Standard Oil Pushes for Privileges in Wyoming
A distorted critique claims Standard Oil seeks state control to depress competition and lower prices, warning Governor Carey against trusts that allegedly pressured independents and triggered refinery closures. The writer links past court convictions and wrecks to warn of oil monopolies influencing policy via President Wilson.
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Standard
Wyoming
Octopus Lima
Standard OU Company
Gesolve
Ford
Carey
Rocky Mountains
Wilson
Great Oil Company
Rakimo Pie Ice Cream Confections Draw Crowds
The Noble Drug Co secured the agency for Rakino Vie ice cream confections now popular as a hot treat. Citizens report strong sales over the past three days with wide demand. A fall near New Year injured Mrs May Moray, who was discharged from Bishop Mandell hospital.
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Noble Drug Co
May Moray
Cattle Burned In Fire At Kansas City Stockyards
Officials inspect the ruined pens in the stockyards district after a blaze destroyed a stretch of pens last night. Several hundred head of cattle perished, but stockyard operations will continue as before. The loss is placed at twenty six thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Tewa
Diamond Heist Reported On Illinois Central Train
Sidney Kringl of Kringle Brothers, diamond merchants, told police he was robbed of between 120000 and 150000 dollars worth of diamonds on an Illinois Central train arriving today from Chicago in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Sidney Kringl
Kringle Brothers
Chicago
Harding Signs Farmers Co operative Marketing Bill
President Harding signed the Capper Volstead cooperative marketing bill into law. The measure legalizes farmer and producer co operatives for marketing and exempts them from the Sherman anti trust act, with the signing announced from Washington on February 18.
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Avaopiate
Washington
Co-Operative Associations
Hording
Fre mont County Vocational High School Accredited
Lander Schools Superintendent L R Foote reports a letter from J R Maxwell chair of the State Committee of the North Central Association confirming the Fremont County Vocational High School will be recommended for another accreditation year with conditions. These include new furniture in some rooms, a library with card catalogue, and additional science equipment. The association notes that accredited status allows students to enter a larger number of colleges without entrance exams.
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L. R. Scote
Lander
J. R. Maxwell
Noth Central Association
Fremont County Vocational High School
Central Commission
Foote
North Cartal Association of Cellogee and
Moat Omentind
Entraneo Vredite
Return from East Fresh Goods Reach Golden Tale Store
Mr and Mrs Akin of the Golden Tale store return Thursday night from a six week buying trip in the East with new goods arriving daily. Akins report many purchases from New York of up to valuable items and warn Lander shoppers will get the best styles. Akin says business is improving though Lander looks strong, with Hampton of Thermopolis again organizing the American Association for wage cries and pending events.
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Ste. Akin
Golden Tale
Mr. Akins
New ‘York
Lander
Mr. Akin
Sands Offered Answer in Taylor Murder Case
Los Angeles investigators await any result from District Attorney Woolwine after Edward F. Sands the missing secretary butler to William Desmond Taylor is told he will not face embezzlement charges if he proves innocence in the murder case and helps unravel the mystery. A letter from an anonymous writer in Los Angeles claimed knowledge of the killer and requested a public reply, which the district attorney published.
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Associated Prew
Los Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Wirlwine
Edward F. Sands
Taylor
Sands
Oystery
Woolwine
Landa
Four Die In Wyoming House Fire Including Four-Dove Family
A Wyoming blaze at L. A. Dove’s Hartville Junction home killed four family members and left one survivor. Orval 22 Mabel 19 Moe 15 and L. A. Dove 56 perished while Mrs Rove escaped in only night clothes after walking a mile and a half to seek help. The fire started from a kitchen heater.
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Wheatland
Wyo
L. A. Dove
Hartville Junction
Here
Orval Dove
Mabel Dove
Moe Rove
Chinese Navy Officers Propose Selling Fleet to Pay Salaries
Chinese naval officers at the Washington armament conference propose scrapping battleships and selling the fleet to cover arrears in pay. The 1920 fleet included six protected cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, gunboats, and river craft, with nine units under Canton’s Southern government.
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Associated Press
Prking
Washington
China
Ministry of Pingnee
Ministry of Marine
Imena Thiesehen
Ciflelale
Iygally
Villa Ready Help Out The Government
Former bandit chief Villa plans to lead his men against General Rosalio Hernandez in the State of Jalisco. Hernandez, once Villa’s aide in 1914, switched to Carranza during the split. An emissary arrived at the capital to secure an assignment for Villa.
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Associated Presa
Mexico City
Janele¢o Villa
Rosalio Hernandez
Jus
Hernandez
Villa
Carranza
Yvilla
Capitol
Misses Stillman suit awaits Montreal testimony
The New York banker James A. Stillman and his wife Anne A. Stillman faced a Supreme Court decision granting a commission to take testimony in Montreal on March 13. The judge stayed a motion for nearly $7,000 in additional alimony and no clear stance on the Montreal hearing was given. In Ireland, a proclamation from the Irish Republican Army factions rejected the current leaders and pledged allegiance to the existing republic.
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Roveikuntein
Montreal
James A. Stillman
New York
Anne A. Stillman
Supreme Court
Moracauser
Associated Press
Iimerick
Ireland
Mid-isherick
Irish Republican Army
Mrs H O Barber Discharged and Resting in Washington
Reports from Baltimore state Mrs H O Barber has been discharged and is resting in Washington to regain strength. Her husband hopes they can return home within a week or two as strength allows.
