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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
1
A national defense program completion is anxiously awaited as lawmakers push ahead. Officials outline milestones and potential impact on funding, with emphasis on national security and strategic readiness.
Washington hearings on the Brandeis Supreme Court nomination set for Wednesday with witnesses to discuss ties to the United Shoe Machine Company and other cases. Congress pursued many measures including conservation laws, waterpower bills, Nicaraguan and Colombian treaties, and Philippine independence as the national defense program advances.
Alfred J. Henry of Washington DC, meteorologist in charge of the river and flood division, toured Little Rock yesterday and said the backwater condition in Arkansas is unprecedented in the bureau's history.
Arkansas City and surrounding towns brace against the Mississippi flood as 606 to 700 rescuers toil to shore up levees. The flood robs Arkansas of homes, forces boat rescues, and confirms 16 known deaths including Christy Taylor. Water rises, towns flood, and relief trains deliver supplies while residents seek dry ground.
A. P. Thom, counsel for the Southern Railway, leads the House interstate commerce committee hearing Thursday on the Raylurn bill to federally authorize recapitalization of railroad stocks and bonds. The measure previously passed the House and died in the Senate. With urgent deficiency and Indian bills in conference, post office actions, and other supply measures including a 5.6 million dollar diplomatic bill proceed toward week’s end debate on foreign policy.
New Orleans February 7 The bantamweight world title and a large purse hinge on the outcome of tonight's bout between Kid Willames of Baltimore the current champion and Pete Herman of New Orleans. Herman seeks revenge after a prior no decision meeting while both fighters boast improved form and a close contest is forecast with Jack McClligan of Philadelphia serving as referee.
Rev. Mr. Farrington used hornets as a metaphor for harm from slander and gossip at First Baptist Church. He described hornet sting as analog for cruel remarks from peers and the political arena, urging that good men endure slander but rise above it through character.
Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and New Jersey are featured at the Pennsylvania Rural Progress Association convention in Philadelphia. Speakers urge better life for farm producers, citing 37 percent of agricultural land tilled to renters and a need to balance farm assets with education and housing. Notables include Liberty Hyde Bailey, Dr Harold Pogh, Senator Lever, and Mrs Julien Heath among others.
Flood conditions stretch from Natchez to Memphis with rising Ouachita levels. Arkansas City reports 55.8 feet, projected to reach 57, while Natchez hits 51.4 feet. Iron Mountain trains face disruption if Felsenthal washout worsens. Water shifts complicate Bayou Bartholomew flows and Lafourche basin outlets. Bayou Macon and Tensas rise as Lake Lafourche climbs.
London reports troop movements by the central powers suggesting an imminent offensive against Saloniki. Athens notes German Austrian and Bulgarian concentration on the Greek frontier with artillery shifted south from Nish. Other fronts show little activity while Turks reportedly improve against Russians at Erzerum. The British relief force remains stalled near Kut. The Daily Sketch hints major war changes and that Bert Kitchener may depart the war offices.
The Chico levee, strained by high water and backwater, risks failure four miles upstream. Between 600 and 700 residents stay as warnings from Weather Bureau urge evacuation. Over 1,000 already left. riverboats Kate Adams and two others carry evacuees. Communications cut, light and water out, only river water usable. A boat capsized killing Willie Webster with MecWilliams narrowly escaping. Williams swam to the depot, the town’s only dry building. Streets are six to eight feet deep in backwater. flood rising one inch per hour.
About 600 to 700 residents camp on the levee top as sacks are stacked to hold back waters. Water nears the levee crest with a projected 18 inch rise, while a 55.5 gauge reading marks a historic high. Backwater climbs four feet, with 57 feet forecast. hundreds homeless, food scarce, and many women among evacuees leaving McGehee as towns flood.
Washington on February 7, southern congressmen who invited President Wilson to make a preparedness tour through the South gained the impression he might opt against a second trip. Representative Harrison extended an invitation for a visit to Mississippi.
Mexican passengers arriving today report Francisco Villa terrorized a Laguna Chihuahua mining camp last Monday and threatened to kill all Gringoes. The alleged incident adds to tensions as reports surface from El Paso dated February 7.
Milan february seven a Bucharest dispatch reports an explosion last week at the Skoda armament factory in Bohemia killing 195 workers and destroying three buildings the blast reported from armament plant disaster underscores wartime casualties and industrial risk
Chicago February 7 Federal Judge Landis dismissed the Federal League suit against organized baseball filed over a year ago under the Sherman anti trust act.
Juarez reports Villa with twenty five men is fighting on the defensive in a canyon on the Santa Clara ranch. The report places the engagement in the border region and notes ongoing military activity around Juarez and El Paso.
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing hold extended talks with naval officials and Germany over the Lusitania sinking. Officials indicate an early settlement is probable with Germany conceding key US demands and promising no reprisals against non-enemy subjects. Chairman Stone indicates the case is practical and nearing settlement.
Secretary Lansing informed the Colombian minister that President Wilson had not approved the proposed amendments. The note appears in a dispatch continuing on Page 2.
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