Monroe Chamber to push river elevator plan tonight
A Monroe Chamber of Commerce committee will urge the city council to complete river wharf facilities with an elevator. $7,000 remains of a $15,000 appropriation to finish the project as Monroe aims to revive river trade with two boats on the Monroe Boeuf line and a Monroe New Orleans packet planned. Huh J Fernandez travels to Vicksburg Baton Rouge Plaquemine and New Orleans seeking through service reestablishment with positive replies.
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Wilson opens White House conference on peace time issues
President Wilson declares the federal government will serve the United States, municipalities and states in readjustment tasks and will act on conference guidance. He notes Paris conference delegates see themselves as servants to about seven hundred million people and promises full federal cooperation.
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Fall of German government reports surge in Berlin
Berlin reports mood grim as government and workers councils meet amid mass strikes. Weimar issues a manifesto denouncing terrorism and promising industrial councils while warning of famine and blockades. Bolshevik propaganda influences debates on a soviet role in the constitution and possible alliance with Spartacists.
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Senator McCumber Urges U S Entry Into League
Washington March 3 Senator McCumber Republican of North Dakota on the Foreign Relations committee spoke to defend the League of Nations He pressed amending the League charter to preserve American sovereignty and the Monroe doctrine while opposing recent Republican criticisms of the plan.
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Disapproved Death Sentence for Conscientious Objector
Washington March 3. President Wilson disapproved the death sentence imposed by a military court on Private Max Sandin at Camp Funston. A sentence of fifteen years was approved for refusing to obey an order to clean up a pile of refuse.
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Prohibition Measure Goes Over in Senate Committee
Washington March 3 agreement reached the Senate Judiciary committee will take no action on legislation to enforce war time prohibition effective July 1. The committee decided there would be no chance for passage of the pending bill this session.
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Germans Renew Attacks Across Front at Posen
German forces resume three days of quiet to renew assaults along the Polish border in the Posen region according to a frontier report.
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Liquor Wholesaler Says Tax, Not Merchandise, Under Prohibition
Charles Kohlmeyer, president of a New Orleans wholesale liquor firm, argues the new tax law turns whiskey into a tax issue not a sale. He cites a barrel taxed at 6.40 a gallon including rectifying tax and notes unliquidated stock from 1917. He expects four months of poor sales but aims to recoup revenue already paid.
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Congress resumes work after Victory loan passage
Washington March 3 Congress opens full sessions after the Victory loan bill clears early Sunday. Leaders expect a heavy agenda with many hills to clear. New York reports 3 151 troops, including 16 officers and 997 men of the 348th Infantry, arriving aboard the Sibony, part of the eighty seventh division.
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Wilson Signs War Contract and Harbor Bills
President Wilson signed into law the bill validating and authorizing the adjustment of over 2,250,000 in war contracts and 22,000,000 for rivers and harbors. He also approved designating Gulfport as a port of entry.
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Terms Presented to HMS Will Be Severe
London report states Marshal Foch will present terms to Germany that are severe and aim to disarm the closest German powers to France. The Times notes France may seek special territorial readjustments and strategy gains, with British support for guaranteed frontiers. Separate dispatch says Secretary Daniels orders an investigation into irregularities at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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Moose Lodge 15 Instituted Here in Monroe
Monroe Lodge No. 956 Loyal Order of Moose organized with 117 in attendance at Magles Club. Elected officers include J T Bryant dictator D L Newman prelate and J W McWilliams secretary. Dr T Martin Weiss spoke on fraternalism and will stay in Monroe several days.
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Dr O Donnell Outlines Monroe Mayoral Plans At Public Meeting
Dr R W O Donnell spoke to Monroe residents in the city hall chamber about his mayoral agenda. He urged a filtration plant and constant clean water, an expanded sewer system, new grammar schools, and self supporting utilities with yearly street paving. He warned that bond issues or high assessments may be needed to finance these reforms.
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Reparations total pegged at 126 billion dollars
Paris March 3 The Peace Conference Committee on Reparations estimates the enemy nations owe 126 billion dollars to the allied powers. France demands immediate payment of 5 billion dollars with portions in gold materials and foreign securities and the rest over 25 to 35 years. Charles F Blank's friends report his recovery from a stroke with cane assistance today.
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Coal Trust Charged After Senate Inquiry
Washington reports Senator Vardaman chair of the Senate Manufactures committee released the inquiry into the anthracite coal situation. He charges eight large transportation companies dominate production and prices through an almost complete monopoly.
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Stubble Starts Gossip Names Several Men as Prospective Candidates
Gossip around Stubble centers on multiple men named as potential candidates. Local sources discuss possible contenders and the political climate in the district.
Paris Peace Conference Considers League Amendments
The peace conference’s eighth week focuses on working commissions preparing proposals for a League of Nations integration. French ministers push for amendments including an international force while waiting President Wilson and allies to return. Debates aim to resolve Monroe Doctrine ambiguities and force methods, while boundary reports move toward presentation next week.
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Monroe man-tieu tenant governor rumor stirs political circles
A Shreveport Times report from New Orleans notes Monroe resident Mouton may run for governor. Col. Frank P. Stubbs of Monroe declares candidacy. Other figures named include Lieut. Gov. Fernand Mouton, Henry Fuqua, Walter J. Burke, E. M. Stafford, John H. Overton, and James J. Bailey.
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