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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
1
A Georgia senator calls for drastic action to enforce compliance on a major issue urging swift measures and strong penalties to ensure adherence. The push signals partisan resolve and potential legislative moves affecting enforcement.
Washington June 21 Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia says Great Britain blocks cotton to neutral nations harming the new crop. He urges drastic action to force Allied compliance and preserve U S cotton markets, warning of losses and the need to defend American rights.
Frank O Leary, one of five men charged with the February murder of William Black the Anti Catholic lecturer, was acquitted on an instructed verdict today by Marshall Texas jurors. The State had no witnesses or evidence to present.
The Supreme Court ruled the Oklahoma grandfather clause unconstitutional, striking down a measure that restricted Black voters. The decision upholds equal voting rights and eliminates a key legal obstacle to Black suffrage in the state.
The Peabody Company factory near Windsor was partially wrecked by a bomb just after completing an order for 150,000 British uniforms. Twenty seven sticks of dynamite with a time fuse were found under the Windsor armory where two hundred men slept. Officials suspect German sympathizers placed the bombs.
In Galveston on June 21 the Mexican constitutionalist consul received a cablegram from General Carranza saying there is no truth to reports of a break between Carranza and General Obregon.
Washington on June 21 the government failed to obtain a Supreme Court ruling to declare forfeited to the nation the unsold portion of the Oregon and California railroad land grants totaling more than two million acres.
The International Harvester Company anti trust case was restored to the docket for reargument by the Supreme Court or higher tribunal, with proceedings set to resume. The Associated Press reported from Washington on June 21 detailing the legal action.
Miss Dorothy Fay of Seattle and Carl F. Gould of New York will marry tomorrow at Trinity Church. Fay is a Bryn Mawr and Vassar graduate. Gould is an architect based in Seattle.
Defraud U S government case targets oleomargarine manufacturers. Authorities allege schemes to dodge the special tax and related payments. Investigators pursue multiple firms and individuals tied to the scheme.
Washington reports show 27 million dollars in oleomargarine tax frauds traced to government officials and widespread schemes since 1902. Secretary McAdoo cites 42 convictions since January with 29 in prison and 148000 in fines as part of ongoing efforts to recover unpaid taxes and prosecute violators.
AAP canvass shows two states enacted statutory prohibition this year while eight voted to submit nationwide ban to voters. Idaho and Utah moved toward dry status. Florida and Alabama passed direct prohibitions. Alaska and other states are moving toward enforcement, signaling near half the country ban on liquor.
The government states only 4,650,000 was within the two year assessable period. the rest is unassessible and must be recovered by suit. From one manufacturer total collections may reach 1,159,000 after plant seizures and civil settlements. One company with a guilty president and treasurer faces a 1,006 fine and has a plant seized. assessed totals include 7,598, 6,956.
Associated Press reports Emperor William has assumed supreme command of operations in Godicia. Berlin notes the emperor present at Beskid and confirms Austro German gains in Galician campaigns while Russians defend west of Lemberg. French British and Turkish actions across northern France Vosges and Gallipoli are described with gains and setbacks.
Community planning guidance outlines steps to boost local prosperity. Strategies include small business support, street improvements, and workforce development.
Dr Charles Zueblin of Boston delivers a civic improvement lecture at the Chautauqua in Monroe, urging locals to act on home town reform. The New York City Marine Band performed four concerts, and soprano Mary Adell Hays wowed audiences with opera arias and encores.
Atlanta June 21 Governor Slaton commutes Leo M Frank's death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder to life imprisonment after a lengthy statement of reasons. Frank, a Brooklyn native and factory superintendent, had been scheduled to hang tomorrow. crowds, police precautions, and legal appeals framed the dramatic reversal.
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