Soviet Russia gains control of Poland in secret treaty claims
Bolshevik forces overcome Polish resistance as Brest-Litovsk and Lomza fall. Kovel and other strategic bases northeast of Brest-Litovsk are abandoned as Soviet troops push across the Bieu river, threatening Warsaw and compelling Polish retreat from eastern fortresses.
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Associated Press
Polish
Warsaw
Brest-Litevsk
Lomza
Kovel
Brest-Litovsk
Brest-Litovskie
Europe
Bue
Peles
Salvation Army survey pursues Monroe service push
A representative of the Salvation Army completed a survey in Monroe to assess delinquents poverty and crime as part of a plan to establish a parish advisory board west of the Mississippi. The report says a campaign will follow to organize Salvation Army services in the area.
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Salvation Army Service
Monroe
International Organization
The
Missis
Sippi River
Salvation Army
Secret Polish treaty linked Germany and Soviet Russia revealed
London dispatch reports a secret pact between Germany and Soviet Russia to control Poland before the major Polish offensive. The Warsaw government asks Franco British mission members to brief Paris and London. In Ouachita parish Louisiana, plans for rural teacherages aim to ease boarding shortages for 70 white and 45 colored teachers, with housing to be divided into apartments and provisions for principal occupancy.
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Warsaw
Memmbers
Paris
London
Poland
Louisiana
Prof. Brown
Ouachita Parish
Cacherage
Brown
Russo Polish conflict sparks global anxiety in 1914 style flare
London reports peace delegations leaving Warsaw for Minsk as British officials warn the Russo Polish crisis recalls the gravity of August 1914. A Moscow Soviet leader reportedly urged Russia to accept the initial British armistice proposal with Poland.
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Assocated Press
London
Polis
Warsaw
Minsk
Russia
Associated Press
Leo Kamenoff
Moscow Soviet
Poland
Red Armies Advancing At Six Miles A Day Toward Warsaw
Russian soviet armies pressing toward Warsaw average six miles daily. South of the city they are held, with some retreat reported east of Lemberg as campaigns aim at that objective.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Lemberg
Britain mobilizes two divisions to aid Poland
Paris reports in the Matin that Britain plans rapid mobilization of two divisions for Poland with transportation and provisioning arranged. France and Britain pursue active negotiations to coordinate aid for Poland, while other papers note the bureau liquidating war stocks and cancelling some engagements.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poland
Matin
France
Britain
Bureau
Britain risks war if Bolsheviks push in Poland
London reports quote extremist newspapers claiming Britain warned of war against the Soviet government if the Bolshevik advance into Poland continues. No confirmation from authoritative quarters has been received.
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Britain
London
Russia
Poland
Rotary Luncheon Discusses Juvenile Farm Program and Local Crime
W J Gill of the Louisiana Training Institute outlined the school’s aims and crops grown by students as Rotary Club hears of progress amid funding and facility improvements. Police court records show a rise in drank and disorderly cases attributed to antiseptics despite declines in illicit distilling and home brew activity in north Louisiana. Dr George Booth attends as guest. musical numbers enhance the luncheon program.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Poatlice
W. J. Gill
Louisiana Training Institute
Rotary Club
Runcheon
Gill
George Booth
Presbyterian Church
Leon Hammonds
Zola Young
W. E. Mackenroth
Population rise for Washington and Oregon reported
The census bureau announced that Washington and Oregon together have a population of 783,285, reflecting a 16.4 percent increase over the last decade.
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Washington
Oregon
Bareau
Farmer-Labor Party Denials Publicized By Nominee
Parley C. Chris tenesen, presidential nominee of the Farmer-Labor party, issued a statement from New York denying that the party is controlled by the Industrial Workers of the World. The denial follows charges made in Salt Lake City by two party leaders resigning from Utah state organization.
