Victory Liberty Loan Parade Showcases Young Heroes
A Monroe town parade honors past and future heroes in a Victory Liberty Loan event. Fifteen hundred bright-faced children marched from Court Square, led by Capt. Louis I. Rolleigh and Lieut. John Rangom, with Boy Scouts, Victory Girls and Victory Boys in a well organized display. The crowd praised returning soldiers and workers in Red Cross, War aids, and stamp sales who supported the loan effort and the nation’s future prosperity.
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Young America
Monroe
West Monroe
Auto
Henbr
Merica
Louis I. Rolleigh
Arshal
Court Square
Ohn
Rangom
Republic
Ladder of Knowledge
I Corps
Bond Drive Under Way for Monroe Victory Loan
Monroe gears up to raise 330000 for the Victory Liberty Loan with a City Chamber of Commerce meeting. Campaign captains and Boy Scouts organize teams, offer prizes, and post daily standings on Collens Pharmacy window board to spur quick citywide subscriptions.
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Monroe
Victory Liberty Loan
Chamber of Commerce
Monrog
Collens
Phar Macy
R. Downes, Jr
Sig. Mawr
M. H. Marx
J. 8
Oakland
Sam
Awl
Karl Bill
Trousdale
Missouri
A. R. Taylor
Ladies Committee
J.¢ Sam
Leo Merguson
L. N. Lareche
P.M. Atkins
P.C. Willis
Kd. Downes
Jn. F. G. Thatcher
Sig Marx
J. Y. Covington
Judson W. Smith
Travis Oliver
Hoy Scouts of America
Parker Urges Mississippi Valley Development Plan
John M. Parker of New Orleans, president of the Mississippi Valley Association, urged development of the Mississippi Valley from the Rockies to the Alleghenies and from the lakes to the Gulf at the association's first annual convention in Chicago on April 23.
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Chicago
Cby Associate Press
Missippi
Ies
Alleghenies
Fire At Lakes
Gulf
John M. Parker
New Eans
Mississippi Wey Association
Og meet Thursday at Mounds 1A
A goodly number of representatives and progressive stock raisers head for Mounds on the 8:45 train Thursday morning to attend the Spring meeting of Louisiana Swine Breed. The following have signed to go: W. Phillips, T. Hank Moore, T. H. Moore, A. H. Gerson, Iman. McCure, 5B. Hunt, W. T. nt, BE. 8. Aby, a Sandley, H. Millsaps, T.J. Shelton. Parish run experts Jackson and Shan. will accompany the party.
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Mounds
Louisiana
W. Phillips
T. Hank Moore
Gs. T. H. Moore
A. H. Gerson
Iman. McCure
Hunt
W. T. Nt
Aby
A Sandley
H. Millsaps
T.J. Shelton
Parish
Jackson and
Shan
Palian Premier May Quit Conference
Premier Orlando threatens to quit the conference today if Fiume and Dalmatian questions are not satisfactorily adjusted. The London report cites pressure for a settlement and potential return to Italy.
America as world banker drives Liberty Loan sales
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting, Hon. George K. E. Hadley of the Federal Shipping Board and Congressman Riley J. Wilson spoke on salesmanship and cooperation. Hadley said America finances Allied nations and must not fail the new bond issue, while Wilson praised loyal cooperation that enabled wartime achievements and oversubscription of Liberty Loans.
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Victory Liberty Loan
Chamber of Commerce
George KE. Hadley
Federal Shipping Board
Riley J. Wilson
Hadley
Minden
America
Wilson
Washington
United States
Dr Mayer Addresses Schools on Tuberculosis and Prevention
Dr Fred J Mayer visitor to Ouachita on 15 Monroe Tuesday promotes anti tuberculosis campaign. He lectures at City High Parish High and Colored High, explains mosquito doctrine infection sources in cattle and people and urges boiling milk and water from polluted sources. He warns against spitting and highlights The Pines charity work and hopes Ouachita adopts a local Pines to aid afflicted residents.
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Fred J. Mayer
Louisiana Anti-Tuberculosis League
Monroe
J. L. Neville
Ouachita
State League
Red Cross
St George's Day Observed Across London Dinners Planned
London marks St George's Day with Victory and Peace themes at dinners and meetings. The article notes the long standing celebration of April 23 in honor of England's patron saint, martyred in Nicomedia in 303 and later named national by Edward III's era despite a 1222 Oxford council decree.
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London
Old England
England
St. George
Nicomedia
Edward III
Oxford
Chicago Race Riots Bell Coastline South Side Fights
Chicago April 23 A series of fights on the South Side between white and negro residents left one likely dead and many injured. Bricks clubs and bullets were used as tensions rose after influx of black residents from the South Side belt area. Bombs have been exploded in the district recently.
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Chicago
Black Belt
Pine Island Oil Field Panic Prompts State Action Call
Shreveport recounts how Pine Island once a leading oil field produced about 40 000 barrels daily during the war. After armistice pipeline companies halted new output and limited existing wells, sending tankers to Mexico for inferior product. Locals urge legislation to make pipelines common carriers to protect state resources and force steady field production.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Feld
Pine Island
Pipe Line
Mexico
Rebuilding of National Guard Begins Under War Dept Plan
Washington April 28 The War Department through the Bureau of Military Affairs authorized seven regiments one army battalion of infantry one squadron of cavalry and eighteen coast artillery companies to replace state troops in peacetime under the national defense act. Additional unit authorizations are expected soon.
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Washington
National Guards
War Department
Bureau of Military Affairs
Coast Artillery
Italy and Japan edge toward compromise at peace talks
Dispatches from Paris report Italy ready to listen to compromise on Dalmatian coast and Fiume while Japan presses for gains. China and Japan dispute unsettled as League of Nations looms. Soviet Hungary turmoil leaves control unclear with munitions factory operating in Budapest.
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Associated Press
Savaccen
Paris
Trenh
Italy
Deley
Indic
T Ian
Ceose
Jugo-Slavia
China
Japan
League of Nations
Hungary
Budapest
Turkey
London
Allies to receive German delegates at Versailles
The Allies and Associated Governments informed the German government through Gen Nudant at Spa that they are ready to receive German delegates at Versailles on April 8th.
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Paris
Nudant
Spa
Versailles
Russians Opposed to Forming Bolshevik Forces
Archangel April 23 Opposition by North Russia officials to feeding Bolshevik Russia is not due to unwillingness to provision the area held by allied forces but to doubt the plan’s efficacy against Bolshevism. The Archangel government head told the Associated Press that aiding Bolshevik Russia would align with the Bolsheviki.
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London
Associated Press
John Cope
Archangel
North Russia
Paris
Russia
Italians Stand Firm at Peace Conference Over Fiume
Paris April 23 The Thalassian delegation reasserted its firm stance on Fiume and warned it would not return to the conference unless the council shifts. An early settlement seems unlikely as President Wilson also stays firm. With Premier Orlando absent, Clemenceau Lloyd George and Wilson resume talks on China and Japan.
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Paris
Thaling
Fiume
Wilson
Orlando
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
China
Japan
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