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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
1
An aspirant wired President Wilson with timely congratulations, mentioning Mr Hughes and a related exchange. The report notes a request to relay well wishes and a brief communication between individuals centered on formal accolades.
President Wilson receives a telegram from Charles E. Hughes congratulating him on re election after California results. Hughes notes election closeness and wishes for a successful administration. Wilson, at a theater, learns of the message from Mr Hughes upon return with no comment given locally.
Wm R Wiley? chairman of the Republican national committee says after telephone talks with state and California committee members, the official tally is nearly complete with few precincts uncounted. He notes the Wilson electors lead California by about 1,290 to 3,800 votes and calls the canvass final for any recount.
Official returns from the Third Louisiana congressional district show Whit P. Martin Progressive ahead by 98 votes over Wade Martin Democrat. The state election board issued a certificate of election to Whit Martin and Wade Martin says he will contest the result before Congress.
New Orleans on November 23 reports President Wilson wrote Jonn M Parker praising his principled and public spirited conduct. Parker said the letter marks their first contact since Parker introduced Wilson at a Southern Commercial Congress years ago. In New York on November 22 traders paid bets on Wilson’s re election, with wagers in the Wall Street district estimated at 5 to 6 million dollars.
Attorney General and railroad representatives clash over terms in ongoing negotiations. Attorneys from both sides fault the process, with sharp exchanges signaling a potential setback to a tentative agreement. Officials seek expedited mediation to restart progress and avert delays.
Washington Nov 23 Attorney General Gregory and major railroad counsel met for hours but failed to agree on test case terms for challenging the Adamson act as constitutional. They debate whether a Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf suit should serve as the test or if the Santa Fe case better covers all issues for Supreme Court review. Different railroads fear varying conditions could affect rulings and seek a typical case.
London nov 23 Reuters Athens correspondent reports that Greece refuses to comply with entente demands for surrender of part of its arms and ammunition supplies.
New Orleans report says William McCausland Jr and associates who searched the Tensas river swamps for the Baton Rouge banker returned after temporarily abandoning the effort. They found his skiff and hold hope of finding him alive. A final decision on continuing the search was expected the next day.
Local authority Mr. Lowry Lock says major oil companies Gulf Refining, Producers Oil, and Standard Oil will begin drilling in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes. They expect to mobilize by January 1 and back strong investment as evidence of oil in Monroe area grows. Mer Rouge Oil and Gas Co. will also push three wells between Mer Rouge and Bastrop.
Kansas City area reports Judge Wm C Hook of the United States district court declares the Adamson eight hour law unconstitutional. He says his ruling stems from expediency to obtain a Supreme Court decision before January 1 next when the law would take effect, noting the process was legally complex and driven by interest groups.
Lawyers moved quickly in the Adamson law dispute involving the Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf railroad. Attorney General Gregory's action was revealed as a special counsel urged dismissal and constitutionality. the court overruled, declaring the law invalid, with a transcript prepared for the Supreme Court and notices sent to other railroads to join.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced the bas al valuation for the New Orleans Texas and Mexico Railway. It places the cost of reproduction at eight million eight hundred five thousand eight hundred thirty six dollars.
Hammond Louisiana hosts the annual Louisiana State Federation of Women’s Clubs convention opening at noon and lasting three days. Delegations arrive from northern and western Louisiana as officers and delegates attend speeches, a reception, and a musical program led by Irma McVoy Evan of Shreveport.
Mr Fitzgerald urges an embargo on foodstuffs to protect the public, arguing people's rights must come before all else. The remark centers on balancing shortages with civil liberties and government powers.
Government and health news from Chicago and Washington. Representative Fitzgerald pressed embargo legislation on foodstuffs to aid war diplomacy and domestic price relief, while in Chicago twelve health department workers began a two week test to live on forty cents a day under a strict diet plan. The piece notes federal opposition and public petitions backing the embargo.
Diet researchers and economists plan a two week progress test involving twelve volunteers six men and six women. They will continue normal locations to keep conditions as normal as possible. Initial weights range from 110 to 161 3 4 pounds for women and from 147 1 2 to 220 pounds for men. The heaviest participant is Dr A J Stokes head of the city food bureau.
Chicago reports information suggesting produce dealers rot fruits and vegetables to create shortages and raise prices. Farmer B L Brundage of Gary Indiana sold seven acres of pumpkins for cash but found the buyers fictitious after pumpkins rotted. Complaints say beans are being hoarded to push prices, with bulk and canned beans stored in Norfolk Virginia Philadelphia and Saginaw Michigan. An agent was sent to Peoria Illinois to probe reports of carloads of potatoes dumped into the river.
Associated Press reports Washington November 23 railroad lawyers and Attorney General Gregory continued talks to secure a single suit testing the Adamson eight hour law and urging Supreme Court review. Rail lawyers favored the Santa Fe case heard in Kansas City, while the Justice Department backed the Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf suit decided by Judge Hoob yesterday.
Berlin reports a new period of complications in German American relations as the United States presses inquiries over Germany’s submarine warfare. An American representative has filed ten requests, six remain unanswered, including cases over the ships Marina and Arabia and the sinking criticized as inconsistent with Germany’s promises.
Howe's London Shows made its first appearance in Monroe today with a grand parade through the principal streets. Residents, expecting a small circus, were surprised by the magnitude of the turnout and the performance. The circus arrived early on two special trains from the north via the Iron Mountain railway. Continued on page six.
In Chattanooga last night two men boarded a Southern Express Company motor truck, forced driver Fred Corneilson to open the strong box, and stole $40,000 in currency while $60,000 remained untouched. Police and express officials across the South are seeking the suspects.
Reports detail Greece refusing Entente demands for unnegotiated surrender of war munitions while British hospital ship Britannic sank with no wounded aboard in the Aegean Sea. Front updates from Wallachia to Monastir show Austro German advances and Romanian withdrawals as Cerna river actions and Danube attacks unfold.
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