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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
8
The State Supreme Court yesterday handed down a decision in the case of the Board of Liquidation of the Bank of Monroe et al versus T. M. Dosen et al, dismissing the appeal.
Promote a tonic claim for liver cleansing and constipation relief. Describes tiny pills marketed as miracle workers from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Promises rapid elimination of toxins and improved health with mail orders from Hot Springs Arkansas and availability at drug stores.
Morgan City and surrounding counties were hit by a Southeast wind driving two feet of tide water onto streets and plantations. The main business street is up to four and a half feet deep, telegraph lines are down, and communication with nearby towns may be days away. Gasoline launches and skiffs navigate flooded streets as levees fail and crevasse water inundates plantations.
Patrons who missed yesterday's big three reel feature Buffalo Bill's Circus can see the film again this afternoon at 3:15 and tonight at 8:30. It runs separately from the regular program Just a Boy and offers an instructive study of life among Street Arabs with notable truth.
The notice lists ticket prices 1.06 1.50 and 3.00 for Maxine Elliott in New York and 50 75 and 1.00 for Tulane in New Orleans with Monroe at 60 75 and 1.00. After guaranteeing the advance agent Quinn, prices dropped to 15 and 25 cents. Reels run two hours five minutes from 2 15 p m to midnight. First cotton bloom arrives from Willow Glen plantation Delta Point Madison parish, amid favorable crop prospects as overflow waters recede.
Eczema pimples rash and all skin afflictions are said to be rapidly cured by Zemo a vanishing liquid. Prepared by E W Rose Medicine Co St Louis it sells for 1 per bottle with trial sizes at 25c money back guarantee. Allen's Pharmacy offers the product and Capt W J Bowman departs tonight for Hot Springs Ark for health reasons.
Nineteen people injured in a collision between the Central of Georgia passenger train from Birmingham and a coal cars string shortly after midnight thirty seven miles from Macon. Three are seriously hurt as the engineer failed to see the cars on a curve. A Fort Valley citizens committee will be asked to investigate.
London reports E. W. Kearney, inventor, announcing a monorail between Nice and Monte Carlo to start next fall. The first section should be traffic ready by year end, with trains running 100 to 150 miles per hour, cutting the journey to about twenty minutes.
Lafayette Trousdale has secured a position with the Princess Theatre, marking a staffing move in the local arts scene. The engagement signals a new era for the venue as it expands its performing arts offerings and community programming.
Local shopper guide highlights the Racket Store as the spot for merchandise in any quantity with quality and price satisfaction. Consumers urged to visit to compare value and offerings.
Deep regret spread through Jackson as reports confirm Lieut Leighton W Hazlehurst Jr U S Army was killed in a plane crash at College Park near Washington during a flight with Wright aviator Alfred Welch. Hazlehurst, a Mississippi native, was visiting with his Seventeenth Infantry company in Jackson.
Tulsa reports a concerted move by Roosevelt Republicans led by Lat Frank Perry and Thomas A Lat to bolster a third party with Roosevelt if he is not nominated at the national convention. Telegrams were sent to William J. Bryan asking him to Chicago to help organize. A Friday mass meeting will advance the plan. Three hundred Roosevelt men signed a petition denouncing a “delibera steal” of Roosevelt delegates. A donor offered 5 dollars to start a fund for a special train to oppose Taft. Ten thousand dollars was wagered at odds that Roosevelt would win the nomination of a regular convention.
Major J. G. Lee of LSU recently hosted Yale School of Forestry seniors traveling from Crossett Arkansas. He plans to join Columbia University Forestry in Missouri as part of ongoing efforts to promote scientific timber and forest management in Louisiana. The Crossett Lumber Company employed several Yale men in various locations including Bogalusa and Alabama.
Representatives E. B. Samuels of Cadz'o J. Mertin Hamtley of East Carrel WW Hughes of Basser lead a legislature appointed committee to inspect the State Training school and its needs. The panel will also inspect the charity hospital in Shreveport, departing tonight for tomorrow's inquiry.
The hall game at the park tomorrow afternoon between the packing houses team and the wholesale grocers team is drawing strong interest with a large crowd anticipated.
A renowned skin specialist promotes ethine double strength as a uniform remedy to remove freckles. The drug is sold with a money back guarantee if it fails to work, with claims of noticeable improvement after the first night and safety for delicate skin.
R W Macurdy, manager, promotes a scenic location at 8551 feet altitude famed for invigorating atmosphere. Promises a beautiful booklet upon request.
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