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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
New York dispatch reports the Ellsie Sigel case remains unresolved with Chung Sin’s testimonies under cross examination. Authorities delay progress updates while Quan Yick Cam helps translate as Chong Sin claims he saw Sigel dead and suspects Ling’s involvement. A later note from Washington cites a currency comptroller bank condition call.
The Monroe News Star reports rewards offered by the Airdome and Parlor City Tailoring House. To claim the Airdome reward you must possess the latest ticket from that venue. The Parlor City Tailoring House offers five dollars to anyone with a card issued by the firm.
A narrator wanders through Shreveport area streets recounting chances to make easy money. He chats with a Ruston man named Collins and notes minor scams, store encounters, and a near-miss with a $65 loss, ending with a pledge to lure readers to follow his path tonight.
Word reached here that the Fort William Henry hotel at Lake George was totally destroyed by a blaze in the early hours. Loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
Mrs Katharine Gould resumes testimony in New York in her separation suit against Howard Gould. Reported to occupy much of today's session as the trial proceeds in state courts with expected continuation of testimony.
The defense will call several witnesses in sur-rebuttal and continue the trial tomorrow. Mrs. Gould's counsel has Dustin Farnim's deposition left to read, a name linked with Mrs. Gould throughout the proceedings.
A cage in the Klondike mine shaft at Clinton fell sixty feet with twelve men aboard. One man suffered a broken back, five broke legs, and the others were seriously injured. Several may die.
San Jose, June 24. 8 J. Burns alias Hanley, who says he is the son of a Texas bank president, was arrested on an inform ation from San Francisco where he is wanted for issuing fictitious checks. He claims the checks were drawn to cover expenses for an invalid wife in a San Francisco hotel.
In a Senate speech Senator Bailey of Texas rebuts critics of his support for duties on hides lumber and iron ore and other raw materials linked to the tariff. He insists against repealing the hides duty without shoes and leather goods, demanding either full free trade on hides or a revenue tariff on hides.
Fire discovered shortly before midnight at No 200 Fulton street in the five story How ell building occupied by H B Howell & Co wholesale druggists. A general alarm brought the department. Loss estimated at 200000 insured. Blaze threatened to spread to other large wholesale houses in the area.
The bodies of Bessie Day a Girard Kansas schoolteacher and her cousin M Barton were recovered from a lake at Idle Hour Park near Pittsburg. The boat was found on the bank nearby. It is not known whether the deaths were accidental or the result of self harm.
A report cites Senatorial poll showing assurance from Boss Aldrich that corporations will be taxed. The briefing frames the political stance as a carries through the Senate debate and tax policy plans.
Washington June 24. Senate leaders expect a vote on Taft’s net earnings tax for corporations with Aldrich to report back to the president. House leaders Cannon Payne and Dwight indicate the Bailey Cummins income tax effort remains, while Republicans are likely to back the corporate tax in the tariff bill.
A brief item noting fruit jars and fruit jar rubbers available at Walker's Progressive Grocery.
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