Three Negroes Reported Lynched Near Delhi
Rayville reports a lynching near Delhi involving three black men Jim Lewis Jim Tones and Will Powell with two killed in a gun clash earlier that week between whites and blacks. One man fled and was shot a rumour says.
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Rayville
Delhi
Jim Lewis
Jim Tones
Will Powell
Bk. PD
Perugson
Bolivar Jones
Richard Jones
Arkansas
Louisiana
Jim Jones
Lynehed
Bolivar
Tick Eradication Inspectors Hold Conference Today
A meeting led by Dr W P Soave and assistants in Ousehita Parish outlined 1917 dipping duties. Cattle dipping on both river sides starts March 18 with notices to owners and vat readiness. East of the river ticky erds will be cleared as fast as possible and after several dippings the river’s last herds may be released. West side remains quarantined with restricted shipping and cross river permit rules to be developed.
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W. P. Soave
Ousehita Parish
Purt House
Moore
Interstate Commerce finds Shreveport rate case limits on intrastate relief
The Interstate Commerce Commission issues its latest decision on the Shreveport rate case, maintaining that Texas authorities cannot unduly depress intrastate rates, as this would prejudice Shreveport near the Texas border and affect interstate commerce with Texas points. The ruling signals little change from the commission’s original stance.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Commission
Fexas
Texas
Germans resume march on Petrograd amid wartime reports
Dispatches from Petrograd claim German forces have resumed their advance in Russia. In Washington, the Senate military committee backs a plan authorizing President to commandeer timber and lumber for the army and navy shipping board.
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London
Petrograd
Russia
W.S.S
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Thermy and Navy Shipping Board
North Louisiana Agricultural Society Names 1918 Officers
The North Louisiana Agricultural Society met at Calhoun and elected officers for the year. Ike Hamilton was named president and N. 41 Guyton vice president with C. K. E. Hester as secretary. Speakers urged increased food and feed production, thrift, and continued home garden work.
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Agricultural Society
North Louisiana Agricultural Society
Calhoun
Ike Hamilton
Guyton
Woolman
Martin
Miss Holmes
Canning Club
Charter Plans Go Forward After Fourth Hearing
A fourth hearing was held last night to discuss charter plans moving forward with a focus on outlining next steps and potential revisions. Local officials and residents attended to hear updates and questions about the proposed charter.
Charter Committee Hears Revisions To City Charter
At the fourth public hearing the committee stressed that drafts are tentative and citizens may suggest changes. Members present included Flournoy Bryant Kaplan Hudson Weaks Faulk Davis Atkins with secretary Cross. Changes include striking the city attorney assistants provision and new rules for city manager responsibility and department chiefs suspending staff for misconduct. The next hearing is Saturday night.
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T. EK. Flournoy
J. T. Bryant
Sam Kaplan
Fred G. Hudson
G. G. Weaks
FE. N. Faulk
Ke Davis
P. M Atkins
G. T. Cross
Law Department
Will Return to Petrograd Official Russian Statement
London dispatch reports on March 1 that the Russian Council of the People’s Commissars declares the plan for a return to Petrograd. The announcement outlines political shifts and implied leadership changes in the central government.
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Petrograd
London
Russian Council of the People’s Commission
Railroads Seek 2 Cent Rate for Cotton Handling
Ten railroads in the cotton states petition the Commerce Commission to set a 2 cent per 100 pounds charge for services at intermediate points during concentrating compressing and reshipping cotton. Participants include the Southern New Orleans and Northeastern Gulf and Ship Island Frisco Louisville and Nashville Illinois Central and New Orleans and Great Northern.
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Washington
Commerce Commission
Southern
New Orleans
Northeastern
Gulf and Ship Island
Frisco
Louisville
Nashvilee
Illinois Central
Great Northern
W.S
Welsh Observe St David's Day Worldwide
Sturdy sons and daughters of Wales in America and abroad join in the annual observance of St David's Day marking the death anniversary of Saint David, the patron of Wales. The event mirrors St Patrick's Day for the Irish and St Andrew's Day for the Scots.
