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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
1
Three day window remains for candidates to complete a club and earn 300 000 extra votes. Subscriptions totaling twenty dollars earn the bonus votes with receipts kept for records. Subscriptions counted from Daily and Weekly News Star may combine toward the club total as contest officials track progress before the Saturday deadline.
Colonel Roosevelt addressed the Royal Geographical Society in London detailing how he mapped the Davida River in Brazil. The packed venue overflowed, with notables present including Freshfield Battenberg Grey Bryce Curzon and Walter Page. He urged a formal survey by the society with his and Brazil’s support.
Dr. I. Collins of the Louisiana Live Stock Sanitary Board returned from Caldwell and LaSalle parishes where he enforced regulations to control charbon. He ordered disposal of all carcasses and urged buzzard destruction to stop spread and hog cholera. The infection traced to Catahoula parish has caused large livestock losses and quarantines.
In Jonesville Louisiana Dr E P Flowers state stock sanitary official and Dr Bowie from Natchez arrived to manage the barbon outbreak across Black Little River and surrounding areas. The illness has killed many animals and ruined crops with firms like Capt Cooley and H S Bonnet reporting heavy losses. A strict quarantine will be enforced and carcasses will be disposed of by river disposal prohibited by law.
Mexican government officials said an extraordinary session of deputies would discuss ten important matters that could pave the way to peace. The remarks came in Mexico City on June 17 and were reported by the Associated Press.
Monroe received the first meaningful precipitation in more than a month as a downpour after noon yesterday cooled the region. The soaking rain and cooler air brought relief from persistent heat and will greatly aid crops and gardens suffering from drought.
An eleven year old, Clifford Leverette, was killed in a railroad wreck near Jena. His mother Mrs. A S Leverette notified the family in Monroe. The father, employed in the car department of the V and P shops, will travel to Jena tonight. remains to be brought to Monroe for interment.
The Huerta gunboat Guerrero was defeated and probably sunk by the Constitutionalists gunboat Tampico off Topolobampo last night. The battle was observed by three American vessels and sailors from Tampico were rescued by the American cruiser New Orleans.
Prominent figures clash over a proposed beer bill as lawmakers push to pass through the capital. Adents call for action amid heated sessions, with supporters urging quick passage and opponents demanding stronger controls.
Baton Rouge June 1 special correspondence reports a heated clash over a Near Beer and anti saloon bill with dry forces rallying for a final vote. A new bill by Rep Rownd Livingston parish would jail legislators for trading votes with hard labor up to five years, inspired by a Mississippi law to curb vote trafficking.
A business writer notes that when manufacturers advertise in local papers they aid retailers and invite others to stock up. Expanded shelves drive renewed orders, benefiting the manufacturer and the broader market. Manufacturers seeking growth are urged to contact the Bureau of Advertising at the American Newspaper Publishers Association in New York.
Debate intensifies on raises and new offices as 25 salary-raising bills crowd the House calendar. Senate passes 15 bills including Parker anti-trust, Farrot drainage amendment, and Clinton governor salary boost. Executive session confirms nearly 200 recess appointments to fill short-term vacancies.
Two anti gambling petitions are being circulated in Monroe urging state lawmakers to support the Smith anti gambling bill and urging the city to enforce gambling ordinances. The petitions target State Senator T L Hood Representatives W H Anders J T Bryant and the mayor and city council.
A militant suffragette chained herself to the Duke of Wellington statue before the Royal Exchange in London and urged bystanders to aid imprisoned women. Police removed her amid jeers from a crowd.
The hospital ship Maine, gifted to Britain by American women during the South African war, ran ashore in the Firth of Lorne last night. Patients were saved by small boats and evacuated.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Chicago adopts a resolution urging opening schools and public buildings as social centers for popular debates. Westbrook, Conn., reports minstrel Reward West died of pleurisy at his summer home. Roy Donaldson and Wilbur Henderson from a balloon race are reported safe after not being heard from since Thursday.
The Monroe compromise school bill passed the House 95 to 0 with no opposition. It heads to the Senate for final passage amid expectations of swift adoption. May Forsythe received widespread congratulations as longtime observers note Monroe’s first unopposed measure. The parish school board will retain the building, with the city possibly renting it temporarily.
Washington report from the agriculture department says tick eradication materially benefits the cattle business. Cattle numbers rise and average weight and rate improve by about twenty five percent in the grade.
At Spithead England June 17 the Kaiser Wilhelm Eleventh sailing from Southampton to New York collided with the Incemore from Liverpool to Southampton. The Incemore’s bow was damaged above the water line while the Kaiser Wilhelm entered port under her own steam. A fog caused the accident.
General Villa Venies split after authorities arrested Car Ranza. An agent said the arrest stemmed from a misunderstanding, with officials divided over the incident's implications and next steps.
Washington and El Paso report a possible rift between General Villa and General Carranza. Villa denies any split saying arrests near Juarez were misinterpreted. Officials note clashes could renew calls for intervention while Villa resignations are viewed as political purging, not breach.
At Niagara Falls June 17 American delegates reported a failed four hour talk with Carranza representatives in Buffalo. They could not reconcile armistice terms or ensure a peaceful provisional presidency as factions within the Constitutionalists insist on leaders and autonomy from foreign mediation. The Friday session may conclude the talks as Naon is absent.
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