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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1923
Page
4
The Monroe News-Star outlines a plan to improve drainage, ensure year round river traffic on the Ouachita, and drive complete industrial development in the Monroe district with permanent manufacturing enterprises and gas field growth.
The Department of Commerce reports that last year city per capita expenditures exceeded revenue by 5.56 dollars. Permanent improvements run 15.95 per person, funded partly by bonds for future generations, while schools consume 12.50 per capita, marking permanent improvements as the largest single expense and a sign of progress.
Last day of the year approaches for poll tax payment. If unpaid by midnight Monday, you lose voting rights for two years across country state parish and city. The paper has urged early payment and repeats this final appeal to citizens.
Superintendent Young urges strict compliance with laws prohibiting firing of guns in city limits during New Year festivities. He emphasizes risk to life and property and calls for citizen cooperation and immediate police reporting of violations.
The Twentieth Century wreck at Forsythe New York shows the danger of grade crossings. The front section stopped at the crossing after an accident and was telescoped by an overrun section. Nine people died and many were injured. Families of the dead warn that the risk continues.
Cloves are the unopened flower buds of a tree native to tropical regions. The spice is harvested before blooming and dried to develop its distinctive aroma and flavor.
Three American women are insured for over one million dollars each. Women in London run three major theatres. New York City hosts over 3 000 artists sculptors and teachers of the arts.
The 1908 correspondence from Theodore Roosevelt to J. C. Martin in Dayton Ohio argues against religious prejudice in voting for William H Taft. Roosevelt asserts Catholics Protestants and Jews should not block a capable candidate and emphasizes equal treatment of all faiths in public life.
Hon William Lyon Mackenzie King marks two years as Dominion premier. Seventy five years since Rome Constituent Assembly decreed papal deposition. Cincinnati hosts the American Meteorological Society annual session. A labor bank opens in New York City. Intercollegiate League hosts a student conference in New York. Indianapolis hosts 300 college representatives to assess European student relief needs and fund budgets.
A note questions a man’s razor usage and hints a broader blunder. The answer is hidden among today’s want ads, suggesting a puzzle or misprint in the classifieds.
D. L. Cromwell De Siard and Grand Streets advertise summer outfits at greatly reduced rates. Customers can purchase fashionable garments at a fraction of original cost from these locations.
An advertisement promotes Bond's Kidney and Bladder Remedy for non retention of urine and getting up at night. It claims early weakness signals bladder issues and urges prompt treatment, listing price 60e or $1.20 and distributors in Little Rock.
Oil discovery at the Frost-Johnson lease in Union parish spurs a booming field with twenty wells planned in the next days. Lodging houses in Farmerville and nearby towns are full as major companies scout the grounds while prices and leasing activity rise cautiously.
Chicago commemorates the Iroquois Theatre fire centennial with a note of its nearly 600 dead while Boston observes the 200th anniversary of Old North Church consecration. Rizal Day in the Philippines is observed as a protest memorial against U.S. rule, recalling Jose Rizal’s 1896 execution.
Reports indicate an oil well in the parish produced water and oil during tests. Earthen storage has been prepared to receive the oil, and the development has stimulated a fall campaign in the area.
An advertisement touts Bond's Liver Pills as a nightly remedy for colds fever influenza and related illnesses. It claims one pill at bedtime provides immediate relief and urges purchasing at druggists only with no substitutes.
The list recalls birthdays and deaths of figures like John W. Geary and Baroness Burdett Coutts, plus events such as the Osage treaty of 1825 and World War I air raids. It notes Louis Kossuth’s 1851 Washington visit, Curzon’s 1898 arrival, and Calvin Coolidge’s 1919 stance on VP endorsement.
One year ago on a Sunday seven high war department officials were indicted in Washington on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with war camp construction.
Kipling born in Bombay 58 years ago today. Leacock born in England 54 years ago today. Alfred E. Smith governor of New York born in New York City 50 years ago today. Simon Guggenheim born in Philadelphia 86 years ago today.
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