German Peace Delegation Returns to Versailles
Reports from Paris say Germany will not concede on the Versailles peace terms as German officials travel between Berlin and Paris. The Council of Four discusses religious missions and Balkan matters while no aid is planned for Russia due to Bolshevik refusals to meet Allied terms.
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Versailles
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Russia
German Peace Delegation Returns From Spa Mission
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau heads back to Versailles after attending Spa talks with two other German delegates. The group had previously traveled to Bertin, accompanied by Lansberg and Gienbert.
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Versailles
Assorated Press
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Spa
Err Lansberg
Werr Gienbert
Bertin
Bolshevik Fleet Defeated Near Halkingfors
In Halsingfors on May 19 a 35 minute naval engagement saw the Bolshevik fleet lose a vessel sunk and another stranded after Russia’s Bolshevik ships fought in the Gulf of Finland.
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Halsingfors
Russia
Gulf of Pinland
Kronetadt
Greeks and Turks clash in Smyrna battle death toll heavy
In the fighting after the landing of Greek troops at Smyrna on Thursday, 200 Turks and 100 Greeks were killed. The Associated Press reports a violent assault involving both sides with heavy casualties as the city faces foreign intervention.
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Smyrna
Associated Press
Summa
Crew of NC-2 Reported Rescued by Warship Columbia
London May 19 Associated Press says American naval authorities received an unofficial report that the crew of NC-2 had been rescued safely by the American warship Columbia.
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London
Associated Press
Columbia
Harry G. Hawker
Ireland
Sopwith Airplane Company
Hawker
Irish Ocoast
Seaplane NC-1 Searched From Horata for NC-4 Plans
Washington reports the Seaplane NC-1 was dispatched to Horata to search for the missing NC-4 and its crew. All destroyers west of Ponta del Gada are placed at Admiral Jackson's disposal while reports from Horta cast doubt on using NC-4 due to heavy headwinds.
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Washington
Horata
Jackson
Ponta del Gada
Horta
Woman's Suffrage Bill First on the Calendar
Washington May 1 A constitutional amendment to grant women suffrage topped the House calendar by agreement among representatives. The Jones joint resolution, similar to a measure passed in the last session and defeated by the Senate, was designated H. B. No. 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury Probes Post-Neutrality Mob Actions
The Ouachita Parish Grand Jury met in special session at 10 am to investigate the mob action at the sanitarium on April 28 and the killing of George Holden near Cheniere the next afternoon. Witnesses include three nurses, two former patients from the colored ward, the mob, and the train crew led by engineer A. Hood and others.
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Ouachita Parish
Fred M. Odom
George Holden
Cheniere
Santarium
Coenenetar
A. Z. Hood
Frank Wats
Pisegmen
J. R. Pratt
Bag- Faigeman
J. W. Patton
Seaplane NC-1 Recovered After Five Hours Afloat
The NC-1 seaplane was recovered at Horta by the steamer Lenia after being tossed for five hours. The crew was picked up Saturday afternoon and the aircraft was almost a total wreck.
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Horta
Lenia
Bicycle thieves caught in Colony neighborhood
Four youths responsible for a wave of bicycle thefts in the city were arrested in the Colony area after a chase by W. F. Blank and deputies. The suspects Garfield Ill Ben Hill Oscar Shows and Tom Munson confessed. six months road duty jail time issued for most, with $100 fines for Ben Hill and Oscar Shows remanded after claiming purchase from another man. Recovered wheels included Mr. Blank’s and George Guerriero’s. two other wheels await identification.
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W. F. Blank
Colony
Blank
Sherif Grant
Roper
Coverdale
Lambert
Hee
Garfield
Mr. Blank
Ben Hill
Oscar Shows
Tom Munson
Oscar
George Guerriero
Rodr iguez Charged With Larceny At West Monroe Pressing Club
Senor Felizeo Rodriguez, employed at W T Grant's pressing club in West Monroe, was arrested by Marshal Harris Averitt on a larceny warrant. He allegedly stole a suit of clothes two extra coats two trousers valued at 50 dollars in April and was turned over to the sheriff and placed in the city jail.
