24 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1911
Page
1
A cryptic sports style note mentions Henriques and Jim Wilkinson with the phrase dark hued past looming. The fragment hints at a confounding or sensational context but provides no clear event, date, or outcome.
New Orleans reports James C. Henriques delivering a harsh reply to James Wilkinson’s attacks in the Second Precinct Algiers meeting. He cites 1892 press clippings from Congo Square and Times-Democrat to indict Wilkinson’s alleged racial appeals and Republican ties.
A crowd gathered at Pythian Hall for a political meeting where speakers criticized Michel’s tax segregation scheme. James O'Connor of the Fifth Ward and Senator BE. M. Stafford addressed attendees with partisan remarks and questioned candidate alignment.
Dr. James B. Aswell candidate for governor and Col. Robert Ewing leader of the Tenth Ward shared the podium at a joint ward meeting in Dryades Market Place. A large crowd braved a brisk norther to hear the speakers for two hours.
Mr E N Hopkins of Fort Smith arrives to organize poultry clubs in Louisiana schools. The plan mirrors corn and hog clubs with parish superintendents heading the effort and teachers as assistants. Lincoln and Webster parishes already organized. A Mississippi educator praises the Arkansas Schools Poultry Association and urges expansion nationwide.
A Louisiana feature on corn haising is highlighted and set for extensive advertising by Rock Island, aiming to boost interest and awareness in local farming news.
A. L. & G. hire Cottrell and Gardner to promote Louisiana as a premier corn state. They tour Monroe touting corn yields and a westward campaign to advertise through the Rock Island lines, highlighting Boys' Corn Clubs success and shifting farmer mindset from cotton to home corn needs.
Chairman Stanley will endeavor to have Little Ton removed as part of an ongoing appeal to the House. The note signals a formal effort to change leadership or policy through legislative channels.
William J. Cummins Nashville banker and head of the suspended Carnegie Trust Co. was given an indeterminate prison term of four years eight months to eight years eight months for stealing 140000 dollars from the trust fund. Three men confessed to tar party membership receive one year each in jail after jury hung and failed to reach a verdict.
The House steel investigation adjourned indefinitely after the Merritt brothers testified about losses in ore land and Rockefeller railroad properties. Chairman Stanley of Kentucky faced a threatened resignation clash with Democrat member Littleton, as US Steel is named a defendant in a Sherman act case.
Five white men and a negro wearing blue overalls arrived at FE B Jones farm nine miles from Newton Mississippi on Monday noon. They claimed gold buried in two deer hides and showed maps while warning Mrs Jones to stay quiet. Jones later arrested one of the intruders and the group continued digging at two sites until late, leaving without clear results.
Arkansas planters in a 23 member delegation toured Louisiana and Mississippi River plantations, including Col. Maxwell’s 15,000 acre farm, buying two carloads of his short staple cottonseed. They conclude short staple cotton thrives under boll weevil pressure and many Arkansas growers will switch varieties next year.
Henry Clay Beattie Jr was electrocuted at 7 23 am in Richmond Virginia after confessing to the murder of his wife. The confession, signed in a downtown hotel rotunda, followed a long tumultuous period with his spiritual advisers and family.
Mr. C. A. Nenny of Russellville Tennessee is in Monroe helping his uncles the Messrs. Smith at the Racket Store. He formerly lived in Monroe and has many friends in the area.
After a conference with Beall and McGilli cuddy, Mr. Stanley plans to push the matter as a party question. He seeks Democratic support to oppose Littleton and force his resignation from the committee. He argues government suits alone do not remedy alleged evils, citing the steel and tobacco trust cases as precedent.
The remains of Tom Stuart who died in New Mexico are expected to arrive in Monroe tonight or tomorrow morning. Funeral services are set for 3 o clock with interment in the city cemetery. Prof Lane of Georgia Tech Atlanta Ga will be next attraction at the Monroe Free Lyceum course Monday night.
Beattie released a signed confession today stating he killed his wife. The document, made public, details the act and was presented to authorities by Beattie.
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. was executed today for a murder that stunned Virginia and drew countrywide attention. He claimed a tall bearded man attacked him on the Midlothian turnpike after driving with his wife’s body, which bore a shotgun wound to the head.
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