Jewish Relief Days Proclaimed in Louisiana 1918
Governor Ruffin G Pleasant of Louisiana issues a proclamation designating December 9 to 14, 1918 as Jewish Relief Days. The text urges statewide efforts to raise funds for three million Jews suffering from violence and starvation in evacuated Eastern territories.
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Europe
Governor Pleasant
Louisiana
America
State of Louisiana
Executive Department
American Jewish Relief Committee
Tehir
Ruffian
G. Pleasant
R. G. Pleasant
John Marshall
Dowling Tour Through Louisiana Health Campaign
Dr. Oscar Dowling spent Sunday and Monday in Monroe for his health campaign and began a itinerant tour at 7 15 this morning to Ruston then Shreveport Alexandria Baton Rouge and New Orleans. He showed his revised Fit to Fight film at the City School Auditorium to a fair audience with edits for mixed viewership. Lieut. Adler accompanied him and lectured during the four reel presentation.
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Oscar Dowling
Monroe
Louisiana
Ruston
Shreveport
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Dowling
City School
Sanitarium
Lieut. Adler
Dr. Dowling
Berlin Diplomatic Corps Seeks Protection Over Sparatacus Propaganda
The diplomatic corps in Berlin has asked the German government for protection against anarchist propaganda from the Sparatacus group amid agitation for general arming of the proletariat, per an Esch Exchange Telegram dispatch to Amsterdam.
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London
Diplomatic Corps
Berlin
Germ
Sparatacus Group
Frolentriat
Tomsterdam
President Wilson to Board George Washington for France Voyage
President Wilson did not depart Washington on December 3 and plans to sail to France aboard the George Washington, meeting the escorting fleet at Brest. He conferred with Culver, Baker, and McAdoo about appointments, including a treasury secretary and railroads director general, before leaving for New York.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
George Washington
France
Congress
White House
Federal Trade Commission
William B. Culver
War Department
Baker
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Inquirers
the Treasury
Europe
Railroad Administration
Robert §. Lovett
Walter PD. Hines
Lovett
Texas
War Industries Board
Union Pacific
Brest
Secretary G. T. Cross Becomes Father at Noon
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce secretary and Liberty Loan official G T Cross welcomes his first child a daughter born at high noon Monday. He praises the baby’s traits and shares pride with family and friends in Ouachita parish community notes.
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G. T. Cross
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Loan Committee
Ouachita Agricultural Fair Association
Father Cross
Former German Emperor in France Extradition Sought
Paris reports French citizens sue the former German emperor era crimes with the attorney general. Victims of the Paris bombardment seek justice and a judge may be appointed to handle extradition for William Hohenzollern.
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Paris
Wiliam Hohenzollern
Delayed Armistice Faces Longer Peace Talks
Paris reports Germany cannot deliver all 5000 locomotives by December 17 as required by the armistice. The delay may push back peace negotiations, which cannot start until all armistice conditions are met. Allied discussions likely December 20 with President Wilson participating.
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Paris
Germany
Wilson
New American Monoplane Declared by War Department
The War Department announced a new two seated American monoplane. In recent tests the aircraft achieved 145 miles per hour with a full military load at 2,500 feet altitude and two passengers aboard, surpassing European records.
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Washington
Dec
War Department
Delay in Casualty Publication Scrutiny by War Secretary
Washington December 3 Secretary of War Baker testifies before the Senate Military Committee on why American overseas casualties have not been fully published. He says many unreported names are slight injuries and will arrive by mail while questioning why only about 100000 names have appeared though official tallies show 262000.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Remove Cotton Restrictions Ordered for Export
Washington December 2 restrictions on cotton shipments from interior points for export will be removed by an order to be issued tomorrow by the railroad administration Senator MicKellar of Tennessee announced after a conference with Director Chambers of the administration's division of traffic.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
MicKellar
Tennessee
Chambers
Division of
Allied governments agree on daily peace congress communique
Paris firm report says the Allied governments have agreed to issue an official daily communication during the peace congress detailing the deliberations.
