Neff launches extended probe into oil price fixing
Texas Governor Neff announces an expanded investigation into alleged oil and gasoline price fixing. He cites crude oil overproduction and high gasoline prices amid low crude values, says he has discussed with state and federal officials and will pursue actions to align prices with supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Neff
State Railroad Commission
United States Oil and Gas
Attorney General's Départment
Oil and Gas Division
Texas
Watermelon Shipments Doubled in Texas July
Texas shipped 3,546 cars of watermelons in July, up 1,614 cars from last year, with 45 cars of beaches, 17 cars of pears and 120 cars of onions. July 1922 saw 1,932 watermelon cars, about half the current season's movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Co-Operative State and
Federal Market
U D C Secretary Plans Colorado Vacation
Mrs C C Yancey state recording secretary of the Texas division United Daughters of the Confederacy will be absent on vacation in Colorado Springs from August 25 to September 15. Chapters needing supplies should order before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Tex
C. C. Yancey
Denton
Texas
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Latvia ratifies protocol establishing permanent court of international justice
Latvia notified the League of Nations that its parliament ratified the protocol creating the permanent court of international justice, bringing the number of adherent states to thirty seven by act of parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Latvia
League of Nations
Permanent Court of International Justice
Brenham County Engineer Heads North for Highway Inspection
County Engineer Gus Bracher departed Brenham for a tour through the North and East to inspect highways under construction and study road projects in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Tex
Gus Bracher
Detachment Leaves for Texas National Guard Encampment
Lieutenant A. A. Blumberg with eight men from the 143d Texas National Guard left Hempstead for Austin to prepare the campsite for the upcoming annual encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Tex
A. A. Blumberg
143D Regiment
Texas National Guard
Austin
Constantin interests to build 10000-barrel refinery near Megargel
Wichita Falls Tex Constantin interests announce plans to construct a 10000-barrel capacity refinery in the Swastika field near Megargel in the coming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Constantin
Megargel
Pine Grove Holdings Taken Over by Baxter Basin Oil Syndicate
The Baxter Basin Oil Syndicate of Wyoming has seized Pine Grove Oil Company holdings and will resume drilling at the New York test ten miles southeast of Athens, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens, Tex
Baxter Basin Oil Syndicate of Wyoming
Pine Grove Oil Company
New York Test
Athens
Austin Officials Track Reservoir Sites and Oil Probes
Clark tours North Texas for inspections of proposed Brazos Pease Red and Canadian River reservoir sites and Colorado above Brady. Attorney General allows Federal aid for highway in small towns, and Texas receives 117 362 in general revenue to pay warrants through No 67650.
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Clark
Board of Water Engineers
North Texas
Brazos, Pease, Red
Canadian
Colorado
Brady
Terrel
General Revenue Fund
Treasury
Bruce W. Hiryant
Department of Insurance
The
Mutual Indemnity Company of Dallas
Commerce chiefs look southward expansion of Latin American trade
U S Department of Commerce plans to expand promotion of American exports to Central and South America as Europe fades. New offices planned in Bogota Pernambuco Montevideo and Caracas with trade commissioners and attaches to study markets and boost imports. Growth in May exports and 11 month totals show improving inter American trade and prices for raw materials.
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Washington
Europe
Department of Commerce
Latin America
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Central
South America
South
Central America
Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Budget Bureau
Congress
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Bogota
Colombia
Carlton Jackson
Jackson
Venezuela
P. L. Bell
Porto Rico
Bell
Pernambuco
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Department of Commerce i
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Havana
Cuba
Mexico City
Mexico
Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Peru
United States
Doctor Klein
Latin-America
Colorado River Canyon
C. H. Birdseye
United States Sea Survey
Greenland Population Counts Read in Danish Census 1921
Danish census 1921 reports Greenland population at 14 081 natives with 6 729 men and 7 352 women and 274 Europeans almost all Danes. Greenland area estimated at 2 170 000 square kilometers with 88 000 glacier free. inhabitants live on coast. Exports in 192? valued at $620 000 featuring fish furs whale oil graphite and cryolite ore.
