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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
1
Monroe Chamber Reports River Traffic Talks and New Packet Service
Representative Juley J. Wilson urges a detailed review of Ouachita river traffic prospects and Monroe terminal plans as objections stall further expenditures. Chamber of Commerce notes Carter Packet Company plans to inaugurate service to Monroe, while ice floes threaten early river navigation and a city wharf project faces delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans-Monroe
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Ouachita
Monroe
New Ileans
New Orleans
Hver
Chamber Fot Commerce
Crocs
Carter Packet Company
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita River
Ethridge and Larcher Named Directors of Central Bank
At the stockholders meeting of Central Savings Bank and Trust Company eleven directors were reelected P M Atkins J B Filhiel D A Johnston C H McHenry Travis Oliver C W Parnell F P Stubbs Guy P Stubbs H N Thompson Geo G Weaks and Eugene Wolff. W L Ethridge and L N Larcher were elected directors. The new board’s officer election will be Feb. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
P. M. Atkins
J. B. Filhiel
D. A Johnston
C. H. McHenry
Travis Oliver
C. W. Parnell
F. P. Stubbs
Guy P. Stubbs
H. N. Thompson
Geo. G. Weaks
Eugene Wolff
W. L
Push War Cabinet Bill Despite Aggressive Opposition
A war cabinet bill faces strong opposition from the president and cabinet members as lawmakers push ahead. Debate centers on executive power, national security, and wartime coordination. Opposition argues overreach while supporters cite centralized authority for effective mobilization.
War cabinet debate to open as Senate reconvenes
Congress gears up for a fight over a proposed war cabinet and munition control. Senator Chamberlain leads a push to refer the bill to the military committee as the administration defends existing war machinery and credits the War Department with major wartime achievements and upcoming improved overseas returns.
Reorganization of the ordnance bureau in 1917
The text notes the press will not have full disclosure about bureau actions. It mentions a May 1917 reorganization of the ordnance bureau, begun soon after the war declaration. A record of reorganizations, drawn in May and approved by President Wilson, preceded the undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordance
Wilson
Census cotton ginning totals by January date reach over ten million
The Census Bureau reports 10,569,475 running bales of cotton ginned before January 16, including 88,747 Sea Island bales and excluding hinters. Regional totals show Florida 7,226 bales and 56,862 Sea Island bales in sited figures for Florida and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau Today
Sea Island
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida Sea
Ice Floes Freeze Mississippi River Ferry Tra ns
In Vicksburg Mississippi on January 23 ice floes filled the river channel and threatened a full freeze. The Queen and Crescent ferry boats were frozen on the Mississippi side and two passenger trains were transferred. Trains are rearranged for eastward departure from Vicksburg and westbound from Delta Louisiana. River navigation is closed and protective steps were taken for vessels tied up to prevent damage from ice or rising water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg Miss
Mississippi River
Queen and Crescent Railroad
Mississippi
Delta la
Embargo Ordered on Freight Except Food Fuel and Munitions
Washington January 20 The director general McAdoo authorized an embargo on all freight east of Pittsburg and on the Baltimore and Ohio and Philadelphia and Reading lines except food fuel and war munitions The embargo is temporary and expected to last only a few days Pending recommendations from transportation officials and fuel administration Garfiel d to the embargo plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohi River
Philadelphia
Reading
McAdoo
Directo Smith
Transportation
East
Garfield
Aly Ig
Wilson War Cabinet Bill Heads to Military Committee
Washington Jan 23 Senator Chamberlain says administration leaders will not oppose reference of the war cabinet bill to the Military Committee. Debates to start promptly after Senate reconvenes with the President’s request likely to be supported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Militar Committee
Chamberlain
Wilson
Rumors of Austrian Cabinet Resignation Unconfirmed
Vienna dispatch quotes the Austrian news agency saying nothing known about rumors of the Austrian cabinet resignation. Germany clings to position in Brest-Litovsk talks with Bolshevik message denying guarantees on evacuations of occupied territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Vienna
Cologne
Gazett
Germany
London
Brest-Litovsek
Petrograd
Rawls Bill Threatens Son-In-Law Over Manslaughter Charge
Local legal action involves Joan Rawls and her son in law amid manslaughter charges. The case names William Allen Slane and details are unclear in the fragment. Police records indicate courts may set hearings in the coming weeks.
