Reminders of Old Monroe News Star Accounts For Collection
The Star Print ae Company and the Ouachita Printing Company publishers of The Monroe News will push 431 old accounts for collection. Ample warning has been given and stringent methods are to be used. Remittances should be made payable to the News Star Publishing Co Ltd 28 tf.
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Star Print
Ae Company
Ouachita Printing Company
Monroe News
News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd
Deplorable Aftermath in City After Shooting
The News-Star condemns the burning of the dead man killed while firing on townspeople. It praises the self defense that ended in his death but calls the mob burning deplorable and urges restraint and censure of such actions. It frames the incident as a regrettable mob response to a violent attack.
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News-Star
Normal School Summer Session Ends With Fifty-Two Graduates
The Winnsboro Report notes the Normal School summer session closes on August 28, producing fifty-two graduates, more than double last year’s nineteen. The editorial condemns jealousy and idle criticism of prospering individuals.
Mars Nearer to Earth Sparks Quixotic Talk in Fort Worth
The article notes Mars at about thirty million miles, stirring chatter of interplanetary dialogue while musing on star lore and the Star of Bethlehem. It shifts to Fort Worth concerns about Hell's Half Acre, urging united action to curb crime and restore order in the city.
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Mars
Earth
Red Light
Ethlehem
Fort Worth
Tenderloin
Astronomical Society Defends View on Interplanetary Communication
At a session of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America held at Yerkes Observatory Lake Geneva a resolution states that public misrepresentation of astronomers has created the impression communication with other planets is possible. The society declares such proposals lie outside sober contemporary science.
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Astronmical and Astrophysical Society of America
Yerkes Observatory
Lake Geneva
Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America
DeSoto Parish Leads In Good Roads Movement
Several Louisiana newspapers hail DeSoto parish as the leader in good roads both in timing and in work begun. Ouachita parish claims progress on the West Monroe to Calhoun road, sixteen miles, and Governor Sanders’ visit spurred early work. The piece notes Monroe and Ouachita lead in community improvement while others receive praise.
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DeSoto Parish
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
Calhoun
Sanders
Monroe
Monroe Seeks Fish Hatchery Projects Across Louisiana
Frank M. Miller of the Game Commission states Morgan City will host the first fish hatchery with 50 000 000 buffalo and catfish stocked annually in the Ouachita River region. He mentions additional hatcheries in North Louisiana and near the Chef, and notes government plans could aid Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Frank M. Miller
The
Game Commission
Morgan City
Mr. Miller
Louisiana
Atchaffalaya
Advertising Cities Urges Monroe Campaign To Attract Growth
The editorial argues Monroe must advertise nationally to attract homeseekers and business, noting other cities use publicity campaigns. It acknowledges costs but says progress requires spending to spread the gospel of development for Monroe, hailed as the South’s most progressive town.
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Monroe
Monroe urged to launch united ad campaign for growth
The article argues Monroe must organize a broad advertising blitz to catch up with northern and eastern towns. It calls for a strong, liberal community effort to raise the town's profile and attract outside attention to its resources.
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Monroe
Farmers Must Learn Science to Improve Profits
The Junction City Democrat notes some men wrongly equate diligence with farming skill. True farming requires understanding fundamental soil science, not just early rising and hard work. Learning the science is essential to money in farming and must be fostered through devotion to the work.
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Winnsboro
Junction City Democrat
Prohibition Debate Draws Southern Contrast
Harper's Weekly notes that prohibition appears effective in rural areas of the South yet fails in its cities with strong Black urban populations. The piece argues against viewing prohibition as a blanket policy and labels it a near failure in urban centers.
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South
Harper’s Weekly
Ind
Predictions on Speaker Cannon reappointing insurgents
The committee names predict that Speaker Cannon will not reappoint insurgents to their last Congress posts. Cooper of Wisconsin loses the Insular Affairs Committee to Olmstead of Harrisburg while Fowler of New Jersey loses Banking and Currency to Vreeland of Salamanca New York. Gardner of Massachusetts loses a chairmanship. Reports frame it as discipline, but the broader view sees it as yielding to majority control in the House.
