13 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1912
Page
1
An editorial urges personal thrift and farming self-sufficiency as a route to curb high living costs and counter the greed of trusts. It argues that producers at home can lower prices by boosting local supply, and stresses disciplined saving, planning, and careful management of small-holdings as a path to broad economic benefit.
Dr. Arthur J. Brown travels to Washington to urge President Taft to intervene against Japanese persecution of Korean Christians and interference with American missionaries. He plans to brief the State Department and evangelical workers on the urgent need for official warning to Japan to halt the policy.
A Philadelphia inventor along with engineers from New York and Rockefeller interests test a new rubber substitute made from frosted cotton bolls and stalks at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. The project aims to clear cotton fields of waste vegetation, harvest green, and fight boll weevil sustenance, with five Southern governors already in talks.
The legislature of New Brunswick enacted two new statutes requiring stationary boiler inspections and establishing a workmen compensation framework. The measures aim to improve safety and provide worker protections across industries.
A new compound of great possibilities has been discovered in the waste cotton fields. Researchers report promising properties for this substitute material. further tests are planned to assess viability and potential applications.
Unogo Brand or Winner Union Oil Company reports a major success at its fertilizer plant. The project highlights growth in production and local employment, marking a notable industrial development in the region.
Arrangements are made for the Republican State convention in Atlanta to name Georgia delegates for the national Chicago convention. State chairman Walter H. Johnson and Taft leaders plan to endorse the President for renomination, while many rank and file favor a rival convention for the Roosevelt movement.
Clerk Fred Hanna outlined parish road and bridge costs for 1911. Total road expenditures reached 16 319.32 with 9 841.71 used for construction and maintenance after deductions. Bridge fund outlays totaled 21 734.22 with 10 238.87 applied to back indebtedness and interest.
A new fertilizer operation in Monroe and West Monroe is praised for precise weighing and thorough mixing of components. Local merchants and farmers favor the home supply, with spring purchases often paid in cotton seed in fall. G B Anderson directs the fertilizer department, while Jack Murphey, West Monroe mill manager, is credited with its growth and success.
Baton Rouge reports registrars of voters in county parishes will not be paid in 1912 without a new appropriation. 59 registrars each receive 500 dollars annually, plus Orleans registrar at 200 dollars monthly. total claims reach 17,700 dollars.
Bishop W R Lambuth reports from Luebo in the Belgian Congo that the Southern Presbyterian mission there has 2,000 members and 300 teachers as part of a twenty one year old effort. He warns of extreme risks to women including burning and strangling in disputes and witchcraft accusations. He cites a recent case where boiling water scalded a woman who later lost an arm to mortification.
A joint committee of Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures met at St Paul Capitol to discuss border disputes along the St Louis River and Lake Pepin on the Mississippi. Fourteen British shoe factories are now using the union stamp.
The report states that governors asked Ruddvelt to consider accepting a presidential nomination, with the understanding he would answer later.
Theodore Roosevelt says eight governors sent him a letter about a presidential bid and will reply within a week. The State Department denounces reports of U S intervention in Mexico as foolish stories and affirms friendship with Mexico to protect Americans there.
London reports eight hundred thousand coal miners back the ballot result for a nationwide stoppage on February 29 unless mine owners accept a minimum wage for all men and boys underground. Hope remains for a practical solution.
Washington February 13. On Florida East Coast Railway plea the Commerce Court restrains the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing its order cutting citrus fruit and vegetable freight rates to Jacksonville and other Florida basing points.
Indianapolis February 13. Sudden disappearances by several men named as minor defendants in the dynamite conspiracy cases delayed the government plan to make simultaneous arrests of fifty four defendants today. District Attorney Miller signaled arrests would occur tomorrow.
Government agent to address handlers of explosives at City Hall on Wednesday. Mr Innis, representing the United States Government ordinance department, will illustrate the lecture with demonstrations. Early report notes Britain among topics discussed.
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