Congress Will Meet in May as Wilson Plans Tour
Paris dispatch reports a U S congress session may be called in May as President Wilson nears return from Europe. A possible special session aims to consider the peace treaty and League of Nations with fallback to finance issues. Wilson has not fixed dates or course, weighing domestic sentiment before America.
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Paris
Asseated Press
American Congress
Wilson
United States
Igen
Washington
Hnee
America
League of Nations
Ontiy
Europe
Wilson May Return Soon
Washington March 22 a White House report says President Wilson may return to the United States by May 1 leaving Paris immediately after reaching agreement on the principal features of the peace treaty without waiting for the actual signing of the document. An extra session of Congress later than May 15 now is considered certain.
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Wilson
Washington
Marteh
White House
Ris
Congress
Nitrates for Belgium Negotiations Move Forward
Santiago Chile March 22 diplomats report 19000 tons of nitrates for agricultural use are being negotiated for release from Chile to Belgium amid wartime shortages.
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Belgium
Santiago
Chile
Ralm
Reed Attacks League of Nations Covenant in St. Louis Address
Senator James A. Reed denounced the League of Nations covenant in a St. Louis speech to lawyers and others. He offered an alternative covenant and distributed copies of Seaxug's constitution, arguing treaties fail to prevent war and nations of the same blood still engage in long, fratricidal conflict under the American flag.
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St. Vous
James A. Reed
Andresa
Teed
Nofin
British to Send Ex Allied Commission to Palestine
After a conference at Premier Lloyd George's residence General Allenby attended, it was decided to revert to the American delegation’s proposal and dispatch an ex Allied Commission to study on site the problems of Syria Palestine and Ottoman holdings as a whole.
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Palestine
Paria
Lloyd George
al- Mby
Gia
Burleson Removes Postal Telegraph Chief in Government Move
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson has removed Clarence H. Mackey president of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Co and relieved W W Cook secretary Degan and the Mackey company board from duties tied to the Postal Systems under government control A F Adams of the Kansas City Home Telephone Co is named to supervise the officials during the transition.
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Washington
Clarence H. Mackey
Postal Telegraph and Cable Co
Burleson
W. W. Cook
Degan
Mackaey Company
A. Ff. Adams
Kansas City Home Telephone Company
Telegraph and Telephone Operating Hoard
Postal Company
President Keeps In Touch With Tumulty And Glass
Paris March 21 President Wilson remains in close contact with private secretary Joseph P Tumulty and Secretary of the Treasury Glass about the stalemate in Congress over appropriation bills. He has assessed that no immediate danger to vital government activities exists and has authorized measures to handle emergences.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Joseph P. Tumulty
Treasury Glass
Washington
Congress
Transferring Liberty Bond Accounts to Home Banks
Washington March 23 some means of transferring the Liberty Bonds instalment accounts of discharged soldiers to banks in their home towns is under discussion.
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Washington
March
Steel Prices Cut First Time Under 1919 Plan
Washington reports complete schedules of new steel prices agreed by steel industry representatives and the industrial board of the commerce department. The cut ranges 10 to 14 percent and aims to stabilize prices on a peace time basis. The board says the policy will balance sacrifice and avoid undue hardships for affected interests.
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Washington
Steel Industry
Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce
Palmer
Vtces
Department of Justice
Steelmen
Peek
Industrial Board
Delhi Storm Claims Several Black Victims and Property
Teo J. C. Toombs, a colored Baptist minister, returned from Delhi where he officiated at funerals for storm victims. Five were killed instantly and about seventy five injured. Many houses collapsed and livestock perished in the disaster.
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Teo. J. C. Toombs
Delhi
Toombs
Will Build 660 Miles of Good Roads
Harrisburg Pa March 22 Approximately 25 600 men will be employed during the present year on road building in Pennsylvania according to plans of the State Highway department Six hundred miles of road will be built.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Monroe Company Pays Big Dividend
Checks are being mailed to stockholders of the People’s Investment Company, a 60 percent dividend declared after the company organized May 31, 1917 to take over defunct Union National Bank assets. About $50,000 of debt was floated, with $67,000 stock issued to former bank stockholders. Officers are W. R. Mitchell president T. O. Brown vice president and W. M. Washburn secretary. Additional assets will be liquidated and further dividends follow as liquidation progresses.
