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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
1
Mrs. Eddy’s leadership appears fragile as internal strife and dissent mount within the religious movement. Questions about succession and control ripple through the ranks, signaling potential organizational disarray and uncertain future directions.
New York December 29 followers of Mrs Augusta E Stetson expelled from the Christian Science Church foresee the material church hierarchy nearing dissolution. They argue the mother church manual and Mrs Eddy will guide changes, while suits by Eddy heirs threaten to undermine the board. Stetson and her adherents, now rapidly growing, see her as best fit to interpret Christian Science after Eddy.
Lebanon Ohio December 28 The Society of Shakers plans to give farming land houses and implements valued over one million dollars to the State of Ohio within two years The estate includes 4000 fertile acres and real estate men estimate value at 500000 to 600000 The Shaker colony founded March 1810 once prosperous second only to Oneida New York Now only 24 Shakers remain Leopold Gebhardt aged 87 is among the survivors
Tonight and Thursday bring unsettled weather with local rains and cooler temperatures. Stronger cold air moves in Thursday after a damp start tonight. Winds may gust as showers become steadier across regions Friday morning.
The passage notes that the oldest and John Baxter, aged sixty five, the youngest, have substantial savings for life. It says if Ohio accepts their gift, survivors will have homes reserved for life.
Gross profits of 130000 will be made by the Board of Control from cane at Angola this year. The plantation, once the state's largest cotton field before the boll weevil, will likely house a sugar refinery by next year. Cane sold at Angola on the cars to Godchaux Refining Company will be hauled to Reserve, with about 26000 tons already gathered and the rest to be off the field by January 5.
The second day of the Illinois Teachers Association convention opened with a morning session at the Hotel LaSalle banquet hall Dr William A Evans Chicago health commissioner presented a paper critiquing public schools from a physical angle Speakers included Ohio State University President W O Thompson and Miss Jane Addams Hull House Miss Addams spoke on social settlement work Routine business followed in the afternoon in Orchestra Hall
Gladys Doyle a 17 year old with blue eyes is arrested in Memphis on charges tied to a $50 000 diamonds theft from traveling salesman George Wiehl in Salt Lake City. Utah and others linked to the case are pursued across the country.
Investigators pursue new lines in a sensational case as a deputy’s account faces scrutiny amid alleged lynching in Hot Springs. Authorities expect rapid developments as they review witness statements and forensic leads.
Hot Springs Ark December 28 Inquest into the death of Oxcar Chitwood continues after about 20 witnesses. Coroner Randolph adjourned until morning with key testimony from E K Sunline Moorland Cal contrasting deputy Rutherford. Police seized Andrew Chitwood Ruby Wright but released them on bond as investigation proceeds.
The article outlines three distinct Democratic camps on tariffs, detailing their viewpoints and policy approaches. It contrasts free trade advocates, moderate reformers, and protectionist supporters, noting how each faction foresees effects on industry, labor, and consumers.
Representative Ransdell of Louisiana urges including free traders free raw material advocates and revenue tariff supporters on the Democratic Ways and Means Committee for the Sixty second Congress. He warns one sidedness risks party harmony and must reflect three schools of thought to craft a confident tariff bill.
In Pittsburg on December 28, foreigners who helped drive last year’s Schoenville riots threaten a strike at the Pressed Steel Car Company. Thousands of U.S. Army rifles are found stored in Woods Run and Schoenville homes. Police inspector Ford notes many veterans are armed and predicts a strike early next year with raids planned to confiscate weapons.
Representative Ransdell and Mrs. Ransdell hosted a Christmas dinner for Louisiana boys stranded in Washington. Attendees included L. E. French T. A. East Ralph Stafford Sam L. Gilmore John Fauntleroy and Charles E K Felton. Ransdell departed for Louisiana last night.
W W Kirk plantation manager and L D Kesee dies after an ambush near Fitzhugh Miss. John Holt wounded as they rode with Kirk’s nephew to check reports of potential abandonment by three expecting to take farming tools. A posse seeks the three armed Negro tenants.
Mrs Maybury Dunlap aged 48 of Tyrone died after suffering a heart attack. She had warned she would signal her husband by rapping on the wall when struck by the attack. Her husband, in the cellar, heard the signal and found her dying. a doctor arrived too late.
Joseph C Trees head of an oil firm that sold its Louisiana holdings for 9 million dollars credits his extraordinary success to his wife Claudina Trees. He recounts how she urged him to persevere after eight dry wells and supported him through debt until a single well on the Proxy lease came in. He notes the finish came from her grit not his own luck.
The New Orleans and Northwestern railroad will shift schedules starting January 1, shortening trips for residents south of Rayville. Trains will arrive Natchez in the morning and depart in the afternoon, allowing a single day in Natchez but causing lengthy outbound travel for Monroe-area travelers. Local business voices and a Natchez traveler describe the impact and possible pressure to restore the current timetable.
German playwright Eberhard Buchner presents Who Owns Helen in English as a Subert company production, slated to tour domestic theaters. The project marks a cross cultural adaptation and casting effort for new audiences.
Mrs James Heimer and K Long were wounded in a shooting late at night. G D French fired the shots and fled the scene. Authorities investigated the incident and collected preliminary statements from witnesses.
In Shreveport a quarrel between C. B. Lang and George D. French at Mrs. Heimer’s Jordan Street boarding house led to gunfire. Mrs. Heimer was shot in the hip, Lang hit in the right arm, both injured but alive. French faces shooting with intent to kill. Lang charged with assault and battery.
Concord N H Dec 28 Former United States Senator William E Chandler marked his seventy fifth birthday today. After leaving the Senate in 1901 he led the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission for years and more recently has focused on his law practice, splitting time between Concord and Washington DC.
The Oklahoma Bar Association opened its annual meeting in Oklahoma City with a large attendance of judges and lawyers. Judge Frank Doster, former Kansas chief justice, will deliver the annual address on The Constitution and the Courts.
The midwinter meeting of the Kentucky Press Association began in Louisville with headquarters at the Seelbach Hotel. The two day program includes discussions on many newspaper topics and public issues such as good roads and tax revision.
One of the winter’s largest Montreal weddings was held at St George's Church this afternoon. Miss Gertrude Warrington, daughter of Mrs. F. H. Warrington, married Mr. Graham Carmichael. The groom is the son of the late Rev Hartley Carmichael, rector of St. Paul’s Church in Richmond Virginia, and nephew of the late Bishop Carmichael of Montreal.
The New Theatre Company will present Old Heidelberg with Richard Mansfield featuring in the cast. The production showcases a classic story of romance and vanity set in a university town, bringing a staged revival to local audiences.
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