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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
4
A clipped editorial tone notes President Taft moving ahead, urges readers to keep pace with forward movement. It mentions an eastern physician held over his wife’s death and defends potential professional involvement, urging timely action and progress.
An optimistic speaker proclaims hope alone yields honey, but notes hope must be near to bloom. He overlooks that hope, though distant, still scents the flowers of tomorrow.
The saying that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all reflects the wisdom of those who have endured heartbreak and learned from the experience. The remark suggests that emotional growth comes from taking risks in affection.
Monroe extends a cordial invitation to Lomeseeker to visit and enjoy opportunities. The town touts superior environment and resources compared with other Southern towns and promises an unprecedented era of prosperity for the region.
A New York Evening journal row over Negro rail workers argues blacks cannot be trusted as engineers on Southern lines. The piece notes few or no Northern black engineers and claims widespread unreliability, urging examination of race and responsibility in railroad safety.
The passage argues that African Americans misused political power during Reconstruction, becoming domineering and brutal. It claims whites had to restrain this by restoring control, asserting that even capable individuals from the race cannot be trusted with critical roles like railroad engineering due to potential irresponsibility and risk.
Veterans of the Confederate armies travel to Memphis for a reunion starting Tuesday. Citizens strive to make the event memorable with entertainments and patient hospitality as the ranks thin with years. The piece honors the Lost Cause and looks to future generations to preserve the memory of those days.
The discussion notes the tariff as a non party matter with historical examples. It cites Senator Morgan of Alabama in 1892 opposing free iron ore coal and lumber and argues Louisiana's representation should defend state industries rather than align with party lines.
In Monroe the News and Star merged into one paper, ending costly competition. The combined News Star debuts stronger and likely more profitable, promising better coverage and gains for the city. The move is presented as a prudent business consolidation benefiting readers and investors.
The Daily States of New Orleans salutes the capital, brains, and energy invested in the enterprise and extends hearty congratulations to all concerned in the wise change.
A critique of moral reformers and media hypocrites drawing on Stiggins Chadband and Uriah Heep types. It argues earnest reformers challenge evils through honest controversy, while humbug, self‑interest, and meddling editors sow strife and discredit good causes. The piece cites the Vicksburg American.
The State's attorney in Chicago demands a $25,000 secret expense fund to purge crooks, promising to bond the effort for fulfillment. The Times-Democrat calls the plan bold. The Washington Post notes tariff moves trigger a political fight that could shape the next campaign and party fate.
The Kansas City Times notes that the spirit behind Senator Gorman’s approach to the Wilson tariff bill, criticized by President Cleveland as perfidy and dishonor, persists among Eastern and Southern Democratic Senators.
The piece portrays Democratic leaders as disorganized and demoralized with Senator Daniel and Senator Tillman cited as despairing figures. It contrasts cautious wheat market rhetoric from James Wilson with a sharp Kansan rebuttal to speculative forecasts, noting Kansas and Oklahoma crop hopes and Secretary Coburn’s firm stance against misstatements.
A fragmentary muse urges dropping annoyances and hurry from life. The note, signed Herbert Kaufman, counsels squeezing laughter from challenges and welcomes a new day. It hints at a broader reflection on wealth and influence.
A sequence of witty quotes contrasts economists with high financiers, a father advising a cautious son about marrying his daughter, and a joke about a visible typewriter, reflecting light humor and period voices from multiple papers.
The judge asks for defense to the charge of violent assault in a public resort. The defendant cites interference by a whistling patron during the Lucia Sextette as provocation. The court dismisses the charge and fines the plaintiff eleven dollars for action likely to provoke an assault.
In the Louisville Courier-Journal a brief exchange shows one man defending restraint in criticizing others in public life. He says he never disparages and waits for another to voice disapproval before endorsing it, while a second man rushes through a turf remark.
The writer argues for prioritizing Louisiana teachers for top positions after they prove themselves in summer schools at Baton Rouge New Orleans Natchitoches Ruston and Lafayette. He cites enrollment momentum toward 2500 white teachers and urges boards to reward trained teachers with best salaries and posts.
The Army and Navy of the Confederacy and related groups prepare for elaborate floral and general parades in Memphis with a shorter route. The Sons of Confederate Veterans aim to revise by-laws for stronger organization, with large anticipated attendance. Adjutant General Nathan Bedford Forrest oversees reunion arrangements.
A notice announces the opening of a blacksmith and wood shop at the corner of Fourth and Jefferson streets. Proprietor Hartley invites all customers for blacksmithing, wood work, rubber tires, horse shoeing, and general smithing services with prompt attention to hurry requests.
A FOX GROCER CO. Ltd advertisement extols Pond Lilly as superior to other high grade floors and invites a trial with a money back offer. The claim emphasizes guaranteed quality and customer satisfaction.
An unclear ad style fragment promotes Crazy Well Water as a health saver, attributed to Keller Grocer Co and its distributor. The text lacks details on claims, dates, or verifiable facts.
The statements from Union Bank and Trust Co and Central Savings Bank and Trust Co both cite June 4 1909 as the reporting date. Union Bank lists resources including demand loans mortgages and government securities while Central Savings notes liabilities with capital stock and deposits and reports a total around 877 612.43 dollars.
State bank examiner closes business with Loans and discounts 247 948 05 Furniture and fixtures 4 020 00 Cash on hand and in Dest ke 70 500 09 Total 322 469 54 Liabilities Capital stock 2100 000 00 Surplus and undivided profits 202 214 21 Certified checks 150 00 Cashier's checks 145 05 Bills payable 10 000 00 Net total 322 469 54 I H D Apgar cashier certifies the figures as true and correct to the date shown.
The Bank of Monror Ouachita submits figures to the State examiner. It lists demand loans 29148.93, U S Govt issues 18656.00, other loans 219443.14, real estate 2974.33, cash 72874.77 totaling 411540.05. The recap shows surplus 5593.48, capital 100000.00, liabilities 411540.05, with J Theus president and J J Jordan cashier sworn June 7 1909 by notary W C B Anderson.
Recapitulation shows real estate furniture and bonds, deposits totaling 877 612 43 with total capital stock 250 000 00 and surplus profits 91 101 99. Resources include loans and discounts 20 606 92 overdrafts and fixed assets 6 889 07 dues from banks 10 794 56. liabilities cap stock paid in 20 000 00 and deposits 526 510 44 plus time certificates 2 100 00. The bank officers Larede president and Stevens cashier certify the figures on June 7 1909.
Citizens drift toward Bright s Disease by neglecting kidney and bladder trouble. Foley s Kidney Remedy will quickly cure. D H Key.
At 4 o'clock this morning a balloon moved east of Birmingham Alabama going south. Despite bright moonlight its lights were plainly visible.
The balloon New York landed three miles north of Corinth Mississippi on June 7 after passing Birmingham the previous night. The aeronauts said they could have remained aloft for another 24 hours.
Six of the nine balloons that began from Indianapolis on Saturday have been heard from by June 7. The report notes the ongoing exchange of position updates as the expedition progresses.
An early 20th century remedy ad urges readers to start Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder trouble including backache urinary irregularities and exhaustion. The notice promotes immediate use to restore health and cites D. H. Key as the signatory.
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