28 May 1910
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
1
The dispute over Newfoundland fisheries draws attention at The Hague as negotiators seek a settlement. Delegations from involved parties discuss fishing rights, quotas, and enforcement. The talks aim to avert a broader clash and restore regulatory harmony.
At The Hague diplomats and lawyers gather for the International Arbitration Court session next week led by Senator Elihu Root. The panel includes Henry Lammasch, Charles Fitzpatrick, George Gray, A. F. De Savornin Lohmann, and Luis Drago, with British and Canadian figures, and U S Senator Elihu Root heading the American group. The case dates to 1818 and 1788 treaty rights and marks a major GB US diplomatic milestone.
The article reviews long standing quarrels over the three mile offshore fishing limit. It notes Britain and the United States clashed over bay definitions and coast fisheries rights involving Newfoundland and mutual bans on American vessels.
In Van Buren Arkansas on May 27 a mob of strikers and sympathizers beat Foreman L Daughtery as he headed back from Crawford County Bank. A pursuing policeman stopped the assault and arrested Daughtery who was taken before Mayor Weaver with a hearing set for today.
New York banker C C Dickinson died after inhaling fumes from a furnace used in alchemical experiments. Dr F W Lange, Scranton physician, said the furnace reached about 4000 degrees and Dickinson contracted pneumonia from inhaled gases while assisting with the process to enlarge silver atoms, though Lange claimed a method to enlarge silver atoms exists.
Dr. Charles R. Nesbit of Nashville warned at the fiftieth General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church that much evangelism is wild cat and unworthy of the church. He called for sane evangelism to replace efforts that prejudice the church’s mission.
Lorimer delivers a strong denial stating the alleged assault on his character was timed to injure a new bank. He argues the claim lacks basis and questions the motives behind the accusations.
In Washington on May 28 William Lorimer of Illinois fiercely denied bribery claims tied to his U S Senate seat. He cited a Chicago Tribune April 1 article by Charles A White alleging bribery and said the bank he championed opened despite the attack. Lorimer named Medill McCormick and Browne in denying involvement and defended Browne’s integrity.
Real estate offer states you can list property with McMillan and pay nothing unless a sale is completed. Emphasizes a no sale no charge arrangement for clients seeking to market homes.
Twenty five Italian miners accused of intimidating local officials were deported from Durham to Chickamauga under sheriff custody. The departure followed a clash between a county captain and the sheriff over warrants, ending with Colonel English withdrawing charges after the men promised not to return.
Report states two drunk men at a school event engaged in a duel leaving both injured. Local authorities probe the incident and identify the participants.
At a southern Calhoun area school five miles away late yesterday a disturbance at a negro school entertainment left nine men and women wounded and three dead. Homer Davis fled after the gunfire as officers pursued suspects and bloodhounds were used to search the scene.
Moises Freyes a Mexican prisoner in Denver confessed to a crime after believing his pardon request was denied though it had been continued for further investigation. Local officials report the confession followed the mistaken belief and will review the case again.
President Taft will skip the Theodore Roosevelt homecoming in New York on June 18. He will be in Villa Nova, Pennsylvania, to receive a degree from St. Thomas College. Roosevelt may visit Washington after arriving in the United States for King Edward VII’s funeral or meet Taft later at the National League of Republican Clubs convention in New York.
Meridian Mississippi May 27 the Meridian cotton mills shut down for an indefinite period due to high raw material costs. More than 200 employees are thrown out of work.
London dispatch reports Halley’s comet arousing fear in Constantinople with crowds on rooftops and prayers while authorities seize and destroy street dogs using lassoes, wooden tongs, and dust carts, as city life endures celestial omens and public safety measures.
Official dispatches from Lima and Quito report warlike preparations by Peru and Ecuador accelerating. The two nations push toward conflict as tensions rise and prospects of peaceful settlement fade.
An inmate in the state penitentiary at Carson City swore an affidavit claiming he committed a second murder near Trinidad ten years ago. He says Juan Duran is serving a sentence for the same crime. Pardon board's investigation shifts to Duran's case.
Norfolk Va May 27 A new world mark for big gun shooting was set by the battleship South Carolina. With forward 12 inch guns she scored 16 bullseyes in 16 shots in four minutes fifty one seconds highlighting US naval marksmanship.
The House rejected Kelcher of Massachusetts amendments to authorize canteens at soldiers homes within five miles of towns with liquor sales. It appropriated 1,000,000 for continuing aid to state and territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors and rejected moving the board of managers headquarters from New York City to Washington. The sundry civil bill occupied the day’s session.
Clarksville Arkansas May 27 coal operators meeting with miners union ended with a pledge to refuse terms beyond the old scale and an open shop policy. Operators said miners may return under prior conditions. a committee will seek Governor Donaghey’s stance. At Spadra stockades ready to hire non union labor.
A detachment of soldiers from Hopkinsville and Hartford left for Lamasaco Lyon County to guard Milton Oliver and his family amid threats of night rider violence. Oliver, the principal State witness in several trials, was wounded by buckshot when unknown assailants fired on his residence Wednesday night.
In San Francisco on May 27 Al Kaufman agreed to join the Johnson camp and box as the heavyweight challenger. Johnson trained with a 12 mile road workout and will box in the gym three days in a row starting tomorrow. Johnson declined attending the Jeffries exhibition, saying it could stir trouble.
A major contract for gas conduit work is awarded to Mileo for a pipeline system linking Shreveport and Little Rock. The deal covers extensive construction of conduits with significant regional impact and job creation expectations.
A Pittsburg award for 269 miles of gas pipeline work totalling about 4.5 million dollars will be split between National Tube and Spang-Chalfant with United States Steel taking half not the whole. The project runs from Shreveport Louisiana to Little Rock Arkansas with main line and branch lines supplying domestic and industrial gas. Construction starts immediately and must finish by March 1 1911.
At Riverside on May 28 the cornerstone for the only Scottish aged home in the United States was laid under the Illinois St Andrew's Society. The society has raised nearly 100000 dollars for the home’s establishment and upkeep.
For Agricultural Education in Clarksburg West Virginia on May 28 a state wide meeting was held to inaugurate the movement to encourage agriculture. Prominent agricultural experts addressed the gathering which was attended by progressive farmers from across the state.
Mrs. George Gieteman attacked Louis Gratch a burglar who entered her Delancey Street apartment. Gratch climbed the fire escape and fell from a third floor window after being struck with an iron cuspider and a rolling pin. An ambulance surgeon ruled the death a broken neck from the fall.
Chicago reports Mrs. William Stroker aged 43 committed suicide by stepping in front of a train today. She rose from bed and hurried to the tracks, believed temporarily deranged.
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