New Jail 710 Built Prompts City Council Meeting
A city council and police jury committee outline plans for a new jail designated as 710. Officials hold a meeting to discuss construction funding site selection and governance.
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08 Oct 1910
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1910
Page
1
Plans Prepared for Modern Jail With New Construction
A joint conference of Police Jury and City Council committees agreed to replace the old jail rather than costly repairs. Local workers will fix the old structure temporarily while plans for a new jail, costing 25 000 to 30 000 dollars, are drawn. The city will pay half under existing charter, with coordinated supervision by President Breard and Mayor Forsythe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Breard
Grayson Guthrie I
J. Shaw Jones
A. A. Forsythe
Messrs
L. R. Powers
H. P. Marks
Jno
Southern Structural Steel Company
San Antonio
Texas
Hull and Stevens
Hull Construction Company
Jackson
Miss
Pauley Jail Building Company
Breard
Forsythe
Winn Parish May Vote Five Mill Road Tax
Winnfield Louisiana October 8 1910 The Police Jury met and a petition with nearly 500 signatures was presented asking a special election for a five year five mill road tax. An ordinance was adopted setting December 6 1910 as the election date. A ward road commission would aid in classification construction and expenditure approval while remaining subordinate to the Police Jury to ensure road building references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnfield
Winn Parish
Ward Road Commission
Miners restrained near Fort Smith Arkansas
United States Court granted a temporary restraining order against the United Mine Workers of America forcing them to refrain from interfering with operations at Enterprise Mining and Coal Company in Prada Arkansas. Hearing for a permanent injunction is set for October 21 with claims of threats and potential dynamite actions against current miners and mine property.
News forecast for coming week in US and abroad
Ex President Roosevelt tours Arkansas Missouri Illinois and Indiana for campaign events while the Supreme Court opens its winter term Taft returns to Washington Columbus Day is observed as a legal holiday in fourteen states Dominion officials meet in Ottawa on conservation and public health Harrisburg hosts Gettysburg anniversary preparations Iroquois Memorial Emergency Hospital cornerstone laid in Chicago Duke of Connaught sails to South Africa Town planning conference opens in London Berlin marks University of Berlin centennial conventions in Washington Boston and Topeka
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
St. Louis
Hadley
Missouri
Peoria
Knights of Columbus
Indiana
United States
America
Dominion
Commission On Conservation
Ottawa
Iroquois Memorial
Chicago
Duke of Conaught
South Africa
London
University of Berlin
Newly Proclaimed Portuguese President Institutes Reform
A newly proclaimed president of Portugal announces measures to secure governance and institute reforms across the state apparatus. The move signals an intent to stabilize political leadership amid evolving national challenges and international relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Reform Plan Proposed to Fund Shreve Saloon Control
A historic note outlines an original plan to strengthen the control of saloons in Shreveport. The proposal seeks funding through a new mechanism to empower authorities, curb excesses, and promote responsible gaming and temperance. Local officials debate feasibility and impact on commerce.
Decree Orders Churches Out of Portugal in New Split
A decree orders all religious bodies to leave Portugal and implement church state separation, signaling a Pat term shift after the United States. A Republican claims to have killed a priest today in PORT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
United States
Republic
Rue de Quel
Proposals for city saloons and tax repeal in Shreveport
Lisbon dispatch details a plan to abolish taxes in Shreveport by establishing municipally run saloons. Proponents claim $250000 yearly revenue, enough to erase city taxes, fund streets and parks, and ease liquor regulation. Officials like Judge Fullilow and W S Atkins back the idea amid budget gaps and overdrafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Fullilow
Public Safety
W. S. Atkins
Shreveport
J. B. Atkins
Streets and Parks
Continuation of Portuguese Republic May Bring New Voice
The issue discusses a potential continuation of the Portuguese Republic and its possible impact on the balance of powers in Europe. It suggests a new voice entering the concert of powers, with implications for Spain and broader regional dynamics.
Drummers Boost Monroe Fair Program Night
A large turnout of drummers is expected in Monroe for a smoker at the Red Men’s hall hosted by the Monroe Fair Association. The event honors traveling men and aims to finalize Drummers’ Day plans with a generous lunch and streetside decorations to welcome visitors during fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Association
Timber waste billions of feet lost to the South
Annual lumber losses in the South run into billions of feet due to waste and inefficiency, prompting concern over timber supply and industry practices.
Southern Commercial Congress Plans to Stimulate Progress
At the Southern Conservation Congress session in Atlanta on Oct 8 J B White of Kansas City warned of waste in the South timber supply. He cited cutting 2.25 million acres of yellow pine annually, 7,500 acres daily, and 20 percent waste of top logs costing rail freight and labor losses. A new constitution for a national southern congress outlines 16 states and aims to attract capital, promote development, encourage immigration and education, and expand transportation, with a permanent endowment fund and district of Columbia incorporation for the governing body. Europe leads the US in civil employment practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
National Congress
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Commercial Congress
Parish System Balances General Plan With Ward Road Control
A general system for the parish would govern overall roads while granting each ward local authority over its own streets. The approach aims to harmonize statewide standards with neighborhood autonomy in maintenance and decisions.
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Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Ark
The
United Mine Work
Tober
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of United States
Taft
Washington, D. C
Ator Beveridge
Supreme Court of the United States
Beverly
Washington
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
American International Humane Conference
National Council of Congregational Churches
Boston
International Convention of Christian Churches
Topeka
Shreve
Lisbon
Fullilove
Atkins
Ident Braga
New Republic of
the Timesta
Are
Day Says
Ter
Com
Panama Canal
Europe
Monroe Fate Association
New York
Herald
Paris
Spain
Madrid
Monroe Fair
Monroe
Goethals
Culebra
Col. Goethals
Panama Canal Commission
Col. Roosevelt
Chagres
Panama
Gatun Lake
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Christobal
Limon Bay
Atlantic
Canal
Pacific
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta
Southern Conservation
Congress
J. B. White
Kansas City
White
Southern Commercial Congress Company
District of Columbia
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