Armistice Talks Bring Ireland Peace Hopes
Dublin presses report De Valera declares unity and resolve as peace conferences begin. Britain and Sinn Fein outline ceasefire steps with hostilities to stop from noon Monday July 11 as Dublin proposes talks with Lloyd George in London. Ulster excluded from terms, northern counties expected to honor pause.
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London
No. 10
Downing Street
Ireland
Mansion House
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Earmonn de Valera
Crown
Irish Republican Army
Eamonn de Valera
de Valera
Lloyd George
Ulster
Universal Service
Patriot meat movement spreads in Louisiana towns
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce and J. Arthur Smith promote home-grown meat to boost local products. A committee urged butchers to stock the native meat as other North Louisiana towns plan campaigns. Cattle raisers in Ouachita and Caldwell parishes report difficulty selling local meat as 50 percent of consumption comes from the west.
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J. Arthur Smith
Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
North Louisiana
Mr. Smith
Ouachita
Caldwell Parishes
West
Middle West
Military patrols pulled from Dublin as De Valera orders ceasefire
London dispatch reports withdrawal of military patrols on Dublin streets. Police auxiliaries walk among civilians as talks of peace begin. The truce between Sinn Fein and Crown forces may have started with a July Monday timeline. De Valera orders supporters to stop attacks on civilians and disband military actions.
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Dublin
DE Valera
Lion
Lamb
Associated Press
London
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Crown
Local Weekend Weather Outlook With Thunder Showers
Tonight and Sunday are forecast partly cloudy with a chance of local thunder showers. The heaviest activity is expected later in the evening and during afternoon hours on Sunday, with brief, scattered storms possible across the region.
Two More Haynesville Wells Planned by Florsheim Syndicate
Local interests announce two new well locations on the Goree field near Goree No. 2 in section 27 23 8 Claborne. The Florsheim Sid Simmons Syndicate began with 30000 dollars and now sees value rising as Goree No. 2 approaches 2500 barrels daily with Hunt No. 2 continuing to produce.
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Haynesville Wells
Florsheim Or
Sid Simmons
Monroe
Goree
Claiborne
Goree No. 2
Tampico Port Quiet. No Need for U.S. Guards
Washington reports Tampico conditions no longer require the American naval guard. The cruiser Cleveland and gunboat Sacramento are withdrawn to Galveston and New Orleans respectively after mutual agreement with the state department. Oil exports halted by a 100 percent Mexican tax prompt unemployment but no serious disturbances are expected while storage and drilling continue.
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Washington
Tampico
Cleveland
Sacramento
Zacamixtla
State Department
Galveston
Texas
New Orleans
Admiral Coontz
Naval Operations
Local Negro First Prisoner for Lincolnites
Mose Lyons, a Monroe Negro, becomes the first inmate of the Ruston jail after Sheriff Arthur Grant of Monroe arrests him for non support and desertion of his wife and children two years ago. Deputy James Richardson moved Lyons to Ruston, drawing crowds to glimpse the rare sight of a jailed prisoner.
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Monroe
Ruston
Bastile
Arthur Grant
Mose Lyons
Mose
Lincoln Parish
Grand Jury
James Richardson
Paul English Players Preview in Monroe With Legion Support
The Paul English Players arrive in Monroe for a week starting Monday. A big tent on Court Square will host nightly performances including clever plays and vaudeville between acts. The American Legion sponsors the event, offering reasonable prices and entertaining diversions.
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Paul English
Monroe
Court
American Legion
Negro Black Hand Murders Baffle Calhoun Sheriff
Sheriff Arthur Grant says no arrests are likely in the murder of Bill Menifield near Powell’s Station as investigators pursue several suspects. With multiple nearby killings of Black men, the sheriff believes rival individuals acted out of jealousy and keeps a number of people under surveillance.
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West Side
Sheriff's Office
Calhoun
Arthur Grant
Bill” Menifield
Powell's Station
Menifield
Barber says woman hired bandits to slay Kaber
In Cleveland on July 9 the defense for Eva Catherine Kaber moved to bar introduction of claimed confessions by Erminia Calovito and Salvatore Cala. Urbano Di Carpo testified that three weeks before Daniel Kaber’s stabbing she plotted to hire a gang to kill the publisher, offering $3000 and a car for the murder.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Eva Catherine Kaber
Erminia Colavito
Salvatore Cala
Daniel Kaber
Catherine Eva Kaber
Urbano di Carpo
di Carpo
Aggie Leader Visits Ouachita on Inspection Tour
W. B. Mercer of Washington, assist ant chief of the agricultural extension, spent several days in Ouachita on an inspection tour. He was the guest of county agent B. M. Jackson. Mr. Mercer has gone to Texas.
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W. B. Mercer
Washington
South
B. M. Jackson
Mr. Mercer
Texas
Baseball games at local diamond test two teams
Alexandria Base Hospital and the Monroe nine were scheduled to play two games here today and tomorrow. The matchups promise spirited, well played competition with evenly matched teams.
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Alexandria Base Hospital
Monroe
Directors Meet on Next Monday
The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at headquarters Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock to act on the matter of assessments. The meeting, postponed from today, will likely recommend to the state board a reduction in assessment to the 1919 level.
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Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Affairs
Monroe Gas Field Line Granted Authority to Issue
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway Company to issue 1 million dollars in par value stock for cash to acquire and rebuild a Monroe to Crossett Arkansas line. Funds cover road purchase, reconstruction, working capital, and additional facilities. owners tied to local capital, no outstanding bonds.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Arkansas and Louisiana-Missouri Railway Company
Monroe
Crossett
Ark
Louisiana
Arkansas and Louisiana Midland Railway Company
E. A. Frost
F. T. White
G. S. Prestridge
United States District Court
Western District of
Railroad
De Valera to Meet Lloyd George on Ireland Conference Basis
London anxiously awaits date for Eamon de Valera and Prime Minister Lloyd George to discuss a settlement basis for the proposed Irish conference. A truce between crown forces and Sinn Fein is seen as signaling the meeting’s possible early occurrence.
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Lloyd George
London
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
Sinn Feinn
Lloyd George Will
de Valera
Central Savings Bank Declares 4 Percent Dividend
The Central Savings Bank and Trust Company board declared a four percent semi-annual dividend at its regular meeting. The fiscal year closed June 30, with resources over 2,000,000 dollars. The bank, regarded as one of the best in North Louisiana, reports unusually prosperous affairs and an unusually bright outlook for the next year.
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Central Savings Bank
Louisiana
Thousands of Christian Endeavorers Parade In New York
Thousands of Christian Endeavorers from around the world marched down Fifth Avenue in a martial hymns parade. Over 16,000 young men and women, with more than twenty floats including eleven from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, led by nearly a dozen bands. The march ended in Central Park where William Jennings Bryan spoke on war service and sacrifice.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
William Jennings Bryan
Pay Bills By 10th To Save Ten Percent
Pay your bills on or before the tenth of the month and save ten percent. All bills not paid by the twentieth will result in service being discontinued without further notice. NATURAL GAS CO., Inc.
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Patriotic Movement
Mexico
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Legion
James Gardner
Richard Nelson
Allen Cole
Gene Burr
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AGGIE
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Wallace Clift
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