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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
1
Arkansas Governor Donaghey announces a new aid initiative offering state assistance. The message invites inquiries and outlines eligibility and application steps for residents seeking support.
Governor Donaghey addressed President Taft in Helena urging federal aid to drain submerged lands along the St Francis basin and Mississippi side of Arkansas. He argued irrigation logic applies to drainage and highlighted Arkansas resources as incentive for action. He welcomed Taft, praising his presidency and expressing Arkansas hospitality.
President Taft arrives in Vicksburg Mississippi for a five hour visit. A reception committee from the state and city will greet him. A banquet with speechmaking is planned at the Carroll Hotel with hundreds of guests. An automobile tour includes the National Cemetery and the National Military Park.
Carl Bortuna was found guilty of murder in the death of John Knecrt and sentenced to death. The verdict concluded a high profile case with testimony spanning several weeks and intense media coverage.
The report notes a thirty year gap broken as average prices rise to 18 percent. Analysts say the shift reflects market conditions and demand factors influencing pricing across sectors.
A defendant named Bortuna, described as a baker, pleaded self-defense in a case involving residing in the same dwelling. The report notes the individuals shared living space and center focus remains on the self-defense claim.
In New Orleans Carl Bortuna was found guilty of the murder of John Knecht, facing the death penalty with the governor to set the hanging date. The trial centered on circumstantial evidence and Bortuna’s claim of self defense after a confrontation at Knecht’s bakery. Mrs Knecht testified about Bortuna's affair and the subsequent flight. Bortuna denied the charges on the stand.
Mrs Mabel A Beauchain widow of John L Beauchain and tied to a patent medicine firm was discovered dying in her hotel room in Jacksonville Florida. She had a razor belonging to Dr E K Banker and died shortly after. Despondency and fear of an operation were given as causes. Reports say she and Dr Banker were to be married.
Washington October 28 The death rate for 1908 in the census registration area was 15.3 per 1000, the lowest yet recorded. Rural districts averaged 14 per 1000. England’s rate was 15.7 per 1000. Deaths reached 691,574. 687,034 the prior year, helped by adding Washington and Wisconsin. January saw the most deaths, June the fewest. State rates ranged from 18.4 in California to 10.1 in South Dakota.
The steamship Disa with passengers and cargo reports a strange fire-lit band seen about 150 miles north of Frontera in the Gulf on October 21. The vessel sailed through a calm luminous area then battled a violent sea, misaligning sixty miles off course.
Memphis reports President Taft had a restless first night aboard the steamboat Oleander heading down the Mississippi. An order requests a new bed and bed springs for his stateroom after a miscalculation of his sleeping dimensions. The springs are described as too soft and will be replaced upon arrival.
Cairo Illinois October 28 Speaker Cannon publicly pledged support for waterways improvements advocated by the president. He and Governor Deneen agreed on the need for river and harbor legislation in the next session as the Illinois delegation planned to back Taft’s ideas. He recalled voting for the Mississippi River Commission and pushing river improvement measures since.
Dullestor Jo Phagtigal Loeb pursued the theory that it takes a thief to catch a thief. The remark frames his investigative approach and hints at critiques of motive and method.
New York Oct 28. Collector Loeb declares it takes a grafter to catch a grafter in the customs service. He defends Judge Holt’s cited opinion, saying immunity promises to weighers were needed to expose the bribery ring and punish corrupt merchants and dishonest officials.
New York on October 28 reports a surge in cotton trading with December and May contracts at New York and New Orleans climbing to 14.67 to 14.82 cents per pound, about 1.25 to 1.35 cents above yesterday.
In Austin on October 28 the Security Oil Company and Navarro Refining Company confessed to forming a price fixing combine under Texas anti trust law. Judge Calhoun ordered forfeiture of charters permits and ousters from the state with penalties totaling about 175000 dollars. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana faced a 65000 dollar fine while suits against Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and National Transit Company were dismissed. Union Tank Line Company was fined for sixty five tank cars now held by the state.
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