Logan county clash ends in deputy sheriff's death
Logan county deputy sheriff John Gore was killed in a fight between border patrol and an armed band at Blair Mountain. The attack prompted a larger surge of more than 1,000 volunteers as state police and volunteers mobilized to stop the invasion menace.
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Associated Press
Logan
John Gore
Logan County
Border Patrol
Blair Mountain
Charleston
W. Va
Blair
Morgan
West Side Celebrates West Monroe Barbecue and Baseball Rally
West Monroe hosts the harvest celebration with a community barbecue and a baseball game at the new park. Over 500 attendees, mainly farmers and residents, saw Westsiders win 3 to 1. Stores closed for the event. dinner priced at 25 cents and baseball admission at 25 and 50 cents. Committees led by Dr. T. L. Hood organized the layout, cooking, baskets, and enforcement of closures for August 30.
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West Monroe
Calhoun
Monroe
Ouachita
West Side
Westsiders
T. L. Hood
Chas, Saxe
T. M. Simonton
L. C. Mitchell
J. N. Knowles
R. P. Benson
H. M. McGuire
E. S. Eby
Baskets
Ed. Harper
C .E. Granberry
Fred Mitchell
Mabel Murphy
R. L. Stigler
J. G. Cobb
Jim Tidwell
W. L. Mitchell
Fred Grant
Ed. S. Harper
I. H. Hamilton
H. A. McDonald
West Virginia unrest spurs talk of martial law
Administration officials sought reports from the West Virginia coal fields on alleged unlawful insurrectionary actions as the president warned peaceable dispersal. If not completed by tomorrow noon, martial law would be declared and federal troops sent, responding to Governor Morgan’s appeals.
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Associated Press
Washington
West Virginia
Morgan
West Virginia unrest prompts federal proclamation in coal fields
President Harding issued a proclamation demanding all involved in unlawful and insurrectionary acts in West Virginia coal regions disperse and return home by noon Thursday else martial law could be declared. Brigadier General Bandholtz was ordered to West Virginia to assess the situation as federal troops were urged to secure order.
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Associated Press
Logan
W. Va
Harding
Sharpless
Blake
Jeffrey
Clothier
Logan County
Charleston
West Virginia United Mine Workers
William Perry
District 17
Washington
West Virginia
Morgan
H. H. Bandholtz
Mingo
War Department
White House
Bandholtz
Monroe and Jackson to play series of games beginning Friday
Harry Prophit's Monroe and Jackson baseball teams schedule a three game series in Monroe starting Friday with two more games in Jackson, Miss. on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Jackson sits second in the Mississippi state league and closed its schedule last Saturday. West Monroe plans a Labor Day game with Bastrop at Forsythe field.
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Harry Prophit
Jackson
Miss
Monroe
Southwest
West Monroe
Bastrop
Forsythe Field
Labor Day
Desiard Street Woman Found In Delirious Nude State
Leona Boyd, described as a negro woman, was located in a nude and agitated condition on DeSiard Street near Five Points. Police reported she had shown signs of insanity for some time. She was arrested on a lunacy charge and held at the city jail awaiting further action.
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Leona Boyd
DeSiard Street
Parker
Rthat
Hayden
Déeld
Pineville
Kiwanis Club Faces Dual Decisions On Paving And Courthouse
Kiwanis members reopened debate on two major propositions Street paving and the Ouachita Court House and Jail with no recommendation from the public affairs committee. The group planned further discussion while voting to support the Boy Scout movement. A Parker fountain pen prize sponsored by Dr. T. E. Wright was awarded to C. E. Faulk.
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Kiwanis Club
Ouachita Court House
Hotel Monroe
Boy Scout Movement
T. E. Wright
C. E. Faulk
H. A. Whitfield
Eri. L. Jefferson
Mary Elizabeth Davis
Miss Montgomery
Phillip Bernhardt
Citizenship Classes Grow Under Legion Guidance
The American Legion runs two citizenship classes at City Hall with about thirty men in the day group and a growing night class. District Chairman David J. Garrett and Chaplain Driskell offer lectures on government and American ideals, while lessons draw from La Voce Coloniale. The program aims to widen access to native and foreign-born participants and expects more support from the labor department.
