05 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1916
Page
1
A persistent international issue reemerges as discussions on the Lusitania crisis center on nominations. Officials and observers weigh potential solutions amid ongoing uncertainty and regional tensions.
Washington and Berlin show no new developments as Secretary Lansing and President Wilson study Germanys latest response on submarine warfare and the legality of attacks. The word illegal dominates the crisis, with Berlin hoping to placate Washington without halting the campaign.
Officials describe the state department summary from Dr. Zimmermann noting the United States made new, unacceptable demands. Secretary Lansing says U S position is unchanged, with Berlin’s changes limited to wording about liability for neutral lives lost aboard submarines. The situation remains grave but not decisive for four to five days as Wilson and Lansing review Germany’s reply.
Astewiales from Washington Feb 3 President Wilson who recently returned from a mid western preparedness trip is today considering another speaking tour through the South and possibly the far western cities. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing will begin the discussion of Germanys latest Lusitania note Monday. Officials state the answer leaves the situation unchanged but hope to find a basis for common agreement between the United States and Germany.
Michael Killilea, a dairyman for J. P. Morgan on the Glencove estate, wins a $20,008 verdict for injuries from July 13 when Morgan was shot. A rope stretched across a bridge near Morgan’s house threw Killilea from a bicycle, causing blindness.
A report outlines a plan for the Philippines to achieve home development targets within four years. Officials emphasize housing access, funding, and infrastructure to support nationwide home ownership expansion.
The Philippine bill, granting extended self government and potential independence within four years, clears the Senate 52 to 24 with six Progressive Republicans joining Democrats. Senators Norris and Smith clash over military bases and Wilson’s preparedness stance. Bill includes veto powers for the governor general, expanded Filipino legislature, and a raised literacy-based suffrage. election declarations required by February 25.
Rev. F H F Parrington will deliver a special Sunday night sermon at First Baptist titled Hornets and will link the topic to current local affairs. Beginning tomorrow he starts a series on Christian Power with Hindrances to Christian Power tomorrow and Channel of Power and The Price of Power to follow, ending with Flood Tide of Power.
Ottawa February 5 Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Grant Holden and Graham Company plant, maker of clothing and haversacks for the militia. Eight workers escaped. one of the five bodies in Parliament fire lies beneath debris. Police doubt an incendiary plot but government investigates for basis of such suspicions.
A brief dispatch states motor boats are sent from this location this afternoon toward Mgehee, passing Spectal over Tron Mountain as part of a transportation movement.
Flood fears rise as McGehee Arkansas faces rapid water intruding tracks. Local alerts urge residents to evacuate while Ouachita River and nearby gauges show steady increases. Reports note record high water in Arkansas City and rising levels along the Iron Mountain line.
Rapidly widening gaps in levees along the White and Arkansas rivers flood eastern Arkansas. Dozens of towns, including Arkansas City and Lake Village, inundated as water rises one to fifteen feet. Post office moved to railroad box cars. boats replace travel. trains largely suspended. Monetary losses likely in the hundreds of thousands.
The Mississippi runs higher than for over twenty years this time of year. The gauge shows about fifteen feet above low water. Water stands two feet deep in the Diamond to Steam boat offices at Bennington, Iowa.
Little Rock Arkansas on February 4 reports that public and private charitable organizations will conduct relief measures in the city. The effort involves coordinated assistance, fund drives, and distribution of aid to those in need. Details on participating groups and exact locations were not specified in available text.
The Arkansas flood zone will receive emergency relief distribution tonight under M. A. Auerach of the Red Cross directing food and clothing aid. A committee of Little Rock business men will assist. Refugees, mainly Black tenant farmers, fled with minimal clothing and exhausted food stocks as relief efforts begin in nearby towns.
Memphis weather observer C Emery reports the Mississippi River in Memphis reached 41.8 feet tonight, about seven feet above flood stage, and is forecast to climb roughly another half foot daily toward a crest next Friday. The maximum height is estimated around 44.5 feet, lower than earlier forecasts of 45 feet.
Washington on February 4 completed a list of subjects for the International High Commission to discuss at its April meeting in Buenos Aires. Included are transportation improved banking facilities arbitration of commercial disputes negotiable instruments uniformity of customs regulations postage rates parcel post facilities wireless telegraphy and commercial travelers and their samples.
The Southern division of the National Association of Underwear and Hosiery Manufacturers in Charlotte on February 4 adopted a resolution denouncing the Keating child labor law passed by the House. They say it is not a proper solution and rests on distorted facts and is handled to excite factional feeling.
New Orleans February 4 The State reform school at Monroe is doing a food work, Representative Fred J Heintz of St Tammany announced today that he will seek an appropriation at the next legislature for another reform school to be located in Southern Louisiana. It would be open to girls as well as boys.
No infantry movements were reported as fronts in France and Belgium continued without significant action. Allied and German forces remain in position, with weather and logistics cited as ongoing factors shaping patrols and minor engagements.
Heavy artillery exchanges persist on French and Belgian fronts with no infantry moves reported. In Mesopotamia the British relief force under General Aylmer struggles near Kut al Amara while Greek and Serbian movements affect Albania near the Drin and Durazzo. Austrian forces push along the Albanian coast as Montenegrin troops arrive at Durazzo, and heavy artillery and sapping mark the Somme to Ypres sector.
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