Taft Addresses Southern Business Audience
Taft speaks to a business audience, addressing a representative of Southern ESS men and outlining policy directions for the era.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
1
Taft Pins South Southward Gains From Canadian Reciprocity
President Taft addressed Southern cotton men at the New York Produce Exchange banquet, urging unamended passage of the Canadian reciprocity treaty. He argued it would boost cotton and cotton seed industries, reduce tariffs on cotton seed oil, and expand U S trade with Canada while opposing adding free-list measures. He highlighted growing cotton seed oil imports from the United States to Canada from 1905 to 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taft
Senate
New York Produce Exchange
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Brooklyn
Crescent Athletic Club
Montreal
la Crosse
Dix
Canada
Mr. Taft
Egypt
India
Tates
United States
Dry weather farming warns on cultivation to save moisture
Fayetteville Arkansas June 9 reports farmers should cultivate crops weekly during drought to prevent soil moisture loss. Proper shallow three inch cultivation disrupts capillary rise, preserves water at plant roots, reduces weed growth, and avoids root damage from deeper tillage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, Ark
Maynor on the Southern Voters at Cottonseed Crushers Meet
Mayor Gaynor urges business men to run government as delegates of the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Association meet in New York. He asserts 100000 Southerners in the city are strong voters and favors business leadership in the Senate. A social function and promenade concert close the convention at the New York Produce Exchange, last seen 27 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Association
Mayr Gaynor
South
Gaynor
United States Senate
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
New York Produce Exchange
Produce Exchange
Cultivate During Dry Weather To Save Moisture
The passage urges frequent weekly to ten day cultivation to keep soil moisture from drying. It warns against neglecting cultivation and advises maintaining a depth of three inches to minimize drought effects on crops.
Nat Goodwin Sues Ex Wife Over 250000 Prenuptial Transfers
In Los Angeles on June 9, Nat Goodwin the actor filed suit to recover stocks bonds and real estate valued over 250000 from Edna Goodrich his divorced wife. He claims the assets were transferred under a prenuptial agreement while he was married to Maxine Elliott and that the agreement is void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Superior Court
Nat Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Miss Goodwin
Goodwin
Maxine Eliott
Fire destroys Baptist church in Pollock Louisiana
A 4:40 PM blaze in Pollock, Louisiana destroyed the Baptist church and four adjoining buildings. Losses total about $6,000 with no insurance. The fire started in M. P. Willetta’s residence from a defective flue and spread to Dr. S. M. Bennett’s office, Major W. P. Guynee’s residence, a cottage, and the church. Willetta's loss about $2,000. church $2,000. Guynee property $2,000. Bennett fixtures $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollock
Baptist Church
M. P. Villetta
M. P. Willetta
S. M. Bennett
W. P. Guynee
Dr Iron Loses Suit Over Alleged Defamatory Letter
In New Orleans on June 9 the jury returned a verdict for defendants in the damage suit by Dr Valentine K Iron against Dr J Rollo Knapp and Dr B A Ledbetter. The case claimed $110000 over a letter circulated during Dr Iron’s campaign for food commissioner before the State Board of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Valentine K
Iron
J. Rollo Knapp
B. A. Ledbetter
Parker
Civil District Court
Irion
Knapp
Ledbetter
State Board of Health
Hawilton Jones
James Wroe Killed Near Shreveport After Train Incident
The Times reports a likely criminal prosecution after investigators seek the name of a Kansas City Southern brakeman accused of knocking James Wroe from a moving train near Shreveport. A coroner and district attorney pursue identification to pursue charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wroe
Shreveport
the Times
Kansas City Southern
Man killed by train on Kansas City Southern near Shreveport
A 35 year old man named Wroe was found near a Kansas City Southern train wreck and later died after saying a brakeman knocked him off the moving train eight miles from Forbing toward Shreveport. Coroner’s inquest plans to recall crew members and a negro finder for possible charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roll
Wroe
Forbing
Shreveport
Alexander
J. R. Free
Houston
Texas
Brenham
J. E
Kansas City Southern
Burlington backs Chicago Memphis and Gulf rail line
Memphis three days after June 9 report indicates the Burlington system supports the Chicago Memphis and Gulf railroad project, signaling progress toward a new transportation link.
