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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
8
A prominent Monroe physician welcomes Bill Dollar and urges local support for home merchants. The doctor reads a mail order letter and rebuts claims, stressing that every dollar spent in Monroe stays in Monroe. Bill Dollars join Pittsburgh Bill in a pledge to boost local business and pride in the city.
The United States ships eggs abroad in growing numbers with a near $12 million value in the year ending June 1923. Meat and dairy products reach 26 countries with dried or canned forms going to 45 nations and colonies. Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba are major buyers as export prices vary by destination.
States mobilize world markets and small industries to supply purchase power for tropical foods and materials. Egg distribution evolved during the war and overseas trade expanded sharply with dried and frozen eggs, rising from 27 thousand dollars prewar to 8 million in 1919, then about 5 million in 1921, mainly from Oriental sources led by China with smaller shipments from Japan Hongkong Australia and New Zealand.
Members of the Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs are urged to attend the Monroe Chamber of Commerce annual meeting this evening. The elected board of directors will be inducted, with a program including Sunny Jim Coombs district governor Lions Clubs Arkansas. The meeting begins at 7 30 o clock in the Mapro Hotel.
Oslo reports Ronald Amundsen plans a late June air flight from Point Barrow Alaska to Spitzbergen. The voyage crosses the Arctic's blind zone challenging orientation as he may face severe fogs and open sea with limited aid from vessels.
Polar navigators state the success of the risky voyage hinges on atmospheric conditions. They note mechanical failure is the only exception to a favorable outcome.
The suit to overturn Queen Liliuokalani's will, filed by Kahakauilakeliimoewaiowaiaulia Keawe Nawihie, was withdrawn. It was the fourth action seeking to challenge the queen's testament after actions by Kuhio Kalanianaole Emma K De Fries and Theresa Owans Wilcox Belliveau Kelley.
A Hawaiian minister testified to witnessing the queen's signature while alleging a dream revealed the will as a fraud by Princess There sa. The woman was sentenced to three years, later released. Nawahie’s contest failed for lack of proof of relation to the queen and was dismissed after delays.
London June 7 Professor Hishinhama a Japanese warned at a London dinner that unless western nations awaken to their mistaken attitude toward eastern nations the east west struggle could involve all humanity in the most disastrous war the world has seen. The remarks reflect growing anxieties over regional tensions and imperial policies.
In the discussion the professor noted Japan has only 16 percent arable land and a population density of 366 per square mile. She said Japan looks toward North and South America Canada Siberia and Australia where large tracts of land await development and would sell its surplus people to these empty acres.
Vienna June 7 The National Assembly approved appointing a foreign advisor to the Austrian National Bank amid opposition from the oral Democrats. Observers predict more foreigners will be placed in charge of the railroads tobacco monopoly and the posts and telegraphs department.
An exposition will be held in Buffalo next September to display the latest developments in electrical, mechanical, and power engineering. The event aims to highlight new technologies and industry progress for professionals and the public.
Berlin June 7 officials explain that quoted dividends on German stock in paper marks mislead investors due to mark depreciation. Siemens & Halske cites an 80 percent dividend appearing as only 16 pfennigs per share, equating to under four US cents.
North American visitors to Rio de Janeiro surged in the last six months with special tourist steamers in port and many preferring sightseeing to business. The centennial exposition drew few days of attention as visitors explored city attractions despite a state of siege lingering from last July.
The International Federation of Trade Unions reports nearly 30,006,000 people organized in the SDE union movement in a stat release. The figures reflect broad international participation amid ongoing labor mobilization.
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