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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
4
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A humorous account describes Chicago robberies pushing police into private kitchens where cooks hold dozens of officers. A neighbor’s bicycle stops a burglar. seven policemen in one house fail to prevent thefts worth ten thousand dollars.
Felix Weingartner, a renowned European conductor and composer born in 1863 in Dalmatia, has been chosen chairman of the newly formed League of Nations Commission for Intellectual Collaboration. He trained at Graz and Leipzig and held posts in Berlin and other cities before directing Berlin's royal orchestra concerts. He has visited America and led the Philharmonic Society in New York for three seasons and was married to singer Lucille Marcel, who died in 1921.
Today features Gilbert Grosvenor of the National Geographic Society born in Constantinople fifty years ago, Richard Folsom Cleveland born in Princeton New Jersey twenty eight years ago, Lt. Rev. Gouverneur F Mosher born in Stapleton New York, George C Peery born in Cedar Bluff Virginia fifty two years ago, with other entries noting places and ages.
The article notes Greece pulling troops from Bulgarian territory amid political upheaval and cabinet resignations in Feneir. It argues the move could strengthen League of Nations credibility, signaling potential for a steadier international order and momentum toward outlawing war, though warns of limits.
An AP dispatch in Washington laments the ways and means committee handling of tax reduction debates. It argues lobbying favors paid interests over broad citizen voices and that string pulling governs legislation with funds limited for many Americans.
The West Monroe mayor loses his 1915 automobile to theft Monday night. The loss is felt not for insurance money but for sentimental value, as the vehicle carried personal meaning after years of use. The piece notes many people form emotional bonds with familiar possessions and overlook their value until lost.
The New York World calls the one cent piece the useless penny noting its shrinking purchasing power from past treats to today. It recalls when a penny bought small items like gum and candy and even a pair of cigarettes but now the value has declined sharply.
The piece argues that emphatic assertion does not prove truth and the true progress comes from reasons and evidence. It cites Johnson and Goldsmith to show bow wow arguing fails to advance ideas and emphasizes building a logical base to persuade and change minds.
The 1886 ceremony marked Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty dedication as a symbol of Franco American friendship. In 1892 the Anchor Line steamship Roumania wrecked off Portugal with over 100 lives lost. In 1900 Professor Max Muller, renowned Orientalist and philologist, is noted.
1818 Abigail Adams dies in Quincy Massachusetts born Weymouth November 22 1744. 1821 first sale of lots held in Indianapolis. 1767 French army arrives in Italy to aid the Pope against opponents.
The Monroe Fair Association opens its third annual exhibit and race meet with larger agriculture livestock poultry and merchants displays than prior years. A fire in the eastern city section threatens a loss near fifty thousand dollars. Health officials pledge action over unsanitary dairies as inspectors are sent to Monroe. The Cosmopolitan Show band serenades the News Star office with Press Agent L R Harris and Manager H Snyder present.
An old time notice advertises remedies for itching rashes and skin ailments including eczema and related sores. It mentions Collin's Pharmacy in Monroe as the selling point for these preparations.
The article argues the penny remains economically useful for common purchases such as a paper, a train water cup, candies, gum and small toys. It notes that even as values rise, the one cent coin still buys small items and a daily paper in many cities, countering the view that the penny is useless.
The record notes key events including 1902 James J. Keane consecrated as Roman Catholic bishop of Cheyenne. 1917 Lieutenant Harden as the first American wounded in trench warfare in France. 1923 Lloyd George visited Civil War battlefields in Virginia.
Professionals recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight and curb grippe flu symptoms. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water provide purging without nausea, then next morning the cold vanishes and appetite returns. Family package with directions is 85 cents at drug stores.
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