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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
1
Boston secures its fourth win as Philadelphia misses key chances to seize a victory. The matchup underscores Boston's continued edge in a tight series with several near misses from the rival team.
Philadelphia edge Boston 2 1 in a tight World Series game. Cravath homered and Cravath scored on Luderus single in the ninth, while Shore and Chalmers matched zeroes most of the way. The lone Boston run came on Hooper and Berry in the sixth.
London Oct 12 Associated Press reports a Bulgarian invasion of Serbia as the new Balkan campaign unfolds. Serbian dispatches claim to have repulsed the Bulgarians and checked German advances along the Danube, while Germans insist they are progressing. British submarines are active in the Baltic.
Congressman Wilson accuses a rival of a political lie as he hones in on a strong Democratic lead in the Firth district. The campaign signals a clear message ahead of the upcoming election with party support behind him.
Representative Riley J. Wilson of Louisiana refutes a Washington Post claim about a constitutional convention and party gains. He explains Louisiana remained Democratic with only a possible shift in the Third District, clarifying that city support did not reflect a statewide party defection and that current events do not signal Progressive gains.
A Louisiana Democratic speaker rebukes claims that anti convention supporters are secretly Progressive. He asserts loyal Democrats stand with the party and criticizes sugar tariff policies that split the Third Congressional district. He urges election law changes to exclude Progressives until repentance.
The Parish Democratic Executive Committee met at the courthouse to name two dates for the primary election and set filing deadlines. The first primary is fixed for Tuesday January 25 1916 with fees set for various offices and a ten day filing window ending October 22.
Russian forces pierced the Austro German front along the Stripa River in eastern Galicia, making gains against entrenched lines. The advance indicates a shift in local battlefield dynamics amid ongoing combat in the region.
Reported Bulgarian forces struck Serbia overnight while Russians push in Galicia taking prisoners and guns. Britain and France face choice to commit Balkan expedition or maintain neutrality amid parliamentary debate and Balkan policy uncertainty.
State Department reports from Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople say Armenian massacres in Asiatic Turkey have intensified since Bulgaria joined the war. Most Armenians in the area are killed or scattered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The United States warned Turkey that further atrocities would strain American sympathy, and no reply has been received.
The note to Germany via Ambassador Gerard requests that if destruction of American ships carrying contraband becomes necessary, passengers and crew must be moved to safer shelters than small boats. It accepts a German proposal for a damages commission with one expert from each country and no umpire. The U. S. insists warnings and safe evacuation are required and that small boats do not qualify as safe havens under international law.
Farmers receive a new peak price as cotton seed climbs to 34 dollars a ton in West Monroe, fixed by the Cottonport gin buying seed for independent mills. The Union Oil Mill in West Monroe likely to match the rise.
President Thorne supports regulation of railroads to stabilize the sector. Government officials argue for tighter oversight to ensure fair pricing and safety standards across lines.
Clifford Thorne president of the National Association of Railway Commissioners argues for a balance between state and federal regulation. He warns that complete federal control or total state sovereignty both risk the American experiment and urges preserving state regulatory power as essential. The Minnesota rate case and Supreme Court decision frame his claim that commerce regulation will blend state and inter state work within twenty five years.
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