Railroad wage cuts spark looming strike vote across unions
The railroad labor board orders wage reductions affecting shop mechanics freight carmen and telegraphers with votes to approve the cuts within 30 days. Union leaders warn the moves deepen railway labor unrest and may trigger widespread strike actions pending further rulings.
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United States Labor Board
Shopcrafts Head
Associated Press
Cincinnati
United States
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Monroe militia men return home after flood relief work
Captain W. W. Cooper of Company G Louisiana National Guards reports Harrisonburg Jonesville Sicily Island and Rhinehart camps still shelter thousands. Refugees drift back slowly with about 3 500 in Harrisonburg and 5 000 in Black River area relying on Red Cross aid through August. He notes boats and steamers transport families and warns many leave too soon before waters recede.
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Harrisonburg
Jonesville
Sicily Island
Rhinehart
W. W. Cooper
Monroe
Louisiana National Guards
Captain Cooper
Capt. Cooper
Black River
Red Cross
Yocoma
Howell
Waterway
Cooper
Work of Legion post to bring education to foreign born
American Legion Post No 15 Me t last night focusing on using the John and Wood streets building for a Legion home. Milton King was named chairman of a committee to inspect the premises and report on its suitability. The group praised efforts to secure the State Legion convention for Monroe in 1923 and thanked supporters who funded the convention invitation to Baton Rouge in May. The Elks Club invited Legionnaires to join Flag Day celebrations on June 14, with plans for ceremonies alongside Elks. The division’s educational work among foreign born residents in Ouachita parish drew commendation from Washington and local officials. The Americanization division, led by Mrs. Breard, has made notable progress and seeks school board cooperation. Six new members joined the Monroe post: Geo L Nichols, J R Barfield, J R Lynch, C B Bell, A L Ramsey, A H Watkins.
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Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
John and
Wood Streets
Legionnaires
Milton King
Legion
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Elks Club of
Elks
Washington
Monroe Legionnaires
Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
The
Geo. L. Nichols
J. R. Barfiel
J. R. Lynch
C. B. Bell
A. L. Ramsey
A. H. Watkins
Two Soldiers Killed in Westminister Truck Crash
Baltimore June 6. A truck carrying ten soldiers overturned on an embankment at Westminister Maryland killing two soldiers instantly and wounding eight with six seriously hurt while two may have been fatally injured.
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Baltmmore
Westminister
Famed Beauty and Comic Opera Star Lillian Russell Dies
Pittsburgh reports the death of Lillian Russell Mrs Alexander Moore a renowned beauty and comic opera star of three decades. She had been ill for weeks after a fall accident returning from Europe and died suddenly despite physicians noting a crisis had passed two days earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Lillian Russell
Alexander Moore
Europe
Mer Rouge Doctor Loses Home in Fire En Route to Monroe
Dr J C Hemler of Mer Rouge left for Monroe Sunday night about 8 00 as he was three to four miles away he saw flames return to find his residence fully aflame and doomed to destruction The loss is 3000 for the house 1000 for furniture and only a small amount of insurance carried by the physician.
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J. C. Hemler
Mer Rouge
Monroe Chamber Aide Heads To Baton Rouge For Hammon Bill Fight
M. Collins secretary of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce travels to Baton Rouge to advocate against the Hammon amendment on railroad assessments. He will join a business conference and meet city parish officials at the city hall, with plans to address the parochial affairs committee and later the ways and means committee if needed.
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M. Collins
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Hammon
Collins
Monro
City Hall
Ways and Means
Jail Keeps Guaranty Bank Officers After Insolvency
El Dorado reports Callman and Medley jailed on charges of accepting deposits while knowing Guaranty Bank & Trust Company was insolvent. Bonds set at 25000 each. hearing possible today or Tuesday. Other officers in question include Kidd and Redfern with locations varying in Texas and Louisiana.
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el Dorado
June &A. Callman
Guaranty Bank & Trust Company
W. C. Medley
Callan
Memphis
Medley
Collman
W. EB. Kidd
Texas
T. R. Redfern
Haynesville
State Banking Department
State Bank Examiner
New York
A. D. Doyle
A L Smith Chosen To Represent Ouachita At Baton Rouge Meet
Ouachita Farm Bureau executive committee appointed committees to manage the membership drive. Joe Noble and Green Haynes handle Ouachita parish west of the river while A J Smith Charles Phillips and Grayson Guthrie target the eastern side. A L Smith will represent Ouachita parish at the Baton Rouge meeting June 12 13 to advance permanent state organization.
