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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
1
Governor Hall refused to permit the transfer of two individuals named Scott and Johnson. The decision blocks their relocation and implications follow for the involved parties and institutions.
Judge Webb overruled a motion for change of venue for Alex Scott and Rooster Johnson charged with a serious crime. Governor Hall warned of potential trouble and possible continuance. Witnesses from Shreveport and Baton Rouge discussed safety and impartiality in Caddo parish.
The witness said bringing prisoners to Shreveport was unsafe and would require a radical sheriff's protection overhaul. He argued jury selection under normal rules could not yield a fair trial and favored twelve impartial jurors. He noted conditions around last December's lynching and said Watkins Lews, later burned at the stake, was innocent.
New York reports Comptroller Prendergast will offer 71 million dollars in securities at 2 p m including 46 million in fifty year bonds and 25 million in fifteen year corporate stock with part of the stock redeemed under a new pay as you go policy. In Williston North Dakota 3000 acres of alfalfa land open for entry attracts a rapid rush and squatters before today gain no rights. claims accepted until July 29.
New Orleans June 28. The Southern Pine Association began publishing weekly statements on orders and shipments for yellow pine sawmills in the South. For the week ending June 27 seventy seven mills reported orders totaling 2615 cars and shipments of 2453 cars.
The Old Guard petition in the News-Star appeals to Ouachita parish Judge Gunby to run as a delegate to the constitutional convention. Gunby, an independent, cannot run in the Democratic primary. Options discussed include petition to place him on the general election ballot or a white primary, though lawyers doubt legality. Gunby declined to comment, saying a statement might come later.
Dr. Charles P. Bancroft head of the New Hampshire State Hospital for the Insane testified at the Thaw sanity trial that Thaw is now and always has been sane. He said the Stanford White killing resulted from jealousy, not a diseased mind.
To cut the cost of living public markets are provided in Los Angeles attracting about 25 000 buyers with their baskets echoing the olden days as shoppers fill stalls and seek bargains.
Reports from Washington describe Mexico City as extremely critical amid rising tensions. Officials monitor the situation closely while public statements urge calm and readiness across agencies.
Washington reports the United States seeks to prevent revolutionary activity and use of American soil as a base. Huerta and Orozco arrested in El Paso as neutrality laws tighten. four separate political Mexican groups in the US face possible arrests as probes deepen.
The article reports surprise at the release of Huerta and Orozco in El Paso and orders for agents to watch them. It recalls General Salazar's escape from pond and alleged New Mexico officials accused of aiding him. It also mentions unknown but likely several hundred U S recruits for Huerta's cause.
Detroit June 29 a meeting of service department managers from automobile firms will be held to formulate a standard repair parts policy to benefit motor vehicle owners.
Reported today that the Supreme Court upheld the right of city commissioners to order a prohibition election in Shreveport in favor of the wets.
Washington reports the South Atlantic and West Gulf States will see showers the first three days then generally fair weather with scattered showers and an upward temperature trend. The West Gulf States are forecast to have a week of fair weather with moderately high temperatures.
Chicago June 29. Big river improvement committees favor building large Mississippi terminals and new fleets to compete with Atlantic ports. Panama Canal alters transport. Atlantic ports gain easy Pacific access, while the Midwest seeks better water service, rail declines. Attendees from major river shipping points expect action.
Jim Bennett, recently sentenced to five years for robbing two white boys on an Iron Mountain train, was brought to Columbia to testify against Jim Carter, a fellow Black man accused of aiding in prior Caldwell Parish robberies.
Justice Hendrick presiding in the Harry Thaw sanity trial warned newspaper men that the trial by the newspapers must stop. He threatened contempt of court for editors who published stories forecasting evidence yet to be presented.
Funds are sought to sustain Chamber of Commerce activities and continue community development work. The appeal emphasizes financial contributions to support programs, events, and advocacy efforts aimed at economic growth and business support.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce names L W Mobley as assistant to Secretary Smith and approves a plan to enlarge operations with poster campaigns and hotel placards. A watermelon feast is set for Tuesday night to boost attendance while relief on dues and notes is discussed.
Baltimore June 29 Dr William H Welch pathologist at Johns Hopkins will depart for China to assist in systematizing medical education in the Orient. He will be joined by Dr Simon Flexner and other Rockefeller Institute experts. Dr Frank J Goodnow president of Johns Hopkins now in China will stay in close touch with the party.
Reports to the Carranza consul say Zapata government archives moved from Mexico City to Cuernavaca and troop transport trains prepared in the capital. A committee of foreign diplomats is said to arrange protection of private property during evacuation as Zapata forces clash with Gonzales troops in the suburbs.
Agents of the United States government monitor active Mexican politics across the country to ensure neutrality. The Justice Department holds evidence linking Gen Angles, Villas’s ally, to a plot to spark a new Mexican revolution, with Huerta and Orozco detained Sunday in El Paso.
An aggressive German attack advances along the front with armored and infantry units pressing to widen the gap. Allied countermeasures focus on holds and counterattacks to blunt the momentum as artillery shakes the line.
News from the eastern front notes a Teutonic advance east of Lemberg with Berlin claiming invasion of Russian territory while Russia reports thwarted Austrian attempts. Dardanelles artillery and infantry fighting continues with Turkish forces claiming repulses amid a sluggish Austro Italian advance on the southern front.
The Times correspondent reports from Russian headquarters that Russian forces are not beaten or discouraged. They claim Austro-German setbacks from Galician campaigns show no near solution to the war, with massive losses around 380,000 Germans and as many Austrians. Russians insist they can retreat and advance repeatedly to weaken enemies and avoid trench deadlock on other fronts.
Washington notes that circuses and traveling shows must pay a new war tax before the fiscal year ends on June 30. Each state or territory where a program is presented requires a tax, with larger shows charged 100 dollars and wagon or dog and pony shows 19 dollars.
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