15 Sep 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
1
Friends and supporters will foregather at Don Aldsonville for a large demonstration led by Michel. Organizers expect strong turnout and public backing.
The Michel campaign plans numerous special trains from New Orleans Lafourche and Terrebonne for a Donaldsonville rally. Round trips cost one to one and a half dollars with sleepers from Alexandria and Shreveport. Ascension Parish officials coordinate venues and speakers for the morning and afternoon program.
Tonight and Sunday expect increasing cloudiness. No precipitation is mentioned and temperatures are not specified.
The Donaldsonville committee invites candidates for minor state offices to a meeting. Speeches will focus on Mr Michel's candidacy. Major Edmund Maurin will lead artillery salutes at 10 30 AM and 2 PM. Ward delegations from New Orleans bring bands. local business representatives are expected to attend.
Amite City reports Governor Sanders completed a tour moving from Kentwood to Hammond this morning as part of a successful parish engagement. The note adds a separate item from Falmouth noting Richard Olney celebrating his twenty sixth birthday at his summer home.
Manager Greenblatt lists early October bookings for Sugars Theatre. The lineup includes Tim Murphy in The Thief and many notable acts such as Blanche Walsh, Virginia Harned, and The Merry Widow, promising high class on the road attractions.
Spring Lake Michigan September 15. Governors met to discuss state control of public utilities. Principal papers were delivered by Governor McGovern of Wisconsin and Governor Carroll of Iowa.
The Cumberland Telephone Company will invest sixty thousand dollars in system upgrades and improvements. The plan covers modernization of facilities and equipment to enhance service reliability.
The Cumberland Telephone Company plans to raise business phone rates in Monroe from 3 75 to 4 00 per month with a projected 60 000 investment in a new flash light plant and cable system. Residence rates stay at 2 00 monthly. Local business leaders favor the upgrade, and the company will drop the plan if merchants oppose.
President Taft commends Dr Wiley, praising the Pure Food expert while offering no conditional or critical remarks. The article frames the praise as unconditional and supportive of the reform work.
Beverly Mass September 15 The President will not ask for the resignation of Dr Harvey W Wiley Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry despite a departmental personnel board recommendation and Attorney General Wickersham endorsement The President praises Wiley saying there is trouble in the Agriculture Department and the recent investigation raises a broader issue that may require radical action beyond the settled case
Blue Mont Virginia September 15 Dr Wiley declares complete vindication after the Presidents decision in his case. He refuses further comment while on vacation.
Vancouver B C September 15th thieves blew the vault of the Bank of Montreal branch in New Westminster with nitroglycerin and escaped with two hundred thousand dollars.
Judge Hall says he did not speak at Sunset or any other place on the date in question and did not utter a statement that could be twisted into political capital. He criticizes a Sunset correspondent for a shameless effort to make capital from the event.
Carl Morris of Sapulpa Oklahoma known as the White Man's Hope faces Fireman Jim Flynn of Denver in a heavyweight match tonight at Madison Square Garden. Morris at 240 pounds has seven inches reach advantage over Flynn's 180 pounds as Westerners arrive by train.
On Francis Lawrence’s farm in Leonidas Michigan the state’s largest barn is rising. It measures 60 feet wide and 412 feet long built without hay slings. Hay will be unloaded by projecting arms sweeping hay from wagons up an incline to the top and around a driveway under the eaves.
A mob of about 20 men stormed the Judsonia hall hosting Holy Roller services at 11 p.m. and whipped two male leaders after warning members to depart the county. A dead woman and several ill children are tied to the incident as the husband of the dead woman is jailed. The attack sparked panic and fear among attendees as authorities vow a full investigation.
The attorney general files suit against the Tensas Delta Land Company accusing fraud and collusion with Levee Board members and officials. The 885,040.31 acres in eight parishes are cited as sold for far below value with a Michigan limited liability group involved. The action, backed by Governor Sanders and the Levee Board, seeks court action and may move to federal court.
A dispatch to Seattle police from the New Westminster chief of police reports three men involved in a robbery and that they took a total of $820,000 in the incident.
Report from Kieve dated September 14 says Premier Stolypin, seated in a theatre, was shot but not fatally wounded. This follows two prior attempts, including a 1906 bomb at Aptekevsky Island that killed thirty-two and wounded many, including his children, amid a broader terror era in Russia.
New York on September 15 hosts a long awaited heavyweight bout seen as the era’s first major title clash in years. Promoters promise a decisive finish as top contenders enter the ring under heavy media interest.
President Taft leaves Beverly on a 46 day journey to twenty four states covering about 13000 miles. He will deliver nearly 200 set speeches and many impromptu talks as he visits Middle and Western states. The trip begins with a morning speech in Syra.
A legal notice records a quit claim dispute involving the land company with Judge Madison presiding. The matter centers on property rights and a settlement path directed by the court.
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