Water Power Grabber Bill Sparks Public Alarm
Secretary Harry A. Slattery of the National Conservation Association attacks the Shields bill as a covert handover of 6.5 million horsepower to private monopolies. The piece links the measure to Bankhead and Brown, warns of perpetual grants veiling 30 year terms, and urges public action to defend public water power resources for future generations.
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Harry A. Slattery
The
National Conservation Association
Senate
Congress
Nome G. Brown
Burton
Nelson
Senate Committee On Commerce
Bankhead
Alabama
Shields
Senator Bankhead
Death's Door for Yellowstone Stage Bandit Trafton
Edward B. Trafton of Denver, 62, serving five years for a Yellowstone park stage holdup, writes from Leavenworth prison about rapid decline in health. He describes weight loss, bed confinement, and isolation while praising his past endurance and fearlessness as officials pursue a federal investigation.
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Rocks Mountains
Leavenh Federal
Edward B. Tratt
Denver
Yellowstone Park
James W. Melrose
States Bureau of Investigation
Tritton
Ceed
Cheyenne
Althe
Trofton
Ted
Leavenworth
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Eld
Gus Ko
Tek
Swiss officers accused of sending army news to Germans
Berne reports two Swiss colonels Watterwy and Egil are charged with passing army movement details to Germany. A second Dreyfus case is feared as factions of the two colonels try to turn officers against the nation.
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Berne
Switzerland
Watterwy
Egil
Dreyfus
Pittsburghers to explore interior Colombia by air flight
Six prominent Pittsburghers led by B. McCormick chancellor of Pittsburgh University and Ledyard Blair will fly from Barranquilla 300 miles up the Magdalena River to scout for oil fluids. The trip is reported by The State Leader as news.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgherg
Colombia
B. McCormick
Pittsburgh University
Ledyard Blair
New York
Barranquilla
Magdalena River
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Ead
Uied
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ORISA
Huff's Furniture Store
Capitol Ave
Floyd J. Huff
Baby's Comfort
Eaby Shoes
Shades OF
Doc Cook
W. G Walker
Brirva
All
Jata
Wm. Myers Dry Goods Co
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