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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
1
A historical note outlines the criteria of efficiency to guide President elect Wilson in choosing appointments. It emphasizes capable administration, proven results, and integrity as key standards for public service roles.
In Trenton on January 22 a 30 member delegation from various labor interests pressed for Democrat John T. Cosgrove to replace Col. Lewis T. Bryant as state labor commissioner. Governor Wilson favored merit over party lines, praised Bryant, and noted Cosgrove’s case while acknowledging labor’s desire for representation. The exchange touched on broader themes of labor voice in government and potential national labor department policy.
President elect Wilson announced he will not relinquish his New Jersey governorship until March 3% the day he leaves Trenton for his Washington inauguration. He will travel without a private car and will use ordinary travel arrangements. About 1 000 Princeton students will ride with him on one train to escort him into the capital and voice a Princeton cheer. He will spend the night of March 3% at a hotel as a guest of cousin John W. Wilson of Franklin Pennsylvania.
In Trenton on January 21 President elect Wilson proposed hosting a popular reception at the capitol as an alternative to the traditional inaugural ball, with Mrs Wilson and the party expected to participate. The move signals a more informal approach to the ceremonial events surrounding the inauguration.
Weather note shows rainfall possible tonight and on Thursday. Forecast indicates scattered showers with no strong storms expected. Stay aware for brief downpours and slippery roads.
Governor Wilson explains his position on inaugural ceremonies and handshakes. He clarifies a letter to Wm Corcoran Eustis about not having his family stand in line and denies reports that he and Mrs. Wilson favored canceling the inaugural ball due to dancing concerns. He cites expense as the main reason for opposition and says the institution was abandoned.
The Interstate Commerce Commission investigates improper use of passes. It finds state passes defeat the act and that passes have favored some shippers while others are denied. Hearings will be held nationwide to probe routing and movement incentives.
Springfield Ohio January 22 The receiver sale of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad was delayed to February 5 by court order. Rumors say both the Pennsylvania and the Norfolk and Western railways may bid. The line runs Detroit to Ironton with docks at Toledo and coal traffic from Jackson Ohio and nearby fields.
Police search for two women who threw the body of a baby from a speeding limousine at a downtown corner. A well dressed middle aged woman drove, a young woman with a pasteboard box sat beside her. The car fled into traffic, leaving no identifying marks or parentage for the child.
A flood at an encampment near Suakin Egypt drowned 350 Mohammedan pilgrims from India en route to Mecca. The disaster occurred on January 22 as the caravan was overwhelmed at its camp.
The Grand Council of the Ottoman Empire warns the senate against surrender that would repeal Adrianople canal law. The body contends the move would repudiate empire principles and align with American stakes in the matter.
A.S. report from Vienna notes Turkey’s surrender of Adrianople to Bulgaria. In Washington Senator Root attacks coastwise tolls and urges arbitration for the Panama Canal dispute with Great Britain. He argues free tolls favor the United States only if mirrored for foreign ships and warns against false pretenses in treaty obligations.
In Washington on January 22 advocates of free passage for American ships through the Panama Canal marshal their forces to oppose the Root amendment aimed at repealing the American exemption. Senators O Gorman Newlands and others vow to defend the United States authority to grant free passage for coastwise traffic.
Reports from American Consul Letcher say Mexican rebels in Chihuahua are seeking peace as commissioners of the Federal government travel by special trains to negotiate. The surrender is expected to cover all rebel leaders in Chihuahua, with possible exceptions for Orozco and Sallazar.
Memphis and Terre Haute report rising rivers with forecasts of a 38 foot Mississippi crest next week. Refugees move from submerged Arkansas and Missouri lowlands as government engineers expect levees to mitigate floods. Several families near the Wabash fled rising water in Terre Haute.
Fred Culpepper misses work for the first time since a recent long illness from typhoid fever. He departs tonight for a several days visit with relatives and friends at Selma, Louisiana.
Washington notes indicate free meat proposals once blocked by a presidential veto are part of the extra session tariff revision program. The Ways and Means Committee heard testimony showing strong House Democratic support reflected in the sentiment of members.
S H Cowan of Fort Worth voiced cattle raisers west of the Mississippi against a free meats proposal. He warned cheap South American cattle would ruin Texas industry and urged preserving American market preference. Cowan cited Texas Democrats backing free meats previously. Bermuda and the Bahamas also protested tariff rates.
Miss Helen Miller Gould married Finley Johnson Shepard at Lyndhirst estate in a small ceremony with fewer than a hundred guests. Thousands of gifts from around the world reflected the bride's philanthropy and humanitarian work.
In New York on January 22 the arson trust faced competition from a large group of independent operators almost matching the trust in fires. Izzy the Painter Isadore Stein agreed to name principal independents to the district attorney. Abraham Schlichten, cited among the indicted, pleaded guilty and sought mercy while offering to reveal thirty others involved.
Assistant United States Attorney Johnson says three men confessed in the arson trust inquiry. Two claimed coercion to burn their businesses for insurance gains while a third admitted setting fires to two buildings causing about 21 500 in losses. Names of several involved firms and a gasoline supplier were learned. no arrests made and witnesses will not be recalled.
A. K. Clingman of Keithville, an agent of Texas capitalists, arrived to pursue an electric interurban line from Homer through Minden to Shreveport. The plan targets taking over the Clingman and Kinnebrew line from Homer to Minden, with twenty miles of graded roadbed having stood as dead capital.
The article reports that efforts against white slavery have reduced the practice in many states, with authorities praising new laws and enforcement that curtailed trafficking and exploitation cases. It notes ongoing work in remaining areas and calls for continued vigilance.
United States Commissioner Stanley W. Finch reports progress against the white slave trade, noting near elimination in eighteen states after Federal law enforcement and a three state pilot. He cites loopholes in the act, the need to criminalize attempts, mail fraud links, and proposed measures including search warrants for premises and post office reforms to curb trafficking.
A Brookhaven inquiry reports train No 3 collided with freight extra No 61 after a cross over was left set and lights failed. The board pins fault on the extra 61 crew for leaving the switch set and locked, enabling the fatal 1913 wreck near the Mississippi Central crossing.
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