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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
4
A fragmented OCR item notes telephone calls tied to a person or event titled Beetly pon Fey Nit. Details are unclear but the entry appears to be a brief public notice or column item from a historical newspaper page.
The piece lauds Woodrow Wilson for his war limiting plan and peacemaking role. It argues voters misjudged him amid wartime passions and asserts he deserves the Nobel Prize for his contributions toward world peace and the Versailles era’s course. It cites Harden praising Wilson and contrasts public sentiment with his achievements.
Washington dispatches report trouble for Harding as irreconcilables unite against any softening on the Versailles Treaty or League of Nations. They claim Harding pledged opposition to the league during the campaign and may abandon that stand if pressured by Tafts Roots and Hoovers.
After the campaign, Johnson Borsh warnings and past threats seem less serious as factions shift. Analysts note reduced tensions as the political climate cools and public discourse shifts.
The piece argues Germany must bear consequences for WWI actions, insists Americans understand the stakes, and notes calls for hold to pay reparations. It contrasts German demands with allied accountability, mentions Diana Manners in film news, notes cotton shortages, and mocks Geneva delegates and reform spelling.
The Town Talk essay extols optimism as a driver of recovery, arguing principles of Liberty and democracy are more broadly practiced now. It cites rapid economic reconstruction, rail costs rising, and freight rates increasing yet urges constructive action, warning pessimists hinder progress.
The Railway Age analyzes why fares and freight rates rose sharply. Locomotives cost from $27,876 in 1914 to $75,750 now, up 171 percent, with interest on money rising from 5 to 7.12 percent and annual costs increasing. Box cars doubled in price, manufacturing costs and interest escalations reflect broad commodity price advances.
In a domestic vignette a young wooer braves a father's wrath for Phyllis. The father, limping in from the club, warns the suitor not to return with bricks in his coat, threatening serious harm. The scene ends with tense admonition and a wary warning from Argonaut.
Max Eastman spoke at a Greenwich Village tea on the recent railroad rate advance. He criticized a 60 percent rise in Pullman fares as horrible and warned about Japanese railroads offering shabby conditions as a traveler. The Boston Transcript notes quick mentions of Wilks and running expenses in the discussion.
A commentary denounces persistent pessimism as self important and misguided. The writer blasts gloom over the war and economic recovery, arguing optimism is wiser and more productive than cynicism.
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