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American Legion
David J. Garrett
Driskell
City Hall
Citizenship Training Bureau
Department of Labor
Americanization Committee
Myatt
Belfast Riots Spark Day and Night Gun Duels
Belfast fights between Ulster loyalists and Sinn Feiners raged through streets yesterday and last night with snipers in play. Nine dead and many wounded reported as tram cars carried passengers to safety amid gunfire. By afternoon the military announced a takeover within an hour to quell the violence despite continued clashes.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Expert Squads to Stay Liquor Flow
Washington reports that a Mobile squad of expert prohibition enforc ement officers will be sent from Washington to Atlantic coast cities to aid in stopping liquor smuggling into the country. Internal Revenue Collector Blair announced the plan today.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast
Internal Revenue
Blair
News Briefs on Revolt Plots and IWW Gathering
Budapest reports a secret organization plotting revolution with fifty six arrests and links to Bolshevists and Industrial Workers of the World. Paris dispatch says rebellious Moroccan tribes extend attacks, bombardments resume near Melilla. Grand Forks Mayor and Langdon State's Attorney warn a crowd of hundreds gathered in Larimore to refrain from action as they head to London to demand jail releases.
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Budapest
Hungary
Paris
Madrid
Melilla
Grand Fords
N. D
Stranger
Grimson
Langdon
Larimore
Industrial Workers of the World
London
Building road to state line at Oak Grove
Oak Grove Louisiana August 31 The Mc Keithen Construction Co. progress rapidly on parish highway with over three miles of dump up and cranes on the job. Bees transferred to new hives attract crowds at Bayou Macon Bryant and Corley places. Uncle Sam’s clean up squad will inspect veterans September 6. West Carroll Fair officers chosen led by Q A Hester and A F Keerner with J W Chapman Forest J J Joyce Kilbourne and others. Dynasmasing vats reduced from thirty to twenty one remain in parish. Ginners brace for shorter run due to 1920 21 acreage reduction and boll weevil. Lester Dickinson and Miss Mabel Campbell wed in Delhi. Fire destroys the home of L F Dickens at Floyd.
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Monroe News-Star
Oak Grove
McKeithen Construction Co
E. C. Davis
Baton Rouge
Bayou Macon
Eryant
Corley
Uncle Sam
Court House
West Carroll Parish
Forest
Q. A. Hester
A. F. Keerner
R. A. Everett
M. C. Magness
G. C. Hall
Epps
T. L Campbell
Pioneer
J. W. Chapman
A. G. Fitzgerald
J. J. Joyce
Kilbourne
E. M. Sledge
West Carroll
J. P. Campbell
L. F. Dickens
Floyd
Revival Draws Large Crowds at West Monroe Baptist
Revival services at West Monroe Baptist Church draw growing interest with 9:30 AM sessions. Mrs Armstrong leads a strong choir and a fifty-voice junior chorus shaping the evening program. The evangelist tackles Why is it my Prayers are not Answered tonight, while Rev Phillips plans Friday's talk on A Specially Prepared Hell for Christians. A mass meeting for men only is planned for Sunday at 3:30 PM, inviting men and boys twelve and up from both riverbanks.
El Dorado Men Lease West Monroe Theater
Messers Hicks and Maxwell of El Dorado have leased the rebuilt West Monroe theatre from Ouachita Amusement Co and are installing fixtures for reopening. Miss Alma Franks of El Dorado will act as cashier. The firm plans modern equipment and operations.
Appraiser Returns From East Carroll Land Appraisal
F M Gates national farm loan appraiser of Monroe reported from East Carroll parish where he appraised for Lake Providence National Farm Loan Association and East Carroll Parish Farm Loan Association. Loans totaling about 175000 to 200000 likely for negro and white members. He praised East Carroll negros for owning homes and for enterprise tied to local land gifts and homes.
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East Carroll
Negro National Association
F. M. Gates
National Farm Loan Appraiser
Monroe
East Carroll Parish
Gates
Lake Providence
National Farm Loan Association
Negro Farm Loan Association
J .F. Ransdell
Judy Ransdell
J. E. Hamley
Louisiana
Union Power Company Gas Pipeline Plan Delayed Until Conservation Decided
Union Power Company of Shreveport Fidelity Trust of Houston and the Arkansas Louisiana Texas Development Company delay any move to build gas pipelines to Missouri Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana and Texas until Louisiana determines how to conserve the Monroe gas field. The incorporation of the latter with a $6 million Delaware charter supports the project, but surveys and construction await a clear decision on field drain and supply availability.
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Union Power Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisana
Texas
Monroe
Louisiana
Shreveport
Fidelity Trust Company
Houston
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas Development Company
Delaware
Washington
New Orleans
Bureau
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Natchitoches
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Weaks Supply CO
State Line
West Monroe Baptist Church
McReness
el Dorado Men
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Grand Street
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Sandwich King
First Baptist Church
P. E. Burroughs
Nashville
J. B. Moseley
Frank Tripp
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