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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
4
An editorial argues the greatest problem is failure of officials to swiftly and fearlessly administer justice. It condemns dilatory trials, appeals to mob violence, and lax prosecutorial action, warning such delays erode public confidence and invite lynching, urging vigorous, prompt prosecutions without persecution.
The writer argues that courts must purge themselves to restore public confidence and urges changes: strong public sentiment against crime, juries serving impartially, and rapid administration of justice. It warns that without strict law enforcement mob violence may rise and life will become cheap, urging Louisiana officials to support decisive governance.
An editorial from the fake Charles Amerian Press urges Louisiana lawmakers to pass a temporary three quarters of a mill tax to erase a 400 000-dollar deficit. It advocates creating a State affairs board to reform budgeting and argues the tax is small, costing property owners about 75 cents per thousand dollars of value and under 25 cents per person.
Governor Pleasant nominates Major C. McCrory to lead the Louisiana National Guard, praising his cadet command at LSU and Lafayette Industrial University and noting the national guard’s rising role. The paper urges public support to grow membership and ensure readiness amid European war tensions and potential compulsory service.
The author argues health drives national strength and morality, urging strict hygiene and disease prevention. He notes the impact of physical weakness on mental and moral welfare, critiques the stigmatization of drinkers, and calls for broad public health action from local to national levels to safeguard future generations.
The remark frames an unsettled inheritance as a test of readiness to bear the required price. It signals uncertainty about accepting costs or burdens linked to securing or retaining the estate.
In July American Magazine a profile of John Hays Hammond Jr describes his torpedo steering device using wireless control. The United States bought the invention for 750000 dollars after years of lab work and patent efforts, proving its potential to guide torpedoes to a commanded target.
Tomorrow marks the 104th anniversary of the Declaration of war against England that sparked the War of 1812. The piece notes varied opinions at the time, with Henry Adams quoting Madison era doubts and reflects on public opposition that strained the Union and left government nearly bankrupt.
John Brashear, in the July American Magazine, notes the vast scales of space with figures: Alpha Centauri lies thirty five trillion miles away, a train at a mile a minute would take forty eight million years, and sound from Alpha Centauri would take three million eight hundred thousand years to reach us. He calculates Earthly travel on its axis costs would be one billion five hundred million dollars for seventy five years, and journeying to Alpha Centauri would cost seven hundred billion dollars.
Library hours vary by day with afternoon and evening blocks and free access for residents. The note mentions Chicren's books, News-Star classified 445 users, and continued use of those classifieds.
A historical note recalls the first electric streetcar in Richmond in 1888 and outlines the rapid global growth of electric traction. It highlights Sprague’s first successful Richmond line in 1887, the expansion to eleven miles by 1888, and the rise to tens of thousands of miles of electric rails by the early 20th century, detailing advances in motors, control systems, and the shift from horse cars to electric urban transit.
In the July American Magazine Merle Crowell notes a project to build the largest telescope in the world in Vancouver's clear air. The effort aims to photograph countless stars never before captured, with light travel distances described as vast.
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