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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1909

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Parker Day It A Trick Compliments Taft Tax Plan

Parker Day It a trick pays his compliments to President Taft's corporate tax plan.

Parker Taft

Parker Attacks President Plan to Tax Corporations

Former Judge Alton B. Parker told the College of the City of New York graduating class that encroachments on state and federal powers threaten constitutional lines. He warned against prosecution fears and described proposed 2 percent corporate net-return tax as a political trick to raise revenue, urging removal of cancerous abuses.

Alton B. Parker New York The College of the City of New York

Grand Jury in Lauderdale to Hear Ministers and Murder Trials

Lauderdale County opens a three week term with social club crime probes led by a church driven law enforcement league. Key trials include A L Clay for the murder of Conductor Eugene Chestnutt and J Walton for killing W T O’Flynn as prosecutors pursue deepening questions over Sunday store closures.

Meridian Miss J. N. Buckley A. L. Clay Eugene Chestnutt Birmingham Ala Lee Henderson Chestnutt Clay J. @. Walton W. T. Q’flynn Walton

Corporations Seek State Evasion Through Tax Law Change

Since 1893 efforts have aimed to escape state control under the pretext of taxation. Insurance firms were to open the path and the Hepburn law, enacted last year, tied government and corporations. The new statute would, under tax authority, remove corporate oversight.

Senate rejects Brown amendment on free-list agricultural implements

Washington June 26 the Senate rejected Senator Brown amendment placing agricultural implements on the free list and adopted the finance committee paragraph.

Washington Senate Brown

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Opens Summer Assembly

Ocean Grove New Jersey hosts the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association summer assembly from June 26 to September 26. Bishop Wilson will preach tomorrow morning and daily services follow for both regular and visiting attendees.

Ocean Grove Assembly Ocean Grove N. J

Murderer Buried Today Without Ceremony

Tragic end of a striking figure marked by a suicide after a murder. The funeral was performed without any formal ceremony, leaving readers with a sense of shock and intrigue over the suspect’s fate.

Mystery of Eastman Eastman and the Los Angeles wife

The body of Robert Eastman a New York broker also known as Emmett Roberts was buried in Maryland after his death by suicide following the murder of Edith Woodill. A letter on his body blamed alcohol fueled alibis while investigators delay inquest to pursue clues from the note.

St. Michaels Mich Robert Hastman New York Edith Thompson Woodill Talbot County Washington Pretty Litte Edith Thompson Woorill Baltimore Los Angeles Lyman J. Gage Frank Brown Emmett EE. Roberts Robert Emmett Eastman Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York Klaw Erlanger Eastman Mrs. Woodill Bradcombe Maryland Wood H. Thompson Matthew Zettella Knight Witz Wizes Bob” Eastman Emmett E. Roberts McDaniel

Mother of Edith Woodill Found in Ashaka Home

Mrs Albert Knight, mother of Edith Woodill, was located by an AP representative at her Ashaka, Idaho home forty miles from Lewiston. She confirms the infant separated after the murder of her husband, Henry Grayson killed over a wage dispute. She had heard from her daughter sporadically since adoption by Mrs Thompson.

Lewiston Ida Albert Knight Edith Woodill Associated Press Ashaka Henry Grayson Thompson

Sizzling coal boasts unmatched heat efficiency

An advertorial pitch extols a coal product claiming exceptional heat output from small fuel amounts. It cites repeat customers and asks readers if they would try the coal, emphasizing superior performance.

Exclusive Richelieu Canned Fruits and Vegetables Sale

FOX GROCER COO Ltd announces an exclusive sale of Richelieu brand canned fruits and vegetables. The leading grocers emphasize quality and superiority, inviting customers to compare and choose the best product line available.

Richelieu FOX Grocer Coo., Ltd

Orleans Levee Board Wins Funds Access Ruling

The Louisiana Supreme Court rules the Orleans Levee Board may keep its funds in its chosen banks rather than in the state treasury. The decision requires Treasurer Steele to return about 800000 dollars to the board from proceeds of recent bond sales placed in a special account. If applied broadly, state surplus deposits and interest income would shrink significantly.

Baton Rouge State Auditor’s Office State Treasurer’s State Supreme Court Orleans Levee Board State Treasurer Orleans Steele Orleans Levee Supreme Court

Senator Davis Opposes Tariff Bill in Senate Address

Senator Davis of Arkansas denounces the pending tariff bill as a tax on the people and as favorable to certain interests and trusts. Senator Bacon's amendment to place agricultural implements on the free list is discussed as the Senate debates the measure. Senator Stone cites the International Harvester Company as a monopoly despite denials.

Washington Senate Davis Arkansas Bacon Stone International Harvester Company Aldrich

Automobile spins off cliff killing driver

A car became unmanageable and plunged over a precipice, killing the driver. Readable details indicate a fatal vehicle crash with the exact cause not provided in full. Authorities are investigating the scene.

Masked Men Lynch Negro After Deputy Constable Murder

In Eirkins West Virginia, an automobile accident left F and Mansey, cashier of the Durbin Bank, dead after the vehicle plunged about one hundred feet. The event followed a reported shooting of a deputy constable and hints of vigilante action against a masked assailant.

New Orleans Rail Depot Shift Spurs Mammoth Union Project

Texas and Pacific trains move into Illinois Central Depot at South Rampart and Howard Avenue amid talks of a grand New Orleans union depot. The IC buys blocks nearby and may connect to Canal Street, while other lines service both terminals. the move follows concerns over safety at the riverfront old TC depot after a yearlong state commission dispute.

Texas and Pacific Ilinois Central Depot South Rampart Howard Avenue New Orleans New Oreans Texas & Pacific Railroad Ilinois Central Canal Street Prisoa Southern Tineis Central Yazoo Mississippi Valley Southern Pacific Frisco Colorado Southern New Orleans and Northeastern New Orleans Great Northern Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Louisville and Nashville State Railroad Commission Progressive Union of

Lynching of Sylvester Stennien in Wilburton Oklahoma

Fifty masked men seized Sylvester Stennien known as Ala bama Red from the Wilburton jail early today and lynched him after he had fatally shot Deputy Constable Albert Turner who tried to arrest him.

Oklahoma Wilburton Okla Sylvester Stennien Alabama Albert Turner

Gould separation ruling prompts European departure

New York June 26 It is not believed that an appeal will be taken by Mrs Gould or her husband from Justice Dowling's decision granting Mrs Gould separation and 36000 alimony. Attorney Shearn counseled for Mrs Gould will sail for Europe as the case appears closed.

New York

Senate Passes Census Bill in Five Minutes

Washington June 26 The Senate approved the census appropriation bill in five minutes. It provides ten million dollars in funding.

Washington Senate House

Agreement Allows Texas and Pacific Access to Illinois Central Depot

The plan permits the Texas and Pacific to use the Illinois Central Depot, deemed more satisfactory than constructing a new depot on the river front.

Texas and Pacific Illinois Central

Bargain seeker sought for property sale details

Classified note notes a buyer exists who values property higher, mentions a contact at S. J. Meek Co and a grocery and candy bargain angle. East Side door entry reference appears with a terse car passenger note.

S. J. Meek Co

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