Victory Liberty Loan Meet Draws 2000 in Monroe
A large Victory Liberty Loan rally at the Picture Garden in Monroe drew about two thousand attendees. Capt. David Garrett spoke on wartime sacrifice and national duty as the crowd pledged substantial subscriptions led by Rotary members and business leaders.
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Great Victory Loan
Liberty Loan
Picture Garden
Monroe
Davie Cman
Vichy
David I. Garrett
Ma@ Corps
France
manUny
Alout
Rotary Mah
Victory Law Committee
Guy P. Stubbs
Huea
All
Coe
Chambery of Commerce
German Delegates Await Peace Terms in Paris Talks
In Paris and Versailles the German delegation waits for Allied terms as three-power discussions on the peace treaty proceed. Italy protests lingering council disputes while Hungary moves toward Budapest with Romanian and Slav forces poised to push on. The Soviet movement in Central Europe appears to be near collapse.
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Versailles
Rman
Italy
Council of Three
Kiao Chau
Helgium
Germany
Munich
Hoffmann
Hungary
Finand
Rumania
Budapest
Bela Kun
Curtiss Motor Company Sells Government War Planes
The Curtiss Motor Company announces the government purchase of several million dollars worth of airplanes. Most are flying machines used during the war. The sale is reported by the Associated Press. May date noted in New York.
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New York
Associated Press
Curtis Motor Company
Victory Loan proceeds fall short in Ouachita drive
Washington reports Victory Loan totals surpassing 1 575 billion. Ouachita still needs 160 thousand to meet its quota as house to house canvassing resumes next week. Teams led by Herring Horuff Masur Marx Anders Oakland Awl and others report varied completion levels from 51 percent to 98 percent with several units still unreported.
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Washington
Associated Press
Treasury Department
Ouachita
Ourachita
Jno Herring
Sig Masur
M. Ht. Marx
J. R. Anders
BR. Oakland
J. M. Cobb
J. C. Stamm
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A. R.taylor
Mo. Y
D. A. Tass
BE. N. Florsheim
D. G
Trousdale
B. 1
Wolf
L. Z. Ferguson
L. M
Unlawful Child Labor Tax Declared by Federal Judge
Greensboro May 2 Federal Judge James I Boyd ruled the child labor section of the wartime revenue act unconstitutional. Winston Adams of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association said the case tests federal regulation of employment conditions and will be appealed directly to the US Supreme Court seeking a hearing this term.
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Greensboro
James i. Boyd
United States J Supreme Court
Charlotte
N.C
Winston Adams
American Cotton ‘Manufacturers’ Association
Boyd
Supreme Court of the United States
Judge Rules Child Labor Section Unconstitutional
Washington officials said they had no information on Judge Boyd's Greensboro decision voiding the child labor section of the war revenue law and could not state the next step in the case.
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Washington Walting
Washington
Department of Justice
Boyd
Greensboro
N. C
Court awards $600000 damages against union
A $600,000 judgment awarded the Cornado Mining Company of Sebastian County Arkansas against the United Mine Workers of America for damages from a strike raid on Jamestown Arkansas property. The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling conditionally, with the mining company to waive $12,000 interests awarded in the decision.
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St. Louis
Cornado Mining Company
Sebastian County
Ark
United Mine Workers of America
Jamestown
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Victory Liberty Loan Sunday Observed by Monroe Churches
May 4th designated Victory Liberty Loan Sunday nationwide with calls from Frank M. Smith to unite religion and patriotism. Dr. R J Pirkey announces Victory Liberty Loan Night at First Baptist Church at 7 30 pm with public invitation. morning services planned at other Monroe churches.
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Victory Loan
Monroe Churches
Tommorn
Victory Liberty Loan
United States
Land of Freedom and Liberty
Frank M. Smith
Sun- Cay
R. J. Pirkey
Victory
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Midnight Fire Quelled At Monroe Hardware Roof
Fire department extinguished a small blaze on the roof of the Monroe Hardware Company three story warehouse under construction at North Third and Jefferson streets. The fire started from a kettle of hot pitch and was detected by a night watchman who alerted the authorities. Despite the height and hydrant distance, responders controlled the fire quickly and laid reserve hose. The completed building will feature an automatic sprinkler system and roof storage tank to minimize future fire risk and secure lower insurance rates.
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North Third and
Jefferson Streets
Monroe Hardware Company
Relief Supplies For Germany Aimed At Survival
Dr Vernon L Kellogg of the American relief administration says the supreme council plans to ship Germany 370000 tons of food monthly, with minor imports from neutral lands. The output would keep Germans alive and going though not reaching the 2400 calorie per day target. The Allies would send about 800000 tons of cereals and 70000 tons of fats each month to Germany.
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New York
Supreme Council of Supply and Relief
Germany
Vernon L. Kellogg
Herbert Hoover
Europe
American Relief Administration
Dipping Gases Heard Today in Ouachita Parish Court
The Ouachita Parish district court handles 31 cases of alleged Cattle Tick Eradication law violations for stock dipping, with six heard this morning and 25 to come this afternoon. Most defendants lack counsel and are expected to plead guilty for minimal fines as the two week criminal term ends. Judges Odom and Montgomery depart for Morehouse parish after the session. civil court opens May 12.
