Call for United Action Urges Citizens to Respond
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26 Feb 1910
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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 26, 1910
Page
1
Publicity Push Urges Monroe Ouachita Parish Ad Campaign
An urging to unite and aggressively advertise Monroe and Ouachita parish to outside readers. The piece argues outsiders are unaware of local environment and opportunities, stressing natural resources, timber, river access, railroads, schools, and religious and civic strengths to attract settlers and investors to Dixieland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
America
Ouachita
South
Dixieland
Monroe urged to lead in town advertising and progress
The Sunny South editorial urges Monroe to spearhead advertising campaigns and growth. It lists so called town killers and jealous critics, then calls for unity across all groups to pursue broad progress and development for the city and parish.
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Monroe
Jail Breaker Caught Near Okiona Mountains
Hot Springs Arkansas February 26 A C Conlin shot and captured in the mountains near Okiona in Clarke county Sheriff Houpt notified here by Sheriff Howell who pursued the man wanted in California after he broke jail and fled westward through rugged country
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Hot Springs
Ark
A. C. Conlin
Okiona
Clarke County
Houpt
Howell
Montgomery County
California
Capture of Colin Reported by Okolona Authorities
In Little Rock last night authorities learned from Okolona that Colin would likely pass through on a train. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Hayes organized a posse at the depot and locating Conlin in the caboose fired, wounding him as pursuit reached woods. He is in critical condition and ID confirmed.
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Little Rock
Ark
Colin
Okolona
Conlin
Jesse Hayes
Hayes
Caboose
Hot Springs
Live Hog Prices Rise at Chicago Stockyards
Chicago news reports a continued price uptick with live hogs selling at 9.70 dollars per hundredweight at the stockyards as of today February 25. The brief notes a slight advance in the market.
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Chicago
Hogs Sell At 10.05 Per Cwt In Pittsburg Stockyards
Live hogs traded at 10.05 per hundredweight at Pittsburg stockyards on February 25. Buyers expect prices to rise due to scarce hogs on the market, marking a notable market movement since crossing the civil war line yesterday.
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Pittsburg
Smuggling Arrests in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas February 25 Dick Moore of El Paso and Jake Goldstein were arrested by federal authorities charged with smuggling opium from Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Dick Moore
el Paso
Jake Goldstein
Texas
New York City to Be Shipping Center of the World
New York plans a vast Jamaica Bay harbor to expand exports and imports. The Board of Estimate will vote to appropriate 1 million dollars to start dredging inner channels and secure federal aid for a 7.43 million dollar project. The new harbor will cover forty square miles and connect via Rockaway Inlet with a 1500 foot wide channel large enough for oceangoing ships.
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New York City
New York
Jamaica Bay
Board of Estimate
Gaynor
Hudson
East Rivers
New York Bay
Manhattan Island
Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Inlet
United States Board of Engineers For
Girl Rescued by Marine After Suicide Attempt
A girl was rescued by a marine after an attempted death by her own actions. The incident followed a sailor allegedly enticing her, though no charges are stated.
New Orleans Party Lost After Transcontinental Car Trip
A New Orleans party undertaking a cross country automobile journey was reported lost after their vehicle was stranded in a sand storm while traveling across the continent. Authorities and rescuers searched the area for the travelers and their location remained unknown.
Prosecution No Joke The Stafford Mystery
In Philadelphia area headlines a claim surfaces that laughter will be on the Packers. Elsewhere a strike situation around Philadelphia sees little change as tensions rise. At South Bethlehem a clash between strikers and officers is reported along with a dramatic rescue at sea involving Emma Schwab who leaped from the cruiser California and was saved by a sailor. A related case notes the disappearance of a young military officer and a wife charged with murdering her husband last fall. In Los Angeles a desert search party departs Mecca for the Hanson and Dake party believed lost in a sandstorm en route to a cross country trip.
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Garvin
Packers
Philadelphia
South Bethlehem
San Francisco
Emma Schwab
California
Los Angeles
Cal
Mecca
Walter Hanson
New Orleans
George Dake
Packer Prosecution Seen as Serious Matter by Garvin
New York dispatches report Prosecutor Garvin saying Chicago packers view the indictments of six companies and twenty-one individuals in the beef trust as a joke. He asserts the real burden will fall on the beef ring, not on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Garvin
Philadelphia Strike Sits Tight Despite Half Holiday
In Philadelphia the strike situation shows little change as a half holiday limits police, with crowds expected to be tested later today and tomorrow. Police protection covers nearly all streetcar lines as services continue under guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clash at Bethlehem Steel ends with two foreign ers shot
South Bethlehem Pennsylvania February 26 clash between State police and Bethlehem Steel strikers leaves two foreigners shot by police one seriously wounded and the other injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
Langford to Meet Barry in March Showdown
San Francisco reports Sam Langford will fight Jim Barry on March 31. The bout is expected to draw boxing fans to the city, with both fighters eager to prove their stamina.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sam Langford
Jim Barry
French Cabinet Confronts Tariff Negotiations
Paris February 25 The French cabinet devoted most of its session to Franco American tariff talks and related negotiations with the United States.
