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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1915
Page
1
A late Monday afternoon report notes a general attack near Agua Prieta with unspecified forces engaging. Casualties and exact commanders are not provided in the readable text.
Reports detail heavy Villa forces fire against Agua Prieta at 6 30 p m with Mexican troops and US border guards exchanging volleys and shells across the line. One man killed or wounded and a restaurant owner seriously injured as refugees flee hunger and cold. Major General Funston planned to assume command as US troops resume firing into Mexican territory under new orders.
The Women's Reserve Ambulance in London prepared to demonstrate its capabilities during the major Zeppelin raid on October 13, showing how the women performed under fire and aided the wounded amid air raid conditions.
Washington reports Ambassador von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing conferred on the issues arising from the sinking of the Lusitania. The talks focus on diplomatic and political ramifications and potential responses.
Telegrams from Monroe dated Nov 1 1915 show Sugar Theatre manager Tony Baur and Allan Attwater confirming Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson will perform Hamlet as his farewell appearance in Monroe Louisiana, replacing Passing of the Third Floor Back after clergy and school interest. The note highlights Forbes Robertson as the era’s greatest Hamlet and expresses gratitude for local interest and support.
A list announced shows all candidates visiting the fair with Colonel Pleasant replying to Parker and a feature on the open assembly meeting. The report notes planned appearances and community interest in the event.
A New Orleans datelined report says Col Ruffin G. Pleasant John M Parker and Lt Gov T C Barret will attend the State Fair in Shreveport this week with schedule details from Coushatta Crowley Lafayette and Avoyelles parish stops.
Shreveport prepares for the November 3 opening with a grand parade led by Governor Hell and officials. A wireless station aims to send greetings from President Wilson. Special trains from Tallulah Monroe and Ruston offer affordable round trips. Daily programs promise notable speeches, football games, and record attendance expectations.
Fragmentary text notes someone’s belief in expanding the Pleasant parish role and his stance on statewide issues across multiple parishes. The brief hints at political context without clear names, dates, or locations.
New York today reports the death of Herman Ridder treasurer of the Democratic national committee and publisher of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung. He died after a long illness from kidney trouble at age sixty five. Ridder was a prominent German American publisher and political organizer with past roles at the AP and in the Democratic convention of 1908.
In a tense battle the Teutons and Bulgarians clash as they push to seize Spabian City. The frontline action concentrates near the city gates with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
London reports show public attention split between Prime Minister Asquith's Commons address and Roumania's rumored intention to join the Entente. Dispatches describe Romanian mobilization, Balkan combats, and alleged Italian setbacks on the Isonzo. Berlin cites Serbian advances and Russian offensives as the western and eastern fronts see renewed activity.
A Times dispatch from Bucharest reports Russian troops landed at Varna on the Black Sea. German forces occupy Kraguyevatz while Bulgarian troops advance through mountains toward Nish. Allied forces struggle as Feily Marshal von Mackenzen sends for reinforcements. Bulgarians push west from the Danube and Tinok junction toward Uskup, with Serbian resistance mounting.
The body of Blanche Walsh the actress who died in Cleveland was shipped to New York tonight. William H. Tavers her husband left on the same train to attend the funeral which will be held there tomorrow.
A Rome dispatch to Associated Press from Turin on November 2 says the German crown prince Frederick William is dead. The Vatican diplomat reportedly credited as the source for the report.
A Brooklyn three story brick tenement near the river front burned this morning. A gas leak from a broken pipe caused an explosion and fire. thirteen people all Poles, six men three women and four children, died from the blaze and gas exposure.
U S soldiers report seven wounded as Villa's forces clash with Carranza troops near Agua Prieta. Casualties for Calles forces listed, with heavy Yaqui involvement and rumors of 300 Yaqui deaths west of the town amid renewed attacks and looming reinforcements.
The Associated Press reports elections in ten states focus on woman suffrage proposals in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts and prohibition questions in Ohio and Virginia. Governors are being chosen in Massachusetts Kentucky Maryland and Mississippi with fair weather across the states.
New Orleans on November 1 reports the Southern Pine Association shows for the week ending October 30 that new business booked reached 5 507 cars totaling 108 581 519 feet while shipped amounted to 5 628 cars or 110 868 691 feet leaving unfilled orders of 20 411 cars totaling 462 443 687 feet.
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