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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
10
A collage of local items from Monroe Louisiana including brief notices, ads, and small events. Highlights include weather notes, grocery promos from Walker’s Progressive Grocery and Meek Co, new birth at the Leiber home, and community updates on churches, committees, and local merchants.
The New Orleans market reports 1325 bales traded with prices around 11.45 to 11.20. Alabama crops are mostly grass bound and poor in outlook, while Florida shows unusually bright prospects. The period for government crop reports closes today and the next release on July 2 is expected bullish. Hayward and Clark.
Market notes from New York show bond and stock figures steady with minimal moves. Traders skim a string of data including 11.70 and 11.23 readings while brokers watch for direction amid varied U.S. indicators.
Market notes from Friday June 25 1909 show Liverpool sales at 6000 bales. Quotes indicate a Curr price around 5.95 with minor variations and limited trading terms.
A mob of fifteen masked men abducted Albert Reese from the Cuthbert jail and hanged him. Reese had attacked Mary Taunton with an axe near the town, severing one arm and causing injuries likely to cripple her for life.
William Adler former president of the defunct State National Bank of New Orleans was released on a $40,000 bail bond after his conviction for misapplying bank funds. The release order was signed in Atlanta by Justice Pardee of the U S circuit court of appeals.
The attorney general orders the dismissal of the government suit against the New York New Haven and Hartford and Boston and Maine railways and others for alleged antitrust violations. The Massachusetts legislature has authorized their consolidation. Colds that hang on weaken the constitution and develop into consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for persistent coughs. Do not experiment with untried remedies. D. H. Key.
In Kilarney Ireland on June 24 a police search party recovered three bodies from Muckross shore after a boat accident on Lower Killarney Lake. One victim was identified as Mrs H W Coburn of Lowell Massachusetts, who arrived June 22. The other two victims were English women.
A limited exclusive sale promotes Richelieu canned fruits and vegetables famed for quality. The ad emphasizes top flavor and compares favorably with other brands, urging immediate purchase.
New Orleans reports about 15000 bales tendered for July with large blocks bought at a several point advance. Field notes from Lexington Mississippi describe stagnant plantations and cotton four inches high, with crops three weeks to a month behind. Weather across the belt shows mixed conditions with rain in parts of Texas and Oklahoma and generally fair conditions in the East. The Journal of Commerce cites Alabama and Georgia crop delays and declines in conditions.
Selig’s Mephisto and the Maiden shown at the Grand tonight mixes drama and temptation as Friar Hugo is tempted by two hours of youth and beauty. The tale follows consequences of a fiendish bargain with Mephisto and ends with remorse and gothic imagery. George P. Marshall and Verne Vernon performed in two other picture subjects to rousing crowds last night.
The article praises a cornet soloist from Al G. Field's Minstrels for steady performance and a pure voice. Verne Vernon, a skilled violinist, delivers well received renditions with strong singing. Miss Davis to perform tonight with The Longest Way Around is the Shortest Way Home.
A large crowd enjoyed a refined vaudeville show at the Airdome with headliners and growing audiences. Tonight a complete songs change and two new films Skipper's Daughter and Braham's Diamond will debut, cited as among the best. Meanwhile in New York Mrs Catherine Gould faced cross examination as refreshments checks at the St Regis Hotel came under scrutiny and the trial neared completion.
Ollie Johnson, known for riding as a hobby, was jailed after stealing a horse and later a City Electrician Robinson’s bicycle. Judge Schulze sentenced him to six months on the streets, noting the theft occurred in front of city hall and was traced by Manager Louis Toombs. Johnson reportedly preferred two years in the penitentiary to six months on the streets.
All parties with accounts against the Young Men's Christian Association of Monroe are urged to send a statement to the acting secretary so obligations can be met and liquidated on the first day of the coming month by order of the Board C. V. Reser Secretary.
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