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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1918
Page
9
In New York on December 20 the scene centers on bringing home the wounded fighters to their families. Surgeons and medical staff work to provide accurate information and arrange transport while hospitals in the port city prepare to receive invalids in khaki.
Leading contractors predict a massive construction surge with plans for hotels offices factories and apartments. They anticipate a million workers and a billion dollars in new projects within city limits, signaling a nationwide revival after a long contraction.
City residents rally to revive Broadway as a premier lighted thoroughfare nicknamed the Great Kite Way. Organizers promise extensive illumination and revived commerce, with plans spreading from the city to surrounding communities.
Landlords on Manhattan Island push high rent rates as new business needs create demand for office space. Agents warn tenants face steep increases, with many paying triple what was charged years ago and no new quarters built recently to relieve pressure.
Readers encounter a brief religious notice in which the Amen brethren declare peace and victory terms. The item emphasizes communal celebration and a call to observe religious feasts and concord.
Longtime New York judge Justice John W. Goff, famed for Lexow Committee work and presiding over notable cases, will retire tomorrow under the age limit. Born in Ireland, he rose from Cooper Union to a storied career shaping judicial procedure and reform.
The Corner Club renewed its annual feasts for political veterans, reviving a long tradition that dates back to Tom Platt's era. After two years of war, the gatherings in Washington and Albany show no rust, surpassing other legislative correspondents' banquets in prominence and history.
Washington December 29 The following casualties are reported by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary Forces Wounded slightly and Wounded Lightly Clarence G Olsen New Orleans La Granville J Landry Erath La Charley Broussard Lafayette La John Walker Belcher La listed among those wounded slightly or lightly as of the latest report.
Washington reports casualties among the American Expeditionary Forces with a list of dead from disease and wounded, naming Leon Smelley Quitman La and Soileau Lewisburg La among the deceased and several severely wounded including Newton Co Roden Jonesboro La and Fred B Say Leesville La.
Office in Oklahoma City to host the stockholders meeting January 15 1919 at 10 a m in Room 211 Mercantile Building for electing directors and other business as needed. Includes signatures of President Geo G Weaks and Secretary R W Whittinghill. Also mentions end of Peninsula War and Napoleon abdication five days earlier.
Tokio reports growing Japanese admiration for the United States as it rapidly mobilizes for war. The public sees America as a peace loving nation transformed by a titanic struggle, with Dr Shigeo Sugehiro noting the shift in belief about U S military strength and naval power.
Dr Sugehiro praises American resources and sacrifices for the Allies in World War I while urging Japan to pursue open doors in the Far East and fair treatment for Japanese in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Under Act 156 of 1916 the following bottles cases and trays are declared property of Ouachita Coca Cola Bottling Company Monroe Louisiana Public warning to all persons firms and corporations that certain bottles cases and trays marked with Coca Cola Ouachita Coca Cola Company or Monroe La are for exclusive use of the Ouachita Coca Cola Bottling Company J A Biedenharn president announces the notice with an expiry in twenty days.
Notice is hereby given that all taxes on city property not paid by Jan 1 1919 will bear interest at 2 percent per month. J R Tidwell City Tax Collector.
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