New Honduras Revolution Reported Brews Tension
Refugees flee to the United States amid warnings of civil war in Honduras as factions vie for power. Honduran officials, including possible leaders and coalition talks, prompt fears of escalating conflict and a volatile political scene on the eve of insurrection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Honduras
Samuel Booksh
Marine
U. S
Calixto Marin
Gutierrez
Tiburcio Garcias
Ballots Mailed For Chamber of Commerce Elections
Ballots are mailed to members to select 15 directors for each senior and junior board. The current senior board lists 16 members eligible for reelection with numerous nominees, five retirees to be replaced, and ten of the nominees to be elected. The junior board nominees include 15 listed directors with ten to be chosen, and final results to be announced at the June 14 annual Monroe Hotel meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
C. C Bell
J. M Cobb
C. E. Faulk
Walter Glenn
Albert Horuff
C. H. McHenry
J. A. Smith
George Weaks
J. W. Collens
R Downes, Jr
T. E Flournoy
J. J. Herring
Steve Lennon
F. F. Millsaps
J. S. Washburn
P. M. Atkins
Abe Arent
Travis Oliver
J. 7. Davis
W. L Etheridge
Sig Haas
B. B. Handy
R. E. Major
Sig Majur
Faulk
W. B. Gladney
M. Jackson
Isadore Liebreich
Tom Monk
E. McKenzie
W. C. Oliver
Luther Reed
H. S. Rosenheim
H. K. Touchstone
George W. Wright
R. A. Young
W. L. Bendlé
Herbert Breard
H. L. Cleveland
L. Milton King
Roy Hale
Leon Hendrick
Joe Isaacman
George Lowery
Reese Major, Jr
Henry Witfield
C. A. Barbour, Jr
A. W. Pickens
Henry Ray
Elmer Richards
E. G. Sugar
Monroe Hotel
Lobdell to Resign Position in Harding Administration
Washington June 4. Charles F Lobdell commissioner of the farm board is expected to tender his resignation soon to President Harding. He will re enter private business.
Fosdick Resigns But Presbyterian Board Refuses
Henry N. Tifft announced Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick had tendered resignation as pastor amid criticism from the Presbyterian Assembly in Indianapolis. The church, however, refused to accept the resignation and backed Fosdick, stating it stands with him on the contested issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Henry N. Tifft
First Presbyterian Church
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Presbyterian Assembly
Indianapolis
Fosdick
Tifft
Swiss vote rejects extension of wet monopoly
In Berne on June 4 the Swiss referendum rejected a law to extend the government liquor monopoly, raise taxes, and strip farmers and communes of the right to distill fruit juices. Fourteen cantons opposed it and nine supported it. The move aimed to curb alcoholism, with Swiss liquor expenditure totaling 150 million dollars yearly, and 130 thousand pounds in net monopoly proceeds in 1922 distributed to cantons for anti alcoholism efforts.
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Berne
Switzerland
State 3 Percent Severance Tax Upheld by High Court
New Orleans June 4 the state supreme court refused Gulf Refining Company rehearing in suit against Supervisor of Public Accounts McFarland upholding the three percent severance tax. The court also denied Arkansas Natural Gas Company rerearing in its contest over tax collection. If further appeal is not pursued the long litigation ends.
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HIGH
Associated Press
New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Gulf Refining Company
Public Accounts
McFarland
Gulf Company
High Court
Arkansas Natural Gasmpany
United States Supreme Court
State Laws Banned on Foreign Language Use Declared Invalid
The Supreme Court ruled that statutes in Iowa Nebraska Ohio and eighteen other states prohibiting foreign language instruction in schools for pupils under eight grade were invalid. Justice Holmes dissented with Justices Sutherland over the ruling and its English language implications.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iowa
Nebraska
Ohio
Supreme Court
Holmes
Sutherland
Experiences Among Chinese Brigands Told By Captives
Four foreigners released from the Suichow bandits recounted improved camp conditions at Poatzuku and described nightly Morse code messages from Tsao Chwang mines. One captive, Lee Solomon, noted bandits’ lack of respect, while Manuel Veres, freed in time for his wedding anniversary, contrasted Chinese with Mexican outlaws. An international military commission arrived to investigate.
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Associated Press
Teao Chwang
Poatzuku
Roland W. Pinger
Tsao Chwang
Patozuku Mountain
Peity
Lee Solomon
Shanghai
Manuel Veres
Mexico
Associated
Presa
Verea
Senor Verea
Reginald H. Rowlatt
Birmingham
England
Paotzuku
International Military Commission
William D. Connor
Connor
Pettyjohn Named Head of Aggie Board
Washington reports the resignation of Charles E. Lobdell as head of the farm loan board and the appointment of Louis J. Pettyjohn of Dodge City Kansas to succeed him announced at the White House today June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Lobdell
Farm Loan Board
Louis J. Pettyjohn
Dodge City
Kans
White House
Syndicalist Escapes Prison Sentence on Appeal to High Court
Charles E. Ruthenberg of Cleveland was convicted in Berrien circuit court last March of violating Michigan anti syndicalism laws. Judge Chas. E. White granted permission to appeal this morning, delaying any prison term for the time being.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
Mich
Charles E. Ruthenberg
Cleveland
Berrien
Chas. E. White
Pastor condemns Bryan as world harper of trivial matters
Birmingham pastor Dr Henry V M Edmonds criticized William Jennings Bryan calling him a man of magnificent powers who heckles the world over small matters He attacked a Presbyterian Assembly pledge demanding abstinence from alcohol saying it invades personal rights and would not sign it himself
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Birmingham
Ala
William Jennings Bryan
Henry V M. Edmonds
Independent Presbyterian Church of
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Presbyterian Assembly
Indianapolis
Edmonds
Famonds
Baldwin Eyes European Debt Settlements and UK Submarine X-1
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin says if European questions are handled with the same spirit as the Anglo-American debt settlement, progress is possible. He pledges to do his part with determination, acknowledging initial checks but confident of eventual success. London reports England will launch the submarine X-1 at Chatham, displacing 2,500 tons surfaced and 3,600 tons submerged, with a 12 inch gun, larger than any U.S. or German sub.
