War on Labor Terrorists Sparks Chicago Security Clampdown
Police reveal a confession said to involve John Miller and two accomplices in the slaying of two officers amid labor unrest. Authorities announce death threats to Chief Charles Fitzmorris and Captain Wesley Wheeler and order armed guards around construction sites as violence flares in the Landis wage dispute era.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Miller
Miller
Charles Daudrakis
Frederick
Floater
Stanley
Landis Wage Award
Big Tim” Murphy
Fred Mader
Building Trades Council
Con” Sheay
Kickham Scanlon
Criminal Court
Charles Fitzmorris
Wesley Westbrook
Cook County
Pulp plant bids opening for Monroe project
Southwestern Pulp and Paper Co of Monroe will open bids June 1 for a 1 million dollar paper plant to be built near Monroe beside the Missouri Pacific line and Ouachita river. The 70 000 square foot fireproof facility will produce 100 tons daily of No 1 Kraft pulp and may use vast timber lands in the area.
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Southwestern Pulp & Paper Co
Monroe
Ouachita River
Jos
Mayo
American Cotton Exchange Goes On Trial In Bucketing Case
In New York on May 18 the American Cotton Exchange faced trial in state supreme court on an indictment accusing bucketing orders. Several officers and individual members are also indicted.
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New York
American Cotton Exchange
State Supreme Court
Pinchot Maintains Lead In Pennsylvania Governor Race
Gifford Pinchot holds a growing lead over Attorney General George Alter for the Republican nomination as 436 districts report. Pinchot accumulates 495,442 unofficial votes to Alter's 487,303, with gains coming from districts outside Philadelphia and Allegheny County where Pittsburgh lies.
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Philadelphia
George Alter
Govrnor
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Pinchot
Alter
Alleghaney County
Pittsburgh
Lions Club Speaker Urges Labor Unions to Repudiate Criminal Leaders
Brook told Lions Club members that the respectable element in Chicago unions must repudiate their criminal leaders or lose support from backers of the union cause.
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Brook
Lions Club
Chicago
Monroe Rotary backs Legion convention in Monroe for 1923
The Monroe Rotary Club endorsed inviting the American Legion State Convention to hold its 1923 meeting in Monroe after similar support from two other clubs. Mayor Alex Young addressed the luncheon and suggested housing delegates in local homes if the convention comes. A strong Baton Rouge delegation is planned to secure the event.
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Monroe
Baton Rouge
Felix Terzia
Convicts at Angola Farm Heroism Praised by Governor
A thousand inmates faced the Angola prison farm disaster as the levee broke near Baton Rouge. Despite danger, none attempted escape. one convict rescued several youths. Governor Parker praised the inmates for their conduct during the crisis.
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New Orleans
Angola
Baton Rouge
Henry L. Fuqua
Wallaby
Agricultural College
Parker
Weather forecast notes no rise in Mississippi flood after Hamburg crevasse
In New Orleans on May 18 a forecast from the Weather Bureau, issued by R A Dyke, says the Hamburg crevasse on Bayou Des Glaises is widening and will check the rise in the Atchafalaya and lower Mississippi rivers. The Mississippi below Vicksburg to Old River is expected to fall gradually for several weeks. Continuous update on page three.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Mississippi
Hamburg
R. A. Dyke
Weather Bureau
Bayou Des Glaises
Vicksburg
Old River
Black man sentenced in Jersey cow theft case
Brady Webb pleaded guilty to cow stealing in a Monroe area case involving pure-bred Jerseys. Judge Odom sentenced Webb to five years in the state penitentiary. he collapsed shortly after the sentence and was removed from the courtroom.
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Brady Webb
Monroe
State Penitentiary
Not Guilty Verdict in Cousin Abduction Case
A district court jury acquitted Arthur Heckford of highway robbery charged by his cousin Willie Lloyd Frost after Frost testified Heckford armed with an axe pistol and whiskey robbed him in the Cheniere swamp last September. Frost claimed he lost $17. defense questioned testimony amid courtroom humor.
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Arthur Heckford
Willie Lloyd Frost
Frost
Heckford
Cheniere
American Legion Playground Stunts Tonight Initiation
Candidates to La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux will be initiated into boxcars during ceremonies at 7 30 this evening. La Societe, within the American Legion, will host the playground event with special stunts planned for new members. All members are urged to attend and participate in the sport.
