14 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
1
Teddy will go to Chicago and announce at noon today that he will personally lead the fight. The statement frames his direct involvement and intent to mobilize supporters for the campaign action in the city.
Justice Charles E Hughes told friends before summer that he would not permit his name to be used in connection with the Presidency and that this decision is final. Roosevelt arrived in New York from Oyster Bay and announced plans to lead the fight for the nomination in Chicago. Taft supporters claim more contested delegates favor him as Roosevelt backers point to the Whig party’s death as a sign of shifting winds.
The minority of the corporation committee will report against House bill No. 7 by Bryant arguing it is undemocratic to oust an elective official before term end. Monroe mayor Dr A A Forsythe testifies before the Senate committee, naming John P Parker and J T Bryant as political enemies. The hearing covers commission government and drainage provisions with amendments adopted and a near unanimous favorable report anticipated.
The American Olympic team departed this morning aboard the Finland bound for Stockholm. Experts rate this as the finest group of athletes ever sent abroad, with the Finland outfitted as a floating gymnasium.
Perth Amboy June 14 deputy sheriffs fired on a crowd of thousand strikers at the American Smelting and Refining Co plant. One man was killed and three wounded as the strikers retreated from the plant yard.
Admiral von Rebeur Paschwitz leads three German battleships out of New York harbor after a ten day visit. The Moltke and Stettin head for Germany while Bremen sails to the South. The squadron was met with admiring and strenuous entertainment described as overwhelming.
Lexington, June 13. Wesley Edwards, linked to the Hillesville Va courthouse raid on March 14, is charged with complicity in a broad assassination plot. Authorities halted his flight at Clay City, 49 miles west of Lexington, after a tip from Frank Wrett linked Edwards and Sidna Allen as suspects.
Actor William Courtenay may headline the upcoming season's feature Ready Money. Reporters note industry chatter and project feasibility as negotiations continue with producers and studio executives.
Judge Madison refused to grant decree to Mrs Carson in the case, denying petition by the petitioner from the other party. The decision leaves divorce or marriage action unresolved with no decree issued.
The case of Mrs. Zoe T. Garry Carson versus Rev. H. R. Carson ended with both petitions denied by Judge J. P. Madison. A new trial motion followed as Mrs Carson claimed gender bias and criticized laws, while the judge refused to grant a decree.
The late Henry B. Harris drowned on the Titanic and his widow and father will continue his theatrical policies.
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