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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
8
Local notices list items and people in Monroe including T. W. Robinson of Ruston visiting, Kaplans’ illness, property listings, and social notices. Mentioned are Jeff Snyder visiting from Tallulah, O. C. Dawkins returning from Farmerville, and a James Milling wedding. Also hat cleaning services and oil mill offers appear among city notices.
Dr Henry L Williams coach of the University of Minnesota football team says Edwin N Barrill told him last February that he and Dr Cook reached the top of Mount McKinley. Williams links Barrill's claim to the Cook Peary controversy and asserts Barrill's statement that Cook's magazine story was true and that only they had reached the summit.
Market notes indicate New Orleans spots at 13 15 16 firm with 1375 bales sold and New York quotes steady near 14.50 while Liverpool reports 5000 bales sold and the November-December spread around 7.32 to 7.29. The text captures daily bid levels and sales across major hubs.
T M Parker Co reports rising trade after dropping solicitors and taking orders by phone. They promise earlier deliveries and suggest trying them next month. Brown Bakery to sell bread and tickets for cash only from November 1. Excursion details list 26-51 passengers to New Orleans via V S P and Vicksburg October 28 to November 1 with return via Jackson for 65e more. Miss Maxine Elliott opens with The Chaperone and will stage Soyo nara and later Deborah of Tools by Mrs. Henry de la Pasture.
New Orleans reports indicate continued upward trend in cotton and cotton goods with light spot and futures offerings. Spinners raise mill product quotations as demand strengthens, while export activity from New York shows rising shipments. Southern spot markets advance slightly amid broader market optimism.
Classified item lists a wanted notice for two unfurnished rooms with light housekeeping near W S P shops. Contact P W Brance at 812 Oak Street. Includes rental inquiries and last line shows partial entry 26-41.
The Brownsville court of inquiry will visit Brownsville Texas in late November to hear new material facts about the August 13 1906 riot. Discharged soldiers of the twenty fifth infantry may prove they were not involved and seek reenlistment under congressional act. The visit aims to study the riot scene and establish the positions of streets and buildings cited in prior testimony.
President Taft visits Vicksburg in a public appearance noted in local columns. The item references a contemporary advertisement from the Vicksburg newspaper, integrating brief civic coverage with commercial listings.
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