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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
3
Kreveport 6 Houston 9 Fort Worth 1 Beaumont 6 San Antonio 2 Dallas C. Houston 7 Galveston 6.
Detroit tops Philadelphia 4 to 3 as Chicago defeats Boston 7 to 4. Other games were postponed due to rain.
Little Rock the Nashville game result 9 to 3 while Mobile beat Chattanooga 4 to 3 and New Orleans shut out Memphis 0. A weather note: Memphis and Birmingham postponed by rain. The column blends baseball chatter with boxing gossip and era sports lore, citing players such as Al Mamaux Kin Williams Johnny Ertle and Ty Cobb comparisons, plus a mention of Arthur Petty and Demon Dave Robertson amid broader athletic talk.
Western Pennsylvania championship tennis opens in Pittsburgh. Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta at Poughkeepsie. First Southern Rowing Association regatta at Richmond. Westchester Kennel Club bench show at White Plains. Automobil track races at Chicago Speedway. Metropolitan A A U junior track and field championships at New Brunswick.
Dr Constantin Theodor Dumba, former Austro-Hungarian ambassador, is 60. Recalled at Wilson’s request last September, he angered the administration with involvement in fomenting strikes in US munitions plants. British secret service exposed a link via James J. F. Archibald. Dumba now retires in Vilna. Washington post unfilled. Also notes Sir William Crookes 84, Wilbur Chanman 57, Edward Z. Berwind 64.
There were two cases before the city court yesterday morning. Joe Dyer known as Scotty and Judge Hebert known as Peggy faced charges of drunk and disorderly. Scotty pleaded guilty after a long quip about Monroe and his wish for leniency. Peggy, a son of Erin with one leg, asked for another chance and joked about fighting Mexicans if needed. The judge postponed ruling, ad vised. Augusta Maine June 17 Primary election looms in Maine with a hot Republican contest for governor and US senator.
The entry lists notable events across centuries including Marquette and Joliet reaching the Mississippi headwaters in 1673, the capture of Louisburg in 1745 by British forces, a 1788 convention at Poughkeepsie on the federal constitution, the 1869 Wilhelmshaven harbor opening, and the 1892 Ulster convention in Belfast with 12,000 delegates.
Winnfield La June 17 The police jury of Winn parish met and awarded the contract to Blodgett Construction Company of Kansas City for seven concrete bridges along the pike across Dugdemonia river. This is a great step forward in building permanent bridges in the parish.
A brief note asserts No 666 will cure malaria or fever by killing germs. It emphasizes claimed medical effectiveness with a sensational tone while offering no verifiable evidence or expert endorsement.
A survey of porch and sun parlor furniture notes increasing attention to outdoor room comfort. The article highlights numerous variations and styles in summer furniture this year, focusing on design and finish while using common materials.
French forces push north of Arras and seize the Souchez cemetery after a prolonged contest. Russians retreat from Galicia toward Tarnogród and Russian Poland as German forces occupy villages in the Shavly district and east of Mariupol.
In New York Supreme Court a judge and jury heard testimony on James Humphrey to decide if he is a habitual drinker and incapable of managing his affairs. Humphrey turns 30 on Dec 24 1918 and will inherit about $400000 from his father. His mother Augusta F Patridge seeks a committee to care for his person and property alleging he has become a habitual drunkard.
In a lengthy answering affidavit Humphrey denies most claims by Mrs. Partridge and blames his mother’s dispute on his stepfather. He accuses the stepfather of unemployment since marriage and squandering much of his wife’s money, shaping much of the family strife.
The sheriff of Ouachita Parish warns residents to pay overdue movable property taxes promptly. Failure to settle will result in legal action to collect the amounts owed. Signed by Sheriff T. A. Grant.
An old promotional notice warns that slow poisoning comes from over eating, drinking, and lack of exercise, causing various ailments. It praises Jak Hond's Liver Pile as a mild liver stimulant that aids elimination and claims pills are available without prescription for 25 cents.
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