Congregation Calls Grand Jury Probe After Mob Act
The First Baptist Church of Monroe condemns mob violence at a sanitarium and urges a special Grand Jury session to prosecute leaders. Affected by police inaction, the church calls for justice, mails copies to the District Judge, and supports Victory Loan efforts led by Rev Pirkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judeve
Perrey
BB. Mordon
W. J. Stevens
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Rh. J. Pirkey
Nanimors
Uilty
Newsar
Pirkey
Vicary Loan
Arish
Comree
Two Fishermen Die After Bayou DeSiard Gun Battle
The shooting near the mouth of Bayou DeSiard left Frank Milens dead and Clarence Giltner wounded. Giltner surrendered to the sheriff with his wife and daughter aboard a houseboat, while Milens died later at a sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Milens
Clarence Giltner
Bayon DeSiard
Lola Jap Giltner
Giltner
Ellens
Elfers
Gilter
Quachita
Bayou DeSiard
Ilens
Ana
Littl
Tie
Nens
Strucs
Kieus
Iltner
Ebens
Monroe
Cole Place
Ben
CLEMENCEAU after talks predicts a good peace
Premier Clemenceau told the editor last night that he believed a good peace would result. The editor notes that Prance is weighing the advantages of collaborating with Britain and the United States for the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pans
Aro
Clemenceau
United States
Convicted Prisoners Sent to State Penitentiary
Deputy Sheriff Rever and Inspector Heap escorted four parish prisoners recently tried in the district court and sentenced by Judge F. M. Odom to terms in the state penitentiary. J. M. Creech burglary at Parnell and Company’s store 1 to 2 years Frank McCormick larceny of pocket book 2 to 5 years Roger Williams larceny 18 months to 2 years Annie Solomon assault and robbery of J. P. Bonar 1 year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dp. L. Rever
Py- Hee
R. BE. Heap
Baton Rougg
F. M. ‘Odom
Parnell and Company
Frank McCormick
Pocket Book
Roger Williams
Annie Soloman
J. P. Bonar
Last Monroe Council Meeting Under Old Aldermanic Plan
The Monroe city council convenes at 8 tonight in City Hall for the final session under the old aldermanic form. Mayor Apgar reflects on a troubled but ambitious era and urges citizens to back the incoming commission as they face hard municipal challenges ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Apgar
Apgar
Ing
Monroe
Commission
Commission Council
Police Jury Reviews Roll, Invites Appeal on Assessments
The Police Jury meets to review this year’s assessment rolls. Taxpayers unhappy with property valuations may present their reasons for lower assessments before the parish body. Sessions on Tuesday allow time to adjust any kicks before taxes are collected.
Five Thousand Dollar Club List From Monroe Hardware
A garbled OCR list shows a “Five Thousand Dollar Club” with entries including Monroe Hardware Co., L. N. Larche, Consolidated Tee Co., Monroe Grocery Co., Monroe Furniture Co., Covington, DyUOG Bamel, Hal-Win Distillery Co., and Southern Carbon Co. The legibility is poor, with scattered dollar amounts and names such as US a years and E. Slagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollar Club
Monroe Hardware Co
L. N. Larche
Consolidated Tee Co
TAN Monroe Grocery
O. i
Monroe Furniture Co
Covington
Dyuog
Bamel
OCOD
Hal-Win Distillry Co
Southern Carbon Co
Cc. E. Slagle
Corn Prices Fall After Wheat Import Talk
Chicago May 5. A ten percent drop in corn prices on the Board of Trade follows Julius Barnes in Minneapolis saying his grain corporation will moderate wheat imports from Canada. The remarks push futures lower as markets react to potential supply changes.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Board of Trade
Julius Barnes
Minneapolis
Grain Corporation
Canada
War minister Milan Fretanik dies in plane crash
Copenhagen dispatch reports General Milan Fretanik minister of war of Czecho-Slovakia killed when his airplane crashed near Wayneer Hungary. Two Italian officers also died. A war memorial in Washington is planned to honor American women for loyalty and sacrifices during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Milan Fretanik
Czecho-Solvak
Wajneer
Hungary
Washington
Monument
Mrs Daniels to Deliver Peace Institute Commencement Address
Mrs Josephus Daniels wife of the Secretary of the Navy has accepted an invitation to deliver the commencement address at Peace Institute Raleigh North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Peace Institute
Raleigh
N.C
Italians Return to Peace Conference in Paris
Officially announced that Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando and foreign minister Baron Sonnino will return to Paris for the peace conference. They will travel by train from Rome to Paris tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vittorio Orlando
Baron Sonnino
Rome
Bomb machine packages shipped to Mississippi officials
Two seemingly innocent brown wrapped parcels labeled glass arrived in Jackson to Governor Bilbo and Frederick Sullens editor of the Daily News and a mayor also received a similar package. Federal inspectors determined each contained an infernal machine and the letters were stamped Gunhel Gros Newswark Novelty Store. Packages were held for further inspection after irregular postage handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbo
Daily News
Sullen
Barr
Jackson
Alabama and Vicksburg
Illngis Central
Walter A. Scott
