Constitutional Convention urged for state welfare and fair delegate plan
The News-Star argues for a constitutional convention and supports selecting delegates from the state at large to ensure a fair, representative body. It urges the public vote on a convention and outlines the proposed district and at large delegate distribution. The piece also reflects on the Monroe City High School compromise, urging equitable funding and a harmonious path forward for city and parish schools.
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The
News-Star
House of Representatives
Senate
Louisiana
Caddo
Rapides
Calcasieu
East Baton Rouge
Ouachita
Orleans Parish
Baton Rouge
Forsythe
Quachita Parish
Monroe
Parish School Board
City of
Parish
City High School funds dispute prompts voter consideration
The News-Star notes debate over City High School's right to participate in tax funds. It urges serious unbiased public discussion for Monroe taxpayers and plans to reproduce related information for concerned readers.
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The
News-Star
Monroe
Editor with grit and sand boosts town and advertises
Breathes there a man with soul alive who never to himself has said that editor has quite a head. I’m glad I take his paper, he prints the news of all the land, he boosts the town to beat the band and that’s the proper caper. He soaks grafters, saves the Ship of State, he’s Johnnie on the spot when things are in a jumble. He writes the ads that bring the dough and tells us all we know and yet he is quite
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Ship of State
Johnnie
This Date in History Highlights Major Events
A condensed timeline lists historic events with dates and brief notes. It includes Cairo earthquake casualties, Washington soldiers furlough, Anapa siege, Jenner vaccine reward, Franco British tensions, Guiseppe Garibaldi, royal princes expelled, German payment to Spain, King Peter of Serbia, and Roosevelt mediation offer in 1905.
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Cairo
Egypt
Washington
Anapa
Asia
British
House of Commons
Jenner
Great Britain
France
London
Cieg
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Germany
Spain
Ladrones
Carolinas
Pelaps
Marianne Islands
Pacific
Peter of Servia
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Humble Hero Seeks Aid After Ongoing Struggles
A local figure known for lifelong hard work and humility asks the community to provide help. The request highlights long effort for daily meals and modest comforts, urging support to improve his living conditions. The appeal calls out peers who overlook his needs and requests charitable kale to sustain him.
Doctor Says Cure For Short Windedness By Quitting Smoking
A Nashville Arkansas Times item quotes a prominent physician claiming relief from short windedness comes from quitting smoking and keeping quiet. The columnist adds skepticism about politics starting now.
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Nashville, Ark
Times
Minneapolis Murder Trial Opens for William H Karstadt
Minneapolis June 2 William H Karstadt will be tried on a first degree murder indictment for the shooting and killing of his brother in law Julius Webber on May 5 near Champlin Minnesota The case centers on the Champlin area and involves the Webber family and Karstadt as defendant.
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Minneapolis
Minn
William H. Karstadt
Julius Webber
Champilin
Birthday milestones and notices from a historic page
Thomas Hardy turns seven in a retrospective on his early career and later fame with Far From the Madding Crowd. Other birthday honorees include U. S. Ambassador Nicolaw A. Grevstad, railway man Richard H. Aishton, archaeologist Dr. Mitchell Carroll, and several cultural figures. A desert wind image and the San Francisco to Honolulu yacht race set for June 12 are noted as well.
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Thomas Hardy
Hardy
Royal Institute of British Architects
Dorsetshire
Dickens
Tess of
Richard H. Aishton
Mitchell Carroll
Lada Glaser
Felix Weingartner
San “Francisco
Honolulu
Charity Still Needed After Belgian Relief Effort Says Treasurer
Alexander J. Hemphill, treasurer of The Commission for Relief in Belgium, states that despite a money exchange system enabling Belgians to fund their own food, about 1.7 million people remain destitute. He notes three-fourths can barely pay, and U.S. and neutral aid remains essential to feed Belgium’s needy.
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Alexander J. Hemphill
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Broadway
New York
United States
Commission
London
United State
Sam
Notice to Confederate veterans and widows of Confederate veterans
All Confederate veterans and widows who have not made enumerations with deputy assessors are asked to call at the office at once and make the enumerations. Joe Hanna 28 6th-11th way Assessor.
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Joe Hanna
Novel Black and White Wedding in Washington
Miss Madge Pickett Stokes plans a black-and-white wedding with Mr. R King Stone at Epiphany Church on June 2 in Washington. White decor and bridesmaids in white with black hats contrast a black wedding rug at the Stokes residence on Massachusetts Avenue. The groom is grand-nephew of Dr Richard Stone, Lincoln's physician.
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Wshington
Madge Pickett Stokes
Washington
R. King Stone
Epiphany Church
Stokes
Massahusetts Avenue
Richard Stone
Lincoln
Drew News Notes on Rainy Weather
Weather update notes frequent rainfall impacting local area. Analysts forecast continued wet conditions with possible delays to outdoor activities and garden work. Residents are advised to prepare for soggy commutes and localized flooding in low-lying zones.
Weekend activities and visits reported in local notes
A community update lists a Saturday school yard crowd helping with hoeing and a boys baseball game, Sunday chapel singing, and a dinner on the grounds. It notes visits by Madge Thompson Anna Lee Hamilton Beatrice Wales and others plus plans to travel. Mentions Little Misses Hunice and Mary Benoit and a local ad for sheet metal work and Blue Flame stoves.
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Chapel Hill
Madge Thompson
The Seed Man Promotes Quality Seed Trade
Johnson markets premium seed to gardeners and customers, urging buyers to choose purity and high standards. He cites truck gardeners and existing customers as endorsements of product quality.
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Heck
Kale
Clover
Deserts
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Vador
Victory
Monroe Furniture Company, Ltd
Hemphill
Mark
Drew
Ouachita National Bank OF
T. E. Flournoy
B. Morton
I. Baer, V. Pres. . Gibbs, Ass’t. Cash
Central. Savings Bank & Trust CO
F. P. Stubbs
C. E. Bynum
V.pres
Travis Oliver
H. N. Thompson
Asset
Depository
State of
Beatrice Wales
BE. M. Nash
Rusk
Texas
Pooser
Hunice
Mary Benoit
H. J. Gilliland
J. G. Hell
Po. O
Johnson
Laguna
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