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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
4
A collage of topics brushes on Arkansas convict labor on roads and support for statewide laws. Mention of Bill Lorimer as Illinois senator and his stance on deep water navigation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Walter Wellman plans another North Pole attempt by airship, while skepticism lingers about the value of the quest.
A note discusses a Alexandria bar banquet by lawyers and a Senate vote delaying income tax consideration to June 10. It contrasts Taft leadership with party factions and cites a Southern newspaper calling for a new political alignment. The commentary questions echoed innuendo about lawyers at the bar.
The New York World lauds the Mississippi as a vital commerce artery with depth options from 55 to 200 feet and room to maneuver. The piece urges Congress to speed a comprehensive plan to improve river transportation so ocean going vessels can travel hundreds of miles above the mouth.
A vision unfolds of Mississippi and inland waterways expanding freight transport to lower costs and force rail rate restraint. The Navy plans a 600 foot Rock Creek park wireless tower as keystone of a global station, enabling Atlantic fleet contact and coastyard links with a 200000 dollar install.
The Monroe Progressive League holds a banquet at the Monroe hotel to toast new officers. The article applauds the league’s past work and urges members to expand its role in Monroe and North Louisiana, stressing unity and public service.
The Taft administration advocates direct replies from department heads to questions from either house when public interests permit. It contrasts with Roosevelt who favored White House control signaling "by direction of the president." Bonaparte and Cortelyou complied, avoiding a potentially harmful precedent if Taft had acted similarly.
Five girls die when a rowboat capsizes in the Hackensack River due to a gust of wind. Three men escape because they could swim, underscoring the need for girls to have access to swimming lessons and learn this essential skill.
A Baltimore Sun editorial urges teaching girls to swim as early as possible, noting that a small amount of knowledge prevents fear and helps stay afloat or reach safety. It argues summer is ideal for instruction and that early training yields lasting skills for both boys and girls.
A reflective verse and jokes from multiple newspapers reveal sports optimism, custody humor, and domestic quirks. The text blends a baseball paean in praise of a resurging team with light public notices and humorous courtroom and social quips.
A casual exchange after the wedding shows relief and renewed hope as the bride’s parents acknowledge past fears about losing their daughter. The bride’s husband arrives as a promising new beginning, with unpacking complete except for essentials.
Marian teases that a bet was made to win acceptance, while George explains he could not find any takers. The exchange shows playful tension as the pair navigates social bets and responses.
A reader rebuts claims that Ouachita parish spent $150000 on roads with little result. The letter itemizes remaining assets and lists prior year expenditures including mules tools lumber tiling and culverts. It credits the police jury with opening and draining 650 miles of roads nine years ago and improving parish transportation.
T B Edwards urges Monroe and West Monroe citizens and smaller towns to support a ten year five mill tax for roads. He notes current improvements doubling load capacity and droughted farm lands reimbursing road taxes, urging unified effort to fund model roads benefiting all, not a few. He ends with a pledge of better roads and economic growth.
In New York Old Trinity Church hosted a fashionable wedding for Nathalie Elizabeth Chauncey daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiihn Chauncey and Seth Low Pierrepont son of Henry E Pierrepont of Brooklyn. The couple will sail for Paris soon where Pierrepont serves as third secretary of the American embassy.
Ruston Louisiana June 2 The summer normal at Louisiana Industrial opens with 312 enrolled and more pending. Officials expect about 500 by week’s end as many experienced teachers join the program. President Keeney and the faculty report a busy day and widespread optimism over the turnout.
The sale proceeds in intervals using most of the month to dispose of contents from five trunks. The total value exceeds 50 000 dollars. Today 382 lots were offered including twenty two princess robes and sixty seven fine shirt waists among other fabrics. A second sale is set for next Friday with 208 lots including embroidery linen and a sable d skin with six tails. Remaining three auctions follow later in the month.
President Thwing of Western Reserve University spoke today at the graduation exercises of Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn Alabama. The address honored the graduates and highlighted achievements and future prospects for the institution and its students.
Corvallis Oregon June 2 The twenty eighth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic of Oregon is in session here with a good attendance of veterans.
Women packed the Custom House on June 2 for a sale of confiscated dresses seized by customs authorities weeks earlier. The event drew a bargain day crowd with eager buyers hoping for discounts.
Carla Wheaton daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wheaton of this sty marries Manuel A Estera the Mexican vice consul in New York city Philadelphia Pa June 2 The event closes a week of social notices with other regional happenings tied to June 2 events in Missouri Iowa and Des Moines.
Several hundred delegates from Norwegian organizations across America convene in Minneapolis on June 2 to decide the nature of a gift to Norway for the hundredth anniversary of the adoption of the Norwegian constitution in 1814.
Richmond Ind June 2 The forty fourth biennial convention of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church is in session with over 200 delegates representing 280000 communicants nationwide Rev S W Owen of Hagerstown Md preached the opening sermon.
To the Public. We are now prepared to do first class repair work of all kinds. If you have anything the matter with your automobile or gag engine, give us a hurry call. Satisfaction guaranteed in all our work. Yours to please. Vollmer Auto and Engine Co. 212 South Grand street, opposite Monroe Hotel. 20-m.
Richelieu Seeded Raisins shelled Almonds shelled Pecans shelled Walnuts listed by Fox Grocer Co Leaders 25 tf as control items in a catalog or stock listing.
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