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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
1
A high profile trial opened today before Judge Anderson for more than fifty defendants linked to a series of explosions. Prosecutors allege coordinated attacks across multiple districts, with defense lawyers arguing lack of sufficient evidence. The courtroom crowd included family members and local observers.
Ortie McManigal pleads guilty as the dynamite plot trial begins in Indianapolis. Eugene Clancy and Diaz Velasquez plead not guilty as fifty-one defendants face trial for the McNamara brothers case. The government seeks to expose all conspirators linked through 1905 to 1911 bombings.
The Concluding service for the last Day of Succoth will be held at Temple Sinai tomorrow night at 7 30 and again Thursday morning at 10 o clock.
World renowned chemists visit sulphur mines near Lake Charles Louisiana after international convention in Washington. The deposit lies 400 feet underground beneath 2060 feet of quicksand and is mined by a patented method using superheated steam and hot water to melt sulphur underground.
An New York engineer is envisioned to unlock the Arctic ice fields by pioneering methods to access and study remote northern seas. The concept involves advanced drilling and ice engineering techniques to harness untapped northern resources and expand research.
A collision on the L and N line left several passengers injured with authorities reporting multiple casualties. Rescue teams worked at the scene as investigators began to determine fault and assess damages to locomotives and cars.
An overnight Louisville and Nashville train derailed near Elkmont Alabama after a broken rail caused eight coaches to plunge six feet. The Express Messenger burned. many passengers injured. Doctors aided victims on relief trains.
New York engineer Carroll Livingston Riker proposes, in a small book, to redirect the Gulf Stream to the Arctic to melt polar ice, open Eastern Canada harbors, end Labrador fogs, and speed up spring. He estimates 190 million dollars for the project and cites prior feats in refrigeration and dredging.
A Senior Epworth League was organized in West Monroe last night with officers led by President Alice Henry and five vice presidents. The group planned to buy a piano for meetings and scheduled a lecture by S A Steel of Jackson Tennessee on October 10. The league will meet every Friday night starting October 1st.
A strike by 300 Central of Georgia railroad trainmen starts at 6 20 PM in Augusta. Officials refuse to reinstate a conductor discharged for allowing an engineer to work overtime, citing legal violations.
Alvin T. Steinel editor of the Southwest Trail and Frank D. Cottrell of the Rock Island Lines agricultural department tour lands along the Arkansas Louisiana Gulf railway. The Trail will publicize the venture in its November issue and send thousands of copies to prospective buyers in the North and East. Professor Cottrell believes the Monroe district can become a major meat producing area, fueling ads that attract homeseekers to Monroe in coming months.
Governor Brown issued a proclamation declaring martial law at Cummings Georgia as four militia companies guard six Black suspects who allegedly betrayed assaulted and murdered two white women. The incident arose after a tense confrontation in the town during a night of violence.
William Flynn of Pittsburg tells the Senate Investigation committee he personally contributed $102,000, about 90 percent of the Pennsylvania primary campaign funds. He plans to reveal J. G. Spain, who allegedly signed his name to a telegram urging Standard Oil support for a Senate seat. The telegram causes a stir as K. H. Rooker reports Progressive party funds and Charles Crane notes large contributions to Lafollette and Governor Wilson around the Baltimore convention.
Washington reports the assistant secretary of the treasury announced there will be no deposits with national banks this fall to aid crop movement, saying there is nothing to indicate a need for such deposits.
New Port Illinois October 1 Lieut Donald Morrison was killed and eight men injured today by an explosion in the steam chest aboard the torpedo boat destroyer Walker.
A fragmented report discusses the deployment of U S Marines in Nicaragua and the reaction among Latin American countries. The text references ocean currents and a hypothetical method to separate major water systems. It includes an abrupt, garbled dialogue about maritime engineering concepts and sovereign responses.
General Juan Leets arrives from Salvador to testify before Senate committees on Nicaragua. He accuses the State Department of meddling and says American censorship hid news of engagements near Chinadema where marines were killed and wounded. He warns of a boycott campaign against U S goods.
Balkan tensions rise as Bulgaria Serbia Greece and Montenegro mobilize their armies in anticipation of possible conflict with Turkey. Diplomats in Constantinople urge promised reforms in Macedonia and push for restraint ahead of winter.
One hundred one cases were tried in September with one found guilty and sentenced and twenty released. No appeals were taken and no cases are pending, leaving the docket cleared as Judge Mangham runs the city court efficiently.
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