Carranza Assassinated in Puebla Mountain Retreat
Mexico City May 22 Associated Press reports President Venustiano Carranza and several followers were killed early Tuesday in Tlaxcalatlonga while fleeing to Tlaxcala. General Rodolfo Herrera directed the attack. Herrera had shifted sides from General Mariel to the revolutionists. Obregon released the official statement Thursday night.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Puebla
Tlaxcalatonga
Rodolfo Herrera
Carranza
Mariel
Carranza Death Report Fails to Reach Washington
Washington reports no embassy confirmation of Carranza’s death beyond AP dispatches. The Mexico City note could affect U S recognition of the revolutionary government as fighting subsides. Nineteenth century profile traces Carranza from Cuatro Cienagas to Coahuila governor and leader allied with Villa.
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Carranza
Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza Wins Mexican Presidency in 1917
The Associated Press reports Venustiano Carranza elected President of Mexico on March 11 1917 by a record national vote. He rose from obscurity to prominence amid the downfall of Victoriano Huerta and the assassination of Francisco Madero. Carranza had previously governed Coahuila in 1911.
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Coahuila
Carranza
Mexico
Huerta
Francisco Villa
Villa
United States
W. S. Benton
Torreon
ABC
United
Buffalo
Jenersl Carranza
Associated Press
Veniustiano Caranza
Victoriano Werta
Hueros
Madero
Venustian Rranza
Stat Coahuila
Senators summon heavyweights for expense inquiry
Washington May 22 the senate presidential campaign expense investigation committee summoned Frank Hitchcock former postmaster general Major General Wood Bernard M Baruch and William G McAdge to testify in the inquiry starting Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Presidential Campaign Expense Investigation Committee
Frank Hitchcock
Wood
Bernard M. Baruch
William G. McAdge
Federal Reserve Probes Sugar Loan Boom
Washington May 22 The Federal Reserve Board ordered reserve banks to scrutinize sugar trade loans amid the high cost of living fight. Authorities estimate about 250 million dollars tied up in sugar stock loans.
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Associated Press
Washinton
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Banks
Paris Chamber Votes Confidence in Government
The chamber of deputies approved the government with a 31 to 88 confidence vote on Friday afternoon.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Last Shabaoth service by Rabbi Fischman to be held
Services for the Feast of Shabaoth will be held at the local synagogue Sunday morning at 10 o clock. This will be the last holiday service with Rabbi David Fischman officiating. Three confirmants Earle Rosenblum Nedra Cromwell and Henry Philips will be confirmed. The festival marks one of three agricultural feasts observed in biblical times.
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David Fischman
Earle James Rosenblum
Nedra Ma
Thilde Cromwell
Henry Lemle Phillips
Judge May Seek Jail for Traffic Violators
Judge Charles Schulze reports more than 200 defendants have faced him for violating the city traffic ordinance. He notes typical fines run 12.50 and costs, but hints at using maximum penalties of up to 200 dollars and 1 to 60 days in jail to curb speeding, warning violators that a hard line may come.
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Charles Schulze
Schulze
Ouachita Parish High School to Hold Graduation Events
Rev E K Means will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the Methodist church tomorrow at 11 o clock for Ouachita Parish High School graduates. Commencement exercises are set for May 28 at the school building with 29 students graduating.
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E. K. Means
Methodist Church
Ouachita Parish High School
Methodist Direct
Ouachita Parisheghh School
Rail centers aid sought to untangle freight congestion
Washington May 22 formation of a committee of thirty principal rail centers began the effort to speedily untangle freight congestion threatening paralyzed transportation. Big eastern plants using carbon black from Ouachita and Morehouse fields would send cars to the region to ease the freight crisis. Shortage of cars in the territory remains serious.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ouachita
Morehouse
Lises
Suffrage Discussion Planned in Monroe Meeting
Mrs. J. D. Wilkinson of Shreveport will visit Monroe on Monday with fellow workers to discuss the suffrage question. A joint meeting of Monroe club women and both suffrage factions is set for Wednesday at 4 PM in the Elks Club, with room for proponents of ratification and of states rights to speak.
Picture Garden Announces Low Prices Despite Higher Exchange Rates
Management states new prices will be 10 and 20 cents plus war tax, with rare increases on large special pictures. They cite tougher picture procurement, promise good music and film from Fox, Vitagraph stars, Republic, Consolidated, Pearce, and others, opening tonight at 7 30 p m.
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Fox
Vitagraph
The
Republic
Consolidated
Pearce
Dixie Bedding Company Expands Plant With Major Machinery Purchase
Dixie Bedding Company on Ninth Street and Washington Avenue plans large upgrades with machinery worth at least 15 000 dollars and a 3 000 to 4 000 dollar felting department addition. The plant, run by Joseph Kusin, will increase capacity to 400 to 500 mattresses daily and presently employs thirty. L. W. Gresham organizes a Ruston mattress operation as the L W Gresham Mattress Company.
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Dixie Bedding Company
Ninth Street
Washington Avenue
Joseph Kusin
South
Kusin
Rusin
L. W. Gresham
Talbot
Ruston
L. W. Gresham Mattress Company
First Baseball Game of Season Set for Forsythe Park
Monroe's Elks open the season against a Gallion, Morehouse parish selection at Forsythe park Sunday at 3 20 pm. Manager D Aubrey Haas leads a strong local lineup including Higginbotham Gladney Corbett Miller Miller Daughtry Staples Simms and Averett as umpire.
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Monroe
Monroe Elks
Gallion
Morehouse Parish
Forsythe Park
Elks
D. Aubrey Haas
Higginbotham
Gladney
Corbett
Joe Miller
Charles Miller
Dryer
Barnes
Daughtry
Staples
Simms
Averett
No Plans Made to Stop Solons in Congress Session
Washington on May 22 Republican senators concluded there were no plans to adjourn Congress over the convictions. The House Rules Committee, by a strict party vote, agreed to give soldiers relief priority for consideration.
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Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
Two Realty Deals Reported In West Monroe and Riverside Heights
Wainwright sold to C F Woods land in Connella's addition West Monroe for 875 dollars covering 187 feet on Vine street and 800 feet on Connella avenue. Handy and others sold C W Nichols seven of block two Riverside Heights fronting 50 feet on McKinley avenue and 150 feet along Sycamore street for 1050 dollars.
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W. W. Wainwright
C. F. Woods
Connella
West Monroe
Vine Street
Connella Avenue
B. B. Handy
C. W. Nichols
Riverside Heights
McKinley Avenue
Sycamore Street
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Tlaxcaltonga
General Obregon
Knights OF Columbus
Chicago
Order
Vicksburg
Meridian
Jackson
Miss
Shreveport
Alexandria
Little Rock
Grammont Street
St.Mathews Church
W. F. Vandegaer
Cronin
St. Mathew's Choir
Millard
Mascagni
Cavallerie Rusticana
Domingo Arrieta
Miguel Lavega
Canadan Orango
Delias Calley
Ouachita Parish
Picture Garden
Prichard
R. L. Prichard
BASE
Solons
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