President Wilson Plan Ends Coal Strike With Wage Hike
A 400,000 miner strike ends as the United Mine Workers vote to accept President Wilson's plan for a 14 percent wage rise on the war time scale. A three member commission will study a long term wage basis within sixty days, with immediate return to work. Garfield notes tax and shipping restrictions remain briefly.
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The
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Ges
John Lewis
United Mine Work
Ited
Cnt
Oper
Fea
Ral
Holmsley Buys Wyatt Interest in Local Telephone Exchange
Holmsley who previously partnered with Lud Wyatt and sold his stake to Shoemaker has again acquired Wyatt's share in the Comanche Telephone Exchange. plans a modern common battery system and immediate toll-line connections to Sipe Springs. Wyatt retires after about fifteen years as a local manager with no announced future plans.
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T. Ek. Holmsley
Lud. Wyatt
Comancher Telephone Exchange
Shoemaker
Wyatt
Messrs. Helmsley
Sipe Springs
Comanche
Helmsley
No Meeting Place for Radicals in St Louis
The conference of liberals known as the committee of 48 failed to open its national convention in St Louis on schedule because the hotel refused space amid disloyalty charges from American Legion posts. Delegates from across the country protested the loyalty of the organization as DOJ officials and Legion representatives planned to attend if sessions were held.
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St. Louis
Committee of 48
American Legion
Adarmant
Department of Justice
United States
State case against Overland Co upheld by court
The Texas State Supreme Court upheld the state's suit against Willys-Overland Inc brought in Travis County for a combination to lessen competition in auto sales. The case, filed March 1, 1915, may proceed to the U S Supreme Court. Lower courts had varied rulings.
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Austin
Willys-Overland, Inc
Travis County
State Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court
District Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Willys- Overland
Acces
Federal court upholds Texas pool hall ban ruling
Judge J C Wilson of Fort Worth dissolved a restraining order and denied a temporary injunction in the Texas anti pool hall law case. The order applies to bills and parlors as well. The court found the legislature within constitutional rights to prohibit pool halls. J M McCormick, representing pool hall owners, has given notice of appeal.
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J. C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Wilson
J. M. McCormick
Foster No. 3 in Sipe Springs hits shallow sand at 186 feet
In Comanche county the Foster No. 3 of Kelsey Oil Co. three miles east of the Jackson well hits the shallow Jackson sand at 186 feet. It shows five barrels per day while the nearby Peeples Jackson tract well, drilled to 200 feet, yields about 100 barrels daily. If Foster reaches the 260-foot level and finds the Jackson sand, a large shallow-field stretch may follow with many rigs entering the area.
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Sipe Springs
Comanche County
Kelsey Oil Company
Jacckson
Homer Peeples Co
Kelsey
Fort Worth
Foster
Jackson
Eil
Owl Confectionery Opens in Masonic Building
Moody and Lane announce an exclusive confectionery in the Masonic Building with new equipment due to be installed and ready by next Tuesday. Moody previously ran a confectionery in Italy Texas and Lane worked in Ranger before forming Owl Confectionery with J B Moody and F H Lane.
Clemenceau S Visit To London Dubbed Politically Key
Paris reports Prime Minister Clemenceau will travel to London where he will discuss the Adriatic Russian and Turkish questions and seek to foster entente cooperation. The Echo of Paris notes the move aims to strengthen bonds among entente nations with Vittorio Seialola, the Italian foreign minister, joining the talks with British ministers.
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Paris
Havas
Clemenceau
London
Echo of
Vittorio Seialola
M. Clemenceau
California Republicans urge immediate treaty ratification
Nearly forty prominent California Republicans telegraphed Will H. Hays urging Republican senators to ratify the peace treaty immediately without reservations or amendments, arguing for prompt action.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Sipe Springs Oil Field Pushes for Big Play
Oil operations near Sipe Springs show multiple shallow and deep tests in progress led by Peeples, Humble, Atlantic and others. Doty No 2 aims to strike within ten days. Doty No 1 tested pay around 260 feet at about forty barrels. Wells spread across town with gas shows and tight oil prospects. several rigs moving in from Monate, DesdeMona, Gorman and Brownwood.
