Machine Gun Ally Condemned by War Department
Secretary Baker declares full responsibility for the Lewis machine controversy and orders army to cease further action. Boards found the gun unsuitable for widespread use after tests by the Ordnance Department. No record shows Lewis offered any patent or license to the government. reviews criticized endurance and testing. Meanwhile York hosts a banquet honoring Law for a long non stop flight, with Admiral Peary invited to preside.
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Baker
War Department
Lewis
United States
American & Company
General Cro
Ordnance Department
York
Labor union meeting notices in Monroe Iowa
A compilation of union meeting lines lists St Joseph Camp No 78 Owl hall second and fourth Sundays at 3 pm with members Vito J Casio Congni Tony Tichi Clark Morres Labor Council Moose hall South Grand Street officers Awl President Hartley Secretary Amalgamated Association Local 667 meets first Wednesday with James Toleen President J H Hanchey Recording Secretary AB Carroll Financial Secretary and Treasurer A T S E Local 400 meets second and fourth Sundays with J R Gerson President H N Sibley Secretary OG Box 229 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 446 meets first and third Tuesdays at City Hall with T J Calhoun President Box 192 Monroe la BE Coleman Vice President Sutherlin Secretary Box 419 Monroe La Geo W McComick Treasurer.
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Monroe Union Mo
Ft T
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Moose Hall
C. A. Dowdy
J. T. Harvey
South Second Street
W. T. Kennett
St. Joseph
Weetmen of the World
Owl Hall
S. Vito J
Casio
Congni
Tony Tichi
Clark
Morres Labor Council
South Grand Street
Awl
Has. Hartley
Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Railway Employees of America
Loyal ‘Union No
James Toleen
J. H. Hanchey
A B. Carroll
J. R., Gerson
H. N. Sibley
P. OG
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
City Hall
T. J. Calhoun
Monroe
BE. C. Coleman
Sutherlin
Geo W. McComick
Mexican Bankers Arrested In Mexico City
Laredo Texas December 17 William Mitchell manager of the Bank of London and Mexico with a group of bankers including Rafael Sandover Wilhelm Ajr par Miguel Castillas Gustavo Monta udon Federico Proal Vicente Echegaray and Francisco J Lavera are under arrest in Mexico City according to newspapers received here tonight. No reason given beyond they decline to obey an order of the first chief.
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Laredo
Texas
William Mitchell
Bank of London and
Mexico
Rafael Sandover
Twelve Men Rescued From Bark Nethus Off New Jersey
Twelve crewmen, declared lost after a storm off the New Jersey coast aboard the bark Nethus, were rescued yesterday by the Italian vessel Sardegna and will be brought to port today. Also, the Agriculture Department announced winter wheat sowing this fall on about 40,090,000 acres, with Dec 1 conditions at 5.7 percent of normal, an increase of 887,000 acres from fall 1915 estimates.
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New York
Nethus
New Jersey
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Conscription of School Boys Declared in Schleswig Prussia
A Reuters dispatch from Copenhagen reports the Schleswig Prussia government has proclaimed civilian conscription of schoolboys. They will perform railroad tasks and load and unload trucks due to labor shortages.
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London
Reuter
Copenhagen
Schleswig
Prussia
Wilson Sends 2500 Dollar Contribution to Democratic Fund
President Wilson has sent a check for 2500 dollars to the Democratic National Committee treasurer to help cover the deficit in the campaign fund.
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Washington
Dee
Wilson
Starsh
National Committee
Private Robert Gail Victim in Army Accidental Shooting
Private Robert Gail, 22, of H troop, Third United States Cavalry, was accidentally shot and killed in Brownsville Texas when another cavalryman discharged a rifle while cleaning it. Gail formerly lived near Detroit Michigan.
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Brownsville
Texas
Robert Gail
H Troop
Third
United States Cavalry
Gail
Detroit
Mich
Bankers Galbreath and Davis arraigned in Cincinnati trial
Elmer E. Galbreath and Charles H. Davis were arraigned in the U S district court in Cincinnati on charges of violating national banking laws connected to the closing of the Second National Bank of Cincinnati. Their trial is expected to last a week to ten days.