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People's Investment Company
Union National Bank
People’s Investment Company
W. R. Mitchell
T. O. Brown
W. M. Washburn
W. C. W. delegates attend state convention in Louisiana
Members from Monroe lodge will join the Woodmen of the World state convention in Alexandria to be held Tuesday through Thursday. Charles Garvey H W C Walker S C Blackmon and L R Powers head the local delegation with Garvey and Walker traveling to New Orleans then to Alexandria. Powers serves as state manager of the order. After the national women’s suffrage convention a large party will head to Texas to support the upcoming amendment vote in May.
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Woodmen of the World
Alexandria
Messrs
Harles Garvey
HW. C. Walkerr
S.C. Blackmon
L. Rh. Powers
Messrs. Garvey
Walker
New Orelans
Monroe
Mr. Powers
Order
St. Louis
Texas
Women vote drive tops Chicago mayor election turnout
More than 200000 women have registered to vote in the upcoming Chicago mayoralty race. In Quebec a bill seeks to create a commission to set minimum wages for women in industrial establishments.
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Chicago
Quebec
Thrift and War Savings Stamps Ad Promotes Saving
An old thrift advertisement urges immediate saving and investing in War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps as paths to prosperity. It stresses that money saved grows through wise spending and government investment programs.
Wilson Will Avert Crisis At Peace Conference
Paris March 21 The Associated Press reports peace conference circles hold hope that a plan to resolve the Italian-Jugo Slavic dispute will be presented early next week. President Wilson oversees the issue and readiness of the plan could assure a satisfactory settlement.
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Paris
Associated Press
Italy
Wilson
First Encephalitis Case Reported in Louisiana
Dr H C McConnell of Mangham Richland parish reports by telephone to Dr Oscar Dowling president of the State Board of Health a three week sleep disorder in a 3 year old girl following influenza two months prior. The child has been in a coma and is described as the first sleeping sickness case in Louisiana to health authorities.
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Loutstana
New Orelans
H. C. McConnell
Mangham
Richland Parish
Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health
Louisiana
Tax collections for first quarter income profits reach 1.001 billion
Washington reports the first quarterly installment on income profits taxes totaling 1,001,245,000 dollars collected in sixty three of sixty four districts. Officials expect a rise from later returns.
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Washington
Wilson Attends Both Peace Conference Sessions
Paris March 22 President Wilson wished to attend both the Council of Ten and the League of Nations commission. The program was reversed with the council meeting at 10 this morning and the league commission set for this afternoon.
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Wilson
Paris
Council of Ten
League of Nations Commission
Council
Louisiana Casuals Arrived on Transport Louisville at Brest
New York March 22 twenty two hundred fifty three troops including Capital Company 1422 composed of Louisiana men arrived from Brest on the transport Louisville. Ten officers and 6466 men were sick or wounded.
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New York
Casital Company
Louisiana
Brest
Louisville
Thief Steals 200000 In Furs From Express Car
Niagara Falls Ont March 22 A theft of 200000 dollars worth of furs and silk from an express car en route from New York to Toronto was discovered last night when the car was found looted with doors open in the yards.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
New York
Toronto
Rabid Dog Rabidity Warns Monroe Citizens
Mayor Apgar announced rabies reappeared in Monroe dogs and an official notice urges muzzling with heavy wire bas kets to protect residents. Police will kill free roaming dogs. Two black children and a man were bitten on Thursday and may receive Pasteur treatment in New Orleans. Citizens urged to warn children and keep dogs confined.
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Apgar
Monroe
News-Star
New Orleans
Fido
Rover
Hector
Women Invade St Louis for Suffrage Convention
Suffragists from across the United States gather in St Louis for the National American Woman Suffrage Association jubilee convention. The event marks fifty years since Wyoming first granted women the ballot and plans a League of Women Voters to push national suffrage.
