Boosters Here On Thursday Arrive With Special Train
A special train carrying New Orleans business leaders will arrive at noon on Thursday. Boosters welcome the delegation and expect a luncheon and remarks outlining future community projects.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1912
Page
1
Boosters Train to Monroe With City Welcome in City Hall Event
A special train bearing New Orleans merchants and manufacturers bureau boosters arrives in Monroe at noon. Local business leaders and the Monroe Street Railway will escort the party to city park for a brief stop, then to a meeting in City Hall with speeches music and fireworks. The attendee list includes W M Pitkin Leon C Simon A H Seaward C A Stair W A Shuler J F Muller John Fisher Louis E Valloft Andrew Martinez Leon Irwin William Pfaff B H Connard H G Grelle E J Derbes A C Carpenter J & Cave Charles W Mackie F H Perkins J W Co Wright P C Doerr T Wright E E Edwards F E Riess F Dietze Jr H W Longsfield Sig L Loeb F W Sutter Joseph Chalona E H Fairchild W L Peters and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boosters” of New Orleans Merchants and Manufacturers Bureau
Monroe
Iron Mountain Railroad
Crescent City
Monroe Street Railway
City Park
Council Chamber
Iron Mountain Depot
J. F. Muller
Muller Furniture Mfg. Co
John Fisher
Cameron-Pierson Co
Louis E. Valloft
Valloft & Dreux Co
Andrew Martiniez
W. J. Martinez & Bros
Leon Irwin
Leon Irwin & Co. Ltd
William Pfaff
Searcy & Pfaff, Ltd
B. H. Connard
H. G. Grelle
Grelle-Egerton Engraving Co
E. J. Derbes
Stauffer, Eshleman & Co
A. C. Carpenter
Gulf Bag Co
J. & Cave
Harry Bros, Co
Charles W. Mackie
Albert Mackie Co
F. H. Perkins
J. W. Co. Wright
N. O. Furniture Mfg. Co
P. C. Doerr
No. O. Furniture Mfg
T. ‘T. Wright
WN. O. Furniture Mfg. Co
E. E. Edwards
Myers’ Printing House
F. E. Riess
New Orleans National Bank
F. Dietze Jr
German-American National Bank
H. W. Longsfield
Keiffer Bros. Co
Sig L. Loeb
Levy-Loeb & Co
F. W. Sutter
Sutter-Van Horn Co., Ltd
Weather forecast notes frost and cool Thursday
Tonight will be fair and colder with frost overnight. Thursday remains fair with continued cool conditions.
List of business names and officials in a regional directory
A compiled listing enumerates firms and their lines of work from pianos and mill supplies to retail dry goods and real estate. It includes executives and managers for Texas and Pacific Railroad and other companies along with associated daily papers and telegraph services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Bennyson Real Estate
Alvin V. Eckert
McCray Refrigerator Co
A .R. Tebo
Williams-Richardson Co., Ltd
Nations
Nat Rosenberg
B. Rosenberg& Sons
William J. Manion
Manion & Co
J. W. Fairfax
Interstate Trust and Banking Co
Phillip Forschler
Philip Forchler Wagon Co
Ben Rosenblum
Schwartz
Russia Will Not Fight Over Sea Port
St Petersburg November 13 The Russian foreign minister said Russia does not intend to fight over Serbia securing a port on the Adriatic Sea He spoke after a conference with the Serbian minister and the German ambassador Premier Kokovtsoff predicted the Serbia Austria dispute would be settled by compromise The government's policy is criticized by newspapers as vacillation and surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Sazonoff
Russia
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Kokovsoff
Austria
Turkish sortie repulsed at Adrianople
Desperate Turkish sortie from Adrianople repulsed by Bulgarian besiegers with heavy losses. Sofia dispatches report the garrison withdrew after the attack on November 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Adrianople
Church Delegates Head to State Baptist Meeting
A group from the First Baptist church travels to Ruston for the state convention. They will present their invitation and request to host the convention in Monroe in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ruston
Baptist State Convention
Monroe
Fourteen Killed in Cincinnati Train Wreck at Irvington
At least fourteen people died and fifteen were seriously injured when a Cincinnati bound passenger train collided with a freight train at Irvington after an open switch. The front car bore the worst damage and rescuers worked for hours to reach victims. Local authorities reported the wreck occurred at high speed and fire followed the crash before being put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Ind
Gy Associated Press
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
New Brick Building Planned on Desiard Street
Dr J Q Graves buys a 30 by 90 foot lot adjoining Sugar Theatre on Desiard Street and will erect a two story brick front building with plate glass. The lower street has seen improvements this year and Graves has not yet awarded the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. Graves
Sugar Theatre
DeSiard Street
Supreme Court May Deny Negro Relief
Washington reports Solicitor General Bullitt argues extradition never at issue in the White Slave act case against Jack Johnson the Chicago imprisoned boxer. He says bail refusal stands and cash bonds cannot substitute bail under federal law, risking criminal law integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bullitt
United States Court
Jack Johnson
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Johnson
Woodrow Wilson Wins California Lead Narrows
San Francisco reports show Wilson leading Roosevelt in California with a 47 vote edge after 36 of 58 counties and 5 precincts reported. Los Angeles canvass adds 64 Wilson votes. overall count still incomplete with five precincts pending. Wilson gains in remaining precincts likely to sway final tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wilson