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Felizeo Rodriguez
W.T. Grant
West Monroe
Harris Averitt
Monroe Methodists Raise 12500 in One Second
At noon Rev Means of the First Methodist church opened a bag on the altar during Children's Day and subscriptions to the Centenary Mission raised 12500 in seconds. Additional gifts totaling 4000 were declined due to circumstances. campaign will continue nationwide until next Sunday noon with a goal of 110 million.
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K Means
First Methodist Church
Methodists Missions
United States
Means
Woman's Missionary Society
Young Woman's Methodist Auxiliary
Saddler
Julia Wossman
Monroe
Methodiam
Death Claims Float Bonds for Monroe Residents
Walter L. Smith died at his residence 111 Pine Street after a period of illness. He was 58, born in Selma Alabama, lived in Monroe since 1898, and built a reputation in the insurance business. He is survived by his wife two sons a sister and a brother. Funeral services will be at his home Tuesday at 10:30 AM with interment in City Cemetery.
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Pine Street
Mr. Smith
Lee
James Erwin
William F. Prioleau
Atlant
Arthur Lt. Smith
Sterlington
City
Seaplane NC-8 Reports Progress Toward Ponta
Seaplane NC-8 in the mid Atlantic since Saturday morning has reported to the Navy Department as proceeding toward Ponta under its own power about several hundred miles from land.
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Ponta
Washington
mid-Atlantic
Navy Department
AP Sues International News Co. Over News Use Ruling
The Associated Press sued International News Co in New York in federal court and obtained a decree on the complaint. The action sought to restrain IN from taking or using AP stories and reproducing or selling them. The piece also notes royal floral interests of Queen Mother Alexandra including violets and lilac.
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Associated Press
International News Service
United States District Court
Horta
King Mother
Alexandra
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Princess of Wales
Paderewski May Retain Premiership Amid Poland Talks
Paris reports Premier Paderewski of Poland is expected to arrive on Thursday. Peace Conference circles foresee a compromise that could allow him to retain the premiership, possibly by seeking release from Poland’s hostilities pledge toward Ukraine.
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Paderewski
Paris
Associated Press
Poland
Ukraine
German president vows not to sign peace terms
Berlin May 18 President Ebert told a demonstration that Germans would never sign the peace terms. The Associated Press report notes his strong stance as the peace accord faced widespread scrutiny.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Ebert
Curing Plant Stock Subscribed at West Monroe Meeting
A May 17 meeting at West Monroe City Hall organized a potato curing plant. Sam Humble was elected president with H M McGuire as vice president and B M Jackson as secretary treasurer. Parnell and Wood named to the board. Plant work to begin soon to handle this year’s crop, with a possible later canning plant.
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West Monroe
Sam'l Humbie
H. M. McGuire
B. M. Jackson
C. W. Parnell
L. L. Wood
L. N. Larche
Eby
M. McGuire
H. W. Moore
T. J. Shelton
Citizens’ National Bank of
Monroe
South
Dominion Good Roads Congress Opens in Quebeck
The sixth Canadian Good Roads Congress opens in Quebeck on May 19 with about two thousand delegates from across Canada. Sessions in the Parliament Building aim to set a road construction program for federal and provincial governments. Prominent speakers include Hon. J. D. Reid Sir William Hearst and Sir Lomer Gouin.
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Dominion Good Roads Congress
Quebeck
P. Q
Good Roads Congress
Tomorow
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
J. D. Reid
William Hearst
Ontario
Lomer Gouin
Austrian Treaty Delayed in Peace Conference
Paris May 19 The peace conference circles say the Austrian peace treaty will not be presented this week as drafting the document extends longer than expected.
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Paris
Austria
Council of Four in Session in Paris
Paris May 19 The Council of Four met this morning to discuss the German note on the status of religious missions and further details of the Bulgarian Turkish affairs.
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Council of Four
Paris
Associated Press
Republican Congress Meets to Enact Vital Legislation
Congress reconvenes under Republican control with plans to pass annual appropriation bills and consider the peace treaty the League covenant and measures on railroads shipping revenue women suffrage prohibition army and navy affairs plus investigations into war activities.
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Associated Press
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League of 7
Bitter Washington clash looms as Congress convenes
Washington observers foresee a bitter clash between the Democratic president's administration and Republican Congress entering extraordinary session. The peace treaty with the League covenant, railroad policy, merchant marine, and reconstruction plans spark deep partisan tensions while Taft and pro league Republicans push to stave off far-reaching battles in the 1920 campaign.
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