05 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1911
Page
1
A large Boston meeting drew seven candidates to present delivery addresses and discuss campaign points. Community organizers noted the event highlighted local political engagement and candidate outreach.
A large crowd estimated at four to five thousand attended the Ruston Chautauqua opening Tuesday with speeches by United States Senate and Louisiana Governor candidates. The event featured orderly, spirited exchanges among supporters and speakers from Monroe Minden Colfax Eros Alexandria Tallulah Rayville New Orleans.
Insurgent Republicans expect the Canadian reciprocity bill to be the only tariff measure enacted this session with August 1 as a rough passage target. House leaders press Senate action on reciprocity wool and free list bills while Ways and Means plans a cotton schedule revision. Senator Borah signals lack of support for the wool bill among progressives as debate resumes in the Senate.
A London to New York cable reports Liberals turning against the Lords as the veto bill threatens to erase financial control of Commons. Asquith may soon strike a decisive blow by denying all amendments or seeking new peers to create a Liberal majority. The split widens among Tory peers and commoners amid fears of a March general election.
A brief notice directs readers to contact Monroe Drug Store for automobiles at the listed phone line 29 1wk.
President Navin states willingness to sell the Detroit franchise to another city due to low attendance in Detroit. He cites attendance issues as the deciding factor for moving the team to a new location.
The report notes many deaths from heat in northern England amid concerns that royalty may tilt toward the aristocracy, risking popular rights. In Chicago, events unfold in the latest twenty four hours ending this morning.
Washington July 5. Germany is expected to back the plan for unrestricted arbitration of all issues including national honor after clarifications show the U S Senate role does not block submission. An exchange of notes and mutual objection rules clear the path for German adhesion to the convention.
Washington reports Secretary Fisher’s approach leads to higher legal action against timber theft on public land. In June the department recommended one suit in Louisiana and won nineteen in other regions where timber trespass is not viewed as serious. Mississippi saw three new trespass suits begun, but five actions were dismissed or acquitted.
Mrs. Felecie Rees mother of Mona Rees testified in Chicago on July 3 about the book of truth tied to the absolute life cult. Her remarks aim to refute the State claim that Evelyn Arthur Lee wrote the book and thus compel the cult founder to take the stand.
Thirteen heat deaths reported by noon in Philadelphia bringing toll to thirty eight for the hot spell. Chicago records twenty seven heat fatalities and sixty prostrations in the past day as temperatures climb to 90 and beyond. Weather bureau offered no relief before Friday as temperatures rise across the region.
Philadelphia recounts a violent Independence Day with the hottest Fourth in thirteen years. Eleven deaths from heat and numerous prostrations, twelve drownings around the river, two murders, several attempted murders, many brawls, and about four hundred hospital injuries from fireworks.
A refreshing westerly breeze along the Atlantic coast eases the eastern hot wave. Cooler weather is forecast for Chicago and the middle west, with breaks in the torrid spell reported and the extreme northwest turning noticeably cooler as temperatures fall below seasonal averages.
Four railroad workers were killed and three seriously injured in a collision between an extra and a gravel train on the Soo Line near Superior Wisconsin. Mixed train orders apparently caused the crash on a Namadji river bridge which caught fire.
Heat drives corn up as much as 4 3 4 cents per bushel while oats rise 2 1 8 to 2 1 4 cents. The price movement reflects heat and market conditions in Chicago with continuation noted on page 10.
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