Ouachita Parish Votes Record Victory for Road Bond Issue
Ouachita parish electors approve bonds totaling 1 660 000 for road construction and maintenance, with 768 for the bond and 9 for the tax. Only four votes opposed the bond across the parish, including Monroe wards, reflecting the era’s strong push for highway development.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Gheater Progreas
Tauparer
Guachita Parish
Theresa
Feadere Tere
Louisians
Egaeinat
West Monroe
Sgetnet
Tex
Bing
Postal service to be rated in Monroe territory extension
Postmaster J T Bryant gains approval to extend free city delivery from Monroe along Stubbs avenue to Fifth street and south to Plum Street near the Ouachita River. Households must install letter boxes and number homes, keep sidewalks clear, and provide residents' full names for the post office directory to enable service.
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Hudson
Avenue
Fifth Street
Ge M. P
Ouachita River
J. T. Bryant
Ae Aintant
Washington
Monnes
Free City
Monroe
Stubbs Avenue
Missouril Pacfic Railroad
Plum Street
Postal Service
pentoMec
Hudson Lane
Missouri Pacifi Railroad
Holly
Flaum Street
Trritory
Bryant
Isure
Ench
Westmastear
Postoffice
Highway Work To Open Up In Short Time In Quasheta Parish
Quascheta parish will begin construction of roads under the bond issue for improvements. About 280 miles of highways will be built with routes set for western areas receiving seventy seven miles. Ten miles in the parish center will be rebuilt with concrete and utility lanes. Work already underway in Pamah will be completed soon.
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Cuachita Parish
Quachita Parish
Quschite Parish
Rta
Fwaue
Secaelertian
Quasehita
Pamah
Nerrog-Columbia Road
Monroe- Afininaven Road
Baltimore Fire Destroys Two Wharves and Steamer
Fire swept Canton destroying two wharves of a lumber company and a steamship, with other vessels damaged. Firefighters battled the blaze as debris and smoke spread through the harbor.
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Dee
Eaten Lumber Co
Canton
Subrath
Billing and Billing Dispute Heads to Court
A billing dispute between Y and EE moves toward a court hearing. The case centers on charges, payment obligations, and potential remedies sought by both parties in the judicial process.
Woman avoids accident as child narrowly dodges car
Mrs Woodham driving a Ford Sedan stopped a slow moving vehicle when a child ran into BeSign Street area. The girl, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robinson, was shaken but unhurt after a quick response from bystanders and medical staff.
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Wioodham
May Hobinson Tate Gates
Colvin
Isadore Sugar Dies in Monroe at 65
Isadore Sugar longtime Monroe business leader died at his home on Jackson Street after suffering sudden pain. He led Sugar Brothers Co and Monroe Investment Company and served as director of Ouachita National Bank. Survived by widow Beatrice Pollak two sisters and three brothers with funeral planned for Friday at 3 40 p m.
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Yandere Sugar
Monroe
Jackson Street
Mr. Suger
Thketts
Mr. Sugar
Plexess
Isadore Sugar Mg
Horn
Bastrop
Anion
Louisiana
Sil
Acores Noich
Sugar Brothers Company
Monroe Inseatment Couny
Sugar Theater
Ovachita National Bank
Beatrice Pollak
Dr. Pollak
New York City
Barney
Sam Sugar
Sean Sugar
Lake Charles
Mes
Cora Goldman
Misa Emma Sugar
Thin City
Masonic Order
New York
Sugar
Hier
Wilson Delays Message on Railroad Bill
President Wilson postpones drafting his address to Congress on the railroad bill pending consultations with Attorney General Hines Senator Cummings and house members of the new commerce committee at the White House today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Diesetar
Hines
Cummings
House
New State Commerce
White House
Monroe City Not Affected by Regional Fuel Decree
Monroe will not be affected by regional railroad directives to cut heat and power use to conserve coal. The city relies on gas for light and power and for factory heat, so it can maintain normal hours and operation unlike many towns facing reduced production.
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Monroe
United States
Atlanta
Industry Grind Likely as Fuel Shortage Shuts Plants
Chicago dispatch reports wider disruption of U S industry due to coal shortage from bituminous mine strikes. Railroads announce possible suspension of passenger trains and factories across the nation face shutdowns from coal exhaustion or fuel administration rationing.
