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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
4
The News-Star notes public business leaders support opposition to a bill requiring two street car workers per city. The paper regrets Representative Webb's offense at criticism and asserts he did not represent the city in backing the measure. It says Webb should learn the truth of the matter.
The editorial opposes a proposed law affecting Monroe street car operations saying it would disrupt service by lengthening schedules and hiring more workers. It argues state legislators should consider smaller cities’ losses and maintain current single‑man operation to avoid calamity.
President Wilson urges Louisiana Legislature to establish Woman Suffrage, arguing the state should act. He notes his January recommendation to Congress on the constitutional amendment, but claims no direct involvement in the state measure.
The New York World argues that federal amendments bypass states rights, with recent moves toward Prohibition and Woman Suffrage threatening local self-government. It warns that presidential policy plays little role in amendments while party realignments threaten the Democratic legacy and the nation’s constitutional balance.
Samuel Gompers urges Americans to forego luxuries and save for the future by buying Liberty Bonds. The call stresses limiting personal finances to the maximum extent, enduring sacrifice to support liberty and justice through WWI era savings.
Washington June 18 Congress secretary William C Redfield marked his 60th birthday. A native of Albany New York he later moved to New York City where he rose as a leader in industry and finance. Before joining President Wilsons cabinet he served a single term in Congress representing the Fifth New York district.
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Mrs Effie Kleppe of Averill Minnesota says a three week sanatorium stay for rheumatism and kidney trouble offered no relief. After using Foley Kidney Pills she reports immediate relief and partial cure completing a half bottle. She uses them to ease back pain. J Leonard Replogle, a leader in the steel industry and wartime official, calls for unity to win the war.
George M. Reynolds of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago argues that a Nation of wise savers will secure a more certain business future. He frames saving as a privilege and bearing on the country’s prosperity.
Spencer Eddy, a key diplomat in Roosevelt and Taft administrations, marks his 45th birthday. Also noted are William G. Redfield age 60, Congressman Otis Wingo age 41, James Montgomery Flagg age 41, Carolyn Wells age 49, and Rear Admiral Joseph N. Hemphill age 71, all listed as having birthdays today.
In Jackson Mississippi, Cyclone Hines defeated Silent Olson of Chicago in a swift middleweight bout lasting 43 minutes. Hines, praised as one of the continent’s most scientific wrestlers, pins Olson with a toe hold and body lock and offers a rematch tonight if a referee is secured from Monroe.
The War Department reports the Quartermaster Corps runs a large general store in France for American Expeditionary Forces with prices cheaper than U S retail. Men may add dainties to meals, buy high quality goods, cash or on credit, via company price lists. June quotes include chocolate 11c, cherries 24c, cocoa 14c, and items from shaving soap to olives.
A call to support the war effort urges citizens to invest in War Savings Stamps in thanks for the 2,000,000 men serving in the Army and Navy, securing home front security.
A California reader reports Potley s Honey and Tar Compound acted like a charm for a stubborn cough or cold. The Phoenix Drug Store notes the remedy helped last week and recommends it as a reliable seasonal cure.
A Peruvian mother writes that Chamberlains Cough Remedy kept her two daughters’ coughs loose and made expectoration easy. She says the remedy worked like a charm and credits it with helping during whooping cough.
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