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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
1
Governor Whitfield voices blunt views on booze and ministers while planning an inaugural ball amid protests. Articles discuss immigration and taxation debates, moral standards in public life, and highway funding in Louisiana, reflecting evolving policy and social tension.
The Ouachita River boat line America seeks to cut Monroe to New Orleans rates by 50 percent under rail pricing. Henry Sherbourne Transportation operates multiple boats upriver at about 80 percent of rail rate and challenges the proposed reduction. The Louisiana Public Service Commission reviewed witnesses as chairman P Long and Francis Williams led the session.
Vernon Parish authorities issue a warrant for Belmont L. Shields publisher of the Leesville Leader on attempted murder charges. A stenographer says Shields lured her into a car, threatened her with a pistol, and forced a nighttime ride to Alexandria and beyond, later ordering her to exit at Rose Pine. She was knocked unconscious and later aided by passersby. Police warn to watch across surrounding parishes and nearby states.
Belmont L Shields former editor of the Wampus Cat was arrested in Shreveport on charges of mailing a lascivious and obscene publication. The case, tried at Lake Charles, ended in a mistrial as federal authorities halted the publication, an action linked to District Attorney Philip H Mecom and federal mail and interstate express bans.
The Standard Oil Company of Louisiana sues before Huey P. Long as chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission alleging unfair railroad overcharges on oils from Baton Rouge refinery. Claims up to 100 percent on some less than carload shipments. suit may test Long and Standard Oil relations.
Sun Yat Sen, president of the South China government, is alive and in good health according to his confidential secretary. Aimed rumors of his death have been denied and an interview request was refused as unchanged.
The village of Hachinche near Minato, planned to welcome the American flyers, was almost wiped out by a fire that destroyed two thousand houses and all public buildings in the business district. Troops aided the blaze as celebrations were canceled.
Weather delays in Cordova threaten the Attu to Paramashiro leg of the world flight. Amundsen Arctic Expedition plans experimental cold-engine tests in Christiania. British flyer MacLaren reaches Calcutta en route to encircle the globe. Major Martin to be greeted in Bellingham upon return. Doisy promoted to captain as French aviators reach Hanoi. Helium cited as key to polar flight by Captain Bartlett aboard the Bear.
The Louisiana Highway Commission has built or plans more than 822 miles of highways into New Orleans, costing over 4 million dollars in two years. A 12 mile Kenner Shrewsbury road to Carrollton avenues will start when Jefferson Parish funds its share, with 18 foot pavement at about 30 thousand dollars per mile. Plans also include widening the Chef Menteur Rigolets Highway to 38 feet and ferry slip works at an estimated 135 thousand dollars. An activity near New Cove contains unfinished details.
New Orleans May 16 A C Reed of Favrot and Livaudais architects reports the Southern Baptist Hospital plans were adopted in Atlanta. The eight story building with basement will rise on Napoleon Avenue facing the street, cost about 500000 and start late this year with a reinforced concrete fireproof frame.
Secretary of State Hughes told a New York dinner audience that lasting peace comes from international goodwill and justice amid hopes a new era in reparations reports could curb armament. He praised foreign policy as securing national security with no imminent threats.
Chicago May 16 Plans for a premier subdivision on 300 acres from Crab Tree Farm site by Scott and Durand includes 150 lots of two acres each with houses and outbuildings costing not less than 100000 dollars. Buyers must sign to align with landscape. An adjacent forty acre corner may host an apartment hotel.
In Kansas City on May 16 six young orators from 15 states competed to win a trip to Washington to deliver an oration before President Coolidge on June 6. Among the contestants is Albert Coyle of New Orleans.
President Coolidge calls the soldier bonus measure unsound. supporters say the House will pass it with more than two thirds to override his veto and the Senate may act early next week if re-passed. They claim enough votes to make it law despite the president's warnings of debt and costs.
French experiment detonating ten tons of milinite at Courtine near La Courtaine aimed to solve zones of Silence. A 2 foot by 60 foot crater formed. one guinea pig died. Nearby animals felt no effects. Paris Amiens and Marseilles heard nothing. Bordeaux reported a dull rumble much later.
New York May 1 Wm G McAdoo and David Ladd Rockwell directors of the McAdoo campaign arrive from Kentucky. The arrangements committee plans to select a temporary chairman for the national convention. Potential candidates include Pat L C Garrison Mississippi McAdoo camp backers of Alfred E Smith and Oscar W Underwood. Fris G Garrett Florida congressman is also mentioned for the post.
In Portland on May 16 Oregon voters backed Calvin Coolidge for the Republican nomination while William G. McAdoo secured the Democratic nomination without opposition. Hiram Johnson’s bid reportedly gained little traction.
George Remus, jailed in Atlanta, testifies before the senate Daugherty committee that he paid Jess W. Smith $250,000 to $300,000 for protection and $1.50 to $2.50 per case for permits to take whiskey from distilleries. He says James M. Linton helped defend him and refused to seek favors from the Justice Department. Remus details payments and the lack of narcotics at the penitentiary while noting he owned seven distilleries before they were seized.
Baton Rouge honored retiring Louisiana Governor John M. Parker with a special banquet. Publisher Charles P. Manship hosted the event as master of ceremonies. Speakers included Col. A. T. Prescott and Alex Grouchy, among others, reflecting on Parker's service.
Congressman John W. Langley of Kentucky was convicted in a Covington federal court on charges of conspiring to illicitly transport whiskey. The verdict adds another chapter to a long-running political and criminal saga surrounding the Kentucky lawmaker.
In New York on May 16 Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky was reported seriously ill. He is described as in nervous collapse and showing symptoms of a slight cerebral hemorrhage.
A Southern Baptist resolution accuses Roumania of great hardships against Baptists including ridicule fines arrests imprisonments and beatings. The measure calls on Roumania to guarantee religious liberty and was expected to pass by a near unanimous vote at the convention in session.
Governor Henry L. Whitfield told a Jackson audience that bootleggers can be shut down if church members stop patronizing them. He said ministers hindered his pardon pledge and urged women to organize to eliminate the last blind tiger from the state.
The Lake Charles Association of Commerce directors authorize the purchase of the local Elks Home for 22500 dollars. The group plans a new commercial headquarters that would be among the state’s finest.
Representative Aswell of Louisiana denounces the McNary-Haugen rural relief bill as unconstitutional and unworkable during a House Rules Committee session. He cites it as creating the world’s largest corporation and likens the idea to Bolshevik control, urging action on an alternate farm relief measure.
In Meridian Mississippi on May 16 an exchange of gunfire on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad near Parkersburg hospitalized three men from Okolona. E D Davenport extra baggageman conductor A S Mellen and Flagman C L McWilliams were wounded with Davenport firing on Mellen and McWilliams before turning the gun on himself. All three are in serious to less serious condition at Houston hospital.
Ty Cobb clashed with a black attendant at Shibe Park before the Detroit Detroit Americans game. Cobb said the attendant insulted him and a scuffle followed, in which the attendant allegedly struck Cobb. They were separated and the attendant was dismissed by the Philadelphia club management.
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