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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
4
A New Orleans editorial lauds the city’s aggressive cleanup of law violators. The piece says criminals are stunned by aggressive methods and leaving the city for other locales in search of a safer climate. Maurice Moloney referenced as a comparison.
The American Sugar Refinery and Franklin Sugar Refinery quote Standard Granulated sugar at 8 cents per pound with cash discounts, while Monroe retailers offer 11 to 12½ cents in small lots and 10½ to 11 cents for 100 pound quantities. Why the wide spread for the same product?
The report notes Monroe citizens paid up to sixty cents per dozen for apples and ninety cents a dozen for ordinary oranges during Christmas. Wholesale New Orleans apple boxes held 150 to 216, selling from $3.25 to $5 per box, equating to ~27 cents per dozen. Oranges sold as high as 90 cents per dozen, and grapes were much higher than wholesale, with calls to lower prices.
The gathering of forty eight nations at Geneva marks a historic step toward peace as critics back home ridicule the effort. The assembly proves the League real and potentially serviceable, with global opinion shifting toward settling disputes without war.
Police Chief Fitz-Maurice rebuilt Chicago security six weeks into office by deploying a thousand plain clothes officers in uniform patrols. He claims the city’s crooks are now facing frequent police action and records show killers are being tracked weekly. He notes police tips from insiders once hindered enforcement.
The piece reflects on a Kansas town riot where a black suspect was pursued after a white man’s death. It notes violence across the streets, the role of women and children, and contrasts Southern attitudes with mob actions in the Midwest and Northwest. It also touches on Secretary Daniels and Western Union cable disputes.
Diverse voices from Canada Australia and South Africa show independence from British leadership in the League of Nations Assembly. The Philippines loyal during the war strengthen independence arguments. France rebuilds, feeding itself again after 1914 due to favorable season and frugal peasants.
City officials vow to curb what grand jury calls a festering problem as commissioners approve a measure to eliminate public pool halls and domino tables. Commissioner Stringfellow led the push, with unanimous early backing from the council.
The Caddo Parish Juvenile Protective Association moves toward permanent organization as Shreveport eyes a broader drive to protect youths. City leaders back a grand jury report and the drive to shut public pool halls to preserve public welfare and secure a better future.
San Francisco hosts the League for Conservation of Public Health. St Louis shows the American Association of Teachers of Journalism. Columbia hosts the Association of American Schools and Departments of Journalism. Tallahassee features the Florida Educational Association. Springfield hosts the Illinois State Teachers Association.
One year has passed since the Belgian steamer Anton Van Driel foundered in St Marys Bay Newfoundland with the loss of twenty five crew and passengers. Investigations continue into the cause and rescue efforts are remembered by local communities.
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