Old Offenders Nabbed in City Cafe Theft Case
Police arrest W R Rigsby and W F Fann after they tried to discard two pairs of trousers stolen from a local merchant at the New Life Cafe. A pocketbook and $65 are seized. concealed pistols and 35 collar pins, linked to local firms, are found. Investigators seek ties to Tuesday robberies and a missing suitcase. suspects held on concealed weapon and petty larceny charges.
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W.R. Rigsby
W. F. Fann
Tarver
Durden
Heap
New Life
Rigsby
C. S. Karuhah
Shreveport
Toa
Dallas
Texas
Fann
Sig Ilaas & Sons
T. John
J. A. Gamble
Jefty
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Holds Monthly Meeting
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met at the church on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. W. L. Stevens presiding. Reports from Circle Five and committees reflected strong engagement, repairs to the parsonage were approved, and the treasury announced the final pledge toward a Chinese missionary fund. The group pledged support for a national education drive and welcomed Dr. Perkey’s encouragement.
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Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
The
W. L. Stevens
Cireles
General Society
W. L. Jones
C. Blackmon
Q. B. Morton
China
Otto
Barnette
Baptist Woman's Missionary Work
Louisiana
the Baptist Bible Institute of
New Orleans
Perkey
Sunbeam
Leigh
Wrecks Delay Passenger Trains on W S & P Road
Double freight wrecks near Simsboro disrupt west end service. Oil car and sulphur car wrecked about 6 PM Wednesday delaying westbound train No 11 nearly four hours. Early morning wreck blocks Nos 12 and other trains for hours. no injuries reported and trains expected to resume schedule.
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Simsboro
Monroe
Reconciliation Efforts At Pace Conference Advance
Paris Feb 6 Associated Press reports positive steps to reconcile differences between greater and lesser nations at the Pace Conference. Lesser powers may gain representation in the executive body and legislative sessions, with four more seats won on the commission. President Wilson plans to attend nightly committee meetings on the society of nations.
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Paris
Associated Press
Commission On the Society of Nations
Wilson
Committee On Society of Nations
Centenary of Archbishop Elder Celebrated in Cincinnati Archdiocese
Catholic churches across the Cincinnati archdiocese prepare for the centennial birth anniversary of Archbishop William Henry Elder the second head of the Cincinnati archdiocese. Born 1819 in Baltimore, Elder led Natchez diocese during the Civil War and later joined Cincinnati as coadjutor before his 1883 appointment as archbishop.
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Cincinnati
William Henry Elder
America
Archbishop Elder
Purcell
Natchez
Baltimore
Mount St. Mary’s Emmittsburg
Rome
College of the Propaganda
Mount St. Mary's Seminary
van Velde
Father Elder
San Francisco
Proclamation for National Week of Song in 1919
Louisiana proclamation urges February 16 to 22 as National Week of Song to express joy and unity. Citizens urged to sing My Country Tis of Thee at 8 pm February 22 in schools churches theaters clubs and homes, ending with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Washington
State of
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
R. G. Pleasant
Census Hint Expects Fivefold Rise in Women Teachers
It is believed the forthcoming census will reveal fully five times as many women as men teaching in U.S. schools.
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United States
West Monroe Church Plans $40,000 New Edifice
At a Wednesday night trustees meeting the West Monroe Methodist Episcopal Church South discussed erecting a modern church costing about $40,000. A Building Committee led by Dr J R Henry will secure plans and estimates, while a Finance Committee led by C B Faulk will launch an early funds drive.
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West Monroe Methodist Episcopal Church South
J. R. Henry
W. M. Hunt
W. A. Kirkpatrick
C. E. Faulk
J. S. Dozer
C. B H. Faulk
Dozier
George H. Steele
N. G. Tippit
L. N. Larehe
Health Sunday urged for moral revival in nation
Washington reports a Public Health Service pamphlet calls ministers and church leaders to observe February 23 as Health Sunday. Separate men and women meetings discuss eliminating vice districts, child education, and civic improvement to provide wholesome recreation for returning soldiers.
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Social Pvil
Washington
United States Public Health Service
The
Public Health Service
Twentieth Century Book Club Meets at Mrs Meek’s Home
The Twentieth Century Book Club gathered Wednesday with Mrs. J. Meek from Arkansas Avenue to honor friends after an influenza outbreak. The program featured readings about modern authors, a vocal performance, and a luncheon. Guests included numerous local members and friends from the area. Six major New York women’s organizations formed a joint conference in Albany to push six bills aiding women in industry.
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Twentieth Century Book Club
J. Meek
Arkansas Avenue
C. Henry
Henry
T. O. Brown
J.W. Smith
P. C. Willis
C. G. Hughes
J. C. Sadler
State of
New York
Albany
Women school executives organize Kansas State association
Women school executives in Kansas have formed a State association to coordinate efforts, share standards, and advance educational leadership across the state. Members include district leaders and administrators aiming to promote improved curricula and professional development.
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Women School Executives of
Kansas
Fund For the Scout Hut Contributions Listed
The Finance Committee for the Boy Scout Hut reports cash donations including Mrs J H Trousdale 25.04 News Star Publishing Co 15.00 Chas Dynwin 6 Bettie W Parham 2 Prof Jack Hayedo 10 Mrs A Millsaps 2.00 with other entries unreadable.
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J. H. Trousdale
News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd
W. Wou
Dynwin
Bettie W. Parham
Jack Hayedo
Millsaps
Switzerland Secures 20000 Bales Cotton for Export
Washington February 6 Switzerland has obtained cargo space for the immediate exportation of 20000 bales of cotton. This forms part of the supplies Switzerland will receive under the rationing agreement recently signed by the Swiss and American governments.
