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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1917

Page

4

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Food hogs and price profiteers threaten war-time economy

A historical column denounces food hogs and price profiteers who raise essentials during wartime. It quotes Senator Kern praising action against speculators and warns that unless controls curb unwarranted advances, public anger will rise and authorities will confiscate profits to support the war effort.

Extraordinary wartime resolve drives action against hoarding

Amid a world war crisis, citizens pledge to curb propensities for excess as slacker resistance and price gouging prompt government action. The piece argues that liberty bonds, wealth confiscation, and mandatory measures will be used to mobilize the populace and enforce sacrifice.

Sunday worship notices at local churches

List of area congregations with service times and pastors including First Presbyterian First Baptist First Methodist Grace Church St Matthews Catholic and Methodist Protestant. Details cover Sunday School times morning and evening services prayer meetings and wardens inviting public attendance and participation.

St. Matthew's Catholic Church Jackson and Grammont

Railroads Slash Passenger Service for War Freight Focus

The railroads cut passenger schedules and drop picnic and excursion trains to boost efficiency and freight. Branch line service is reduced while main lines face curtailment. the Interstate Commerce Commission approves the moves as war needs rise. Public bears the burden for the greater good, with fear of deeper hardships ahead. Alexandria Town Talk notes the sacrifice.

Interstate Commerce Commission Alexandria

Monroe to switch to natural gas for light and water

The Monroe city plant will shift from coal to natural gas next year, after discovering gas eight miles north and completing a local pipeline. Reports from Houma’s McCormick well prompt New Orleans to explore available gas, with potential $15,000 yearly savings for the city government and private consumers amid rising food costs.

Monroe New Orleans McCormick Houma

War time building plans criticized by Dlinets legislature

The passage argues the Dlinets legislature has dropped plans for broad state building programs during wartime while other regions and the federal government follow. It urges restraint on lavish spending and projects, balancing faith and prudence with wartime hardship.

Dlinets

Trenton Baptist Church Schedule and Pastoral Notices

Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30. Everyone invited. A J Neill pastor. Sunday school 10 a.m. Prayer meeting Friday night. Preaching 2nd and 4th Sundays morning and evening. Rev Deville pastor.

First Baptist Church E. K. Means Methodist Protestant Church South Third and Stone Avenue S. A. Brady J. Neill Trenton Baptist Church Deville

Patriotism and public spending in wartime economy

The Chicago Tribune argues against halting legitimate public building during wartime economy. It warns that canceling needed projects harms municipal and national welfare, noting waste can accompany extreme economizing and urging restraint to avoid broader distress.

Washington Chicago Tribune

This Date In History Highlights Key Events

A consolidated list noting dates and facts from 1775 to 1917 including military assemblies at Cambridge, birth and death of notable figures like Eugene Hale and Dickens, the 1914 Panama Canal treaty ratification, and early World War I battles. Also includes an old advertisement for Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for colds and bronchial troubles.

Eugene Hale United States Maine Turner San Francisco Alberic Magnard Paris Marne Charles Dickens Sir Walter Besant Josep Moore Villisca Iowa Lynn George J. Kelley Rei Oak Columbian Congress Republic of Panama Panama Canal Alfonso Spain Roosevelt Royal Seat Madrid Charles EK. Hughes John W. Weely Qlihu Root Alert . Cummins Theodore ©. Burton Charles W. Fairbanks Theodore Roosevelt Lawrence Y. Shirman Dr. Bell

Birthday tributes to notable figures across nations and fields

A compilation notes John Franklin Shafroth and other prominent figures reaching milestone ages, detailing Shafroth’s Colorado roots and Senate tenure, alongside short notices about public figures including James Stillman and Sir Frederick Sturdee. Also mentions a horse remedy ad and a cafe renovation notice from Metropolitan Cafe.

John Franklin Shafroth United States Colorado Senate Congress Shafroth Fayette Miggeuri University of Michigan Denver James Stillman New York Charles C. Thach Alabama Polytechnic Institute Charles J. Bonaparte James Stepstoe Johnston Texas Sir Frederick C. D. Sturdee Charles Dalton Henry A. Mudge American Railway Association Maurice Fiynn

Live Stock Market at National Stock Yards Iowa June 6

Cattle market steady this week with common to medium stockers selling faster. Prices listed show ranges from prime fed steers at 10 to 12 dollars per cwt down to stock cows and cutters, yearlings and calves with varied figures, noting higher prices for hogs versus a week ago and a steady trade today with best buyers pushing up.

National Stock Yards Whc Fed

Unclear OCR Fragment on Maternal Sacrifice

Fragmentary sentence hints at a mother’s patience and a son’s progress, suggesting themes of labor and support across years. No clear names, places, or events are readable to ground a fuller summary.

Classifieds Adoption Drive Draws Local Support

Community groups continue to publish classified ads to boost adoption efforts. Volunteers organize efforts across town with outreach, fundraising, and information booths at common gathering spots.

Monroe Era of Good Feeling Returns to New York Tour

One hundred years ago today New York welcomed President James Monroe and a large party on a three month preparedness tour. The visit included fortifications inspections, banquets, and social events in New York Philadelphia and Brooklyn with further stops in New England and upstate New York.

New York James Monroe Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Staten Ieland Metropolie Monroe Narrows Manhattan Brooklyn Heights West Point New England New Haven Hartford Springfield Boston Portland New Hampshire Vermont Opdensburg Seckett's Harbor Niagara Helfalo Detroit Yenroe the Times

Live stock market report reflects varied hog and sheep prices

Mixed hogs range from 12.50 to 16.00 per cwt with most quotes around 15.50 to 15.90 as weekly drag continues. Sheep and lamb values show light fat lambs at 12.50 to 14.25, spring lambs up to 16, and fat goats around 7 to 8.56 with hides at 8.40.

National Comal Bion Company

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