Railways Face Plan to Consolidate US Lines into 19 Systems
The Interstate Commerce Commission outlined a tentative plan to merge major U S railroads into nineteen systems authorized by the transportation act. Hearings will be held soon to study the move while preserving competition and the continued identity of large railroads.
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U. S
Transportation Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Commission
William Z. Ripley
Harvard University
Progress noted in national conference on unemployment
Washington reports the national conference on unemployment shows progress with plans for early completion of the emergency relief program. The conference adjourned to October 5 to hear sub committee reports, but leaders say reports may be ready by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
National Conference On
More Dwellings Built in Monroe This Year Than Last
Building permits issued by Monroe from January 1 to date total 175 967 dollars enabling 142 buildings mostly residences. This year exceeds last year's 105 residences for the same period. From January 1 to August 28 1920 permits reached 1 359 305 dollars, including many business structures valued in the hundreds of thousands.
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Monroe
United States Court Opens in Monroe Under Judge Jack
The United States court for the western division of Louisiana convenes in Monroe Monday morning with Judge George W. Jack of Shreveport presiding. The session will handle many cases, led by alleged violations of national prohibition laws, liquor cases the most significant.
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United States Court
Monroe
United States Court For
Western Division
Louisiana
Monroe Moday
George W. Jack
Shreveport
Paved Street Proposal Aimed at Monroe West Monroe
Henry Montgomery of West Monroe proposed paving a street from the Ouachita River bridge through West Monroe to Trenton with support from the Monroe Chamber of Commerce junior board. The committee noted petitions from Walnut and Third street property owners and urged a rapid paving campaign funded by merchants. The group also discussed repairing damaged White Way lights and contacted the city commission for replacements.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita River
Trenton
Henry Montgomery
Mnroe Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
W. B. Gladney
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
White Way
City Commission Council
Amendments To Measure Defeated In Senate Vote
In Baton Rouge on September 28 the Hood prohibition bill aimed at combating illegal liquor sales passed the Senate 22 to 18 after defeating proposed amendments in heated parliamentary skirmishes.
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Monroe News-Star
Baton Rouge
Senate
Grand Army parade marks 55th encampment in Indianapolis
Veterans of the Union Army formed for the annual parade, the highlight of the Grand Army Republic’s fiftieth fifth encampment in Indianapolis, as the event showcases marching legacy and ceremonial pageantry.
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Indianapolis
Grand Army Republic
Mattress Contest Opens for Shortest Reason to Buy Direct
Imperial Edge Mattress offered as prize for best brief argument for buying direct from the factory. Displayed at Powers Help Yourself Grocery. Entries mailed by October 8 to Mattress Contest Department.
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Powers Help Yourself Grocery
Mattress Contest Department
Season to Bag Opens in Lowland Ouachita Region
Scores of Nimrods from Monroe West Monroe and Ouachita parish prepare for the deer squirrel and game season in the lowland zone. Deer open Sept 15 in upland and Oct 1 in lowland with a five deer bag limit and two carcasses per day. Squirrels run Oct 1 to Feb with a 15 per day limit Rabbit July 1 to Feb Bear season runs Nov 1 to Feb. Continued on page three.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Conservation Commission
Ouachita Game Protective Association
Department of Conservation
Allen
Beauregard
Rapides
LaSalle
Winn
Jackson
Lincoln
Union
Rotary luncheon features Mrs Lillie Gordon travels abroad
The Monroe Rotary Club luncheon Thursday will include a talk by Mrs Lillie Gordon about her travels in Europe. The Public Affairs Committee plans a timely report on local public affairs and Rotarian Aubrey Haas will express gratitude for being born and Monroe's selection of the event.
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Monroe Rotary Club
Lillie Gordon
Dowling and Gottschalk Visit. Volcano Eruptions Alarm Mexico City
Dr Oscar C Dowling president of the State Board of Health visits on official business. Albert S Gottschalk an architect who designed Monroe's skyscraper is in the city on a business trip. Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City is more active causing villagers at its base to flee. Fishermen report sighting a row boat in Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk after sixty three days at sea. William S Spencer a former soldier and his ten year old daughter are found after a nationwide search following their disappearance.
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Oscar C. Dowling
State Board of Health
Albert S. Gottschalk
New York
Monroe
City
Mexico City
Popocatepetl
Washington
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
William S. Spencer
Kiwanis Debate on Louisiana Constitution Highlights Speaker Ideas
The Kiwanis Club discusses the state constitution with members offering varied views from lawyers to lay readers. John M. Breard Jr urges drafting a resolution on Ouachita parish tax assessment, while a three-member committee is named to study courthouse and jail matters. Entertainers include Violin W. E. Mackenroth and a quartet.
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John M. Breard, Jr
Club
Sta Board of Affairs
Ouachita Parish
Parish Board of Affairs
Percy Sander
Thomas E. Wright
Court House
Jail
W. E. Mackenroth
Messers
Tripp
Nenney
Houston
Ramond
Monroe considers six room North Side school plan
City officials hope to add a six room structure in Monroe's north side as part of the $100,000 North Side school project started over a year ago but halted. Six rooms were added to the South Side school amid delays and 250 pupils currently learn there, while the North Side aim addresses congestion at Central High School.
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Monroe
North Side
South Side
Central High School
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury Recommends Few Actions
The Ouachita parish grand jury report found 102 alleged criminal violations, examined 300 witnesses, and returned 47 indictments with 11 true bills. Foreman Grayson Guthrie noted concern for jail and courthouse conditions and urged public cooperation while declining to address alleged vice conditions.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Grayson Guthrie
Red Light
Grand Jury
Seyler System to Visit Monroe Tonight
The Seyler System party of about 126 people arrives in Monroe tonight around 7 p.m. from Milwaukee on the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific line and will be hosted by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce with a smoker at the Elks Club. They tour oil fields in several states and plan onward travel to El Dorado and then Chicago by September 30.
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Elks’ Club
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Seyler System
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
John B. Foster
J. R. Morrow
Shreveport
Seyler
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Milwaukee
Wis
Ard
Chicago
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Vilhalmar Stefansson
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Felus J. Wade
St. Louis
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
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Congress
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Quantico
Wilderness Battlefield
Harding
Twenty-Fourth Infantry
Leavenworth
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Tokio
Pacific
Prince Kyesato Tokugawa
House of Peers
Tomasaburo Kato
Kijuro Shidehara
L. W. Gresham Mattress Factory
Riviera
DE Marr
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Nimrods
Kiwanis Club
Percy Sandel
Rathis
Fred M. Odom
Sixth Judicial District Court
State of Louisiana
Genasco
Lake Trinidad
Ouachita National Bank
Weaks Supply Co
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