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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
The piece urges Senate deliberation on the wool schedule and rail rate issues. It notes postponement in the Spokane rate case, with ICC, shippers, and railroads involved. It contrasts hot days with resolve, urging perseverance and attention to daily News-Star reading.
The Monroe Star and News merged on June 1 creating a stronger Monroe paper. Both offices were well equipped and the combination aims to deliver an up to date local newspaper with a capital base of $30,000 under the Eros Plaindealer.
Advertising has become essential for modern business. Merchants with real bargains must advertise to reach buyers, who seek value and continually watch newspaper ads for fresh offers. Continuous, genuine promotions yield immediate results and keep customers informed.
A twenty six year old man in an eastern penitentiary asks for freedom and a chance to reform. He has spent nineteen years in reform schools or prisons with only two weeks of liberty. The piece argues that society erred by not offering self respect and opportunity, warning that recognizing a place for him in the world could spark his redemption.
In Vicksburg National Park a memory monument to General Stephen Dill Lee, noted Confederate Civil War leader, will be unveiled today. The ceremony honors his role and aims to symbolize national unity.
An article honors Confederate and Union soldiers at a national cemetery ceremony with General Fred D. Grant among speakers. It praises reconciling old wounds, stresses the press's role in informing the public, and criticizes demagogy while valuing honest reporting.
The article quotes William Travers Jerome arguing newspapers wield demagogic influence over public opinion. It notes a public figure’s contempt for publicity signals a decline in activity and warns against pharisaic attitudes toward the daily press. It emphasizes the unprecedented influence of American newspapers on thought and notes a recent shift in how that influence operates.
The Chicago News argues that past masters of politics cheapen the U S Senate by backing Lorimer-Sullivan aligned legislators. It says lawmakers supported figures Logan and Douglas held, to the lapsed standard Lincoln would scorn, risking further public fatigue in the Commonwealth.
The Army and Navy Register notes Congress action is needed as bills in both houses seek to expand the cadet corps. Since the Spanish American War vacancies average 140 annually from retirements and casualties, while graduates average 105. Including 160 additional vacancies from army growth, West Point graduates compose 38.6 percent of officers, with 61.4 percent from outside the academy.
The Missouri Supreme Court reverses two year prison term for Fred Warner, a St. Louis boodler, not on guilt but due to a minor drafting error omitting “the” in the phrase against the dignity of the State. The note cites this technicality as a recurring hobby of the court and recalls a similar previous reversal.
A playful verse laments the hunt for a laborless job with high salary amid a mob of pay seekers. It contrasts a shy, cultureless outlook with reactions from various sources and ends with a witty exchange about luck. The piece cites several periodical titles in quotes.
In a humorous exchange, a Chicago Record Herald line notes worms are preferred for fishing when it's not warm enough for flies. A separate quip recalls someone forgetting a debt of seven dollars, with a joking memory lapse about six forty-nine.
The exchange compares a crew race to a class election with the winner decided by the strongest pull among participants, suggesting teamwork and collective effort. The Wisconsin Sphinx quote underscores a playful, metaphorical view of competition and leadership dynamics.
A Witworthy quip notes a man’s preoccupation with his current wife leaves little room to recall a divorced spouse. The remark reflects editorials about evolving marriages and social expectations in Brooklyn life.
A brief exchange shows the Boss offering employment while noting there is no work available yet. The applicant replies that a job with satisfactory pay would be acceptable.
Preparations for opening the Queensborough Bridge between Manhattan and Queens are finalized. The $12.5 million span, among the world’s greatest, will be celebrated with a week of events including a parade, Marathon race, athletic carnival, and schoolchildren dances.
Brigadier General William L Marshall born June 11 1846 in Washington Why educated at Wheaton College Ohio and West Point. Since 1868 his career focused on river and harbor improvement serving at Willett Point New York harbor western exploration and then in every major engineering district including levee work along the Mississippi and harbor river canal projects in Chicago and New York harbor before his promotion to chief of the engineer corps.
Under elms at the cadet chapel West Point celebrates the 1909 class receiving diplomas from Secretary of War Dickinson. Attendees include Major General Bell, Colonel Flugh L. Scott, congressmen, and other dignitaries as music, prayers, and speeches mark the ceremony.
The list notes Peter the Great born in 1672 and Joseph Warren born in 1741 who died in 1775 at Bunker Hill. It recalls Savannah Patriots seizing powder in 1775, Daniel D Tompkins dying in 1825, Russell Alger born 1865, a Marquette fire in 1868, J B Weaver's 1880 nomination, Tilden's 1880 bid, McKinley’s 1897 Nashville visit, and 1909 New York Governor Hughes signing anti race track gambling laws.
Seattle June 11 The death knell of racing in Seattle and other Washington cities will come tomorrow as the last legislature’s act against race track gambling takes effect. The law makes bookmaking and pool selling a felony.
Home ice cream making yields tastier results and lower costs. The ad offers junket tablets extracts jello ice cream powder noal condensed food flavors and ice cream salt to help craft flavors at home.
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