Final phase of peace conference stage set
The stage is set for the last phase of peace talks as Germany's plenipotentiaries head to Versailles. Italy's MPs debate Orlando's Paris situation, while Rome expects a quick return. Reports claim Mary may have suspended, not withdrawn, from negotiations. Rumania fights Soviet forces in Hungary as US troops pull back from northern Russia fronts.
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League of Nations
Germany
Versailles
Italy
Rome
Paris
Orlando
Mary
National Council
Fiume
Hungary
Mussina
Summer Training Camps for Reserve Officers Approved
War Department approves six cantonments nationwide for summer reserve officers camps from June 21 to August 2. Campachary Taylor Kentucky hosts units for Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Texas Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and a junior division for preparatory school boys. Eligible junior entrants must have two years of schooling and be over sixteen.
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Former Louisiana Man Kills Self After Shootingйл
Police probe a shooting at Ocean Park that left Mrs Theresa Hoover seriously wounded and Louis P Ramsey a former Louisiana senator and jeweler believed to have shot himself. Ramsey had rented a house for Miss Coles and after firing a shot through a locked bathroom door, reportedly failed to assist Hoover before dying by suicide.
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Mre. Hoover
Rany
Coles Me
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Pagsielly
Tioover
Pencirclement of Much Reported Near Munich
Paris dispatches report government troops completed a pincer around Much by occupying a position thirty-five miles northeast of Munich. The maneuver left the town closely approached from all sides as the campaign continued.
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Paris
Ansoted Press
Dieteries
Munich
German Delegates Arrive for Peace Terms Presentation
Versailles April 28 German peace commission brings 87 members to scene of presentation. The second party to reach the venue includes 30 women and additional delegates.
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Versailles
Ey Asseated
Insulting Note Triggers Narrow Escape for Bolden
George Bolden, a negar painter and paper hanger, was shot after an insulting note bearing his signature was delivered to a white resident on Lee Avenue, prompting five shots that injured his right leg. He was amputated and jailed, then moved to Shreveport as mob rumors swirled. Bolden denies writing the note and claims innocence.
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George Holden
Bolden
Lee Avenue
Nolen
Golden
Lee
Sanita
Shreveport
Peace Conference favors labor legislation in treaty
Nine clauses proposed by the commission on international labor legislation for insertion in the peace treaty were adopted by the Peace Conference and made public by the State Department. They include an eight hour day, a weekly day of rest, abolition of child labor, equal pay for men and women, and the right of association for all lawful purposes.
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Washington
Commission On International Labor
Peace Conference
State Department
Martial law proclaimed after telephone operators strike
Linton Indiana April 29 martial law has been proclaimed after trouble during the telephone operators strike. State troops patrol the streets aided by police in maintaining order.
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Linton
Ind
Associated Press
Chicago Bears Slash Prices
Tremendous price slashing occurred on the Board of Trade as grain and provisions traders moved to unload on a declining market. Corn and hogs led the drops with declines of about 1 to 4 cents per bushel and $1.30 per barrel on pork, amid signals of cheaper values and a halted wheat flour export purchase by the government.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Board of Trade
First Clears
Victory Mixead
Wilson Said to Be First President of Nations League
A proposal calls for the League of Nations to hold its first meeting in Washington this year. If the assembly convenes there, President Wilson is expected to be asked to become the league's first president.
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Associated Press
League of Nations
Washington City
Washington
Wilson
League
Workers in Loan Drive Teams Listed for Victory Liberty Loan
The article lists the personnel of the Victory Liberty Loan drive, detailing multiple teams with captains and lieutenants. Names include R Downes, L Milner, P Fudickur, Sig Masur, J B Foster, M H Marx, J R Anders, D A Haas, Jno Jer ring, EB N Forshei m, Th WW Wolt, J M Cobb, A Horuff, and others.
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L. P. Milner
Paul Fudickur
Geo. Weaks
R. ©. Windes
Henry Blanks
Henry Bernstein
Sig Masur
Mike John
Sam Smith
K. L. Prophit
A. M. Thornton
Abe Arent
M. H. Marx
H. L. Rosenheim
Geo. Romano
E. J. Sugar
D. A. Haas
A. V. Miller
R. B. Clanke
M. M. Munholland
Herman Masur
Jno
Jerring
W. S. Terrell
S. J. Rivoibe
Z. A. Sulh
Jo, Gimeler
EB. N. Florsheim
R. B. Frizzell
Henry Briggs
J. W. Collens
Sidney Jeffrson
Capt. Renwick
Hudspeth
Fred Stovall
Hal Stewart
Th. WW. Wolt
R. BE. Major
R. 1
Wood
A. Horuff
J. 8
Bloch
Wrney Oakland
Sam Awl
Parl Hill
Lions
D. Q. Trousdale
Trents
B. N. Faulk
P. M. Atking
A. S. Kuhn
W. If. de- Graffereid
J. M. Breeth
Blackmon
A. R. ‘Raylor
Mo.p. R. R
Lee
Stamm
V. S
L. Rn
Pere Kuson
L. M. RR
Republicans Urged To Withhold Comment On League Covenant
Telegrams sent to all Republican senators by Senator Lodge and Senator Curtis urge public expression be withheld until the Republican conference decides on the party’s attitude toward the League of Nations covenant.
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Washington
iBy
Associated Press
Lodge
Massachusets
Curtis
Kansas
Delegates Discuss Indemnities and Kiao Chau Talk
Paris April 20 The Council of Three met with Baron Makino and Viscount Chinda for nearly an hour this morning. Kiao Chau likely discussed as part of the talks. The council also heard a Belgian cabinet committee on indemnities at the session start.
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Paris
Ty Associated Press
Council of Three
Wilson
Baron Makino
Viscount Chinda
Kiao Chau
Beinning
Strike without notice claims by 39 Monroe shopmen
Monroe April 2 1919 The Monroe News Star reports Missouri Pacific machinists at Monroe struck after seeking to place a foreman in charge when a regular foreman was sick or absent. Superintendent A R Taylor says there was no notice or appeal per union agreement and cites existing foremen structure and pending company meeting.
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Mditor
Monroe News-Star
Missouri
Paciille
Curley
Machinists
Little Rock
Genereal
A. R. Taylor
Mo. Pac. R. R. Co
Telephone Rates to Be Increased Here May Be
Rates in Louisiana and Mississippi towns outside New Orleans and Shreveport rise from 24 to 50 cents monthly per line. The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co says the national deficit exceeds 20 million dollars for 1919 and that higher receipts are needed to maintain service and pay workers.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Shreveport
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Burleson
United States
Cumberlang Telephone
Cumberland Telephone Company
Southern Bell
Cumberland
Shriners Parade Opens Public Ceremonial Week
A large public crowd witnessed Shriners begin their ceremonial as Rev. Sir Albert Lutz delivered a keynote at the Masonic Temple. The event highlighted Knight Templar ideals amid a festive parade featuring Monroe Boy Scouts El Karuba Band and a notable procession through town.
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