Germany menace in eastern Europe
Premier Paderewski warned that Germany remains dangerous in the east despite western defeat and urged a strong Poland to secure peace. He argued Germany seeks control of labor, wheat, cotton from Turkestan, oil, lumber, coal, iron and other minerals to dominate Europe.
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Warsaw
Germany
Europe
Poland
Jan Ignace Paderejwski
Paderewski
Russia
Turkestan
Grand Jury Takes Recess In Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita parish grand jury convened last Monday with Guy P. Stubbs as foreman after a week of continuous session. They adjourned at noon to reconvene at 10 o clock next Thursday and expect to report only in the latter part of next week.
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Ouachita Parish
Guy P. Stubbs
Missouri Democrats Seek Endorsement for Wilson at State Convention
Missouri Democratic lawmakers in Jefferson City report repeated talks on a plan for a state committee to call a convention of Democrats from each county to endorse President Wilson and promote party reorganization. If no convention is called, leaders may push action at the state convention.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
House
Democratic State Committee
United States
James Reed
Price Agreement and Revival of Business
Washington reports price agreements on important raw materials aiming to revive and stabilize business. Lumber discussed as leaders meet with the New Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce regarding lumber’s relation to other building materials beyond steel.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Two Prisoners Sought From Shreveport in Local Case
Deputy Sheriff D L Roper returned from Shreveport with Tom Dent and W L Meyers two colored prisoners confined in Caddo jail Dent was jailed for alleged theft of a case of whiskey and will be held until the April term Meyers charged with receiving stolen goods posted 250 bond signed by C E B Hall Meyers allegedly secured several quarts of whiskey stolen from Atkinson Co by Ed Golson
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D. L. Roper
Shreveport
Tom Dent
W. L. Meyers
Caddo
Dent
Meyers
C. E B. Hall
T. C. Atkinson & Co
Ed Golson
Easter bonnet craze hits Monroe shops and Paree copy hats
A Monroe feature highlights Easter bonnets from local milliners and a Paris style display at a DeSiard Street confectionery window. The piece notes hats appealing to both men and women, with one notable non sale display safe for admiring couples.
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Solomon
Sollie
Monroe
DeSiard Street
Jackson
Paree
Jon
John B
Offered Bail Prefers Jail In Okaloosa Parish Case
Ford P Simms a resident of the Parish Ward of this parish faced two cattle dipping charges after a grand jury indictment. He chose to remain in the city jail rather than post bond and will stay there until district court proceedings or until Roe decides on parish feeding him. Sheriff Grant arrested him Friday afternoon and he refused bond, awaiting the grand jury in session for potential additional charges.
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Ford P. Simms
Okaloosa
Grant
Roe
Simms
Simmis
West Monroe
Bond
Beng
Monroe City Team Plays Columbia and Choudrant Vers Grayson
Monroe City school team faces Columbia at 2 p.m. Today another match pits Choudrant against Grayson in a basketball program for local fans.
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Monroe
Monroe City
Columbia
Choudrant
Grayson
Red Cross to Offer First Aid Classes Across City
The Red Cross starts first aid instruction taught by volunteer doctors open to men and women. The initial class begins next Wednesday at 4 p m in City Hall council chamber with a fifty cent enrollment and a thirty five cent textbook. Those who want to join should report to Red Cross headquarters for enrollment and the first fifteen entrants will attend earliest class.
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RED Cross
Japs to Acquire California Land in possible military base
Washington reports Japanese interests planned to buy about a million acres in Lower California from the California-Mexico Land Company of Los Angeles. The U S government warned the sale could threaten national security and cited Lodge resolution and Taft messages from 1912.
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California
Washington
Phelan
State Department
California-Mexico Land Company
Los Angeles
United States
Department
Los Angeles Company
Lodge
Presient
Taft
Magdalena Bay
Tait
Knox
Senate
New York
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