River Rivals Face Off as Conference Talks Stall
Rival teams clash as conference committees fail to reach agreement. factions remain wide apart on key terms.
27 Nov 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
1
Rival teams clash as conference committees fail to reach agreement. factions remain wide apart on key terms.
In New Orleans on November 27 the Ransdell Humphreys and Newlands factions failed to agree on resolutions. the Stock Exchange adopted the Newlands bill endorsement while both sides planned mass meetings to push their measures for flood relief and federal river control.
Chase & Collens Co. Ltd. completed a modern drug store at DeSiard and Second streets with expanded floor space, Circassian walnut fixtures, white tile floor, a marble silver fountain, and tables for drinks and ice cream. The firm, based in El Paso, features a full prescription department and carries Whitman’s and Jacob’s candies.
Washington telegram confirms Colonel C Med Townsend chairman of the Mississippi River Commission will speak at the Board of Trade gathering in New Orleans. Senator Ransdell may also attend to advocate the measure he supports with his persuasive eloquence.
Federal forces seek secure haven as Rebel factions mass near Chi Huahua City. Intelligence indicates imminent attack plans by rival rebels targeting key defenses and supply routes around the city. Local authorities urge caution and coordinate with federal units for potential defense.
From El Paso, reports say four thousand Federal troops fought two days to retake Juarez for Huerta. Survivors, many wounded and short of supplies, march toward Chihuahua City as Villa readies for another move. Rebels display clever strategy and bravery.
Rebels seized a Federal train near Samalayuca, recovering four field pieces and twenty cars of Federal regimental effects. Villa's men encamped around Juarez, with no bodies on the battlefield and several executed rebels found at Tierra Blanca.
Meridian Mississippi November 27 Natchez and Vicksburg and Baton Rouge and Monroe have applied for admission to the Cotton States Baseball League President Redus told the directory in a meeting adjourned to January 10. Directors from Selma Pensacola Clarksdale Jackson Columbus and Meridian indicated their clubs would seek reentry next season.
The Monroe News-Star appeals to readers to sign the Progressive list before December 20 for a front page feature. The paper promises generous display of names, highlighting civic pride and boosting local business through a bold publicity edition.
Intramural clashes erupt among Democratic leaders over strategy and control as negotiations center on currency policy while months of dispute spill into public view. Key figures remain unnamed as factions vie for influence and leverage ahead of upcoming votes.
Washington November 27 Democrats in the Senate voted to force the currency reform bill to an early vote. They pledged no Christmas recess until passage and to hold day and night sessions from December 1 to finish the measure, with 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily sessions and no recess except Christmas. The plan drew Republican opposition who called it partisan maneuvering while urging a full quorum for debate.
New York, Nov. 27. A committee of the New York Cotton Exchange backs extending its warehouse system to Southern cities. The plan would eliminate need for Southern shippers to haul cotton to New York for grading and certification, boosting market reliability and making cotton safer collateral for loans.
The article notes Senator Reed of Missouri steering a currency bill through a Democratic conference that meets this afternoon and aims to finalize the measure by Saturday. With Senator Hitchcock absent, most Banking and Currency Committee members are expected to back the Owen draft, though Hitchcock’s amendments may still be added by the conference.
Washington notes the Juarez federal rout by Constitutionalist forces and a Fletcher wireless report on Tuxpam area conditions. The potential recognition of Carranza's government is discussed as his forces control northern states and plan a permanent capital at Hermosillo or Magdalena. Dr. Hale's consultations with Carranza and Esudero are anticipated.
Monroe observes Thanksgiving with banks closed after the noon hour and a church service at First Baptist. Most residents spent the day hunting or resting, while the high school team played Louisiana Industrial Institute at Forsythe Park. Local stores featured window displays with turkey motifs and holiday scenes.
A drunk man lay on the track between Sixth and Seventh streets. a streetcar en route to the Iron Mountain depot stopped after the motorman saw the man on the rails and the fender struck him.
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