called whisky while only versions containing all higher alcohols may be straight whisky. He rules blends may include neutral spirits and warns against labeling non-whisky grain products as such. The decision shifts legal interpretation from Dr. Wiley to common trade meaning.
A proposed Chicago system would merge surface and elevated lines with a central power house and may absorb interurban railroads. Ira Cobe leads the plan to take in Hammond Whiting and past Chicago railway gateways linking to New York. Financiers expect full telegraph and phone lines merger with a $326 million capitalization.
Worcester Massachusetts December 28 Wallace E Tillinghast famed inventor of the mysterious airship says he flew to New York and back but will be asked by a Worcester Board of Trade committee to show the machine. If he proves his claim steps will be taken to protect the invention. if not he will be dismissed as Dr Cook and the matter closed. A party of Eastern newspaper men are following the tale. Santa Lucrecia Mexico December 28 Zelaya and entourage pass through en route to Mexico City heading a private group including his former War Secretary.
A youth entrenched in a house resisted authorities including a deputy sheriff and local citizens. The standoff ended without reported injuries.
Voters remain unmoved as fears of wartime upheaval and disputes over constitutional changes fail to sway electors in key states. Analysts cite indifference among undecided blocs and rising attention to local concerns shaping the electoral map.
James F Roach, a young Memphian, sheltered at a friend's home and fired on his mother after a quarrel. Believing he had killed her, he held a small posse at bay until escaping as deputies and locals closed in. The mother, Mrs Sallie E Miller, was hospitalized with a good outlook for recovery.
Members of the Kansas Auctioneers Association open their annual session at the Commercial Club in Abilene with President C. M. Crews calling the meeting to order. Proceedings continue tomorrow.
In St Paul on December 28, labor leaders warn of a possible general strike by allied AFL unions after a breakdown in talks with railroad officials. H. B. Perham heads to Washington to seek federal intervention, with Taft or the Interstate Commerce Commission possible avenues. The railroads offered re employment for those with positions by Wednesday 10 am, a proposal rejected by unions. Governor Eberhardt deferred action pending attorney general advice.
In Pensacola on December 27 Mrs. Jessie Miller awakened moments before embalming began. An undertaker's assistant observed signs of life during shroud preparation and doctors later deemed her dead by morning. She is married to Captain E. J. Miller of the army steamer Poem.
Dr. Almon Brooks aged 65 a Confederate army surgeon and Ohioan by birth died at his Chicago home. He had lived in Tennessee and Arkansas before moving to Chicago where he resided for thirty five years.
New York December 28 Mrs W Gould Brokaw listened to her husband in cross examination He denied seeking reconciliation while admitting lingering fondness He said he would not love her and that his decision was final He claimed telegraphic queries about his wife were for her health not for suspicion He did not hire a detective to shadow her.
St Louis hosts hundreds of Missouri school teachers for the annual state association convention. The formal opening occurred today and sessions run through Wednesday and Thursday with talks by national educational leaders.
A boat carrying a large group of passengers faced a perilous night on the river. Passengers endured long hours of fear and uncertainty as safety teams worked to ensure everyone’s rescue and accounted for.
Passengers on the big ocean liner Celtic learn of a cargo fire that raged unseen for five days as the ship docks at Liverpool. In Bridgeport Ohio the Charon ferry faced an ice gorge with sixty aboard including thirty five women, floundering until daylight to shore. Transport services in the storm swept regions slowly resume with trains still behind schedule but expected to normalize within a day.
President Taft began drafting the first of his special messages to Congress. The focus is on amendments he deems necessary to the Interstate Commerce and Sherman anti trust acts.
In Atlanta December 27 stockman Lee C Gentle 47 father of 21 children, his twenty first born yesterday. His present wife now 26 is mother of 11 living children. Also noted is the upcoming vote on E xtension time for A L G to finish the Piné Bluff road and the southern Monroe extension, with expected near unanimous support due to lack of opposition.
Chicago officials report 1200 dairy producers from across the United States will meet in Chicago on February 8 1920 to form a national dairy producers organization. The move follows dealer pressure as contracts for spring and summer deliveries approach March 15 1910 and aims to counter unfavorable pricing practices at bottling plants.
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