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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1911
Page
1
Insurgents in the upper house of Congress tighten grip on leadership and agenda, altering committee assignments and delaying standard votes as rival factions scramble for leverage.
Congress confronts a tariff revision crisis as the Senate weighs wool and free list bills alongside the Democratic wood bill after Canada reciprocity. Insurgents hold leverage for a potential adjournment or fall session, while President Taft's veto and tariff board report shape the path ahead.
Thousands of Elks gathered in Atlantic City for their annual reunion as the city presented the order with the freedom of the city. Harry Bacherach, exalted ruler, welcomed the guests in the Marine ballroom. August Herrmann of Cincinnati responded as grand exalted ruler. The grand lodge begins its first business session the next day with an election underway.
Arthur C. Moreland of New York is eyed as a compromise amid a deadlock between John P. Sulvan of New Orleans and Charles Rosbury of Dallas. Edward Leach of New York may step aside due to unwritten rules, while George D. Locke of Arkansas opposes Leach. David McCarron challenges Fred C. Robinson, the secretary running for re election. Portland, Oregon is seen as strongest for the next convention.
Washington July 11. Senator Watson moved to set votes on the reciprocity bill for July 19 and the free list bill for July 20 in the senate but the motion was defeated by Senator Cummins objection.
The Kansas City Board of Public Welfare outlines a program to send convicted women to a reformatory farm rather than fines. Inmates receive individual rooms, wholesome diet, domestic skills training, medical inspection, and social work guidance. Men will be held accountable, and efforts focus on preventing relapse while returning rehabilitated young women home whenever possible.
A teen died and seventy others were injured when a railroad train toppled over a thirty foot concrete viaduct. The disaster occurred at the rail line near the city, with emergency crews responding quickly to the scene. Investigators are examining the cause of the wreck.
In Atlanta separate ballots in the Georgia legislature at noon confirm Governor Hoke Smith’s election to the U S Senate, surpassing the required two-thirds for victory. Joint ballots are set for tomorrow as Senator Terrell’s term continues.
Ethel Conrad and Lillan Graham held in 5000 bail for felonious assault after shooting W. E. D. Stokes in their New York apartment on June 6. In Maryland, Atwood and Hamilton arrived at the Army Aviation School at College Park after a dawn flight from Atlantic City and planned to fly to Washington.
A cached fragment notes a missing letter that references Charles Taft and his influence on his brother regarding coal lands. The readable text suggests political or business leverage tied to mining interests.
A congressional inquiry investigates a rumored letter from Richard S. Ryan to Secretary Ballinger alleging Charles P. Taft influenced President Taft over Guggenheim plans for Alaska Controller Bay coal lands. The letter remains unfound. Miss M F Abbott testified she copied a version from files, while President Taft disputes knowledge of any such communication.
State Treasurer reports funds stretched with a $150,000 available balance and July expenses looming. The 32nd Legislature meets July 31 to pass the general appropriation bill and redraw senatorial and representative districts amid a cash shortage from Campbell era tax cuts and a one time $2,000,000 Waters-Pierce Oil penalties deposit.
The Meyer sale notice runs in today’s paper with featured bargains across household goods and appliances. Offers include discounted furniture, cookware sets, and electronics with limited-time pricing and store-wide clearance.
A committee witness, Ashmun Brown, Seattle newspaper man and former private secretary to Secretary Bal linger, is expected to testify about a press order that omitted a crucial fire on lands clause. The omission allegedly advantaged ground observers trusted with the knowledge, and the panel notes Brown's presence when Miss Abbott claims to have seen the Ryan Ballinger letter.
In Cincinnati on July 11 a search of Charles P. Taft’s letter files, at President Taft’s request, sought correspondence with the president Richard S. Ryan or others about Controller Bay affairs or Alaskan lands. Officials announced no letters on the subject were found in the Taft files or in his office records.
Texas counties begin work on a 650 mile highway from Galveston to the Oklahoma line. The route follows the Houston and Texas Central to Hearne then splits to Denison and Gainesville with future lateral lines. The system aims to cut freight costs, boost farm markets, and increase land values across one third of Texas. County convicts will build under state supervision of four engineers.
Beginning tomorrow and lasting to October 1 all Leavenworth drug stores will close Sunday afternoons from 1 to 6. The plan to keep one store open for emergencies was dropped as pharmacists seek a regular day of rest and hope to set a nationwide example.
Representative members of the Ohio State Bar Association gather at Cedar Point for the annual meeting opening today and lasting through Thursday. Speakers include J. B. Foraker of Cincinnati on Constitution Making in Ohio and S. W. McCall of Massachusetts on Reciprocity.
Arrangements are complete for the July 12 wedding in Morrison Moore Richmond Texas of Miss Ivy Gladys Moore daughter of Congressman John M Moore and W Chester Morrison formerly of Shelbyville Indiana now living in Rosenberg Texas final details finalized today.
In Texas and Pacific lines thieves halted a freight car train near Plaquemine. The incident disrupted service as authorities investigated and recovered stolen cargo.
Five Italians were jailed after a Texas and Pacific freight heist near Donaldsonville and Plaquemine. Sheriff Browne and posse shot a thief dead, tracked wagon tracks to a plantation house, and found stolen goods labeled for merchants between Grosse Tete and Melville.
San Francisco July 11 the second day of the forty ninth convention of the National Education Association saw nearly all departments in session. Kindergarten to elementary and special education discussed The School Laggard while other groups tackled articulation of high school and college, industrial training and child study with Binet tests.
The steamship Eumeric arrived from the Orient with details of the June 20 storm off the Japanese coast. Several hundred lives were lost and many ships were destroyed in the disaster.
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