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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
1
Five leading men will deliver addresses at the Michel rally in Donal Sonville today. The event gathers supporters ahead of the campaign rally for Michel.
Speakers include Hon. R. N. Sims, S. Mc. Lawrason, Albert Estopinal, John P. Sullivan, Henry Fuqua, and Philip Werlein. New Orleans delegation, Caddo and Bayou Lafourche turnout, special sleepers booked, aim for record political rally in Ascension Parish this Saturday.
Covington La Sept 15 An unusual interest is shown locally in the formal opening of John T Michel's campaign at Donaldsonville Saturday and indications point to a large delegation from this section of the state Michel is well known in St Tam many for his political activities and ties in the parish and beyond
Tonight and Sunday are expected to be generally fair with light winds. No precipitation is anticipated and temperatures will be mild across the region.
The piece notes that Secretary of State candidates hope to win large parish majorities, with anti-Sanders forces doubting the governor’s chances while supporters predict a comeback in the first primary. It mentions a Florida parish tour and Joseph E. Ransdell likely to sweep the senatorial contest against Senator Foster in North Louisiana.
Report outlines looming shut down of Daw Ming operations across Louisiana and Texas as regional disruption threats rise. Officials warn supply chain impacts may deepen if closures proceed. Local workers face uncertainty. communities brace for potential economic strain.
An imperial edict was issued after a Friday admission revealing growing rebellion. Officials warn the unrest is spreading and demand swift action amid mounting tensions across the realm.
Ortie McManigal, the prosecution star witness, has completed four days of testimony rehearsal for the McNamara brothers case in Los Angeles. In Scranton, 1250 foremen and section hands of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western are set to strike at 4 PM after union officials authorized action over arbitration refusal.
Rebellion in Sze chuan reaches alarming stage with imperial edict sending Hupeh and Shensi troops to quell the uprising. Chengtu besieged and entry denied to foreigners as missions in danger of looting if the city falls. American and British missionaries total about 500 with 50 reaching Chungking.
Calicoon New York September 15 Aviator James Ward said he would not depart until the weather clears delaying his attempted Atlantic Pacific flight and awaiting favorable conditions.
Southern Ex changes and others in cotton will meet in New Orleans Monday to discuss the Liverpool bill of lading plan and mutual protection of the cotton trade. The week also features Taft’s midwest tour and major gatherings in Chicago Indianapolis St. Paul Milwaukee with municipal expo and professional associations prominent.
President Taft arrived in Syracuse New York this morning to spend the day as the first engagement of a thirteen thousand mile itinerary. He planned no events beyond a brief appearance and reception.
All the men in the car department at Iron Mountain shops walked out yesterday morning due to the company failing to supply ice water. The water arrived in 30 minutes and the men returned to work as if nothing had occurred.
In Ward Miller the Cubs have capped the star outfielder of the Eastern League, signaling a major lineup shift for the club and raising questions about how it affects their pennant chase.
Receipts at the People's Warehouse and Planters' Compress total 240 bales up to yesterday. For the year ending September 1, 1911, Monroe compresses reported 16 842 bales, up from 16 299 bales in 1910, an increase of 542 bales. The boll weevil reduced earlier yields, and much Monroe cotton is sent to other markets despite ongoing efforts to curb this diversion.
Jim Flynn the Pueblo fireman defeated Carl Morris in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Morris had a large size and weight advantage but Flynn dominated most rounds. Morris bloodied but Flynn unmarked aside from a lump over the left eye.
Cassimer Missimer, a Huguenot immigrant from Alsace-Lorraine who settled in 1738, is identified as a progenitor with an estimated 30 000 descendants in the United States. Rev Jacob D Missimer of Lancaster is compiling a family history and recently visited Falckner Swamp Lutheran Church with Merit Missimer to inspect the burial site where Cassimer was interred and a sandstone stone records his 103 year death and his wife’s birth.
Louisiana bulletin urges coordinated effort from farmers and interests to curb boll weevil and caterpillar damage. It notes weevils die without cotton in eight days, stresses removing unharvested staple and stalks before November 1, and warns late weevils cause greatest next year damage. Dist. Agent L. N. Calhoun urges early destruction of stalks as best next‑year investment.
Columbus Indiana residents along the Sycamore street car line now receive service only once daily after the line was abandoned and rails and poles removed. The City Council required removal, and the company resumed single daily car service to retain the operating franchise.
Washington dispatch outlines La Follette’s anti Taft campaign with two articles predicting electoral vote shifts and demanding clear stances on conservation trusts and railroads. It notes Taft’s Western tour to win back votes and the West's decisive role while reporting a Boy Scout parade and park events accompanying the political coverage.
Fred La Follette says his westward Taft tour will be a journey of apology and reconciliation. He frames the trip as a corrective gesture in political antagonism, urging attendance and attention to his mission. He emphasizes healing divisions and addressing past grievances.
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