14 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
1
A senator-elect discusses the sugar duty, outlining positions and implications for policy. The remarks reference the broader economic impact and potential legislative priorities, signaling stance ahead of formal sessions.
Representative Broussard proposes Louisiana delegation avoid backing presidential candidates who demand a deep sugar duty cut. He argues a large cut would hit Treasury and farmers alike, risking higher prices and less revenue, while keeping sugar duties high supports Louisiana cane growers.
M D Swayze announces rebuilding the Swayze Packing House in Monroe after a recent fire. The new plant will have equal capacity, be at the same site, and may expand as demand grows. He plans to buy more beef cattle from Red River Parish for shipment to Monroe, urging continued public support.
John B. Sneed, on trial for the death of Captain A G Boyce Sr, testified about his wife's elopement with A G Boyce Jr and the subsequent pursuit and the January 13 slaying. He described his long acquaintance with the Boyces and his own career, noting he first sensed trouble in his family on October 15.
Washington February 14 reports Dr Sun Yat Sen first president of the Chinese republic is a naturalized American. The Department of Commerce and Labor held in 1904 that Sun born in the Hawaiian Islands was endowed with American citizenship by the 1899 act which provided a government in Hawaii and declared all citizens of the territory to be citizens of the United States.
Federal officers arrested labor leaders across multiple cities in a alleged giant dynamiting conspiracy tied to the Iron Workers and related unions. Indictments accuse interstate explosives shipment and conspiracy, with eight executive board members present at McNamara’s Indianapolis office.
Government agents in multiple cities arrest leaders linked to the dynamite plot. Frank M. Ryan of the Iron Workers is among the first taken, with others from the Iron Workers and allied unions facing charges over six years of alleged conspiratorial activity. Bonds set at 10 000 for Ryan Hocking Butler and 5 000 for Meadows and Sherman.
Milwaukee marks the 75th anniversary of its village organization on February 14 with Solomon Juneau serving as the first village board president. The population then stood just under 700, now about 375,000 per the latest census.
Washington reports that Department of Agriculture officials accompanied Congressmen on re election tours. J. O. Wright testified he joined Congressman Small of North Carolina during a Florida drainage campaign. Four other aides said they traveled with candidates including Godwin Thomas Ransdell and an unidentified Shreveport district congressman.
Key Oakes son of Capt W T Oakes was killed and robbed in Talullah while collecting money. Two armed negroes fled. one was captured on the V S & P train at Rayville. Oakes, about 5 years old, was employed at Allen Sevier's store. the pistol and watch were stolen.
James J. Hill told the Stanley steel investigating committee that government domination could topple America, predicting competition would persist long after laws vanish. He denied planning to enter the steel business and mocked talk of government price controls, insisting military-like corporate power could erode labor and society and that a republic might not endure under heavy regulation.
A prominent railroad magnate voices opposition to government control amid a petition involving his son. The case centers on regulatory oversight and the influence of powerful industry figures.
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