Cox's Charge Introduces Campaign Expenditure Inquiry
The Senate committee opened its inquiry into Republican and Democratic campaign funds in Chicago with Senator Kenyon presenting newspaper accounts of Cox's Pittsburg speech and the governor's reply. Will Hays cited a five million dollar GOP total for 1920, noting 1.1 million spent by the exiting committee.
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Cox
Pittsburg
Committee
Senator Kenyon
Associated Press
Chicago
Kenyon
Reed
Senate
Senatorial Committee
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Will Hays
National Republican Committee
Hays
George Carroll
New Jersey Association of Liquor Interests
Birds of a Feather Lions Warf By Morsis
A fragment from a local page shows a quirky title Birds of a Feather and author Morsis. The text hints at a comic or column piece with playful wordplay and potential misprints in the headline.
Commercial orchard plans emerge in Ouachita parish for peaches and plums
E R Gray and partners purchase land in Drew community to establish peach and plum orchards and vine yards. Backers expect hundreds of acres, aiming to create extensive fruit growing and boost Ouachita parish to a top South region producer. Orchard expert B Szymoniak from Louisiana State University endorses hill country sites for peaches and plums and stresses reliable varieties.
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Plana
E. R. Gray
Drew
Gray
Wapachita Parish
Eac
Poomsas
Endere
Raine Freit
Csub
Ouachita
B. Ssymoniak
Ledheiana State University
Baten Renga
B. M. Jaskesen
Ouashita
Niak
Poland War Rises and Falls Amid Local Actions
Reports indicate military activity in Poland has cooled to local engagements as Polish forces regroup during a pause in major operations. Riga peace talks face delay as the Levian government has yet to respond to Poland’s conference request. In Washington, U S and Italy align on Poland policy following a note from the United States. Evangelist Hood Dribeil opens a revival in West Monroe with multiple cottage prayer meetings and evening services at the public school auditorium.
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Paris
Poland
Riga
Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
Levian
Italy
United States
Washington
Russia
Colby
Birmingham note hints at suicide after shooting wife
In Birmingham a man left a note claiming intent to end his life and praising his wife as too good to face the world alone. He shot his wife while she slept and then killed himself, leaving a tragic domestic prelude to a broader report on road-building expenditures.
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Birmingham
Miners Granted Wage Advances Across Roles
Washington reports a 17 percent pay rise for company men and the same for miners laborers and monthly men. The findings set a minimum rate of about fifty and a half cents per hour for top paid workers in the anthracite sector.
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Associated Press
Washington
Residences Under Construction On Alexander Ave In Monroe
Two homes approved for build on Alexander Avenue in Monroe with permits from City Secretary Poeg. Mrs. Webb plans an eight room frame house worth 7800 between Second and Third streets, contractor Leon Hendricks. Joe Marx Jr the other permit for a six room frame home between Third and Fourth streets costing 6000, also by Hendricks. A third permit shown for a three room frame house on DeSiard Street between Eleventh and Twelfth, to be built by day labor at a cost of 1000.
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Monroe
T. T. Webb
Joe Mary
Treadurer Poeg
Third
Fourth Streets
Leon Hendricks
Tony Rataglia
DeSiard Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Street
Mexicans Seek Men Kidnapped By Zamora Bandit
Mexico City Aug 30 The War Department orders pursuit of American and British kidnapping victims taken during a Zamora raid on Cuale. Cavalry units continue tracking the bandits as the Pandita area reportedly demoralised and in retreat.
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Mexico City
Zamora
Jalisco
Cuale
War Department
Local labor unions meet in Nashville to push for reforms
In Nashville, labor unions gathered to call for changes in policy. Leaders urged stronger protections for workers and clearer wage standards across industries. The meeting aimed to mobilize members for upcoming legislative action.
