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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
2
Thursday Circle Two of the Methodist Missionary Society will entertain at a silver tea at the home of Mrs. A. G. Cook from 4 to 7 p.m. The public is invited.
The commission narrows focus to whether Canadian rails need higher rates and by how much. Over four years, two prior increases total about 40 percent. U.S. wage hikes could raise Canadian wage bills by 40 million annually. D D Hanna of Canadian National Railways warns further freight-rate rises may be required if U S scales apply.
A fragment reflects on the Soviet Ark voyage from New York harbor carrying anarchists toward Red Russia and the revolutionary government they praised, signaling wartime sentiment and political tension in the era.
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes Emma Goldman, labeled dangerous, laments six weeks under Bolshevik rule. She says the socialist government curtails freedom, subjects workers to bureaucratic tyranny, and longs to return. The piece urges defense of government to curb evil and injustice.
Local residents visit relatives and recoveries noted as J L Avant returns home near Calhoun. Visitors include Mr and Mrs A M Jordan and Miss Clariece Bullock. An upcoming association at Pleasant Valley church near Calhoun is announced with an open invitation to all.
A collection of curious notes includes translations of the Bible into 450 languages, a fish skin glue claim, world population in China and India, the first negro fire insurance company in Durham North Carolina, and various trivia such as Gray's Elegy length, Caruso earnings, sawdust gas, and X ray use by Scotland Yard.
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