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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
4
A humorous piece mocks Prohibition by claiming every front yard is a potential saloon with dandelions and weeds treated as contraband. It describes imagined raids, officers policing gardens, and every flowerbed as a possible illegal bar, lampooning drink laws and enforcement.
A compact list marks key dates: 1776 George Washington named commander in chief, 1886 Idaho’s first governor George L. Shoup born, 1849 James K. Polk dies, 1875 Forsythe explores Yellowstone, 1801 first lock tin shipment to San Francisco, 1898 Panama affair releases, 1908 Heppner cloudburst destruction, 1907 International Exposition Congress opens with forty four nations represented.
The Day reports Porter J. McCumber has been appointed by President Coolidge to the International Joint Commission. A longtime U S senator from North Dakota, he is a native of Illinois and trained at the University of Michigan Law School before entering public service.
The Guggenheim bequest of 500000 dollars funds a new School of Aeronautics at New York University, elevating aviation to engineering education. It aims to produce highly trained engineers for safer aircraft and the business of aviation, addressing limited U S facilities and stressing research and practical collaboration.
A northern and eastern heat wave shows higher male deaths, with New York City’s ratio cited as ten to one. Explanations focus on outdoor labor and clothing habits, noting women adjust better to heat. The discussion questions whether regional climate affects fatality patterns.
The piece notes anti prohibitionists push light wines and beer, criticize enforcement costs, and seek to link to the Coolidge economy. It mocks their chances, likening it to chasing an asbestos rat and predicting continued dry conditions in Congress. It highlights wet supporters as overly hopeful.
Governors from Texas New York Maryland Rhode Island and Maine react to President Coolidge on Memorial Day. Some praise the speech as timely while others warn it encroaches on state rights or calls for more federal aid. Republican governors also diverge in views across states.
A compact guide outlines horizontal clues from 1 to 69 and vertical clues from 1 to 58, listing definitions for each crossword entry to help solvers place letters in crossing words and derive solution paths.
A plain summary of政治 topics including Herriot’s resignation over budget and taxation plans, budget meaning, the Sincaid-Doheny case, the three mile limit, search rights beyond it, plebiscites, early air mail, and Lord Balfour in Palestine with Arab-Jewish tensions.
The Graded Teachers Union formed at Monroe's Methodist church under Miss Juden of New Orleans. Officers include Mrs. Wynn president and Mrs. Mundelland beginners chair. next meeting Friday at 5 pm. The city announces an early morning bath car from 5 am, and the Calhoun brick school project moves forward with Dupre as contractor. The Bearean Class, led by Dr. Adams, holds nightly river outing and Sunday meetings at the courthouse.
Mexico voices opposite views while Wisconsin and other governors critique federal enforcement. The President signals that if states fail to act, the federal government will step in. Reports link D Annunzio as Mussolini's possible successor. D Annunzio as a bold adventurer and federal power debate captivate the public.
In Detroit Miss Margaret Daniels of the Students' Council of the National Woman's Party urged banning home life and ending legal marriage so both women and men may pursue careers. The remark raises questions about the party's stance on this extraordinary proposition.
Johanna Gadski born in Ancam Prussia celebrated age 53. Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus born in Belleville Illinois aged 74. General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro born in 1850, celebrated 66th birthday today.
A year to the day since kidnaping and murder of a Socialist deputy member in Italy, authorities face renewed pressure as fascist rule is challenged and public unrest grows across major cities.
Miss Alberta Rogers reports gaining 15 pounds in six weeks after using McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. Ad claims 30 day results with money back if no improvement, urging readers to try at local druggists and pharmacies.
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