Never Try Brigade Left Behind Amid Many Votes
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11 Jul 1914
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1914
Page
1
Last-Minute Push in Election Contest Urges Subscriptions
Tonight at ten officers close the vote as contestants scramble to turn in subscriptions by mail or phone. Promises of Ford prizes and top leaderboards spur late hustlers, with readers urged to note votes count and avoid bluffing as they chase the ten thousand daily publication limit.
Controversial LA Educator Attacks Public Schools
Dr Francis LA superintendent criticizes modern schools as namby pamby and soul dulling. He argues teachers impede progress, favors practical subjects for girls, and calls for experimental schools funded by a federal grant of 3 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Dr. Francis
Los Angeles
National Educational Association
Todnsy
Namby
Pamby
Europe
Association
United States Commissioner of Education
Georgia Alexander
Indiana
United States
P. P. Claxton
Sultan Portraits Gain Popularity in Turkey Milieu
Moslem prejudice against portraits is fading in Turkey and likenesses of the Sultan are widely printed. Images of the reigning sovereign enjoy immense vogue in the orthodox Near East and are especially popular in Turkish regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Near East
Free Speech Curtailed in Greece Over Street Car Fare Criticism
In Salonika on July 11 Associated Press reports rising limits on speech in Greece. An Austrian passenger was arrested after criticizing a street car fare hike, with release only after protest by the Austrian consul. The shift pushes out Turks from employment as Greek officials urge the Belgian owned company to force fez wearers to resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Salonika
Greece
Fez
Fine Point in Law on Attempted Murder Case
Vienna guards discuss whether firing blank cartridges can support a conviction for shooting with intent to kill. A young woman bought a pistol from a dealer loaded with blanks and shot at her lover, admitting intent but causing no harm. Lawyers contest that intent cannot be proven if the bullets could not be fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vienna
American Wins Aeroplane Race From London and Back
London July 1 The aeroplane race from London to Parish and back was won by Welter L. Brock an American airman who recently won the London derby round from London to Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Walter L. Brock
Associated Press
Parish
Welter L. Brock
London End
Manchester
Collier Storstad Blamed For Empress Disaster
Quebec July 11 The wreck commission blames the Collier Storstad for the Empress of Ireland tragedy due to a course change ordered by the third officer Alfred Tuftenes while the first officer oversaw the Collier. The Empress sank May 29 in the St Lawrence with over a thousand lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Quebec
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Alfred Tuftenes
Nevada and Oklahoma Dreadnoughts Launch in Massindeed
Quincy launch of the Nevada, sister ship to the Oklahoma, marks a new era in battleship design. Oil-fueled with center boiler layout, single stack, all armor concentrated midship, 14 inch guns in four turrets, three-gun turrets in two, and a length of 554 feet with speed over twenty knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Tasker L. Oddie
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
Charlestown
Portsmouth
Newport
Camden
N. J
Nevada
United States Navy
Wakefield to Face Second Trial for Connecticut Murder
New Haven July 11 The second trial of Mrs Bessie Wakefield for the murder of her husband William O Wakefield starts next Tuesday in Criminal Superior Court. Her first trial ended with a first degree murder conviction and a death sentence. Plow, her accomplice, was executed for the crime in March at Wethersfield State Prison. The couple lived in Bristol and conspired with Plow to chloroform Wakefield and drag him from their home before killing him by strangulation in the woods after a dispute sparked during a Sunday visit. Women’s groups have pressed to spare Wakefield from the gallows amid protests to Governor Baldwin. the Supreme Court granted a new trial in April. No Connecticut woman has died on the gallows in over 125 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Bessie Wakefield
William O. Wakefield
Criminal Superior Court
Mrs. Wakefield
Plow
Wakfield
Supreme Court
Wakefield
Baldwin
Connecticut
Financier Melville E Ingedls Dies of Heart Failure
Associated Press report from Hot Springs Virginia states Melville E Ingedls financier and railroad man died today from heart failure. Earlier a house on Lee Avenue near the Grayling Lumber Company track suffered a fire at noon, causing about 25 dollars in damage covered by insurance as sparks fell on the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hot Springs
Melville E. Ingedls
Walter Masling
Lee Avenue
Grayling Lumber Company
Invermore Passengers Safe After Rock Strike
