Senate leaders weigh fight over appointment of Smith
The Senate faces a potential battle over Frank Smith appointed by Governor Small to fill the late Senator McKinley's term. Wary leaders discuss strategies to seat him or eject him after credentials are presented, with plans to avoid dangerous precedents.
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Associated Press
Washington
Frank Lmith
Small
Illinois
McKinley
Senate
Kurt
Arizona
Ich
Smith
Watson
India
Congress
Adsworth
New York
Deneen
Illins
All
Kiwanis Club Questions on Bond Issue for Water Works
The Kiwanis club drafts questions for Monroe officials about a proposed 600000 water works bond issue. They ask about annual debt service totals, impact on taxpayers, meter usage, rates, service extensions, public engineer details, and potential use of bond proceeds for other utilities. Reverend Monk spoke on the Christmas Spirit and Miss Helen and Miss Dorman performed.
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Kiwanis Club
Monroe
United States
M. S. Monk
Helen
Dorman
Legion members aid in directing downtown traffic
At a recent Onidas Barkdull Faulk Post No 18 American Legion meeting members pledged their services to the mayor and police superintendent for traffic control in the downtown streets. The Legion also notes a Christmas tree on the Legion building roof at Wood and St John streets, lit each night, erected by Lawson Alf Reed and D. E. Williamson.
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Onidas Barkdull Faulk Post No
Erican Legion
Legion
Wood and St. John Reets
Lawson
Alf Reed
D. E. Wilmson
Davis Recommends Extra Funding for Inland Waterways
Secretary Davis of the War Department urged the Budget Bureau to approve supplemental appropriations of 000000 for expansion of the Inland Waterways Corporation work on the upper Mississippi River.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secrety Davis
War Department
Budget Bureau
Inland Waterways Corporam
Mississinpi River
Reardon Named General Superintendent at Columbian Carbon
H H Reardon of this city is named general superintendent of gasoline and carbon black departments for the Columbian Carbon Company and its ten subsidiaries. The role follows the death of J D Prebble in West Virginia. Reardon will travel widely as operations span Louisiana Texas and West Virginia.
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H. H. Reardon
Columbian Carbon Company
West Virginia
J. D. Prebble
Reardon
Louisiana
Texas
West Virgina
W. E. Reardon
Columbian Gasoline Corporation
W. H. Anders
Bis
John J. French
Municipal Street Railway
The
Columbian Carbon Corporation
F. F. Curtze
Erie
Reid L. Carr
New York
Geo. L. Bubb
Alexandria
Pany
Monroe
Pineville
West Monroe
Baton Rouge
D. F. Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe News-Star
Rye
Congress Turns Its Attention to Christmas Holidays
Congress adjourns briefly for Christmas as the House votes to do nothing until January two and the Senate weighs a mix of supply bills and controversial measures. Key actions include interior and agriculture supply bills, alien property, rivers and harbors, postal rate changes, and a foreign relations review of poison gas protocol. Political fights over tax relief and the McNary-Haugen farm plan persist amid confirmation battles and election controversies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Interior Department
Santa Claus
Dawes
Coolidge
Treasury
Post Office
Joint Conference
Agriculture Departments
Foreign Relations Committee
Smith
Gould
House Rules Committee
Whiskey Cargo Craigh ead Bond Set in Shreveport Case
Craighead’s cargo of pre Christmas whiskey valued at 302.50 faced bond talks as drug store officials deny complicity. Sheriff to search for contraband liquor. federal action sought to halt prescription whiskey sales.
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Dumaine Street
New Orleans
Craighead
Hodge Drug Store
Coverdale
Farmerville
Union Parish
Shreveport
Cage Game Cancelled Between Old and New Teams
The cage game set to open the 1926 27 season at Ouachita Parish High School was cancelled due to wet ground. Several last year players in college and home for holidays made a reschedule unlikely.
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Ouachita Parish High School
Aid Sought for Monroe Home of Good Samaritan
Superintendent J R Downs of the Home of the Good Samaritan in Monroe says donations remain welcome as the holiday season approaches. The home is handling a number of cases and welcomes checks and cash at any Monroe or West Monroe banks.
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J. R. Downs
Home of the Good Samaritan
Monroe
West Monroe
Swing-Johnson Boulder Canyon bill cleared by House committee
The Swing-Johnson Boulder Canyon bill was approved today by the House irrigation committee. The action frames the measure for further consideration and potential floor passage in Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Irrigation Committee
Drug clerk linked to theft near New Orleans market
A drug clerk named Caspiano is taken in for questioning after admitting he had whiskey loaded on his car from a fruit stand at 518 near the old French Market in New Orleans. The suspect places the event across the street from the market and alleges involvement by another party.
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Marbury Taylor
Ellis Island
America
A. FE. F
Richmond
Sure
Caspiano
New Orleans
Alexandria and Monroe Counts Question Population Base
A discussion questions the 10 percent allowance for Alexandria and argues Monroe and West Monroe suburbs were excluded. The speaker notes both cities used the same counting basis and city limits only, suggesting neither side can claim fairer counts based on industrial areas beyond limits.
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Alexandria
Monroe
Walker
West Monroe
Pineville
New Orleans
Chicago
Ria
Ploeville
Spirit of Santa Claus and Good Fellows Faith Endured
A. G. C. from Baton Rouge writes that the spirit of Santa Claus mirrors Christmas love and parental sacrifice. He extols the Good Fellows for filling Santa’s role for less fortunate children, defends the sacred memory against cynics, and urges enduring devotion to child welfare through selfless acts.
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Santa Claus
Jesus Christ
Broadway Butter and Egg Man Tale Draws Laughter
An amusing account recalls Broadway's belief in a phony butter and egg magnate. Agents say they were duped and that the story, told by Mr. Buckner, is funnier than fiction though he offered no more specifics.
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Broadway
Mr. Buckner
Prohibition Enforcment Tactics and Courthouse Auction Flags
Federal authorities deploy personal injunctions with padlock actions to curb club liquor sales, citing rapid effect and jail penalties for contempt. The plan targets New York and Louisiana venues like Three Hundred Club run by Texas Guinan, Helen Morgan's Fifty Fourth Street Club, and Cafe State of Louisiana as seizure notices list Ouachita Parish properties in Monroe for sale January 22, 1927 to satisfy writs.
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Buckner
Broadway
Three Hundred Club
Texas Guinan
United States
Fifty-Fourth Street
Helen Morgan
New York
State of Louisiana
Dewit Bryan
Parish of
Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Monroe
Louisiana
Downsvill Road
Fife
Coats
Milton Coverdale
G. W. Scruggs
Parish of Ouachita
Lowisiana
Towit
Flournoy
West Monroe
Steele Madden
De Paris on Century Theatre Roof Described as Exclusive
On the Century Theatre roof De Paris is labeled exclusive and expensive. Mr Buckner apologized to radio listeners for interfering with concert broadcasts from Club Mimic and Benny Davis' Club.
Tires Damaged by Water Sold At Giveaway Prices
A 1904 DeSiard listing notes $10,000 worth of tires damaged by water to be sold at giveaway prices. The item emphasizes cost-saving bargains on the damaged stock.
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DeSiard
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Louise Vanderbilt Hewitt
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Sheriff's Safe
William S. Culbertson
Austen Chamberlain
Lawrence D. Tyson
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G. Dawes
Romania
White House
Tennessee
Charles G. Dawes
Foster’s
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