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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
4
The News-Star endorses Ex-Governor W. W. Heard as the best choice to restore fiscal order in Louisiana. It praises his past work as Auditor and Governor, notes a strong state treasury, and urges supporters to push Heard into the race while condemning partisan rings and private interests.
Formal charges were preferred in the United States Senate against Senator Lorimer of Illinois. The accusations allege that he bribed legislators to secure his U S Senate seat. The Chicago prosecutor continues to uncover related misconduct as Lorimer faces possible penalties and legal action.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from period newspapers. Tiny skits cover domestic mix ups in Mrs. Mulligan’s parlor, a farmer Jim White’s bone discovery, a Twainschool anecdote, and a hotel clerk misread of a guest’s signature.
A self confessed shoplifter swallows a $300 diamond hidden in her vermiform appendix. Surgeons warn removal by operation is necessary to prevent death but she resists consent. The judge warns murder charges if operation endangers her life. The case mirrors a Shylock style dispute over the property. Memphis News Scimitar reports.
In Hattiesburg Mississippi three black women gathering berries disturbed a rattlesnake. The snake bit one woman five times and she died while others tried to capture it. The enormous forty four rattled serpent with moss on its back guarded the body.
The Wall Street Journal reports improved inquiries for quotations and a brighter outlook for raw cotton takings. Foreign purchases after recent liquidation, plus May delivery stockouts, suggest a steadier home market and easier industrial tone as crop prospects improve for next year.
Mr. W. E. Allen, known for obtaining top Jersey stock, expanded his North Louisiana herd with a two month old calf bought for $200 from T. S. Cooper & Sons of Coopersburg Pa. The calf is of imported stock from a distinguished Jersey breeder in the United States.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers designates the second Sunday of June as International Memorial Day with services across the United States Canada and Mexico. Ouachita Subdivision 326 arranges a special service at First Baptist Church and invites the public to attend. P S Mulhearn, i Be
Evangelist W G Morrow is recalled to Texas to attend the funeral of a close friend in Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday morning with a return planned for next Saturday. Services are set for Sunday and Sunday night and all members and friends are invited.
Boston area advertisement for Tom Lindsay, an interior decorator, listing shop location over the Boston Store and home phone 472. Solicits work with contact detail and duration noted as 19-1m.
The Washington Star warns the President cannot track all fabrications and urges a shift to wartime politics until election day. It claims Mr Taft faces sulphur fumes, accusing him of conciliation while noting rumors of scalp-seeking aims.
An advertisement lists office supplies including book cases filing cabinets loose leaf ledger outfits and duplicating supplies. It promotes adding machine rolls typewriter ribbons carbon and paper and emphasizes up to date items for contemporary offices.
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