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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
8
Local paragraphs promote the Ouachita Parish Fair on July 6 with notes on vendors and attractions. Mentions Carl Walker and the White House Pantry, Copeland's Cash Grocery bargains, the Phoenix Drug Store, and a variety of local personalities and errands.
Steward Theodore Crothers was severely beaten by laborer Roy Millian at the city locks and dams after a dispute over meals, as complaints about unsatisfactory food had been mounting among workers.
Goodwater Missouri resident Mrs Riley Laramore reports long lasting relief from dyspepsia and heartburn after using Thedford s Black Draught in small nightly doses. She says two small packages sufficed and the condition has not returned. The ad touts gentle cleansing digestion stomach bowels liver function and no bad after effects with a 25 cent price.
Dr. Aswell resigns the presidency of the State Normal to campaign for Governor. J B Keeney of Louisiana Industrial Institute is seen as a likely successor, with Prof Himes of LSU also mentioned. The piece notes a succession plan amid political shifts and mentions local business pitches for The Alabama Sweets melons and Carlsbad Texas Mineral Water.
The June 24 1911 market page notes New Orleans spots at 14 89 14 86 with steady sales of 290 bales and New York spots near 15 cents quiet with closing around 14 65. Liverpool remains on holiday leaving international markets paused.
New Orleans reports indicate rains across the belt easing drought in Oklahoma and Texas while others fear insufficient Southwest rain. Buyers push the market to steady levels as Liverpool’s next moves loom. Crop conditions praised by New York Chronicle and government forecasts. acreages rise from 33.418 to 35.004 million with weevil activity down though 12 million bales were produced in 1910.
The State Epworth League Conference in Ruston closes with a consecration led by Dr. Fitzgerald S. Parker and a full program. Officers for .year include Hugh W. Jamieson as president and Robert A. Steel as vice president. Lake Charles chosen as next meeting site.
The uniform success of Chamberlain's Col ic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has made it a favorite everywhere. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers.
President Taft arrives in Washington from New England and immediately tackles a backlog of duties. He cancels a scheduled address for tomorrow at a chautauqua meeting in Mountain Lake Park Maryland due to press of business.
Delegates crowded into Cincinnati for the annual convention of the National Association of Photo-Engravers of the United States and Canada. Sessions are scheduled to begin Monday.
Jesus declares he is the light of the world and that belief in him brings life while nonbelievers face judgment by the words he speaks. He emphasizes his message comes not from himself but from the Father who sent him and commands eternal life.
A large crowd gathered at the American Line docks to bid bon voyage to United States athletes sailing on the St. Paul to the international games in England next month. The team features many top Harvard and Yale performers. Opponents abroad will be Oxford and Cambridge track pickers.
John Pomranky applies to the West Monroe council for a license to operate a mail order whiskey house at 114 Commerce Street, West Monroe Louisiana. The notice is dated June 21, 1911, with the name John Pomranky at the end.
Hammond Indiana June 22 A Chicago man William G Muhr died after trying to save Switchman Charles Fleming formerly of Shreveport La from a train accident on the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad near Gibson Fleming who was employed as an extra was trapped and killed along with Muhr both severely mutilated Engineer A B Brandt said Fleming signaled the shunt and Fleming died trying to save him
The sixty seventh annual conven tion of the American Institute of Homeopathy opens in Narragansett Pier Rhode Island with memorial services. Governor Pothier Rhode Island Homeopathic Society President Butler and Bishop Perry welcome delegates. Dr Gaius J Jones of Cleveland will deliver the address as sessions run through the week. Several hundred members from the United States and Canada have arrived.
Muhr, a yard conductor with a gold medal for twenty one years of service, dragged a man from under a moving train but was crushed himself. He had warned friends he felt something would happen before going to work. He was 45, survived by a wife and two children. Fleming’s relatives live in Milwaukee.
Thomas Sharkey, described as a curly wolf of the old school, announces readiness to fight again and challenges Jack Johnson to a world championship bout. The bold call signals a new step in the heavyweight scene, with fans awaiting formal terms.
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