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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
2
Unclear content with garbled text and scattered fragments. Readable elements mention a Thursday edition and a price note of $1.50. No coherent events, names, or places emerge.
The News-Star notes the sixty sixth anniversary of Woodrow Wilson with little public observance by the nation while highlighting growing interest in his legacy. A memorial concept gains momentum as Americans anticipate tribute activities and a broader national reflection on his intellect and leadership.
The piece discusses gradual business revival through improved credit and productive capacity, noting that corporations report profits after losses. It cites war surplus equipment, rail strikes, and transportation bottlenecks as obstacles, with world conditions and farmer relief as key evolving factors shaping prosperity.
The report discusses expanding Federal Reserve rediscount terms for agricultural paper to nine months and Farm Loan banks with $5 million capital each. It cites rising U.S. industrial output in 1922, including pig iron and steel, building activity, autos, and textiles, and notes solid foreign trade and favorable crop yields despite broader price pressures and rail needs.
A compact list notes 1814 Jackson repulsed British forces at Chalmette during the Battle of New Orleans, 1818 Alexander grants peasantry industrial rights in Russia, 1826 Oregon senator James Harvey Slater born, 1831-born James G. Fair dies, 1870 Marshal Prim shot, 1872 Cincinnati votes for Chesapeake and Ohio rail aid, 1886 Grevy reelected French president.
Senor Don Ignacio Calderon sails for home after sixteen years as Bolivia's diplomatic representative in Washington. He is the dean of South American diplomats in U.S. service, a veteran financial expert who previously served as minister of finance. Calderon first visited the United States for the 1876 American centennial in Philadelphia, later married an American woman, and earned a high reputation both at home and abroad.
Today marks birthdays for Woodrow Wilson born Staunton Virginia 66, Samuel H. Piles born Livingston Kentucky 64, Frank S. Robb a U S senator from Ohio born Lewis Center Union County, and Joseph M Brown former Georgia governor Canton Georgia 71.
A mosaic of observances marks today with anniversaries and events. Figures include Gen William B Taliaferro, Jeremiah Morrow’s Ohio governorship, Saint Frances de Sales death centenary, Dr Ignacio Calderon’s Bolivian diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson Day. Canadian student groups meet in Toronto for the First National Conference of Canadian students. A Willamette river bridge dedication at Oregon City and a Governor Smith inauguration program in Albany accompany a nationwide Americanization conference at Ann Arbor. The Casino theatre in New York marks its 40th year since first opening.
A petition was filed in Atlanta one year ago today seeking receip of the Ku Klux Klan. Ex-President Wilson received a flood of birthday greetings on his 63rd birth date.
Irish author and playwright St John Ervine born in Belfast 39 years ago today. He gained prominence for stage works and prose that reflected Ulster life and literary circles of his era.
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