Germans Attack Essen in Bombing and Ruhr Sabotage
The Ruhr region sees night bombings in Essen near the Kaiserhof hotel housing French engineers. barges sunk on the Rhine-Herne canal blockading water routes. miners at Krupp pits strike 16,000 men after arrests of officials. Essen Electric Works plan cut power due to fines and sentences amid French orders. Brandenburg alliance to evacuate 500000 children from occupied territory.
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Associated Press
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Ruhr
Essen
Kaiserhof Hotel
Coste
Rhine-Herne Canal
Krupp
Bochum
Buszmann
Havenstein
Oberhausen
Behaefer
Kaiserhofbote
Brandenburg People's Alliance
Mrs Alva Lazroe Found Guilty By Jury In Manslaughter Case
An enthusiastic meeting of women was held in Monroe City Hall to discuss good governance and law enforcement. Percy Sandel urged women to engage on legal questions and justice, while Judge Schulze offered practical enforcement tips.
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Council
Percy Sandel
Rail clerks seek pay rise before labor board session
The United States railway labor board will hear in executive session Monday the request of the Order of Railway Clerks for higher pay. The move was announced today in Chicago.
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Aswciated
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Army of Revenue Men Raid Washington Rum Dealers
Police and prohibition agents launched a second city wide liquor cleanup in Washington on February 17 with fifty warrants. J L Asher, a Kentucky revenue agent, infiltrated the capital underworld as a wandering minstrel to expose bootleggers as thirty agents and police worked under Lieut Lavis and District Revenue Chief Ruby in a city wide onslaught.
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J. L. Asher
Kentucky
Asher
Lieut
Lavis
Ruby
Onslaugh
Shreveport Woman Slayer Found Guilty in Charge
A Shreveport defendant was found guilty in a case involving a woman victim. The accused testified the victim persecuted him with constant attentions, while prosecutors argued a lethal pattern of harassment led to the crime.
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Shreveport
Woman found guilty in manslaughter case
Mrs. Alva Lazroe, charged with manslaughter in the death of Paul LeBlanc, was found guilty with a mercy recommendation. The verdict came after a dramatic court scene as family members reacted emotionally and the trial noted the unusual conviction of a white woman in a gun case. Sentencing likely next Monday by Judge J. H. Stephens.
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Associated Pross
Shreveport
Alva Lazroe
W. H. Lazroe
Paul le Blanc
Lazree
Edna Richards
Associated Press
Alva Lazree
Paul LeBlanc
LeBlane
Man Emerges From 48 Day Sleep In Chicago
Joseph J. Wright, reportedly asleep forty eight days, showed signs of recovery but remained unconscious. Dr A J Parker diagnosed toxic meningitis and predicted Wright would awaken within ten days. Physicians noted Wright was fed by mouth tube and able to move his hands.
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World Chicago
Joseph J. Wright
Re. A. J. Parker
Wright
Seventeen Die In Blizzard Toll Across Northwest States
The Northwest reports at least seventeen deaths from the blizzard and cold wave. Minnesota three children burned to death. North Dakota and Saskatchewan fatalities. Seattle sees six deaths from heart failure, smothering, and smoke while thawing pipes. The Tuscan Prince crew remained aboard the Snohomish coast guard cutter.
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Wash
Coast Guard
Asaceiated Press
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Northwest
Minnesota
C. N. Gibbs
Pine City
Henry Hennen
Dumont
T. E. Thompson
Asiby
South Dakota
Fred Beck
Eureka
North Dakota
C. B. Erickson
Maddock
Julees Hagenhorn
Saskatchewan
Richardson
Tilston
No Klansman to Be Given Office Says Gov Parker
Governor Parker writes to L. B. Baynard Jr stating no man known to be a Klansman will be appointed to any office while he is governor of Louisiana. He urges Rapides representatives to select a candidate for a ward eight police jury vacancy and notes Pineville council vacancy.
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Gov. Parker
Alexandria
Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana
John M. Parker
L. B. Baynard
Parker
Mr. Leggett
Mr. Baynard
New Orleans businessman Bertrand Beer dies at 70
Bertrand Beer 70 longtime New Orleans financier and a leading Southern NYSE member died after a brief illness. He was among the first NYSE members in the South and a prominent local figure. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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New Orleans
Bertrand Beer
New York Stock Exchange
South
Woman Claims Kidnapped Years Later Identity Match
Mrs. Clyde Taylor announced in Middleport Ohio that she believes she is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Winters of New Castle Indiana, abducted in 1912, reviving attention to the Winters kidnapping case once widely publicized.
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Associated Jess
Middleport
Ohio
Winters
Clyde Taylor
W. A. Winters
Newcastle
Ind
Shipping Measure Holds Boards for Senate Debate
A shipping measure faces a Senate debate as questions linger over board support and regulatory aims. Lawmakers weigh potential impacts on carriers and ports, while opposition emphasizes competitive pricing and safety standards.
Senate backs shipping bill after debt funding success
In Washington on February 17 the Senate restored the administration shipping bill to unfinished business after the debt funding measure passed 70 to 17. Senator Jones of Washington leads the shipping bill, while Senator Robinson of Arkansas saw a failed attempt to adjourn.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Robinson
Demcrat
Arkansas
Monroe Fire Chief Roddy completes decade as head
Fire Chief Frank Roddy marks ten years in Monroe as head of the Fire Department. Mayor Arnold Bernstein praises his fearless and devoted service, noting progress in modernization and efficiency. Roddy began in May 1992 and took charge in August, after coming from Savannah, Georgia.
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Frank Roddy
Arnold Bernstein
Réddy
Monroe
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Pire Cuset
Monroe Fire Department
Rediy
Keller
Fire Committee
Savannah
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