Soldiers Forbidden 10 Visit Monroe La Denied Furloughs
War Department prohibits soldiers from visiting Monroe and West Monroe Louisiana except on official business. Brigadier General Mearns and Camp Beauregard issue orders citing poor local conditions and urging improvement to avoid further restrictions.
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Monroe
Frank P. Christensen
Liqn
West Monroe
War Department
West Side
Oscar Dowling
Arice
Christensen
Ee Pass
Mearns
Camp Beauregard
Prigadier -Mearns
K. T. Smith
U.S. A
San Co
Anarchy in Berlin Sparks Civil War Fears
Copenhagen report cites Berlin in state of anarchy and civil war as Spartacus faction workers flood streets and machine guns fire. Thiebknecht arrives to organize final stand while authorities plan storm of police building and seizure of cannons.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Munich
Politicen
Spartacus
Thiebknecht
Simplicity Will Mark Funeral of Roosevelt
Oyster Bay January 7 Mrs Roosevelt received a cable from President Wilson offering heartfelt sympathy on the death of her husband. More than five hundred messages poured in as the town mourned. The funeral will be Spartan in simplicity with relatives present at the house and a 12 45 church service. The burial will be in Young Memorial Cemetery.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Wilson
Bagamore Hill Army
Elks Visit Planned by District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler J. W. Hawthorn will visit Monroe Lodge No. 454 B. P. O. Elks at the meeting on Wednesday evening January 8 at 8 o clock. Exalted Ruler J. M. Cobb and Secretary F. P. Surgaine urge all members to attend.
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J. W. Hawthorn
Monroe Lodge
B. P.O. Elks
J. M. Cobb
F. PB. Surgaine
Milk price surge sparks Monroe housewives outrage
The Monroe milk strike grows as prices jump to thirty cents a quart. Local dairymen blame higher feed costs while New York and other markets see gradual cuts. The Monroe Housewives League plans a 3:30 PM protest in City Hall to press action, aiming to ease the high local cost of milk.
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Monroe
Ouachita
New Orleans
Shreveport
Ruston
New York City
McAdoo
New York Journal of Commerce
Borden Milk Company
Borden's
New York
George Stadtlander
Progressive Groceries
John Doe
Criminal Courts
John T. Dooling
Porden
New York Milk Conference Board
Stadtlander
Borden Company
Monroe Housewives’ League
Council
Sovral
Officials Witness Buffalo Herd Placed at Urania Reserve
M L Alexander state conservation commissioner and Col W S Holmes of the wild game department toured the Urania forestry reserve. Holmes added six buffalo from the Corbin herd in Newport New Hampshire, growing a herd to 30 elk and buffalo. A film crew recorded the visit for showing in Alexandria theaters.
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Alexandria
M.L. Alexander
Moving Picture Theatres
Wisconsin Journalism Class Counts Seventy Three Women
Of the eighty two students enrolled this term in the four year course in journalism at the University of Wisconsin seventy three are young women.
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University of Wisconsin
Bernstorff backs league of nations to curb armament
Count Bernstorff, former German ambassador, works at the German foreign office to aid the peace conference. He endorses a league of nations and universal military service abolition as the path to prevent war. He doubts the former emperor or any family member will regain power in Germany, and mocks relocating William Sohenza llern near Volland.
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London
Count Bernstorff
United States
Berlin
Daily Express
League of Nations
Prmier
John George
Gertain
William Sohenzallern
Volland
PLAN CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT BOLSHEVISM IN WASHINGTON
In Washington on January 7 Colonel Charles W Lydecker president of the National Security League outlined extensive propaganda plans to curb Bolshevism as part of postwar work. He told the special House committee he did not see Bolshevik ideas as general in Congress but warned of spread among laboring classes risking industrial unrest. He said the menace is local but warrants national action.
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Washinon
Sproadh
Natonal Security League
Charles W. Lydecker
League
Houce Committee
Representative Reaves
Nebraska
Congress
Lydecker
Control by Government Is Opposed
The Interstate Commerce Commission told the Senate Commerce Committee that it opposes government ownership and operation of railroads now. It urged private ownership under strong federal regulation and a period for readjustment before any relinquishment of federal control. Commissioner Woodley favored extending federal management per McAdoo’s proposal.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Clark
Woodley
McAdoo
Petitions Numerous at City Council Meeting 1919
The first regular 1919 council meeting, led by Mayor Apgar, approved 1000 dollars for weekly payrolls and 2541.76 for 1878.75 yards of gravel for streets. The final cost for construction of the city wharf was reviewed, and a street light petition for Calypso and Vickshoro was sent to committee.
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Apgar
Culpepper
Slack
R. O. Morrison
Frank Masling
Calypso
Vickshoro
Water, Light and Traction Committee
Mourning for Theodore Roosevelt Reverberates Across Nation
Washington reports sweeping condolences after the death of Theodore Roosevelt. Flags at government buildings and military posts fly at half mast. Congress adjourns and the Supreme Court pauses as officials, lawmakers, and diplomats pay tribute.
Roosevelt Death Shocks New York City
New York mourns Theodore Roosevelt after the colonel’s death. Flags on public buildings lowered to half mast and many courts closed as the city responds to the sudden loss. Public reaction spans official and private spheres.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Theodore Roosevelt
Udedn
Kansas Women Won Municipal Suffrage in 1887
The article notes that Kansas women gained the right to municipal voting in 1887, marking an early step in women’s suffrage. It emphasizes the historical milestone and the date in state history.
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Kansas
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