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Ouachita Parish
Fred M. Odem
Henry D. Montgomery
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Ouachita
Odom
Joffre Aide Denies Brance Is Colm to U S
Captain A Malick aide to Marshal Joffre rejects reports that French admiration for American troops waned after the armistice. In a letter to Lieut Col R L Pendleton he says French soldiers still value Americans, adding Wilson erred by overestimating German humanity.
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Brance
Colm
U. S
Washington
A. Malick
Marshal Joffre
France
Malick
R.L. Pendleton
General Staff
Wilson
Congress May Call Special Session Before June First
Intimations from Paris dispatches in Washington indicate a special session of Congress could be called by President Wilson to meet around June 1. Officials say a rapid Paris development might trigger an earlier session by cable order.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Paris
Judge Jim O'Connor Named Successor to Estopinal
In New Orleans on May 3 Judge James O'Connor ad hoc of the Criminal District Court was chosen to serve out the unexpired term of Gen Albert Estopinal former member of Congress from the First Louisiana District. O'Connor age 50 born in New Orleans and Tulane graduate will decide on acceptance after criminal court adjourns and may run for the office. He currently serves as an assistant city attorney.
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New Orleans
James O’connor
Criminal District Court
Orleans Parish
Chretian
Albert Estopinal
Congress
First
Louisiana
Behrman
O'Connor
Estopinal
St. Bernard and
Plaquemine
Judge O'Connor
Tulane University
American Cables Return to Private Control
Washington reports that American cables, taken by government in November, were returned to private ownership and operation at midnight. The transfer followed an April 29 plan by the wire control board of the Post Office Department. Beginning tomorrow Charles H. Mackay will resume his duties as president of Commercial Cable Company after previously being removed for non cooperation with government unification efforts.
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Washington
America Cable Lines
Wilson
Wire Control Board
Post Office Department
Newcombe Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Charles H. Mackay
Commercal Cable Company
Mr Mackay
Bomb Plot Probe Targets New York Radicals
DoJ, postal inspectors, and New York detectives under Inspector Faurot continue the hunt for anarchists who sent deadly dynamite bombs through the mails to prominent Americans. Several radicals are suspected though no arrests have been made, and bombs were removed from the post office as acid threatened to leak from the caps. Police believe the devices were made in New York.
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New York
Department of Justice
Post Office
Faurot
Post Office Department
Germany to Give Up Cables and Alsace-Lorraine Transfer
Paris reports progress on peace terms with Germany as the Council of Three approves Alsace Lorraine ownership by France and severs Luxembourg from Germany. Rome remains unsettled over Italy’s stance while Allied diplomats press for a unified treaty framework. Petrograd hints Bolsheviks may be ousted as Finish forces advance. The European scene features prep for a League of Nations dinner in New York.
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American Defense Society
New York
Paris
Echo de Paris
Council of Three
Alsace- Lorraine
France
Council
Luxembourg
Grand Duchy
Germany
Commodore
Associated Press
Rome
Orlando
Wilson
Permons
Petrograd
Hungary
Pulpit Plea for Ex Service Men Observes Employment Sunday
Churches nationwide respond to the United States Employment Service call for an Employment Sunday. Pulpit pleas will urge aid to discharged soldiers and sailors seeking work in industry. Originated by the Methodist reconstruction committee and adopted by Protestant denominations in the Federal Council of Churches.
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New York
United States
United States Employment Service
Methodist Committee On
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Senator Johnson Criticizes President in Fiume and Shantung Row
Senator Johnson of California accuses President Wilson of reversing his stance on secret treaties in the Fiume dispute and of surrendering without contest to Japan over Shantung, saying millions of Chinese were bound by the deal.
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Washington
Johnson
California
Wilson Hall
Fiume
Japan
Shantung
Military Revolt Frustrated in Lisbon
Lisbon reports a failed military revolt planned for Tuesday was broken up by the government. Several individuals were arrested and some expelled from the country.
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Lisbon
Finns Hold Petrograd Belief Reaches Paris
Paris May 5 The belief that Petrograd has fallen to Finnish forces reached Paris from trusted sources. The claim centers on reports of Finnish capture and control of Petrograd, pending confirmation.
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Petrograd
Paris
Peace with Austria to be considered at Versailles
At Versailles meetings with German peace delegates proceed as officials weigh steps toward an Austrian peace. It is noted the Austrian delegation will be housed at St Germain on arrival.
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Paris
Versailles
Austria
St. Germain
Engineers Arrive at Newport News After Two Weeks Voyage
Companies B and F of the 114th Engineers, Thirty-ninth Division, from Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana, arrived here aboard the battleship Vermont after a two weeks voyage from Brest, bringing 1260 officers and men.
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Newport News
Associated Press
114Th
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Breast
Vermont
Several Miners Die in Nottingham Mine Blast
Wilkesbarre Pa May 3 An explosion of gas in the Nottingham mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarne Coal Company killed several miners today. Officials said rescue teams were rushing to the shaft as crews worked to recover victims and extinguish fires. The blast reportedly followed a buildup of gas in the long operating mine.
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Wilkebarre
The
Associated, Press
Nottingham
Lehigh and Wilkesbarne Coal Company
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