Open Letter Questions Speed on Union Labor Support
An open letter from Monroe union members charges H R Speed built his Pine Street residence with non union labor and refused union access to the project. The document cites his campaign manager Allan Scholars and presents questions about salary and ordinances in a campaign context.
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Pine Street
Speed
H. R. Speed
News-Star
Monroe
Pauline
No. 868
Scholars
Harry Masling
J. W. Wright
Monroe voters weigh licensing farmers and city drainage
Citizens press candidates for clear stances on license free market days for farmers in Monroe plus drainage plans and municipal ownership. Questions cover drainage districts, water light plant sales, street railway franchises, and moral issues with a state continuation note.
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Monroe
Commission
Juarez Still Holding Out
Mexican federals were masters of the situation at noon today as Juarez remained under stalemate with ongoing resistance and no immediate resolution reported.
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Juarez
College Bred Men Needed For Future Problems
A brief item notes that college bred men are needed to take on tasks addressing future issues. The call emphasizes preparedness and qualifications for solving upcoming problems in society.
Storms Clip Traffic in Chicago Pittsburg Centers
El Paso Texas February 6 Gen Rabae and 300 federals try to enter Juarez but rebels retreat to Salamayuca 25 miles south to resupply. Gen Alinis with 600 insurrectos engages 100 federals 25 miles east of Juarez. federals retreat as rebels advance. Alinis moves to join Orozco.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
King George
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Rabae
Pasqual Oroze
Salamayuca
Educated Leaders Urged to Solve Nation's Problems
United States Senator George Sutherland warned that social unrest and complex society place the burden on college graduates to craft wise safeguards for liberty and governance. He urged caution and deliberate courage as key to guiding future policy amidst rising capital and corporate power.
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New York
United States
George Sutherland
Utah
Senate
University of Michigan
San Antonio Club Women Push State Mother Pension Plan
The Woman's Federation of Clubs in San Antonio supports a Texas State Federation position to pension mothers left with children at home until age 16. They urge lawmakers to pass a mother pension law and lobby in Austin, alongside calls for humane child labor reform and broader child welfare efforts. They contend current social life harms childhood and education, urging active measures across the state.
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San Antonio
Tex
Woman's Federation of Clubs of This
Federation of Clubs
Austin
Texas
State Federation of Clubs
Snowstorm Halts Chicago Transit Amid Freezing Spells
Chicago experiences ongoing snow and sleet with two thirds of elevated trains out of service and heavy railroad disruption. Freezing temperatures threaten telegraph and telephone lines, worsening the transportation and communication breakdown.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Hit By Heavy Snow Storm
A severe snowstorm struck Pittsburg early today with five inches of snowfall and forty mph winds. Temperatures plunged to twenty six degrees as the gale continued. Continued from Page Four.
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Pittsburg
Lucedale Epidemic Claimed Misleading Typhus Label
Doctors confirmed the Lucedale meningitis outbreak is cerebrospinal meningitis not typhus. With three cases remaining, one critical, officials advise no quarantine and note experts from Laurel and New Orleans assisting in treatment.
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Racliff
W. W. Butterworth
New Orleans
But
Claiborne to Enter Lieutenant Governor Race in Louisiana
Fred Claiborne a New Roads representative from Point Coupee Parish will announce as a candidate for lieutenant governor. State Senator Barret of Shreveport also enters the race as campaign activity promises a lively contest akin to the Bailey Lambremont period.
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Fred Claiborne
Senator Barret
Baton Rouge
New Roads
Point Coupee Parish
General Assembly
Barret
Shreveport
Senate
Bailey-Lambremont
Refugees Consider Return as Doctor Seeks Mobile Treatment
Terworth favors the new serum treated for the disease. Dr J A Dorsett has worked around the clock with fever patients for ten days and fell ill yesterday. He left for Mobile for prompt care and has not been heard from since. Doctors believe danger is over and refugees may return safely.
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Terworth
J. A. Dorsett
Jast
Mobile
Deadlock in New York Senate Election Continues
In Albany the stalemate over the United States senator election persisted on February 6 with little progress in the joint ballot. The piece reflects concerns about rapid national changes and calls for careful, deliberate action rather than haste.
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Albany
N. Y
United States
War Officials to Employ Biplane for Rio Grande Recon
The War Department plans to use aeroplanes for scouting along the Rio Grande amid reports of revolutionary bands crossing the border. A Wright Biplane will be shipped to Texas immediately, donated by Robert Collier of New York, to support operations and counter the wild goose chase.
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Rio Grande
War Department
Texas
Robert Collier
New York
Quarantine Plea Over Smallpox Spread Near Clayton NM
Dalhart Texas officials urge the State Department of Health to impose drastic quarantine measures against a suspected smallpox outbreak near Clayton New Mexico. Local reports indicate over five hundred cases within fifteen miles of Clayton within recent days.
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New Mexico
Texas
Dalhart
Tex
State Department of Health
Clayton
N. M
Macon denounces press in House over privilege claim
Representative Macon of Arkansas accused newspaper men of intimidation in a dramatic House scene. The chamber adopted a resolution to investigate the incident as Macon questioned whether members are protected by the Constitution or must defend themselves with shoguns, even implying he might arm himself.
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Washington
Macon
Arkansas
Young Negro Shot In East End Restaurant
Ivie Littlepage an 18 year old Black youth was shot about 2:30 AM Sunday in Rafe Dickson's East End restaurant. A double barrel shotgun fired buckshot wounded both legs near the knees. shooting said to be without warrant.
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Ivie Littlepage
Rafe Dickson
East End
Littlepage
Madero Sees Juarez as Key to Mexican Revolt Victory
Gustavo Madero, brother of Panfilo Madero, says Juarez is the arch key and that taking it would bring the country under rebel control within sixty days. He notes 26,909 federal troops versus 12,000 insurrectos being able to control eight of nine states, with widespread disaffection across Chihuahua to Oaxaca and Tamaulipas.
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Gustavo Madero
Juarez
Diaz
New York
Jaarez
Senor Madero
Chihuahua
Sonora
Coahuila
Durango
Zacatecs
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Oaxaca
San Louis Potosi
Tamaulipas
Madero
Pacific Coast
Nuevo Leon
Atlantic
Central States
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LABOR
MR. Speed
Weather Report
Pension Mothers Legislative Cry
OF Woman's Club
Lone Star State
Texas Federation of Clubs
Lucedale Fever Ouare
Lucedale
Miss
C. M. Hyde
Laurel
Jones County
Couper
Sople
House
Francisco A. Madero
Mexico
Jagrez
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