Price Fixing by Western Pine Manufacturers is Seen
The Federal Trade Commission reports that lumber producers in Idaho, western Montana, and eastern Oregon formed the Western Pine Manufacturers association to fix and raise prices. The group coordinated production and freight practices, with ties to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, aiming to sustain price levels above prewar norms despite a housing shortage and fluctuating demand.
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Washington
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Western Pine Manufacturers Association
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Western Pine Manufacturers ‘Association
West Coast Lumbermoen’s Association
Commission
Wor Rand
Western Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Inland Empire
Mountain States
Wea
Chicago
Lim L frees fifteen kidnapped Ulster unionists
Michael Collins gains release of fifteen Ulster unionists held after recent kidnappings. Churchill reports that impartial commissions will be appointed to the border area to verify facts and ease fears on both sides. In Beiast violence flared near Victoria barracks as shooting began again and the military returned fire.
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Michael Collins
Belfast
London
Associated Press
Trish
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Craig
Ulster
Collins
Beiast
Stanhope Street
Victoria Barracks
Baltic Ice Sealing Off Baltic Spark Naval Rescue Halted
The Baltic sea freezes into an isolated lake as the Cattegat and sound close. Five steamers including Thule of London with 27 passengers are stuck near Ving lighthouse while two ships have foundered. Icebreakers are impeded by ice and at least 10 vessels face danger. relief plans for Russia and Europe continue from Allied bases though.
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Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Cattegat
Thule
London
Ving
Tce
Galveston
Norfolk
Copenhagen
Drive Planned on Income Tax Arrival in State
Revenue workers nationwide begin a drive to contact all income tax payers and ensure returns are filed. T. E. Costello says district collectors must have returns in by March 16, with extensions for certain corporate and personal returns. The Casper area will host two deputy collectors from March 7 to 15 to manage the surge in filings.
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T. E. Costello
Cheyenne
Casper
Costello
Personal Service Corporation
Cheyenne Chase
Mr. Costello
A. M. Teakell
Pair Wanted for Crime Captured in Cheyenne
Coc erio Estrada and a young Mexican woman, sought in Sidney Nebraska for the murder of a Greek man, were held in Laramie county jail after being arrested in Greely Colorado and brought to Cheyenne. They allegedly strangled the Greek to rob him. Estrada previously faced bigamy charges, escaped custody, was shot, deported to Mexico, and reentered the U.S.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Cocerio Estrada
Sidney
Neb
Laramie County
Greeley
Colo
Colorado
Estrada
Jur
Mexico
West Belfast Clashes Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded
The city endured renewed gunfire and raids as authorities reported Frank NeCoy dead on a sidewalk and James Rice killed after an armed gang bound his hands and shot him. Other victims include Maggie Temgart wounded, Peter Keeney and Frank McHugh severely wounded, and John O Neill shot and injured. A New Northern Spinning company official was killed and a clerk wounded during an office raid. Troops charged crowds after failed dispersal efforts.
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Helfast
Associated Press
West Belfast
Frank Ne-Coy
James Rice
Maggie Temgart
Peter Keeney
Frank McHugh
John O'Neill
Falla Road
Raidery
New Northern Spinning Company
Three Die in Mexican Riots in Puebla Strife
In Puebla, three men were killed and one wounded amid shootings tied to friction between the Puebla state government and independent factions. Antonio Moro, an independent deputy, was wounded, then his brother killed Tranquilino Alonzo, a government loyalist, after a dispute over a new board of directors. Fernando Moro and Alonzo died in a police residence breach, while Raids on other independent deputies’ homes caused no further casualties.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Puebla
Antonio Moro
Tranquilino Alonzo
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Moro
Alon
Arturo Camarillo
Moro
Alonzo
Fernando Moro
Jose Maria Sandhas
Forcily
Mexican General Pruneda Executed by Firing Squad
Mexico City reports General Antonio Pruneda former commander in Chihuahua was shot by firing squad after a court martial on sedition charges. The execution follows a trial result announced today by officials.
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Mexico City
Asociated Press
Antonio Pruneda
Chihuahua
Fiing
Bonus financing debated as lawmakers seek alternatives
Washington reports Republican leaders search for other financing means for the soldiers bonus as President Harding opposes new taxes and a bond issue. Mondell visits the White House with talks of trimming pending military appropriation bills and using short term notes, while McCumber and House leaders weigh options.
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Washington
Harding
House
Retire Mondell
Wyoming
Kite House
Navy
Mondvil
Moonshine Chest Protectors Used by Women Bootleggers
Peabody Mass February 11 A police report details women bootleggers using copper tank chest protectors to transport moonshine. Mrs Annie Shanaway was fined $60 after a raid on her home found a gallon container and a still.
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Peabody
Mass
Grady
Annie Shana
Fights to Bar Darwin Theory From Schools
In New York on February 15 Rev Dr John Roach Straton launches a campaign to remove Darwinian text from New York public schools. He argues teaching evolution erodes morals and promotes animalistic behavior among children.
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New York
John Roach Straton
The
Baptist Church
Cnvy
Straton
Fourth Offer Filed for Muscle Shoals
The Alabama Power company submitted a new bid to purchase and lease government Muscle Shoals properties in Alabama. Led by Thomas Martin, the bid includes a 60 year lease with government recapture rights, initial 240000 horsepower plant, and provision to supply 100000 horsepower free for fertilizer and munition production. The offer seeks to meet wartime needs under the federal water power act and compares with Henry Ford’s prior proposal.
