21 May 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
1
Reported calls in 1920s era press urge major changes in the cabinet with Secretaries Ballinger Hitchcock and Wicker debated. The item notes pressure from factions to remove or replace officials amid policy friction and political maneuvering.
Washington reports say Taft faces renewed pressure to reorganize the cabinet over the Ballinger Pinchot affair. Ballinger and Wickersham are under fire, Hitchcock is seen as vulnerable, while Wickersham’s removal appears unlikely due to his influence with the President. Public tension rises as calls for Ballinger’s retirement intensify.
Report notes that Hitchcock failed to persuade Congress to vote with the administration and suggests his methods damaged public opinion. The piece cites dismal congressional results and rising unpopularity in Washington and other regions as evidence of the campaign’s collapse.
Mobile May 20 William S Anderson who lost by sixty votes for judge of the thirteenth judicial circuit including Mobile has filed a contest with the State executive committee.
Edwin Hawley has bought the Texas Central railroad under the Duff option from McHarg. The line, 281 miles long from Waco northwest, will join the Missouri, Kansas and Texas system and extends into a region not previously served by Hawley-Yoakum lines.
Paris reports arrest of Sister Candide former superior of the Order of St. Anne who ran a tuberculosis sanitarium charity hoax. She collected funds via lotteries then borrowed jewelry to sell on commission prompting suits from jewelers. An associate, Dr Petit, hanged himself leaving a note blaming Candide. Her obligations reach about 800000 dollars.
Governor hints at further action as the tax dispute heats up with a damning amendment met with faint praise, signaling possible shifts in policy and political maneuvering.
In Baton Rouge on May 20 the House Federal Relations committee heard the controversial income tax amendment from Washington. Governor Sanders warned the plan could unsettle state securities, while legislative factions split along party and regional lines. The Fort St. Landry division rift and evacuation of a parish seat referendum dominated the day as leaders, including Speaker Dupre, pressed for or against the measure. The outcome hinges on the floor debate with a potential page five continuation.
Nashville dispatch reports W R Miller of Ripley has closed a deal with the Chisholm Sporting Club for 1200 acres of timbered land in the Mississippi bottoms west of Ripley. The purchase includes Chisholm lake Old river and a commodious club house. It is described as a true sportsman's paradise.
New York officials report that of nineteen purchases across nine stores of butter sugar flour bacon and rice eleven were underweight by 2 to 7 percent. Six stores face complaints and prosecutions, with managers blaming orders from headquarters or clerical carelessness. Some admit close stock levels pressured by inventory.
New York May 21 Speaker Cannon denounced Republican insurgents at the National Association of Manufacturers banquet. He warned that demagogues threaten the party and urged decisive action while defending his conduct as speaker. Attendees cheered as he warned of betrayal and even suggested harsh measures for dissenters.
Washington May 21 Senators Hale Clay and Gallinger argued the United States has gone wild over armament in naval bill debates. The measure totals 133 million dollars and is expected to push annual navy costs to at least 175 million within five years. Debate warned expenditures may exceed revenues next year.
A sweeping storm moved through southwest and central areas causing damage reports across twenty towns. Local officials coordinate response teams as residents assess structural impacts and power outages. Emergency services urge caution and provide shelter options where needed.
Heavy rains and high winds swept southwest and central Texas last night. Over twenty towns reported houses blown down and injuries. Pete Hernandez, a Mexican, was killed at Gonzales by lightning as streams rose and levees around rice fields were washed away.
A tornado swept through Maysville and nearby McCarthy in Oklahoma, wiping Maysville off the map and killing multiple residents. Communication lines were down and relief parties were dispatched at once. A severe hailstorm followed, devastating countryside and destroying vegetation in places near Town.
The speaker feared a year end deficit despite agreement that ship sizes had grown too large. He supported continuing current shipbuilding plans and urged maintaining an adequate United States navy.
London May 21 Most royal members special envoys and deputations have departed after King Edward's funeral. King Alfonso hurries home following disappointing news from Madrid about Queen Victoria's premature accouchement. Emperor William remains two days at Buckingham Palace.
New York May 21 A British wife Maud Bell and her three year old son were deported to England by order of Immigration Commissioner Williams after eighteen months of searching across the United States for her civil engineer husband. From 1908 to May she traced him through Chicago Denver Salt Lake City New Orleans Pittsburg Philadelphia Boston and back to New York where money ran out and she asked for help. She believes he may have returned to England.
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