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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
4
A critical Associated Press report condemns the ex-emperor of Hunland for planning a Christmas sermon and accuses him and his followers of profaning the holy holiday. The writer calls for execution of the murderer and derides his claimed superiority and culture.
A Christmas sermon extols Christ as the living example of hopeful manhood after World War I. It praises Christian America for victory in the war, urges fearless confidence, joy, and trust in the future, and urges readers to embody brave optimism during the season.
Hearts weary from the year's burdens are urged to embrace Christmas with cheerful effort. The unwritten law of healthy hearts calls for casting care aside and spreading sunshine and happiness along life’s path. This optimism embodies true Christianity and a pledge of good will to all.
Senate hearing reveals Mrs Hearst's letters praising German strategy while US neared war. It notes Hearst editors used color flags to seem American and quoted admiration for Frederick the Great. It cites Zimmermann affair claims and Hearst staff dispatches aiding German aims amid espionage bill battles.
New Orleans reports a shift from old business practices to cooperative fair dealing under Food Administration guidance. Inspectors led by Louis Rosen found few profiteering violations among New Orleans wholesalers, while Edward A. Foley organized a ship chandlery and supply men association to regulate margins and license dealers. The program aims to protect consumers until food control ends, with enforcement continuing via state and local food administrators and a path toward arbitration in limited cross-boundary disputes. A Louisiana committee on milk production pushed daylight delivery and centralized testing to assure purity, with plans to test milk at centralized points.
The New Orleans Daily States notes Mr. Hearst praised then denounced the ex-Kaiser’s statue of Frederick the Great, contrasting it with our own immortal Washington in a bold comparison.
The Associated Manufacturers and Merchants of New York State becomes the first major organization in the United States to declare support for a minimum wage law for women workers.
Birthday notices mark Queen Alexandrine of Denmark born in Mecklenburg 39 years ago. Maj. Gen. James N McRae born Georgia 55 years ago. J Frank Smith Dallas Presbyterian moderator born Gadsden Tenn 50 years ago. Bishop Richard G Waterhouse born Rhea County Tenn 63 years ago. George McAneny Greensville New Jersey 49 years. Emmanuel Lasker born Berlinchen Germany 50 years.
Leon Bourgeois a leading French figure with extensive cabinet service including interior education justice and foreign affairs. Born 1851 in Paris he has led Radical policy and headed delegations to The Hague peace conferences in 1899 and 1907.
Viscount Morley of Blackburn turns 80 amid a day of commemorations. James P. Joule marks his 100th birthday, while President Wilson plans Christmas leave for U S troops. New York hosts a battleship squadron reception as France considers an international wartime fund. Racing and boxing events cap the day withTefer son Park meets Havana turf and a Boston bout.
A collection of curious statements covering geography, biology, physics, language, and history. Topics include the Rhine length, mutton nourishment, steam expansion, egg storage, Belgian cathedral capacity, train stopping distance, lightning visibility, ice heat absorption, English horse racing origins, Philippine giant flower, earth temperature at depth, rabbit population, Alfonso XII’s reign, atmospheric pressure, the origin of ballot, and climate patterns after wet summers.
The article notes that Kansas has upwards of 100 women physicians working in the state.
A dated list notes events from 1800 to 1916 including an assassination attempt on Napoleon in Paris, Lewis and Clark wintering near the Columbia, a Jutland naval disaster, births and deaths of Arnold and Thackeray, the Hoosac Tunnel contract, Christmas gifts for Allied troops, and France’s stance on peace during occupation. The items name figures, places, and dates.
Austro German forces pierced the Asiago front but were repelled at Base Monte Valdella. Allied reprisal raids began with a ton of bombs dropped on Mannheim on the Rhine injuring a bridge and the grand duchal palace.
London notes recount Edythe Havemeyer of New York missing a duchy by balking at an 1914 wedding to the Earl of Euston, who then inherited the Grafton title. The piece traces Windsor links to America, the Euston Hall estate fire, and the duke’s military career and heirs, plus a 1916 marriage to Lady Borthwick.
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