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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
4
The fragment shows a newspaper masthead from Monroe Louisiana with publishing company The News Star Publishing Company Limited and officers E Faulk President Secretary Treasurer, and note of Second Class Matter June 1 1909 at Monroe post office.
Authorized notice states Ben C Dawkins of Monroe runs for the Democratic nomination for District Judge in the Sixth District covering Morehouse and Ouachita parishes. Percy Sandel of Monroe also seeks the same nomination for the Sixth District subject to the Democratic Primary.
The News-Star names Burk A Bridges of Claiborne Parish as a Third District Railroad Commissioner candidate and J J Meredith of Caldwell Parish as a third district incumbent seeking re election, both subject to Democratic party action.
Fred M. Odom of Morehouse parish runs for re election to District Attorney of the Sixth Judicial District serving Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in the Democratic primary.
A candidate in Ouachita Parish seeks nomination for district attorney of the Sixth Judicial District comprising Morehouse and Ouachita parishes, subject to Democratic primary action.
Robert O. Randle files for nomination to the office of District Attorney of the Sixth Judicial District in Ouachita Parish seeking party support. The submission marks a bid to lead the local prosecutor’s office amid a charged political scene.
The article critiques lawmakers for low pay and high Baton Rouge living costs. It notes per diem at 5 dollars, expenses of 3 to 4 dollars daily, and the pressure to cultivate support to push measures. It argues honest members balance merit with political realities.
The salt water natatorium in Monroe has been emptied, cleaned, and resanded after flood damage. It is nearly refilled and ready for summer use as warmer days approach. The piece urges concerted action to attract out‑of‑town visitors with railroad rate incentives and other inducements.
The piece argues that lawmakers face steep campaign costs far above their modest per diem salaries. It notes how the need to fund family expenses excludes poorer candidates and discusses raising per diem as a possible remedy to reduce this barrier and its related evils.
The piece argues that child labor harms both body and mind and calls for compulsory education laws. It cites National Child Labor Committees data showing millions of underage workers and illiteracy, urging laws to keep children in school and out of mills and mines for healthier development.
The piece notes a Baltimore hotel lobby prank where a portrait of Speaker Clark received a note reading He do not PJ Wilson button attached. The item also mentions a July 4th boxing bout and a comic inside Life magazine.
A collection of quips from varied papers on law and order, church saloon distance rules, political dogfights, and playful jabs. Cartoonish exchanges show mayors enforcing ordinances, how to handle rivalries, and lampoons of party politics across several cities.
The Belgian poet Maurice Masterlinck plans a charity boxing match in Paris. A Chicagoan praised his fitness and Riviera life, noting his outdoor winter training at Grasse and his fluent English. He joked that sparring uses a wedding ring in a fight to a finish.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co from Toledo is backed by National Bank of Commerce in Toledo. Cure is taken internally and targets mucous surfaces. Testimonials available, price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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