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Cannon
Cooper
Wisconsin
Insular Affairs Committee
Olmstead
Harrisburg
Fowler
New Jersey
Banking and Currency Committee
Vreeland
Salamanca
N. Y
Pittsburg
Gardner
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Rising drownings prompt call for compulsory school swimming
The New York Evening Mail Rep notes 1126 US drownings and 106 in Canada in June, with New York reporting 114 deaths including 52 children. It urges schools to require swimming lessons, arguing the sport is easily learned and vital for safety and health.
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Longfellow
United States Volunteer Life Saving Service
United States
Canada
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Illinois
Lesons
New York Evening Mail
Rain The Rayville area ends dry spell as rail steel arrives
A light rain and cooler temperatures end a long hot spell in Rayville Louisiana. Steel for the Richland Parish Railway owned by Richland Parish Company has arrived and is being unloaded. Local young men plan a courthouse gathering on Thursday evening September 2.
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News-Star
Rayville
Richland Parish
Richland Parish Company
Teaching Hookworm Patients to Fight the Parasite First
Washington officials cite Dr Charles Wardwell Stiles urging treatment of the hookworm parasite before addressing the patient. He warns against thymol poisoning and advises no alcohol fats or oils on treatment days, with emphasis on safety for the poor who cannot afford long work absences.
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Washington
Charles Wardwell Stiles
Division of Zoology
Hygienic Laboratory
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Stile Chas
Stiles
Political chatter spans states as campaigns heat up
Massachusetts Democrats plan a meeting at Faneuil Hall this September to nominate Governor and other state officers. Arkansas seeks to alter Democratic primary rules to unseat Senator Jeff Davis. South Dakota Republicans brace for a tough race for governor next year. Topeka contemplates a fall referendum on a city commission government. Iowa’s Carroll may run for Congress in the Sixth District and skip renomination as governor. Maryland backs a constitutional suffrage amendment to disfranchise illiterate Black voters. Iowa’s Cummins eyed for 1912 presidency on tariff commission issue. Mississippi’s senate race sees McLaurin and Vardaman as active candidates with talk of a third entry.
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Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
Hove
Arkansas
Jeff Davis
South Dakota
Commercial Club
Topeka
Kan
Commission
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Congress
Iowa
Maryland
Cummins
Reverend Wood Delivers Rainy Evening Sermon in West Monroe
The West Monroe tent service drew crowds despite rain as Mr. Wood kept the congregation spell-bound with a sermon on Doing for Christ. Last night he preached to a sizable gathering. services continue tonight at 7 30 with a cottage prayer meeting at Mrs Hood's at 3 p m.
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West Monroe
Mr. Wood
Christ
Rear Admiral Swinburne Retires From Navy After Fifty Years
Washington Aug 24 Rear Admiral William T Swinburne retires after a long naval career dating to 1862 He served in many theaters including Manzanillo 1898 and Philippine waters He commanded the Texas in 1902 and led the Pacific fleet until May 28 last he then served with the Naval War College summer conference He retires under favorable conditions without creating a vacancy The passage also notes a regional fair with strong livestock exhibits and races running through Friday.
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Washington, D. C
William T. Swinburne
Swinburne
Rhode Island
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Manzanillo
Philippine
Texas
Pacific Fleet
Naval War College
Maine State Fair Opens in Bangor
The Maine State Fair Association opened its annual exhibition in Bangor today as crowds gathered for the day’s events.
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Maine State Fair
Bangor
Maine State Fair Association
Fresh country eggs and butter offered by FOX GROCER CO
The note advertises country eggs and 25 cent butter for cakes from FOX GROCER CO Ltd The Leaders with Pound Lily Flour promising reliable baking results Creole onions and green matoes for pickling priced 75 cents per bushel Cumberland phone 59 Also Royal Sealed Rolled Oats two pound cans from Walk er's Progressive Grocery with a bug-free guarantee via phone ordering.
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FOX Grocer Co., Ltd
Cumberland Phone
Walker’s
Progressive Grocery
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ERS
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Pressistant
Chis
National Bank
Rear Admiral
Swinburne Hketires
J. E. Larkin
Central Savings Bank & Trust CO
Uriah Millsaps
F.B. Stubbs
Travis Oliver
H. A. Millsaps
Ass’t
State Depository
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