Peace Resolution Moves Toward Senate Passage
Rep Freed of Virginia, ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, announced a motion to recommit would seek a straight repeal of all war time laws. Republican leaders expected defeat but count on passage after debate ends this afternoon. Democrats conceded Republicans have the votes to carry the program.
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Washington
Senate
Representative Freed
Virginia
Foreign Affairs Committee
He Anid
Missing purse mystery ends in Monroe court verdict
Lucetta Williams testified in City of Monroe versus Mary Turner that a fortune teller named two dark skinned women and a black man as suspects. Williams tracked the purse to Mary Turner, who was fined 50 dollars plus costs after arrest by Judge Charles Schulze.
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Clue
Lucetta Williams
Charles Schulze
Lacetta
City of
Monroe
Mary Turner
Mary
Cetta
Lucetti
Lucetta
Schulze
Ouachita Hotel Project Moves Toward May 1 Contract
Ouachita Hotel Company board meets at Monroe Chamber of Commerce to advance plans for a six story hotel with about 190 rooms. Projected cost ranges from 740000 to 750000 dollars. Architect firm Mann & Stern to finalize plans. May 1 contract award anticipated. M P Nicol of Alfred Struck Company presents estimates.
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Louisville
Ouachita Hotel Company
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Mann & Stern
Little Rock
M. P. Nicol
Alfred Struck Company
South
Eugene J. Stern
Stern
Nico
United States
Railroad strike spreads as more workers join action
AP dispatch from Chicago reports continued railroad labor unrest with over a dozen more men walking out. Brotherhood officials say the Chicago district walkout has reached a peak and will be extended within forty eight hours, with other areas expected to follow suit.
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Associated Press
Chicago
World War Tension Grows as Cuba Seized by Enemies
Havana reports enemy ships seized by forces amid world war, official state statement claims Cuba remains in the path of conflict.
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Associated Prems
Havana
Gasoline Blaze at Milner Company Quenched Quickly
A small gasoline fire at the Milner Company this morning was contained by swift fire department response preventing damage. Sabbath services at Temple B'Nei Brith begin tonight at 7 30 with a sermon by the Rabbi on Reverence the third in a series on the Ten Commandments and their modern application.
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Milnereter Company
Temle B'Nei Brith
Tennesseeans Visit Monroe for Oil Gas Rights Sale
Horace Frierson Jr and Charles Wrierson prominent plumbers of Tennessee are in Monroe for one day as guests of Hotel Monroe. They aim to sell a 34 tract nine miles north of Monroe for all gas rights, a valuable property likely to attract buyers. The article also notes political and personal notices from Nebraska and Missouri.
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Horace Frierson, Jr
Charles Wrierson
Plumbin, Tenn
Monroe
Frierson
Steady Work and Good Pay in South Carbon Company
Steady work and good pay advertised by the South Carbon Company in Fairbanks Louisiana.
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In Carbon Company
Fairbanks, la
Derrick Work Under Way at Allen Oil Site West of West Monroe
Derrick construction contracted for a new well five miles west of the West Monroe Allen Oil Company site. D. D. Nowlin of Shreveport secured the derrick contract and a seven to eight man crew has arrived to build the structure within days. Drilling equipment and machinery are expected shortly as work proceeds at 36-142.
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Mestrs, Morris and Quigg
Allen Oil Company
D. D. Nowlin
Shreve
West Monroe
Small Fire Damages Cabin Near Depot
A minor blaze broke out in a negro cabin near the Missouri Pacific depot on South Eighth street last night at 7:30. Firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the fire with only $2.50 in damage reported.
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Missouri Pacific
South Eighth Street
Deputy Sheriff Roper Arrests Three Black People
Deputy Sheriff Roper placed Matthew Warren a Black man under arrest for disturbing the peace at a Black church near Lenwill sawmill after he was indicted by the Ouachita parish grand jury. Warren posted bond of 100 pounds and was released. Dewey Williams and Hattie May two Black individuals were arrested at Fairbanks by Deputy Sheriff Roper for alleged home robberies and theft of wearing apparel totaling 100 dollars. They were brought to Monroe and jailed.
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Matthew Warren
Lenwill
Sherif Roper
Warren
Ouachita Parish
Roper
Monroe
Dewey Williams
Hattie May
Fairbanks
Endom Garage Construction to Begin on Grammont Street
Monday work starts on a large brick garage by the Fred Endom Transfer Co on Grammont street between Jackson and Osk streets. It will cost 14,900 dollars and be built by Gehr Construction Co with 6,009 square feet of floor space.
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Fred Endom Transfer Company
Grammont Street
Jackson
Osk
Gehr Construction Company
C.iy
KR. C. Casper
Grandster
Luke Locets
Adama Street
T'rtweenth
Fourteenth Street
W. M. Mellock
North Carolina Solons Set to Ratify Woman Suffrage
Washington April report cites Secretary Dannvie as saying North Carolina Democrats favor ratification of the woman suffrage amendment and that the legislature will be called into a special session to approve it, reaching the required thirty six states. Mrs Catt noted in a telegram.
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Washington
North Carolina
Dannvie
Arrest of Rosa Tucker in a knife incident at work
Rosa Tucker, a Black woman, was arrested by Police F G Benton on a charge of drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon with intent to commit crime after a confrontation with another Black woman. The victim was injured and taken to St Francie sanitarium. Willie Tucker, the husband, was also arrested for investigation.
