Monroe debating commission form of government plan
Citizens' Committee outlines a draft charter for a commission form with five commissioners and a city manager. The group met with 50 to 75 attendees to discuss tax and school issues, with a goal to resolve parish exemptions and funding. A report is not due before next Monday as organizers gather data and ensure compliance with Louisiana law.
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Monroe
Citizens’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
KB. H. Wolf
G. T. Cross
Fred 4. Hudson, Jr
Percy Sandel
Commission
Hudson
iCitizens
Louisiana
A. V. Miller
Lake Charles
Bell
H. G
West Monroe
Sandel
Prophit
B. HH. Wolf
Chamber of
Charles Schulze
Police Department
Bread Ration 5 Two Ounces Warns Public
A public notice urges patrons of hotels restaurants and dining cars to eat less bread under ration five by two ounces per person. The directive emphasizes moderation amid supply concerns and targets service venues nationwide.
Food Administration Orders Wheatless Mondays and Bread Ration
Washington reports the Food Administration imposes a daily bread r ration of about eight ounces per patron across hotels restaurants and dining cars. The plan also calls for wheatless Mondays meatless Tuesdays wheatless Wednesdays and porkless Saturdays with at least one wheatless and meatless meal daily.
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Associated Press
Washington
Food Administration
United States
Hagland’s
Heatless Monday plan in jeopardy amid cold freight delays
Washington reports warn that extreme cold slows coal and freight movement. A McAdoo Garfield conference on abandoning heatless Monday shows eastern coal movement down over 15 percent in two days, delaying immediate repeal of the policy.
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Washington
Wadsworth
McAdoo
Garfeld
Mississippi River
Wadsworth Presses War Agency Centralization
Senator Wadsworth of New York told the senate that America’s war making machinery is a loose collection of ambitious agencies unable to coordinate. He urged radical steps to centralize control and argued the President cannot harmonize the agencies.
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Washington
Senator Wadsworth
New York
Military Committee
Senate
America
Wadsworth
US 5 Spends Four Million Dollars A Day
Associated Press reports ten months of war have cost the United States about seven billion dollars at a rate near four million daily. Over half funded loans to allies, with about three billion dollars spent by the U S on its own war needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Severe cold wave grips half of United States
Washington reports a severe cold wave sweeping the region east of the Mississippi. Temperatures plummet with 25 degrees below zero in the St. Lawrence valley and near freezing conditions reach Florida.
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Washington
United States
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence Valley
Florida
Charges by President of Trainmen on Railroad Management
Washington date line reports W. G. Lee, head of the Railway Trainmen's Brotherhood, charging that railway managements seek to discredit government operation of the railroads. He urged unity among workers and condemned efforts to undermine public control.
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Washington
W. G. Lee
Railway Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Master Plumbers Reject a Union Proposal
At a conference of local plumbing establishments spokesman Louis Cosper said master plumbers rejected the union proposal that would have had workers return to their former employers. The open shop plan remains in effect with wages and hours per prestrike terms.
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Louis Cosper
Casper
Messrs. Loek
Casper, Turner and
Carveison
Puumbers
Monroe
Trial of Bolo Pasha Opens Amid Crowded Courtroom
The Paris treason trial of Bolo Pasha began with a crowded courtroom mostly filled by witnesses and interested parties. Defence sought adjournment citing witnesses abroad while the state noted several potential witnesses and extradition options, including Adolph Paenstedt and the former khedive Pavenstedt.
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Bolo
Mme. Caillaux
Joseph Caillau
M. Caillaux
Sante
Bolo Pasha
Switzerland
Paris
Germa
Cavallinie
United States
Adolph Pavenstedt
New York
Hous
Deutsche Bank
Paris Journal
Parenstedt
Khedive
Egypt
Abbas Hilmi
Youssuf Saddilkanja
Pasha
Entente
M. Pignatel
Royal Bank of Canada
Paenstedt
Pavenstedt
Khedive of Mey
Constantinople
France
Turkey
Youssuf Saddik Pasha
Bolo Pasha Trial Opens in Belgian Intrigue Case
The Bolo Pasha trial begins amid allegations of German intrigue and propaganda linked to a German effort to sway public opinion. Prosecutors present evidence on the espionage network and its impact on wartime news and policy.
City Council Lets Contract for New Cemetery Plans
In regular session the council accepted W. Hughes bid to furnish plans and specifications for improving and beautifying 22 acres for a new cemetery at an estimated cost of 4 000 to 7 000. The body also eyed early river terminal work and approved refering the report on river wharf and warehouse to committees for action.
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W. Hughes
Bernstein
Hughes
Apgar
Hueches
Culpepper
Morrison
Corncil
German Plans Frustrated in Latest Move
German plans faced setback as strategic moves were frustrated amid continuing tensions. Officials indicated obstacles hindered execution of the stated objectives and demanded renewed coordination.
Americans May Join British Trench Duty In Flanders
Reports state American troops could enter British trenches in Flanders to train under British systems before joining Pershing's force. German raiding was thwarted as American artillery bombarded forward trenches, inflicting heavy casualties and disrupting first-line positions. Romanians reportedly defeated Bolsheviks amid ongoing battles with Russian forces nearby.
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Associated Press
France
Washington
Flanders
Europe
Pershing
General Pershing
Monroe Gas Company Offers Financing for Piping Installations
Monroe Gas Company advises Monroe residents it has arranged financing for piping and fixture installation for property owners who want assistance. For full details contact Carl H. Melcury, secretary of the company, and discuss the matter with the company.
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Monroe Gas Company
Monroe
Carl HH. Melcury
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