20 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
1
Fragmentary note reports a ball incident described with playful garble. It references a political topic about reform or reelection context, mentioning Democrats and a rheotorical error, but details are unclear.
New Orleans Oct 20. W P Ball registrar of voters discusses registration matters amid political clash over Good Government League and Hessian. He cites Hessian’s restoration to citizenship and refutes claims tying the Registration Office to alleged fraud. He condemns fake letters and aims to curb efforts to smear reforms.
A dispute among Goo Goo Leaguers in New Orleans erupted after Dan A. Mayer filed an affidavit accusing Trigg A. Moss of threats to kill. Both Mayer and Moss, Goo Goo leaders, avoided arrest. Moss planned to post bond Friday as the feud began with an accusation against Jas A. Brennan over union label cards.
Fifteen hundred public school teachers in Milwaukee prepare an elaborate banquet at the Auditorium for tomorrow night. The event honors Carroll G. Pearse, superintendent of schools here, on his election as president of the National Educational Association.
The sixth International American Purity Congress meets in Columbus starting Monday for four days. The program features more than fifty speakers from moral reform, church, humanitarian, and philanthropic groups across the United States and Canada with the white slave traffic suppression as the lead topic.
A government minister was arrested on murder charges following an investigation into the death of a young woman. Police indicate the case involves alleged foul play and ongoing inquiries.
Champ Clark comments on Taft renomination prospects, predicting southern votes favor President Taft for re election. He argues strategic alignment with party factions and regional support shaping the renomination path.
Boston report says Rev Clarence V Richeson a Cambridge pastor was arrested over the death by poisoning of Ava Linnell a New England Conservatory student and Richeson fiance. Police allege cyanide purchase in New Centre on Oct 10. arrest at Moses Edmunds Brooklyn home.
New York on October 20 reports William Randolph Hearst rejoining the regular Democratic fold and raises speculation about the Independence League’s future. Hearst cites the National Democracy’s commendable course and notes his return at a local fusion campaign rally after being driven out of the party.
Eugene Ely, famed aviator, died after his aircraft failed to rise from a sharp dip at the Georgia State Fair grounds in Macon. He plunged fifty feet before crashing amid about 8000 spectators, dying eleven minutes later after regaining consciousness briefly.
Lake Charles La Oct 20 Speaker Champ Clark said Taft will likely win the Republican nomination and insurgents may back La Follette. He predicted a Democratic president in 1912 and noted Congress did significant work in the last session while Republicans quarrel. He spoke at a Calcasieu Chautauqua event.
In New Orleans on October 20 Frank B Williams, head of the Louisiana State Republican committee, announced that a ticket for state officers will be issued next week and that an appraiser and an assistant U S district attorney will be named later He said no names are decided and the ticket will be announced by next Monday He will leave today to return the first of next week and spoke on state but not national politics.
Philadelphia October 20 rain halts the fourth championship game for the third straight day. Shibe Park remains a quagmire as players await clearer weather to resume play.
Mr Clark notes the reciprocity bill may resurface in Canada and warns a change of sentiment could trigger new elections. He reports a broad tour since Congress adjourned with Democratic hopes and Republican infighting across states.
Dr. W R Dodson heads Louisiana Agricultural Exhibit on wheels carried by Illinois Central through Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota with Justin Denechaud joining as Migration Commissioner. Exhibit trains visit over 100 towns offering soil climate health and markets talks and inviting visitors to Louisiana.
Jackson Mississippi marked the first George Day in public schools statewide. Pupils held exercises remembering General James Z. George a Civil War veteran who later served as Mississippi chief justice and U S senator. He helped shape the 1890 constitutional convention that solidified white supremacy in the state.
Fears of rebellion confirmed as Hankow reports say rebels are winning. Imperial troops allegedly refuse to detrain at Hankow while gunboats take limited part. Japanese vessels establish wireless links at Hankow and Tientsin, and the American legation seeks safe travel guarantees for Americans in the Hankow Peking railway zone.
Oct 20 dispatches describe revolutionary leaders in Hankow and Wuchang ordering residents to cut queues by Oct 22. Reports say Manchus may receive amnesty, ships surrender, arsenals fall, and rebels advance toward Sheungyang. Imperial troops face pay issues and missionaries prep to flee amid unrest.
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