Grand Jury Adjourns After Nine Day Session
The grand jury adjourned after a nine day session investigating 110 alleged violations of law. The panel reviewed evidence and potential charges as part of the official proceeding.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1918
Page
1
Ouachita Grand Jury Reports Sworn Ills And Inadequate Jail
The Ouachita Parish Grand Jury after nine days in session found 110 alleged violations and returned 53 true bills. They condemned court facilities as unsanitary and seating for witnesses as inadequate, urged three gas heaters, and noted the parish lacked a habitable jail and proper court housing, urging discharge of the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Perish
Amlontoo, Inc
Ben C. Dawkins
Sixth District Court
Ouachita Parish
Louisians
Hlon
Honable Court
Cnr
Fae
da. J
A Christmas Goodfellow Drive Aims to Aid Monroe Children
The News-Star urges Monroe and West Monroe residents to join the Goodfellow effort one month before Christmas. Readers are asked to donate to aid needy children and ensure no stocking goes empty, with early contributions listed from Suzanne Carolyn Hirsch Abe Arent News-Star Publishing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonday
Santa Claus
Overy
Goodtelow
Monroe
West Monroe
News-Star
Good Saint Nick
Suzanne Carolyn Hirsch
Abe Arent
News-Star Publishing Co
Leading Girls' Schools and a Baseball Team
Fragmentary note cites a comparison between top girls' schools and a baseball team. It references leading institutions and a sports context, with no clear event or outcome. details are sparse and names or places are unreadable.
Expulsion of Wilhelm Discussed in Holland
Dutch newspapers debate removing William Hohenzollern and the former crown prince from the Netherlands. Some papers urge expulsion of all German personages while others favor moderation amid concerns of political trouble for Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm
Holland
London
Netherland
William Hohenzollern
Telegraf
Germany Surrenders Navy. German Fleet to British and Allies
Edinburgh reports on November 21 that Germany ceased to exist as a naval power. Fourteen battleships, seven light cruisers, and fifty destroyers surrendered to the British American and French fleets, elevating the United States to second among world navies. Admirals ordered the German flag lowered at 2:57 PM and forbidden to rise again without consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Associated Press
Germany
United States
Santiag
Wilson to Visit Paris for Key Allied Events
Paris reports President Wilson expected in Paris around December 1 with King George V Queen Mary and King Albert Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arriving in late November and December. Officials plan a series of fetes ceremonies and a commemorative medal, aligning with resumed Inter Allied Conference activities and peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
Geeorge
Mary
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Great Britain
Pickpockets Target Trains Warned By Police Inspector
Police Inspector Heap says pickpockets operate on the V and M railroad lines. Detectives have noted suspects, with Allen Tockett linked to a theft of 204 dollars. Lockett was fined 150 dollars and 60 days in jail, Christmas appeals ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heap
Missouri Pacific
Tirat
Allen Tockett
Little Rock
Lockett
Lchuize
Locke
Schulze
Venroe
Tie
Memphis
Scheidemann Resigns as German Finance Minister
Basel reports Philipp Scheidemann has resigned as minister of finance in the new German government. Klerr Landsberg, secretary of publicity art and literature, succeeds him, per a Berlin dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Philipp Scheidemann
Klerr Landsberg
Berlin
Peace and a harmonious Germany outlined by Scheidemann
Amsterdam reports Philipp Scheidemann, a member of the new German government, says the National Assembly must build safeguards within the new framework. He expects preliminary peace soon and warns that final peace requires a consolidated Germany, with the assembly protecting public expression and preventing Entente delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
National Assembly
Philipp Scheidemann
Germany
Ois
Entente Forces Advance on Kiev Amid Reports of Surrender
Basel reporting from Novy cites Swiss newspapers claiming Entente troops move toward Kiev. Ukrainian leader Skopopadski allegedly surrendered and Anti Bolshevik head Duikine named successor with Entente consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Novy
Kiev
Switzerland
Skopopadski
Duikine
Haseen
Red Cross Mission Heads to Balkans After Italy Study
A special American Red Cross mission, formed to assess nations where aid is active, departed Rome for the Balkan states after weeks of study in Italy. The group plans to reach Nazareth, Palestine, by Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Balkan States
Italy
Nazareth
Palestine
Navy to Run Under War Conditions Until Armistice Implemented
Washington November 22 The Navy Department will operate under war conditions until every German warship covered by armistice terms is actually in Allied hands Secretary Daniels said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
England mobilizes for George Eliot centenary celebration
Elaborate preparations are underway in England to mark the centenary of George Eliot. Officials, cultural bodies, and local sponsors coordinate events and exhibitions, aiming to honor the 19th century novelist's influence on literature and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
George Eliot
Wilson Signs Bill Providing For National Prombition
London reports a British official claims William Hohenzollern remains German emperor and king of Prussia until informed otherwise. The Daily Mail notes abdication would trigger U.S. notification, as amendment references July 1 1919 and army demobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
London
The
Daily Mail
William Hohenzollern
K Ing
Prussia
United States
War Congress ends as Wilson signs agricultural appropriation bill
President Wilson signs the emergency agricultural appropriation bill with a rider establishing national prohibition from July 1 until army demobilization. The liquor provisions phase out wine and whiskey manufacturing by specified dates and ban new imports until demobilization. The second session of the War Congress closed at 6 pm after a Senate vote 41 to LS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
Washington
Procalminthlon
Senate
House
Aliens Arrive in Chattanooga for Fort Oglethorpe Internment
One hundred fifty aliens arrived in Chattanooga under heavy guard and were transported to Fort Oglethorpe for internment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kattanooga
Tenn
Fort Oglethrope
Workers Return After Atlanta Terminal Walkout
Atlanta Joint Terminals Company employees who walked out Wednesday returned to work today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Atlanta Joint Terminals Company
Senate finance panel cuts over one billion in 1914 tax levy
The Senate Finance Committee cut more than one billion dollars from the war revenue bill’s special and miscellaneous tax schedules for 1914. The beverage and tobacco sections were adjusted, reducing near beer tax from 30 to 8 percent and soft drink levy from 20 to 1 percent. Tobacco rates were reduced to about 40 percent over current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
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Palowen
Entente
RED Cross Mission
Bris
the War News Today
Marge Kennedy
Tom Moore
Love Land
Louise Glaum
Witt
I Bk
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Theda Bara
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