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31 Dec 1915
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1915
Page
1
New Year Customs Lightly Touched By North City Notes
The piece describes watch night services and bells as the year ends, with old customs fading. It notes students returning Monday to school, and that holidays end as labor resumes, while New Year resolutions fade away with the old year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Much
Horse Meat For New York's Poor
New York announces horse flesh may be sold for food after tomorrow despite health board guidance. Officials say horses do not transmit tuberculosis and rarely pass diseases to people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Board of Health
Food safety alert on horse meat sold as veal or eel
Officials warn against selling horse meat disguised as veal or eel with tightened controls. The practice is expected to target shops frequented by foreigners where horse flesh may be offered at reasonable prices and eagerly bought.
Cudahy Packing Plans Reorganization and Capital Rise
Topeka Kansas December thirty plans for reorganizing the Cudahy Packing Company and boosting capitalization were revealed with new incorporation papers filed in the secretary of state. The Maine law based incorporation increases capital from twelve to twenty million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Cudahy Packing Company
Maine
German socialists arrested for high treason in peace talks
The Berlin Vorwarts reports ten German socialists including Clara Zetkin have been arrested for treason for engaging in peace propaganda in Rotterdam on December 31. The action targets antiwar activities amid protests and calls for negotiations.
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Rotterdam
Berlin
Vorwierts
Clara Zetkin
Obituary: Captain Salvador Pizzati Dies in New Orleans
Captain Salvador Pizzati a leading Italian banana trader in New Orleans for four decades died today at 76. He built a prominent business and was known for his civic involvement in the Italian community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oreleas
Salvador Pizzati
New Orleans
Wool production in 1915 tops 288 million pounds
Washington December 30 wool production in the United States for 1915 was estimated by the department of agriculture at 288,777,000 pounds with a value of 67,574,518 dollars. This marks an increase of about 14 million dollars from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
French Repulse Germans in West
British troops reportedly landed at Kavala on the Greek coast near Saloniki to block German advances. Reports also say Orfano landings occurred. Bulgarian forces defeated the Serbian army aided by Italians in Central Albania, with Serbian losses heavy. December British casualties total 1,001 officers and 17,548 men. Champagne repulse of a German grenade attack. rest of western front quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
London
Kavala
Saloniki
Orfano
Albania
Paris
Schmidt Is Guilty Prison for Life
Mathew A. Schmidt was convicted of first degree murder as McNamara’s accomplice in the Los Angeles Times explosion. He murdered Charles Hagerty, one of the victims, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, same as McNamara. A trial motion and appeals are planned. another alleged accomplice, David Caplan, awaits trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mathew A. Schmidt
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Schmidt
Charles Hagerty
Times
David Caplan
McNamara
Seattle
New York
Charles Haggerty
Counsil
Nathan Coghlan
Unanimous Support for Nominee in Third District Race
A progressive group in the Third District declares unanimous backing for the party nominee and states they will not support Barrett in the upcoming election.