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Beaver Valley
Adizonaraden
Sipe Springs
People’s Doty
Peeples
Kansas
Humble
Humble Small
Moorman
Dunn No. 1
Goss No
Dunn
Atlantic
Tate Tract
Jensley No
Pisher
Gilliland
Goss
Briant No. 1
Republic
jThis
Watkins No
Adizona
Braden
Moor
Superior Oil Refinery Near City Aims February Completion
Work advances on the Superior Oil and Refining Syndicate refinery near the brick plant along the Brownwood road. Dallas manager F R Davis says the plant, with 2000 barrels daily capacity and a $500,000 investment, should be completed by February or March, under R E Coleman of Comanche, with headquarters in Fort Worth's Wheat Building.
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Superior Oil and Refining Syndicate
Brownwood Road
F. R. Davis
Dallas
Superior Company
R. E. Coleman
Comanche
Fort Worth
Death of S M Lesesne Galveston Reporter Stuns State
S M Lesesne, 70, staff correspondent for the Dallas Galveston News, collapsed and died in a Galveston restaurant while dining with his niece. A Civil War veteran born in Williamsburg South Carolina, he had worked with Belo publications since 1903 and was a familiar figure at Methodist conferences. Mrs Lesesne is ill in a local infirmary. Telegraphic condolences pour in from across the state.
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Galveston
S. M. Lesesne
Dallas-Galveston News
Lesesne
Williamsburg
S.C
Texas
Driller Burns in Gas Ignite at Small Well
George Walker, a driller, suffered severe facial and hand burns and a dislocated shoulder after a spark from the hammer ignited gas at the Small well. The blaze threatened the derrick but was put out by the crew with no other damage.
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George Walker
Sipe Springs
Nhat
Walker
New Bob and Rog Restaurant Opens to Strong Start
A new business in the city has opened at the east side of the square since Thanksgiving day. Bob Myers and Rogers Hasley operate the Bob and Rog restaurant, known local restaurant men, and they have been doing an excellent business since starting at the present stand.
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Bob and Rog
Bob Myers
Rogers Hasley
United States Cotton Output for 1919 20 Estimated at 11 03 Million Bales
The Department of Agriculture announced the final estimate for the 1919 20 season totaling 5 275 096 000 pounds of cotton excluding linters, equivalent to 11 030 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Foster No 1 Drilling Near Doty Area In Texas Field
Foster No. 1 drilled by Kelsey and team spudding at 100 feet lies about a mile and a half east of Doty No. 1 and southeast of town. It should reach the shallow sand within ten days, with a similar Doty style well forming a hook between them. A Burkburnett National of Dallas location lies four miles south of Doty on the Chambers survey. Work to start soon on Fielder No. 1 of the Martin Company of Dallas, seven miles south, with rig in place.
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Kelsey Et al
Doty No. 1
Doty
Chambers
Burkburnett National of
Dallas
Style Shop Showcases Custom Button Craft
A Style Shop feature highlights a handmade button crafted from own material. The item showcases personal style and practical use, emphasizing creativity and workmanship in local retail offerings.
Durham Brothers enter furniture business
Messrs Walter Nugent and Henry Durham purchase the Pulliam furniture store on the west side of the square and form Durham Brothers. Henry will lead operations, Walter stays as First National Bank cashier, Nugent continues as tax collector, stock to be enlarged with new shipments, Pulliam remains for several months.
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Messrs
Walter, Nugent
Henry Durham
T. M. Pulliam
Durham Brothers
Walter
First National Bank
Strikers Return to Abandoned Coal Mines
Indianapolis dispatch reports coal mines idle for six weeks are set to resume. United Mine Workers officials say 4000 locals will return to work after President Wilson's settlement terms. Some miners already report for duty as telegrams and circulars guide immediate reentry.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Miners’ General Committee
Wilson
General Committee
Airplane Ride Enjoyed By Stephenville Woman
Mrs. Pearl Cage reported a flight from Stephenville to Breckenridge by Avia tor A well, taking about 50 minutes with no accidents. The route passed over Gorman and Cisco, with Cisco to Breckenridge timed at 20 minutes. she plans to fly again whenever possible.
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Stephenville
Pearl Cage
Breckenridge
Aviator
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