29 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
1
Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor declare the state’s quick sale of bonds problematic as critics warn of unfavorable terms and potential long term costs. Officials pledge review and possible renegotiation.
New Orleans reports Attorney General R G Pleasant says Louisiana sold 96 142 bond lot 15 days later at 99 1 to 99 93 earning the Whitney Central Hibernia syndicate at least 325 000 profit without their money. Barret backs prior interviews and criticizes the deal as costly to the state and notes expected 106 payoff in two years.
Mr Barrett comments that December 8 was distinctly an inning favorable to bankers. He cites market sentiment and financial activity shaping the day, suggesting a turning point in lending and investments within the banking sector.
Readers may obtain free copies of the Progress ive Edition of the News Star by visiting The News Star office and notifying the staff of their needs. The offer invites distribution nationwide at no charge.
Evidence that possibly four sailing vessels were lost in the Christmas Eve storm was announced. The schooner Cheslie was reported lost, along with the barks Sidar Milne and an unidentified craft. The unknown vessel may be the Chessie. a steamer that rescued Chessie’s crew could not enter due to fog.
Treasury officials warn that women following Dr Anna Shaw's advice to practice passive resistance to the income tax could incur heavy fines. Shaw urged unenfranchised women not to render accounts of property, a stance Treasury officials say carries penalties.
A brief item notes a supply of eggs for President Wilson at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. The report mentions the Hen Fruet delivery to the college as part of a campus wartime or agricultural routine.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attended a quiet Presbyterian service in Gulfport then visited Pass Christian and Biloxi on his fifty seventh birthday. A local preacher delivered a sermon on personal accountability to God and the president received flowers from a young admirer as mud and rain marked the outing.
Messages from rulers worldwide arrived for President Wilson on his fifty seventh birthday. The greetings were sent to Pass Christian Mississippi and kept private in Washington. Among the public messages was a note from King George expressing sincere congratulations and wishing good health after a demanding year.
In Cincinnati on December 29 prominent scholars from many educational institutions gathered as the central division of the Modern Language Association of America began its nineteenth annual meeting. The association pursues the advancement of research in modern languages.
Bucharest reports Queen Elizabeth of Roumania born as a princess of Neuwied marked her seventieth birthday. She writes under the name Carmen Sylva and married King Charles in 1869.
Sam Swift and Alf Anderson, two men of color, were arrested in West Carroll parish on grand larceny charges after an elderly local man hid his savings in a ground hole. Deputies Grant and Jones transported the suspects to custody as the aged planter’s stash, scented by moth balls, came to light.
Detectives report MR. HEAPS confessed to possessing stolen goods and diamonds during arrest. Authorities detail the seizure of diamonds alongside other goods, with HEAPS allegedly admitting ownership of the items.
Wilson R. McComas and William F. Hutchinson, Burns Detective Agency operatives, jailed in New Orleans after confessing to stealing jewelry from Street Commissioner Heap of Monroe. Sheriff Parker to return them to Monroe for trial. case tied to a dictagraph setup and prior Barber case fallout.
Sheriff Parker expected home from New Orleans with W. F. Hutchinson and W. R. Mc Comas, two Burns detectives charged with stealing two diamonds from Street Commissioner R. K. Heap while using a dicta graph to secure evidence against a confined Black man in city jail. New Orleans papers largely ignored the arrest. Monroe reporters note only a local reference to the detectives and Sheriff Parker's journey.
Philologists from nearly all major U S learning institutions and some Canadian and European universities meet at Harvard for the opening of the American Philological Association annual session. The Modern Language Association of America also opens its annual meeting at the same time and place. Both meetings run through tomorrow and Wednesday.
William E Gladstone born December 29 1809 was commemorated today in London and across the country with floral tributes laid at the base of the Gladstone monument before St Clement Danes Church in the Strand.
United States post office inspector Charles Kinzel tracked a Delhi post office robbery case to two suspects, D. H. Blanchard and Charles Everett, who pled guilty to the Delhi theft and related hardware and express office robberies. Authorities bond and transfer proceedings proceed toward sentencing in Shreveport. The gang’s broader activity and a prior Tallulah pickpocket case are noted with ongoing investigations.
State College Pa dec 29 Farmers' Week brings hundreds of agriculturists to the Pennsylvania State College for 160 lectures and demonstrations. Topics include rural school cooperation plant breeding animal husbandry soil fertility and meat handling on the farm.
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