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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
1
The Logtown Community Fair at Filhiol park featured top home raised stock displays and fine women’s crafts despite a prior rainout. Speakers praised educational progress, road plans, a creamery, and better farming, with premiums announced for oats corn cotton wheat seeds and various crops and hay.
Milton Cunningham former Louisiana attorney general and recent public administrator appointee died in New Orleans at 74 His body was sent to Natchitoches for burial Cunningham long active in state politics from De Soto parish through Homer Natchitoches and in 1879 1884 and 1892 held multiple offices He married four times and left many stories behind
A brief note from Cago on Thursday outlines mounting national challenges across economy security and governance, with experts warning of continued strain on public services and policy coordination.
President Wilson arrived in Chicago to press his Western campaign, addressing the press club and women, urging progress and a united America. A silent protest by National Woman's party supporters erupted into a riot as banners opposing Wilson were torn down and protesters assaulted. Police guards restored order as crowds cheered the president and his wife.
John J Mullin prominent Monroe citizen and Knights of Columbus leader died suddenly at about 6 a m in front of New South Drug Store on his way to work He was 48 born in Tarrytown NY resident of Monroe for 30 years Survived by wife ten children a brother and sister funeral at St Matthew Catholic Church Sunday at 2 o clock with Knights of Columbus assisting and burial in Catholic Cemetery
St Louis Oct 20 The general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church rejected a plan to divide the church along racial lines. The house of deputies backed the bishops in denying negro dioceses under negro bishops. A minority report favoring division was adopted, while a provision to appoint negro suffragan bishops to gain temporary succession rights in white dioceses sparked potential debate.
Calcasieu Parish officials report that Sheribed and two friends have been placed in parish prison following a recent arrest. Authorities did not release additional details pending further investigation.
Lake Charles La Oct 20 Sheriff Henry A Reid Deputy Calvin Harmon and businessman Dollas Gross were arrested on a warrant in the June killing of Fred Lebley. Coroner W L Fisher served the warrant and a preliminary hearing was set for today amid bail discussions.
The Atlantic Conference of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis met in the city for a two day session. Delegates from over a dozen states plus medical specialists and public health officials attended. At Paris, no infantry action occurred on the Somme front last night while French forces repulsed German surprise attacks near Rigaud?
The Louisiana Sunday School Association will hold its state convention in Monroe on April 17 to 19, 1917. Secretary Van Carter confirms the Ouachita Parish invitation and urges local workers to publicize the event and prepare for the gathering.
Baton Rouge October 26 The work to construct a new levee at St Gabriel has begun by tearing up part of the local cemetery through which the levee must pass Graves tombs and vaults some over 140 years old are being removed to set the levee back for a sound foundation Some graves are so old no trace of bones remains found in some plots
Newark New Jersey October 20 delegates from local organizations gather to discuss expanding the reach of tuberculosis center activities. The meeting will center on enlarging outreach through allied groups and community programs.
German official statements claim successes on the Somme and in Galicia while Bulgarians suffer heavy losses and Serbians press on toward Monastir. Paris reports Serbians capturing Velyeselo and Brod, facing Bulgarian final lines. Greek situation remains troubled with turbulent Athens dispatches and royal shifts.
Berlin reports that most trenches between Eaucourt L Abbaye and Lebucquy were retaken after British gains on Wednesday. British night advances north of Courcelette and east of Lascars failed. German guns destroyed three British tanks. In Galicia, Germans stormed a Russian position on the Narayavska front, repelling counterattacks with heavy losses and capturing fourteen officers, 2050 men, and eleven machine guns.
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