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U. 8
Hy Associated Press
Chicago
Mine Operators Meet to Discuss Wage Increase Plan
Mine operators from across the United States gather in Washington to work out details of a 14 percent wage increase proposed for bituminous coal miners. Central field operators lead discussions while others observe to plan future adjustments.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Second industrial conference forms agency for labor capital relations
In Washington on December 8, after two days of preliminary talks, the second industrial conference started creating an agency to embody principles guiding capital and labor relations. Members said concrete machinery to settle future disputes had yet to take definite form.
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Washington
Western Star Lodge Elects Officers for New Year
Western Star Lodge No. 24 F and A M elected Bradley Waelder as worshipful master and Joe Kern as senior warden for the coming year. H G Prophit junior warden Sig Haas treasurer J D Quakley secretary and other officers were re elected unanimously. The lodge reports completion of its temple on Fourth and DeSiard streets and rapid growth with over four hundred members and a new Graham Langhner Lodge formed from Western Star members.
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Western Star Lodge
Bradley Waelder
Joe Kern
H. G. Prophit
Sig Haas
J. D. Quakley
W. FE. Reitzel
Frank Masling
Fred Speakman
Tyler
W. O. Cooper
G. B Logan
Lee Hawkins
W T. Renwick
H. G Prophit
Sir Haas
J. C. Sakley
Mans
Fourth
DeSiard Streeta
Grand Lodge
Alog
Jodge
Graham Larghner Lodge
Anust
Knights Templar
Order of the Eastern Star
Shriner
Carranza Granted Full Authority Over Jenkins Case
A secret session in Mexico City delegated to President Carranza full power to resolve international difficulties with the United States without Senate involvement. The session termed relations with the U S as very delicate. In another note, Russian theater audiences were forbidden to applaud.
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Associated Press
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Senate
Rumors of Arcadia Oil Strike Not Verified in Monroe Today
An unconfirmed rumor circulated in Monroe that a 15,000 barrel gusher was brought in at Arcadia on the Vickaburg Shreveport Pacific line. A further unconfirmed report suggested a strike near Arcadia, but officials in Monroe denied knowledge of any Arcadia strike.
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Arcadia
Monroe
Monrose
Vickaburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Investera
Oil Exchange
Louisiana Qi Lease & Brokerage Company
Arcadia Atrike
Herte
Train Bandit Hill Carlisle Faces Life or Death Sentence
Douglas Wyoming December 3 Hill Carlisle a train bandit lies wounded in a hospital guarded by armed officers. He faced possible life in prison or the electric chair after being shot by Sheriff Reach while cornered in his cabin. A posse had pursued him since Sunday over snowbound terrain.
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Douglas
Wyo
Hill Carlisle
Carlisle
Sheriff Reach
Germany backs off amid peace pact pressure
Paris reports Germany will not sign the protocol linked to the peace treaty. Kurt von Leister, head of the German delegation, told Secretary Dutasty the decision reflects a sharp domestic reaction and a postwar shift following the United States failure to ratify.
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Associated Press
Paris
Geeromny
Kurt von Leister
Germany
United States
Parkota Starts Early Endorsements Stir State Races
Associated Press reports Pherrea Soh Dee with GeoMajor General Leanne Waoed, President Wilson, and Governor Lenn Gh Pragier all receiving endorsements for U S residency by Republicans Democrats and New artisan fatigue in North and South Dakota.
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Parkota
Associated Press
Pherrea Soh
Dee
Leanne. Waoed
Wilson
Lenn Gh Pragier
North Dakota
United States
South Dakota
Canada Compared to Europe in Land Area
Canada is nearly as large in area as Europe as a whole. The comparison highlights how the Canadian landmass rivals the continent's expanse in total square kilometers and regional geography.
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Canada
Europe
Senator Falls Seeks U S Break With Mexico in 1913 Move
Washington December 3 Senator Falls of New Mexico introduced a resolution urging President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico and to withdraw recognition of Venustiano Carranza. The measure, from the Senate committee on the Mexican situation, aims to curb the revolutions along the border and to deter further intervention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Fall of New Mexico
Senate
Dent
Carranis
Wall
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