Adjutant General to Get Flood Data From Louisiana Regions
Reports from Louisiana and nearby areas detail rising waters and flood threats. The Ferriday crevasse floods tracks near Naples forcing the Louisiana Railway to abandon the Baton Rouge to Alexandria line. Levee sloughing near Vicksburg prompts relief efforts. Red River nears flood stage for a second time this spring, while crevasse waters swell basins across Concordia Catahoula Tensas Avoyelles and Franklin parishes. Jonesville protection levee fails as residents brace for flooding.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Naples
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
Baton Rouge
Red River
Natchez
Weecama Crevasse
Concordia
Catahoula
Tensas
Avoyelles
Franklin
Black River
Jonesville
Catahoula Hills
Flood conditions as crevasse opens reach New Orleans area
On May 5 the Mississippi flood tour passes Ferriday as crevasse waters from Wee makes widen the gap. By May 6 the 400 foot breach at Poydras has sent waters 20 miles downstream, refugees numbered 450 to be evacuated with relief boats planned. Tyrphoid cases arise in Harrisonburg camps while general survey of flood areas proceeds in Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Commission
Mississippi
Ferriday
Congressional
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Poydras
Pointe-a-la-Hatche
Louis
Iana
Weecama
Harrisonburg
Rhinehart
Toombs
Louisiana State Relief Committee
Sweet Potato Plant Donations Aid Flooded Louisiana Farmers
A movement seeks sweet potato plant donations from farmers to help flooded Louisiana districts in Union Lincoln Jackson Richland Morehouse and nearby parishes. Commissioner Harry D. Wilson urges growers in non flooded parishes to supply plants for flood victims as corn and cotton fields remain unplantable after waters recede.
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Louisiana
Union
Lincoln
Jackson
Richland
Morehouse
Harry D. Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Military Boys of Monroe Aid Flood Refugees at Harrisonburg
Captain W. W. Cooper of Company G Louisiana National Guard reports Monroe troops at Harrisonburg flood camp, aiding about 600 refugees. No sickness among the unit, tents and rations provided, Red Cross workers assisted, water levels high, communications intermittent, and cattle losses noted.
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Monroe
W. W. Cooper
Louisiana National Guard
Harrisonburg
Red Cross
Court House Yard
Men in flood areas report good conditions and food
A telegram from F. R. Mitchell A. W. Riggs and J. W. Wheelis says that men from Monroe territory are in Arkansas City area fighting flood waters. The message reports the party located ten miles below Arkansas City and that conditions are good with plenty to eat and light work.
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F. R. Mitchell
A. W. Riggs
J. W. Wheelis
Arkansas City
Monroe Territory
Senate Debate on Tariff Bill Delays Continue
Washington May 6 senators resumed discussion on why progress is slow in considering the tariff bill. Several senators offered suggestions and more talk on extraneous subjects followed.
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Washington
Senate
Croker Buried in Glencairn Mausoleum Ireland
Richard Croker former Tammany chieftain died last Saturday and was buried this morning in the mausoleum at Glencairn Castle on his native Irish estate where he spent his declining years.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Tammany
Glencairn Castle
Ireland
Charlie Butler to entertain tonight at Baptist tabernacle
Charlie Butler, famed for gospel singing and vivid dialect sketches, will headline an entertainment show at 7:30 pm at the Baptist tabernacle as part of the evangelistic campaign. The program promises new musical, literary, and artistic acts with humor and philosophy.
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Charlie Butler
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Butler
Charlie
Shakespeare
General Wu Victorious in Peking Theater of War
General Wu Pei Fu held Peking at noon after routing General Chang Tse Lin south of the capital. Chang’s forces fled toward Mukden and retreated toward Tientsin. Fighting subsided but the city, especially areas with Americans, remained tense and isolated from rail lines. Feng Yuh Liang praised as key commander in the victory.
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Peking
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tse Lin
Mukden
Chang
Tientsin
Feng Yuh Liang
Donations for flood relief grow in Monroe
Donations for flood sufferers to the Monroe News-Star continue to pour in. The updated list shows amounts from local businesses and residents, including Monroe Hardware Co donating 60.00 and other contributions totaling funds received to date. The arrival of gifts underscores community support during the crisis.
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Monroe News- Star
Miners Leader Urges Marchers to Press On After Danville Talk
Fred Holley testifies in William Blizzard treason trial that Frank Keeney, head of United Mine Workers district 17, urged miners in Danville West Virginia to keep marching and “go on where you were going” after a park rally.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Frank Keeney
District Seventeen
United Mine Workers
Danville
Ball Park
Fred Holley
William Blizzard
Fountain Convicted In Lake Charles Murder Case
Lake Charles May 5. The jury returned a verdict of guilty without capital punishment in the case of Herbert Fountain charged with the murder of Leslie Lezotte at Vinton La February 8.