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New York
Parley C. Christenesen
Farmer-Labor Party
Industrial Workers of the World
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mrs Meyer dies after lingering illness at 81
Mrs Anna Meyer wife of the late Herman Meyer died at her home after a months long illness. An 81 year old native of Galveston Texas she had lived in Monroe for sixty years. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 4 PM from her Jackson street home with burial in the Jewish cemetery.
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Anna Meyer
Herman Meyer
Galveston
Texas
Monroe
Jackson Street
Weather Tonight Quiet, Friday Sees Partly Cloudy Skies
Forecast calls for a generally fair night with light winds and clear to partly cloudy skies later Friday. Temperatures expected to stay mild with no precip.
Inventory of rail properties Monroe to Crossett filed here
An inventory of the property valuation of the railroad purchased by the Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway Company has been filed at the courthouse in Monroe. The old Arkansas and Louisiana Midland railroad, now owned by Frost and associates, was valued at $490,262.90 with breakdowns including rails and tracks $316,946 and real estate $36,106.
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Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Company
Monroe
Arkansas & Louisiana Midland Railroad
Frost and Associates
Primaries Focus on Governor Gubernatorial Races and Legislature
Memphis voters monitored state wide primaries with attention on Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominations and thirteen legislative vacancies. Suffrage leaders tie the Federal Suffrage Amendment outcome to today’s results.
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Memphis
Bashore Receives Six to Nine Month Penitentiary Term
J M Bashore a Texarkana carpenter was sentenced by Judge Fred M Odom in the Sixth District court Monroe to not less than six months nor more than nine months in the Louisiana state penitentiary for obtaining money under false pretenses. He passed two worthless checks at Monroe for 20 and 12 75 on Bradley Hardware and Lynch stores. He was arrested by Texarkana Ark police chief and brought to Monroe. he will be moved to the penitentiary in a few days.
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Ouachita Parish
T O. Brown
J. M. Bashore
Texarkana
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Fred M. Odom
Sixth District
Monroe
Bashore
Bradley Hardware
Lynch
Ark
Ouachita
State Penitentiary
Griggs Sells 2.5 Acres in Parish for 75
T BE Griggs sold to J W Griggs two and one half acres of land in 21 18N 1E for seventy five dollars. The sale records the transfer of property within the parish.
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T. BE. Griggs
J. W. Griggs
Notice to gas customers on payment deadline and disconnection
Gas company warns customers to pay bills by the 10th to save ten percent. Bills not paid by the 20th will result in service disconnection without further notice. NATURAL GAS CO. Inc.
Arkansas and Louisiana Highway Association Planned in Monroe
The Arkansas and Louisiana Highway Association will organize at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at 11 am. Delegates from Dermott Pine Bluff and Little Rock and other Arkansas towns will attend with five or six Louisiana parishes likely to participate. The plan promotes a scenic Little Rock to Alexandria route via Monroe along the Missouri Pacific line to attract motorists and tourists from the north.
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Monroe
Little Rock
Alexandria
Missouri Pacific Railway
G. T. Cross
Dermott
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Cross
Louisiana
Arkansas and Louisiana Highway Association
Ark
Board of Trade
Johnny Rees Elected Officers for Local Camp This Year
Henry W. Allen Camp No. 182 United Confederate Veterans elected officers at the courthouse for the ensuing year. Commander W. P. Renwick and leaders including H. C. Downs L. N. Polk I. Hamilton and others were named. New member J. W. Portis joined from West Carroll parish. Platt and Downs were tasked to seek city and Ouachita police jury support for transportation to the Houston reunion on May 5 to 7.
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Henry W. Allen
United Confederate Veterans
Court House
H. R. Davis
W. M. Platt
W. H. Hall
P. M. Spear
T. J. Heath
J. W. Portis
West Carroll Parish
H. R. Downs
City Commission
Ouachita Police Jury
Ouachita
Houston
Tex
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Lenine
Persh
England
Quachita
Germany
London Times
Mission
Lapine
W. Gill
Louisiana Training School
Rotary Club Today
Monroe Tocrossett
Arkansas and
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Rees
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