Taft Faces Mexico Policy From Split Administration
Resulting in ongoing questions as Taft leaves recognition of the Mexican government undecided and matters with Mr Wilson remain unsettled.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
1
Seven Regiments to Guard Texas Border Amid Mexican Turmoil
Washington reports indicate seven regiments will be stationed along the Mexican border to secure Texas frontier protection. State Department officials weigh U S recognition of Mexico's provisional government while noting aims to support a fair election and stable governance. Senators Culberson and Sheppard, with War Secretary Stimson and General Wood, confirmed troop movements to Galveston and assurance of a rapid embarkation if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mexico
Washington
State Department
United States
Wilson
Huerta
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Culberson and Sheppard
Stimson
Leonard Wood
Mexican
Galveston
el Paso
Rio Grande
Mexico City
Sey
Foreign Relation Committee
State
War Departments
Who's Who Contest Proves Advertising Value
The News-Star invites Monroe readers to inspect the Who's Who Contest results showing strong response to advertisements. A prize was offered for reading these ads and, as of 8 oclock this morning, more than fifty entries had been received in the first half hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
News-Star
Weather Report Forecast Tonight Cold Frost Friday
Tonight will be fair and colder with frost possible by Friday Morning. Sunny and calm conditions are expected through the night with easing winds and cool temperatures across the region.
Winners Named In Local Contest At The News Star
The office received many entries until 11 o clock and announced winners: Mrs F M Smith won $38, Mrs R J Casper $2, Alma King, W D King, Leland W Petegna, Elma May Young, and R F F Rushing each won prizes. Readers urged to collect prizes and advertisers praised for supporting the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Smith
R. J. Casper
News-Star
Union Labor May Win Place
Union labor may win place as Wilson of Pennsylvania is named potential secretary of new department in a developing political shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Pennsylvania
NEW Department
Speculation Rises Over Cabinet Post
Attorney Edgar H. Farrar of Louisiana is among figures under consideration for a high cabinet assignment. The name appears in ongoing talks as officials weigh potential appointments.
Wilson Cabinet Bets Narrow as Names Are Cut
Washington reports confirm final picks for Bryan as Secretary of State and McAdoo as Secretary of the Treasury. Daniels likely Secretary of the Navy and Burleson Postmaster General. Wil son slated for Labor or Labor related post. Brandeis considered for Commerce and Labor. Palmer and Baker declined offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Messrs
Bryan
McAdoo
Daniels
Burleson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Baker
Cleveland
Edgar H. Farrar
New Orleans
American Bar Association
Senate
House of Representatives
Interior
Commerce and Labor
Agriculture
Labor
Wilson
Brandeis
Senate approves building appropriation bill in late session
The Senate passed the public appropriation bill at 3 50 this morning after an all night session. The measure carries an increase of nearly sixteen million over the $25 000 000 bill approved by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Thousands of U S Soldiers Reach Galveston Mobilization
About 2 000 soldiers are encamped in Galveston with 1 000 more trains in yards. Units from Fort Meade Fort Snel ling Fort Cook and Fort Snelling join Fort Crockett as brigades mobilize for foreign service under Brig Gen Frederick A Smith with more artillery and equipment arriving to prepare the Second Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
United States Army
Daniel Cornman
Ninth Infantry
Fort Crockett
Nineteenth
Fort D. A. Russell
Frederick A. Smith
McReynolds Led Tobacco Trust Case and Legal Work
The report highlights McReynolds study of tobacco trade and trust structures, his role in dissolving the cree, prosecuting the Governments suit against the Hard Coal Trust, and winning at the Supreme Court to annul 85 percent contracts. Native of Arkansas, Virginia Law graduate, long Nashville practice, moved to New York in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
New York
Leaders of alleged Fire Bug Trust arraigned in Chicago
Three prominent Chicago men Bern hard Levine Morris Friedman and Frederick W Buckminster were arraigned in Municipal Court on charges linked to an alleged Arson Trust they run. Fires at Levine clothing store and Northwest Can Company factory in 1911 are said to have been staged with gasoline barrels found afterward. Benjamin Fink is named as the alleged firebug behind the plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Arson Trust
Bernhard Levine
D. M
Northwest Can Company
Levine
Benjamin Fink
South Bend
Ind
Severe wind storm damages Calcasieu parish and more
