Costly probe spree costs may hit near million dollars
Washington reports Republican lawmakers have driven six week probes into Shipping Board and War Department spending. Vouchers show these committees spent 120 000 to 150 000 in six weeks, with total costs to date nearing 1 million without clear results. Democrats vow to scrutinize the probes and demand official accounting.
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House of Representatives
America
Uncle Sam
Shipping Board
War Department
House Committee On
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Pacific Northwest
Lecocqs
Pacific Coast
New England
South Atlantic
House Appropriations Committee
William Tyler Page
House
Joseph Walsh
Massachusetts
France
James W. Good
Fieldwide spending scrutiny and GOP committee findings
The House Clerk and Page warned against broad audits of all expenditures noting possible waste and misuse. They questioned GOP gains in appropriations and acknowledged past committee missteps leading to cul de sacs before reconsidering leads.
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Page
Appropriations Committee
Prohibition May Ruin Cider Industry
Yakima Washington reports that the sweet cider business valued at about $100000 yearly may collapse due to Prohibition Commissioner Kremer’s ruling setting cider alcohol content at one half of one percent. Local manufacturers say commercial cider cannot be produced within the legal limit.
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Wash
Yaskima
Kremer
Commerce Body Plans Mission to Russia for Trade
The American Commercial Association to Promote Trade With Russia decided to send a commission to Russia to foster commerce. The executive committee will choose personnel and departure date while pressing the federal government to lift trade restrictions on Bolshevik controlled territories.
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New York
American Commercial Association
Russia
Fox Promotes Labor Understanding in Wyoming Speech
The Wyoming State Federation of Labor president Harry Fox told union workers in Thermopolis on February 3 that better public understanding of organized labor will dispel fear of radicals. He urged fair treatment in industrial life to avert unrest and disruption and praised lawful union activities.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Harry Fox
Wyoming
Sox
Fox
Lovell Plans Gasoline Extraction by Freezing
Lovell Wyoming will host a new plant by the Lovell Gas & Electric company to extract gasoline by freezing natural gas from nearby Byron field wells. The plant will use power from the electric light plant and share the chilling to also make artificial ice.
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Lovell, Wyo
Lovell Gas & Electric Company
Byron Field
Deportation Trials in Bisbee Spark Arizona's Hardest Legal Battle
The Bisbee deportation trials begin in Tombstone with more than 200 defendants facing kidnapping charges linked to the 1917 deportation of 1,186 striking copper workers. Sheriff Wheeler led the operation. the case spans state and federal actions, with civil damages pending and several deaths in the roundup.
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Ariz
Bisbee
Arizona
New Mexico
Harry S. Wheeler
Cochise County
Samuel L. Pattee
Pima County
Statehood
Douglas
Tucson
Warren
Southwest
Germany
Sheriff Wheeler
Some Effects of Leap Year's Additional Day
A Leap Year extra day brings 366 days for the federal government with the post office earning an extra day of revenue. Regular monthly paid workers lose a day of pay and household expenses rise with no corresponding return. Merchants gain little since February 29 falls on Sunday reducing business opportunities.
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Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Roach Targets Bootleggers Arrives Quietly in Worland
A. S. Roach, new Wyoming prohibition commissioner, arrives without the usual fanfare. In Worland two alleged bootleggers, George Stewart and Robert Bryant, are in district court on $500 bonds each, while others suspend operations amid the subdued scene.
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Worland
Wyo
Wyoming
Prohibition Commissioner
A. S. Roach
George Stewart
Robert Bryant
Doctors Urge Quitting Tobacco and Promote Nicotol
Medical experts including Dr. Kress Dr. Keeley and Dr. Solly warn tobacco damages lungs brain nerves and digestion and fuels diseases such as asthma bronchitis and cancer. The ad promotes Nicotol tablets saying they curb cravings and offer a money back guarantee through Roedel Drug Co and other druggists.
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Keeley
Solly
St. Thomas Hospital
Roedel Drug Co
A Letter to Wage Earners and Salaried Persons
A bank urges wage earners and salaried people to open both savings and checking accounts. It notes customers with deposits in both accounts, emphasizes regular weekly or semi monthly deposits, and advises allocating a fixed percentage to savings while using the rest for checking. One dollar opens a savings account and five dollars a checking account.
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