Peace In Louisiana: New Commission Laws Proposed
Special Correspondent A G Cook reports in Baton Rouge that Representative Frank Powell proposes extending the commission form of government to all parishes, eliminating many elected offices and centralizing rule. A second measure would create a State Board of Agriculture and Immigration to control fertilizer and food inspection and the analytic work, reducing political influence on inspectors.
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Star
Baton Rouge
Frank Powell
Beauregard
Ias
Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration
State Board of Agriculture and Immigration
Me. Bruner
Dodeon
State Experiment Station
State House
General Assembly
Legislative Assemblies
Leon Smith
Tengas Basin
Sugar Trust
Cumberland Telephone Company
New Orleans
Calecsieu Parich
Quachita Parish
Agricultural Department
W. R. Dodson II
House
Senate
Power Plant Outage Halts City Wide Electric Service
A major plant failure shuts down the city power system as the third engine breaks piston rods and a cylinder head, leaving business districts dark and the News-Star without presses. Streetcar service and other city utilities suspend operations while repairs proceed and a new engine may be required.
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City
News-Star
Electro
Corliss
Corliss-Chalmers Company
Harrisburg
Westinghouse
All Norway in fete to honor centennial
The nation prepares celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of independence with parades official ceremonies and cultural events across major cities and towns.
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Norway
Festivities Open Today in Christiania For Centennial
Christiania hosts Norway’s centennial celebration with King Haakon Queen Maud and dignitaries attending a grand exposition. Norwegian American visitors swell the city with Decorah College band leading a royal procession planned for Sunday. Lincoln statue gifted by Governor Hanna of North Dakota will be presented with an oration and reception.
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Haakon
Queen Maud
Olaf
Meny
Skarpsno
Oscarshea
Bygda
Christinia
Christiania
Norway
Decorah College
Decorah
Iowa
Lincoln
Hanna
North Dakota
Marriage Licenses and Mortgage Filings Across Courts
Monroe and City Courts report marriage licenses for J. M. Cox with Misa M. G. Davis and several mortgage releases and special mortgages among entities including Monroe Building and Loan Association, Sugar Bros Co, and Union Central Life Insurance. Local infractions list fines for peddling without license, trespassing, suspicious behavior, petit larceny, and fighting.
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Cial
T. KE. Flournoy
J. M. Breard
W. D Bosone
Sugar Bros., Co
Swift & Co
J. D. Madden
W. H Faulk
A. Arent
Abe Arent
M. George
Americans Visit Norway for Banquet and Singing Festival
The American minister Albert G. Scheidman hosted a banquet attended by King Haakon. Many visitors plan to stay for the national singing festival in two weeks and then travel through the kingdom to visit relatives and describe life in Minnesota Dakota Iowa Nebraska and the Canadian West.
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Albert G. Scheidman
Haakon
Christinia
Kingdom
America
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Mellen Heads to New England for Additional Evidence
Former President Charles Mellen of the New Haven leaves for New England to obtain more documents. He plans to explain to the Interstate Commerce Commission the deeds connected to the New Haven property and return to discuss his high finance story.
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Associated Press
Washington
Merv
Charles Mellen
New Haven
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Deas
Foreign Nations Rally to Mexican Crisis Ahead of Riots
In Vera Cruz on May 15 a British and other national groups are gathering in concentration points across Mexico City. The sites were chosen earlier to fight riots if they occur, and the gatherings are reported to be armed and significant.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
San Francisco
Huerta
Mars
Maas
E. de Morelos
Mass
Badger
Feders
Hravo
Zerafosa
Tampico
United States
Fixing Up The Summer Home
Readers plan summer vacations and use the News Star ad pages to choose hotels cottages and furnishings. The ads speak to readers needs anticipating hotel cottage and furnishing questions and guiding choices as the newspaper ads serve as public service.
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News Star
Mars Disobeyed Orders At Vera Cruz
Report states that forces aboard Mars refused to fire on American troops at Vera Cruz, despite conflicting instructions. The incident highlights command gaps and potential breakdowns in battlefield discipline during the confrontation.
