23 Sep 1911
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1911
Page
1
A. L. G. plans to spend $20,000 on its line in the war future. The move aims to boost capacity and efficiency amid ongoing wartime demands, with officials signaling improvements will aid production and shipping.
General Manager J. M. Parker of the Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf railroad reports plans to shorten the Desiard trestles and fill three crossings of Bayou De Siard after a month away. He cites a $20,000 investment in improvements, land prospects in Colorado and the South, and urging settlement of idle lands in Arkansas and Louisiana to boost prosperity. He notes dull general business conditions and cautious capital amid national unrest, politics, and labor disputes.
Tonight and Sunday look generally cloudy with no precipitation forecast. Temperatures stable with light winds, typical for the area, offering a subdued weekend outlook.
Trenchment and strain mark the outlook with bankers predicting tighter times for eighteen months. West conditions improve with land movement and good fruit crop boosting morale. A United States crop drop of about 17 percent weighs on mood while hay shortages persist in the North and West. Hamburg district shipments to Chicago and East St Louis mark a first in U S history.
In St Louis the President works with labor organizations and Boy Scouts to resolve ongoing tensions. The outreach aims to restore cooperation and unity among community groups.
The article states that all foodstuffs will cost more for the American public, indicating broader price increases across groceries and supplies.
President Taft reaches St Louis and proceeds to a tight schedule including a 40 mile auto ride, talks at the Masonic and City Clubs, a YWCA cornerstone ceremony, a Phillies versus St Louis game, a private dinner, and an address at the Coliseum. A union scuffle over Boy Scouts participation ends in a compromise.
A Chicago report notes sharp price increases in foodstuffs after Laurier’s government fell in Canada. Wheat led gains with rises up to 8 cents a bushel in Duluth and about 6 cents in Minneapolis. Flour and breakfast foods followed, as brokers paid higher prices despite large grain stocks. One Chicago dealer forecasts spring wheat could rise 20 cents.
The largest land and timber transfer in Ouachita parish in years was filed with Clerk of Court Myatt this morning. J. G. Russell sells eleven thousand acres along the La Fourche to the Advance Lumber Company of Cleveland Ohio for fifty thousand dollars. The tract includes hardwood timber and a mill is planned nearby.
Madrid reports show scant worker participation as the general strike collapses. Premier Canalejas swiftly suppresses unrest, dissolves the union led by the chauffeurs, and borrows a car to inspect the crisis, signaling a strengthened government stance. The royal family plans to return to San Sebastian Monday.
The Woman Suffrage Party of New York shows a baby exhibit and a pure food booth at the Domestic Science and Pure Food Exhibition in Madison Square Garden. Proceeds support a $100,000 political fund through October 4.
The Michigan State Federation of Labor adopted resolutions today condemning the Boy Scouts in Battle Creek.
The most violent earthquake ever experienced in Valadez occurred at 7 o'clock Thursday night. The oscillations lasted nearly an hour. The cable at Sitka was severed.
The Associated Press received a Wickersham telegram from New York dated September 23 stating that statements attribut ed to the matter continue on page five.
Revival services begin at the First Methodist Church with evangelist Joe M. Ramsey of Manchester Tennessee speaking at 11 am Sunday and 10:30 am and 7:30 pm daily next week. Ramsey has been blind since boyhood yet is a sought after gospel preacher noted for memory and imagination. Rev Edwin R. Smoot leads the chorus and studied under Herman Kline of London.
Temple Sinai holds a service emphasizing joy over sorrow in the year end celebration. Dr Heinberg notes a serious undertone to sanctify joy while reflecting on past sins and moral duties. The piece urges the honest Jew to avoid dwelling on melancholy and to pursue hopeful duty.
The article notes barley price increases in several centers and the potential impact on brewers and smaller beer glasses. Dealers argue a ten million bushel foreign surplus may not reach U S brewers, while meat prices rise only in sympathy with grains and Canadian reciprocity shows no direct effect on meat costs.
Representatives of German societies lodges and clubs from across California gather in Sacramento for the eighth annual German American League of California convention. The Conventions business sessions will be at Sacramento Turner hall with President John Herrmann of San Francisco presiding. Local groups arranged extensive entertainment for visitors.
The Institute for Monroe will be held in Shreveport October 15 to 18 and other pairings follow in Alexandria Lake Charles Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Aimed at Sunday school work the four day programs include day meetings institute work and evening lectures with rallies at each site. Registration is one dollar and local chairmen are named for Monroe Shreveport Alexandria Lake Charles Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
In San Antonio on September 23, Texas Prohibitionists disbanded but will push liquor issues in the next primary. Thomas Campbell and Thomas Ball contend for Bailey’s seat while factions hope Ball’s entry splits the prohibition vote. Prohibition picks for statewide offices include Ramsey for governor and Johnson and Thomas for Congress at large. Randell, an anti-prohibitionist congressman, remains a key rival, while Bailey allies seek Ball to complicate Campbell’s path.
Prohibitionists press a state issue as Texas Democrats face a rift over liquor control. The debate centers on party stance amid rising calls for statewide restrictions and enforcement changes.
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