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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
1
The notice urges candidates to raise subscriptions by ten dollars for extra votes and clubs, with a ten o'clock deadline on Saturday June 27. Subscriptions may be mailed telephoned or delivered and counted if postmarked timely. The top prize is a 1914 Model Ford Touring Car displayed at Ireland's Garage on DeSiard.
Oyster Bay reports a revived talk of Governor run by Colonel Roosevelt despite refusals. Parker of New Orleans says Progressive party aims to win three congressmen and a state ticket with backers from Wilson electors and Democratic lawmakers. Chicago scene covers Y M C A leaders urged to adopt humanitarian views, criticizing a stifling atmosphere.
French sports men and thousands of Americans and others gather in Paris to witness the world championship bout between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran. The fight starts at ten thirty tonight local time, five thirty in New York, with Johnson the favorite at three to one.
A delegation of churchmen from the archbishop of Mexico City and the Bishop of Saltillo met Gen. Carranza in Monterey and assured him the church party of Mexico was not opposed to him. The visit occurred on June 27.
Galveston June 27 The schooner Grampus departed with about a million rounds of ammunition for the Constitutionalists at Tampico. The cargo was listed as for Havana but the manifest indicated transshipment to Tampico.
Multant suffragettes circumvented police by bombarding King George V and Queen Mary with leaflets at Hyde Park. A bundle struck the king’s hat and dislodged it as two women were seized and carried away amid struggles.
Lawmakers push a detailed probe into the Tensas matter prompting a House debate on jurisdiction and authority. The dispute centers on oversight powers and potential implications for state agencies.
In Baton Rouge on June 2, Mr Buie urged amendments to a general probe bill to include investigations of the Tensas land sale and the State bond sale. Gov promised a Tensas probe if included. Clai bore argues the measure lacks such provisions and a heated exchange ensued before a subcommittee was formed to draft amendments.
James Conley was sentenced to one year in prison as an accessory to the murder of Mary Phelan. He was denied a new trial by the Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta.
The Arkansas Gazette reports that despite officials announcing a settlement of the strike on the Louisiana and Northwestern railroad from Homer Louisiana to McNeil Arkansas, Labor Bureau Commissioner J C Clary says back pay is being sought for L and N W workers.
Washington reports General Huerta notified the State Department of willingness for Vice Consul Silliman to return to Saltillo. The move follows an American promise that Silliman would be taken out of Mexico rather than remain imprisoned. Saltillo is under Constitutionalists, yet the United States aims to preserve good faith.
A large safety razor company reports first quarter 1914 sales and profits above previous levels despite a weak business period. The firm notes newspaper advertising yields better reach and lower costs than other media, with dealers eager to promote the product due to the created demand.
The third violent storm of the week hit a large area of Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Water reached two to four feet in Lacrosse streets and train service was crippled. The steamer Sidney with a thousand excursionists struggled to reach port as the captain maneuvered to land them ashore.
The Mata Afa steamship is reported by customs officials to be breaking up at the entrance to Twin Ports Harbor. Life savers are attempting to rescue the crew as the sea runs high.
Washington dispatch reports Captain Coffman commander of the Boston navy yard is authorized to use all power to relieve Salem Massachusetts fire victims. Commissary supplies and clothing will be made available to those in need. Coffman had previously acted within his authority.
Montgomery June 27 A special election will be held in Alabama's Third district to choose a successor to Henry D. Clayton who resigned his House seat to join the Federal bench. W O Mulkey and Joseph Spreight contend for the post, which will last only until next March.
Washington June 27 Speaker Clark told a delegation of women from the National American Woman's Suffrage Association that women's suffrage is as inevitable as tomorrow's sun. The event followed a nationwide May twenty second demonstration with petitions from thirty eight states. Vice President Marshall received the suffragists and later petitions were left at his office.
Washington and Constitutionalist envoys delay and press mounts to join Huerta delegates in talks on restoring order in Mexico. Carranza wavering may shift to military strategy, while the United States weighs recognition and diplomatic pressure to avert further bloodshed.
The State factory investigation commission reviewed child labor products in New York on June 26. George Hall of the New York Child Labor Commission displayed violets made by a 14 year old girl who must create 576 flowers and paste them in wreaths to earn ten cents. Average weekly earnings rarely exceed two dollars.
Thousands of Bible Class members marched through Chicago in a June 27 parade linked to the triennial convention of the International Sunday School Association. The thousands of young Christian workers showcased the largest parade of its kind seen in the city.
Oyster Bay June 27 Four months of absolute rest was prescribed for Col Roosevelt by his physicians who said he suffered an enlarged spleen and loss of vitality from malaria in the South American jungles. He refused, declaring it impossible to quit his campaign work.
Uncertain reports indicate Carranza plans to send delegates to discuss restoration efforts for peaches. Authorities have not confirmed timing or exact agenda.
Berlin reports the Prussian supreme court upheld police prohibition on a film portraying Jesus from Klopstock’s Messiah. The court held Christian religion part of public order and ruled the presentation likely to offend may justify bans, especially if paired with comic scenes.
Terre Haute Indiana June 26 For the first time in Vigo county courts a woman Miss Grace H O Neill will preside as Judge in a divorcee hearing Saturday The case is Mrs Perdita Griffith against W N Griffith city controller Miss O Neill is official stenographer of the Vigo Superior Court and a member of the bar She was appointed special judge yesterday
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