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Rosa Tucker
F. G. Benton
St. Francie Sanitarium
Willie Tucker
Sanitary Fees Due at Board of Health Office
Sanitary fees are now due and payable at the Board of Health office in City Hall. Call and settle before the 15th to avoid a penalty. Louis Fox, 3-101. See Board of Health.
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The
Board of Health
City Hall
Louis Fox
United States Stays Neutral on German Crisis Involvement
Washington reports America will observe rather than participate in the new German situation after French troops entered the Kaer district. Anglo Saxon races reportedly avoid joining French occupation despite treaty violations. Diplomats discuss potential conversations to ease tensions.
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Washington
America
Kahr
Germany
British stance on Srnakfort fuels Entente talks
Paris reports that Britain may push for diplomatic talks with France and other Entente powers about Germany after commenting on the French occupation of Srnakfort. Officials in Paris say the issue could prompt a broader discussion of action toward Germany.
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Paris
Srnakfort
Entente
Germany
Jin
Italian troops deployed to marble districts amid strike talks
London reports Italian troops have been sent to Viareggio Carrara and Massa in the marble quarry region along the western coast. Rome says leaders of the Socialist party are weighing an extension of a general strike already in parts of the country.
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Associated Press
London
Apri
Viareggio
Carrara
Massa
Italy
Rome
Socialist Party
Britain's Attitude Bitter Pill for France
Paris dispatches view Britain's stance on French troop advances into German territory east of the Rhine as a bitter pill for France. Belgium's support for France is seen as unlikely to fully compensate for this position.
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Britain
France
Associated Press
Paris
Rhine
London
Belgium
Lieutenant Kalein Killed Near Niderwollstadt
Berlin reports Lieutenant Count Kalein was killed by a French patrol near Niderwollstadt sixteen miles north of Frankfort in a semi official dispatch from Frankfort dated April 9.
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Berlin
Count Kalein
Niderwollstadt
Frankfort
Italy Backs U S and Britain on French Occupation
London April 9 Italy aligns with Great Britain in opposing France's occupation of Frankfort. The Evening Vittorio Scialoia says Italy shares this sentiment, and the French foreign minister notes there has been no diplomatic exchange justifying France assuming Italian approval.
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Associated Tress
London
Italy
Frankfort
Great Britain
Vittorio Scialoia
France
Navy Planned War Against Central Power Before 1917
Rear Admiral Fletcher told the Senate investigating committee that two years before U S entry in World War I the Navy General Board prepared a comprehensive plan for war against a Central Power. He rebutted Sims by noting many such plans existed, covering all naval operations under assumed war conditions.
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Washington
United States
Navy General Board
Europe
Fletcher
Senate
Mie
Sims
Germany
Pletcher
Storm knocks out telephones and floods strike Jackson area
A Jackson windstorm caused extensive property damage and heavy rainfall in Monroe and Ouachita parish. Monroe reports 2.85 inches of rain in 24 hours, with widespread floods and lightning. Rail service suffered washouts on the Vicksburg Shreveport line delaying trains to Monroe. Electric wiring and telephone systems sustained damage while repairs proceed.
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Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific
Monroe
Louisiana
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ouachita Parish
A. V. Miller
Katie Key
Shreveport
Connor
Ouachita Amusement Co to Transform West Monroe Site
Ouachita Amusement Company, formed in West Monroe, has purchased W. S. Heard property on Trenton Street from Woo to Cotton for 10000 dollars, 3500 cash, plans a 15000 dollar theater and remodels the one story brick building by May 15. Other real estate transfers include Will Atkinson selling lots in Lee Avenue addition for 1521 dollars and Louis Gimler Jr selling lots in Lovers Lane for 4000 dollars. Charles Beatle sold timber rights on 119 acres in Monroe for 1700 dollars cash.
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Ouachita Amusement Company
West Monroe
W. S. Heard
Trenton Street
Woo Street
Cotton Street
Heard
Millsaps Prop
Erty
Will Atkinson
B. F. Tatum
Edward B. Greer
Lee Avenue
Monroe
Louis Gimler, Jr
Monroe Building and Loan Association
Lovers Lane
Charles Beatle
Eckhardt and Lennor Company, Incorporated
Mangham and Ouachita Vie For Northeastern Louisiana Basketball Title
Ouachita Parish High School meets Mangham High School in Monroe for the northeastern Louisiana championship game. The Feb Rayville tournament leaders clash to decide the title with a silver loving cup to be awarded by Richland Parish Athletic Association. Fans from Monroe and surrounding towns expected to attend.
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Ouachita Parish
Mangham High
Monroe
Louisiana
Rayville
Ouachita High School
Mangham
Richland Parish Athletic Association
J. E. Humphries
City awards contract for new plant to Foundation Co
The Monroe city commission awarded a contract to The Foundation Company of New York for building the water works and electric light and power plant and installing equipment. Sealed bids for the city market property purchase are due April 24. The project will be funded from improvement bonds approved by voters on November 18.
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Foundation CO
City Markethouse
DeSiard and
Catalps Streets
DeSiard Street
Catalpe
Monroe
Foundation Company
New York City
Monroe News-Star
City of
Notice to Gas Customers on Payment Deadline
Gas consumers are urged to pay bills on or before the 10th to save ten percent. If unpaid by the 20th, service will be discontinued without further notice. Natural Gas Co., Inc.
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