Urge Federal Oil Reserves Be Abandoned
A diverse set of responses to a Washington questionnaire on oil conservation show operators opposing direct price controls yet urging scrutiny of Standard group influence over pipelines and storage. Proposals include tighter conservation across states, limits on stockpiling, and regulatory steps to curb over production and prevent price manipulation.
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Submarine Runs Aground Near Portsmouth Harbor
Jan 23 report from Jaffery's Point near Portsmouth harbor details a submarine 3-43 striking rocks amid heavy seas. Tugs and two coast guard crews could not reach it as a storm raged. 35 crew members feared aboard with distress signals and SOS messages from the vessel. A second item notes a boxing bout postponement in New Haven due to illness with a replacement scheduled.
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Woman Victim of Lover's Jealous Rage Recovered
Avon reports a 14 year search ends with Mrs Graden Thompson finding her long lost daughter Virginia Renton, 18, formerly from Middletown Maryland, located at a Middletown farm and attending school. Virginia will return to her mother Georgia Warder. The story notes Warder, widow of Bridgeport, wounded by a jealous lover who then killed himself. the youth was a Yale freshman law student and son of wealthy parents.
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Virginia
Georgia Warder
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Closing arguments in Forbes vet conspiracy trial end day
In Chicago, January 22 3 cloning arguments closed as court adjourned until morning. Assistant Attorney General Crim delivered a four hour review accusing former Director Forbes and J W Thompson of conspiracy to defraud by allotting hospital contracts to favored builders. He cited Mrs Carolyn Yotaw and read a letter aimed at concealing facts about Mortimer and Forbes.
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Carolyn Yotaw
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Bris. Mortimer
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Votan Vetta Im
Dorothy Ellingsen To Face Court Trial
Dorothy Ellingsen a 36 year old woman accused of murder appeared before Superior Judge Frank Murasky who ruled the case too grave for juvenile court He ordered a later sitting as committing magistrate to transfer the case to criminal court She admitted shooting and killing her mother over a dispute about a party and alcohol with an indeterminate prison term possible.
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Dorothy Ellingsen
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Man From Charleston Killed In Columbus Truck Crash
Robert C. Williamson, 49, of Charleston WV, died in Columbus today after a truck collided with an automobile driven by T. M. Meltzer. The driver of the truck was released.
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Tragic Yale student shoots self after love tragedy
Mrs Georgia Warder 73 of Bridgeport, mother of 22 year old Nelson Woods, Yale freshman, visited Philippi and attended to her son after he shot her then killed himself. Woods attended Wesleyan College Buckhannon and later Yale. His father reportedly left a fortune and the family noted multiple love affairs before the tragedy.
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Decree Fires Trotsky as War Commissar in Soviet
The central executive committee of the Communist Party ousts Jacob Trotsky from his post as commissar for the army and navy and names M. W. Frunsy as successor. Moscow dispatches state the party relieved Trotsky as chairman of the revolutionary war council, citing his actions as undermining faith in Bolshevik stability. Trotsky, facing poor health, was advised by physicians to seek rest in the Caucasus.
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Mother dies in rescue attempt in Rimousei fire
Adéelard Morneau and her five children perished when a fire destroyed their home near Rimousei Quebec. The mother died while trying to rescue the children, 11. The blaze began with a gasoline explosion tied to a neighbor’s tractor kept in a shed overnight.
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Life At Sea Captain Crozier Identified After Death
In New York on January 29 police described the body found on a Battery Park bench as 55 years old with black hair. Two longtime acquaintances, claiming him as their friend Captain Myron Crozier, 108, skipper of the barge Empire, who had been missing since last Sunday, spoke of his life and odd anecdotes from his era.
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Final Senate Postal Action Scheduled on Pay Bill
Washington reports final action on the postal pay and rate-increase bill was postponed to tomorrow with an expected House passage vote. The bill includes a corrupt practices act limiting expenditures to 2500 for house candidates and 10000 for senators, plus required reports from political committees. Senator Walsh secured rider approval. modifications to rate increases were debated and altered, with several proposed changes eliminated. The bill would raise revenue and postal salaries, but House likely rejects due to revenue-origin rules. A joint committee would study permanent rate changes for next session.
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Sealed Verdict in Means Case
New York January 9 A soiled wording was ordered late by Federal Judge Lindley in the case of Gaston B Means former department of justice official and ex attorney Thomas Felder charged with conspiracy to obstruct affairs The jury had been out over two hours and asked for a book in evidence when the court adjourned directing a sealed verdict The jury returned a sealed verdict at 8 30 tonight The jurymen were allowed to go to their homes The verdict will be announced in court at one oclock tomorrow morning
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American Heads Rhine River Quiz
The League of Nations designates Walker Th. Hines of New York City as director of a commission to study navigation on the Rhine and Danube rivers. The probe aims to revive traffic across Germany and Austria and improve continental waterway conditions.