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Fountain
Associated Press
Lake Charles
Herbert Fountain
Leslie Lezotte
Vinton
Missing Monroe Citizen Sparks Police Search
Monroe police seek William Jackson a local musician and painter missing since May 3 after leaving with 100 dollars to seek work at the Missouri Pacific shops. The Englishborn resident who lived in Louisiana was last seen in Monroe and his wife alerted authorities days later. no word has come, sparking alarm.
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William Jackson
Monroe
Jackson
Missouri Pacific
Louisiana
Tornado Fatalities Rise in Austin as Damage Hits Half Million
A Texas tornado on May 5 in Austin killed five people and injured over 30. Property damage is estimated at about 500 000 dollars with telegraph service crippled toward San Antonio. The Oak Hill area suffered most fatalities including several members of the Bargsley Thompson and Kincheon families.
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Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Torday
Oak
San Antonio
R. A. Padgett
Padgett
Oak Hill
Maria Kineheon
Bargsley House
Thompson, Jr
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Ruston Kiwanis Club Receives Charter at Banquet
At a May 4 banquet at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Col A T Prescott presented a charter to J E Keeney president of the Ruston Kiwanis Club. Hon Arnold Barksdale welcomed guests and Keeney accepted the charter as the club enters under Kiwanis International. The Ruston group now lists fifty three members and remains active.
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Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Col. A. T. Prescott
Kiwanis Clubs International
J. E. Keeney
Kiwanis Club
Ruston
Arnold Barksdale
Keeney
Col
A. T. Prescott
Baton Rouge
Waldo E. Bailey
Kiwanis
Jackson
Miss
B. M. Wakefield
Kiwanis Club of
Monroe
E. Richards
Henry Biedenharn
J. H. Watkins
A. Peters
Herman Masur
E. L. Jefferson
A. H. Crouch
J. E. Doughtie
Fred Coon
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Leon Hammonds
Wm. J. O'Neil
Beveridge Receives Widespread Congratulations
Indianapolis May 6 Former Senator Albert Beveridge Republican nominee for United States senator from Indiana in the primary election Tuesday received hundreds of congratulatory messages. Many came from supporters identified with the Progressive party in 1912, when Beveridge was a party leader.
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Indianapolis
Albert Beveridge
United States
Indiana
Progressive Party
Beveridge
Notice to Gas Consumers Pay by the 10th for 10 Percent Savings
Gas customers are urged to pay on or before the 10th of the month to save ten percent. Bills not paid by the 20th will result in service being disconnected without further notice.
Monroe Baseball Faces Hudson Essex in Monroe Sunday
The Monroe baseball team hosts Hudson-Essex of Shreveport at Forsythe Park Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Hudson-Essex, boasting wins over Hirsch Leman Oil City Trees City and DePrader of Oil City, will bring pitcher Wilkinson who tied his 10-0-1 victory last Sunday. Price may start on the mound for Monroe as they prepare for a grueling stretch including El Dorado and Winnfield road trips.
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Monroe
Hudson-Essex Aggregation OF
Shreveport
Hudson-Essex
Forsythe Park
Hirsch & Leman
Oil City
Trees City
DePrader
Louisiana
Wilkinson
Lee Hardware
Phelps
Ruston
Arkansas College
el Dorado
Winnfield
Price
Alexandria
Selig and Russell Company Dissolves. Russell Takes Over
Selig and Russell, Incorporated a Monroe cleaning and dyeing plant founded in 1917, dissolves its partnership. C R Russell buys Selig's cleaning and dyeing interests for 19000 and will operate the plant as Russell Cleaners and Dyers. Selig forms E Jack Selig Tailoring Company at 224 DeSiard Street.
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Selig and Russell Company
Selig & Russell, Incorporated
Monroe
C. R. Russell
E. Jack Selig
Russell Cleaners and Dyers
Selig
DeSiard Street
Selig @ Russell, Incorporated
North
Louisiana
Seliga
Mr. Russell
Russell
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State Relief Committee
Vicksburg, Miss
Brunswick Levee
Vicksburg
Cooper
Mon- Toc
Missouri Pacific Railway
Minnie L. Stockton
Monroe Hardware Co
Robert and
Loraine Gibson
Elizabeth Jackson
Tom Griffin
Grand Street
B. A. Trousdale
Johnnie Overton
Pennfield
Stedwards College
Twister
John Bargsley
Ada, Bargsley
Thompson, Sr
Thompson
John
Ruston Kiwanis Club
Weaks Supply Co
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