Tracing Makers of May Day Bombs Inquiries Progress
Washington officials say Bureau of Mines investigators have shown the gelatine dynamite used in the May Day outrages is of American manufacture. The producing firm may be identified from the chemical formula and the alleged perpetrators traced through it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Bureau of Mines
Farmers Favor League Entry in League of Nations
A League of Nations stance released from New York reports an overwhelming majority of American farmers supporting the United States joining the League. An official announcement says 192 organizations adopted resolutions backing entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Favor League
New York
Farmers of America
United States
League of Nations
League For Peace
German Austrian Cabinet Protests Frontier Demarcation
The German Austrian cabinet in Vienna issued a manifesto accusing President Wilson of acquiescing to the demarcation of the frontier between Italy and German Austria. It claims his support for the London treaty violated the ninth point of his fourteen points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vienna
Wilson
London
Italy
Tyrol
Belgium Objects to Peace Pact Delayed Signing at Versailles
Paris May 5 Official draft of the peace treaty to be presented at Versailles Thursday to German foreign minister Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau as Belgium signs in spite of Brussels protest over financial river and territorial terms A long Orlando telegram awaits Allied chiefs review while Hungary Italy and the League of Nations move toward formal setup Red guards replace Polish troops in Petrograd per reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Clemenceau
Versailles
Belgium
Brussels
Holland
Scheldt
Italy
Versalles
Orlando
Hungary
Organization of the
League of Nations
Petrograd
Fire damages naval seaplanes at Rockaway Beach
A fire at the Navy Rockaway Beach station damaged seaplanes NC 1 and NC 4 designated for the Trans Atlantic flight. The blaze started from an electric spark igniting gasoline, enveloping NC 1 and spreading to NC 4 in the same hangar. NC 4 sustained only slight damage. The War Department announced ten flying fields to be abandoned as equipment is stored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Naval Station
Rockaway Beach
Flying Fields
Washington
War Department
Gerstnerg Field
Louisiana
Taylor Field
Alabama
Payne Field
Mississippi
Eighty-first Division Ordered Homeward Awaiting Sail Date
General Pershing informed the War Department that the Eighty-first Division comprising North and South Carolina Florida Porto Rico National Army is ordered to prepare for return home. No sailing date has been fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Pershing
War II Department Today
Eighty-first
North
South Carolina
Florida
Porto Rico
Budapest Turmoil Surges as Bela Kun Flees
Budapest becomes the scene of greatest panic as Soviet foreign minister Bela Kun issues statements that lead to a breakdown of order. Kun reportedly narrowly escapes violence at a Soldiers and Workers Council meeting amid widespread disorder across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Berlin
Associated Press
Bela Kun
Japan to Return Shantung Peninsula with China Sovereignty
Paris May 5. The Japanese delegation states policy to return the Shantung peninsula with full sovereignty to China, retaining only the economic privileges granted Germany and the right to establish a settlement at Tsingtao under usual conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associate Press
Japan
China
Germany
Thing Tao
Faron Makino
Poincare Warns Cadets of Enemy Deceit and Allied Resolve
Paris May 4 President Poincare told the Paris Polytechnic cadets who returned from the front that the enemy will not forget the generosity of the Allies and that France must keep fighting to safeguard what was spared. He urged vigilance and pledged continued resistance against those who seek to evade danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havres
Presiddent Poincare
Hungarians Protest Seizure of Legations
Budapest protests to Vienna over the seizure of Hungarian legations after a government sent an indignant remonstrance to the Austrian authorities. The wireless dispatch from Budapest reports the protest as the government condemns the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Budapest
Thought for Today Delayed Mail Tests Edna and Steve
A brief note from Greenpoint Home News: Edna suspects if a day passes without word from Steve the mail must be delayed. The item reflects a small, everyday worry about correspondence and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Steve
Greenpoint Home News
Demonstration Sunday in Buenos Aires Put Down by Vigilance Committees
An anarchist demonstration in Buenos Aires failed as vigilance committees blocked gatherings in plazas despite plans to suspend demonstrations. Police and civic groups kept tight control over public spaces, preventing any organized protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Associated Press
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Lclemeceau
Major Stave Co
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co., Inc
Shantung
Poincare
Lyceum Theatre
Magdalen
Evelyn Nesbit
Satan
Pathe
Lioyd Ford Travel Weekly
Lina Cavalieri
Lena Cavalieri
Eve
Loy Cone
Charlie Chip
Charlie Chaplin
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