07 Nov 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
1
Nearly two thousand Republican delegates attend the Congress for World Purity gathering as representatives from various regions converge for the event. The conference outlines aims and policies and debates key issues impacting the broader movement.
Nearly two thousand delegates from religious educational social and reform bodies worldwide gather at Westminster Presbyterian church in Minneapolis for the Seventh International Purity Congress led by J S Steadwell. The event runs through November 12 with sessions at the church and separate meetings at the Auditorium.
York, general secretary of the National Consumers' League, and Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells, the first appointed and most widely known policewoman of America, figure in a public discussion on police reform and social welfare.
Concord New Hampshire reports a new extradition petition for Ilarry K Thaw filed by Deputy Attorney General William T Jerome after an error placed the conspiracy indictment in New York County for a Duchess County crime. Governor Felker will decide Saturday after consulting Attorney General Tutle.
Members of the Monroe Gun Club and visiting sportsmen returned from a river camp hunt after several days. Three house boats provided lodging and abundant fishing. Participants included Cary Calhoun, William Turpin, Morris Fite, Roland McClear, J.T. Austin, and many others from New Orleans to Birmingham.
The 1920s season heads to its final stretch with three major games in three Saturdays Harvard versus Princeton, Yale at Brown, and Army versus Navy. Pennsylvania hosts Dartmouth while Cornell faces Michigan in Ithaca and the Penn Cornell clash looms as a key late bout.
In Collinston Louisiana on November 6 a string of store robberies tied to a band of black suspects ended with the arrest of six individuals, four men and two youths, after officers caught them in the act at W F Patton store. The group confessed and implicated others. The looted sums totaled about 750 dollars, with McCormick, Boyd and Patton stores repeatedly struck. Arrested were Tony Cody Isaac Cody Oilie Henderson Wash Jefferson and youths James Cody Tyree Hill.
Huerta slows response to a demand from his uncle as both parties press for quick action. The dispute centers on a matter of inheritance and family authority.
President Wilson in conference with official family discusses developments in Mexico. Scout cruiser will leave for Vera Cruz. Lind arrives from Vera Cruz signaling pursuit of a quick, defined point in the U S Mexico dispute.
Washington reports a cabinet meeting held today as John Lind travels from Vera Cruz to Mexico City without explicit orders from Washington. The action follows Lind's arrival rumors and Secretary Ryan bringing dispatches, while Philadelphia notes the scout cruiser Chester preparing to sail to Vera Cruz.
A coalition of Republican and Democratic members rewrote the administration currency measure, amending the bill to require regional banks be capitalized by public subscription with banks covering unsubscribed stock. Directors would be nine per bank, five government appointed and four by member banks. The notes issued would be treasury obligations loaned to banks and not government guaranteed bank notes. The move contrasts with administration supporters and follows House passage.
In a heated committee session, Democrats split with Republicans over regional bank structures. Sen. Reed and Hitchcock backed public-owned, government-controlled regional banks against bank-owned models, as debates centered on treasury notes and the scope of regional banking authority. Senator Owen warned the bill has shifted from a bank of banks to a government-controlled institution, with no caucus planned to explain the committee’s actions.
Treasury official Co R Hamlin urged closer relations between Washington and port collectors at a dinner of the National Conference of Collectors of Customs and Port Surveyors. He cited excessive reports on confiscated cigarettes and called for more direct communication.
Washington news reports an entirely new configuration in the Senate Banking Committee after a seven to five vote to reverse a move to create only four regional reserve banks. Democrat Reedend O'Gorman and Crawford the Republican joined other Democrats in backing the administration.
General Felix Diaz lay injured after an attack on the Malecon in Havana. He was stabbed and wounded in the head and neck but his condition was later deemed not serious. Diaz had escaped from Mexico aboard a U S gunboat before reaching Havana. He is Huerta’s rival allied with the Democratic party and opposed Madero.
Washington observers report Democratic leaders in the Senate facing insurgent opposition as the Senate Banking and Currency Committee swiftly votes to send the administration currency plan back to the floor amid late Thursday deliberations.
As House debate continues, leaders weigh a coalition of Republicans and insurgent Democrats to alter the currency bill. Absent members urged to return. four administration supporters on a reported plan, with a potential caucus decision this week. Founder's Day at Mount Holyoke College featured Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott’s address.
Mexico City November 1 The Huerta government releases a formal reply saying the United States has no right to demand Huerta's resignation or to press any demands Huerta will not yield He will raise an army to half a million men and asserts his authority despite U S pressure
Washington dispatch says denial that marines were ordered to Portamouth to prepare for Mexican service. Marines wear khaki for hot weather duty and are ready to entrain. Officials state the move follows an existing plan for maneuvering marines.
Indianapolis on November 7 with 2000 State guardsmen present Governor Ralston pledged no martial law while settlement efforts continue No streetcars will move without the governors order arbitration prospects are considered unlikely by officials
A proposed Quin bill in the U S House calls for a new Bureau of Markets in the Department of Agriculture with a chief salary of 5000 and an assistant 3000 to inspect and report on marketing of vegetables fruits hogs poultry and farm products. It would require inventories acreages and crop readiness, mandate true and signed records of shipments and prices, and allow farmers and unions to obtain data for a fee while imposing penalties for noncompliance.
Tonight features Brennan facing Howard in a 10 round boxing match in Buffalo. Brown meets Dundee in a 10 round bout in New York City.
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