Speed Rally Draws Large Crowd at Court House
A large crowd gathered at the court house last night to hear speeches and public talks about the speed rally event. No further details were provided.
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Court House
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
1
OME HOT SHOTS FIRED IN CITY ELECTION CRITICISM
Supporters of H R Reed gathered at the courthouse praising his ticket while blasting the current city administration. Speakers attacked the City Executive Committee and Councilman Hipp Marks amid debates over municipal government and public utilities and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Democratic Executive Committee
H. P. Marks
O. P. Slack
H. R. Reed
Court House
Amber
Setiing
B. Clark
Troula Breard
Jnc. Breard
Kaliski
Speed
Percy Sandel
Aker
San 1
Ainst
Newag
Sandel
Hipp P
Ward 5
H. D. Briggs
Vtrie
Briggs
Swayze
Dr. Forsythe
Memorial design inguli leaders press for change
Confederate Daughters leaders demand a change in the memorial design. They argue the current plan misrepresents history and advocate revisions to reflect broader perspectives and inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Daughters
Controversy Over Womans of the Sixties Confederate Monument
Arkansas opponents led by Virginia critics condemn Belle Kinney designed monument to the Women of the Confederacy as an insult to the memory of Southern mothers. They argue the sculpture portrays defeat and cowardice and call for new designs or a stop to funding. Leaders plan to push a May reunion vote to rescind Mobile approval and allow states to choose or resubmit designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
South
Belle Kinney
Nashville
Tenn
Confederate Veterans
Mobile
Richmond
Confederacy
Dan W. Jones
J. F. Smith
Arkansas
R. J. Lea
United Daughters of the Confederacy
U. D. CG
George H. Tichenor
New Orleans
Miss Rutherford
Georgia
Tichenor
Appomattox
Kinney
Virginia
Old Confederacy
Mardi Gras Trip Planned On Imperial Steamer Schedule
Mr. Percy D. Mitchell, general agent of the Monroe to New Orleans line, announces regular trips on the steamer Imperial for Mardi Gras week. Passengers go down on the Imperial and return aboard the J. H. Menge, built for this trade. The service aims to run long term via the Monroe waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy D. Mitchell
Monroe
New Orleans
Mitchell
J. H. Menge
Snow Removal by Rail Car Freight Innovation
The Illinois Central Railroad ships melted snow south in coal cars to ease Chicago’s snow problem. Cars filled in Chicago yards travel south to Kentucky and other states. many melt en route. Centralia residents watched fifty dripping coal cars pass through en route south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Lake Michigan
Centralia
Kentucky
Fans Keep The Lyceum Theatre Cool In Winter
Electric fans are used at the Lyceum Theatre every night continuing into January. Managers say the devices help air circulation and comfort during performances despite the unusual winter usage.
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Lyceum Theatre
Weather report predicts warm, fair conditions
Tonight and Thursday bring generally fair skies with steadily rising temperatures. Winds light, temperatures expected to climb into the upper ranges as the week progresses.
Big Religious Education Convention Opens in Providence
Distinguished churchmen educators and social workers gather for the eighth general convention of the Religious Education Association in Providence Rhode Island from February 15. Leaders from Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and other denominations attend with college presidents and educators to discuss Religious Education and the Home and joint efforts of school church and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
New England
United States
Canada
Religious Education Associaion
First Baptist Church
The
Religious Education Association
Association
Baptist
Methodist
Presbyterian
Congregational
Friends
Unitarian
Lyman Abbott
New York
Jane Adams
Chicago
Frederick Schoff
Philadelphia
National Congress of Mothers
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Terry
Rhode Island
David Phillipson
Cincinnati
Louis Crossman
Franklin McElfresh
E. Morris Ferguson
Faunce
Brown University
Sanders
Washburn College
Shailer Mathews
Divinity School
University of Chicago
King
Oberlin College
Coe
Union Theological Seminary
Snyder
Wofford College
Sanford
Clark College
Drinker
Lehigh University
Jenks
Cornell University
Bryan
University of Indiana
Hadley
Yale University
Wooley
Mount Holyoke College
Jones
Haverford College
Association For Discussion
Anti Option Measure Faces Last-Minute Senate Battle
In Washington on February 15 advocates of the Scott anti option bill to ban future cotton trading press for quick Senate action. Senator Foster blocks immediate committee reporting to allow hearings for New Orleans Cotton Exchange and New York Cotton Exchange before a vote. The effort seeks to place the measure on the calendar before adjournment as supporters push to extend to cereals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Foster
Interstate Commerce Committee
Louisiana
New Orleans
New York Cotton Exchange
New York
Reciprocity Bill Adopted by Louisiana Legislature
The measure passed despite three Louisiana Democrats voting against it. No further details were provided in the readable text.
Bitter Debate Over Taft Canada Trade Pact Passes House
The House ratified Tafts reciprocity agreement with Canada by a near solid Democratic vote 221 to 2. Republicans largely opposed but some insurgents favored the measure. Five Democrats voted against it Broussard Estopinal Pujo Hammond and Webb. The bill advances to the Senate amid warnings of a possible filibuster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Canada
House of Representatives
Broussard
Estopinal
Pujo
Louisiana
Hammond
Minnesota
Webb
North Carolina
McCall
Senate
Congress
House
Liang
Mr. Taft
Champ Clark
Clark
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Cannon
Fordney
Michigan
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Speedy
Allen
John
Weather Report
Scott Bill
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