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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1910
Page
8
Local notices show Hudnall's Orchestra playing park dances Tuesdays and Fridays, a K of P hall meeting, and a large Forsythe Park band concert with Hess' band. Also listed are Jeffries Johnson fight tickets, rail fare specials, and various local social updates in Monroe.
A nightly lineup highlights Through the Darkness a dramatic romance shown with strong audience turnout. Also screening The Money Bag The Banks of the Danube Mrs Nosey The Master Mechanic and The Portrait with varied themes from comedy to education and suspense.
100 votes observed with 27 to 11 vote split noted in the fragment. The readable text hints at a tally or ballot result without full context. Named entities are scarce in the fragment.
For sale by owner, entire contents of a four room cottage or sold separately. Extraordinary low price. Must be sold at once. Apply at 307 North Fourth street. Lost items and wanted notices follow with rewards and contact details.
Crowds fill Reno as promoter Tex Rickard gears up for the Jeffries Johnson heavyweight bout arena under construction. Johnson enjoys the scene, walks eight miles, entertains visitors, and urges camp singers while Jeffries fishes daily. Corbett hosts, crowds flock to Myrto Springs area, and calm meets anticipation for the looming prize fight in Nevada.
After light morning work, Jeffries obtained a fishing license and headed to Reno area trout streams and lakes to explore possible fishing spots. He sought quiet time and outdoor recreation following training camp sessions.
A veteran recalls a brutal retreat from a hill trench under machine gun fire. After losing four comrades and being shot in the thigh, he was captured and faced a death sentence before Gen Echavarria intervened. He spent weeks as a prisoner before escape and recapture, with harsh rations and a shifting front as Mena’s forces advance toward Rivas.
Notice invites participation in choir practice at the M P church Tuesday night. Signed by A J Vallery FP.
Springfield June 27 Following the Sagamon grand jury indictments of Representative Lee ONeill Browne Representative Robert E Wilson Frank J Trout and A B Johnston State's Attorney Burke plans a wider investigation Browne is due in Springfield Tuesday to post 10000 bond on a bribe conspiracy charge Johnston Johnston and Trout indictments include perjury bribery conspiracy and bonds Wilson is also expected to arrive Tuesday
In Reno on a November night in 1906 era style the scene gathers as John L Sullivan and James J Jeffries reunite amid camera squads and lingering talk of who first brought the two together. Corbett Muldoon and Tex Richards join as mutual greetings pass across the camp and Sullivan returns to Jeffries camp after a brief Reno visit.
Frederick Montfort was arrested in Louisville Kentucky on June 26 charged with murdering his wife by striking her with his fist early that morning. Police say he assaulted her after failing to find a bottle of whiskey he believed she hid.
Bishop Heslin of Natchez Miss suddenly fell ill in Memphis but is now able to sit on the veranda of the local parish residence. He received warm congratulations from many friends as he recovers and cannot attend services today.
Learn how to care for income and accumulate money for investments by using a sound conservatively managed home bank. The Union Bank & Trust Co promotes a Check Account Plan to systematize expenses, save odds and ends, and grow funds for investment with careful handling of any start.
Market notes from New Orleans show spot sugar at 14 3 4 with 510 bales sold. prices for July and October futures cited with highs lows and closes around 14.7 in New Orleans. New York reads quiet with dull activity and various price figures including 14.97 14.91 and 15.04 for futures.
The record lists Liverpool figures with 7.91 sales and 3000 bales. It notes APTAM WOE on two cases Bek 7.46 to 7.46 for October November and 6.53 to 6.58 in the period.
The Monroe district of the Methodist Episcopal Church held its annual district conference in Lake Providence on June 27, presided over by Rev. Dr. S. S. Keener. Ministers present included S. J. Davis, T. J. Holladay, A. S. Neil, A. J. Coburn, S. S. Bogan, W. L. Hunter, Thos. J. Randall, H. O. White, Briscoe Carter, R. H. Wynn, W. F. Henderson, S. W. B. Colvin, P. H. Fontaine, Wm. Schuhle, R. W. Vaughan, and others representing the Louisiana Methodist Orphanage. A sermon opened by R. W. Vaughn and closed by H. Wynn. Rev. George Fox was licensed to preach and will pursue missionary work and assist revivals. Bishop W. B. Murrah was slated to speak but could not attend due to other engagements.
Windes reports beneficial rains in west to east Texas easing drought, with some areas like Dallas Abilene and San Antonio still dry. While heavy regional showers may slow growth in Louisiana Mississippi, overall Texas yields look favorable and a potential maximum statewide crop is anticipated. Weevils are noted in some districts though less rampant than usual.
In a quiet market with easier activity and a steady undertone, two large mills failed in Lancashire. Tomorrow marks First of July Notice Day in New York with about 20 000 expected to be tendered and promptly stopped. Bulls unlikely to act before bureau day next Friday as a bearish report lingers.
In Valladolid Yucatan two grooms were executed by firing squad after trial for sedition and murder tied to an uprising. Several other prisoners were sentenced to death or long terms. two fiances were allowed to marry their doomed partners just before the executions.
New York reports Geo Taylor a young Philadelphian aeronaut fell from about 1000 feet while attempting the double drop. He hung from a disabled parachute and was picked up unconscious but not fatally injured at Belleville New Jersey after the second chute partially opened.
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