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H. O. Barber
Baltimore
Washington
Village Club Dance Postponed Then Tuesday Return
Owing to events at the Episcopal Church and the Velvet League, the club dance is postponed to Tuesday March 7. The dance Tuesday night is canceled and will resume on the new date.
Local notes mention medical visit and community events
G A Bture may travel to Denver for specialist consultation. Marshall Graham of Riverton visited the city and attended the bell. Ladies are asked to leave Fish Pond articles at Edith Nickerson’s home by Monday. Jack Jones had his tonsil removed and is recovering well. Vocational High team defeated Riverton 28 to 11. Riverton second team beat another by 18. Tander’s fourth victory boosts hopes for the Cooper-Lader game next Friday. Noble Club dance is Tuesday and a church group dance is planned for Wednesday. a league dance is scheduled for February 24.
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Mra
Edith Nickerson
Riverton
Hoover’s Critics Call for Probe of Famine Relief Efforts
A letter to the American Commission for famine relief from Walter T. Liggett denounces political attacks on the dead children issue and Hoover, urging a congressional investigation of all famine relief groups led by Herbert Hoover. The Chicago dispatch notes the author’s stance against exploiting tragedies for politics.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Commission For Famine Relief
Walter T. Liggett
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Enver Pasha in Soviet custody amid Turkish nationalist ties
Reports state Enver Pasha, former Turkish War Minister, arrested by Soviet authorities in the Caucasus. He is rumored to be sent to Angora for treason trials, after fleeing postwar punishment. He has long led a Moscow mission and allegedly aided Kemal’s Nationalists with Bolshevik support.
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Associated Press
Mobecow
Enver Washo
Mustaptia Kemal Pasha
Anatolia
Angora
Enver Pasha
Turkey
Moscow
Tiwag
Russia
Kemal
Bauer
Caucasua
Caucaaun
Austolia
Atlas Mountains Flight Marks First Commercial Air Route
A London report says a commercial airplane flew from the Atlas Mountains to Moroodo, reaching about 15,000 feet. Pilot Alun J. Cobham piloted the flight and the event was noted by the Moroodo air station.
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London
Bed
Atlas Mountaine
Moroodo
London Air Station
Alun J. Cobham
Moglehavistor
Two Noble Club Dance Postponed to February Fourth
A notice states the weekly club dance will be moved from Wednesday to Tuesday February 4, with no dance on the first Tuesday and a call for rents appears for a Mr Prawk Clark seeking tenants for rooms.
Convention of Miners In Turbulent USWU Session
At Indianapolis the United Mine Workers convention debated seating Alexander Howat and suspended Kansas followers. Disorder erupted as Mother Jones, 92, led the floor amid claims the administration widened the eligible voting list.
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Associated A'reas
Indianapolis
Ind
Alexander Howat
Kansas
United Mine Workers
Tllinots
Howat
Mother Jones
Civil Warfare Threat Looms After Kidnapping Case
Jacksonville Feb 18. Baker County sheriff pleads for help from nearby authorities amid fears of civil warfare at Macleaney after the shooting of Jake Wilkinson who had kidnapped a man named Williams last week and the disappearance of T B Henderson, a wealthy banker.
Polish Congress Initiates Typhus Control Campaign
Warsaw reports a vigorous campaign to curb typhus as the Polish National Congress of Hygienists and Savitariana opens. Authorities fear spread but expect relief efforts modeled on American aid to counter a 1919 scale outbreak, with refugees being repatriated and Soviet cooperation ongoing.
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Warsaw
Polieh National Congress of Hygionlots
Savitariana
Polich
Ameriinn
Thors
Prince of Waloa welcomed amid quiet crowds
The Prince of Waloa arrived to a calm reception with a traditional show of respect. Crowds were sparse and mostly children from government schools were present as national examinations kept others away.
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Prince
Waloa
Vialenes
Groeting
Landis resigns from bench to take baseball commissioner post
Chicago February 13 4 at Landis announced his resignation from the federal bench to become baseball commissioner on March 1. The 66 year old judge said there are not enough hours in the day for his duties and will devote full time to the commissioner post.
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Chicago
Tudge Kenesaw Mountain
Loulis
Tilinoia
Landin
Senator Dial
South Carolina
Cass
Willie Dal~ Ston
Ile Wip
Smoot plan to base tariffs on foreign value Nears Senate approval
Late telegraph dispatch notes that Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee have practically adopted the Smoot plan to assess tariff duties on the foreign value of imports.
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Washington
Senate Finance
Miners oppose wage cuts in new coal contract
In Indianapolis on February 18 the United Mine Workers convention voted overwhelmingly against any wage reductions for miners in new working terms to take effect April 1. The plan would maintain the basic wage scale in new districts and remove inequitable differentials, with some districts gaining wage increases. No revert vote was recorded, only clear no votes were heard.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Ming Workers
Aft
Neft
Italians Work Move After Deputies Vote Iminent Cabinet Resigns
Rome reports that after the deputies vote the Bonomi cabinet will present its resignations to King Emmanu el, marking a formal step in the political shift. A local note mentions a mistaken purchase of overshoes at a Halghs Templar dance and an early Evening Post item about lost footwear. Employment ad seeks waitress or chamber maid with address Barbara Dodils Case per Wyoming.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Premiser Bonomi
Emionel
Chamber Maid
Barbara Dodils
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Harding
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A. A. Akin
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Thermopolis
Mrs, Stillman
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