Shreveport Council Bans Pool Halls and Gambling Venues
The Pool Rooms and Gambling Commission Council adopts an ordinance prohibiting operation of pool halls billiard rooms or domino parlors with strict penalties. Editorials in the Shreveport Times applaud the move while Monroe residents urge similar action. The News-Star weighs the gambling issue stressing closure to protect youths.
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Monroe
News-Star
Shreveport
Louisiana
New Year Hopes For Monroe In Optimistic Outlook
In these last days of the old year The News-Star urges readers to judge the past year and pursue personal resolutions. It calls Monroe and North Louisiana to promote development, stressing the region’s gas field and fertile farms, and urges busy efforts to make Monroe greater in the new year.
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Gethsemenes
Monroe
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Objections to World Order and Monarchy Across Nations
The piece argues kings may still hold sway in a changing world with strong monarchist currents seen in Greece and Spain. It notes Americans leaning toward a strong head of government, cites Harding Hoover roots, and recalls 1787 constitutional debates where fears centered on sovereignty rather than religious omission.
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Ott Plandt
Constantine
Spain
American
Mr. Harding
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Root
Marion
League of Nations
Republican Party
Versailles
Patrick Henry
New England
Fisher Ames
God
The Ca Canny and Its Reach Across Industries
In this commentary the term ca cann y is traced from Britain to describe deliberate slowing of work to create artificial scarcity. The author warns such tactics harm workers and the public, citing fur, cocoa, rubber, and cereals sectors where producers seek higher prices by limiting output. The piece argues widespread resistance to the theory and stresses the duty to continue productive labor.
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Russia
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