Vessels Battered in Pacific Storm Around Washington Coast
Five ships faced disaster in a Pacific gale off Washington Oregon and British Columbia. The British freighter Tuscan Prince and steamers Nika Santa Rita and Coolcha were reported aground or sinking as crews faced peril and coast guard rescue efforts continued under a shifting southeast wind.
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Seattle
Waeh
Pacific Ocean
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Tesean Prince
Feetevan
Vancouver Island
Umatilly Reef
Cape Flatetry
Coast Guard
Snohomish
Santa Rita
Tateosh Island
Coolcha
Victoria
B. C
Carmanah Light
San Francisco
Pacific
Cape Flattery
Columia River
San Pedro
Cal
Nika
Tatoos
Puget Sound
Algonquin
Tatoosha
Louisiana Cooperative Cotton Association Formed in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana Cooperative Cotton Association formed under the Louisiana Farm Bureau to market the state's cotton crop. Aaron Shapiro of Washington led the movement. A. L. Smith of Ouachita named president. Frank Dimmick of Shuteston secretary. Andrew Querbes of Shreveport elected president of the Growers association with new officers and an executive committee to determine sales offices.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Co-operative Cotton Association
Louisiana Farm Bureau
Aaron Shapiro
Washington
Co-Operative Marketing Movement
America
The
State University
Cers
A. L. Smith
Ouachita
Frank Demick
Sebate
Three Vessels Batting Ashore in Heavy Seas
A wirelessnews dispatch reports multiple ships ashore or sinking offshore from the Pacific and East Coast. The Tuscan Prince is on rocks between Seattle and here. Moncenisio sinks east of Cape Henry. Santa Rita hits rocks near Puget Sound. An unidentified three master lies ashore near Carmanah on Vancouver Island.
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Ansccland Press
San Francisco
Here
Seattle
Radio Corporation of America
Hy Associated Press
New York
Moncenisio
Norfolk
Marseilles
Cape Henry
Santa Rita
Nika
Washington
Puget Sound
Feders Telegraph Company
Associated Press
Victoria
B. C
Estavan
Carmanah
Vancouver Island
Clo-Dose
Irish Irregular Leader Married Amid Arigna Campaign
Belfast report says Bofin, the Irish Irregular leader fighting Free State forces in the Arigna mountains of County Cavan, was married Monday in Leitrim village church. Free State troops continue a wide sweep to encircle the insurgent leader and followers, with top military brains directing operations.
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Belfast
Bofin
Free State
Arigna
County Cavan
Leitrim
Balturbet
Veterans Bureau Director Resigns as Forbes Hands Notice
Washington February 15 The resignation of Col Charles R Forbes as director of the Veterans Bureau has been placed in the hands of President Harding and the president considers three former overseas service men for the post. Col Thomas W Miller, Harding's first choice, would prefer to stay as alien property custodian. Senate investigators seek broader powers to probe the bureau amid congressional resolutions and anticipated expansion of inquiry before March 4.
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Washington
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Veterans’ Bureau
Tarding
American Legion
Congress
Col. Forbes
Thomas W. Miller
Harding
White House
Bureau
Senate
House
Destroyer Farquhar Rammed In Submarine Practice Off Norfolk
Norfolk Virginia February 15 The destroyer Farquhar was rammed during battle practice off Panama at noon and was sinking. It was being towed by the USS Arctic. Brussels February 15 German treasury bills issued for Belgium reparations fell due today.
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Coco to probe Morehouse jury venire in kidnapping case
Louisiana Attorney General A V Coco and Special Prosecutor Warren will travel to Morehouse Parish to review the venire for the grand jury amid allegations of hooded mob activity. He expects fifty to sixty indictments on charges including murder kidnapping deportation burglary and assault.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
A. V. Coco
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richards
Morehouse Parish
Coco
Howard B. Warren
Emcee
Ad Mila Ili
Arkansas Negro Runs Amuck Wounds Eight Whites Kills Black
Ed Reason a negro ran amuck in Little Rock today killing Will Houston a black man and stabbing four white men and four white women. Margaret Bennett C W Davis and her son Louis Ambert Steve Evans deputy sheriff A B Johnson and C O Williams were wounded. Reason fled but was shot by a policeman and hospitalized with life threatening injuries. Houston was stabbed to death after intervening in a quarrel with Reason and his mother in law.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Ed Reason
Will Houston
Margaret Bennett
C. W. Davis
Louis Ambert
Steve Evans
A. B. Johnson
James R. Wooten Named to State Highway Commission
Governor Parker announces James R. Wooten of Monroe to replace Duncan Buie of Rayville on the Louisiana State Highway Commission. Wooten, previously with Wooten & Hyle hardware, now joins the commission aligning district representation. He departs Monroe for Baton Rouge to assume duties at the State Capitol.
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State Highway Commission
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
James R. Wootenger
Roe
Louisiana Highway Commission
Duncan Buie
Rayville
Public Service Commission
James R. Wooten
Monroe
Louisiana State Highway Commission
John M. Parker
State Capitol
Mr. Wooten
Wooten & Hyle
Farm Supplye Co
Monroe Hardware Co
Ruhr Coal Supply Strain Shapes European Conflict
Paris reports the Ruhr dispute may hinge on coal. France’s monthly output drops 33 percent due to Saare Moselle strikes, with 6 weeks of stock left. Germany depends on English imports and Ruhr coal to end March, while about 200,000 of 500,000 miners welcome the strike climate with broad sympathy for Ruhr.
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Ruhr
Europe
France
Saare
Moselle
Germany
England
Winter grips nation from Gulf to coast in cold wave
A sweeping cold wave tightens its grip across the United States with heavy snow delaying trains and hampering communication. Five states report blizzards and high winds, Seattle and Portland see major disruption, at least four deaths linked to the storm, while many regions brace for more severe cold.
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Chicago
Pacific
Seattle
Portland
Pacific Coast
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Committee Likely to Urge Court House Construction
The Ouachita police jury court house and jail committee will meet Saturday and likely recommend a special election to issue bonds for 400000 to build a court house and jail. The committee says 250000 would be hardly sufficient for a large, auspicious parish structure in the South.
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Ouachita Police Jury
Ruhr Industry Faces Unemployment Fears and French Tensions
Ruhr industrialists warn unemployment may soon challenge both France and Germany as Krupp plants edges toward shutdown amid tightening trade barriers. French control of rail and supplies grows, while Dortmund feeds civilians from food kitchens and hostility in Essen rises against French and Belgian presence.
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Associated Press
Essen
Ruhr
France
Germany
Krupp Works
Duesseldorf
Dortmund
Mid-Winter Speedboat Carnival Opens Under Difficult Conditions
The Mid-Winter Speedboat Carnival in New Orleans opened despite choppy Lake Pontchartrain and cold weather. Thirty-nine hydroplanes from across the United States faced safety concerns with high speed boats and a plan to run events in a sheltered new basin canal if needed. The schedule shifts to time trials this afternoon with future races planned for tomorrow depending on weather.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Power Boat Association
Lake Pontchartrein
New Basin Canal
Ccanal
West End
Associated Preax
United States
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