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Barrett
Democrats Rally Behind Pleasant in Louisiana Nomination
A New Orleans dispatch notes all Democratic factions unite to back Colonel Pleasant for governor with a Lafayette reception for Pleasant and Harris nomination plans underway. Barret tours St Tammany and Washington parishes as Progressive rumors persist about cross party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Pleasant
Lafayette
Harris
Shreveport Times
New Orleans
Thomas C. Barret
New
John M. Parker
Parker
Louisiana
Newton C. Blanchard
Pleasant
Barret
John D. Shaffer
Terrebonne
Montgomery
Warren Thomas
Fernand Mounton
Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Ellis
Horace Wilkinson
Democratic State Central Committee
A. W. Newlin
T. H. Harris
Second German Reported Missing in Shrevenort
The Times reports a second member of Shrevenort's German colony, Herman C. Geyer, a blacksmith at 3010 East College Street, has been missing from his home for nearly three weeks amid the ongoing disappearance of G. C. Gleimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrevenort
the Times
G. C. Gleimer
Herman C. Geyer
East College Street
Geyer Linked to Liederkranz Group and Local War Interest
Geyer and Greimer, members of the Liederkranz Society, are not believed to be closely connected to the disappearances. Geyer, a Lutheran, ran a Texas avenue blacksmith shop decorated with war imagery. no evidence suggests he enlisted. Pennsylvania implements a 2 cent stock transfer tax starting tomorrow, with expected revenue over 306 thousand dollars. The National Automobile Show opens in New York, promising innovative mechanical designs and brand new models with striking deco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geyer
Liederkransz Society
Lutheran Church
Greimer
The
Liederkranz
Texas Avenue
Germany
Penn Slvania
Harrisburg
New York
Grand Central Palace
Fairyland
Railroads in court fight over Missouri Pacific notes
B. F. Bush as receiver for the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system, through Henry Bernstein, sues Texas and Pacific Railway in a Western District of Louisiana court for 842000 plus interest on seventeen notes maturing June 1 1915. The case follows a broader control struggle among major financiers over several lines including Missouri Pacific Texas and Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain System
Henry Bernstein
Western District of Louisiana
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
Bush
Denver & Rio Grand
Western Pacific
Goulds
Texas & Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Congressmen Waive Immunity In Sherman Act Indictments
Ex Congressmen H R Fowler Henry G Martin and Herman Shultzis indicted in New York on Sherman act conspiracy charges to restrain trade in munitions appeared before a US commissioner and asked for a preliminary hearing set for January 20. Congressman Buchanan waived immunity and will travel to New York to post bail. Each defendant released on $5000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
H. R. Fowler
Ilinois
Henry G. Martin
Herman Shultzis
New York
United States
Buchanan
Department of Justice
Crisis Averted Second Ancona Note Signals Punishment of Submarine Commander
The text of Austria's second Ancona note was received at the State Department. Washington reports suggest the United States will view the commander’s punishment as meeting the main demand, while indemnity remains to be negotiated.
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Associated Press
Washington
Austria
United States
Ancona
State Department
Austro Hungarian reply on Ancona sinking urges humane wartime conduct
Vienna forwards note agreeing with Washington on respecting humanity in war and not destroying enemy private vessels without ensuring passenger safety. Inquiry finds submarine fired on Ancona after warning. six lifeboats used, panic aboard, and several boats cast adrift before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ancona
Reuter
Vienna
Amsterdam
Washington
United States
Austria-Hungary
Ancona Ang
Austro-Hungarian Note Over Ancona Disaster Blames Captain
The note recounts the submarine commander firing on the Ancona after waiting for rescue, the vessel sinking at 1 20, and officials debating crew versus passenger outcomes. It defends rescuing attempts while blaming passenger panic and claims no responsibility for damage from fire or capsizing.
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Ancona
Inter state Commerce Commission approves freight increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved new freight classifications for southeastern railroads including Gulf States lines east of the Mississippi. The changes will raise charges for all freight classes starting January 1. The commission did not approve the increases and will consider formal complaints on reasonableness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gulf States
Mississippi River
Seven Negroes slain as whites avenge plantation killing
Violent eruptions in Blakely Georgia left seven Black men dead and two white men seriously wounded after a plantation overseer Henry Villipique was shot. A posse killed Grandison Goolsby and another unknown Black man. Goolsby kin fled, were burned in a cabin, and further killings followed. Deputies were summoned as clashes spread along the Chattahoochee River area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Blakely, Ga
Henry Vilhpigue
E. H. Coachman
Grandison Goolsby
Mike
Ulysses
Villipique
Goolsby
Howell
Grandison Goolstiv
Grandison
Earl Mightower
James Burton
Coachman
Clay County
Chattahooche River
Georgia
Alabama
Hightower
Burton
Tatter
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Went
Monror
Cudahy Company Affairs
Salvator Pizzati
Cgantic
Arkansas
Lyceum Theatre Today
World Film Corporation
Clara Kimball Young
Maree Se
the World
Blue Ridge
Walton Baily
Shubert
Mountain District
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