16 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
1
A report notes leaders used plain speech during a covert gathering. The article highlights informal phrasing and direct exchanges among participants, with emphasis on practical topics over formal rhetoric.
All facts from a verbatim report recount a secret meeting among merchants laborers and professionals in Monroe. They discuss high local prices driving cash trade away and compare local costs with smaller towns. Aware of agreements to refund out of town travelers they question adherence.
Alfred Vidal Davis Sr a 49 year old planter of Cannonsburg Miss shot himself at his home last night despondent over business reverses. He was brother in law to W W Finley president of the Southern railway and to Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon.
A Northwest weather pattern prompts alerts as severe conditions develop. Officials report rapid progress toward containment and safety measures issued for affected communities.
10 QuanDed quotes Mr. Marsh calling an anti-option bill a live issue. He warns it could spark controversy as lawmakers debate the measure in the powder room.
Hot Springs Arkansas February 16 Mr and Mrs Jack Wyman of Peoria Illinois were surprised by three burglars robbing their Hill Street cottage late last night. They were bound gagged and later freed today. Jewelry valued at four thousand dollars was stolen. A negro cook aided the couple were bound and confined under beds during the robbery.
Weather reports from Abilene show a 58 degree fall from 82 to 24 with a norther bringing heavy sleet. The cold snap extends across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas as a northwest storm shifts east, while New York Cotton Exchange voices concern over proposed limits on futures trading and its wider economic impact.
Governor Sanders released Traveling State Auditor Smiths report on the Lincoln parish shortage tied to A H Mayfield former deputy sheriff. The audit shows a total shortage of 1197.72 over 1904 to 1907 with details attached and notes ongoing scrutiny of sheriffs offices.
The Globe reports a beef and mutton price war shaping the cost of living with packers prepared to show grand juries that retailers mark up prices beyond their own increases. A two year price list backs claims, aiming to justify consumer costs and deflect blame from producers.
There was no morning session of the Ballinger Pinchot Committee of Inquiry today as adjournment was taken yesterday until late afternoon. Henry Hoyt, attorney general for Porto Rico, who aided Glavis when he was U S Attorney at Seattle, has been in Washington for several days and will likely succeed Glavis on the witness stand.
Assistant State Traveling Auditor R. H. Collins spends several days in Monroe reviewing sheriff office records. He notes the county books are among the best kept and most correct in the state.
A Washington dispatch reports Japan seeks a new treaty to replace the 1911 expiry and discusses tariff preferences under the Payne Act. It notes Japan’s concern over exclusion laws and emigration, and signals cautious optimism for harmonious negotiations amid U S Manchuria policy debates.
The steamship Parthian rammed and sank the Magic City at the mouth of the St John River. The Magic City was bound for Miami with a cargo of merchandise. All of the crew were saved after the collision.
In a heated exchange Mr Burleson questioned why cotton has an exchange but wool does not. Mr Marsh argued wool trading is highly dangerous and largely guesswork due to value uncertainty, while cotton moves to the highest price with New York active and business ongoing.
Jackson February 16 There was no surprise in the caucus voting for United States senator. The tie up remained strong with Vardaman sticking to the race and denying a report he would retire in favor of Speaker Street. First ballot totals listed Vardaman 63 Percy 46 Byrd 16 Kyle 17 Street 15 Alexander 6 Critz 1 Anderson 2. Total 166. Second ballot Vardaman 69 Percy 46 Byrd 16 Kyle 18 Street 18 Alexander 4 Anderson 1. Total 166.
Bob Smith known as the laugh maker will entertain at the Elk's Club Monday night under auspices of the King's Daughters. Feb. 21 event promotes local charity and community fun.
The report notes political shifts as the OCR Democrats appear poised to gain a controlling position in the next U S House of Representatives, signaling potential changes in leadership and policy direction.
Washington February 16 Speaker Cannon hinted the next House will be Democratic while defending the rivers and harbors bill. He defended past river work, critiqued the amount of money proposed for the Mississippi project, and warned against overloading Congress with bills as he urged preservation of House rules.
A bill introduced in the House by Representative Wickliffe would make Baton Rouge a sub port of entry in the New Orleans district. The city would have port limits from Conrad's Point to Scott's Bluff, extending three to four miles inland. The measure notes Standard Oil’s plan to use Baton Rouge as a shipping point for oil refined at a planned refinery using Territory and Oklahoma fields.
In Jackson Mississippi on February 16 the will of Mrs. Annie Murdock of Madison parish files for probate naming the Old Ladies' Home of Mississippi as a beneficiary of four thousand dollars. The suit Murdock vs Holmes in the Supreme Court concerns estate valued at about seventy five thousand dollars.
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