Trusts and Reforms in Federal Investigation Report
Washington Feb 21 The Davies report to the Bureau of Corporations outlines the principal work for the coming year on trusts and reforms. It highlights price maintenance, production costs, and consumer prices as key issues, noting the debate over efficiency of large combines and the potential seeds of decay in monopoly.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Burean of Corporations
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Davies
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau
Benton Executed After Attack On Villa At Juarez
Official reports from General Villa state William Benton entered the rebel camp armed and attacked Villa. A court martial promptly sentenced Benton to death. officials withhold further comment. Quiet at El Paso.
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Benton
British Policy Unchanged After Juarez Rebel Killing
London reports the British ambassador in Washington has been asked to obtain full details of the murder of William Benton by Mexican rebels at Juarez. The government has taken no action and shows no intention to alter its policy despite strong public indignation.
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Fel
Washington
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Juarez
British subject Benton executed by Juarez rebels
Indignation rose along the border after William Benton a British subject and Mexico landholder was executed by rebels in Juarez following a protest to General Francisco Villa over alleged depredations of the Constitutionalists A mass meeting censured the State Department for suppressing the consular report and urged Congress to obtain a full record of crimes against foreigners in Mexico Edwards questioned Villa on instruction from Secretary Bryan and the British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring Rice as Villa reportedly said Benton is dead
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Mexico
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Tate Department
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Department of State
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Villa
Bryan
Cecil Spring-Rice
Bedwards
Streicklen Lectures on Christian Science Principles
Many attended a lecture by Streicklen on Christian Science principles. The speaker outlined key tenets and stressed personal faith in daily life.
Christian Science lecture gifted on healing and faith
Virgil O. Strickler spoke at the Christian Science church in Monroe, introduced by Judge Ben C. Dawkins. He argued that Christian Science heals sickness and sin without drugs, emphasizes mental truth, and defines religion by correct understanding of God, urging belief grounded in truth.
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Dawkins
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Virgil O. Strickler
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Ben C. Dawkins
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God
Man
This Town Is Formn Best Salesman Ad Columns
This excerpt extols advertising as the best salesman for a town, praising the newspaper’s advertising columns as trusted, intimate, and profitable. It urges merchants to contact the Bureau of Advertising at the American Newspaper Publishers Association in New York for guidance and a booklet.
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Missouri
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
World Building
New York
Chamber of Commerce EX routine committee set for years of work
The chamber of commerce announces a routine committee plan with years of work ahead aiming to organize long term economic development and community projects.
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Chamber of Commerce to Run Year on Business Principles
Executive committee outlines strict financial reporting and prompt note payments. Books will show the organization’s finances at any time, old debts cleared as funds are collected, and weekly meetings urged to maintain momentum. Traffic Manager J. Smith acts as secretary with chairmen serving as department secretaries. Prospects are favorable if members cooperate and pay dues promptly. Chicken feathers incident blames feather renovators after goose down was swapped in St. Louis.
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H. R. Speed
Sir Haas & Sons
J. (. Smith
St. Louis
Fourteen Life Savers Drown Saving Mexican Crew
Queenstown reports fourteen life savers drowned while attempting to rescue the crew of the wrecked bark Mexican. Other life savers succeeded in saving the crew. In other notes, Parish High School teams beat Rayville twice, Monroe girls won 17 to 5, and Parish boys triumphed 44 to 42. In Washington the Senate ratified arbitration treaties with seven nations by a large majority. Alexandria hosts the George Washington Masonic Memorial Association’s fourth annual meeting to plan a permanent temple.
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Parish
Rayville
Monroe
Masons
Washington Memorial
Alexandria
George Washington Masonic Memorial Association
Mason organizes session with prominent statewide Masons
The Mason session opens tomorrow with prominent members from many States in attendance, presided by Thomas J. Shryock of Maryland. The fourth annual Cincinnati Automobile Dealers' Association show starts today at Music Hall, running ten days, featuring a large display of cars and accessories. Helena Bishop marks fifty years with congratulations notes as Bishop Carroll's milestone is noted. Lehigh University dedicates the Taylor gymnasium costing 200000 dollars as a gift from Charles L. Taylor. Prohibitionists in Fort Worth plan a conference to craft a legislative program and nominate a Prohibition Democrat for governor for next July primaries.
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Thomas J. Shryock
Masons of
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Automobile Dealers’ Association
Music Hall
Helena
Mont
Carroll
Dubuque
Iowa
St. Joseph’s College
Fort Worth
Texas
Mystery surrounds Nugent double tragedy in Grant parish
The body of Miss Manda Nugent was found in her room with a pistol in hand, and three hours later her brother in law Henry Hooter shot himself nearby. Authorities state a suicide pact is unconfirmed and the case remains shrouded in mystery as officials travel to the scene.
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Manda Nuvent
Bob Post Office
Grant Parish
Pollock
Miss Nugent
Henry Hooter
Justice of the Peace Moffett
Hooter
Nugent
Robert Nugent
Bob
Eds
M. Cappel
David
Nugents
Rapides
Pinevil
Pineville
Attorney General Faces Louisiana Sugar Tax Clash in Washington
Secretary McAdoo asks McReynolds for opinions on Underwood tariff free sugar provisions and Cuban treaty. Louisiana officials and Paul Christian press the case, citing Wheeling bridge as precedent to challenge taxes that may harm state investments and revenue.
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Washington
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Nlsw
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Congress
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American Cane Growers’ Association
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Christian Haveeen
Secretary of the Treasury
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Treasury Department
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Virginia
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Union
Edwin 3. Stanton
Lincoln
Keystone Commonwealth
Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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