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Nashville
Proctifgy Gpeidad
Genetet
Local Elks Defeat Shreveport Natural Gas at Forsythe Park
Local Elks beat the Shreveport Natural Gas team at Forsythe Park on Sunday. Dick Daughtry held visitors to five hits as Weiss limited the Monroe sluggers, with Charlie Miler stroking a three-base hit to drive in two runs in a pitchers’ duel.
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ELKS
Shreveports Natural Gas Bunch
Forsythe Park
Dick Daughtry
George Sisler
Babe
Shreveport
George
Babe Ruth
Charlie Miler
Weiss
Mr. Ruth
Charlie
Daughtry
New Orleans
Monroe
Helly Ridge Lumber expands logging at Crews Lake
The Helly Ridge Lumber Company of Monroe has established a large logging operation at Crews Lake to extract logs from the Lafourche swamp. It owns thousands of acres of timber rights and has built about 76 camps with numerous workers, indicating a growing land office business and a sizable workforce.
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Helly Ridge Lumber Company
Monroe
Crew Lake
Lafourche
H. T. Pye Doing Well in Texas
Information from Canatillo Texas reports H T Pye a Louisiana cotton planter and businessman formerly of Monroe is thriving in Texas where he has purchased a cotton plantation and sent the first bells of cotton to open in the Canatillo district. Pye moved from Louisiana at the start of the year. a. ea getting along vine in treas Postmester Bryanthee received a letter from Jee Mar.
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Canatillo
Tex
H. T. Pye
Louisiana
Monroe
Texas
Mr. Pye
A. Ea
Treas
Bryanthee
Jee Mar
Ouachita Democrats Plan Local Campaign Meeting
A Ouachita Parish Democratic meeting is called for Tuesday night at city hall to form a committee aiding the national campaign. Senator T. L. Head directs the effort urging broad support for the party’s nominees in the pivotal election, described as vital to national and world peace.
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Ouachita Parish
T. L. Head
State Central Committee
Congress
Land Lease Recorded for Lucas F Moore Stave Plant
Land lease recorded in Monroe for a stump mill site in south Monroe on several acres bounded by Reed and Phillips streets. The lease lasts one year with a two year option at $716.80 annually. The lease is between The Parlor City Lumber Company and Lucas F Moore Stave Company Incorporated of New Orleans. The deal was filed at the courthouse today. T. C. Drew sold parcels in Thames and Flournoy and Fleurhey additions in West Monroe and Jackson Avenue area for totals of 550 and 850 respectively. Ed Sherman and Belle Sherman sold parcels to Abe Arent in block KE of Jackson Avenue Land Company addition for 850.
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Parlor
Terminal Heights
Reed, Phillips and
Oth
T. C. Drew
H. M. Day
Thames & Flournoy
West Monroe
Fleurhey
Belle Shareman
Abe Arent
Jackson Avenue Land Company
Detective Tarver Chases Ford Theft Through Multiple Towns
A Ford owned by A. M. Harper of Eros was stolen Saturday afternoon and found by Detective Tarver after a tense chase Sunday. He searched through Boyce Bartholomew, Perryville, Fairbeake, Sterlington and surrounding areas aided by local leads but could not locate the vehicle or the thief.
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Roe
A. M. Harper
Eros
Tarver
Boyce Bartholomew
Perryville
Fairbeake
Sterlington
Boscoms
Menree Yeotendag Meening
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Morsis
Westside
H. L. Driskell
Evangelist Hood
Driabeil
Public School of
Jesus
John Petty
Cypress Street
Mr. Duncan
Mra. Hogue
Lazaar Avenue
Reno
WS. Burt
River Front Street
W. A. Burt
Lawrence Heard
Trenton
Pye‘i
Jon
Federa
MacDonald
Bugeen of Public Roads
Department, Agriculture
Alexander Ave
Mrs. Webb
MR. Marx
Cort
Circle
West
Associated
New York
Columbus
Rardng
Marton
Ohio
Harding
Miller
Behia
Democrate
T. L. Hood
State Central Committee For
Lucas E. Moore Company
Mon
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