Industrial Development Session Opens in Atlanta
The Southern Commercial Congress opens its industrial development session in Atlanta with leaders and members gathering to discuss growth strategies and regional economic initiatives.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1911
Page
1
Notable Southern Commercial Congress Opens in Atlanta
In Atlanta the Southern Commercial Congress holds its third annual convention to press a unified South wide development policy and to dispel misunderstandings about the region. Attendees include state governors, senators, and industry leaders, with future addresses by Taft and Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
South
Congress
United States
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Victor H. Olmsted
Department of Agriculture
T. V. Powderly
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
J. M. Dickson
J. A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
George Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Edward Hines
Chicago
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
John H. Kirby
Houston
Texas
J. B. Duke
South Carolina
C. P. Wallbridge
St. Louis
Leland Hume
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
George W. Perkins
New York
Arthur Kavanaugh
National City Bank of New York
Arthur M. Harris
Harris, Forbes and Co
B. W. Griffith
First National Bank of Vicksburg
E. W. Robertson
National Loan and Exchange Bank of Columbia
Col. S. W. Fordyce
Hot Springs
Bernard N. Baker
Shipping League of Baltimore
M. B. Trezevant
Southern Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Henry FE. Hardtner
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Albert T. Bush
Chamber of Commerce of
Mobile
Col. L. D. Tyson
Knoxville
E. E. Brown
Charles H. Sherrill
Argentine
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
James Gordon
Mississippi
William G. McAdoo
Hudson River
Clarence J. Owens
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
John Temple Graves
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Julian S. Carr
Durham
D. C
Charles Hall Davis
Asa G. Candler
Senator Fletcher
Agriculture
Roosevelt and Taft Set to Address Congress in Upcoming Sessions
In the afternoon, Secretary Wilson spoke on The Agricultural Obligation of the South and Mr Perkins discussed Business Efficiency in Southern Progress. Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to address Congress tomorrow and President Taft will speak the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mr. Perkins
Roosevelt
Congress
Taft
Broadside Blossoms as Girls Man Flower Floats
Fourteen floats in the Battle of Flowers at the spring carnival will feature small wooden cannons firing broadsides of flowers at spectators along the parade route. Girls in flower colors will man the cannons as floral bombs explode, lighting up Alamo plaza with color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Alamo Plaza
Inmate Sells Invention for Twelve Thousand Dollars
Clinton Buchanan, jailed in Walla Walla for cashing no funds checks, sold an invention for 12000 dollars. The device aims to keep a threshing machine and header level despite field contour and could yield a check for that amount at sentence end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Wash
Clinton Buchanan
Taft Roosevelt Southward Tour Stirs GOP Campaign Fears
Washington reports a growing GOP focus on the South as Taft and Roosevelt plan speeches in Dixie this week. The New Orleans stop is seen as a potential catalyst for Roosevelt's role in next year’s campaign, with Atlanta and Georgia visits following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Dixie
New Orleans
Col. Roosevelt
New York
Atlanta
Georgia
White House
Hot Springs Couple Weds Despite Age Gap
In Hot Springs on a Wednesday, T. H. Comstock aged 41 married 14 year old Maude McNutt. The couple, both described with Comstock towering nearly six feet, left for Denver that afternoon. Comstock previously lived in Denver before moving to Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
T. H. Comstock
Maude McNutt
Comstock
Denver
Minnesota Sunday School Convention Opens in Mankato
Sunday school workers from across Minnesota gather in Mankato for the Minnesota Sunday School Association annual convention. Sessions run through Thursday and Friday with speakers including W. C. Pearce of Chicago E. Sellers of Moody Institute Herbert O. Manager of Cincinnati and Rev. M. S. Rice of Duluth. A parade, Bible study, missions and music are planned for Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Sunday Schools
Mankato
Minn
Minnesota Sunday School Association
W. C. Pearce
Chicago
International Association
E. ©. Sellers
Moody Institute
Herbert O
Cincinnati
Rev. M. S. Rice
D. D
Duluth
Massive US troop movement near Mexican border signals potential mobilization
Washington reports show twenty thousand troops en route to Texas and California borders with ball ammunition. The Navy prepares the Fifth Division and marines for Guantanamo as officials claim practice, but observers see link to Diaz regime tensions and possible action amid Mexican revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Texas
California
Mexico
Diaz
Navy Department
Guantamo
Philadelphia
Dixie
Prairie
Army
Guantanamo
Cuba
San Pedro
San Diego
Guantanamo Station
Exhibition games aimed at Ruston and Monroe fans
An upcoming Sunday exhibition features the Louisiana Industrial Institute in Ruston and the Detroit Tigers lineup returning stars from Hot Springs. Detroit players Donovan Mullin Summers Willett Delahenty Bush Stowage Crawford and Cobb expected tonight. Manager Jennings leads Ruston trip with Casey Beckendorf Smith Peasley Mitchell Covitt and others. Courtesies extended by local clubs. players enjoy saltwater baths between workouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsythe Park