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Washington
Associated Press
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Gnauntace Wlaalea
Thomas Martin
Alabama
Woeks
Congress
Henry Ford
Wilson Dam
Alabama Company
United States
Frederick C. Ngatnym
Wilmington
N. C
New York Exchange Firm Segwiard Patwoo Cannon Defunct
New York firm Segwiard Patwoo Cannon of the New York Stock Exchange, organized in 1911, announced dissolution at the market open. Henry D. Cannon is a board member. The firm petitioned for bankruptcy to creditors, with preliminary estimates of liabilities around 4.59 million dollars and assets near 3 million.
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New York
Segwiard, Patwoo & Cannon
Henry D. Cannon
William Olin Badger Je
RAISES BILLS TO PLAY POKER IN NEVADA INVESTIGATION
A complaint by an American that Charlie Young paid poker debts in Yerington Nevada with raised bills led to an inquiry. Secret Service investigator W W Ashe reported that a Piute Indian altered currency with a whittled stick and white paint. The case involves charges against Young and an unnamed Indian in Reno.
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TwomMas
COE VL Mwe Ryt
Orminent Secret Services Bureau
Nevada
Foster
Charlie Youngya
Monte
Andy Dick
Reno
Poster
Instrumenta
San Francisco
Charlie Young
Yerington
Nev
W. W. Ashe
Secret Service
Wyoming Governor Carey Takes Oath at Boy Scouts Anniversary
Cheyenne Wyoming February 16 Governor Robert D Carey was sworn in by the Boy Scouts at a 12th anniversary celebration of the organization remarks noted the oath completed the ceremony in a public meeting setting honoring the group’s milestone in the state capital.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert D. Carey
Wyoming
Hunday
UGA MOVIES Web Report On Capital Pony Payor
A readable line notes a web report about the Des Moines Capital and a pony payor. The item references a sports or finance angle with a potential conflict or wager. Details are fragmentary but indicate an event involving a capital city and a payment party.
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UGA Movies
Ded Moines
Agricultural Department Approves Ford Offer in Washington
The Agricultural Department has approved Ford's offer to develop the government program. Details continue on the next page.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
The
Ford
Rickenbacker Plans Flight to Frisco for Engagement
American air ace Eddie Rickenbacker expected to fly alone toward Frisco with no cargo aboard in a move to reach Ban Francisco for a scheduled engagement. Jack Knight, long associated with the air service, will serve as pilot as Rickenbacker aims to connect from Omaha to Chicago prior to Cheyenne, Ve.
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Omaha
Nah
Hddie Rickenbacker
Ban Mranciano
Jack Knight
Alémall Service
Chicago
Rickenbacker
Cheyenne
Woman Bandit Eva Daley Captured in Chicago Hold Up
Eva Daley 23, linked to a spate of robberies, attempted to hold up a grocery store. A grocer seized the pistol and a customer summoned police who arrested her. Authorities identify her as the suspected gang leader behind several days of holdups and burglaries.
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Chicago
Eva Daley
Wyoming Stockmen Seek Exclusion From War Finance Loans
Wyoming Stockmen's Loan men press Washington to exclude 1992 lambs and 1922 wood dip from flockmasters obligations to the War Finance Corporation. They argue the loans were needed to sustain operations and that income from the wool and lambs is essential for repayment and continued farming.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Stockmen's Loan Company
War Finance Corporation
Washington
War Finances Corporation
Shore station cuts tied to armament plan debated
Washington notes show Assistant Secretary Roosevelt telling the House Naval Committee that specifics of which shore stations may be abolished are not yet decided. He stresses the need for minimum personnel to sustain a treaty navy, citing one sailor ashore per two afloat. Chairman Butler and Admiral Coontz discuss likely retainment of Hampton Roads San Diego and related facilities.
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Washington
Navy Department
Roosevelt
House Naval Committee
Butler
Admiral Coontz
Naval Operations
Roenseyvelt
Hampton Roads
San Diego
Great Lakes
Men Held for Big Disaster Out on Bond
Washington report states six of nine men ordered held by the coroner s jury in the Knickerbocker theater disaster were released on bonds of 5000 each pending grand jury action.
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Bond
Washington
Ccoroner's Jury
Extension Sought for Three Percent Immigration Law
Washington Feb 15 A bill to extend the life of the three per cent restrictive Immigration law to June 20 1923 was ordered reported by the House Immigration Committee as a temporary measure with the law expiring June 3 unless extended It would limit annual entry of aliens into the United States to about 960000 persons
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Washington
House
United States
Housing plan favors regional conferences over national meet
Washington reports that the department of commerce will push regional housing conferences to improve the housing situation across the country rather than a single national housing conference. Senator King of Washington suggested the alternative policy.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
King
Wiah
Wan
Youth Fires Gun Wounding Sister Near Casper
Alfred Dickson, 15, held in county jail after shooting his sister Ruby, 11, in the leg during a quarrel at a ranch between Casper and Salt Creek Pebrus. Sheriff investigation led to a warrant and arrest for the boy. Ruby was taken to a Casper hospital for treatment.
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Alfred Dickson
Ruby Dickson
Casper
Salt Creek Pebrus
Aheriff
Ball Creek
Yeatogiliy
Dickson
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Black Sea
Porte
McCumber
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Annandaleon-Hudson, N. Y
Science Department
St. Stephens College
Episcopal
N.Y
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