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Paris
Mystery of Major Don Stafford’s Disappearance Deepens
Baton Rouge reports the unexplained disappearance of Major Don Stafford two weeks after he left for El Paso. Family and Adjutant General Gen. Stafford express grave concern as rumors of a sighting in San Antonio remain unverified. Stafford, once robust and naval academy educated, reportedly suffered health issues and may be in a dry climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Don Stafford
Major Stafford
Texas
el Paso
Don
Alexandria
Stafford
San Antonio
D. T. Stafford
Adjutant General's Office
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Coming Week Forecast Lists Ten Topics for Debate
Washington notes outline a busy week with the Beef Trust probe Ballinger-Pinchot case Taft railroad bill Nicaragua and British Parliament as core themes The President will speak Monday at the University Club In New York Charles R Heike of American Sugar awaits trial with others on sugar import underweighing charges F Augustus Heinze faces two indictments in New York for Mercantile Bank funds misapplication National Educational Association convenes in Indianapolis Leo XIII centenary observed globally Trade talks between Canada and Germany set to take effect Tuesday promising broader commerce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beef Trust
Ballinger-Pinchot
Taft
Congress
Nicaragua
University Club
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Indianapolis
Department of Superintendence
National Educational Association
Beveridge
Leo XIII
Fire destroys sheriff’s barn and horse in Tallulah
A small fire in Tallulah La last night burned the barn and stable of Sheriff A J Sevier Jr The burning of a valuable horse trapped inside was not rescued The alarm came from the town’s electric plant whistle There was no insurance and no additional damage reported
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News-Star
Tallulah
A. J. Sevier, Jr
Polite and prompt service is our specialty.
TM Parker Co Ltd 23 51.
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Tm, Parker Co., Ltd
Wife Charged With Killing Husband In Kirksville
Kirksville Missouri February 26 Mrs Alma Proctor Vaughan arrested and charged with murdering her husband last October She was released on a 25000 bond Vaughn taught American history at the State Normal here and had been sent to El Paso for specialist advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville
Alma Proctor Vaughan
Vaughn
State Normal
Bargain Sale Crowd Causes Injuries Claim
New Orleans Feb 25 Mary D L Bouchon sues the firm running a bargain sale alleging she was knocked down and trampled by a crowd, seeking 5000 dollars in damages for injuries alleged suffered during the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mary D. Ll. Bouchon
Noted Democratic Leaders Meet at Hot Springs Hotel
Norman E. Mack chairman of the national committee N W McLeod personal representative of Joseph Folk of Missouri W A Percy brother of Mississippi’s senator Col S W Fordyce of St Louis all gathering at a Hot Springs hotel to discuss implications for the next presidential race A number of other Southern Democrats are expected to arrive during Mack’s stay Mack declined to confirm details saying they are here and talking over matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Norman E. Mack
National Democratic Committee
N. W. McLeod
United States
Jos. Folk
Missouri
W. A. Percy
Mississippi
Col. S. W. Fordyce
St. Louis
National Committee
Mack
McLeod
Brown Held Over Killing of R H Luttrell
In Ida Oklahoma on February 25 a white judge presided as Thad Brown a black man pleaded guilty to killing R H Luttrell and received a life term. As officers moved him toward Garvin to catch a train a crowd abducted the deputy sheriff and Brown was later found dead with bullet wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida, Okla
R. H. Luttrell
Garvin
Thad Brown
Auto crash near Georsstown injures, kills two locals
In Texas a car overturned on the road between Georsstown and Round Rock. Gus Magnuson was killed when pinned beneath the wreckage. Oscar Nelson, formerly of Round Rock and now in San Antonio, was seriously injured with broken bones and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Gus Magnuson
Oscar Nelson
Round Rock
An Antonio
Georsstown
Rround Rock
Magnuson
Neien Slee
Guadeloupe Strike Demands Naval Movements Amid Turmoil
Paris reports ongoing guadeloupe unrest after cane cutters strike prompts urgent government action. Orders were countermanded sending the armored cruiser Hugo elsewhere and directing the third class cruiser Friant at Tangier to Pont-A-Pitre immediately.
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Paris
Guadaloupe
Hugo
Friant
Tangier
Pont-A-Pitre
Pinchot Takes Stand in Ballinger Inquiry
Former Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot testified at 2 20 p m reading his preliminary statement and outlining the testimony he plans to give before the Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee in Washington February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger-Pinchot
Congress Ad journed In Havana For April 4
Havana February 25 Congress adjourned today until April 4. No legislation of importance was accomplished during the late session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Multimillionaire Trust Magnates Indicted for Trial
Several high profile corporate figures were indicted on charges related to trust and financial misconduct. Prosecutors allege complex schemes involving shell companies and misappropriation of funds. The defendants face trial in the federal court as investigations continue.
Six Packing Giants and Twenty One Packers Indicted
Six major packing companies and twenty one packers were indicted by a Hudson county New Jersey grand jury on charges of conspiring to restrict meat and poultry supply. The public prosecutor said extradition would be pursued for nonvoluntary defendants. Indictments name corporations National Packing Company Armour Swift Morris Hammond and individuals including J Ogden Armour Ira N Morris and Louis F Swift. The case marks a pivotal East Coast effort to blame wide price rises on industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New York
Hudson County
Jersey City
Pierre Garvin
National Packing Company
Armour & Company
Swift & Company
Morris & Company
Henry B. Darlington
A. A. Fuller
Lemuel C. Patterson
Ira N. Morris
Chicago
Garvin
Cooper
Bathgat
Edwards
Hartwell
Darlington
Fuller
Capiuses
Supreme Court
Blair
Carey
Rumors of War Between U S and Japan Rekindle Debate
General Francis V. Greene of Buffalo warned at a Canadian Club gathering in St Catherines that war between the United States and Japan seems more likely than official circles admit. He said Britain would be drawn in if a conflict occurred but unlikely allies would imply a Pacific invasion. He predicted the U S would face major wars, urging study of geography and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Japan
United States
Britain
Great Britain
Pacific
Mississippi
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Reire In
Arkansas
Little Chang
Langford
Barry
NeWo
Rome
Canada
Germany
Sevier
Lynethed
Oi Companies
Brown Bakery
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