All passengers aboard the coastal steamer Invermore were landed safely at St. John's. The vessel struck rocks near Brig Harbor Point last night and was found resting on the rocks with only the top deck above water as messages from the scene reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. John’s
New Foundland
Invermore
Brig Harbor Point
Health Certificates for Brides Demand in Switzerland
The Swiss Society of Public Utility for Women pushes health certificates for brides to ensure healthy wives and children. They seek government action requiring health proof from both partners before marriage approval, backed by doctors and university professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
Swiss Society of Public Utility For
Switzerland
Iter
Guaymas Besieged by Constitutionalists Not Evacuated
Associated Press reports in Saltillo that Guaymas remains under siege. Federal forces have not evacuated the sea port as previously stated. The Constitutionalists, led by their commander, continue the bombardment and encirclement of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Saltillo
Mexico
Guaymas
Huerta Expected to Resign in Favor of Carbajal
Diplomats report from Mexico City that General Huerta would resign within two or three days, yielding to Francisco Carbajal the newly appointed foreign minister. Carbajal’s appointment is seen as a step to end hostilities with the Constitutionalists with surrender terms in reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
Huerta
Francisco Carbajal
Carbajal
Mortgage Index Complete by Ouachita Abstract Company
The Ouachita Abstract and Title Guarantee Company finished indexing the mortgage records in the clerk's office and will begin indexing conveyance records next. Under J Wilbur Kilbourne, the mortgage index was completed in three months, with six months projected for conveyances. Clerk Green designed the system, praised as the most complete for quick reference. The Police Jury awarded the contract. four large index books are required for the mortgage records, double checked and neatly typewritten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Abstract and Title Guarantee Company
J. Wilbur Kilbourne
Clerk of Court Green
Ouachita Abstract and
Title Guarantee Company
A Novel Advertising Scheme In Paris Subways
In Paris July 11 a new subway advertising stunt shocks commuters. An elegantly dressed man at a main station activates a leather case containing a talking machine that recites a poem praising a fashion cut then urges riders to buy a brand of chocolate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Reindeer Farm Established Near Viborg in Jutland
A farmer near Viborg in Jutland has established a reindeer farm stocked with 400 animals from northern Norway. The herd appears to be thriving as the venture focuses on meat and hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Norway
Viborg
Jutland
Amend Plan of Guadalupe Sparks Provisional Presidency Debate
The proposed amendment to the Plan of Guadalupe rejects any current revolutionary leader from becoming provisional president. The move signals a shift in the leadership question and potential power realignment as political factions frame the succession issue.
Carranza Plan to Hold Elections By Military Congress
At Torreon talks between Carranza and Villa representatives the Guadalupe plan was amended to bar any military leader from becoming provisional president. Carranza would convene a congress of military leaders and rank and file to adopt a plan for elections, with no Constitutionalist chief allowed as candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covernment
Congress of
Associated Press
Torreon
Carranza
Villa
Guadalupe
Mexico
Carramza
Angeles
Mexico City
Saltillo
Gustavo Espinoza Morelom
Pablo Gonzales
American Society of Denmark formed in Copenhagen
An American Society of Denmark has been formed in Copenhagen to promote scientific and applied knowledge exchange between Denmark and the United States. It aims to aid Scandinavian students in America and American students in Scandinavia and to assist citizens seeking trade relations. A special committee will work with the Danish government to select students under the American-Scandinavian foundation, the Niels Poulsen fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
America
Niels Poulsen
Steam Plow Introduced in Jutland Promises Large Crop Gains
The American steam gang plow was tested in Jutland near Copenhagen on July 11. In twenty minutes it turned over as much ground as a horse team would in twelve hours, reclaiming heather covered land. Consul Winslow witnessed the experiments and farmers plan to buy more plows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Jutland
Winslow
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Constantinople
Union Press Association
Quincy
Mass
Fore River Ship Building Company
Eleanor Anne Siebert
Oddie
Fore River
Naval Service
Melville E. Ingals
Mortgage Index Complete
REVO
Lution
Congress OF Leaders
American Society of Denmark
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