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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
1
A local contest builds urgency as candidates push for subscriptions to win the 1914 Ford Touring Car, with ballots and extra votes offered for ten dollar club totals. Prizes include the car five diamond rings and five gold watches, distributed across districts.
Arkansas Railroad Commission leader W F F McKnight filed a daily penalty suit against the Louisiana and Northwest Railway after trains on the McNeil to Natchitoches line stopped due to the strike by firemen and other workers. He noted unpaid wages and cited widespread freight disruption, while Interstate Commerce Commission pledged support to resume traffic.
The road is under receivers and has not served well financially or operationally. McKnight writes Labor Commissioner Clary urging action from the labor side. No regular trains since last Wednesday. a mail-focused run exists McNeil to Natchitoches with daily mail by consent. Penalty suits hearing set for Saturday June 27.
In Baton Rouge on June 22, officials led by Assistant Attorney General William Barrow and railroad commissioner B A Bridges returned from Homer where they tried to resolve a walkout by Louisiana Northwest Railway workers over May salaries. The Interstate Commerce Commission referred the case to the U S Board of Arbitration. the receiver promised a definite reply on salary payments today.
William H. Barnum and William Everdell Jr purchase the Herald Square Theatre at Broadway and 35th for six million dollars. They plan a twelve story building on the site, a landmark real estate deal after decades of amusement use.
The administration plans to sell the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece. A Turkish protest claims the ships will be used against Turkey, but Athens denies this. Revenue from the sale would fund a new dreadnought.
A provisional view credits General Villa with success after the removal of Carranza's chief of staff and the acting minister. The move signals shifting power in the Mexican political scene and potential impact on ongoing negotiations.
News from El Paso and Niagara Falls reports Liberals and Constitutionalist leaders traveling to Washington and Niagara Falls for informal talks with Huerta delegates. The aim is to choose a provisional president and halt Mexican civil strife while mediators guide discussions on internal and external questions.
A quotation from an advertising magazine emphasizes that advertising is integral to business not separate from it. It suggests newspaper advertising is the active, cost efficient steed that drives commerce once the right merchants and manufacturers are chosen.
A Monroe paving bill compromise was entered this morning with minor detail changes. Mayor Forsythe expresses gratification over the agreement and says Monroe will soon see many miles of paved streets. In the same session the women's suffrage amendment failed in the house by 60 to 40, needing two thirds for passage.
Associated Press reports Washington on June 23 that a Supreme Court veto decision opens a path for shippers to recover ten million dollars. The ruling ends higher rail rates challenged while the case was pending.
A June 23 Associated Press report from New York notes that nearly half a block of sidewalk and its superstructure have given way, prompting concern over street safety and potential repairs or investigations into construction integrity.
A Brooklyn subway tunnel collapse in the morning buried over twenty workmen and killed one. Horses and wagons were engulfed as the accident prompted arrest of the subway construction superintendent and foreman.
In Hamburg today the North German Lloyd steamer Koenigin Luise and the German passenger steamer Cobora were in a collision. Both ships sustained damage while passengers were landed safely.
Leeds dispatch reports the steamer Gethlan1 from Montreal bound for Rotterdam ran ashore on a rock by Sicily Island. No details on casualties or salvage known at press hour.
Baton Rouge June 22. State congressional district committees must meet on July 7 to fix the primary date. The law requires the date to be 60 to 70 days before the general election November 3. Several incumbents face or may face opposition in various districts as campaigns begin.
Baton Rouge dispatch notes the sixth week of the General Assembly with a flood of new bills and a major push on the state budget. Attention centers on re districting, Supreme Court seat expansion, and Gov Hall potentially seeking a high court position as the session advances.
Washington June 23 A minority report recommends complete exoneration for Federal Judge Speer of Georgia from charges leading to a congressional inquiry. The majority says evidence did not warrant impeachment but criticizes some of the judge’s actions.
The sixth week of the general assembly continued with lawmakers drafting and filing new bills late into the session. Despite long hours, bills across multiple topics kept moving through committees and floor debates.
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