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Paris
British Wireless Press
Lay Siege to Lemberg Ends in Polish Control Grip
Travelers report Ukrainian troops plan to surround and starve the enemy while Polish forces hold Lemberg. Ukrainian nationalists deny being Polshevists and say they seek broader aims in the conflict.
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Vienna
Dec
Associated Press
Lemberg
Eny
May issue warrant to try ex Kaiser in U S
Mrs Catherine Callan Haydeen, daughter of Patrick Callan who died on the Lusitania, asks the U S district attorney to issue a murder warrant for William Hohenzollern. Assistant district attorney Francis Sorrelli will study treaty rights with Holland to see if extradition is possible. If allowed, a warrant will be issued to remove the former kaiser from Holland to the United States.
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Chicago
Catherine Callan Haydeen
Patrick Callan
Ireland
United States District Attorney’s Office
William Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Germany
Francis Sorrelli
United States
Holland
France greets America as president departs
France sends a message through Ambassador Jusserand to the United States praising the United States. The note cherishes the alliance and vows that the U S name will be remembered in France for all time as President Wilson sails to Europe with the message.
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France
America
Jusserand
Wilson
United States
Allies Demand Surrender of Kaiser
London reports that the Allied cabinets will request the Netherlands government to surrender William Hohenzollern. France and Italy have conveyed their views to Britain, and President Wilson suggested the procedure for this case.
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Kaiser
London
William Hohenzollern
Netherlands
Daily Express
France
Italy
Wilson
Monroe City Council Discusses Bonds for City Improvements
At the Monroe City Council meeting the plan to issue 150000 in serial bonds for a filtration plant street gravelling an incinerating plant and sewer extension was reviewed The Capital Issues Committee noted the issue is not approved for legality but not incompatible with national interests Dr Dowling outlined urgent needs including water supply sewerage dust control and health measures and urged a public health survey He cautioned about soldier drunkenness and urged a move from Fit to Fight to Fit to Live The matter was referred to the water light and traction committee for investigation and report back with mayor Apgar presiding and most members present
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Water, Light and Traction Committee
Aprar
Austin
Capitol Issues Committee
City of
Monroe
Capital Issues Committee
Washington
DD. C
D. Apgar
J. H. Goff
Apgar
Dowling
Grisham
Dowing
Arizona
Public Health Service
Powers
New Orleans
Othrs
Higuer
Camp Beauregard
Camp Pike
Baton Rouge
Dr. Dowling
Cornell
Frank P. Christensen
Sanitary Corps
Monroe Rates Heard in Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission held a Monroe hearing in the Federal Building led by Commissioner Pattison. H. J. Fernandez for Monroe shippers argued rates between Monroe and Texas are unreasonably high and discriminatory, with further sessions planned in New Orleans on December 1.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Monroe
Federal Building
Pattison
Washington
Texas
H. J. Fernandez
Traffc
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Owen
Southern Pacific
Schoenfelder and Phelps
Texas & Pacific Ry
Rogers
Fernandes
Fernandez
New Orleans
American POWs at Rastatt Reported Well Treated
Washington dispatch says about 2300 American prisoners of war at Camp Rastatt Germany are well organized well clothed and morale high after a Red Cross cable from the Rastatt prison relief director who recently visited the camp.
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Washington
Camp Rastatt
Germany
Red Cross
Femery
Rastatt
Dutch Government Halts Exports to Germany in Reprisal
The Dutch government will stop all exports to Germany in response to Germany halting coal exports to Holland. The decision, reported by Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam, was issued in London on December 3.
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London
Germany
Holland
Amsterdam
Germany’s Pride Hart in New York Dispatches Dec
German statesmen and newspapers enduringly insist Germany will wage war longer than accept peace. Copies of German papers show Socialist leaders also deem sacrifice of national interests impossible, as of late October.
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New York
Germany
Socialist Party
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