Germans and French Clash in Rhineland Smackover
In the Rhineland clash tensions rise as crude shipments move along the Ouachita River via the Taylor Company line. Ten barges carrying crude and ten refiners from South Louisiana are involved as Franklin plans to organize service. A new opportunity for Monroe is under consideration.
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Ouachita
Taylor Company OF Franklin
W.L. Taylor
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Smackover
South Arkansas
Mississippi
Felsenthal
Ark
New Orleans
Louisiana
W. L. Taylor
Smaeckover
Monroe
Taylor
W. L. Taylor Company
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Mr. Taylor
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Louisiana Territory
Senate orders probe into irregularity of U S Veterans Bureau
The Senate ordered an investigation into irregularities, wastes, and extravagance in the Veterans Bureau. A special committee, appointed a year ago, will collect evidence and decide if a fuller inquiry is needed after Congress adjourns. The move followed a Walsh resolution adopted without debate.
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Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Congress
Salaries in Five Figures Paid by Leading Oil Companies
Washington reports five and six figure salaries paid to chief officials by major oil firms. The Senate subcommittee released lists showing Standard Oil of New Jersey and New York leaders earning up to $125,000 yearly, with several vice presidents and directors also at or above $50,000. Other firms include Magnolia Petroleum and Mid-West Refining with high officials' pay disclosed.
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Senate
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Standard Oil Company of New York
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Mid-West Refining Company
Standard of New Jersey
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Walter C. Teagle
E. P. Bedford
F. D. Asche
S. B. Hunt
George A
P. C. Folger
Standard of New York
H. L. Pratt
C. F. Meyer
H. E. Cole
C. M. Higgins
L. J. Thomas
New York Company
H. A. Wilkinson
F. 8. Fales
Standard Transportation Company of Delaware
John Zeeley
E. R. Brown
H. M. Blackmer
T. A. Dines
J. D. Clark
R. 8. Ellison
Turkey Extends Ultimatum Three More Days
Paris reports a three day extension to the Turkish ultimatum demanding withdrawal of allied battleships from Smyrna. France and Britain maintain orders to naval commanders to defend positions if attacked. Constantinople papers expect a satisfactory adjustment though port closure at Smyrna remains possible. Palmetto Malta dispatch notes Britain may send a fourth destroyer flotilla to the Dardanelles, totaling five flotillas in the region.
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Associated Press
Paris
Smyrna
France
Great Britain
Constantinople
Malta
Dardanelles
Near
Frisco Woman Takes Congressional Office in Washington Today
Mae Ellen Nolan of San Francisco took the oath as a member of the house of representatives succeeding her husband John I. Nolan. She becomes the third woman in the current Congress and the only woman member elect from the western district as Alice Robertson and Mrs Winnifred Muns on Hack retire at session end.
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Washington
Mae Ellen Nolan
San Francisco
House of Representatives
Hemilate
John I. Nolan
Congress
West House
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Winnifred Munson Hack
Haineis
Rebels and Troops Clash in Rio Grande Do Sul
Reports from Porto Alegre say government forces suffered 200 casualties in a clash with rebels at Nonohay in Rio Grande Do Sul Brazil with rebel losses not disclosed. In Lansford eight thousand miners idle due to a general strike at Lehigh Coal and Navigation. The ferry Thomas Pickles collided with John D. Grace in heavy fog near Canal Street New Orleans with no injuries and minor damage under $100.
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Panther Creek
New Orleans
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Grace
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Governor Grants Reprieve in Guirlando Case Amite
Gov Parker reprieves Angelo Guirlando until April 20 to permit sanity investigation. Attorney General Coco and Dr Joseph O’Hara of New Orleans declare belief in insanity. Guirlando convicted of murdering his wife's brother in law and faced hanging in Amite.
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Aneglo Guirlando
Coco
Joseph O'Hara
New Orleans
Guirlando
Amite
Canadian Gets Manor for Heroism When He Was German Prisoner
Major J. Thorne of Vancouver has received word that he inherits a German manor from Herr Gartner. Gartner's grandson, Major Thorne, saved a child named Earle from an oncoming train in Leipzig while he was a prisoner of war. The rescue occurred during a transfer to Cuestin for solitary confinement after Thorne’s escape attempt. Gartner's granddaughter offers $10,000 for the manor.
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Mardi Gras Crowds Flood New Orleans for Final Festivities
New Orleans reports the greatest Mardi Gras throng as regular and special trains bring thousands of visitors. Rex and Druids parade planned, Proteus and Comus absent, Rex ball to crown a queen, Lent to start after midnight festivities.
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Momus
Athenaeum
Rex
Mississippi River
Comus
Cincinnati
Memphis
Lincoln
Geraldine Farrar Testifies in Tellegen Divorce Case
New York February 12 Geraldine Farrar former Metropolitan Opera star testified in her divorce suit against actor Lou Tellegen saying she personally verified the misconduct charges and did not condone his acts She answered mainly yes or no to technical questions and Tellegen's counsel did not cross examine. Pitman New Jersey February 12 a gas main break killed six people and left a dozen overcome in the city.
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Associated Press
New York
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera
Lou Tellegen
Arthur Schwartz
Tellegen
West
PresidentCloseted With His Advisers In Washington
Washington says the senate faces a clash between the administration shipping bill and the British debt funding measure. Senator Jones proposes parallel consideration with ship bill by day and debt bill by night, while White House conferences plan to prevent gridlock. President Harding and Republicans seek a quick path, with talks ongoing among Lodge McCumber Smoot and other leaders.
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Washington
Jones
Senate
Williams
Mississippi
White House
Congress
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Lodge
McCumber
Finance Committee
Smoot
Utah
Debt Commission
Bellingham Region Shocked by Quake
Bellingham Washington region reports a distinct earth shock about 10 30 this morning with plaster broken in downtown buildings and tremors felt across many parts of the country officials say.
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Bellingham
Wash
Warren resigns as U S ambassador to Japan
Charles Beecher Warren quits as United States ambassador to Japan, saying his mission is accomplished and there is nothing left to do. He notes gravest questions were settled since he arrived in 1921 and returns home, offering to serve again if needed.
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Japan
Associated Press
San Francisco
Charles Beecher Warren
United States
Tokio
Floods force Southeast Arkansas families from homes
Reports from Southeast Arkansas say floods along the Mississippi and its tributaries drive residents from lowlands. Despite rapid river rises, officials note no immediate danger to lives or property. some families have moved into box cars while Ouachita river activity halts Smackover oil field operations.
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Arkansas
Mississippi River
Ouachita River
French Tanks Deployed to Break German Ruhr Strike
Berlin reports clashes at Gelsenkirchen with one police officer and two French officers wounded. Duesseldorf notes Germans plan strikes at Herne near Bochum, prompting French tanks to move in as boycott expands to Essen. General DeGoutte says Germany is branded a quitter but warns any harm to soldiers will be met with a determined fight. France says aims are reparations, not destruction, and that right and might favor France.
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Ruhr
Essen
DeGoutte
Germany
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France
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