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Vera Cruz
Mediators Meeting Delayed to May 20 at Niagara Falls
The mediation session for the Mexican situation, postponed from May 15 to May 20, gathers at Niagara Falls with envoys from Mexico and the United States. Officials note Tampico combat reports hinder wireless news, while Mexican representatives proceed to Canada for talks.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Canda
Key West
Tampico
United States
Huerta
Eleven Die, Dozens Hurt in Mexican Rubber Plant Blast
Associated Press report from Detroit dated May 15 states eleven workers were killed and many injured when a gasoline fueled explosion wrecked the Mexican Crude Rubber Company plant. The one story building suffered extensive damage and several hours later fourteen fatalities were feared.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mexican Crude Rubber Company
Fined for Fighting in City Court
John Blackwelder, known around Five Points saloons, was fined $100 by Judge Mangham in the city court this morning on a fighting charge. The court heard Blackwelder met a man named Sweet, spent money with him, and then demanded $2 when Sweet refused.
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John Blackwelder
Mangham
Blackwelder
Sweet
Robbery charge looms as court fines announced and firm reshuffles
Judge Mangham fined $140 for fighting after a melee that left a man knocked down. Blackwelder faces grand jury scrutiny on robbery charges. John Davis was fined $250 for being a dangerous and suspicious character and stealing shoes. Announcements reveal a new firm name Hudson Potts Bernstein and Sholars after June. A small blaze damaged little at a servant's house on Walnut Street. Senator Hood traveled from Baton Rouge for personal business and will return Sunday night.
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Mangham
Blackwelder
John Davis
Pesgro
T. L. Hood
Baton Rouge
Tragedy in Desota Parish Store Ends in Double Death
In Oxford Louisiana on May 14 a store in Desota Parish saw Thos J Steele shoot saleswoman Miss Mattie Boylston then kill himself. A negro porter witnessed the events as Steele reprimanded Miss Boylston and fired twice ending with his own death. The coroner held an inquest. Miss Boylston to Sodus for burial and Steele to Oxford for interment.
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Oxford
Thos. J. Steele
Steele
Mattie Boylston
Miss Royston
Miss Boylston
Parsons
Mansfield
Sodus
Continental Trust VP Declines Federal Reserve Board Seat
Washington May 15 Harry Wheeler vice president of the Continental Trust Company declined the Federal Reserve Board membership he refused to give up his other business as required by law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry Wheeler
Continental Trust Company
Federal Reserve Board
City of Monroe Steamer to Begin New Orleans Run
The steamer City of Monroe will depart New Orleans on June 10 for weekly Ouachita Mississippi service between Monroe and New Orleans. With 550 tons capacity and room for 100 passengers, the vessel aims to shield Monroe from freight-rate hikes and open new trade territory.
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Monroe
New Orleans
City of
M. D. Swayze
Chamber of Commerce
Ouahita
Mississippi
Harrisonburg
Beauff River
War Department
Temple Sinai Evening Services With Rabbi Pollak
Temple Sinai will hold services tonight at 8 o clock Rabbi J B Pollak will speak on Our Mothers The public is invited to attend services at the temple.
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J. B. Pollak
Three Killed in Auto Crash Near Edwards Illinois
Three people died when an automobile collided with an express train near Edwards Illinois this morning. The crash occurred in St. Louis reporting area as authorities investigated the fatal incident.
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St. Louis
Edwards
Ill
Parker May Buy All A L G Rail Line and Offshoots
The Pine Bluff Graphic reports a Federal court ordered sale of the Arkansas Louisiana Gulf road set for Saturday with J M Parker, builder of the A L G, as a possible buyer. Parker and associates reportedly weigh purchasing the Ashley Drew and Northern and the A L G, aiming to establish a line from Monticello toward Pine Bluff and Little Rock to create a northward route toward New Orleans via Louisiana rail connections.
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Pine Bluff
J. M. Parker
Arkansas
Louisiana & Gulf
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Ed Smith
Pettit Larceny
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