Hungary Declares War as Bolshevik Crisis Deepens
Associated Press reports Hungary's Bolshevik controlled government declares war on Entente powers. Allied premiers to meet. Paris and London papers fear German influence behind Hungary’s move to derail peace efforts. Reports of mobilization and unrest cross Vienna, Galicia, and Ukraine as tensions rise across the region.
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Associated Press
Hungary
Cremenceau
Pichon
Sun
Tungary
Paris
Actm
Germany
London
Switzerland
Karl Kauthky
Moss
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Gavnent
Lenine
Maos
Vienna
Russian Polsheviki
Galicia
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Turbulence in Budapest over Entente boundary notes
A Vienna dispatch reports a Vienna meeting showing sympathy with Hungary’s proletariat in Hungary. A Copenhagen note claims Hungarias new borders spark protests against Entente powers with no disturbances. The missive notes recent events in Budapest linked to boundary changes.
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Copenhagen
Vienna
Pathy
Proletaraite
Hungary
Unnecessary Expense with Bonus Warned by War Dept
Washington reports war department urges discharged soldiers to file arrears claims directly with the Finance Director. Attorneys or claim agents fees are unnecessary as the $40 bonus under the War Revenue Act may be handled without intermediary help.
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Rvice
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Wilson Aids War Risk Bureau Funding Assurance
President Wilson instructed Secretary Glass to allot funds from the emergency war fund to cover War Risk Insurance Bureau expenses until Congress acts. Treasury estimates suggest just over 3 million dollars will suffice until mid May, preventing delays in insurance and compensation payments.
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Washington
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Wilson
Glass
Congress
Treasury
Police Arrest Man With Two Stomachs
A troubled tale from Monror recounts a young man named Pred Gustaver found near the V. S. & P. yards with a two quart bottle described as a misplaced cargo. Fred claimed the bottle was lent to him by another, was booked for dangerous and suspicious conduct, and the bottle with its contents remains in Inspector Heavy's collection as the suspect’s freedom ends.
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Monror
John
Solomon
Stevens
Clove
Pred Gustaver
Fred
Inspector Heavy
Negro found in Ouachita River near Monroe after foul play
A man identified as Joseph Wilson was found floating in a whirlpool on the Ouachita River near R Avant plantation below Monroe. Coroner Dr. C P Gray and locals investigated, returning a verdict of drowning though injuries suggest possible foul play. A $45 watch and a pear handled revolver were among the belongings recovered. identity remains uncertain pending contact with the rightful party.
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Joseph Wilson
Ouachita
R . Avant
Monroe
C. P. Gray
Dr. Gray
Milton Coverdale
D. L. Roper
Sidney Stroud
Lloyd Rabin
Barney Oakland
Mr. Arant
Gray
Sheriff’s Office
Shreveport
Daniels Visits Rome and London Plans Revealed
Secretary Daniels arrived at Brest and will go to Paris tonight with his party. He will visit Rome with Italian admiralty officials before proceeding to London.
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Daniels
Rome
Washington
Brest
Paris
London
Girl in coma dies after 73 days in Kansas City
Adelaide O Dord a 16 year old school girl who had lived in a coma for 73 days died in Kansas City after typhoid fever left her unconscious despite eight physicians efforts. Typhoid bacilli reportedly escaped into her blood and spread through her system. New Camp Shelby commander Brigadier General John Kilbreth Jr was assigned and is en route from France.
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Kansas City
Adelaide O'’Dord
Camp Shelby
Washington
John Kilbreth, Jr
France
German Food Ships Leave Hamburg Under Allied Pact
German mercantile ships in Bremen harbor remain at port while nine food ships departed Hamburg today in accordance with the shipping agreement with the Allied powers.
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Hamburg
Berlin
Associated Press
Bremen
iIntente
Decennial Fires in Caldwell Linked to Revenge Seekers
Columbia March 24 Fire of unknown origin Saturday night destroyed the Woodmen of the World building and spread to Rogers Bros mercantile store and Thornhill office building, with about 34 000 dollars in losses. The town has suffered similar fires roughly every ten years tied to a lynching history and a vigilante past.
