Senate Democrats End Filibuster On Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
Washington moves to adjourn for Mann memorial as Senate debate ends. Administration outlines prime farm relief plan using the federal farm loan board to extend credit for small farmers, raising loan limits, rediscounting crops, and creating a division to aid agricultural credit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Democrats
Senate
Mann
Glinois
Congress
Pres Harling
Wallace
Lodge
Watson
Indiana
Federal Farm Loan Board
Mceney
Finance Corporation
Monroe Thanksgiving Pageant nets $1900 in receipts
A preliminary report from Monroe officials shows the Thanksgiving Day Pageant grossed about $1900, enough to cover all expenses. E C Keith and W C Beckworth praised civic groups and volunteers, with 3500 attendees and 2000 capacity grand stand nearly full. A final financial report, including disbursements, will be issued tomorrow.
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Monroe
E C. Keith
W. C. Beckough
Eith
Reather
Anti-Lynching Bill Debate Sets Democratic Defense
Washington report notes renewed determination to fight the Dye lynching bill as Congress reconvenes after a holiday recess. Democratic leaders fortify against filibuster with plans for additional measures, while a progressive conference organized by LaFollette aims to shape the national justice program for the upcoming session.
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Washington
Senateison
Mississippi
London Bill Passes Committee to Final Reading
London reports the I tion bill passing a committee stage in the Lords and moving toward a final reading. The procedural advance signals a key step in the legislation's progression through Parliament.
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London
Smackover Oil Field Tense After Vigilante Action In Ouachita
In Ouachita County Arkansas oil field communities face tension after a vigilante cleanup by oil field workers following a string of crimes including a fatal beating. Rumors of Ku Klux Klan activity proved false as authorities report calm though the Ouachita scene remains volatile with clashes and a mysterious “Airplane” figure still active. Locals say parade participants wore bed sheet disguises revealing oil field worker credentials beneath.
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Feveport
Dec
Ouachita County
Ars
Visita
Vigiice Committee
John E. Fenerosh
Sanders
Airplane Is Alive
Smackover
Destructive Fire Devastates West Newbern Neighborhood
High winds fueled a blaze that destroyed a score of houses in the Negro section of West Newbern, with many more being dynamited to halt the flames. Simultaneously a saw mill suffered near-destruction on the town's opposite side as authorities fought the fires.
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Associated ‘Press
Newbern
N. C
West Newbern
Parliament Rejects Labour Amendment on Unemployment
The House of Commons rejected the Labour Party amendment to the speech from the throne by 308 to 172. The proposed change sought to raise the issue of unemployment.
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London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Spirit of Warrior Don Juan Hovers Over Historic Park Scene
The article describes a historic pageant at a Monroe park celebrating Don Juan Filhiol and early settlement. It recounts costumed displays, a Spirit of Progress on horseback, a queen and court, Maid of Honor attendants, and lively dances by civic groups and local high school members, depicting Native American and frontier history on the Ouachita banks.
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Don Juan
Don Juan Filhiol
Fort Miro
Monroe
Ouachita
The
Spirit of Progress
Felix Terzia
Ruth Washburn
Dorothy Taylor
Bastrop
Mildred Howell
Mer Rouge
Margaret Mecom
Columbia
Lillian Bryn
Calhoun
Lucille Helm
Rayville
Josephine LaBaum
Pauline Rolleigh
Mary Belle Simonton
Irene Simms
Roselyn Lieber
Edna Mae Whitford
Armadine Renaud
Louisiana
Knights of Pythias
Associated Crafts
Parish
W. D. Anders
Holds Conference With Parker As To Morehouse Crime
Baton Rouge, Dec. 1. Attorney General Coco met with Governor Parker over the disappearance at Met Rouge of Watt Daniels and B. F. Richards said to have been kidnapped by masked men. He announced a vigorous prosecution and open hearings in January to identify the guilty parties amid a state shaking outrage. The state may hold the open investigation but needs a local district judge’s order which Coco will seek.
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Baton Rouge
Coco
Parker
Met Rouge
Watt Daniels
B. F. Richards
Governor Parker Pleads to Keep Schools Free From Politics
Governor John M. Parker urged Louisiana teachers and citizens to keep public schools free from politics and from secret organizations like the Ku Klux Klan. He attacked the Klan while Baton Rouge Klan members initiated hundreds nearby, with 10,000 onlookers as speakers defended the organization.
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Associated Press
aBton Rouge
John M. Parker
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Masons
Knights of Columbus
Atlanta
Parker
Baton Rouge
Mann Career Ended With Death At His Washington Home
Representative James R. Mann of Illinois dies in Washington after a long career. House and Senate adjourn in respect as tributes flow from leaders, with funeral plans announced for Chicago. President Harding sends sympathy. former Speaker Cannon remembers Mann as industrious and loyal.
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Mann
Washington
Associated Press
James R. Mann
Illinois
Congress
House
Senate
James Ek. Mann
Jong
Mr. Mann
Gillette
Massachusetts
Representative Mann
Committee of Committees
Chicago
Matin
Capitol
Cannon
Mr. Ann
Harding
Mahoney Hanged for Murder in Walla Walla Prison
James E. Mahoney was executed at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla for the murder of his aged wife Kate Mooers Mahoney of Seattle, committed in April 1921.
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Walla Walla
Wash
James E. Mahoney
State Penitentiary
Kate Mooers Mahoney
Seattle
Hoover Sees Harding Nomination Awaiting 1924 Backing
Secretary Hoover predicts Warren G. Harding will win the Republican nomination in 1924. He argues the public will value Harding’s sanity and progressive policies that guided the nation through the reconstruction period.
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Paloalto
Calif
Warren G. Harding
Commerce
Hoover
Clemenceau Arrives in St Louis On Mission To France's Aid
Georges Clemenceau lands in St Louis amid threats and heavy security. He meets Joseph Pulitzer at the Post Dispatch home and describes his trip as a personal mission. A wreath laid for Lincoln moves him. plans include a noon parade and an Odeon speech before leaving for Baltimore.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Georges Clemenceau
Henry W. Kiel
France
Union Station
M. Clemenceau
Joseph Pulitzer
Post Dispatch
Tiger
America
Ruhr
Springfield
Ills
Abraham Lincoln
Paris
Lincoln
Clemenceau
Pulitzer
Odeon
Baltimore
Stromboli Volcano Erupts Violently Off Sicily
A Rome dispatch reports Stromboli volcano in a violent eruption today. The待 Island volcano threatens nearby areas as observers monitor lava and ash activity from the Sicilian coast.
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London
Stromboli
Sicily
Rome
Deadly clash in Mexico City over water crisis at municipal building
Federal troops guarded a battered municipal building as police clashed with a mob in Mexico City. Seventeen died and dozens injured after a six hour protest turned violent. the crowd later set fire to the hall and damaged records. Elections scheduled for next Sunday were postponed.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Cod
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