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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
3
Sister Mary Adana staff member at St Francis Sanitarium died today at 1 pm after illness and surgery. An Irish native, she led the domestic staff and kitchen. Funeral is tomorrow morning with a nine o clock requiem Mass at the Catholic church and burial in the Catholic Cemetery.
Florace Stebbins, New York state treasurer for the national campaign committee, tells the senate campaign investigating committee he could not be served a subpoena because he was abroad in the Canadian woods and sixty miles from a telephone.
The conference report on the merchant marine bill was adopted by the senate by a 45 to 4 vote today and was not sent to the house.
A brief profile of Jemima Wilkinson born in Cumberland Rhode Island in 175 percent who claimed to be raised from the dead and used spiritualist ideas and a Ouija board to attract followers before moving to Crooked Lake New York where she died in 1810.
A Tokyo resident crafts a life size figure from two thousand wooden pieces. The figure mirrors every line vein and wrinkle of the living model so closely that observers say it is nearly impossible to distinguish the sculpture from the living man.
The tomb at St George's Chapel in Winador features King Edward V I and his favorite dog Caesar laid beside the recumbent king. The marble effigy shows the dog sleeping at the king's feet, symbolizing enduring companionship.
The death of L. S. U. student Alfonso Quinones prompts Representative Sylvester to introduce a bill banning hazing in state funded institutions. The act would suspend offenders for the term and impose misdemeanor penalties of at least 100 dollars or 10 to 30 days in jail. Resolutions for investigations into Quinones's death move through committees in both houses.
Inspector of Police Robert F. E. Heap will depart this afternoon or tomorrow for Detroit to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in session June 7 to 10. He plans to visit Chicago and return to Monroe by June 14.
Persian officials in London state there is no truth to claims Bolsheviks occupied Tehran. A Teheran telegram dated Thursday reports no advance, while Washington Senator Smoot cites paper shortages limiting congressional record circulation to members only. London dispatch notes rising German election tensions as June 6 nears. Independent socialists clash with conservatives in Mecklenburg, revolvers mentioned. Persian league intervention demand presented to council for London meeting.
The article traces curfew origins to medieval Europe and England with a 8 pm signal to extinguish fires, evolving into the modern curfew for juveniles. It then reports Jewett Texas electing women to most city offices including mayor, the first Texas municipality to do so.
The June 4 1920 market column records steady activity with listed prices for futures including July October and December contracts. Trading totals show sales of 2621 with bid and ask ranges displayed for several contracts reflecting typical daily fluctuations.
Trading notes show Spots at 40 cents with steady tone. Cattle futures for Vesty July near 38.60, October at 36.52, December around 35.27 with volumes listed. Oil and other commodity quotes appear, including Sal ge cee and Ohare figures, while overall sales reach 5,000 units.
L L Smith reports government bulletin data on crop conditions showing 62.4 percent of normal, with 50 years' record noting 69.5. The belt is 2 to 4 weeks late, floods in the delta, replanting up to 40 percent, and fertilizer use rising. Wet June risks grassed fields and labor scarcity as germination slows.
June mirrors May with unfavorable weather risks and worsening prospects. World supply figures show a shrinking surplus over last year, with July end forecasts suggesting a much lower position. U S visible supply stands at 3 727 000 against 3 402 000, while Europe imports and week totals shift compared with prior periods. Exports to Europe for the latest week total 79 000 versus 60 000 and 65 000 in prior weeks.
In Baton Rouge on June 4 the plan to form a five member realty board to regulate dealers met strong opposition in senate judiciary committee section B. A public hearing is set for next Wednesday before further action. The Louisiana Real Estate Association supports the bill per William Polk of Alexandria who testified.
For the first time in international cup history a woman will serve on a contesting yacht. Mrs. W. P. Burton, wife of Shamrock IV's skipper, joins the crew marking a historic participation in the event.
In Baton Rouge Representative J S Douglas of Caddo parish introduced eight bills in a row, many targeting southern Louisiana. The measures include city boundary definitions for Shreveport, near beer restrictions, taxi and driver licensing, building codes, and a state sale of Cross Lake to Shreveport with mineral rights reserved to Louisiana. Shreveport officials led the lobbying effort for the Cross Lake bill, framing the lake as a water supply reservoir for the city.
Lost and found notices and small ads from a local paper. WANTED colored boy sought for hotel work with wages at Hotel Dixie on DeSiard street between Fifth and Sixth. No phone calls. Also lost umbrella with gold and pearl handle found near Racket Store Thursday evening. Return to 11 Sixth for reward.
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