Ruhr Sees Isolation Deepen as Ruhr region braces for war
Associated Press reports industrial isolation expands in the Ruhr with coal and coke shipments cut off and possible further bans on iron and steel. Proclaimed tensions rise between Essen residents and occupying troops as Hugo Stinnes tours the area. Berlin and Coblenz rumor a Rhineland republic plan with French and Belgian support, though unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Ruhr
Germany
Seltlers
Duesh
Cologne
Rhineland
Essen
Rhur
France
England
Lausanne
Near East
Hugo Stinnes
Menerheim
Berlin
Coblenz
Rhineland agitators plot new republic under occupation
A Coblenz dispatch reports separationist agitators outline plans for a Rhineland republic with French and Belgian military aid to declare martial law, seize communications, and evict German officials. Tensions rise in Essen as deportations exceed eighty and coal shipments to France halt.
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Asaoeiat
Berlin
Rhineland
Coblenz
Ruhr Celebrates Possible Break Between England and France
In Essen crowds cheered Lausanne dispatches reporting a final break between England and France over the Near East. Headlines proclaimed a looming war between Great Britain and France and a potential Ruhr solution, ending three weeks of tension as residents awaited full details.
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France
England
Near East
Associated Preag
Essen
Ruhr
Lausanne
Great Britain
Xtra
Duesseldorf
No tangible on jewelry ination police action
Police report no tangible jewels found in a case tied to a Miami insured winter home worth about 250000. Authorities said preparations were underway yesterday to investigate the loss connected to Mr and Mrs Cage of Chicago.
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Joyce
Chi
Thorities
Miami
Fila
Cage
Hot
New Schl e Goes Into Bit For R R Bberhood
In Chicago workers at the railroad yard press for higher wages and overtime pay as the Brotherhood seeks an eight hour day and 1 1/2 time for today’s shift. The railroad board issued an order tying wage hikes to legal holidays and minimum time rules.
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Chicago
United States Railrozg Board
Coroner orders burial as disputed death case unfolds
The body of George Zon was issued for burial after a coroner ruled him dead following a long suspended animation dispute. Family members and friends insisted he remained alive, with a complaint lodging yesterday against delaying burial and a note that doctors believed he was unconscious for a time.
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George Zon
Stags
Stevensogame
Ardmore Jury Weighs Case Involving Jeffrith Healdton
A district court jury will hear the case of Jeffrith from Healdton charged with murder in the shooting of Joe Carroll, an alleged liquor trafficker. Masked assailants earlier attacked Wilson resident V on December 15, 1919, with one participant admitting involvement but claiming coercion by the masked man.
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Ardmore
Jeffrith
Healdton
Joe Carroll
Ali
Wilson
Eaffray
Smith
Dortmund Gate Closed Into Germany by Allied Forces
Duesseldorf reports the Dortmund gateway into occupied Germany was closed by the French on instructions from Paris to isolate the Ruhr. Coal output declined to about 50,000 tons, rail strikes persist, and mining may halt due to pit-head congestion. Aix-la-Chapelle high schoolers face charges for a demonstration. Dr Geutexner claims France aims to annex the Ruhr with a new customs system.
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Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Dortmund
Germany
Paria
Ruhr
Mince
Aix-La-Chappelle
Geutexner
Rhenish Prussia
Cologne
Kapp Denies Low Grade Acid Phosphate Reports
Harry F. Kapp secretary manager of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation denies claims that acid phosphate sold to planters via the Farm Bureau is of low grade. He cites inspector Rittenour who confirmed quality and says contracts for 10 000 tons were made with the same firm. An on arrival inspection will decide acceptance.
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Harry F. Kapp
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
J. H. Watkins
Unoachita Valley Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Mr. Kappe
C. W. Rittenour
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Kapp
Discoverer of Island Tribe of Monkey Men Marries
Mrs. Wanda Helbig who claimed discovery of a monkey tailed tribe on Palawan island married Chas. A. Leish, wealthy oil operator, aboard the liner Korea Maru. The marriage was noted on the vessel’s arrival in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Wanda Helbig
South Sea
Chas. A. Leish
Palawan
Borneo
Leish
Mayor Bernstein seeks reelection amid Monroe progress
Monroe Mayor Arnold Bernstein announces candidacy to succeed himself subject to the April Democratic primary. He cites a record of municipal progress including a $750,000 electric light and power and filtration plant, three new schools, miles of paved streets, sewers, and other upbuilding projects.
