11 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1911
Page
1
Norman Eddy of Chreveport is arrested in Seattle in connection with the murder of young Hanson. Authorities say the suspect faces murder charges as the investigation continues.
In a developing Shreveport murder case, Norman Eddy alias Red Smith is in custody in Seattle for the Hanson killing. A recovered watch in George Hanson’s possession links to Pessie Smith, while Will Brown on Angola Farm recounts a four year old murder tale prompting warrants and rapid cross‑state effort for Eddy’s extradition.
A watch removed from the body of a murdered youth Hanson by a killer four years ago resurfaced yesterday as it was seized by a posses. The report states the artifact reemerged during a pursuit leading to new investigative momentum.
A weather report notes unsettled showers occurring tonight or Thursday. The forecast highlights scattered showers with no clear extension into a long dry spell. Local areas may experience brief rain and mild temperatures as a low pressure system passes.
The report links the woman, identified as Bessie Smith, to the Hanson murder in Pointe Coupee parish. Detectives Addington and Craddock recovered a watch taken from the victim, a clue seen as strengthening the case against the alleged killers. The woman remains jailed as a key witness with limited communication.
Washington reports a $3,288,270 discrepancy between books and materials at the Washington navy yard. Democrats on the Naval Affairs Committee plan an inquiry into yard management and location, with defenses that no theft occurred and that war-time record-keeping caused the shortfall.
The Wagner city case reports that James B. will be the first defendant to stand trial by jury on a murder charge. The proceedings will determine guilt or innocence and set the case's legal trajectory.
A Rock Island passenger train derailed near Malvin Station today, killing a woman and wounding others. Investigators cordon the area as service is halted for recovery and inquiry.
James B. McNamara will face a jury on murder charges arising from the Los Angeles Times building explosion last October that killed about twenty employees. John J. McNamara is co indicted on twenty one counts. severance was sought. Clarence Darrow leads the defense as three score reporters wait, with noise muffling devices installed.
New Orleans Oct 11 Judge Foster of the U S Circuit Court sentenced Frank Gretsch a striking freight handler to sixty days in jail for interfering with the Illinois Central railroad. Grotsch uncoupled a car and engine and allegedly threatened trainmen with a buck if they interfered. Four other strikers faced contempt charges. No violence was reported today at any strike location.
A party of 32 Helena Arkansas businessmen and farmers toured Monroe to observe modern boll weevil control methods. Led by Mason Snowden of the U S Department of Agriculture, they visited Phillips Smith and Barringer Starr Parker plantations on the Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf road before traveling to Rayville and Franklin parish.
In San Francisco on October 11 California voters rejected woman suffrage by about five thousand. Amendments for recall of elective officers and for initiative and referendum passed by large margins. A marriage license was issued to Claude Bearden and Birdie Calhoun.
Four revolutionists were beheaded as the article reports a decisive victory, while foreign ships were not molested. An American and Japanese cruisers were expected tonight, and a derailment of the Hot Springs Special at Malvern, Arkansas, injured Mrs. Wm. L. Kilpatrick and several other passengers.
Chinese revolutionary forces gained possession of Wu Chang after a night battle with loyal troops. Foreign residents reportedly undisturbed. A rebel proclamation urged restraint toward foreigners as officials fear troop unrest spreading. Five gunboats patrolled the Hankow river. American and Japanese ships expected.
Knights Templar from across Ohio descend on Dayton for the annual grand commanding order conclave. The business district gleams with flags and Masonic emblems as a large parade marks the opening day and continues into tomorrow.
The board of food and drug inspection, led by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, orders immediate consideration of three long standing questions What is beer What is vinegar and What is a soft drink Hearings are concluded and the three issues await decisive rulings with Dr. Wiley and Dr. Doolittle favoring pure vinegar from cider and disallowing other ingredients. Action will apply to soft drinks in interstate commerce.
Advertises concessions and privileges for the Monroe fair with a contract to handle all shows. Seeks interested parties to contact C. A. Braden at 105 DeSiard Street for available spaces and rapid allocation.
Dr Wiley urged enforcement of rulings in Washington to confiscate impure sodas from fountains. He said pure drinks should use only fruit extract, sugar, spices and water and that caffeine and additives endanger children and should be barred from the market.
The Monroe Hotel undergoes major changes including a larger lobby created by removing the glass front, new dining rooms and a Dutch girl room on the ground floor, and moving the kitchen downstairs. The current dining room and kitchen will be split into large bath and toilet equipped rooms, adding 83 bedrooms.
E T Lamkin died at the Grunewald hotel in New Orleans at 3 am after cancer throat treatment. He was fifty, born in Augusta, practiced law in Monroe, and leaves wife Mrs Richardson Lamkin and three children John Boamer, Benno, and Mrs Thomas Bastering. Families plan funeral arrangements and return with the body.
Avia tor Rodgers continues his flight toward the Pacific Coast passing Higginsville Missouri at nine o clock in the morning.
Avia tor Rodgers landed near Blue Springs Mo at 9 50 oclock seeking a gasoline supply. Blue Springs lies about twenty miles east of Kansas City. At Kansas City Kansas City Oct 11 Rodgers then landed there at 11 54.
The wedding of Miss Lenore Keane of Hyde Park to George E. Lewis left fielder of the Boston American League team occurred in Lowell on October 9. After a brief Boston stay they will vacation in California for the winter.
A fragmented clipping notes Senator Stephenson’s alleged payment of a hundred thousand, described as a very small sum in comparison to larger costs, with emphasis on the financial dispute and political context in Wisconsin.
Senate inquiry reveals Stephenson campaign managers discussed $150,000 to $200,000 as a modest expenditure for a more systematic race. Sackett testified funds went to promote Taft and Roosevelt aligned literature while damaging records were destroyed. Kingsley to testify on deputy warden ties in the Wisconsin election case.
Dr. T. F. Thurman of Ruston is traveling through Monroe today on his way to Farmerville. The physician’s stop highlights a brief regional transit moment with Thurman noted for upcoming assignments.
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