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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
20
Louisiana moves to strengthen trade with Latin American nations highlighting growing wholesale and retail markets. Officials report a five year high in market strength, an excellent labor outlook, and a Democratic drift toward Underwood amid a significant clash over the Ku Klux Klan.
By Louis Seibold, New Orleans columnist, argues Louisiana readers focus on Mexico trade ties and Ulster republics rather than European disputes. Highlights Harding’s Mexico policy, regional economic stakes, and ongoing Klan opposition in Louisiana, with Parker’s anti Klan push shaping state politics and public safety concerns.
A fragmented Louisiana scene shows white Republicans wavering between loyalty to Harding and Democratic drift, while Black voters face literacy tests and disfranchisement. The piece notes liquor bootlegging in New Orleans and Gulf estuaries, state tax talk, and railroad zone plans amid a broader Southern political mix. It mentions Walter Cohen, McAdoo, and Wilson as figures in the national and local contests.
Army aviators at Bolling Field displayed air service operations in a weather challenged demonstration. Lieuts Smith Whitney and Carpenter dropped 50 pound training bombs on a fort while three DH-4 planes formed tight escort. Capt Reynolds led observation-protecting maneuvers with Lieuts Beaton Bogert Smith and Capt Ocher piloting five DH-4s. A simulated pursuit battle followed as Capt Ocher and Lt Island engaged Halson aircraft. Brig Gen William Mitchell, chief of the air service, performed an acrobatic flight display.
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