Tragedy in Caldwell Parish Linked to Rawls Defense
Ouachita Parish man John Rawls is jailed in Caldwell Parish on a manslaughter charge after allegedly striking his son in law William Allen with a wooden stick. The incident followed a dispute at Allen’s home near Bosco, with Allen said to have mistreated Rawls’ daughter. Crooked details emerge from a coroner’s inquest and sheriff reports about a fatal confrontation that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Rawls
John Rawls
Calawell Parish
William
W. E. Allen
Caldwell
Paris
Allen
News-Star
McClanahan
Rawl
Alien
Jake Day
Caldwell Parish
Bosco
Alle
McClanchan
Mcl‘lanahan
Columbi
Ovyadhta
Hill
Allens
Monroe
Unjustifiable Homicide Verdict Reported in Jary Case
Columbia Louisiana January 23 Caldwell Parish reports another homicide booked as case centered on the Jary verdict. Local authorities race to gather evidence and pursue charges amid rising tensions in Caldwell Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jary
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Inquest Finds Inlaw Rawls Killed Son in Law
J F Rawls sixty residing in the first ward killed his son in law W E Allen at their Bose Dr home. Coroner O A Briggs held an inquest and the jury found unjustifiable homicide recommending manslaughter. Rawls jailed awaiting court action as January term grand jury adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Rawls
W. E. Allen
Bose
O. A. Briggs
Allen
Alen
Rawls
Embargo Lifted For Four Towns Amid Rail Freight Hold
Missouri Pacific had imposed a freight embargo affecting Rayville Winnsboro Mangham and Gilbert due to congestion. The embargo began on the 15th and was to end the 18th. Rayville Mangham and Gilbert cleared congestion quickly so the embargo lifted there while Rayville faced continued delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Rayville
Winnsboro
Gilbert
Mangham
Hose Four Points
Rayvill Mangham
Parker Named Ouachita Parish Food Administrator
John P. Parker Sr. was reported as food administrator for Ouachita parish by a New Orleans official, though local inquiries showed confusion about the appointment. R B Frizzell noted many seeking information, and S B Hicks clarified that wheatless days mean avoiding wheat flour entirely, raising questions about substitutions in war bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Parker
Ouachita Parish
News-Star
John M. Parker
New Orlean
Parker
New Orleans
Ti ‘Ormer
Louisana
R. B. Frizzell
Food Administration
Frizzell
Monroe
Over Million Workers Stop Strike Amid European Disorder
Mass labor action stalls industry across Europe as millions refrain from work. Reports indicate disorder and rising tensions complicate efforts to reach wage and policy settlements. Governments urge restraint while workers seek concessions on pay and conditions.
Americans Killed as Labor Strife Dominates Europe
Reports claim one million workers on strike across Austria Hungary amid censorship and unrest. The article notes heavy news suppression, growing anti German sentiment, and uncertainty over peace terms while fighting continues on Italian and Western fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria-hungary
Austria
Astria- Hungary
Pershing confirms three American infantrymen killed in action
General Pershing reported that three American infantrymen were killed in action Monday. No further details of the engagement were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Qgeneral Pershing Today
Labor Conference Opens As Purdy Demands Hard Line
Nottingham January 23 Frank Purdy president declares if Germany refuses Wilson Lloyd George and labor party minimum terms the Allies must fight on. He argues Germany cannot claim a defensive war given Allied statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
England
Frank Purdy
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd George
Labor Party
Purdy
Two British Steamers Sunk in Mediterranean Losses Rise
London reports in the House of Commons that about three weeks ago two British steamers were sunk in the Mediterranean, causing 718 deaths as officially announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mediterranean
House of Commons
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Onion Seed and Fertilizer Company
C. W. Wallace
Roneous
Ethridge, Larche
Central Bank
Central Savings Bank Ane Trust CO
Court House
Missouri
Tennessee
McGuire Cattle Co., Inc
M. S. McGuire
Monroe Gas
Pany
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co., Inc
N. Florsheim
Mer
Welson
Senator Chamberlain
House
Congress
Military Committee
New York
Oregon
Capitol
War Department
Gorgas
National Guard
National Army
Camp Lee
Camp Funston
Kan
Camp Sevier
S C
Paker
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Ordance Bureau
The
Vicksburg
Monroe Gas Co. Inc
the Home Company
Monroe Gas CO
Victor Teegerstrom
Joan Rawls
Charghs
William Allien Slaen
John P. Parker I
Europe
Piice
Labor Conference
Avitation
Labor
Lyceum Theatre
Vivian Martin
Barbarian
Lord Fauntleroy
Princess
Lyceum Theatre Orchestra
Emily Stevens
Mutt and Jefyf
Maxmine Elliot 'N
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