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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
6
A fragmentary travel style column reflects on English beauty habits and dairy drinks, contrasts ice water with temperate climates, and offers cosmetic tips. It mentions fashion for blondes and skin care advice including gloves and a Honey Almond preparation, with a request for letters to share the recipe.
San Francisco narcotics crackdown reveals an international network shipping opium through the port and distributing nationwide. Arrests of two leading gang members at a chic hotel illuminate a major crime. trunk checks prove the scheme. An ex-peddler reports Seattle as a larger import hub and points to Japan as a reshipment route.
The article reviews opium smuggling through Orient steamers, noting rings active in 1909 1910 after anti opium laws. It describes exhaustive inspections by customs, hidden hides in ships, and large shipments. It discusses drug clinics in New York and San Francisco treating addicts as patients, with some doctors implicated, and mentions a proposed isolated addict colony on a Pacific coast island.
Alvaro Obregon takes office as Mexico's president after a career as a farmer rather than a soldier. He gained prominence in the Madero revolution by raising Yaqui troops to defeat federal forces and later supported Carranza against Huerta, contributing to his rise to the presidency.
Alexandra the Queen consort born in Copenhagen, plus New Jersey Governor Edward J. Edwards and Brig. Gen. Mark L. Hersey each marked 57th birthdays. Indiana's Samuel M. Ralston born in Tuscarawas County. Dr. William T. Horanday of New York Zoological Park turns 66. Also noting Seven Ages of Woman Bazaar at West Monroe City Hall on Friday, Dec 3.
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