24 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
1
News note reports General Bonilla withdrawing his bid for TV presidency. Lawson to decide from the submitted names which candidate to choose. The article centers on the selection process and the field of contenders.
General Manuel Bonilla emerged as a provisional president candidate in Honduras amid negotiations with government leaders. The U.S. representative at the peace conference, Mr. Dawson, faced competing lists from Bonilla and Davila’s camp, with no agreement reached on temporary leadership.
C B Morton states a prior report is in error and that he intends to support Doctor Forsythe. He clarifies his position regarding the political endorsement.
In Greenville Mississippi on Wednesday night Pelham Archer is near death after a pistol fired near him wounded his left lung and seriously injured Dr J D Smythe who stood nearby. Archer is ill and at his father's home, Smythe is recovering at his house after doctors assess possible surgery.
An examination today of the bombs found by police after the riots last night in the Fine Arts building showed the missiles were only make-believe infernal devices. Count Albert Apponyi of Hungary was not injured.
Constantinople reports the Turkish steamer Harriet, crowded with Moslem passengers, burned at sea. No passenger or crew member raped. Several Americans are among the injured. In Chile near Braden Mines a rail train derailment kills or injures fifty, with Americans among the wounded.
A major blaze ravaged Aux Cayes in the city of Hayti near Port au Prince yesterday and today, causing heavy monetary loss and widespread suffering. Officials expect relief needs to rise as the fire subsides and damage assessments begin.
Washington Feb 24 The McCall measure to implement Reciprocity terms passed the Senate without required redress as reported by the Finance Committee. The bill aims to carry out the reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States despite ongoing payback concerns.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against railroads in stern and Western cases news from Washington dated February 4. The decision disapproved proposed advances in official classification totaling about 28 million dollars annually. The ruling affects increases for Western trunk territory and related railroad rates.
El Paso reports federal plan to trap Maderos troops by massing forces at Ahumada. Col Rabago with 500 infantry and cavalry leaves Ciudad Juarez for Samalayca. Col Escudero advances toward Ahumada from the west. Col Mayal reaches Montezuma as Mexican Central wires are cut.
Louisville Publicity League seeks the 1912 Democratic Convention and has Champ Clark's approval. Robert W. Brown leads efforts to enlist local merchants, aiming to showcase Louisville as a central, accessible site with hotel capacity. Clark supports Louisville, opposes auctioning national conventions, and says cities should cover legitimate expenses only.
Tonight and Saturday forecast calls for fair skies with rising temperatures and frost overnight. Saturday will be warmer with continued fair conditions.
A musical program set for March 2 features old hymns sung by Opposition party members after election returns. The list includes solos by W B Clark John Parker Tom Jones Harry Oliver H R Speed A J Renaud and duets with D A Breard R P Webb. the closing chorus recalls battles and shells.
Lonoke Ark Feb 24 E A Smith former Rock Island agent and candidate for state railroad commissioner testified that railroad officers authorized him to spend 1600 to win the nomination. He said the balance was from uncollected freight bills and that the company backed his bid to defeat W W Surridge.
A note emphasizes pending, unsettled items with uncertainty surrounding each. It cautions that significant events are not yet fixed and urges caution in planning until more concrete information emerges.
Washington reports a day of sharp debate over the McCall reciprocity bill and Lorimer’s defense. Taft hints at an extra session if the bill fails, while Hale and Penrose back passage. Cummins leads opposition. LaFollette backs tariff revision to pressure Democrats. Lorimer’s four hour speech shapes the phase, with exclusion votes seen as non decisive.
Dublin records the enthronement of Most Rev. Joh Baptist Crozier as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in the wake of Dr. Alexander's resignation. The rite drew dignitaries from church, civil, naval and military ranks as Crozier, 58, sworn in after a quarter hour procession. He was educated at Trinity College and ordained in 1876 with rapid ecclesiastical progress noted.
A fragment notes a chaplain to the Archbishop of Armagh in 1886 and to the Lord Lieutenant in 1893, with years of service in Belfast as bishop of Down and a lingering reference to a final resting place.
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