30 May 1916
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
1
City voters prepare for Monday election on a proposed good roads bond issue as opposition organizers rally to defeat the plan. Campaigns highlight costs and project scope, with officials urging support amid mixed public reaction.
In Monroe, five of nine ward voters opposed the tax plan but a total vote of 457 favored the $500,000 road bond issue. Ward results show broad support with only a few objections, indicating strong community unity for road improvements and city projects. Separate notes mention J Hinton Thompson, a Monroe man, stricken with appendicitis on a Memphis train and later operated on in St. Louis, with details of his father a surgeon in Memphis.
Amsterdam reports that at a Hamburg exhibit in May an item titled The Gold from the Moewe described the raider's loot. Three of four original cases said to contain gold were shown, with the cases filled by gold bars. London reports a man who styled himself a professional bit-catcher with some experience.
A veteran claimed exemption from military duty by saying his services were invaluable to the country and that he had killed 10,000 rabbits since August. The plea was denied as his skills would make an excellent rat catcher for the trenches.
Memphis and nearby counties endured a morning wind and rain storm with speeds from 40 to 72 miles per hour. Widespread wire prostration, damaged plate glass windows signs and trees occurred though no casualties were reported.
President of the Insurance Federation of Louisiana Henry Rightor will address a Monroe council chamber gathering of insurance men bankers and real estate men plus other interested in blocking hostile insurance legislation. H G Prophit will preside and Mayor Apgar will give the official tone. The meeting aims to boost federation growth and member outreach across Ouachita parish as five member committees are formed and an election for parish council seats is held.
State Department officials diverge on reports about Emilio Carranza, with no formal note from the Mexican leader. Pictorial dispatches and mysterious silence leave diplomats puzzled, amid speculation over any official stance or gesture.
Foreign Minister Aguilar said no note has been prepared and no special messenger sent to Washington by Carranza though a communication is under consideration. Manuel Mendez denied knowledge of any note and said he was in Washington on vacation. Arrendondo cited no new messages from Mexico City and no appointment at the State Department yesterday.
The Austrian Women's Union plans a series of protests in Vienna on May 30 to oppose legal prohibitions and hindrances to marriage in Austria as outlined in a public manifesto. The action targets marriage restrictions and seeks public attention to reform efforts.
The Havas Athens dispatch notes Greek fortifications rising at Demir Hissar as Bulgarian and German officers reportedly take control of the area amid tensions. The Union cites a general desire for population growth clashing with state bans on marriages for many women. Paris reports dated May 20.
Washington notes the pink boll worm spread via badly ginned Indian cotton led Egypt to ban all cotton imports including plants lint seed and stalks. U S authorities stress fumigation remains essential and the American plan aims to protect cotton interests without undue restriction. Egypt previously barred American cotton seed and all cot ton forms except ginned fiber before refining limits. The piece underscores global risk from seed and lint contamination and confirms the pink boll worm is not yet here.
James J. Hill dies at age 60? yet the article states 40 o'clock Monday morning. The funeral will be at 2 p m Wednesday at the Summit avenue home in St Paul with services led by Rev Thomas J Gibbons. Interment will be in a private mausoleum northeast of St Paul, not Calvary cemetery. Major employers and officials will close for the day. flowers are requested to be omitted. Messages of condolence flood in from across the continent as family and friends gather.
The city council named a board of business leaders to help plan improvements. Members were invited to join and contribute expertise, aiming to accelerate civic projects and coordinate public and private efforts.
The Monroe City Council formed a five member advisory group to review Walter G. Kirkpatrick’s efficiency report proposing street improvements new schools sewer and water system upgrades and a filtering plant. Plans include bond issues with no significant tax increase keeping total millage under 20. Voters backed road improvements in a recent election boosting confidence in the proposal’s passage.
More than a score of racing automobiles are entered for the annual international sweepstakes on the speedway this afternoon. The 204 mile race offers prizes totaling 36000 dollars. Noted world's drivers are entered for the event.
Douglas Arizona May 30 Mexicans in three southern Arizona counties were told by Carranza Consul Leleveier to register names and residences immediately Leleveier said 1804 Carranza cavalrymen were ordered from Sinaloa to Sonora to support the Yaqui campaign.
Washington reports Decoration Day is being observed in northern cities with President delivering a speech at Arlington Cemetery. Southern cities including Memphis Nashville and Mobile join the celebration in the afternoon.
President Wilson spoke at Arlington on May 30 urging all men to align their purposes with American spirit. He warned that foreigners not thinking of America first must be cast out of our tolerance.
Baton Rouge on May 30 reports state officers and members of the general assembly will tour highways this afternoon. Refreshments under the trees at St. Joseph stock farm on the Greenwell Springs road accompany the event as chamber of commerce hosts.
Secretary McAdoo announced in Washington that new design dimes quarters and half dollars will be minted after July 1. The move, disclosed today, marks a fresh issue of United States silver coins with updated portraits and inscriptions.
Col John S Mosby the famed Confederate raider of the Civil War died in Washington after a long illness He was eighty two years old Burial planned at Warrenton Virginia Possibly Thursday Mosbys exploits included the Shenandoah Valley raids that disrupted Union movements He led Mosbys Partisan Rangers and famously captured Gen Stoughton near Fairfax Court House in 1863 during a raid that stunned Union forces Continued on past Tighny
German forces launch reinforcements as frontline positions push in new gains across the theater. Reports indicate renewed troop movements and growing pressure on strategic fronts, signaling intensified combat activity and shifting momentum.
Associated Press reports large German forces attacking near Verdun with French withdrawals along Cumieres and Deadman's Hill while east of the Meuse heavy shelling continues near Fort Douaumont. Bulgarian activity in Macedonia grows after Demir-Hissar fort falls with reports of forces near Nevrokop and Xanthia and bombardment along the Vardar front. A secret treaty allegedly links Greece and Bulgaria allowing Bulgarian movement into Greece.
Berlin reports the war office says German troops have seized French positions from Deadman's Hill to Cumieres, south of Coreaux wood and in Cumieres wood. The losses include about 1500 French soldiers and 35 officers amid ongoing fighting on the front. In Rome an Italian warship torpedoed and sank a large Austrian transport ship in Trieste harbor.
An open knife was hurled at Colonel Theodore Roosevelt as he rode in a parade car in Kansas City on May 30. The weapon struck the rear of the automobile but caused no injuries.
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