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New York
Sons and Daughters of Wales
America
David
Russian and Allied Moves Mark World War I Fronts
The British and French embassies left Petrograd as the Russian news service reports continued defense withdrawals. German forces bombarded French positions near Chavignon with heavy losses for the attackers, while Brest-Litovsk delegates were told hostilities end only after a signed peace treaty. McAdoo grants Confederate veterans travel rates for Tulsa reunion and Grand Army events in Portland.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
W.S
Washington
McAdoo
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Grand Army
Portland
Oregon
City Repairs Streets After Gas Mains Dispute
Mayor Apgar announced an agreement with CAS Companies to have the city repair most streets torn up by gas main laying, excluding Grand and Wellard, with the companies reimbursing the expenses. The firms will handle Grand and DeSiard repairs, sharing costs on streets with mains laid by both firms. City crews focus on principal gravel roads.
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Appar
Grand
Apgar
Two Meetings For Farmers Saturday
Two important meetings for farmers are set for tomorrow. At 10 a.m. a meeting to elect officers and possibly reorganize Ouachita Valley National Farm Loan Association will be held at the West Monroe town hall. At 11 a.m. farmers meet the Civic League curb market committee to plan this year's market.
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Ouachita Valley National Farm Loan Association
West Monroe Town Hall
Civic League
Ambassador Francis Left Petrograd for Vologda
The Committee on Public Information says Ambassador Francis and staff from the American consulate military mission and Red Cross left Petrograd for Vologda on Wednesday night. A Petrograd representative remains to continue educational and informational work. Wilson's January 8 address has been widely circulated in Russia with over four million copies plus 1.5 million newspaper articles distributed. German copies total 1.3 million printed and delivered to the German army, with 200,000 through southern and central lines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Committee On Public Information Today
Petrograd
Francis
Red Cross
Vologda
Wilson
Russia
Bryan's Pro-German Call Sparks Toronto Hearing Push
A Toronto audience hears a pro German appeal prompting Secretary of State reassertion of a hearing plan. Officials signal renewed focus on the issue amid public interest and international tensions.
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Call Bryan
Toronto
Bryan barred at Massey Hall as returned soldiers disrupt meeting
At Massey Hall Toronto on March 1 protestors including returned Canadian soldiers shouted epithets and sang patriotic anthems to drown out William Jennings Bryan who was refused a hearing at a prohibition meeting. Soldiers and attendees clashed in the hostile reception and Bryan remained mute.
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Massey Hall
Toronto
William Jennings Bryan
Dominion Alliance
Lusitania
Mr. Bryan
John H. Roberts
Montreal
Army Medical Corps
Bryan
Monroe Housewives League campaign to oil streets
The Monroe Housewives League started a drive to oil city streets to curb dust. Petitioners will urge City Council to fund or supply oiling, with residents pledging to raise funds if needed. The group also plans conservation lessons, a demonstration kitchen, and certificates for attending all lessons.
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Monroe Housewives’ League
Monroe
KE. Kaliski
E. N. Florsheim
Weights and
Bryan Defies Ejector Ban as Meeting Breaks Up
The audience refuses to hear speeches and the speaker declines to eject disruptive attendees preferring the meeting end. He asserts his unwavering patriotism and notes family ties to Britain while reporters report a change in Petrograd with the American consul leaving and the Norwegian consul taking over the consulate indicating a worsening Petrograd situation.
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Delhi
Ferguson
News-Star
Rayville
Sherif
Commercial Secretary Here Ghts Appointment
B. F. Johnson of Wichita Falls Texas, president of the Southern Commercial Secretaries Association, informs G. T. Cross of the local Chamber of Commerce that Cross has been named a member of the executive committee of the organization representing all Southern States.
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B. F. Johnson
Wichita Falls
Texas
Southern Commercial Secretaries’ Association
G. T. Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Cross
Japan Proposes Joint Action in Liberia Under Study
International agreement talks focus on Japan's proposal for a joint action in Liberia. Delegates consider coordination with allied nations to address regional instability and humanitarian needs.
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Japan
Liberia
Americans Well Trained in Modern Warfare Says March
Major General Peyton March arriving in an Atlantic port asserts American forces in France are well trained and capable. He notes successful counteractions on two western front sectors wiping out German batteries northwest of four and repelling a Chemin Des Dames attack, while censorship should ease.
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Atlantic
Peyton March
Army
March
France
United States
Chemin Des Dames
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Chavignon
CAS
Francis Let
Anti-Saloon League of America
the King
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Miss Powell
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Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co., Inc
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Siberia
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