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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
4
The News-Star announces Allan Sholars as a candidate for delegate from Ouachita parish and Carl H. McHenry as a delegate from Ouachita parish. Col Frank P. Stubbs Jr. is named in Ouachita parish.
Editorial urges Monroe residents to drop personal grievances and work together for paved streets, clean sidewalks, neat towns, and underground utilities. It notes financial hardship but argues progress is possible with public effort and city plans to modernize water, gas, electricity, and telecommunication lines.
A plea for renewed civic effort asks Monroe residents to back local officials, improve streets, and benefits from utilities. The message emphasizes perseverance, unity, and personal responsibility to avoid stagnation and progress the community. Citizens are urged to answer with loyalty and action.
Complaints mount over a new state law forcing interstate travelers to declare the value of their trunk contents and pay insurance on declared values even if already insured. Senator Cummings' plan is criticized as a gimmick aimed at benefiting few and prompting a repeal of the last session amendment. Critics say the measure burdens rail passengers with red tape and insurers the public.
Chicago Mayor Thompson a Republicman earns praise for ending a three day street car strike. Reports say he labored with city representatives and secured an arbitration committee of which he was a member. He urged public welfare over politics as employers and workers were urged to consider the public.
Some observers say Henry Ford’s auto enterprise is not a business at all but a miracle. Ford’s popularity remains mixed as his methods spark debate among supporters and critics.
The Allentown Democrat lauds Henry Ford for a self funded success driven by efficiency while condemning tariff advocates. Reports note Ford’s growth from near poverty to vast stock holdings and a capital increase, with supporters saying his method relies on paying for efficiency through wages and profit sharing.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and chronic ailments. It promises relief from pain and simultaneous healing with a price of 25c, 50c, and 1.00.
A retrospective marks one year since Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination and outlines major outcomes. It cites battles, territorial changes, and naval losses, noting Germany and Austria's aggression, Allied responses, and U.S. neutrality shifting after the Lusitania sinking.
Two days after France moved to Bordeaux the Marne battle began while Russians seized Lemberg. German forces retreated to the Aisne as Rheims was bombarded and British warships Aboukir Cressy and Hogue were sunk. Belgian and Belgian government moves, Antwerp siege, and battles at Ypres Vistula Warsaw and Havre are noted with mutiny in Africa led by General de Wel.
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