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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
3
Long obituary honors Sophie Wright who died after a life of teaching and charity despite a lifelong spinal condition. She opened a free night school for working boys, guided thousands to higher prospects, and earned New Orleans praise as a leading citizen and inspirational figure.
J. V. Patterson announces the American National Insurance Company has opened an office in Central Savings Bank and Trust Company building room 115 in Galveston Texas. The agency offers life health and accident insurance with claims handled personally and paid promptly. He urges prospective clients to investigate contracts before placing insurance elsewhere.
Exports to South America show a sharp rise, with total value in the current fiscal year near 125 million dollars, more than doubling since 1905. Argentina leads gains, with about 55 million dollars, followed by Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. Lumber, leather, oils, and railway materials drive the surge. autos and glazed leather show strong increases.
An old column extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick healer for burns cuts bruises and boils with a 25c price. It then shifts to a discussion on Mississippi River floods of 1912 and a proposed large scale water control plan leveraging dammed tributaries to generate power and reduce flood risk.
Yale University held its annual commencement in New Haven with the forenoon exercises in Woolsey Hall followed by alumni gatherings on campus. An alumni dinner in University Hall and a reception by President Hadley for graduates and guests in Memorial Hall were scheduled for the afternoon.
A policeman shouts Move on Now to a street crowd and warns of head whacks if they stay. The ad Copy uses bold claims for Dr King’s New Life Pills promising relief from bowel issues with a gentle action and health, priced 25 cents at all druggists.
The sixty annual commencement exercises were held this morning at Third Presbyterian Church. Graduates received their diplomas and heard President Bush Rhees deliver the annual address. An alumni dinner followed this afternoon in the gymnasium with Fred S. Fish of South Bend, Indiana, presiding.
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