17 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
1
Judge orders action to strike sixty one names from voter rolls as part of a purge suit led by Forsythe Eyvled. Officials contend irregular registrations are targeted to clean records and restore accuracy.
Dr A Forsythe as candidate sues city registrar J A Cason and 61 voters alleged not qualified to vote in the March 2 1911 Democratic primary. Judge Madison sets February 23 1911 at 10 a m for the hearing requiring those cited to appear and show cause why their names should not be dropped from registration rolls.
West Monroe business houses will close from 10 30 to 11 30 am to attend the Rock Island Hog and Corn Special lectures at the A L and G depot. Local merchants urged public turnout including women and schoolchildren with prayers for a strong attendance. The six point day total reached 4132 with a peak 1200 at the Union station as lecturer H M Cottrell praised the midwinter event.
A hog and corn train is expected to arrive in Monroe tomorrow morning at 10:30. The event is announced in local notices with quick arrival details for residents and businesses awaiting shipment and delivery of goods.
Senate committee on Interstate Commerce votes six to five to report the cotton futures gambling bill without recommendation. They drop three House provisions on oaths, non mailability, and mail return, drawing opposition from New Orleans and New York cotton interests who argue the bill harms farmers and cannot be enforced.
Will Roberson, jailed in Oklahoma, makes a full confession linking his brother Henry Roberson and another man to the Birta Arkansas house fire. He admits exhuming a convict's body, placing it in the house, and burning a corpse to cover the crime. Henry Roberson remains at large with a reward offered.
The Hog and Corn Special train on the Rock Island Lines travels through the territory as a highly valued educational effort. The lecturers aboard emphasize modern scientific methods and their benefits to the country, aiming to keep the public well informed and connected to progress.
Swift and Co filed a lawsuit in Memphis claiming 180000 dozen eggs spoiled in cold storage at Memphis Cold Storage Company. They seek 20000 dollars total with 10000 dollars actual damages for egg loss and 10000 dollars for damage to trade as the eggs reportedly acquired a fruit flavor due to odors.
Private sessions convened by prominent figures in the cotton industry focused on strategic moves and market pressure. Attendees discussed supply controls, price expectations, and potential interfirm collaborations to soften ongoing economic strain.
Local service between Mon Roe and Delta is urged with 18 advocates backing the plan. The call emphasizes improved transit options and regional connectivity.
New York Evening Post reports support for the Scott anti option cotton trading proposal and notes passage in the House. The piece argues the measure would push trading to Liverpool, harming cotton producers, while the Senate considers hearings. Separately, local rail plans discuss fast through trains Nos. 103 and 104 to Lake Charles, with Monroe as a key crew hub and potential service expansions amid Iron Mountain changes.
General Navarro leads 500 infantry and 200 cavalry from Juarez after fifty hours of inactivity toward Guadalupe to engage insurrecto chiefs Maderos and Gonzales. Federals expect to reach Maderos within five hours.
Miss Daisy Oden, longtime chief clerk at the Davenport passenger office of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, has been named division passenger agent. She is the first woman, as local railroad men know, to hold such a post in the United States.
The Pacific Mail Company reduced the freight rate for Atlantic to Pacific coast shipments via the Isthmus route to five dollars per ton, down from eight dollars. The announcement was made in San Francisco on February 17.
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