Ouachita Grand Jury Indicts McCord in Shocked Mob Case
The Ouachita parish grand jury, in special session, returns two true bills against R R McCord alleging carrying a pistol and trespassing at St Francis Sanitarium during April 27 events connected to the death of George Bolden. Jury reports extensive witness work but no indictments beyond McCord. The report, read by District Attorney Henry D Montgomery, notes inability to identify other mob members.
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Ouachita Parish
George Bolden
St. Francis Sanitarium
Freg M. Odom
Bolden
Cheniere
R. R. McCord
McCord
Noad
Porter
Ouachita
Conchetor
St. Francis
Grand Jury
Guy P. Stitebs
Moonshiners Face Air Surveillance and Soldier-Farmer Loans
Washington May 21 The Revenue Commissioner seeks War Department planes with telephotographic gear to trail moonshiners. In a separate note, Rep Riley J Wilson of Louisiana introduces a bill to lend money to demobilized soldiers to become farmers, via farm loan banks, at 104 percent of land value with $50 million yearly for three years.
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Washington
Associated Press
Roper
War Department
Army
Riley Weeson
Congress
Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana
Uncle Sam
Banking and Currency Committee
CORDIALITY AT DIRECTORS DINNER WITH CITY OFFICIALS
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce hosted a dinner for the new city officials and full directors. The gathering affirmed unity to advance Monroe’s interests, with the Chamber offering support to the Commission Council. Mayor Bernstein and Commissioners Speed and Miller welcomed the backing and discussed topics from a July 4 homecoming to street funding and memorial plans.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Lottie Powell
Mary Wure
Misess
Stroud
Downs
New Commission Council
Bernstein
Speed
Miller
Commission Council
Shreveport
Cottage cheese expert to demonstrate dishes Thursday
Mrs Virginia Eaton of the U S Department of Agriculture will give a public cottage cheese demonstration Thursday at 3 PM in the Chamber of Commerce kitchen. She will prepare meat loaf sausage salads desserts and punch. The talk is arranged by Miss Lottie Powell the city demonstration agent for Monroe and is open to all residents and their spouses.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chamber of Comerce
Eaton
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Lottie Powell
Monroe
Broussard Leaves for Monroe to Lead Campaign
J. J. Broussard, former secretary to the late Senator R. F. Broussard, departs New Iberia for Monroe to accept a campaign management position under Col. Frank. The move signals continued support for Stubbs' bid and aligns with regional political logistics.
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J. J. Broussard
Monroe
New Iberia
F. J. Brousard
R. F. Broussard
Col
Frank
No hope of finding Hawker or machine
St John, May 21. Hope for the safety of Harry C G Hawker and Commander Grieve, missing since they set out eastward through the air Sunday afternoon in a Sopwith biplane for Ireland, virtually was abandoned by the British fliers preparing to take wing in their wake.
Lynching of Will Moore Reported in Mississippi
May 21 McHenry Mississippi AP reports no arrests have been made after Will Moore a Black man accused of bootlegging killed J H Rogers white manager of Ten Mile Lumber Company last night. Moore was seized from a train and hanged at a tree.
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Associated Press
Will Moore
J. H Rogers
Ten Mile Lumber Company
Commendation Letter From Major Miller on Ouachita Draft Board
A 1910 letters from Major Charles S Miller to T A Grant praise the Ouachita Parish Local Draft Board for diligent fair service in forming Louisiana’s wartime army. The 1919 notice releases Grant from accountability for government property per PMG Form 4005.
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Ouachita
Charles S. Miller
T. A. Grant
Miller
Adjutant General of
Louisiana
State of Louisiana
Adjutant Generals’ Office
Department of Registration and Selection
Baton Rouge
Parish of Ouachita
Monroe
Provost Marshal General
Severe fighting between Poles and Ukrainians in Galicia
Reports from Eastern Galicia describe the most severe fighting between Poles and Ukrainians. West Ukraine Premier Hanlohowicz blames Allied support for the Poles, telegraphing the statement from Vienna dated May 20.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Galacia
Hanlohowicz
West Ukrane
Germany asks for more time on peace terms
Paris May 21 Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau head of the German peace delegation asked for an extension to reply on the peace terms. He said more notes were being prepared and cannot be completed by 1 o'clock Thursday p m. The notes say Germany wants time to study questions in the treaty they have not yet examined and Allied officials had no official comment.
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Paris
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
Havas
Germany declines to sign treaty and sends ten notes
Washington reports Senator Sherman will introduce a resolution to separate the League of Nations from the peace treaty. Paris dispatches note Germany seeks modifications as its representatives press for changes while awaiting Italian premier Orlando and the Austrian delegation’s movements.
Germans at Versailles to list accepted and objected peace terms
German peace parties must state before Thursday which points of the Versailles treaty they accept and oppose to allied delegates. Leaders deny the treaty but plan to sign if modified. Marshal Foch visits the occupied area and warns that military preparations hinge on Germany rejecting terms.
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Versailles
Germany
Foch
Berlin Declines to Sign Treaty Amid Moral and Economic Threats
In Berlin on May 20, the cabinet issued a formal statement through the Associated Press declaring that Germany would not sign the peace terms. The note warns that accepting the conditions would spell economic ruin and dishonor for the German nation, affecting both present and unborn generations. It says Germany opposed the Entente’s demands as unjustified and asserts the Entente was unreasonable in proposing them.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Thhrough
Ebert
8Demann
Germany
Orlando
Italy
Paris
Britain Seeks Turkish Empire Pause to Ease Religious Tensions
Paris May 21 Great Britain's aim to preserve a semblance of the Turkish empire to avoid religious complications continues to dominate peace conference discussions. It is understood the Sultan would remain in Constantinople as head of the Moslem faith with only nominal temporal authority.
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Great Britain
Mussulman
Constantinople
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