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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
4
The Smith bill proposing a state wide commission form of government failed to pass, lacking seventeen votes. Monroe supporters of the Monroe News-Star opposed it as too general and not suited to Monroe city, fearing taxpayer burden. others note its defects and celebrate the bill's defeat.
The article denounces speeding by automotives in Monroe as residents call for stricter enforcement. It notes accidents from reckless driving, urges officials to impose stiff fines and street sentences, and urges caution from all drivers including horse and wagon operators.
President Taft explained the influence of Eastern States in Congress and argued districts benefit when proven lawmakers are kept in Congress term after term. He cited Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Benton, and McKinley as examples of leaders who grew to power through repeated re elections, with districts supporting gradual expertise.
A newspaper cites President Taft arguing that no first term congressman who failed or who entered Congress unethically should cling to power. He stresses honoring those wisely chosen by their districts, suggesting they should stay for a term or two as intended.
The piece discusses widespread unrest across finance industry and politics, noting party splits in Republicans and Democrats, potential new parties, and a call to uphold Democratic ideals. It frames public thinking as essential to ruling and predicts difficult but hopeful times for the old party.
A Memphis News-Scimitar excerpt contemplates human insignificance in the vast cosmos. It argues individuals are tiny shadows among billions yet asserts spirit as the enduring truth that links man with God, through which the frail image touches the eternal.
Friends report former Governor Heard gravely ill after two weeks confined to bed in Baton Rouge. He was moved to New Orleans for treatment and, at last report, showed some improvement. The Arkansas Gazette praised President Taft as patriotic and capable.
A woman describes heaven as a place where she will always be popular, framing social acceptance as her ideal afterlife.
Washington June 24. The Democratic Congressional Committee plans a one dollar subscription drive to fund education literature and speaker costs. The finance committee notes tight funds but optimistic prospects for defeating Republican incumbents in New England New York and the Middle West as it targets winning back the House.
John Rigdon King a Civil War veteran and former Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic was born in Hagerstown Maryland on June 24 1844 He enlisted as a private in the Sixth Maryland Volunteer Infantry served throughout the war was wounded three times and spent six months in Libby Prison After the war he helped form the first G A R post in Maryland and held all state offices He was senior vice commander in chief of the National G A R in 1904 and served another term as commander in chief He worked at the Baltimore Custom House for thirty years and later served as United States pension agent in Washington.
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The Forsythe Park baths in Monroe attract large daily crowds as readers praise Texas Carlsbad water touted as a cure for headache indigestion malaria rheumatism bladder and kidney troubles. The Wells report returning twenty five hundred empty bottles signals strong local patronage.
H T Benoit, a notary public, operates from the office located behind the Monroe Building and Loan Association. The notice notes the address and indicates business hours begin in 18 1m.
The committee announces T. H. McGregor of Richland parish as a Democratic candidate for the Fifth Congressional District nomination subject to primary action.
Shreveport judge A. D. Land runs for re election as Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, subject to Democratic party action.
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