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Memphis, Tenn
Burlington
Chicago, Memphis and Gulf Railroad
Line Up For All The Candidates
The Observer discusses Good Government League plans and the push to field candidates from ward constable to United States Senator. It questions reform aims and argues for broad participation while predicting the league may narrow its slate before January 1912.
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Ward Constable
United States
U. S. Senate
Leaguers
United States Senate
General Assembly
Parish sheriff candidates push hard at polls
The Observer notes sheriff candidates Jack and Bill are actively campaigning, weighing whether to defend the G. G. L platform or align with the Regulators, as heat slows political chatter.
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Jack
Bill
Broken party ends with aid and a gun
A reported disturbance involved a person aiding another at Good Samaritan Home. The incident notes assistance received yesterday and a monetary figure of 758 dollars with 8 dollars referenced in connection to the event.
Burlington real estate deals extend rail line to Memphis
The Burlington Railway is poised to extend the C M and G from Dyersburg to Memphis using Illinois Central passenger facilities. The Memphis line will connect with the New Orleans and Great Northern creating a direct St Paul to New Orleans route and another to Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Burlington
C. M. and G
Dyersburg
Memphis
Ilinois Central
New Orleans
Great Northern
St. Paul
Mobile
Wisconsin Senate Moves to Probe Stephenson Seat Buy
The Wisconsin Senate adopted a committee resolution asking the U S Senate to investigate Senator Isaac Stephenson’s 1907 election, voting 15 to 3 with many absent. Husting pressed bribery charges citing $11000 spent in the primary and unclear funds through the legislative process.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Isaac Stephenson
United States Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Whitehead
Stephenson
Hasting
Randolph
Albers
Bodenstab
Thomas
Snover
Sephy
Husting
Senatorial Investigation Committee
Federal Senate
Stephenon
Legislature
Senate
House
Temperance advocate stops beer picnic with rifle incident
Atchison Kansas June 9 Mrs Tillie McGowan a prominent temperance activist used a rifle to disperse a keg party beer flow at a picnic She took a glass of beer to prove a point then struck a man and wrestled another to the ground before firing a shot at him Driving the man into the Missouri river before he swam ashore to apologize
Chinese Student Confesses to Bangor Shooting
A Chinese university student T. B. Linn from the University of Maine confessed to shooting Miss Chestine Shaw in Orono last night after four pistol shots. One bullet struck her but she is expected to recover. Linn claimed mental torture and said he had known Shaw for four years after she refused his marriage proposal two years ago. she had aided him, and he asserts he misinterpreted her kindness.
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Bangor
Chestine Shaw
Orono
Linn
University of Maine
Miss Shaw
Favorable Senate Report on Honduras Loan Treaty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed to report favorably the Honduras loan treaty. It provides for a ten million dollar loan from U S banking interests to cover Honduras debt. Seven and a half million dollars would be available immediately. The Nicaragua treaty, similar in import, has not yet been acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Honduras
United States
Rail wreck halts Cali fornia Limited near Las Vegas
Santa Fe train No 3 struck a work train between Gorillos and Domingo seventy five miles west of Las Vegas New Mexico on June 9. Several persons were killed and many injured in the collision.
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Lasvegas
New Mexico
Santa Fe
California Limited
Gorillos
Domingo
Indiana Governor denies labor leaders’ request on inquiry
Governor Marshall of Indiana refused a request from leaders of National labor organizations to ask Governor Johnson of California to investigate the claim that the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union was moved from Indianapolis to Los Angeles to face charges of complicity in alleged dynamiting outrages. He said the Mc Namara requisition, if obtained by false representations, should trigger a California inquiry, not an Indiana one, and warned Governor Johnson would likely resent such an inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Johnson
California
International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Los Angeles
Frants Duffy
McNamara
Govenor of
Roosevelt Addresses Vermont Farmers at Get-To-Gether Dinner
Former President Theodore Roosevelt spoke to 600 Vermont residents at a dinner in River Junction urging focus on farmer welfare. He emphasized balancing wealth growth with fair distribution, preserving individual initiative, and expanding collective action to improve rural conditions and citizen self-respect.
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Weather Report
W. C. Lassiter
Maynor
DR. Iron
NEW Transportation Line
Burlington Railroad
Powers That Be
Peepul
League
Ward
Parish
Wisconsin
Wowan
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