02 May 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1910
Page
1
Clergy officials within the diocese observe a traditional process as the bishop is chosen under longstanding custom. Parish leaders and lay members participate in the ceremonial aspects while the formal election follows regional church guidelines.
Fragmentary OCR notes show multiple faith communities and services. Mentions of congregations, prayers, and church activities appear but lack full details or clear outcomes.
A large Monroe gathering at churches and a tent discusses moral uplift led by Dr. Nancker and Rev. Hill with about 700 men present. The sermon centers on Luke 12 about fools who value only material wealth and neglect spiritual aims, urging commitment to Christ and heavenly treasures.
A letter written to the American consul in Nicaragua provides details about recent events. The document outlines specific circumstances and descriptions related to the Nicaragua situation.
The sixteenth General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Asheville North Carolina in May for a three week session. About 300 delegates including ministers and lay members attend with one clerical and one lay delegate for every forty eight ministers. Major topics of vital church policy will be discussed.
A gentlemanly intruder in evening dress tried to enter Police Officer Joseph Daugherty’s uptown home. Daugherty fired three shots. the first cartridge failed, his wife intervened, and the burglar fled as the revolver discharged ineffectively. The incident occurred in New York on May 1.
A brief item states that Teddy Walleo will not run for the presidency in 1912, clarifying his political intentions. No additional factions or dates are provided. The note emphasizes the lack of a presidential bid from Walleo, shaping expectations for the campaign cycle.
President Taft voices belief in safe advertising across all efforts. He emphasizes integrity and responsibility in promotional practices while addressing industry leaders and officials.
Richard Payson Weston, age 72, completed a cross country walk from the Pacific to the Atlantic in 77 days and 13 days ahead of his schedule, totaling about 3,486 miles. He began in Yonkers and ended at Manhattan's Broadway Seventy Second Street and City Hall after a path marked by perseverance and no monetary prize.
Federal inspectors warn of more arrests after Saturday raids on two bucketshops. Frank Maier of Morrison & Maier is held on $5,000 bail for conspiring to obtain stock exchange quotations for a Washington bucketshop. A Jersey City raid led to the arrest of telegraph operator Joseph Becker for conspiracy. investigation continues as authorities name further targets.
One dead two fatally injured as Frederick C. Zeisler construction engineer shoves his wife off a Cotton Belt trestle in Rob Roy Arkansas. Henry Dobson and wife from Leavenworth Kansas also struck by the engine and die or near death at Florence sanitarium Pine Bluff. Mrs Zeisler lightly bruised.
Becker employed by Thomas Marrin of Philadelphia. He telegraphed to the Consolidated Stock Exchange in Philadelphia with quotations from the New York Exchange, sourced from a ticker.
An advertisement offers a messenger boy service by Monroe Messenger Service with Cumberland phone 183-2 and home phone 299. It promises prompt service and marks the contact as 28-9t.
President Taft, speaking after a Chamber of Commerce banquet, gave reporters access to an interview about Governor Hughes and the Supreme Court seat. He defended a forthcoming income tax and warned of political pressure, noting past conversations with Hughes and future implications for Democratic hopes.
Jury unable to agree after a long deliberation, with eleven voting for murder without capital punishment and one for acquittal. Judge Madison discharged the panel and recorded a mistrial amid tensions in the jury room. Defense counsel Allan Scholars criticized local editorials during the proceedings.
A letter from Narcisso Arrelanes detailing crimes by Nicaragua government supporters accuses them of torture and property destruction near Granada and Nanimo. He cites 17 thumb-bond cases, a woman shot for resisting a kiss, and calls for State Department action and a naval check near Managua. John B. Hays to spend the week in Morehouse parish.
A jury in Baton Rouge found Dr. E. C. McKowen guilty of murder in the death of E. K. Judson. The verdict read Guilty as charged without capital punishment after a swift deliberation ending about 8:15 p.m. The court room was nearly empty as the jurors answered to be polled. The defense offered no immediate statement and court adjourned for the night.
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