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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1926
Page
2
The president signs a ten million dollar plan to buy suitable buildings for American embassies legations and consulates over five years. Rent savings would offset costs and improve housing abroad where many posts currently operate from rented inadequate offices.
The piece argues that while striking workers may have valid grievances about wages, their tactic to force government action threatens parliamentary sovereignty. Democracy should serve all, not a single class, with public opinion and a free press as guardians. It cautions against labor or capital seizing governance and calls for government by all the people.
Detroit man starts a quirky review business renting out feet to others. He charges fifty cents for two hours and seventy five cents per mile, with extra for high heels. He walks in customers shoes all day for five dollars and reserves some feet for Sundays.
A roster of anniversaries cites 1844 Governor Gabriel Moore of Alabama and Iowa, 1849 Rt Rev William Ford Nichols bishop of California born in Lloyd, 1851 Melbourne committee authorized rewards for Australian gold, 1864 John F. Shafroth born, 1864 Denver death 1868, 1868 Gen McClellan UC president, Dickens death 1812, 1968 Timothy Kelly Phoenix Park assassin, and Harry Tracy Oregon state prison escape.
Harrisburg records mark William H Atwell of Dal Exalted Ruler of the orates birthday memory. Exalted Leader H Darlington listed among local notables with reference to the fraternal order in the city.
Brookhart defeats Cummins in the Iowa race for the Republican nomination, a result seen as widening Coolidge unpopularity and sparking dismay among regular Republicans. The victory suggests Iowa farmers tire of current Republican leadership and raises hopes for a Democratic platform and a strong presidential candidate.
The bridge controversy exposes a split in state leadership with two unattractive propositions. Country parishes fear misallocation of road funds to lake shore projects, urging fair statewide use of highway funds and independence from New Orleans politics ahead of the next election.
A commentator urges banning evolution teaching to simplify curricula, arguing for fewer subjects. The piece questions the slogan Back to the Three R’s as inadequate after American educational achievements and notes public wariness toward change and new facilities.
The Monroe mayor considers building a salt water natatorium near the water works and electric light plant after a proposal from the city’s colored residents who offer five cents per breath for access. Citizens plan Fourth of July events at the fair grounds with races and a ball game, and St Hya Howell commencements are noted. A play by graduates Georgia Elise Lorraine and Lily Cinth’s academy headlines the program at St Matthews Hall amid critical remarks on education.
Gotham stage authorities have halted a production amid a dispute over nudity on stage. Producers defend the display as art while critics reference a controversial magazine tribute to Earl Carroll, noting past perjury charges and broader cultural clash in New York theater circles.
Eminent prel ates will gather for the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago with Cardinal Bourne Archbishop of Westminster among attendees. He was born in London raised in poverty and foretold to rise, later becoming bishop of Southwark, then archbishop, then cardinal in 1903. Vacant rooms are hike cash that ca't be spent, Rent 'em! Phone ad to 224,
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