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Washington
Switzerland
Parcel post carrier needed at Monroe
Postmaster J T Bryant announced a vacancy for a parcel post carrier at the Monroe office. Eligible applicants must be 18 to 45, know the city well, and pass a civil service exam in reading writing spelling and arithmetic. The job pays 40 cents an hour for 6 to 12 hours daily, with potential future use of an automobile for delivery.
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J. T. Sryant
Monroe
Bryant
London Strike May Be Extended
The city moved toward widening the railroad strike as some engineers on the Brighton and South Western lines were called out last night, signaling escalation beyond local lines in London.
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London
Brighton
Sunless France Keeps Soldiers in Rains and Wounds
Leon Hammonds receives letters from his brother Corporal Florent E. Hammonds in France describing a jaw wound, broken teeth, rheumatism, and long recovery ahead. He writes from Base Hospital No. 45 Toul and notes persistent rain, absence of sun, and hope for home by next fall.
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Leon Hammonds
Florent E. Hammonds
Signal Corps
France
United States
Toul
Leon
States
O. K
Corp
Florent Hammonds
Mrs Beulah Stripling Responds To City Court Article
Mrs Beulah Marian Stripling rejects claims of arrest and disturbance of peace noting a nervous breakdown and public gossip. She recounts an incident involving a back fence confrontation, firing a shot that she says did not injure anyone, and seeks public support as she rebuilds her life in Monroe.
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Fadt
Olive St
Monroe
Beulah Marian Stripling
Spate Claims of New Czecho-Slovak Republic
Paris February 6 The Supreme Council heard from M Kramarz and M Benes a statement of claims for the new Czecho-Slovak republic They asked that Bohemia Moravia Silesia Slovakia and the Ruthenian part of Hungary be included along with surrounding regions where they are in the majority The proposed territory would encompass about thirteen million people.
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Paris
Supreme Council
M. Kramarz
M. Benes
Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia
Slovakia
Hungary
Armistice Talks Set On Force Levels and Renewal Terms
Paris February meeting of the Supreme Inter Allied War Council will review how many forces are kept in service by the various Allied armies and will consider conditions for the renewal of the armistice with Germany.
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Paris
Supreme Inter-Allied War Council
Foreign Office
Germany
Gotham's Charity Ball Opens with Notable Pre-Dinner Dinners
The Waldorf Astoria hosts the Gotham Charity Ball tomorrow night to benefit the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital. A long‑standing winter social highlight, the event draws many army and navy representatives for the opening promenade and planned dinners by prominent leaders.
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Gotham
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Metropolis
Child's Hospital
Army
Navy
Notice to Stock Owners About Cow Catcher Fees
Police Inspector R F E Heap asks stock owners not to pay cow-catcher fees to outsiders. Bring stock to police headquarters, pay official pound fees, and receive a receipt for release. Stock found running at large within the city will be impounded at the city pound. Only the officer in charge at police headquarters may receive money or issue receipts.
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R. F E. Heap
News-Star
North Sixth
Louisville
Police
Probing Lynchings Across Missouri and Parish Wolves
The Columbia grand jury probes the Sampson Smith lynching tied to a June murder and a life sentence, while a coroner's verdict remains sealed. In Caldwell parish ward nine wolves invade pastures as a five dollar bounty for wolf scalps is proposed and a Caldwell model highway from Columbia to Monroe is funded to start March first.
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Columbia
Sampson Smith
Blanchard Warner
Banks Springs
Missouri Pacific
Atorney
Ninth Ward
Caldwell Parish
Monroe
Loyal Russians Will Continue the Struggle
Paris report notes Prof Bahk heimuff, part of an anti Bolshevik council, could not state the Russian committee’s future actions after Tchitcherin invited participation in the Princess Island conference. The Russian committee says the united government will not grant a truce to Bolshevists and will press on until democracy controls all Russia.
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Paris
Bahkheimuff
Tchitcherin
Princess Island
Russia
Change of Venue Granted in Ford Libel Suit
Detroit court grants change of venue from Wayne County to another Michigan county for the $1,000,000 libel suit brought by Henry Ford against the Chicago Tribune. Case filed in circuit court today.
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Detroit
Mich
Wayne County
Detroits
Michigan County
The
Chicago Tribune
Henry Ford
Soviet Willing to Join Princes Island Conference
London February 6. Bolshevist minister M Tchitcherin announced by wireless that the Soviet government is willing to participate in the Princes Island conference.
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London
M. Tchitcherin
Russia
Princes Island
Cotton Seizure Case Sparks Supreme Court Appeal
Washington state that government will appeal a Court of Claims ruling awarding over 250000 dollars for cotton seized after the Civil War. The award goes to receivers for a Georgia trading firm organized by G B Lamar and to Lamar estate admins. About 900 cases valued at 14 million are pending.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Georgia
G. B. Lamar
New York
Lamar
Remarkable Demands Made Upon America At Peace Conference
Paris February 5 The American delegation to the Peace Conference faces petitions from committees municipalities and territories under Ottoman rule seeking protection or a US mandate Also pressure grows for the United States to govern Constantinople the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles as the conference contemplates international oversight European powers also urge US involvement
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America
Paris
Associated Press
United States
Constantinople
Bosphonus
Dardanelles
Anti-Saloon League to Pursue Prohibition Education
Chicago February 6 The Anti-Saloon League of America will continue an extensive nationwide education program on the benefits of prohibition and the need for enforcement. Efforts will target large cities to prepare the public for the federal law and to strengthen state dry laws in line with anticipated federal enforcement.
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Chicago
United States
Anti- Saloon League of America
League
Anti-Saloon League
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