Move to Pardon Newman Sparks Public Debate
A group linked to Charles Newman seeks a pardon after his prison term for murder. The paper opposes any early clemency, arguing crime must be checked and praising the court sentence of ten years.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
America’s Crime Tide Spurs Call for Law Enforcement
The piece cites editorial debates on crime linked to education and law enforcement. It notes homicide increases since 1889, low murder conviction rates in the U S versus high rates in Germany, 350000 Americans pursuing crime uncaptured by law, and a national debt near 964 million with crime costs of 1 373 billion, urging stern enforcement and public resolve.
Political scavenger roams tabloids attacking innocent figures
A harsh editorial targets a political newspaper scavenger described as a degenerate who searches for flaws to blow them up. The piece condemns the practice of sensational character assassination and singles out Lou isiana as a recurring target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scavenger Circles
Fifty Seven Children Live in One Arkansas Community
An Arkansas dispatch reports three women in a Little River low country community boast fifty seven living children among them all healthy and thriving. One mother under forty five has four sons and twenty daughters, promising many more suitors and camp stools for courting youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Arkansas
Lttle River
Hale
Offspring families prosper despite higher living costs
The families are described as prosperous while living at home and boarding at the same place. Their poverty exists only in a scarcity of names, implying limited recognition or recorded individuals in the community context.
Heard for Governor name urged by Guardian-Journal
The Guardian-Journal suggested Ex-Governor Heard as Sanders successor, praising his four year tenure, honesty, and businesslike record. It cites support from the Monroe News-Star and the Gazette while noting concerns about primary timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian-Journal
South
Monroe News-Star
Excursion Rates Sought for Monroe by League Transit
The Progressive League's Transportation Committee aims to win a one and one third rate for summer excursions to Monroe via rail, after noting existing Sunday specials by A L G lines. Officials and representatives plan to press for the reduced fare, hoping to attract visitors who would not otherwise travel here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation Committee
Progressive League
Monroe
Hamburg
Anti-Gambling Bill Faces Setback In Louisiana House
Baton Rouge June 16 The House Committee of Judiciary voted against the anti gambling bill by Richardson of Bienville though the measure would ban all forms of gambling except in private homes where the loser pays for table rent. The panel also favored a trespass bill restricting pedestrian access to railroad tracks near cities of 10 000 or more, a local issue tied to Standard Oil railroad use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
House
House Committee of Judiciary
Richardson
Bienville
Wall
Claude L. Jones
Shreveport
Messrs
Smith
Rownd
Tete
Clinton
Lancaster
Thornton
Standard Oil Company
Empty jails blamed on firm law enforcement in Louisiana parishes
The Ruston Progressive Age argues that empty jails in St Mary and Ouachita reflect the work of vigilant police juries, district attorneys, and judges. Three determined officials can enforce law, reduce crime, and cut jail dockets regardless of wet or dry status, warning against time-serving leaders and urging reform and accountability statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Baton Rouge Papers Spar Over Printing Costs
The State Times and the New Advocate in Baton Rouge trade barbs over printing costs claiming a forthcoming clash may turn sharp and hot with snappy remarks and rivaling challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State-Times
The
New Advocate
Baton Rouge
Pearl and Ruby Quip Sparks City Laughs in Surf Banter
A Chicago Daily News quip features Pearl and Ruby joking about surfing tricks. Pearl wants to learn floating while Ruby cheekily suggests sinking to invite a dramatic rescue by a handsome passerby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Ruby
Chicago Daily News
Timeline of 19th Century Events and Figures
Key dates and notes include England's port blockade proclamation in 1806, the 1815 Battle of Quatre Bras with the Duke of Brunswick killed, 1816 Kentucky governor Luke P Blackburn born in Woodford County, 1887 death in Frankfort, 1852 firman granting rights to Christians, 1862 Federal repulse at Secessionville, 1864 Lost Mountain battle, 1868 Atlanta Constitution founded, 1891 Canadian ministry formed by Premier Abbott, and the 1896 Drummond Castle wreck with 250 lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Quatre Bras
Duke of Brunswick
Luke P. Blackburn
Kentucky
Woodward County
Frankfort
Turkey
Secessionville
James Island
Charleston Harbor
Battle of Lost Mountain
Georgia
Atlanta
His Fiftieth Birthday of Dr Edward W Parker
Dr Edward W Parker born June 16 1860 in Port Deposit Maryland and now head of the division of mines in the United States Geological Survey. He moved to Baltimore as a boy and graduated from Baltimore City College. He began in government service about twenty years ago and became a statistical expert for coal and mining at the Census Bureau before joining the Geological Survey and later leading the Bureau of Mines and Mining. He also served on the federal commission that resolved the anthracite coal strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Parker
Division of Mines and Mining
United States Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
Congress
Port Deposit
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore City College
Census Bureau
The
Geological Survey
David T. Day
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Parker
Federal Commission
To Wear Half Mourning After Kings Death
London announces the period of full mourning for King Edward ends tomorrow and half mourning will continue until the end of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
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