25 Jun 1926
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
1
A humorous monologue about a man whose seaside lodging overflows with boats water and sea life. The narrator describes leaks and aquatic intrusions from boats battleships and a whale under a pillow as the man tries to sleep through nautical chaos. The piece ends with plans to vacation in an airplane to sleep with open windows.
John Dillon, aged seventy five, a famed Irish politician and surgeon, enters history as a leading anti-Parnellite. He served in Parliament since the 1880s, led the anti-Parliament party, faced imprisonment for seditious utterances, helped found the United League in the United States, and later led the Nationalist party as chairman.
Louisiana leaders urged urgent legislation and emergency funding to expand state mental hospitals. Ouachita Parish highlighted as a case where inmates suffer in parish jails due to lack of space and money. The plea seeks enough capacity statewide to place all mentally ill residents in proper care.
The Playground and Recreation Association of America reports rising urban recreation use with over eighteen million dollars spent on municipal grounds. Baseball dominates popularity with 161,768 players and 11 million spectators in 31 cities, while golf and tennis expand. adults now make up about half of sports participants and overall participation climbs 55 percent to 585,045. Residents see playgrounds as essential boons for city life.
The Louisiana Senate is praised for defeating anti evolution legislation and upholding enlightened leadership. The editorial urges legislators to vote by informed judgment rather than bowing to public opinion, warning that reflexive pandering harms democracy and paves the way for authoritarianism.
The piece laments strong support for tobacco tax as the chosen school funding method while opposition argues for a better alternative. It urges Senate action to resolve the issue, insisting the legislature bears responsibility for any fallout. It mentions unrelated legends and notable figures in passing without focusing on them.
The 1877 Grammont and St. John Baptist church, donated by Mrs. Phinetta B. Hasley who died in 1878, will be moved to the rear and enclosed in brick as part of a new church complex with the old building serving as the Sunday school room. Monroe ball team beats Rayville 6 4 in a rain-shortened game ended after six innings with Hooter Averett’s grand slam.
Today marks anniversaries including LeBaron Colt born 1846 in Dedham and Langdon Cleves died 1924 in Columbia. The 1868 re admission of Southern States to Congress over a veto, 1876 Bell exhibit at Philadelphia, and 1904 French President Carnot honored as Congress adjourned.
The National Association of Music Merchants notes a decade of change as autos radios and canned music curb piano demand. About ten million pianos remain on shelves while factories face lower output, yet real musicians still seek personal, self-made music and will keep buying pianos through a smaller but steady market.
The King uses the Crown of England solely for the coronation. For all other state occasions he bears the State Crown.
Text shows garbled phrases about hierarchy and manners within French culture. The fragment mentions inferiors bowing to superiors and children addressing elders, but readability is limited and no clear event or date is present.
1903 report notes the U S Navy European squadron being received by the German emperor at Kiel. 1916 entry records Corporal Victor Chapman of the American Flying Squadron killed in an air battle near Verun. 1921 item states Senator Walsh of Montana chosen permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention in Madison Square Garden.
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