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Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
Bernstein
State Accepts Two Percent Oil Tax Problem Postponed
Baton Rouge reported the Louisiana case on severance tax stands delayed as Attorney General Coco weighs whether the state will accept a two percent license tax offered by eleven oil companies. Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association may credit the two percent payment against any future three percent assessment if the courts rule the higher tax constitutional.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
District Court
W. N. McFarland
A. V. Coco. T. M. Milling
Standard Oil Company
Yeaterday
Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Arkansas
Coco
Parker
Ku Klux Klan Warns Negro Taxi Drivers in Laurel
In Laurel Mississippi a hand printed red notice signed Ku Klux Klan warns black taxi drivers to quit the taxi business. A Laurel KKK chapter published a disclaimer ad offering 50 dollars for the writer's arrest and conviction.
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Associated Press
Laurel
Miss
Ku Klux Klan
Laurel Daily Leader
Laurel K. K. K. No. 30
Realm of Mississippi
Clarification on Eros High School Letter With Klan Reference
In Associated Press copy from Baton Rouge on February 1 state officials dispute a Harris letter about the Ku Klux Klan. The closing reportedly tied to a high school in Jackson Parish not Eros, and the superintendent refuses to name the school while denying it was the Fires school.
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Associated Prew
Baton Rouge
Harris
Eros
Jackson Parish
New York Cueists Lead National Amateur Pocket Billiard Championship
The New York players Jd. Howard Shoemaker and Edward F. Reynolds lead the national amateur pocket billiard championship after two wins each. Both won their matches yesterday and remain undefeated.
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New York
Jd. Howard Shoemaker
Edward F. Reynolds
Fire Drives Rockefeller Family From Madison Avenue Town House
Mrs. William G Rockefeller widow and her daughter Florence fled in night clothes to a nearby hotel as fire damaged three floors of their Madison Avenue townhouse early today. The incident follows several high profile incidents in New York society. Police and fire crews respond to the blaze and assess damages.
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Associated Press
New York
Wm. G. Rockefeller
Florence
Madison Avenue
Oklahoma man offered dead body of son in front of home
Police search for an unidentified man who drove up to J A Horner home in Oklahoma City and threw his son Revere 24 onto the sidewalk after claiming he wanted to talk to Jim The car left suddenly Horner said the son had been in St Joseph Missouri about a year and was c a victim of a hijacking deal with the body brought in from Missouri The event details imply the father was awakened by a knock and the driver fled after the delivery
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. A. Horner
Revere
Horner
Jim
St. Joseph
Bootlegger Cop Charge Sparks Essex Court Demand
New York Feb 1 investigation of Magistrate Corrigan’s charge that half the police are bootleggers and stealing whiskey has been demanded of District Attorney Barton by Police Commissioner Enright in Essex market court.
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New York
Joseph R. Corrigan
Essex Market Court
Barton
Enright
Additional Refund on Telephones Ordered by State Commission
Shreveport Feb 1 The Louisiana Public Service Commission led by Chairman Huey P Long orders a refund and rate reduction on Cumberland Telephone Telegraph Company lines including private branch exchanges coin boxes and extensions as well as business and residence phones. An accountants report forecasts about 8.25 percent net after costs and without future litigation. The ruling applies to all rates and classes with no exceptions.
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Shreveport
Cumberland
Telegraph Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Huey P. Long
Commission
Kidnapping Causes Alarm in Irish Struggle
Dublin reports say Senator John Bagwell a top Great Northern Railway official has vanished after being seized from his wife in Sutton County Dublin. Authorities fear retaliation if republican prisoners are executed and urge his release to prevent further harm.
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Associated Reap
London
Dublin
John Bagwell
Great Northern Railway
Sutton
County Dublin
Bagwell
Bagweil
Laurel Baseball Club Forming in Cotton States League
The Laurel Baseball Association in Laurel Mississippi announces formation to place a team in the Cotton States League after acquiring the Clarksdale franchise. Stock sales have progressed satisfactorily and a fast Laurel team is assured for the league.
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Baseball Association
Laurel
Miss
Laurel Baseball Association
Clarksdale
Mellon to lead debt funding panel for British settlement
Secretary Mellon heads the American debt funding commission in Washington and calls a late afternoon meeting to map how to present the London accepted British agreement to Congress. Officials weigh whether to seek a general law amendment or rely on a specific congressional resolution to authorize the terms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mellon
American Debt Funding Commission
Commission
Congress
London
State Department
American Commission
Harding
Smoot
Burton
Treasury
British debt settlement terms discussed by American commission
Washington expects to decide today whether the American debt commission will meet to act on Britain accepting the debt funding plan. Ambassador Harvey’s London report that the acceptance is in principle drives preparations to present tentative terms to Congress, with interest rate and amortization plans unchanged.
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Harvey
American Commission
Debt Commission
United States
Washington
American Debt Commission
London
Congress
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