Ruhr Strife Grows As British Allow Rail Service
Nightly unrest in the Ruhr includes a bomb in Essen near the Kaiserhof hotel and sabotage at the Essen electric works. A 5 million mark fine on Director Buszmann sparks cut of city electricity, while police in Essen lose protection after the police prefecture offices were occupied. The British approve French rail operation on routes Neuss to Duren to maintain army supply services in the region.
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Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Essen
Kaiserhof Hotel
Coste
Municipal Electric Works
Buszmann
Paris
Neuss
Duren
Cologne
Federal Agent The Minstrel in Liquor Raids
Washington police and prohibition officers conducted a city wide sweep using 56 warrants as part of a second February clean up. Kentucky revenue agent J A Asher infiltrated the underworld posing as a wandering minstrel to collect evidence, with undercover harp and organ grinder roles used for safety and transport of material.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. A. Asher
Kentucky
Asher
Censorship Bills Hit Favorable Notes in Texas House
Austin Feb 17 House committees reported unfavorably on the Stroder state moving picture censor bill and the public meetings privilege bill for newspapers. The Irwin bill would set indeterminate prison terms in felonies, and Merriman seeks to cap primary election fees at 1 dollar. Governor Neff to appoint Rep Sparkman to national cotton conference in Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Stroder State Moving Picture Censor
Irwin
Merriman
Neff
Representative Sparkman
Italy
Atlanta
Congress
Culberson
Sheppard
Capper
Oil firms raise mid continent crude and Mexia Currie prices
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company raised mid-continent crude by 10 cents to a range of 1.60 to 2.60 dollars per barrel. The Texas Company boosted Mexia crude to 2.20 dollars and Currie crude to 2.60 dollars. Magnolia Company also announced an average 10 cent increase.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Company
Currie
Magnolia Company
Magnolia Company Announces New Prices in Corsicana
Dallas, Feb 17 the Magnolia company posted new prices for Corsicana products. Thrall 1.90 Night 1.50 Corsicana heavy 0.80.
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Dallas
Texas
Magnolia Company
Corsicana
Mussolini Attacks Borah Over Conference Proposal
In Rome on February 17 Premier Mussolini, after the Italian senate ratified the Washington conference agreement, criticized United States Senator Borah for proposing an international conference as too far reaching. He stated that if officials from involved countries urged Italy he would respond without hesitation.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
United States
Borah
Italy
San Diego Doctor Arrested in Dancer Murder Case
Dr. L. Jacobs, physician at Camp Kearney, was arrested by county officers under an indictment by the grand jury. He is charged with murdering Fritzi Mann, the dancer whose body was found on the Torrey Pines beach four weeks ago.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
L. Jacobs
Camp Kearney
Fritzi Mann
Torrey Pines
Parker bars Klan members from public office in Louisiana
Governor Parker declares no Ku Klux Klan member will be appointed to public office while he is governor. The statement replies to Rep. Baynard, who charged the governor with failing to appoint two men in Rapides parish as urged by a voter majority.
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Alexandria
Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana
Parker
Baynard
Rapides Parish
Crews Saved From Four Shipwrecks Off Seattle
Twenty nine men remain to be taken ashore after 1125 rescued from four shipwrecks near Seattle. The Snohomish coastguard cutter has saved 100 and will bring 29 crew members from the Tuscan Prince ashore, already accounting for 14 crew aboard. A wireless message confirmed all Tuscan Prince crew were aboard.
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Seattle
Wash
Coastguard
Shen
Blizzard Toll Rises Across The Midwest And Northwest
Chicago reports at least 28 deaths from the cold wave stretching into the Northwest. Victims include frozen men and women, drownings, and burns from fires in Chicago and across Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota Saskatchewan and Seattle as residents battled the blizzard conditions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Northwest
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
Seattle
Woman Implicated in Slaying of Engineer Remington
Los Angeles police weigh a woman's possible role in the murder of 38 year old electrical engineer Earie Remington. They note a woman seen alone in a coupe near his residence the night of the killing and report two men and two women seen nearby. The cause of death is a stiletto wound to the heart.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Earie Remington
Remington
Benington
Cosgrave vows to crush revolt against democracy
Dublin February 17 President Cosgrave issued a final word on the peace question stating the government will put down the revolt against democracy at all costs. He warned that anyone continuing in the war after the expiry of the amnesty period tomorrow must be prepared to pay the price in full.
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Dublin
Cosgrave
Clerks Pay Question Roils Rail Labor Board Hearing
Chicago December 17 The United States railroad labor board will hear Monday the Order of Railway Clerks demand for higher pay. The hearing follows a prior strike vote reversal and a renewed request after several weeks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
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