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Associated Preag Paris
Stanley Baldwin
England
le Petit Parisen
Asso Viated Press
London
Chatham
Monroe Posts Net Revenue Gain From City Audit
City auditors Cox Rainey and Davison report Monroe earned a net $68 727 68 in the past fiscal year ending April 27, up from the prior year due to lower expenses and higher utility revenue. They credit efficient administration for the 4 12 percent drop in operating costs and note a 12 percent rise in utility revenue.
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Monroe
City Commission Council
Cox, Rainey and Davison
DeMolay Guests Sermon Honors Young Men at Methodist Church
Monroe Chapter DeMolay members were honored as guests at the First Methodist Church Sunday service where Rev. F. M. Freeman preached on the order’s principles. He urged young men to live by high ideals, duty, and respect for country and family, stressing leadership for the future.
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Monroe
Order DeMolay
First Methodist Church
F. M. Freeman
Jacques de Molay
Mr. Freeman
John
Cow Gores Child Near West Monroe School
Seven year old James Green son of RK A Green of West Monroe was gored by a cow near his home by the West Monroe school. The animal charged after being frightened and slimmed the boy injuring the jaw and facial area. He was taken to St Francis sanitarium for treatment.
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James Green
RK. A. Green
West Monroe
Tittle
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mystery bootlegger Jess linked to Ouachita liquor ring
Deputy Sheriff seized Fred Acosta for possessing whiskey and Acosta said he bought the liquor from a bootlegger named Jess who appeared monthly from Crew Lake with several gallons. Acosta and others paid a dollar a pint and Jess was rarely seen, always accompanied by a lieutenant bootlegger. The pair vanished after distribution until the next shipment.
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Jess
Fred Acosta
D. L. Roper
Acosta
Ouachita Parish
Geddes Retirement Denied as U S Ambassador to Britain
London reports that Sir Auckland Geddes plans to retire as British ambassador to the United States were dismissed as unfounded by Ronald McNevill under secretary of foreign affairs in the House of Commons. The comment came during a London briefing today.
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London
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Ronald McNevill
House of Commons
Induction of Judge Brunet as Associate Justice of Louisiana Supreme Court
In New Orleans on June 4 a crowded courtroom witnessed District Judge Brunet of the Twenty-Second Judicial District sworn in as associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. W W Waterfield praised his long service on the district bench and his esteemed lineage.
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New Orleans
Brunot
Twenty-Second Judicial District
Supreme Court of Louisiana
W. W. Waterfield
Louisiana State Bar Association
Brunet
W. O. Hurt
Bar Association Committee
Justice Brunot
Attorney Hart
Lafayette
Philadelphia
Justice Brune
Whipping Boss Higginbotham Goes On Trial in Florida
Thomas Higginbotham known as whipping boss faces first degree murder charges in the death of Martin Taber at the Putnam Lumber Company camp in Clara Florida. The defense argues Taber died of natural causes. Trial delay occurred due to defense counsel absence and prior venue changes.
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M. A. McMullen
Clearwater, Fla
Hardee
McMullan
Cross City
Putnam Lumber Company
Higginbotham
Tabert
Shriners Rush to Washington Ahead of Parade
Shriners pour into Washington for the convention opening with a major Pennsylvania Avenue parade planned for tomorrow. President Harding attends two preliminaries including Zero Milestone dedication and Payne homestead exhibit as Shrine bands clash with Capitol grounds rules.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shriners
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
White House
Harding
Potomac Park
John Howard Payne
Zero Mileston
S. M. Johnson
Lee Highway Association
United States
Union Station
Harding Commends Highway and Home Progress in Addresses
President Harding spoke at Shrine ceremonies in Washington praising two modern movements toward better highways and improved homes. He dedicated a Zero Milestone granite monument on the mall to measure highway distances and urged modernization of remote sections of the road system.
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Harding
U. S
Associated Press
Washington
America
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Emma F. Booksh
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Oklahoma
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Ark
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Okemah
Okla
Peking
Legation
Con Voateuku Mountain
Pettyjohn
Aggie Board
W. J. B. Iss
Pastor
Baldwin
Paris
Methodist
Freeman
Geddes
State High Court
Florida
Genasco
Gatling Gun
Penn. Avenue
Woodman Hall
Thomas
Missouri Pacific System Board of Adjustment
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