Roosevelt
California
Los Angeles County
Cal
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Daughter shoots mother on Pennsylvania railroad train
Mrs. Elizabeth Myers of New York was shot and killed by her daughter aboard a Pennsylvania railroad train near Philadelphia. The girl, sleeping in her berth, mistook her mother for a robber. The daughter and a male passenger were detained by police. The mother died later in a Trenton hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Myers
New York
Here
Trenton
Wilson promises South ownership in government
President Taft told the United Daughters Confederacy in Washington that a Democratic administration under Woodrow Wilson offers the South a greater sense of ownership in the federal government. He argued Southern participation after Democratic control would foster partnership and reduce sectional tensions across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Taft Las
United Daughters Confederacy
United States
Southland
Sale at Fairbanks City Big Success
The sale of 115 lots at Fairbanks City yesterday proved eminently successful. Prices averaged over 52 dollars and included lots across the bayou to colored people, with bidding continuing to the last trains and minutes. Auctioneer H. B. Phillips played a large role in the sale’s strong results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks City
Bayou
H. B. Phillips
Oil Promoters Meeting Boosts Monroe Progress
A Monroe meeting praises growing local interest in gas and oil development and urges bold action to rival Shreveport. The speaker notes Shreveport’s rapid growth after boll weevil adversity, highlighting banks, skyscrapers, and refineries, and urges Monroe boosters to bury hesitation and push forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Shreveport
Red River
Farmers Congress Endorses Warehouse Plan For Farm Goods
At the closing Farmers National Congress session in New Orleans resolutions backed federal laws against coloring oleomargarine to resemble butter. A one cent per pound tax on oleo was dropped after opposition. Preparations moved to create a uniform warehouse system so farmers can hold crops for fair prices. Resolutions urged a markets bureau in agriculture and opposed press restrictions in the post office act. The next congress will meet in Plano Illinois. The constitution was amended to admit members from diverse farming groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Farmers’ National Congress
Congress
Post Office
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Plano
Bulgarian Attack Delayed by Two Days Due to Rain
Vienna dispatch says two days of heavy rain slowed the main Bulgarian assault on Tchatalja. Turkish troops were driven from advance posts. Report notes poor provisioning and officer indifference, with increased discipline only after intervention by priests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vienna
Tchatalja
Turkish Balkan talks likely direct over mediation
Constantinople reports the Turkish government is likely to negotiate directly with the Balkan states as powers’ mediation appears fruitless. Sofia notes the expected mediation step has not occurred and the powers seem unable to agree on concrete action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Balkans
Sofia
Railroad President Resigns. Samuel Rea Named Successor
Philadelphia November 13. James Mc Rae president of the Pennsylvania Railroad resigned effective January first. Samuel Rea longtime vice president was immediately elected to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James McRae
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Samuel Rea
Men Behind Balkan Guns
A compact military history profile outlines the key active generals and their strategic standoffs in the Balkan conflict era. The piece traces command decisions, alliances, and the high stakes of battles shaping the region’s security landscape.
Savoff the Balkan War Leader and His Education
New York notes highlight General Savoff Bulgarian commander in chief as a key architect of modern Bulgarian military efficiency. Educated at St Petersburg Military Academy, he rearmed infantry with Mannlicher rifles and reorganized artillery. His tenure as war minister and director of the Sofia Military School shaped officers now leading battles against Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Balkan States
Turkey
Bismarck
von Moltke
Sedan
London Daily Express
Balkans
Savoff
Military
St. Petersburgh
Servia
Bulgaria
Alexander of Battenberg
Prince of
Bernard Shaw
Stambauloff
Ferdinand
Sofiia
Russia
Fitcheff
Turin
Nicholas
Montenegro
Greece
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Hall
W. M. Pitkin
A. Baldwin & Co., Ltd
Leon C. Simon
Kohn
Parham Werlein
Phillip Werlein
Jos. G. Schwartz
Joseph Schwartz Co., Ltd
W. S. Louenstein
J. H. Menge & Sons, Ltd
James W. Porch
Lukens Iron and Steel Co
Louis S. Goldstein
L. Goldstein & Sons
Joseph Steckler
G. D. Tschopik, Ahrens & Ott Mfg. Co., Plumbing and Mill Supplies
H. W. Bechtell
Texas & Pacific Railroad
N. G. Pearsall
Louisiana
D. T. Webb
H. J. Clark
Pullman Co
J. G. Prinstay
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
J. H. Williamson
Times-Democrat
Abe Levy
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Bureau
Supreme Court
Uncle Sam
Ion
South Square
Germany
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