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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
1
The smallest and oldest republic in Europe debates joining the conflict as a potential belligerent, weighing the impact on its peaceful stance and international relations. Officials assess risks to neutrality while public sentiment tracks developments.
Rome June 5 San Marino, the tiny republic surrounded by Italy, weighs neutrality versus war. It has 12,000 residents, a 60‑man standing army, seven policemen, two doctors, and no taxes or crime. Its Rocca fortress houses two cannons used for salutes. The nation’s rugged mountain home near Rimini has preserved its independence for centuries.
The passage describes San Marino as a stable, self contained nation with a life long congress and two presidents one noble and one peasant. The lack of railways is offset by donkey travel and a single central square where a statue of liberty and a water well symbolize the city government palace.
Fire ruins the Baskin Lumber Company saw mill Thursday night amid labor disputes over black workers. Authorities suspect incendiary origin. The Baskin mill shares owners with Gray Oling Lamber Co, and potential federal court action mirrors a case by the Lou Werner Saw Mill Co in the parish.
More than twenty thousand Mexicans have been fed at Monterey with United States aid. Seven thousand received corn yesterday at the American hospital. Unofficial advices from Vera Cruz say Carranza will reply favorably to the American statement, raising hope the problem will be solved.
The federal court ruling in favor of United States Steel Corp sparked a strong market mood in New York. Steel common rose on the first sale of 28,000 shares at 64 to 62 while Steel preferred climbed near five points. Industrial and specialty issues gained 3 to 16 points with other high grade rails advancing up to 8 points. Profits led to heavy selling that trimmed many gains.
W. A. Walker and L. L. Wheel are named in police reports as the suspects in a train robbery. Local authorities pursue leads and confirm the pair’s alleged involvement amid ongoing investigations.
In Monroe three men C L Wheelis W A Walker and Milton Bates were identified by victims Ralph House and Ed Blanchard as robbers on a V S P freight train. Wheelis and Walker face crimes from Alabama and Memphis while officers seek links to other bank robberies. Proximity evidence includes nitroglycerine fuses a searchlight and two pistols. Walker resisted mugshot procedures but was later photographed. Wheelis and Walker were fined for carrying concealed weapons and discharging firearms.
Dr. Oscar Dowling president of the State Board of Health will spend Tuesday in Monroe delivering an address and inspecting, while Mayor H D Apgar urges all public place keepers and residents to improve premises. The city will deploy the street gang Monday and Tuesday to assist.
Amsterdam reports the German government sets a non mortgagable existence minimum at 500 dollars, down from 575, as cost of living rises. Leeds notes local education board frees seniors to work in a munitions factory making shell rings for war effort.
Atlanta on June 5 saw continued distribution of hand bills calling a mass meeting on the capital grounds to defend trial by jury. Solicitor Hugh Dorsey declined to participate despite delegations seeking him. The organizers remain unnamed, but the protest is viewed as opposition to Leo Frank's sentence mutation.
A News-Star tour of Ouachita National Bank in Shreveport reveals two Burroughs Ledger Posting Machines installed by C A Gwerther. The bank, long ahead in accounting, adds mechanical posting to ledger, prints dates and balances, detects overdrafts, and uses machines to prepare customer statements, promising savings and improved service.
In Washington President Wilson outlined a draft note to Germany demanding adherence to international law in naval warfare. The cabinet debated phrasing as Berlin faces possible severing of relations within forty eight hours if Germany does not heed neutrality protections.
Police report several anonymous telephone calls advising women to depart from a local area.Authorities urge residents to remain calm and avoid leaving their homes until verified guidance is issued. Investigators are tracing the calls and reviewing surveillance for leads.
Ambassador Bernstorff's voyage to carry messages and outline the American view to Germany will not delay sending the note. German quarters expect the reply to wait until the envoy reaches Berlin, a trip estimated at at least a fortnight. James W. Gerard met German officials in Berlin to learn of the Nebraskan torpedoing, but was told Germany had no report of the incident.
Nashville reports 105 illicit stills destroyed in May across Tennessee and Alabama, a record set by revenue officers. The tally highlights aggressive enforcement and the expanding reach of the division.
William C. Chevis a well known newspaper figure from Baton Rouge and New Orleans died at his brother in law Charles Holt home in Reyne La Friday afternoon at 5 o clock. Cause was acute indigestion. He had served as secretary of the Southwest Louisiana Development Bureau after leaving the newspaper field. Funeral set for Saturday at 5 p.m.
Senator La Follette will deliver lectures for the Alkahest Chautauquas this summer. He is described as a powerful platform presence whose essays on Schedule K Hamlet and patriotism attract large audiences. The article notes his Republican politics but Democratic life work and his belief in the Chautauqua method for public outreach.
Allied war reports say German planes crossed the North Sea and dropped bombs along the English coast last night in a renewed raid. Royal Air Force defenses engaged, with interceptions and anti aircraft fire reported along coastal targets.
News from London reports fourteen English ships sunk by submarines in the last three days with four crew lost on the trawler Victoria. German airships bombed east and southeast England but casualties were denied. Preparations for a western assault are under way as Galicia sees heavy fighting and Austro German forces push Russians back. US envoy warns Americans in Germany about the war zone while President Wilson prepares a new note. London Times case dismissed over alleged disclosure aiding the enemy.
El Paso June 5. Mexican circles discuss a possible agreement between Carranza and Villa sparked by the President's note. Villa officials urged Carranza's Washington representative to outline the basis of an understanding.
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