Rock Island Farm Special Seeks Record Attendance
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14 Feb 1911
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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
Feb 14, 1911
Page
1
Business Men Invited to Attend Agricultural Lectures in Monroe
A Rock Island agricultural education train arrives in Monroe at 10 30 Saturday morning with a stop at Calhoun to urge business and professional people to attend. Alexandria hopes to attract 2500 visitors, with organizers inviting merchants bankers and women to engage farmers and townspeople in improving farm methods and household economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Calhoun
Ouachita
Alexandria
Island Agricultural
Northuisiana
Alexania
Thelexandria
M. L. Alexander
Ogressive League
Merants
Eir
Majed Seip
Rapides Lice Jary
Intern
Arkansas
Rth
Louisiana
Rock Island
Merchants and Bank
Cheap Eggs in Chicago Reduced to Sixteen Cents Per Dozen
Chicago February 14. The withdrawal of cold storage eggs from the market was announced with a price drop to 16 cents per dozen. Officials cited supply relief and consumer relief as the measure's aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Timberland Control Centered in Few Individuals
A brief note reports that control of timberlands and the lumber industry in America centers on a small group of individuals. It outlines concerns about concentration of power and potential impacts on wider markets and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumber Industry OF
America
Work of Black Hand and Timber Monopoly Exposed
Washington report to Taft by Commissioner Smith finds lumber control concentrated in 195 holders who own about half of privately held timber across 80 percent of the area. It warns of a looming monopolistic system and grave consequences for society. The note cites explosions against families and calls for reciprocity measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
United States
Taft
Smith
Harlem bomb hits Barns family in seven shaken beds
The blast in a Harlem tenement on February 14 is believed to be a black hand attack. Seven of Frank Barns' family were pitched from their beds, the apartment wrecked and all windows broken. Two dozen residents fled frightened into the street. no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Barns
Harlem
Congress Debates Canada Reciprocity Bill Delayed
Washington Feb 14 The House resumed work on the Canadian reciprocity bill and learned that the plan to end general debate at 6 p m had failed. Passage of the measure may be delayed two days awaiting further consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Train wreck at Calhoun delays services vanished
Local passenger train No. 9 running Monroe to Shreveport ditched at Calhoun at 8 this morning due to a defective switch. No injuries reported though passengers were shaken. Engine tender and two coaches left the track. wrecking crew cleared the line in about four hours with minor equipment damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Shreveport
Calhoun
Calhoun Station
Dixon
Sullivan
Egg prices fall to three year low in Chicago market
Yesterday the market showed a further two cent drop per dozen in fresh eggs with best selections at 16 cents per dozen. The decline marks the lowest price in Chicago in three years and the cheapest February on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Competition in Cotton Trade and Proposals for Market Stabilization
In Paris reports a tour by John M. Carson of the U S Bureau of Manufactures notes rising competition from Egypt and India for cotton and wheat flour markets. He advocates reciprocity with Canada, storage systems to safeguard cotton demand, and European agency presence to counter the international association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Times
Paris
John M. Carson
Bureau of Manufacturers
American Department of Commerce and Labor
Europe
Asia Minor
Egypt
United States
India
Carson
Canada
Great Britain
International Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
International Association
Widow and son dead in Oxford pact case
In Oxford Me widow Lynwood S Keene fatally shot her fourteen year old son Gerald then killed herself, tying the acts to a compact with her husband made during his long illness. The sealed envelope with the pact was found by the coroner. the family had fallen from prosperity due to his sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Lynwood
Keene
Gerald
Praise for Hamburg and South Arkansas rail and industry
J M Parker general manager of Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf railroad traveled through Pine Bluff with Wm A Otis of Colorado Springs. The party praised state progress and agricultural advertising by railroads led by C B Sloate of Rock Island. Hamburg Ashley County shows prosperity with new rice tests and banks. 30 farms changed hands to settlers from other states. Parker Otis and group toured the state and then continued to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
J. M. Parker
Arkansas, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad
Wm. A. Otis
Colorado Springs
Otis
Otis and Hough
Cleveland
Ohio
Otis Elevator Company
Otis Steel Company
First National Bank of
Parker
Mr. Otis
New York
C. B. Sloate
Rock Island
Ashley County
Hamburg
Fights Tonight Highlight Several Local Boxing Showdowns
Frank Klaus faces Leo Houck in a 12 round bout in Boston Massachusetts. Kid Ferny meets Clarence English in a 15 round fight at St Joseph Missouri. Jeff Smith takes on Kid Henry in a 10 round match at Albany New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Klaus
Leo Houck
Boston
Mass
Kid” Ferny
Clarence English
St. Joseph
Jeff Smith
Kid’ Henry
Albany
N. Y
Tablet honors Mississippi colonial history with multi-nation ties
The National Society of Colonial Dames in Mississippi will present a bronze tablet to the State Department of Archives and History on February 22. The 22 by 28 inch Greek design tablet marks Spanish French and English rule from 1612 to 1798 and will be placed in the Hall of Fame at the State Capitol with a four-nation flag ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
National Society of Colonial Dames
Mississippi
State Department of Archives and History
Spain
France
England
United States
State Capitol
Mississippi Society of Colonial Dames
William Bonneville Rhodes
Natchez
Dunbar Rowland
Louisiana
Chalmers Meek Williamson
America
Professor Del Ray Arrest Report in Monroe Case
Alleged swindle victim Cleo Colquitt lost about $2000 in diamonds and jewelry to Ed King known as Professor Del Ray and various aliases. He traveled with a man named Chambers and departed by moonlight, prompting Sheriff Parker to pursue in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed King
Monroe
del Ray
J. B. Boyd
Ford
Danielle
Mohammed
Mispah
Hotel de Ouachita
Prof
Femme
Cleo Colquitt
Ruby Bell
Chambers
Cleo
New Orleans
Prefs del Ray
Mexico
Sheriff Parker Ap
DAY BUSINESS UNION NEARS DECISIONS IN TRUST CASES
A U S Supreme Court expected to rule soon on key trust cases affecting labor and property interests. Analysts say decisions could impact union governance and fiduciary duties nationwide. Justice perspectives remain closely watched as the court weighs arguments raised by labor groups and corporate trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court Vital
Fate of American trusts hangs on pending court rulings
Washington reports a coming crisis as the Sherman act cases against Standard Oil and American Tobacco near decisions. The government faces a potential dissolution of vast holding companies totaling about 1198 firms and 8110 subsidiaries with roughly 10.6 billion dollars in capital. A government win could trigger rapid action against other trusts, while a loss would spark calls to amend the law and curb corporate power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
American Corporation
America
Department of Justice
Congress
Supreme Court
Taft
Tuun Amuck
United States
Arrest of Professor in Houston Ends Long Pursuit
A Texas professor, identified as 35 years old, 5 ft 10 in, 190 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes, was captured after a statewide pursuit. Sheriff Parker secured requisitions from Governor Sanders and Governor Colquitt, leading to his arrest in Houston and transport by train. He allegedly resisted so forcefully four officers needed to restrain him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Ed King
Parker
Sanders
Austin
Colquitt
del Ray
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Chi
Rock Island Farm
H. Cottrell
Agricultural Commission For
Rock Island Lines
V. Roy
Rapides Parish
Hag
W. R. Dodson
W. Dalrymple
J. B. Garys
A. F. Kidd
G. L Tiebout
V. L. Roy
BE. B.ly
Cotton Growers Fage Competition
Weather Report
South Arkansas
Messrs
WM. A
Colonial Dames
Colony of
Professor del Ray
Sheriff Parker
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