23 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1914
Page
1
A long standing issue in Washington triggers renewed concern as officials face a mounting problem. The debate intensifies amid mounting pressure from lawmakers and public interest groups seeking resolution.
White employees in federal service and Southern officials back segregation amid friction with Black workers. The piece notes North and South views, agitators from various regions, and debates over equality and social mixing in government offices.
A discussion argues that equal social status for Negroes in identical roles implies segregation while some officials claim outside agitation fuels objections. Berlin reports unchanged western conditions with eastern fighting ongoing and favorable general staff assessments, as Polish outlets speculate the battles could decide the Russian campaign.
Chicago retailers accuse brewers of adding 75 cents per barrel to cover war tax profits. In Mangham court 23 hobos were charged with trespassing after a mass arrest near a coal chute. Judge Mangham fined each at 25 dollars and offered immediate departure from the city. Other fines included C. K. Williams for drunkenness and Bill Mays for vagrancy.
Reports to the State Department say General Carranza aimed to abandon Mexico City and let Zapata forces enter while he blocked northern railroads to keep General Villa out. General Blanco resisted withdrawing his troops, thwarting the plan.
A dense pall of smoke hangs over Monroe and the region as fires burn woods and fields north and east for days. Winds spread the haze sixty miles northward, delaying street and railroad traffic in Arkansas cities as light is blocked and tears irritate eyes.
A fragmentary item describes claimants or figures named Old Cory and soldiers with evacuate Vera Rez today. The readable text is garbled and unclear about event type or location.
General Funston orders outposts withdrawn and American troops to sail from Vera Cruz while the Constitutionalists move to take the city. Washington aims to end occupation, avoid further friction, and keep the withdrawal orderly with a guarded, limited presence remaining on the Mexican coast.
Administration officials view the southern republic's crisis as not hopeless. Carranza supporters think he evacuated Mexico City to unify forces at Obregon and press for a provisional president. General Luicio Blanco may mediate as factions seek a peaceful accord while troops relocate to Texas and Seague Island navy yard.
The twenty second annual poultry show of Missouri State Poultry Association begins tomorrow at the Coliseum in St. Louis and runs through Saturday. Poultrymen from many places attend while the display is said to be the best yet in the section. Chicken fanciers from states west of the Mississippi enter their top stock and a model chicken farm featuring long pedigree birds is among the highlights.
The census bulletin reports 9 828 000 negroes in 1910 up 11 percent in a decade. Three quarters live on farms with 95 900 negro farmers and 673 000 tenants. Property operated totals 1 144 181 000 dollars, with 2 857 000 people in agricultural work. Illiteracy stands at 30 percent but has fallen 14 percent in ten years.
Justice La mer today refused to issue a writ of error to bring Leo Frank's murder conviction before the Supreme Court. The decision leaves in place the verdict for the murder of Mary Pha gan in Atlanta.
Town builders clash with drones as non progressives heap blame on unseeded plans. Community officials convene to address disruptions and assess zoning and development concerns in the region.
A denomination of editorial commentary attacks stingy citizens in Monroe for blocking town development. It cites a Denison Herald excerpt praising public spirit and recounts Mrs. W. S. Lane exposing attempted fraudulent voting in Kansas City, arresting two men and deterring seventeen illegal ballots.
The United States adopts farm cooperative research to fight hog cholera with Congress funding of half a million dollars. Experiments will cover the nation, aiming to exterminate the disease in test areas and establish practical methods for ongoing control, addressing Louisiana where hog deaths reach 125 per 1000 and losses total about 1.49 million dollars annually.
Mixed war dispatches describe German statements of near victory and ongoing battles. Officials claim favorable conditions and potential decisive impact, while Petrograd and Allied reports show continued fighting near Warsaw and in Galicia with Russian advances and Turkish forces reaching the Suez Canal.
Miovitke reports that the East Coast Camel Association convened in Stuart Florida for its annual meeting. Prominent Floridians attended and discussed the association’s proposed work and aims.
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