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Cincinnati
Elmer E. Galbreath
Charles H. Davis
United States District Court
Second National Bank of Cincinnati
Galbreath
Davis
Southwest Escapes Snow From Plains Weather Report
The Southwest saw no snow, unlike Kansas, Nebraska, and northern Ricca. Temperatures dropped to about 10 degrees above zero with a cold outlook forecast for tomorrow by the local weather bureau as reports came in tonight.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Ricca
Nebraska
Notice of Monore Bar Room Liquor License Application
I have secured petition and applied to the Mayor and City Council of Monroe Louisiana for a license to operate a bar room saloon and retail liquor business at the Hotel Monroe stand on South Grand Street. Doughtie Hotel Co. Utd. 11-101. Per J E Doughtie. I have also applied for license to operate a mail order wholesale and retail liquor business at 212 214 South Grand Street Monroe Louisiana.
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Monroe
Louisiana
South Grand Street
Hotel Monroe Bar
Doughtie Hotel CO
UTD
J. E. Doughtie
South
Grand Street
Monroe Wood Saw Big Co Promotes Bargain Wood
Wood cutting service offers ready lengths at home to save $2 per cord. Sale includes four and six foot pieces with conversion options for fuel. Contact Mefuse Lumber and Crossties converted for fuel at The Monroe Wood Saw Big Co. 8 P Dunn, Prop. Monroe La. 1-1mo, Monroe, La.
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Harve M. Wheeler Ler. CO
Jonesville
Louisiana
Monroe Wood Saw Big CO
P. Dunn
Stubbs warns hunters after fatal wounding on King property
Notice posted by Guy P. Stubbs warns trespassers to stay off all Stubbs FP lands and his property following the fatal wounding of a valuable cow by unknown hunters last week on the King place. The action serves as a strict legal warning.
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Stubbs FP
Our
King Place
Guy P. Stubbs
Danger Signal Cough Remedy Featured in Ad
A warning compares a cough to a fire bell and urges treating the underlying illness rather than suppressing symptoms. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as highly effective for persistent coughs after colds or grip, with Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews, Jud. praising its success.
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Thomas Beeching
Andrews
Jud
Chamberlain
Want Ad Noted In News Star Low-Cost Listing
A small classified notice appeared in the News-Star offering an inexpensive ad slot. The brief item notes a basic listing option and suggests quick publication at a reduced rate.
Wine Dealers Protest Plan to Prohibit Alcohol in France
Paris authorities move to ban alcohol consumption prompting strong opposition from wine and spirit merchants led by the Bordeaux wholesale syndicate. A deputation heads to Paris to demonstrate with Premier Briand and demands indemnities if the measure takes effect, following absinthe precedent.
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Paris
London
France
Bordeux
Hriand
Po-Do-Lax Liver Regulator Ad
An old advertisement urges relief for dull head ache and bad breath by using Po-Do-Lax derived from May apple. It claims to stimulate bile flow and gently purge impurities, priced 50 cents at all druggists.
Stop That Cough Dr King's New Discovery Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr King's New Discovery to stop coughs and ease cold symptoms. It claims soothing pine balsams heal irritated membranes and the mix acts as an antiseptic and laxative to kill germs and break up the cold. The copy urges readers not to let a cold linger and to buy at their druggist for 50 cents.
Money to Loan by R B Blanks in Monroe Ca
A local lender advertises first mortgage loans with reasonable commission. Signed by R B Blanks, post office box 60, Monroe California.
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R. B. Blanks
Monroe
Sheriff's Sale in Ouachita Parish Louisiana 1916
In the Sixth District Court Monroe Louisiana Writ of Fi Fa seized a tract of land described as the northeast quarter of section seventeen north one east containing about forty acres. The property will be sold at the courthouse front door on Saturday December 20 1916 between local sale hours. Cash with appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Monroe
Louisiana
Section Township
Classifieds in News-Star Find Peter for Resume
A brief classified notice in the News-Star seeks a person named Peter to supply or update a resume. The ad requests contact details and specifies professional experience and dates, inviting Peters or recruiters to respond with qualifications.
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Peter
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