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21 Nov 1911
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1911
Page
1
National Bankers Meet Opens In New Orleans
More than three thousand bankers attend the thirty seventh annual American Bankers Association convention in New Orleans. President F O Watts opens the meeting with addresses from Archbishop Blenk and local officials. The report highlights New York leading in membership and notes the proposed National Reserve Association and currency reform aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Bankers’ Association
The
Athaneaum
F. O. Watts
Archbishop Blenk
Archdiocese of
Louisiana
Martin Behrman
R. M. Walmsley
Clearinghouse Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Ohio
Farnsworth
National Reserve Association
Currency Commission
Congress
Modern system to market bills receivable urged to avoid panic
The author argues for a modern approach to finance that lets ranks market their notes receivable without capital loss or panic. Citing the Morocco crisis, France shows how central banks can stabilize trust by issuing notes and absorbing foreign paper, preventing a market-wide collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
France
Banque de France
Germany
Bankers Urged to Keep Banking Reform Nonpartisan
F C Watts of Nashville speaking at a bankers convention in New Orleans called for keeping currency reform out of politics. He urged bankers and businessmen to lead a nonpartisan effort to gain public trust in the National Reserve Association and to prevent Wall Street from controlling monetary reform. He argued reform benefits the whole country, not special interests, and urged New York’s business leaders to act with democratic restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Reserve Association
Wall Street
Paul Warburg
New Orleans
F. C. Watts
Nashville
Tenn
American Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Convention
Watts
New York
Stock Exchange
Denver
Gat
Warburg pleads for banking reform and panic insurance
New Orleans reports Paul Warburg telling the American Bankers Convention that U S banks rely too heavily on stock exchange collateral. He urges a European style system using commercial paper and bank accepts as main assets to speed liquidity and reduce losses during runs. He warns that dependence on securities causes waste and possible calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wall Street
Paul Warburg
New York
Warburg
Stock Exchange
Europe
Ag Ours
Fatal Florida forest duel ends couple’s life
An angry husband and father stalked the woods in Florida and killed the couple in a sudden duel. Police report a violent confrontation occurred near a wooded area with tragic fatalities. Identified suspects or victims were not disclosed in the available text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Tampa
Fla
C. F. Berry
T. W. Green
Valaha
Lake County
Berry
T. H. Pantley, Jr
Massacre Report Confirms Killings at San Fu
Dispatches confirm a massacre with foreigners and missionaries killed by Chinese forces at San Fu. Local authorities urged calm as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San FU
Massacre of foreigners reported at San Fu in China
Pekin dispatch confirms massacre claims as forty foreigners and several missionaries face killings in San Fu and Sheng Si towns. Reports cite Mrs Beckmord and Miss Beckingsdale among dead, with others missing or injured. Rebels and local officials stir instability while legations urge escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
San Fu
Sheng Si
San Fuor
Messrs
Sandberg
Ericksen
Fom Tien Tsin
Beckmord
I. Z. Beckingsdale
Miss Beckingdale
Phillip Manners
Messrs. Sandberg and
Shen Si
China
No Nan
Nan
Chi Li
Legations
Bengtsson
Jensen
Society of Brethren
Young Men’s Christian Association
Three Burned To Death In Middlesboro Fire
Middlesboro Ky reports three persons burned to death when a central business block burned today in a devastating blaze. The deceased include Thomas Ducan Elbert Campbell and an unidentified woman as investigators probe the cause and scope of the destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Thomas Ducan
Elbert Campbell
Illinois Governor Deneen May Skip Re election Bid
Rumors in Illinois suggest Governor Frank O. Deneen will not seek a second term as governor and may pursue a seat in the United States Senate instead, stirring political chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Deneen
United States Senate
Arkansas planters study boll weevil fight in Monroe
A party of twenty three large landholders from Pulaski and Lonoke counties Arkansas, with U S Department of Agriculture agent C W Watson, toured Monroe and nearby plantations to learn how to raise cotton amid boll weevil pressure. They were welcomed by Louisiana state agent Mason Snowden and examined local methods and equipment as part of their effort to combat the pest. The group included Mark Valentine, A N Alexander, Walter Sherrill, D T Alexander, Pink Dortch, A L Alexander, W E Caple, Conaway Scott, A W Hicks, B R Costin, Walter Alexander, Dr W H Estes, T W Steel, Earl W Frazier, L Calhoun, Heber McLaughlin, Harold Young, J E Little, J W Boyd, R C Borden, J A Billings, and M L Walt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Lonoke
Arkansas
Monroe
C. W. Watson
United States Department of Agriculture
Arkansas Valley
Little Rock
Texas
Iron Mountain
Mason Snowden
Louisiana
Mark Valentine
A. N. Alexander
Walter Sherrill
D. T. Alexander
Pink Dortch
A. L. Alexander
W. E. Caple
Conaway Scott
A. W. Hicks
B. R. Costin
Walter Alexander
Dr. W. H. Estes
T. W. Steel
Earl W. Frazier
L. Calhoun
Heber McLaughlin
Harold Young
J. E. Little
J. W. Boyd
R. C. Borden
J. A. Billings
M. L. Walt
Bank promoter Cummins guilty of $140000 theft
William J. Cummins former Tennessee promoter and Carnegie Trust head was found guilty yesterday of stealing 140000 from the Nineteenth Ward Bank. He was remanded to the Tombs as sentence awaits and expressed defiance while claiming innocence and vowing to continue the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William J. Cummins
Tennessee
Carnegie Trust Co
Nineteenth Wand Bard Bank
Cumming
Davis
Rice Bank Organizer Jailed in Mississippi Case
W J Rice known banker was arrested in Murray near Memphis after a long pursuit. He faced charges of embezzlement and falsifying accounts tied to the Central Bank of Mississippi, with liabilities around $60,000 and assets a building lot. His daughter was involved, and Kentucky officials consulted on the chartering of a bank near Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
W. J Rice
Hinds County
E. E. Hindman
Central Bank of Mississippi
Kentuck
Rice
Central Bank
Kentucky
Murray
Mississippi
Lyon
Mr. Hindman
Bible sale nets 29000 in London auction pace
The Huth library sale at Sotheby’s drew a sensation with a Mazarin bible selling for 29000 pounds. Auction house records were challenged as collectors bid fiercely for the rare volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sothebyes
Methodists Hold National Brotherhood Meeting in Omaha
The annual meeting of the board of managers of the Methodist Brotherhood opened in Omaha at the First Methodist Church. Prominent speakers include Dr. H. F. Ball of Denver Dr. F. N. Thompson of New York and Dr. W. A. Wilson of Ithaca New York as the two day gathering unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Brotherhood
Omaha
Neb
Methodist Brotherhood of the United States
First Methodist Church
H. F. Ball
Denver
F. N. Thompson
New York
W. A. Wilson
Ithaca
N. Y
Government Issues Fifth Cotton Ginning Report
Government released the fifth cotton ginning report this morning noting totals of two hundred sixty nine thousand nine hundred eighty six bases ginned.
Record cotton ginning totals to Nov 13 1911 rise nationwide
The Census Bureau reports 11,269,986 running bales ginned in 1911 up to Nov 13, versus 8,780,433 last year. State tallies show Georgia leading with 2,108,979 bales, Texas 3,478,802, and Florida Sea Island 71,199, with detailed percentages of crop ginned by state and year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Sea Island
Florida
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wall Streeton
Weather Report
Flo. Watts
Southern Bank
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Kohlsaat
Edward Hines
Edward Tilden
Packer
William Lorimer
Senatorial Investigating Commission
New York Bank
Bible
Ouachita Parish
High School
Forsythe Park
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