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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
1
Governor Marshall spoke in Springfield outlining a plan to adjust public policy through incremental reforms. He stressed accountability, budget discipline, and targeted investments to spur growth while safeguarding essential services.
Springfield, Sept 19 Governor Thomas R Marshall Democratic nominee for vice president in a speech attacked high tariffs. He said Japanese navy could buy steel at half the price charged the U.S. government and that log rolling created monopolies. He cited discounting by U S Steel and warned special privilege harms citizens.
Mr. W. V. Roberts was murdered on a Wednesday morning fifteen days ago. Authorities posted rewards totaling 750 for the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers. The case remains shrouded in mystery with no solid leads and calls for Grand Jury action to uncover the guilty party.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight with cooler temperatures. Thursday should continue fair and dry with mild daytime highs and cooler nights.
The quote attacks the protective system for driving up living costs and imposing a $100 annual tribute on every American. It condemns the system for fostering destitution among workers and frames the choice as which faction will bear the party’s sins into forgetfulness.
Ananias Club reports that Teddy Roosevelt claims misquoted facts about the Democratic nominee. The piece notes public reaction and calls for clarity from Roosevelt and opponents.
An association completed a peal with a Chicago firm to prepare a display for BIC, outlining collaboration and finalizing arrangements.
Monroe Fair opens with a record display planned by Secretary W. L. Jennings and Newton & Duffield of Chicago. Two experts will travel to North Louisiana to stage a daylight program and two night shows featuring Yokohama imports and elaborate pyrotechnics.
Gulfport Mississippi September 19 Former United States Senator Hernando De Soto Money died at his Fairhaven home in the afternoon following injuries from a fall on Saturday night Old age and blindness were listed as the causes of the fatal accidents Money tripped on steps fracturing his hip and sustaining other injuries He lapsed into coma Tuesday and weakened steadily until death Wednesday afternoon nearby observers said
Rebels fired on a train of American marines under Major Butler near Masaya while attempting to reopen the National railroad to Granada. The insurgents kept firing until the train backed away after Butler stated the aim was to reopen the line peacefully. Zelebon, the insurgent commander, agreed to a conference. Red Cross supplies were aboard for Granada relief.
The article urges Democrats to support the Wilson Campaign Fund with donations to cover campaign costs. It emphasizes that every Democrat can contribute a dollar and to inspire others to give, stressing the need for cash over words.
Baton Rouge faces a water famine as a broken main shuts down the entire waterworks system. Schools were dismissed today due to the water shortage and no water supply.
Mrs Daisy Grace, recently acquitted in Atlanta of shooting her husband Eugene Grace, filed divorce proceedings in Philadelphia today.
Memphis will host the Interstate Levee Association annual meeting on September 24 25 and 26 with a federal levee program at stake and potential talks by three leading presidential candidates and governors from Mississippi river states. The Monroe Boosters plan to appoint a representative as the city seeks an official delegate, with C G Johnson named from North Louisiana.
Washington reports Jamaica Bay Long Island and the Potomac River polluted by typhoid germs the Department of Agriculture says Acting Secretary Hays announced investigators traced the outbreak to oyster beds He urged state policing of beds and federal action to ensure city sewage purification.
About a thousand striking miners sit in rifle pits opposite the Utah Copper mine in Bingham Utah as firing erupts. Governor Spry refuses to call out troops until other means fail while deputies are recruited and the sheriff plans a flank attack with 250 men to drive strikers down the mountain.
Amarillo Tex Sept 19 The motive for John Earl Snead to lie in wait for and kill Boyce here Saturday afternoon became known through his connections Walter Scott and W P McLean Letters from Boyce to Mrs Lena Snead urging her to leave Snead prompted the banker to plot the ranchman's death He and his counsel refuse to comment to reporters and friends
In Kanawha County West Virginia the Carbon Coal Co tipple at Carbon Creek is engulfed in flames within the martial law zone. Two infantry companies advance toward the scene as the structure burns, with salvage unlikely and ownership held by Cabin Creek Coal Co.
Newspaper notes a May sentiment among Republicans favoring the Democratic option over the Bull Moose leader. The report highlights party dynamics and shifting loyalties observed in local political circles.
Washington dispatch reports the Taft faction urging Republicans to back Wilson electors if the Supreme Court declines to hear the Watt organization’s challenge to Roosevelt electors. The move targets Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kansas and features taunts against Roosevelt and Wilson while predicting 1916 campaign battles.
Mr A O Swenson of Swenson Bros land dealers tours property near Monroe with a party of home seekers from Chicago evaluating parcels and options for purchase.
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