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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
1
The coming week will feature a slate of cases from the Supreme Court with several expected decisions. Legal analysts anticipate rulings on multiple major issues impacting government and individual rights.
On Saturday next Wilson will leave for Mobile Alabama to deliver an address before the Southern Commercial Congress after speaking in Philadelphia at the rededication of Congress Hall. The report lists other major events: Taft at Princeton, Roosevelt in Rio, George V’s shooting party at Houghton Hall, and global congresses on tuberculosis and dry warming.
Washington reports the Treasury to decide how many income tax collectors each district needs as deputies under the Internal Revenue Collector. Alabama Mississippi would have seven, Tennessee four, Arkansas three, with Louisiana still unsettled amid debate on a Democratic collector appointment.
The week features the seventh national conference on State and local taxation in Buffalo, the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education in Grand Rapids, the United Textile Workers of America in Philadelphia, and the thirty first annual conference on Indian affairs in Lake Mohonk. Also noted are the Portola festival in San Francisco and the world tours of the Chicago and New York baseball teams.
New Orleans dispatch notes Monroe Chamber of Commerce leader J M Keller seeks a regular river packet service to Monroe or funding to build a steamboat if none can be found. The plan would shift cotton hay corn and other goods from rail to river, boosting New Orleans business and year round navigation pending locks completion. Keller travelled with J H Trousdale and stayed at the Monteleone Hotel before returning to Monroe.
A Chamber of Commerce session debated the necessity of civic bodies. Attendees questioned roles and effectiveness, considering reforms and better coordination with business interests. The discussion highlighted urgency for streamlined governance and public service delivery.
Reports detail a fraught situation involving Pankhurst followers in Niger and militant unrest. The document references deportation to France and rising death plots amid tensions with Herrera and allied groups.
Monroe executives met to finance the chamber for 1914 and to decide weekly sessions through December. An inquiry asked why a city should have a chamber, while a New York dispatch reported Primeline Pankhurst being deported from the United States.
Washington reports from Versa Cruz indicate General Huerta may resign the provisional presidency. President Wilson’s rep John Lind says any decision could affect U S recognition or negotiations with Huerta’s successor. White House maintains no negotiations have resumed and stresses preserving Mexican sovereignty and order.
Outfielder Orville Woodruff of Milwaukee has been part of three pennant winning teams in the American association. He played with Indianapolis in 1902, Louisville in 1909, and Milwaukee in 1913.
In a Spanish governed conference at Mexico City on Wednesday most delegates urged armed intervention except Britain and the United States. U S State Department officials said no such report reached them. Washington shows no intent to resume talks with the Huerta regime while remaining open to declarations from Constitutionalist leaders. Constitutionalist reps there also remain silent on negotiations.
Two large passenger liners chartered by the National Grain Dealers Association depart New Orleans for Panama loaded to capacity. They will spend two days on the isthmus before returning via Port Limon and San Jose Costa Rica.
Havana reports General Diaz arriving from Europe. He refuses consul general De Libera’s urging to stop his voyage home and reiterates his aim to pursue the Mexican presidency.
San Francisco October 18 diver Herman Stelzner located the wreck of the Miner CHL of Rio Jenerie sunk inside a golden gate twelve years ago with the loss of 122 lives and 2 000 000 in treasure. He descended 128 feet in a device he invented to establish a new depth record for diving. He will continue investigations to learn more.
Jackson Mississippi October report shows Barr, police chief, defending himself against accusations tied to a Pitchfork article. He recounts meeting Pickard, denies involvement in obstructing Gov. Brewer’s character, and questions Brewer about prior contact while Gov. Brewer offers only a vague remark that somebody started a mess and should resolve it.
Outgoing Governor Sulzear comments on TP during leadership change and signals ongoing friction with the high court. The report notes Murphy’s role and calls the incident a significant political moment amid court scrutiny.
William Sulzer, governor of New York, was removed from office Friday by impeachment in a 48 to 12 vote with two not voting. Lieutenant Governor Martin H. Holly, Jr. becomes the first in state history to assume the governorship. The court found Sulzer guilty of falsifying perjury and attempting to suppress evidence, acquitting him on other articles. Sulzer called the tribunal Murphy's high court of infamy and vowed to return to private life, while the incoming governor pledged honest, peaceful, progressive leadership for the state.
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