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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
5
New York editors report widespread plant suspensions due to shipping bottlenecks labor shortages and rising material costs. Trade experts say many firms plan to idle operations until sometime after mid November amid possible political motives behind the pause.
Soldiers and sailor scouts will canvas among veterans to gauge sentiment on the major party issues in the upcoming national campaign. Republican and Democratic leaders agree securing the veteran vote could decide the election, and both sides vow to pursue strong bids for these fighters.
Government protection against air travel dangers is cited as present in all metal planes bound for Frisco. A Larsen aircraft reportedly demolished a house in Omaha but only one passenger was slightly injured, Aero experts say this marks progress toward risk free cloud voyaging and commercial sky traffic depends on reducing risk.
Theatre managers warn that rising Broadway ticket prices to five dollars could push regular patrons toward cheaper movie houses. Box office men predict the film venues may grab most loyal attendees as out-of-town patrons endure higher rates, while regulars balk at gouging.
A serious lime shortage sweeps the city as the pausing of the chief ingredient in the old time rickey follows a decline in fresh mint. Market vendors fear limes may vanish from stalls and supply lists unless new uses for the fruit are found.
The Dukhobors rose in late eighteenth century Russia rejecting church authority and secular power. They preached equality, condemned war and taxation, and formed a Mikay Waters community under Kapoustin who claimed to be Christ reincarnate and established a communal property system before his eventual downfall.
The passage outlines a lasting power struggle within the Dukhobor sect after its founder and successors governed with violence. It notes secret assassinations, a leadership purge, and a banishment by the Russian government to the Caucasus between 1841 and 1844. Subsequent leaders including Peter Verigin faced exile and exile-imposed leadership shifts, culminating in Verigin adopting Tolstoyan ideas and reorganizing the group as the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood.
About seven thousand Dukhobors reached Canada in 1899 after securing exemption from conscription. Verigin remained in exile and lack of leadership caused confusion guiding their new life, triggering a pilgrimage toward Verigin upon news of his Siberian release. The group is honest, temperate, industrious and increasingly assimilated with Canadians.
One year since London announced a treaty between England and Persia. British troops were deployed to quell an outbreak in Londonderry amid the unrest.
A compilation lists numerous doctors dentists and professionals with offices in Monroe Louisiana. It notes addresses including 1022 New South Phone listings for several physicians, surgeons and specialists with office hours and contact numbers along with local engineers and suppliers at various Grand and DeSiard Street locations.
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