Monroe water feared contaminated by salt from El Dorado wells
Mayor Arnold Bernstein warns that salt water from El Dorado oil fields is seeping into the Ouachita river near Monroe. Captain R P Webb reports salt contamination at Monroe power plant intake and calls for immediate action by the State Conservation Commission and Arkansas authorities to plug saltwater wells or seek federal relief.
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Ouachita River
el Dorado
Monroe
R. P. Webb
Conservation Department
Arnold Bernstein
Bernstein
State Conservation Commission
Dowling
State Board of Health
Capt. Webb
Department of Conservation
Shreveport
Dorado
Smackover
Bayou Loutre
Little Carnie
Bayou D’arbonne
Dorado Landing
Webb
Arkansas Conservation Commissions
Arkansas Commission
Rabbi Merfeld Accepts Call to Fort Worth Post
Rabbi Harry Merfeld of B'nai Israel Monroe will leave for a new post at Temple Bethel Fort Worth Texas around February first. Monroe board approved dispensing with the three year contact.
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Harry Merfeld
B'nai Israel
Monroe
Temple Bethel
Fort Worth
Texas
Merfeld
Mueller Quits Office After Socialist Attacks
Berlin November 25 Dr Herman Mueller minister of agriculture and food controller in Chancellor Cunos cabinet resigned his post today after Reichstag attacks by socialists accusing him of involvement in the Rhineland separatist movement in 1919.
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Berlin
Herman Mueller
Cuno
Reichstag
Rhineland
Chaplin Denies Confirming Engagement to Pola Negri
Hollywood buzz says Charlie Chaplin may wed Pola Negri after reports of their engagement circulated from the Los Angeles Times. Chaplin neither denied nor confirmed the rumor, stating any announcement must come from Negri who declined interview requests.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Charlie Chaplin
Pola Negri
Hollywood
Chaplin
Miss Negri
Europe
Army and Navy Clash on Franklin Field in Gale Weather
In frigid wind before 50,000 the Army cadets and Navy midshipmen met at Franklin Field Philadelphia for their annual football game. Navy led 7 3 at halftime after McKee hit Taylor for 13 yards and Garbisch added a 40 yard field goal.
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Associated Pres
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Army and Navy
Army Cadets
West Pointers
Midshipmen
Army
Navy
Barcher
Parr
Yale Yale Harvard Grid Classic Ends In Wind Blown Battle
Yale and Harvard clashed in their 41st meeting at Yale Bowl before 76 000 fans. Harvard led 7 0 after a kick and Owen scored for Yale after a 41 yard run. O Hearn added a 3 point field goal.
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Associated
Owen
Harvard
Yale
Gehrke
Buell
Lee
Hammonds
O'Hearn
O’hearn
Raymond
Belgravian Collides With New York Off Bosphorus
At the Bosphorus junction with the Marmora sea the Near East relief steamer Belgravian carrying 2000 orphans collided with the liner New York. Allied ships rushed to assist with two American relief workers and injured children. The Belgravian had been evacuating 7500 Christians to Athens after a Turkish edict.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Asia Minor
New York
Bosphorus
Sea of Marmora
Samsun
Black Sea
Asia
Athens
Near East Relief
New New York
Greek appeal seeks allied escort for Asia Minor refugees
Constantinople reports the Greek government has asked allied commissioners for warship escorts to accompany twenty Greek steamers taking refugees from Asia Minor. The ships are prepared to sail at once without flags once an escort is arranged.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Klan Chief Denies Capitol Initiation Report
Fred L. Savage head of the Ku Klux Klan investigation denies that initiation ceremonies occurred in the national Capitol or the War and Navy Building. He says if any initiation happened it was the work of the Washington Klan and claims no word from that branch. Colonel W J Simmons could not be reached for comment.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Fred L. Savage
Ku Klux Klan
National Capitol
War and Navy Building
Washington Klan
W. J. Simmons
Rainey seeks Burns aid for Klan initiation inquiry
Representative Rainey of Illinois said he will ask William J. Burns head of the Justice Department investigations bureau to obtain facts for Congress on reports that the Ku Klux Klan held an initiation ceremony near the Capitol. He predicted a sweeping inquiry would be ordered, though leaders have not indicated action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rainey
Illinois
Ku Klux Klan
Capitol
Wm. J. Burns
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigations
Congress
Retail coal distribution study presented to federal commission
National Coal Merchants Association representatives met with the Federal Coal Commission to present a study of conditions governing the retail distribution field. The report adds to ongoing discussions on market practices and regulatory oversight.