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Ouachita
Samuel Kaplan Arrives in Kiev Russia Report
A cable from Mr Sam Kaplan to his firm states he arrived safely in Kiev Russia near where his mother lives.
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Sam Kaplan
Kiev
Russia
Mr. Kaplan
Oil Discoveries and Drilling Effort in Louisiana
A Mid-Continental report to the Louisiana Legislature details vast oil and gas development from 1902 to 1921. It notes 2000 plus dry wells and high upfront costs in fields like Caddo Naborton Pelican and Spider, underscoring months of toil before commercial production and projected continued growth.
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Louisiana
Mid-Continental Oil & Gas Association
Caddo
Naborton
de Soto
Pelican
Morehouse League Meets on Sunday
Members of the Arkansas Louisiana Law Enforcement League from Morehouse parish and Ashley county met at Met Rouge Sunday to inaugurate a broader campaign against lawlessness in Northeast Louisiana and Southeast Arkansas. The group plans to widen the organization to recruit new members and enlist non members in its work and will launch a drive to show citizens it operates openly as a citizens’ auxiliary of the courts in both states.
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Arkansas-Louisiana Law Enforcement League
Morehouse Parish
Ashley County
Arkansas
Met Rouge
Louisiana
League
Biggest Fine on Record Given to Monroe Fisherman
Perry Palmer, a white fisherman, received the largest Monroe police court fine on record. Judge Charles Schulze imposed $250 city costs and $250 state costs for carrying concealed weapons, plus $80 and jail for drunk and disorderly conduct, totaling a significant penalty.
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Perry Palmer
Monroe
Charles Schulze
Palmer
Former Ouachita Citizen Sentenced at Pine Bluff Bank Theft
Willard Jarman confessed to stealing about $21,000 from Merchants and Planters Bank and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Anna Shepherd, his alleged confederate, was released on bond as investigators seek details of their alleged fraud scheme and multiple charges.
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Monroe News-Star
Pine Bluff
Willard Jarman
Merchants and Planters Bank
Anna Shepherd
Sadie F. Scott
Jarman
H. K. Toney
Sorrells
Circuit Court
Toney
Nolle
Training School Boy May Have Lost His Life in River
Eleven year old Lampr from the Louisiana Training Institute may have perished after he and four companions jumped from a flat boat into the Ouachita River to escape. The group, all from Shreveport, were pulled from the swift current with two others unconscious and treated. Lampr remained missing as a posse and officials continued river retrieval efforts.
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Lawrence Lamp
Louisiana Training Institute
Ouachita
Lampr
Richard Williams
Baines Wallace
Paul Love
Billy Brown
Shreveport
Vna
W. J. Gill
Institute
Lampz
Arthur Grant
Gill
Irish delegation to resume talks with Churchill in London
London reports that Arthur Griffith and the Irish delegation will leave Dublin tonight to resume negotiations with Secretary Churchill, continuing discussions on the Irish situation with the British cabinet.
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London
Arthur Griffith
Dublin
Churchill
Measure to End Ku Klux Here Withdrawn
Fifth week of the Louisiana legislature opens with large numbers in both houses. Representative John Dymond withdraws anti Ku Klux Klan legislation at the governor’s request amid an overwhelmingly defeating vote. Senate passes Prowell bill for a mental disease hospital, no appropriation included. Many new bills introduced. betting on horse racing dominates debate, with shifts between senate and house.
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House
Senate
Baton Rouge
John Dymond
Prowell
J. Prowell
J. A. O’hara
Senate Health Committee
J. E. Doussan
Clinton
Butler
Doussan
New Orleans
Parish of
Jefferson
Gas Company Notice to Pay Bills by the Sixth
Gas consumers are urged to pay on or before the sixth of the month to save ten percent. Bills not paid by the twentieth will result in service being discontinued without further notice. Natural Gas Co. Inc.
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United States Board
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Aonroe
Company G
Legion Post
U. S
Mer Rouge Man
Callman
A. L. Smith
Samuel Kaplan
Morehouse League
Weaks Supply Co
Omnisce Boone
Wymond
Louque
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