07 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1911
Page
1
Mighel hosts a warm welcome in St Martin during a home campaign finishing with two productive meetings. Local supporters report positive engagement and clear questions answered.
John T. Michel held campaign stops in Breaux Bridge and St Martinville Louisiana as part of his gubernatorial bid. He touted his public service record and was joined by T J Labbe Emile Vuillemot Vic Jaeger and others with James O Connor and Loys Charbonnet speaking in English and French. An estimated thousand attended across the two towns amid rain delays and French language addresses.
A weather report notes unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Wednesday and colder air settling in tonight. The forecast emphasizes precipitation chances and a drop in temperatures through the period.
In Vicksburg on November 7 President John J. Carrigan of the Railroad Clerks Federation declared the strike won and predicted clerks would return to work on the whole system within three weeks. He cited Illinois Central losses, cited regional business drops, and urged local sympathy while federal injunctions aided the strikers. Congressmen Collier and Judge McLaurin spoke in support.
A fragmented notice notes Perin has not surrendered and the capital remains undisturbed, though people are very nervous about the situation.
A court suit initiated by the parish school board could lead to the closure of the council school. Officials argue the action aims to reorganize district education provisions and protect student interests.
In Pekin, loyal forces held the capital as rebels threatened upheaval. An accidental fire in the board of Ceremonies quarters sparked panic among locals fearing a revolutionary signal. Yuan Shi Kai was formally appointed premier by the national assembly. Dr Wu Ting Fang, formerly minister to the United States, announced he joined the movement for a republican government in China.
Monroe voters face a high stakes clash as the City Council adopts a resolution to vigorously contest a Parish School Board suit demanding a three mill tax and transfer of proceeds for parish schools. If lost, the city would close its schools on January 1, affecting roughly 1,100 pupils and 28 teachers amid a $100,000 city school complex and a $10,000 colored school.
Reports say the viceroy at Nanking killed himself tonight after being ordered to surrender peacefully to revolutionists. The Tartar General commanding Manchu troops reportedly refused to follow Pekin directives, causing panic in the city.
The elderly Rev John Summers died at the county poor farm near Paragould Arkansas after wandering in hunger and exposure. He said he had spent thirty five years in ministry and claimed to have preached in Poplar Bluff Missouri on September 26 before his funds ran out. His former home was Pulaski Kentucky.
New York voters cast a million and a half ballots as polls opened to decide if the Empire State sticks with Democratic preferences or shifts toward the Taft era allies. The day’s voting, aided by rain and machine counts, signals a potential political shift with the outcome reported on Page Eight.
A Kansas City Southern passenger train was struck by runaway cars near Shreveport, killing engineer Tom Jones and injuring fireman Emmie Wood of De Queen Arkansas. Several passengers were badly shaken in the accident eight miles from the city.
Ultra reactionaries urge Associate Justice Hughes as the better nominee over Taft. Hughes earned credit as New York governor for vetoing a two cent per mile fare bill, resisting rushed railroad regulation, and Clarence L. Hopefuls interpret home rule as a broad commission plan affecting city and state boards, with critics demanding specifics.
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