Attracting New Capital Investments Casts Bright Prospects
A regional brief notes efforts to lure new capital by offering strong inducements. Investors weigh opportunities as municipalities compete for business.
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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 18, 1910
Page
1
Prospects for Prosperity in Monroe and North Louisiana
An editorial urges unity to attract capital and new industry to Monroe and North Louisiana. It highlights Louisiana’s natural advantages, notes New Orleans as a gateway to trade, and calls for improved schools, roads, ethical public leadership, and modern business practices to spur investment and homeseekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Louisiana
America
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Monroe
Drainage Work Underway Around Tallulah Parish
Tallulah Feb 17 Drainage districts in the parish surveyed by US engineer A E Morgan. District 1 led by G P Blair has begun work on Canal bayou with a dredging barge and steam shovel planned to remove about 850000 cubic yards at 12 1 2 cents per yard draining 30000 acres. District 2 at Mounds will start soon as surveys finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Tallulah
A. E. Morgan
United States
G. P. Blair
W. M. Sherwood
St. Paul
Minn
Canal Bayou
Grassy Lake
Tensags
Canal Bayou District No. 1
Mounds
Monroe urged to boost town prospects and progress
The article pleads for loyal citizens to contribute to Monroe's growth, emphasizing the need to counteract fading characteristics and ensure the city's place among progressive towns. It calls for collective efforts to improve prospects and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Tillman Stricken With Brain Paralysis in Washington
Washington reports Senator Tillman unconscious and near death as doctors diagnose a slight paralysis from brain vessel calcification. Rest and quiet are urged, making him unable to take part in any serious work this Congress session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillan
Congress
Independents Face Probe on Meat Packing Competition
Federal grand jury investigates the so called beef trust asking how many independent packing houses exist and their share of the meat business. Patrick Brennan and James S. Agar have been summoned as evidence is heard on competition among independents once protected by Judge Grosscup's 1903 injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Beef Trust
Patrick Brennan
Independent Packing Company
James S. Agar
Western Packing and Provision Company
Grosscup
Louisiana Man Suicide Report From Vicksburg Incident
An unnamed Louisiana man identified as L A Shaffenberg of Hen committed suicide in Vicksburg, according to a brief local report.
Sugar production falls behind rising demand
Production cannot keep up with increased sugar consumption as output lags behind demand. The note records higher consumption pushing prices and prompting calls for policy or supply adjustments.
Death of Planter Shaffenberg in Vicksburg
J A Shaffenberg of Henderson Louisiana was found dead in his Hotel Carroll room in Vicksburg with a self inflicted wound after a social outing. He was to leave for New Orleans and had German origins but long residence in the South. In Crete a severe earthquake shook the island with underground explosions damaging buildings and burying six people in a collapsed house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
J. A. Shaffenberg
Henderson
New Orleans
Carroll
Canea
Crete
Hawley Interviews on Sugar Prices and World Output
R B Hawley of Galveston Texas president of Cuban American Sugar Company discusses sugar's role in the cost of living. He notes rising consumption and a supply gap, citing limits in Porto Rico Hawaii and Java where land and government controls restrict sugar output. He suggests higher prices as a solution to balance supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. B. Hawley
Galveston
Tex
Congress
Mr. Hawley
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Java
Cook Admits Identity In Santiago Incident
In Santiago Chile on February 18 Dr. Frederick A Cook finally acknowledged his identity after days of denial. He had been in the city for some time and repeatedly claimed he was not Dr. Cook when questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Frederick A. Cook
Cook
Coldest Weather of the Season Recorded in Memphis
Memphis Tenn February 18 nine degrees above zero marked the coldest day of the season in the city as residents faced frigid conditions and freezing temperatures throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Sugar Supply and Prices Cast Doubt on Growth
A discussion notes 28 million inhabitants and beet growers in Europe affecting US output. It cites rising consumption outpacing supply, asks how to expand world sugar supply at current prices, and claims Americans pay 5 cents a pound the lowest in the world aside from Britain. It mentions Cuba and Java as sources with limited current shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Java
Laymen Missionary Movement Convention Ends in Shreveport
The Laymen's Missionary Movement concluded in Shreveport with 500 delegates and a pledge to boost foreign mission support from 2936 to 5060 dollars. Dr Samuel Capen, Rev S J Porter, and Rev Wills Hotchkiss spoke on tracing facts God’s call and light on Africa as the policy was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Shreveport
H. F. Williams
Samuel B. Capen
Boston
J. Porter
D. D
Wills R. Hotchkiss
British East Africa
Hundred Cairo Citizens Try to Lynch Purse Snatcher
A large mob in Cairo gathers to punish a purse snatcher after he is seized by bystanders. Police intervene to restore order as crowds threaten violence. The environment grows tense near the scene with onlookers and officials weighing charges and safety.
Militia Called Out After Jail Lynching Attempt
Cairo Illinois February 18 Militia patrol the streets after an attempted lynching of several prisoners. Eight of the deputies who fired on the mob were black. Alexander Halliday son of former mayor was killed. His body lay on jail steps hours before removal at four this morning. Sheriff Nellis restricted access to the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Alexander Halliday
Halliday
Sity
Nellis
Southern bankers report strong funds demand and active trade
The Wall Street Journal notes no recession in the South with banks seeking more funds, a robust mercantile sector, and preparations for spring and summer. Cotton wealth and land price gains spur farm expansion, labor, equipment demand, and new building projects across Georgia, Tennessee, and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South
Georgia
Memphis Ha&s
Mississippi
Memphis
Record Low Thermometer Sees 16 Degrees Last Night
Government thermometer dropped to 16 degrees above zero, the coldest reading of the winter. The previous record low stood at 19 degrees.
Firefight at Cairo Jail as Mob Fights Deputies
In Cairo Illinois on February 17 a 200 strong mob attacked a jail to seize negro purse snatcher John Pratt. Twenty deputies and militia fought back with two mob members shot and several wounded. Pratt was arrested and indicted shortly after a mob-linked notice by relatives of Annie Pelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ill
Nellis
John Pratt
Annie Pelley
W. A James
Missy Pelley
Roosevelt urged not to endorse present administration
Washington reports a prominent newspaper man travels to Africa to meet Theodore Roosevelt and urge him not to endorse the Taft administration. The plan is to influence Roosevelt before he returns from the Nile as political leaders weigh his possible stance on Taft and the Republican Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Missionary Congress
Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
the Globe
Washington
Elba
Africa
Col
Nile
Taft
Bob Smith to Perform at Elk's Lab Monday Night
Bob Smith the laugh maker headlines a Monday night performance at the Elk’s Lab under auspices of the King’s Daughters. Event details are sparse with a date listed as February 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Smith
Laugh Maker
Elk’s Lab
the King’s Daughters
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