Prominent Louisiana Supporters Rally Behind Caders
North Louisiana leaders and notable figures champion author Caders as he seeks OS pleas. The push emphasizes strong advocacy from respected residents and political allies in the region.
25 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1915
Page
1
North Louisiana leaders and notable figures champion author Caders as he seeks OS pleas. The push emphasizes strong advocacy from respected residents and political allies in the region.
Enthusiastic reports from Gibsland Arcadia and Farmerville boost Pleasant in New Orleans and South Louisiana as opposition to Barret grows. Candidates Burke Mounton and Mounton bid for lieutenant governor while Barre t forces organize in New Orleans with a meeting set for Monday night.
The Sixth Annual Trade Extension Excursion of the New Orleans Association of Commerce will reach Monroe on Monday November Sth at 4 30 p m and depart next morning at 7 30 a m The party includes over 100 leading wholesalers manufacturers and bankers with officials from major railroads a Pullman train band and telegraph links to New Orleans The visit aims to promote prestige prosperity and closer business ties between New Orleans and surrounding regions.
Barret canvass notes T H Harris of Baton Rouge as the sole unopposed candidate for state superintendent in the Democratic primary. Harris previously ran unopposed four years ago. Capt B Steele filed for auditor by noon, while Paul Capdevielle aimed to disrupt the slate. Ross Greazeale denied rumors about Porteous Burke. Work began on cleaning the Catholic cemetery for All Saints Day next week. lot owners urged to tidy plots.
The 75th lineal descendant of Confucius resides in the Chinese town that is both the birthplace and burial site of the founder, a location noted for its 26 centuries of historical significance.
Kansas Governor Hodge spoke to a sizable crowd urging stricter prohibition policy. He called for broader enforcement and public support as part of a state wide effort to curb alcohol use.
A large Barret rally at Sugar's Theatre drew a full lower floor and balconies as Rev A W Turner Louisiana Anti Saloon League head and former Governor George Hodges of Kansas urged support for Lieutenant Governor Barrett in the prohibition issue.
Rev. Turner recounted conferences with Col. Pleasant and warned of threats to veto statewide prohibition. He painted Pleasant as political rival seeking votes while denying moral conviction, and contrasted Pleasant with Barret as candidates for governor. Turner urged unity despite party tensions and defended total option as brewer option.
The Free Lyceum Course resumes with the Ernest Gamble Concert Company visiting Monroe at the City School auditorium Wednesday night. The ensemble delivered one of last year’s top attractions and is expected to draw a strong audience again.
Robert Fay Walter L Scholz and Paul Daeche were arraigned in Weehaken New Jersey on conspiracy charges tied to an alleged plot to blow up vessels Police said Fay confessed to being a German army lieutenant and to using a machine to disable ships to delay munitions to the Allies Scholz and Daeche were recent German arrivals A large cache of explosives dynamite and acids was found in their rooms All three were held without bail.
Arcadia Louisiana October 25 Following a cow dispute Town Marshal J S Howell was shot three times and killed by S C McGarrity at 1 pm McGarrity allegedly released his cow from the pound broke a lock and confronted the marshal who died after an altercation McGarrity was jailed by the sheriff.
The News-Star announces Charles Schulze as a candidate for the office of Judge of the City Court of Monroe, Louisiana, subject to Democratic party voters' action.
United States soldiers exchange shots with Mexican bandits along the Texas border in a tense clash. No injuries are confirmed and the incident prompted patrols and inquiries by military authorities.
Reports from Brownsville detail a night clash between Fourth United States Cavalry and Mexican bandits at the site of last week’s train wreck robbery and murders. Private Herman E. Moore was wounded fatally likely. Consul Garza says Venustiano Carranza plans a Matamoros visit October 26 to probe border troubles.
Mrs. J. C. Baley reports her husband vanished early Saturday after leaving home to open the garage he runs with J. Lowe in Monroe. Doors were found open at the garage but other departments remained locked as investigators check rumors of offenses in other cities and his links to St. Louis property.
Eliario Arredondo travels to meet Carranza while the Twenty-eighth Infantry lands at Harlingen and deploys along the Rio Grande from Villa Nueva to La Cruell. Private Moore is wounded in the arm as fighting starts at 7 30. Telementary alarm is rung a mile away.
A brief item notes Bulgarians and Serbians may join forces in the near future to present a united front. The report hints at coordinated action within days to bolster regional security and defense.
London reports Balkan updates showing Serbia’s position worsening as Bulgarian and German forces close in. French and Serbian actions near Krivolak yield claims of success. Paris notes a major French achievement at La Courtilne in Champagne while German losses mount.
Jackson MS October 25 1915 The Mississippi State Fair opens with a blaze of glory and unusually important exhibits and a large attendance The fair will run the full week and features the famous show herd of the Lavernet Stock Farm as a major attraction.
The Supreme Court of the United States dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the appeal of Miss Dora Muriff who was sentenced to four years and her stepfather James Duval who received life imprisonment for the killing of John M Delhaye in Crowley Louisiana two years earlier.
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