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Columbia
Woodmen of the World
J. JD. Yarbrough
Rogersa Bros
C. P. Thornhill
Bucket Brigade
J. D. Yarbrough
Rogers Bros
Vigielnee Committee
Bavaria Refuses to Furnish Soldiers
Zurich reports Bavaria will disarm its troops and will no longer furnish soldiers for the German Empire. The Bavarian foreign minister informed the German government of the move on March 24.
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Bavaria
Zurich
Cheaper Food in Near Future Predicted
Washington March 24 cheaper food in the near future is predicted by Chairman Peck of the Department of Commerce industrial board after a conference with Food Administration officials of New York. Peck said there was a misunderstanding of Hoover’s statement about wheat reaching 5.50 a bushel and noted the billion dollar grain appropriation aims to let the public obtain wheat products at reasonable prices and to guarantee producers.
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Washington
Peck
Department of Commerce
Industrial Board
Food Administration
New York
Hoover
Congress
Wild Gasser Attracts Many Spectators Near Batholomew Well
The wild gas well near Batholomew drew crowds Sunday as autos crossed the bayou to view the site from across the water. Two thrifty men operated a flat boat ferry charging 25 cents for a round trip, boosting local business. The well owners believe a leak in Smith No 1 casing caused the blowout and are packing the casing to stop the leak, warning drilling nearby remains hazardous until fixed.
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Batholomew
R. L. Moore
Smith No. 1
Governors race in Louisiana shows little early interest
A New Orleans report notes scant public support for any governor candidate as politicians in various parishes say they are focused on crops and daily concerns. Names like Delos R. Johnson Henry Hardtner C A McCoy W Q McCurdy T A Roy G Wesley Smith are mentioned as possibilities with no solid backing.
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Delos R. Johnson
Franklinton
Leutenant
Henry E. Hardtner
Uranna
C. A. McCoy
Lake Charles
W. QO. McCurdy
Trout
T. A. Roy
Mansura
Geo. Wesley Smith
Reyville
Mostey
Smith
Johnson
Siath
McCoy
Hardiner
McCurdy
Calcasieu
Mel Coy
Gruenwald
Washington
Senator Smith
Monteleone
Frank Stubbs
Henry Hlardtner
la Salle
Cage Six
Hungarians Aim to End Hostilities in Proletariat Dictatorship
In Basil March 24 the Hungarian government issued a proclamation stating the Czheco Slovak Bourgeois Rytmanians and Annexationist classes do not seek to overthrow the Hungarian Workers' revolution by force. It vows to defend the republic to the last drop of blood and pursues a peace that secures living means for Hungarian workers while seeking world peace.
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Basil
West Side Delegates to Woodmen State Convention
George L. Wood Camp Woomen of West Monroe will send J. J. Glass A. W. Carroll and W. A. Kirkpatrick to the state Woodmen convention in Alexandria for a three day session. Delegates L R Powers C Blackman Charles Apvey and H Carl Walker join from Monroe. Several hundred delegates are expected for what promises to be a successful convention.
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George L. Wood
Woomen
West Monroe
Woodmen
Alexandria
J. J. Glass
A. W. Carroll
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Mirr. Kirkpatrick
Lissour Pacific
L. R. Powers
C. Blackman
Monroe Lodge
Charles Apvey
H. Carl Walker
Monroe
New Orleans
Order
Two Germans Reject Peace Envoys’ Title
London dispatch reports Max Warburg and Prof W M A Schuecking declined to join the German delegation to the peace conference. The roster may include Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Dr Edmund David, Dr David Adolph Muller, Geisberg, and possibly Karl Kautsky, with a financier replacing Warburg.
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London
Max Warburg
W. M. A. Schuecking
Marburg University
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Edmund David
National Assembly
David Adolph Muller
Herr Geisberg
Karl Kautsky
Herr Warburg
Money Talks In Monroe Missing Cash
A humorous note suggests a pocketbook worth about three hundred dollars is missing in Monroe. The writer invites anyone who finds the money to report it to the owner or arrange a reward, promising a nightly invocation or open reward as preferred.
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Monroe
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