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Trooper Death Heard in Court in Pennsylvania Trial
Three eyewitnesses testified in the Hartman trooper slaying case as jury selection began. Frances McLean Gettysburgh Mia F O Miller and George Johnson described the car chase and the fatal shot near Abbottstown while Hartman is accused of killing Trooper Francis I. Hailey during a band robbery pursuit. Johnson identified Hartman as the driver.
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Women Arrested In Stock Theft In New York
Two well dressed women were arrested in New York on January 29 and charged with grand larceny over the theft of 17 stock certificates from the Fairmont and Clarksburg Praction company in Baltimore. Detectives reported the pair sought to cash two certificates at brokerage houses, but failed. The prisoners are identified as Mrs. Getta May Gallagher, 24, of Allston, Massachusetts, and Miss Vera Cross, 25, a Boston saleswoman. They deny knowledge of the Baltimore theft.
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Police continue pianist search in New York
Police redouble efforts to locate Braga pianist Mia Leemaka who disappeared just before a Carnegie Hall performance. Witnesses describe her stalling on the stoop with secretary Lucille Quaver and note her recent focused studies amid anxiety to perform. In a separate note, Kid Harry Brown defeated Dick Canion in a ten round bout in McKeesport with knockdowns on both sides.
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Hotel Coolidge Destroyed in Town Fire
A large fire gutted Hotel Coolidge in St. Johnsbury Vermont tonight, causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The wooden hotel with 340 rooms, tied to the Junction House, was largely destroyed along with adjacent structures. Fire departments from three towns aided the blaze, which reportedly started in a dentist’s office in the annex. all guests and staff were believed to have escaped safely.
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Herriot Confidence on Security Policy Divides Parliament
Premier Herriot wins largest confidence vote on foreign policy amid a left right rift in the chamber. Germany reacts with anger as Berlin papers decry his aggressive address, warning it may boost nationalist recruits and provoke a rearmament scare.
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Irondale Business Block Destroyed in Fire
A full Irondale business block north of Suburbenville was burned with losses estimated at 70000 to 150000 dollars. The Wo Nichols store sparked the blaze which spread through 20 structures in heavy snow. Five families were left homeless as volunteers battled the flames. Wellsville and Steubenville crews delayed by foot-deep snow.
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Washington balks child labor bill in state House
Olympia Wash January 39 The Washington legislature defeated a resolution to ratify a child labor amendment by a 7 to 0 vote. The action blocks a proposed constitutional change at the state level.
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LaFollette Backers Barred from Caucus for Congress Heads
A Pittsburgh radio report describes the spread of KDKA music to Australia reaching Perth and Hobart via vast distances. A Westinghouse official notes the broadcast marks a historic long‑distance relay with orchestral music heard in Western Australia and Tasmania. Invitations to a GOP meeting to select a speaker and floor leader are issued, while insurgent senators and representatives are omitted from the candidate list, risking committee posts.
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Troops Withdraw From Herrin After Riots
Adjutant General Black ordered troops guarding Herrin home after the killing of S. Glenm Young and three others during a factional outbreak. The town was quiet after funeral services as authorities said no further troops were needed. Coronors jury adjourned as new witnesses are sought to fix blame ahead of Marion grand jury.
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Man shoots wife in jealous rage in Wheeling
Wheeling reports Mia Monroe, 35, of Elm Grove, near death at the North Wheeling Hospital after being shot multiple times by her husband Harry Miller. Miller told police he wrested the weapon from Monroe and his wife pleaded for help. Monroe, who had been drinking, said she was infatuated with an oil driller from Palmont. Four of Monroe's children witnessed the shooting.
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Unsettled Warmer Weather Follows Charlestan Blast
After two days of severe winter, Charlestan thawed as temperatures rose and snow and slush melted. Streets were cleared as city crews removed ice and rain turned to snow earlier, with forecasts calling for unsettled and warmer conditions through Saturday. Transportation and communications resumed after trains and wires were damaged by the cold.
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Debating caucus push to bar La Follette supporters
Washington report notes definite move by Republican leaders to bar hal oute La Follette supporters from the caucus meeting set for February 27 to determine the Republican candidate for speaker and floor leader. Wood announces the action targeting Wisconsin and other insurgents, risking further caucus and floor fights over party control.
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Mixed verdict in Brevities trial at New York
The jury in the Stephen G. Clow Broadway Brevities case found Clow and Andrew G. Brown guilty on nine counts, Nan Kunnes guilty on eight counts, and acquitted Charles J. Greene. Sentences will be imposed Saturday morning. Witnesses included Countess Morner, Tex Rickard, Edith Bobe, Helen Lee Worthington, and others connected to advertising solicitations.
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Tex Rickard
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Robert L. Hague
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Jack Dempsey
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Otto H. Kahn
Julian Fletachmann
Jacob Ruppert
Josee Lasky
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No Casualties Reported From Mexican Earth Shocks
AP dispatch from Vera Cruz reports Earth shocks felt in several towns with no casualties or material damage yet recorded. Authorities tie center of disturbance near the port to Ponacate volcano activity, amid fears of a repeat of 1920 disaster and major landscape changes in nearby areas.
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