Tiger
Hot Springs
Detroit
Donovan
Mullin
Summers
Willett
Delahenty
Bush
Stowage
Crawford
Ty Cobb
Georgia
Ruston
Jennings
Louisiana Industrial Institute
Casey
Beckendorf
Smith
Peaseley
Mitchell
Covitt
Negs
Kirke
Wuffli
Corcoran
O'Leary
Jones
Drake
Schaller
Tuthill
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
The
Elk’s Club
Monroe
Mayor Gaynor Suggests Herman Ridder as Compromise Senator
In New York on March 8 Mayor Gaynor proposed Herman Ridder as a potential compromise senator to end Albany’s deadlock. Ridder, publisher of the Staats-Zeitung and chair of the AP’s paper committee, received one vote in balloting while Gaynor urged a united choice. Gaynor noted he did not prefer Ridder over other minority candidates. He and W. F. Sheehan also met, but reportedly did not discuss the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaynor
Herman Ridder
Albany
Ridder
New York Staats-Zeitung
American Newspaper Publishers'’ Association
Freeman Surrenders in Embezzlement Case Returns to Monroe
Deputy Sheriff T A Grant of Ouachita Parish took B Y Freeman to Monroe after arresting him in Ouachita. Freeman, a white man, was wanted for embezzlement in Monroe and alleged embezzlement from William Lowe of this city in 1908. He had been held by Chief of Detectives Price and was to be returned for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Shreveport Times
T. A. Grant
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
B. Y. Freeman
Freeman
Price
William Lowe
Scarborough
Train robbers caught in Michigan woods
W A Pinkerton head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency received a telegram from Chicago reporting the capture of the Oregon Short line train robbers in the woods of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
W. A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Chicago
Michigan
No Instructions Issued on Bryce Mexico Situation
London March 8 The foreign office announces that no instructions of any kind were sent to Ambassador Bryce in Washington regarding the events in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Bryce
Washington
Mexico
British Ambassador Presses US to Protect Foreign Interests in Mexico
The British ambassador urged the United States to show resolve and capacity to safeguard foreign interests in Mexico or risk European powers, notably Britain and Germany, stepping in. President Pearson of the Mexican Northwestern Railway reports Mexico’s President Diaz remains in usual health and that U.S. troop mobilization followed a Mexican request to curb arms smuggling to Rebels. Texas Adjutant General Hutchins says border maneuvers are unlikely to involve the Texas National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
United States
Mexico
Great Britain
Germany
London
Pearson
Mexican Northwestern Railway
Mexico City
Diaz
Austin
Hutchins
Texas National Guard
Reorganization of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Monroe
Commander Richardson from New Orleans discusses reviving the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Monroe. A first meeting at the Courthouse drew under six members, with plans for a permanent organization and an upcoming meeting within ten days to elect officers and enroll more local sons of Confederate soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Monroe
Richardson
New Orleans
Sons of Veterans
The
Confederacy
Soen
Annual Child Labor Conference to open in Birmingham
The seventh annual conference under the National Child Labor Committee begins in Birmingham, with speakers including Theodore Roosevelt and Gov. Woodrow Wilson. Other participants are Miss Jane Addams, Dr. Felix Adler, Senator Borah, and Florence Kelley. Topics focus on uniform state laws and childhood conservation. The three day event aims to harmonize child labor standards nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
National Child Labor Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Jane Addams
Chicago
Felix Adler
New York
William E. Borah
Charles P. Neill
United States
United States Commissioner of Labor, and Mrs. Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
Londervation Tax Suspension Apportioned by Governor Sanders
Governor Sanders issues legal opinion halting the Londervation tax collection. Tax collectors suspended enforcement amid new guidance. Ripples of delay reach municipal budgets as state stance reflects temporary pause in revenue drive. Public notices await clarified official direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Walter Guion
J. Y. Sanders
Judge Guion
Back Taxes Due in Sunflower County Report
Back taxes on solvent credits totaling $469000 are due the Sunflower County treasury. The figure comes from a statement filed with the Sunflower board of supervisors by J C John deputy revenue agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Miss
Sunflower
Board of Supervisors
J. C. John
Frohman Produces Twenty Four Shows This Season
Charles Frohman has staged twenty four productions this season. The lineup includes revivals of Gillette's plays Raffles with Kyrle Bellew in the lead, Trelawney of the Wells, and J M Barrie's play The Twelve Pound Look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frohman
Kyrle Bellew
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rider
Guion
Louisiana
Colonel Pleasant
Etccison Drilling Company
J. P. Flournoy
Caddo Parish
Etchison Drilling
Etchison Drilling Company
Sanders
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