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la Societe Des
Methodist Conference Election Focuses On Board Secretaries
Hot Springs May 18 delegates at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South continued selecting secretaries for various boards under the conference supervision.
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Hot Springs
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Commodity prices unchanged in April report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average wholesale commodity price level in April showed virtually no change from March. The May 18 release notes steady prices across major commodity groups with little fluctuation.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Home Play Week Campaign Sets Stage For Pledges
The Monroe Community Service launches a home play week inviting parents to pledge at least three hours weekly for play with children. Merchants display materials, News-Star runs daily play suggestions, and 2,000 pledges circulate as families join this effort to boost wholesome home activity.
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News-Star
Monroe
Negroes' clash ends with broken jaw after window peep
T. H. Hentrel, a Negro, and Booker T. Jenkings argued over church matters on Grammont street when they looked through a window. Jenkings threw a brick, breaking Hentrel's jaw in two places. Hentrel received medical care and will be immobilized for weeks. Jenkings was arrested by Officer Lenard. Alice McCoy, a Negro, was arrested by Deputy Up ton for stealing a handbag with cash, liberty bond receipts, a bank check, and other items from B. D. Beckham.
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T. H. Hentrel
Booker T. Jenkings
Grammont Street
Booker T
Hentrel
Jenkings
W. A. Lenard
Alice McCoy
W. 8. Upton
B. D. Beckham
Monroe Chamber Names Committees for June Meeting
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce board named four committees to organize the annual meeting in early June. Nominating Albert Horuff chairs. Program J M Cobb. Reception and Arrangements W B Gladney. Counting J A Smith. Members include J B Foster I T Davis W M Washburn J W Trousdale R Downes Jr R W Germany E N Florsheim Bob Burns J J Herring Walker Glenn R R Beaman.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Albert Horuff
J. M. Cobb
W. B. Gladney
J. A. Smith
J. B. Foster
I. T. Davis
W. M. Washburn
J. W. Trousdale
R. Downes
R. W. Ger
E. N. Florsheim
Bob Burns
J. J. Herring
J. A.smith
Walker Glenn
R. R. Beaman
New ticker service to speed up New York Stock Exchange updates
An almost instantaneous record of floor transactions is anticipated as officials announce improvements to the official ticker. The new service will be launched soon, enhancing speed and reliability of market data for traders.
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New York
New York Exchange
Belfast Battle Rages In Marrow Bone District
An AP report from Belfast describes a wild night of firing as police and soldiers clash with gunmen in the Marrow Bone district. At least four men are dead and several more wounded as people head to work and shops amid continuing gunfire.
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Belfast
Marrow Bone
Miss Mamie Haddox Dies in This City
Miss Mamie Haddox thirteen year old of Winnfield Louisiana died after illness at the home of her sister Mrs J E Miles in this city. Funeral services were conducted by Rev J R Reynolds of the First Baptist church West Monroe and burial was in Faulk cemetery. She is survived by brother Jess Haddox and sisters Miss Irene Haddox Winnfield and Mrs Miles of this city.
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Mamie Haddox
Winnfield
J. E. Miles
J. R. Reynolds
First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
Faulk
Jess Haddox
Irene Haddox
Miles
Pipeline plan discussed at industrial conference in Monroe
Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Company submitted an offer for a five mile industrial pipeline south of Monroe at a Northeastern Louisiana gas interests meeting in Chamber of Commerce HQ. The line would support new industries along the Ouachita river and Missouri Pacific railway with rates from five to ten cents per thousand cubic feet. If factories extend beyond the line, costs fall to the interested parties or builders.
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Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Company
Louisiana
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
The
Gas and Oil Company
Lemuel D. Munter, Jr
Hunter
Ouachita River
Missouri Pacific Railway
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Wesley Wheeler
Cook
Union
Captain West
Great Plant
Southwest Pulp and Paper Company
Ager
Peking
Manchuria
Chang Tso Lin
Penn
John Schreiber
Rotary Club
Schreiber
Henry Leibreicht
Henry Fuqua
Sev
Avoyelles Parish
St. Landry
St. Martin
Melville
Court
American Legion
Methodist Conference
Negro
City School
Episcopal Ladies
American Legion Building Fund
Riviera
Genasco
Amusa
Bastrop Road
Ouachita
Conference of Gas Representatives and
Sig Haas & Sons
the Palace
D. Masur & Son
Johnnie Smith
Elbert
Monroe Furniture Co
Henry Ensel
Men’s & Boys
Clothing Co
the Toggery
Vogue Shop
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