Million-dollar flood relief sought as Mississippi breaks threat
Emergency measure backed by Southern leaders seeks immediate one million dollars to aid flood control along the Mississippi River. Arkansas City warns levees weaken while workers rush to shore up sections near Greenville and Fulton. Prisoners Bryant and Delaney receive penitentiary sentences in related theft cases.
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Weeks
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Consideration of Tariff Bill Begun in Senate
Senator McCumber of North Dakota opened Senate debate on the tariff bill claiming it will narrow the gap between manufacturers and consumers and cut living costs by lowering prices. He said the finance committee plan would yield about 350 million dollars and boost US manufacturing while preserving import access. CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
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McUmber
N. Dakota
North Dakota
U.S. A
Washington
McCumber
Finance Committee
Tension on levees as residents stay amid flood risks
In Vicksburg on April 21 the population behind the levees remains reluctant to evacuate. Only households flooded by backwaters have left for nearby towns while others camp on the levees awaiting orders. No overt suffering reported. Negroes from the Yazoo basin inundation areas have not moved to aid levee work. River readings show modest rises with minor changes forecast for Arkansas City and Greenville. continuation expected.
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Fulton
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Natchez
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Monroe
Ouachita River Forecasts Distant Reach Near Monroe
The Ouachita River will not reach the 1912 high mark but will rise to about 41.6 to 42 feet at Monroe by April 25, with danger inland mainly south and southwest of Monroe. Observers report rising waters over Grand Street and increasing threat to low-lying areas while levees on the Mississippi remain a key factor.
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Antess Rai
Katie Key
Monroe
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Mississippi River
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Lafourche
Pythian Grand Chancellor Honors New Orleans Lodges
Grand Chancellor Clarence E. Paulk of Monroe La on a three day official visit to New Orleans Pythian lodges. He attends joint meetings at Apollo and Crescent lodges and a final celebration at Concord Lodge before returning home. Lodges report rising membership statewide ahead of the May Grand Lodge meeting.
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Monroe
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Monroe News-Star
Times-Picayune
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Concord Lodge
Demonstration Paving Completed in Monroe on Hudson Lane
Demonstration paving on Hudson Lane from river side to Second Street is finished. E J Deas Construction Texas Oil Victory Gravel and Fred Mitchell along with The Deal Construction Company donated time material or both. City and parish officials express satisfaction with the display paving benefiting the parish in River Front.
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Hudson Lane
River Side
Second Street
E. J. Deas Construction Company
Texas Oil Company
Victory Gravel Company
Fred Mitchell
Deal Construction Company
River Front
Moore
Parish
Police Jury moves to cut Ouachita parish assessments
Ouachita parish Police Jury met with president John M. Breard and urged assessor Joe Hanna to accept figures from the parish board of affairs for May hearings to lower parish taxes. A committee led by Fred Peters will work with the board on reductions while parish engineer Daigre criticized a $260 annual maintenance fund per mile in the McGuire Cattle Co. bid.
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Ouachita Parish
John M. Breard
Joe Hanna
Parish Board of Affairs
Fred
Millions to Go Into Buildings for Schools in Old Louisiana
Louisiana school building projects expand across the state as architects report large expenditures for new schools. J W Smith of Monroe cites a statewide revival in education and plans in North South and central regions. Contracts awarded for several new facilities include a $53 900 project in Sicily Island a $11 000 building in Manifest and a $34 000 school in Natitoches parish with a May 19 bond election in Harrisonburg for a $75 000 facility.
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J. W. Smith
Monroe
Mr. Smith
R. J. McBride
Beaumont
Tex
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News office raid marks attempt to halt Griffith speech report
In Sligo, Ireland, April 21 armed men raided the offices of the Sligo Champion and smashed the type to stop publication of a report on Sunday's meeting where Arthur Griffith, president of the Dail Éireann, spoke in favor of a free state treaty.
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Sligo
Ireland
Sligo Champion
Arthur Griffith
Dail Éireann
Uprising in Vera Cruz Sparks Military Action
Report from Mexico notes General Sanchez led operations in Vera Cruz toward the Huatusco region to confront Francisco Gorozave who started a local uprising with about three hundred forces. The text also mentions contract bids, a maintenance fund issue, and a parish decision on graveling railroad crossings.
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Mexico
Obregon
Sanchez
Vera Cruz
Huatusco
Francisco Gorozave
Thermatomic inspectors visit carbon plant in Monroe
Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburg and L. C. Frobiek of Pittsburg lead a Pennsylvania group including Carroll Miller and R. H. Uhlinger to Monroe to inspect the Thermatomic Carbon Company plant at Sterlington. The plant, using a new process, is said to produce eight to ten times as much carbon as older methods and will be finished within sixty days.
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Thermatomic Carbon Company
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Pittsburg
L. C. Frobieb
Federal Engineering Company
Carroll Miller
Thermatomie Carbon Company
R. H. Uhlinger
Pennsylvania
Thermatomic Company
Sterlington
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