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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
4
The News Star reports John T. Michel unveils a platform emphasizing economy, tax reform, education improvement, honest elections, and separate executive legislative powers. He calls for local option on liquor, anti lobby laws, and women directors for education, urging voters to judge him by record and merit.
A local editorial argues for sending representative citizens to Baton Rouge for the General Assembly over selecting the Governor. It notes high personal time costs and low stipends of five dollars a day plus small travel allowances, with biennial sessions lasting sixty days. The piece suggests many capable men cannot afford service and reflects on the balance between ability and availability.
The piece argues that capable men should enter the General Assembly, sacrificing personal gains to shape enacted laws. It asserts the legislature is the state’s most important branch and calls for inducing the ablest leaders to serve despite personal and financial costs.
The Anti-Saloon League seeks candidates views on prohibition with Dr Aswell backing local option. The enterprise questions Dr Smith on transferring votes to Judge Hall and demands Hall's liquor stance. Reporting suggests state wide prohibition unlikely and local option drift in Louisiana politics.
Impeachment proceedings have been filed against the Mayor of Jennings while Estherwood’s mayor has resigned. Morgan City residents gain the right to speak openly. Two hundred dentists at the state convention have left for home.
Natchez Mississippi sheriff shuts eighteen saloons amid statewide prohibition enforcement backlash. In an interview he cites broad public sentiment against strict enforcement and notes business leaders voiced opposition to continuing raids.
Sheriff Reid of Calcasieu parish wins another term after fifteen years of challenge. Reports say he remains on the job and is in good health despite persistent efforts to unseat him.
The Minden correspondent notes hot weather persists but breezes and abundant water keep society lively. Homes of Mrs. C. L. Whitmersh Judge L. K. Watkins Miss Ruth Watkins Mrs. W. R. Griffin Chas. D. Gould Miss Lavinia Shealey and Miss Mary G. Barnes host gaiety and merriment, making Minden a leading North Louisiana social resort with many pretty visitors.
The National Credit Convention sits in Minneapolis with about a thousand delegates present far fewer than expected figures once projected. A pre conference guess had pegged attendance at 90 million, highlighting the surprising gap between forecast and reality.
General E A Carr cites a Pea Ridge story during a Memorial Day speech in Washington to mock Socialist arguments about authority. He recalls a recruit who fled the open field and laments insufficient officers to shield troops, framing the point as a critique of leadership.
The Ouachita parish upstarts form a Realty and Immigration association with 50000 capital to spend 12000 on land advertising. The piece argues vast Ouachita lands rival Nile valley fertility and require aggressive promotion as governments flood irrigation literature to spur settlement.
Commentator questions value of joint debates as in the Allen Blount affair at Winona. The speaker predicts the U S Army will be moved from the Mexican border to Mississippi.
The Lake Providence Banner-Democrat notes several contenders for Congressman Ransdell's seat. Dawkins seeks the Washington post after years of trying. Clayton McGreg or and Jeff B. Snyder are named, with others likely to emerge.
An odd quote from Prof Tanesig in the Memphis Commercial Appeal notes there is too much foam on civilization and questions why he does not dismiss it like others. The remark underscores a critique of modern excess.
The Vinton Enterprise notes a three cornered race for the 1915 term. Arsene and his allies on Bayou Choupique Point de Nord Nezpique and the Grande Marais are expected to mobilize as Le Bleus LaCrazes Richards Barbes LeBlancs join in. Jean Baptiste predicts Arsene will deliver a strong run.
The Farmerville Gazette notes that whiskey sellers in Shreveport blame the blind tiger and prohibitionists for defeat. It suggests saloonists should ally with prohibitionists to end illegal liquor to even the score and aid the city.
The Crowley Signal warns that rushing to oust Lorimer could set a dangerous precedent. It notes the politics of the glass house metaphor and mentions Lake Charles rebuking Governor Sanders at a press convention, with a possible later chance on parish division.
A clever inventor designed a device that connects to a cow and, by pressing different buttons, yields vanilla chocolate or strawberry ice cream at the opposite end.
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