Mr Rangdell Resumes Tour This Week
Mr Rangdell resumes his tour this week with dates announced in a press note. The schedule outlines planned stops and locations for the actor’s latest engagements.
01 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1912
Page
1
Mr Rangdell resumes his tour this week with dates announced in a press note. The schedule outlines planned stops and locations for the actor’s latest engagements.
A North Louisiana swing toward Senator Foster gains steam as Tangipahoa business leaders switch support from Ransdell to Foster. Several parishes report rising approval and expect Foster to win a large majority in the upcoming primary.
Senator Foster extends campaign itinerary through North Louisiana and Florida parishes. Ransdell and Foster campaigned over holidays with favorable sentiment rising in Rapides Grant and Winn parishes. Upcoming stops include Amite Greensburg Kentwood Mt Herman Franklinton Bogalusa Slidell Covington Hammond and New Orleans ward meetings.
James Keegan, once the Good Government League choice for first justice of the peace in Jefferson parish, asks to be removed from the primary ballot dated Jan 23, 1912. He says the league now backs an independent, and he will support the regular Democratic slate led by M A Dauenhauer and Frank Evans.
Trenton New Jersey January 1 The public utilities commission began enforcing an order requiring all railroad companies doing business in the state to provide on their passenger trains free of charge inexpensive individual drinking cups for common use in public places.
The article warns Democrats against supporting Judge Luther I. Hall and the Good Government League, naming ex-Republicans as leaders and urging loyal Democrats to back John T. Michel instead. It portrays Hall’s ticket as allied with Republican figures and urges party fidelity.
A mobile policeman was killed and the mother in law takes full blame for the crime. The report notes legal proceedings and the charging details as the investigation continues.
A report asserts that Michel's friends provided corroborating evidence and details that support the main claim. It emphasizes verifiable statements, named witnesses, and documented events to back the narrative.
Manager Geo F Wahrer of Hotel Monroe announces major renovations including a new grill room on the first floor, two smaller dining rooms, and seventeen upstairs bedrooms. Old dining room and kitchen moved to ground floor. bachelor quarters created. new showers and a butler service planned.
John T. Michel conducted a rapid North Louisiana tour from Shreveport to Monroe, meeting voters and rallying support for his Regular Democracy bid. He predicted strong showings in the Fourth and Fifth Districts, with enthusiastic crowds along Dayline Sibley Gibsland Arcadia Simsboro Ruston Tremont Calhoun and Ouachita River areas.
Report from the Caddo capital and Shreveport show growing support for John T. Michel in North Louisiana. Voters cite his plain speech and fiscal agency stance as reasons, with towns like Monroe turning toward Michel as the safest governor choice. A passenger on a train even urged a handshake with Michel.
J W Higgins has been appointed general manager to succeed A W Sullivan, effective January 1 1912. The veteran railroad official, born 1864 in Newport Rhode Island, rose from messenger to assistant general manager at Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain, with a 7300 mile system to direct and a record of honest service and strong leadership.
Hon Fred J Grace state land register has kept abreast of all departments since taking charge. Grace visits Monroe to promote his candidacy. The Wilson Hughes bill of 1908 Act No 214 created selling state and levee board lands to the highest bidder.
News from New York on January one reports Theodore Roosevelt saying he is not in politics yet his supporters flood letters urging a presidential bid. Southern Republicans pledge moves to desert Taft, with Cecil Lyon and William J liver named as possible key converts. An Outlook elevator operator notes Roosevelt regaining form and hinting at a possible nomination.
A clash erupted as thousands of activists confronted the City of Hankow on Sunday. Witnesses reported heavy street fighting and disruptions across key avenues, with police forming lines to separate opposing groups and restore order.
An army of four thousand Revolutionary troops attacked Hankow and met Imperial forces estimated at thirty thousand in a fierce battle. Government circles see the outbreak as a chance to avoid the national convention and the peace conference at Shanghai.
Jane Howard was inaugurated as president of the Republic of Liberia, succeeding a leader who held the office for eight years amid political change in Monavia.
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