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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
4
Rev. August Drahms of San Quentin reviews U S crime statistics and argues that parole, juvenile reformatories, and reduced prison confinement have lessened crime. He notes increases in juvenile detention, shifts in homicide by region, and urges reform over traditional prison treatment for first offenders.
The piece critiques Emma Goldman and Franklin H. Giddings on definitions of government. It rebuts Senator La Follette’s claim that Washington rule is mob rule, defending the United States and state governments as not thieves or mobs.
The senator argues that U S policies are flawed yet approved by an honest electorate and that professors spread unfounded ideas. He insists colleges do not reflect national truth and urges citizens to question such assertions while guiding their children away from perceived university propaganda.
A Illinois college professor killed himself after a baby in his house cried. He fled to a boarding house and finally drank potassium cyanide on a college campus. The piece argues pity for the man and praises babies as future contributors to freedom and progress.
A Los Angeles man bequeathed his fortune to a girl who had refused to marry him, a case hailed as rare gratitude. The excerpt argues criticizing railroads for poor service is as pointless as shouting at a deaf pedestrian.
In Pittsburgh four men were trapped by flowing tar at the McClintock and Irvine roofing plant when a fire took hold. Three burned to death while a fourth escaped after severe burns.
Located in Monroe Ouachita Parish this bank report to the State Bank Examiner shows assets and liabilities as of December 3 1909. Bank officers Uriah Millsaps president and Travis Oliver cashier certify the sworn statement with notary Herbert Millsaps on December 7 1909.
A damaged financial snippet shows items for a real estate and furnishings firm. It lists cash and exchange totals, total capital, surplus and profits, undivided dividends, and a large note labeled bills payable with a substantial amount.
In the ongoing dispute among Cook, Peary and their supporters, the North Pole remains unmoved as tensions run high and claims clash over exploration milestones.
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