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Greenland
Ministry of Home Affairs
Mexico to Spend 20 Million on Yaqui Irrigation Scheme
A Mexico City report states the Obregon government will authorize a vast irrigation project in the Yaqui river valley Sonora. The plan involves about 20 million dollars, over 70 thousand workers, and irrigation for more than 1.5 million acres, with a new railroad included to boost modern agriculture across the region.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Yaqui River
Sonora
Obregon
Beadle Fan Aims To Improve Air Propulsion
A description of the beadle fan explains curved revolving blades that push air along the axis, claiming most power moves air rather than churning it. The invention is noted for potential use in ship propellers and aircraft blades as reported by the New York Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Government budget forecasts large receipts drop next year
Herbert M. Lord, director of the budget, warned a Washington audience that net government receipts are projected to fall by 151,894,397 in the coming fiscal year. The report notes estimated income at 3,485,595,086 versus 3,638,489,843 this year, with customs and income taxes contributing most to the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert M. Lord
Harding
Bureau
American Turkish experts reach agreement on straits and taxes
Lausanne reports say American and Turkish experts reached a pact granting the United States most favored nation status for Straits freedom for merchantmen and warships without a Straits convention. It limits ships to three warships per signatory or as many as Black Sea neighbors, and covers tax collection on Americans in Turkey with no refunds for previously paid back taxes.
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Lausanne
United States
Black Sea
Russia
Turkey
California Jury Indicts 30 In Oil Fraud Cases
A federal grand jury indicted nearly 30 individuals and two Fort Worth Texas companies on charges of misuse of the mails in oil swindles. Among defendants are Dr Frederick Cook and Revere Oil Co managers John C Verser and Albert H Shepherd. All defendants are in Texas and will be asked to post bond for trial. venue not decided.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frederick Cook
North Pole
Federal Grand Jury
Texas
Fort Worth
Revere Oil Co
Oil Operators Trust
Cook
John C. Verser
Albert H. Shepherd
Robert Mathes
Thomas M. Milam
F. H. Haley
R. A. Massey
H.,e. Robinson
Jay F. Smith
W. F. Strand
C. A. Tull
L. M. Walker
C.S. Woods
Leviathan maiden voyage yields gross profit of 779000
The shipping board offices announced that the first voyage of the Leviathan produced a gross profit of 779000. Receipts from New York to Europe totaled 411000 on the outward trip and 360000 on the return journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
New York
Europe
Goose Creek Names New Postmaster
Frank Boyer publisher of the Goose Creek Gasser has been appointed postmaster at Goose Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Boyer
Goose Creek
No Better Than He Ought Be Yet Worse, Says Adage
A pithy saying notes that failing to meet moral standard does not prove greater sin. The line reflects caution about judging character by outward improvement alone.
Dressing Gown Comfort Meant to Mark Quiet Morning
A reflective line notes that if a man can don a dressing gown in the morning, his business is not driving him hard. The remark contrasts leisure with a hustling routine and implies ease in daily life.
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Pine Grove Holdings
John A. Norris
el Paso
United States-Mexican Boundary Commission
Rio Grande
Thirty Eighth
Railroad Commission
Mexia
Commission
A. G. Kazadeer
California
Eastham State
W. W. Boyd
Splawn and
Nabors
Refugio County
Gov. Neff
F. W. Seabury
Brownsville
Seabury
Charles H. Jenkins
E. T. Branch
Houston
George Calhoun
J. L. Chapman
Insurance and Banking
Bank Guaranty Fund of
Guaranty Fund
Bank Guaranty Fund
State Capitol
Food and Drug Division
State Health Department
Department
Edward B. Clark
Colorado River
Arizona
Birdseye
Green Rivers
R. W. Burchard
Greenland Statistics
Beadle
Jos Ed
Jely
Dane
Douglas Pe&in Corporation
Granite Bidg
Rochester, N.Y
Cento
Mothers of the World
Lloyd Mfg. Company
Ad Menominee Midh
Pius
Bruce
Scientific American
Beleans
Cans
Bellans
Oor
J. HK. Guild
J. H. Guild
Upert
Vermont
Winslow
Hunt
A.B. Richards
Sherman
Tes
Bert Roan CO
Bushnell, Ill
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