16 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
1
The Monroe Sanitarium School for Nurses held graduating exercises with students receiving diplomas and acknowledging instructors. Speakers highlighted achievements and the nursing program's role in patient care.
Miss Genevia Bourland of Texas receives the diploma and medal at the Monroe Sanitarium Training School graduation. Dr. R. H. Blackman delivers the address on nursing’s vocation linking body and soul as Rev. Wynn and others praise the first class of 1910. The program features music by Mrs. F. C. Livandais and the Mozart Club.
The Monroe Sanitarium Training School for Nurses celebrates its 1910 graduating class with flowers gifts and applause. Dr Blackman’s address honors nursing progress, duties, and the pivotal role of trained nurses in modern society.
At a Monroe Fair Association meeting the board appropriated 4000 for stake and purse races and set an eight entrant minimum per race. They plan rapid ad orders and circulating premium lists through weekly papers near Monroe to reach North East Louisiana, with broad support expected for a successful fair.
The notice announces a sale event by MEYER BROS. LTD on Thursday the 16th with a full page advertisement in this evening's paper.
Ernest Worth the Los Angeles wife killer whose plea was for a death sentence will be executed at San Quentin unless stayed. He murdered his wife on June 22 last year after a hotel room dispute over money. Worth, a bartender, twice tried to hang himself in prison and crafted a pillowcase rope in his cell.
Property owners urged to list with McMillan as a no sale no charge offer. Agent promises listing services with risk of charges only upon successful sale. Local readers encouraged to contact McMillan offices for details.
The group New UnLBang Must Hustle pushes fundraising for the Panama Exposition urging supporters to rally to raise seven and a half million dollars. Organizers frame the drive as essential to securing the event’s success and public recognition.
Professional divers hired by the Government search Lake Como for Porter Charlton's body after the Charlton murder case. The theory ties his fate to Mrs Mary Scott Charlton and suspects suggest a New York bound steamer may hold answers.
The attorney general is ordered to prevent the championship bout as Buvernor steps into the fight. Officials in the case cite legal authority and seek to block the event amid dispute.
Promoter Tex Rickard says he will not buck Governor Gillette and will seek the big contest elsewhere if needed. Attorney General Webb is ordered to enforce the law to halt the Jeffries Johnson Langford Kaufman plans, with the outcome tied to court decisions and possible relocation to Utah or Nevada.
A fifteen car circus train operated by Frank A. Robbins wrecked one mile from Ebensburg Pennsylvania on the Cambria and Cres son branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Reported at large are two lions one elephant one leopard one hyena one jaguar and an ibex. Neighbors are alarmed by the sightings.
Seismographs at Georgetown University recorded a strong quake about four thousand miles away. Shocks began just before 2 a.m. and lasted over two hours.
Governor James N. Gillette told the Associated Press he instructed Attorney General Webb to stop the Jeffries Johnson championship bout. Webb confirmed receipt of the order and said steps would be taken immediately to prevent the fight in San Francisco. The telephone report followed days of circulating rumors about the contest.
Forest fire wipes out the entire mining town of Movarabi Sonora including the stamp mill. Miners and families escaped death by constructing back fires to halt the blaze. The blaze swept through the area near Naco Arizona on June 16.
Link Marsh a Black farmer is shot while walking from his house to the fields near Meadville Mississippi. The incident follows previous killings linked to a long running local feud with authorities unsure who fired the latest volley. A boy accompanying Marsh was wounded. another escaped by diving into a ditch. Sheriff R L Jones responded to the scene.
Tallulah Louisiana reports the Engellands deal of about 15000 acres between Tensag river and Roundaway bayou is off. Court opens Monday with a large docket and many suits filed against Waverly Lumber and Cotton Company. The Maine chartered firm operates near Delhi with barns burned and stock losses cited.
Henry White and fellow delegates to represent the United States at the fourth conference of American republics sailed aboard the transport Sumner from New York on June 16. They head to Buenos Ayres where the talks begin next month.
The governor verified via Associated Press that the July 4 fight is stopped amid huge preparations and unresolved questions. James J Jeffries, stunned by the order, vows to train until official notice confirms the cancellation, while possibilities of moving the event to Utah loom.
Tex Rickard tells AP that Governor Gillette will not permit the bout and will halt work at the arena. Rickard, with Jack Gleason present, says the fight will be moved to Salt Lake City Reno or Ely Nevada instead.
Doctors Cosby and Blackman announce new office hours starting soon from 4 to 6 pm replacing the former 2 to 4 pm slot. The notice specifies the change takes effect on a date to be determined.
New York June 16 Retail butchers of New York State closed their annual convention with a business session adopting resolutions calling for the abolition of the tariff on animals used for human food and protesting the ten cent a pound duty on oleomargarine. They attributed high living costs to these tariffs and pledged cooperation with weights and measures officers, with twenty one delegates to attend the national convention in Chicago.
An armed man prompted a security response at the Executive Offices of the White House marking a second disturbance this week. Police reported no injuries as officers contained the situation and questioned the intruder.
A muscular man over six feet tall with black hair and a heavy mustache visited the White House seeking an audience with President Taft. Identified as the man who demanded a meeting last June, he was found with one heavy revolver on arrest. He will be detained for a sanity examination.
William P. Ball’s nomination to the Orleans parish registrar post was sent to the Senate by Governor Sanders as part of the parish appointments list. The move addresses an omission noted by Mayor Behrman and counters rumors of a Sanders-Behrman rift or a Dene Chad replacement.
Baton Rouge officials report the Anti-Saloon League and its allies will oppose Rep. Shattuck's statewide referendum bill. Rev. A W Turner says the league will fight the measure, citing a pledge to avoid whisky legislation and noting the defeat of segregation as part of that understanding.
Friend to Homeless Dogs in Phoenix reports Dr. O. D. Mahoney of Arizona funded the city with 100 collars and 50 lice tags for impounded dogs. Police Chief John Moore estimates the total cost could reach about $2000 as the physician assists on the first day of the dog catcher's roundup.
Newsreel crowds flood New York as Theodore Roosevelt arrives back in his native city. Delegations from Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania Massachusetts Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and distant western regions converge for the welcome. Governors ex governors Rough Riders and Republican clubs join public figures and families in the throng. The reception effort shows Roosevelt’s broad appeal and national interest.
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