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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
4
A crowded editorial collage discusses Morgan in Alaska and a harsh Indian carving tale, Chicago divorce delays, laws on pure foods, and childlike questions. It then shifts to Japanese laborers TB concerns and hospital gaps in camps, and a Treasury deficit forecasting revenue gaps and questionable economy efforts.
Colorado Springs adopts a mayor and four councilmen system with five departments Waterworks finance public safety public works and health with civil service rules. It allows recall election initiative referendum bond and franchise votes by the people. Other Colorado towns explore the model amid concerns over public fund safeguards. In Concord New Hampshire a similar but slightly different form appears in the northeast.
Discussion endorses Galveston and Monroe ideas of municipal government with commissions and boards. It notes Concord’s unique features and urges open debate on government by commission, while condemning unequal justice in marital infidelity and the double standard.
Merchants and business men urged to apply boost for a Monroe Fair promotional catalog. Organizers aim to project Monroe as a city of progressive business minds across North Louisiana. A connected ad asks readers to avoid being a “dead one.”
The piece argues unwritten law defenses in wife killing cases require scrutiny. It cites Captain Haines and William Annis, criticizes blaming the man alone, and asserts that in most so called crimes the wife was not abducted but pursued by others, with references to a New York writer’s view on female temptation and responsibility.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues Fourth of July celebrations should be restrained to reduce fires and damage while maintaining spirit. The New York Evening Post praises Taft's early army appointees Col. Auger Knight Maus and others as merited senior officers, noting none are Rough Riders and urging merit-based promotions.
A collage of humorous quotes from multiple papers includes flirtatious exchanges, domestic squabbles, a pun on a “Spring Scheme,” a garbled auction joke, a hat insult and a light take on Shakespeare. Says by various editors, with voices from Boston Transcript to Washington Star.
At St Matthew’s Catholic Church Sunday the first mass is at 8:51 a.m. and the high mass at 10:00 a.m. An evening service with benediction is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The notice lists Sunday activities at the Presbyterian church including Sunday school at 9:30 a m, adult class at 10 a m, worship services at 11 a m and 7 p m, and Monday Women’s Society at 3:30 p m.
Sunday program includes 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. preaching with Holy Communion. Miss Marie Adams to sing. sermon on The Certainties of Faith. Epworth League at 7:25 p.m. worship at 8 p.m. Grace Episcopal observes Trinity Sunday with services at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Litany Friday at 5 p.m. Summer vacation school starts next day for Sunday school children, sessions 35 minutes at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday June 6 labor unions in Monroe gather at Courthouse Square at 8 p m to hear Rev A Low address Church and Modern Industry. All interested invited and asked to bring the family.
The notice promotes placing ham orders with Walker's Progressive, promising easy phone orders and delivery options. It emphasizes a quick, friendly service and reliable product quality for customers seeking ham.
Officials at Marshall Field announced the final entry list for the annual Big Eight conference track meet. Wisconsin Indiana Iowa Minnesota Chicago Northwestern and Illinois Purdue are represented as athletes prepare for the events.
A FOX GROCER CQ Ltd warns that Pond Lilly floors outperform offerings from Michigan Agricultural College Miami University Morningside College Grinnell Notre Dame Ripon College University of Missouri and Beloit College. A trial is offered with money back if not satisfied.
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