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Washington
National Coal Merchants Association
Federal Coal Commission
U S Position Open Door Policy Highlighted at Lausanne
Richard Washburn Child, chief American spokesman, reiterated the United States insistence on the open door in Turkey at the Near Eastern conference. He read the October 30 aide memoire and said the U S government and public support the policy. A later reading emphasized consent with free economic opportunity and opposition to secret treaties while seeking no special privileges. Miss Mary MacSwiney remains on hunger strike in Mount Joy prison, unchanged after 21 days.
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Associated Press
Lausanne
Richard Washburn Child
United States
Turkey
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mr. Child
America
Childs
The
United Stats
Dublin
Mary MacSwiney
Mount Joy
Irish Free State Constitution Published In London
The constituent act establishing the Irish free state is published in London. It declares Irish as official language with English equal, creates a two-house legislature, and outlines voting ages, oaths, and executive powers. It also sets limits on war involvement and includes governor appointment for Northern Ireland with a privy council and financial arrangements.
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Associated Prem London
Senate
Cireachtas
Chamber
George V
Ireland
Great Britain
Group of Nations
British Commonwealth of Nations
Dail Eirean
Senad Eirean
Northern Ireland
Privy Council of
London Reactions to Erskine Childers Execution
London papers largely refrain from condemnation, noting Childers' ability and courage. Obituaries and editorials express regret at his death. The Times offers limited commentary, while the Chronicle labels him an enemy of Ireland and accuses him of barbarous methods.
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London
Erskine Childers
Childers
Times
The
Chronicle
Ireland
Clemenceau Grounds Yale Harvard Game Visit
Georges Clemenceau rested after his Tremont Temple address and left to attend the Yale versus Harvard football game in New Haven.
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Boston
Georges Clemenceau
Tremont Temple
New Haven
Golden Cross to Be Name of Society of Methodists in State
The Louisiana Methodist conference launches a state wide Golden Cross Society to promote hospital care for the Methodist Episcopal Church South. A fourteen member hospital committee will include half ministers and will conduct a roll call between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The plan mirrors Red Cross, aiming to boost beds and hospitals in the South with several built in the next four years.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Louisiana Methodist Conference
Golden Cross Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Red Cross
C. C. Selectman
Dallas
Texas
America
Methodist Church
North
Mondell Reassures Harding on Shipping Bill Prospects
The House neared final debate on the shipping bill with Republican leaders predicting it will pass by a safe margin next Wednesday. Mondell reported to the White House after debate, while O Connor urged support and Gahn threatened to oppose, arguing the bill would cripple the Republican organization. Davis decried a potential scandal, Jeffers defended the bill as saving $20 million annually. The Senate adjourned as the House pressed its debate.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
White House
Representative Mondell
Courteen
O'Connor
Louisiana
Gahn
Ohio
Merchant Marine Committee
Davis
Tennessee
American Republic
Jeffers
Nebraska
Congress
Senate
Turkey seeks neutral zone in Balkan frontier blocked at conference
At Lausanne the Turkish bid for a neutral zone along the Maritza frontier was stalled as powers balk at guaranteeing peace in the Balkans. Ismet Pasha urged a 30 kilometer wide halt on both sides of the Turkish Bulgarian and Turkish Greek frontiers, but no decision followed.
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Associatea Press
Lausanne
Turkey
Ismet Pasha
Maritza
Dardanelle
Ismet
Europe
Robespierre
Danton
Seel
Dewmeta
America
Dedegatch
Karagatch
Fiume
Paris
M. Venizelos
Greece
Stamboulisky
Bulgaria
Aegean
Adrianople
Thanksgiving Car For The Orphanage Aid Drive
The Methodist and supporters prepare a Thanksgiving car for the Ruston Orphanage housing nearly two hundred children. Provisions and clothing will be loaded next Tuesday with donations sent to Millsaps & Co. West Monroe by Monday. The Fusion Orphanage is fostered by Louisiana Methodists and welcomes donations from all creeds.
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Methodist
Ruston
Millsaps & Co
West Monroe
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Midvale
Bethlehem Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Caskill
Asiatic Dominions
Near East
Ambassador Child
Spencer Sweet Peas
Monroe Seed CO
ST. Francis Auxiliary
NEW South Drug Store
Golden Cross
Society of Methodists
Mondell
Harding
O’connor
Tokio
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco Roofing
First Baptist
Frank Tripp
Stella B. Miller
American Legion
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