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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1916
Page
1
In Coahoma two sheriffs clash over a chancery injunction backed by Baugh and Fisher armed with bayonets. Tensions rise as authorities confront a heated legal dispute involving local power and enforcement.
In Clarksdale Mississippi on February 19 a fierce county dispute over the sheriff’s office erupted. Governor Theodore Bilbo ousted Sheriff Waugh and installed J Fisher, with state troops patrolling the courthouse and office building. A chancery court injunction supported Waugh’s position while Adjutant General EF 5 and militia guarded the county seat. A special supervisors meeting was planned to decide next steps.
A staff correspondent of the Arkansas Gazette tours the south flooded region and extols President T B Gilbert Sr of the Tensas Basin Levee Board of Louisiana. Though not an Arkansas resident, his eight years as board president have aided flood fights, earning high regard in his adopted home districts. Continued on Page Eight.
The Adjutant General left town Friday morning and the local troops were put under the new sheriff as a dispute brews over the sheriff’s seat. Sheriff Gaugh and his attorneys sought a legal path to keep the office, while he warned he would surrender rather than risk armed clash. Quiet on the surface belies strong undercurrents and indignation among Gaugh’s supporters.
Leaders from Unipro call on citizens to stay united against upheaval. Officials warn that abandoning civil rights risks undermining stability and progress. Citizens urged to support reform while preserving core liberties.
Senator Lodge denounced Germanys plan to destroy armed merchant ships as a threat to American rights and neutral conduct. He argued the United States must not abandon long held principles permitting travel and commerce on belligerent vessels, warning such a move would degrade U S neutrality and aid a hostile power. The discussion touched on disarming merchant ships and the broader submarine warfare issue with remarks by other foreign relations leaders and notes from the State Department.
The Republican Progressive Independent candidate for Louisiana governor was nominated by a convention. He urges white voters to align with Black voters to hold political balance, criticizes past Republican rule, and evokes memories of Reconstruction violence to claim loyalty to white supremacy. The piece frames his stance as a pledge to keep Louisiana a white man’s state.
An article notes naval policy debates on neutrals and embargoes amid wartime doctrine. It cites Mr Lansing's 1914 circular and warns that restricting armed merchantmen would betray neutrality. It also records Mr W G Lawhead departing after noon for Bastrop due to his mother's critical illness.
Swift flood damages reported as streams wash trees into the area. Debris lodges against bridges causing disruption. Local officials monitor waterways and urge caution for residents near flood-prone zones. No injuries immediately reported as crews assess damage and begin clears.
The report details severe flooding around Rayville with the protection levee failing. Bayou Lafourche bridge washes out, rail lines from New Orleans & North Western submerged. Hig Creek rises five feet. Trains run Rayville to Vidalia but Buck Ridge crevasse flood may close lower tracks within days. One mile of M and St. Joseph Locust track washed.
Natchez relief committee announced three thousand marooned blacks near Newellton and floodwaters threatening St. Joseph Waterproof. Provisions suffice for three to four days. without aid refugees face starvation as Newellton authorities appeal for food and boats amid rising floodwaters.
Rayville Louisiana February 18 flood reports show overflow water reaching the north levee and by today the east levee of the Richland Parish Lumber Company mill. Water has risen about four feet and continues to rise rapidly with conditions expected to change by tomorrow.
For the first time in U S history the Navy Department asked Congress today for an emergency appropriation to equip battleships with anti-aircraft guns. Washington February 19. The move marks a historic request aimed at strengthening naval defense.
By Associated Prose Washington February 19 representative Heflin of Alabama told Attorney General Gregory that he believed a combination or bear oper-
In New York, investigators examine conduct linked to cotton prices amid claims of potential Sherman act violations. No formal charges were filed, and no evidence was produced at this stage. Justice department agents will pursue an investigation to determine if antitrust laws were breached.
The prize steamer Appam was seized today by a deputy United States marshal in Norfolk Virginia. Two guards from the U S district court are in charge of the vessel as attorneys for the British owners seek to regain possession under prize laws.
In Richmond on February 18 the house of delegates defeated a joint resolution to submit women’s enfranchisement to the people by 52 to 40. The vote’s gain from two years earlier, when 13 favored, pleases suffrage leaders.
A terse wartime note reports a small number of Turkish soldiers left in the field at Erzurum as Russian forces advanced. The brief casualty and retreat details remain limited and unadorned.
Heavy troop movements in South and Central Belgium signal a major action. Reports from Petrograd claim Erzerum fell with few captives as Turkish forces retreated to inner forts. Austrians attack the Dniester in Galicia, repulsed after heavy artillery prep.
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