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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1923

Page

4

Speeding Theory Sparks Debate On Road Safety

An English student of science argues that high speed may reduce injury when a rider is thrown from a motorcycle, claiming a 90 mile per hour impact could angle the fall to safety. Critics note the theory ignores risks to others and questions overall road safety.

Pardigal Teasiy Jay

Two Views of Temptation in Moral Life

A sermon compares two views of temptation. One argues temptation should be avoided by reform and guarding youth. The other urges facing temptations directly to build character. The piece questions which approach better strengthens humanity long term.

Bishop Atterbury

Risks in Wall Street and margin trading debates

The article summarizes a hearing on speculation and margin trading. It notes the president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York cautions that margin traders risk losing funds and may face public danger. It argues outright buyers have better odds if they can endure prolonged market reversals.

Consolidated Stock Backsnge New York Silki

Spirit of Indifference Grips Nation Amid Unsettled Times

A fragment discusses a broad effect of the Great War era, noting a widespread spirit of indifference that has spread through society and contributed to general conditions of unrest and unsettledness. The passage emphasizes how apathy shapes public mood and actions.

Raspes

Indifference and wartime labor shift amid postwar wakeup

A reflective editorial laments indifference and laziness that followed world war efforts. It contrasts initial wartime dedication with later self interest and profiteering, urging renewed zeal, efficiency, and collective effort to restore normalcy and support the world’s recovery.

Harding trip prompt to mend party rifts with sivam roller

The report notes that upon President Harding’s return he will settle intra party disputes. It adds that the traditional method used by the old guard is described as the sivam roller.

Harding Old Guard

Europe Harvest Rolls In as War-Era Drives Toward Peace

The International Institute of Agriculture in Rome reports Europe’s crops exceed average postwar. It argues nature is normal, but governance and budget decisions affect nations’ prosperity and the peacetime distribution of gains. A note targets budget busting leaders and references a controversial figure, Lasker, amid a financial controversy.

Europe International Institute of Agriculture Rome

Poise And Its Acquisition

A guide on building poise through physical fitness, self belief, self control, clear thinking, and self examination. It stresses daily practice to boost confidence and performance in business and life. The piece notes mental blocks and urges disciplined thought, with a closing quip about Ford.

Leaders to discuss vast Ouachita drainage plan at Rayville meeting

Congressman Riley J. Wilson has accepted an invitation to join a July 12 Rayville session led by J. W. Summerlin of the Tensae Levee Board. The plan aims to form a drainage district covering Ouachita Morehouse and Richland parishes over 700000 acres of currently flooded farmland. The project seeks federal aid, boosts land values and agricultural output, and involves health officials from Memphis to combat malaria.

Riley J. Wilson J. W. Summerlin Tensae J. H. Watkins Ouachita Farm Bureau United States Public Health Service Memphis Ransdall Rayville Summerlin Fred H. Schneider Louisiana Monroe Chamber of Commerce

This Date in History Recounts Notable Births, Deaths and Events

Entries chronicle John Wesley birth and Rousseau life. Washington’s Monmouth clash. Alfred Byers and James Madison obituaries. Victoria coronation. Paris barricade fall. Armenian torpedoing with twenty six lives.

John Wesley Epworth England London Jean Jacques Rousseau Geneeva Washington Monmouth Court House Alfred Byers Ohio University Indiana University Philadelphia Danville James Madison United States Montpelier Port Conway Queen Victoria Westminster Abbey Paris

One Year Ago Highlights From Dublin and North Dakota Primaries

A year ago today ten people died in an attack on the Four Courts in Dublin while Governor Frazier secured the Republican senatorial nomination in North Dakota's primary race.

Dublin Frazier North Dakota

Two Women in Georgia Assembly Sit in House for First Time

Atlanta June 27 as the 1923 session opened at 10 o clock the Georgia house welcomed two women for the first time in its history while the upper house focused on the presidential race. Governors Hardwick and Walker were central figures as the session began with Hardwick's term ending and Walker's beginning. Hardwick planned to speak Friday.

Associated Press Atlanta Georgia Assembly Thomas W. Hardwick Clifford M. Walker Hardwick

International and civic events highlight today across cities

President Harding plans morning and afternoon speeches in Idaho. a Vatican ceremony inaugurates a Pius X monument. Conventions open in Milwaukee and San Francisco as the World Conference on Education convenes. The American Classical League holds its first Michigan conference led by Dean Andrew West of Princeton, famed for debates with Dr. Eliot.

Harding Pocatello Idaho Falls Pius X Vatican Junior Association of Commerce Milwaukee University of Michigan American Classical League Oakland Calif Cincinnati Old Empire Kossovo San Francisco Andrew F. West Princeton University University of Michigan Ioday Dean West Princeton Eliot Harvard Woodrow Wilson Princeon University

Today’s notable birthdays and honorees

Sir Charles Alexander Harris governor and commander in chief of Newfoundland is marked for turning 68. Lyman J. Gage former U S Treasury secretary is listed as 87 with ties to Madison County New York. Otis Skinner renowned American stage actor born in Cambridge Massachusetts 65. Alexis Carral prominent Rockefeller Institute scientist born in France 60.

Sir Charles Alexander Harris Newfoundland Lyman J. Gage Treasury United States Madison County N. Y Otis Skinner Cambridge Mass Alexis Carral Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research France

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