Ouachita Farmers Meet to Cut Cotton Acreage One Third
A meeting at West Monroe Town Hall gathered farmers business leaders and others to plan reductions in cotton acreage for this year to guard against price declines. speakers urged ending half and half cotton and forming a coordinated plan with banks merchants and state meetings to enforce reductions and stabilize markets.
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Ouachita
West Monroe
J. H. Hamilton
J. R. Wootenfeld
Anks
Monroe
J. T. Parker
Creveport
Coton
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mer Han
Parker
N. Faulk
A. L. Smith
C. W. Phillips
Travis Oliver
W. T. Hunt
T. L. Tippit
J. R. Tidwell
C. W. Parnell
T. Mays
United States
Hamilton
South
Ouachita Parish
Bienville
Caldwell Bank Profits Highlight Local Wealth and Tragedy
A Columbia dispatch reports Joseph May, 26, killed by a freight train on the Ouachita and Northwestern line while employed as a brakesman. The article also details Caldwell Bank profits, a 30 percent dividend, and district notices including local officials and business moves.
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News-Star
Columbia
Joseph May
Ouachita and Northwestern Railroad
Young May
Ouachita &Northwestern Railroad Co
May
Caldwell Bank
C. A. Traylor
President, Inc
A. D
Seattle Strike Near End As City Moves To Resume Activity
Seattle officials led by Mayor Slanson plan immediate resumption of industrial and commercial work as 56 000 workers strike appears to be winding down. Officials expect a swift return to normalcy with or without union support and note the strike's potential collapse.
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Seattle
Slanson
Manson
Deporting 54 I W W agitators through Chicago train
Fifty four members of the Industrial Workers of the World passed through Chicago last night on a Weyteam Atlantic port train under heavy guard. They are said to be deported by immigration authorities. Forty came from Seattle amid claims of involvement in a general strike. Pickets ordered to move on.
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Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
Weyteam Atlantic
Seattle
Tacoma Ends General Strike After Council Decision
Tacoma workers who walked out in the general strike returned to their jobs at 8 o clock this morning following the Central Labor Council's decision to end the strike last night.
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Tacoma
Central Labor Council
Wen
Strike Paralyses 112 Cities By Building Trades Unite
In New York on February 16, union brick layers and hoisting engineers in 112 cities joined a sympathy strike with the Carpenters Union. Between 200000 and 400000 workers affected, as carpenters demand a one dollar daily raise.
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New York
T Union
Building Trades Employees Association
Carpenters’ Union
Draft Dodger Arrested in Lawrence Textile Strike
Ike Kaplan secretary of the committee directing the textile strike was arrested in Lawrence Massachusetts on a federal charge of goading the draft as of February 10.
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Lawrence
Mass
Ike Kaplan
Suffrage Amendment Debated Then Defeated in Senate
In Washington on February 10 and updates on February 11 the woman suffrage amendment was defeated in the Senate after a heated session. The bill to submit an equal suffrage amendment to the Federal Constitution faced a third reading vote with no room for amendments. Senator Pollock of South Carolina later voiced support, arguing patriotism warrants voting rights for women and dismissing states rights as a weak excuse.
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Washington
Senate
House
Williams
Mississippi
Jones
Senaitor Pollock
South Caroline
Watch-Winding Superstition on Trains in England
A popular superstition in England holds that winding one’s watch on a train ensures a safe journey. The belief reflects early railway lore and passenger customs of the era.
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England
Swaps Girl for Milk Cow Burns Tortures Orphans Exploitation Inquiry
Marietta, Ga. Feb. 10 investigation into charges that Mrs Naomi V. Campbell head of an unde nominational orphans home traded a child for a milk cow and $30. Solicitor General Dorsey leads the inquiry into cruelty to children. Hazel Rankins, the girl in the trade, has been removed by relatives. It is alleged Campbell put salt and pepper in wounds of girls held against hot grates as punishment.
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Sthward
Caldwell Parish
Biggs Point
Davitt
King
Jesse A. Mayes
Mayes
United States
Germany
I Wae
Oriene
Marietta, Ga
Naomi V. Campbell
Dorsey
Quiry
Hazel Rankins
Col Stubbs Feted by Monroe Bar in Homecoming Banquet
Col Frank P. Stubbs was honored by Monroe County lawyers at a Saturday night banquet at Leons. The gathering stressed esteem for his wartime service and did not signal any political aim regarding his governorship prospects.
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Col. Stubbs
Monroe Bar
Frank P. Stubbs
Monroe
Jeff B. Snyder
Tallulah
Leon's
Stubbs
New York
Hyland
Wmnison
Col
Two Men Involved In Fatal Street Cut In Monroe
James Head lies gravely wounded after a knife attack on De Siard street in front of Guer riero's saloon. Tom Maxwell, arrested for the assault, claims self defense. officials pursue charges as Head’s condition worsens. Thomas, released on bond after a separate warrant, is re-arrested on an attempted murder charge.
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James Head
Tom Maxwell
DeSiard
C. P. Guerriero
Maxtell
Head
Monroe
Heag
Trip Faulk
Maxwell
Russ Faust
Faus
Durden
Thomas
Idenia Bishop
Fairbanks
Albert Thoman
Holl Ridge Lumber Co
BD. L. Roper
Mr. Thoman
Wanted in Arkansas Arrested at Cheniere
Joe Hayes alias Willis Williams, colored, wanted in Dermot Arkansas for stealing an $8 pistol and $65, was arrested Saturday at Cheniere by Deputy D L Roper. He was turned over to Deputy Biggs and a deputy on arrival in Arkansas to face larceny charges.
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Joe Hayes
Willis Williams
Dermot
Ark
Cheniere
D. L. Roper
Biggs
Arkansas
Paris Women Favor American Husbands, Study Finds
Paris papers report more than 40 percent of young Parisian women prefer American husbands. The inquiry suggests a strong trend toward Western alliances as of February 14.
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Pari Papers
Political Bees Buzz About Possible Governor Candidates
Local chatter centers on citizens named as potential candidates for governor. The report tracks multiple individuals and factions weighing a run, with no official confirmations yet.
Early 1920 Governor Talk In New Orleans Parley
News from New Orleans during the visitors week shows active talk of state politics ahead of the January 1920 primary. Names like Justice Charles A. O Neill John H Overton Percy Saint and Adjutant General Memory are discussed with varying support for governor or U S Senate. Saint avoids committing while Overton supporters push for an early gubernatorial bid and O Neill divisions appear. Continued coverage promised on page three.
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New Orleans
Charles A. O’niell
Supreme Court
John H. Overton
Rapides
Percy Saint
St. Mary
A. O. Boyer
Avoyles
Memrory
Ascension
Justice O'Niel
Ace
United States Senate
Solght
Overton Hacking
United States
Overton Nen
Nore
Saint Percy Saint
Mr. Saint
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Mrs. Wilson
Romulus
Lenus
Rome
Wilson
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Butte
Legel
France
Col. Stubb
Hover
O'Niell
Saint
Overton
McCrory
Pavotite
John M. Parker
Sealed Wives
Red River
Dycad
William Farnum
Petrova
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Gertrude Atherton
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