A cyclone hit central Calcasieu parish injuring several Black residents and causing widespread ruin. The Longville Lumber Co. plant suffered about 50 000 dollars in damage and numerous homes were demolished or blown down. Timberlands also suffered heavy harm amid the destruction. In Sour Lake Texas a tornado felled 150 oil derricks and damaged houses with no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Longville Lumber Co
Fulton
Sour Lake
Texas
Emilio Madero Not Killed, Trevino Confirms
Laredo Texas February 27 General Geronimo Trevino telegram to the Associated Press from Monterey declares there was no execution of Emilio Madero brother of the late Mexican president and no death in the Monterey area stating there is no reason for harm to such a man as Don Emilio Madero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Emilio Madero
Mexico
Monterey
Geronimo Trevino
Associated Press
Don Emilio Madero
Eighteen Auto Bandits Convicted in Paris Trial
The Paris trial of a gang that terrorized the city ended with eighteen verdicts of guilty for murder arson and robbery. Four defendants including three women were found not guilty. In New York the Women’s Industrial Exhibition opened at Grand Central Palace to showcase women’s roles in arts crafts and industry with proceeds shared among charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Grand Central Palace
Storm Cuts Telegraph Service Across Two States
A powerful storm swept over South Alabama and East Mississippi last night, knocking out telegraph wires in all directions and disrupting communications from Mobile to surrounding regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
South
Alabama
East
Mississippi
Wind Storm Harms Birmingham Area. Rail and Wires Affected
A morning wind storm in Birmingham Alabama caused property damage disrupted traffic on street and steam rail lines and damaged telephone and telegraph wires. The revival of "Buster Brown" is planned next season with Master Gabriel possibly returning in the lead role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Buster Brown
Gabriel May
McReynolds Emerges as Top Pick for Attorney General
Washington reports place James C. McReynolds of New York as the leading candidate for attorney general under President-elect Wilson. Edgar H Farrar of New Orleans is a rival possibility, but developments favor McReynolds, a former assistant attorney general who led early trust prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James C. McReynolds
New York
Wilson
McReynolds
Edgar H Farrar
New Orleans
American Bar Association
Farrar
United States
Tobacco Trust
American Tobacco Com
Mexican government hopes to quell Zapata revolt figures
Reports from Mexico City say disturbances in the North and parts of the South are waning. Huerta foresees a tough south campaign but believes he can end the Zapata trouble. Zapatistas seize Amecameca and three smaller towns near the Inter Oceanic Railway as forces pursue rebels. Guerrero rebels under Salgado show signs of surrender after long resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Morelos
Huerta
Zapata
Macero
Zapatistas
Amecameca
Harding
Guerrero
Jesus H. Salgado
Andrew Almazan
Judo Radilla
Extermination Drive Targets Louisiana Buzzards
In Baton Rouge on February 27 the State Live Stock Association launched a parish by parish lecture tour to explain how buzzards spread disease among livestock. The scavenger bird has been protected as a valued scavenger, now moved to non game status with state permission. General Isaac R. Sherwood, from the Ninth Ohio district, will be the sole Union veteran in the upcoming House of Representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Live Stock Association
State Conservation Commission
Isaac R. Sherwood
Ohio
House of Representatives
Opportunity in Louisiana profit for home seekers
Prof Cottrell outlines Louisiana advantages for settlers and families seeking homes. He cites available land, growing towns, and favorable conditions for agriculture and commerce to attract new residents.
Boll Weevil Plague Transforms Agriculture Across New Kingdoms
Farmers seek better conditions as the boll weevil devastates cotton crops, prompting a shift toward corn and diversification. The article outlines how widespread cotton losses pressured regions to adapt, boosting corn production and new farming practices.
Louisiana Corn Kings: Corn Clubs Build Prosperity
Prof H M Cottrell describes Louisiana's shift from cotton to corn on rich bottom lands. He notes record yields from 1910 era corn clubs, semi flint pure bred varieties, and exports to Europe. The piece praises boll weevil driven diversification and forecasts Louisiana as a leading corn exporter within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Cottrell
Louisiana
New Kingdom of Corn
Liverpool
South Africa
Alaska
United States
North
No H
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Wilson
Taft
Mreynolds
Glasgow
Associated Preas
William B. Wilson
Department of Libor
Capitol
War
William Glasgow
Philadelphia
James McReynolds
Louis Brandeis
Col
William J. Bryan
William McAdeco
Cer Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Representative Burleson
Emilio Madr
Opportunity IN
Prof. Cottrell
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