Deadly wood alcohol toll rises after prohibition
At least 126 dead and 148 seriously ill from wood alcohol since prohibition began. Fifty-seven deaths in two days from poisoned whiskey in New England, with 52 dead and 100 blind in New York City. Deaths also reported in Memphis Richmond Newark Syracuse and Chicago and arrests made in New England. Cleveland and Emporium Pa report illnesses and deaths from wood alcohol this week.
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New England
New York City
Memphis
Richmond
Syracuse
Newark
New York
Chicopee
Chicopes
Mass
Holyoke
Hartford
Conn
Chicago
Charles Perry
William Baker
Baker
Cleveland
Ohio
Emporium
Warren
Christmas Revolt Across Irkutsk Seizes City
An upris ing by social revolution ists began on Christmas day in Irkutsk Siberia now held by Admiral Kolchak. Kolchak forces still control the city while an American Red Cross party is reported safe. Bolsheviks admit destroying wooden houses and river barges for fuel amid a demoralized country. A stray bay horse with B. V. branding is found.
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Washington
Irkutsk
Siberia
Admiral Kolchak
State Department
Kolchak
Red Cross
Petrograd
Notice to all property owners on paving district
All property owners are urged to protest the proposed paving district in proper legal form. Visit the Chaves County Abstract and Insurance Co or First National Bank Ride to sign the protest, using the city notice for property descriptions. The committee led by R D Bell L A Craig W El Wiseley C A Baker W R Cozart appeals for prompt attendance.
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Chaves County Abstract and Insurance Company
First National Bank
R. D. Bell
L. AB. Craig
W. EL Wiseley
C. A. Baker
W. R. Cozart
Farmers Let Bandits Rule In San Luis Potosi
Farmers in San Luis Potosi embrace a policy of appeasement toward bandits, handing over food and cooperating to protect their farms. Federal troops press to curb banditry, while some locals view policy as aiding outlaws. The overall effort toward peace advances as farmers continue to work their land. Dr. Swearingin will be in his Roswell office from the first to the fifteenth of each month.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
San Luis Petoci
West Virginia
Carranza
Dr. Swearingin
Roswell
Carranza Holds Road to U S
Laredo reports steady American trade with Mexico under Carranza despite border frictions. Exports in the year to last June reached 22.89 million dollars, with July and August shipments up 8.8 percent over 1918. Cash terms prevail, bonds required for cross border rail use, and equipment shortages hinder northward movement.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
United States
States
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
del Rio
Chihuahua
el Paso
C.O.D
National Exploration plans sale of large acreage block
The National Exploration Company prepares to sell part of its vast acreage bought from Roswell Oil Development Co. The deal totals over 500,000 acres for 350000 dollars. New International Petroleum Co. will handle the surplus lands offerings as Rockefeller-Crawford interests expand operations. Geological reports by Dorsey Hager and A Edmund Robitaille influenced this strategy. The tract will be drilled to prove or disprove its value under contract.
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Roswell Oil Development Co
Chaves
National Exploration Company
International Petroleum Company
National
Rockefeller-Crawford
Dorsey Hager
A. Edmund Robitaille
Oklahoma
Comanche
Events with Vital Bearing Industrial Situation in 1919
In Washington on December 27, 1919, key events loom for the industrial scene last week of the year. The Wilson industrial commission report, due Monday, aims to prevent capital labor conflict and propose strike prevention machinery. Also Monday, President Wilson’s coal tribunal meets, and railroad union leaders plan further action on wage demands.
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W.shington
Wilson Industrial Commission
Wilson
Coal Tribunal
Industrial Commission
Fortune Favors Rebel Oakes in Baseball Leap
New York December reports Rebel Oakes, former major league outfielder and manager, backing into ownership with big money. He already operates a Louisiana farm and orchard, and his windfall could fund a Denver ball club venture. He visited Barney Dreyfuss in Pittsburgh with a cash offer, signaling a serious bid for a team.
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New York
Rebel Oakes
Managrr
Pittsburgh Feds
Denver
Mister Oakes
Rebel
Louisiana
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh
Smory City
Oakes
Homer
Roswell Plans New Building and Loan Association
Roswell will form a building and loan association backed by Robert Kellahin and local businessmen. Capital stock will be 500000, held by citizens, with headquarters and secretary to be decided, signaling growth and more home finance in the city.
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Roswell
Otld Building and Loan
Robert Kellahin
City
Associa
Oil drillers report three gushers on land prospects
Oil drillers urged the landowner to allow downhole drilling and found three gushers producing 20,000 to 30,000 barrels daily. The owner’s royalty stands at twelve per cent per one hundred. There are indications of additional wells on the tract.
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Talmage
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Allison
U. S
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WEW Building and Loan
Roswell-Comanghe OH & Gas Company
Roswell-Coranche Oil and Gas Co
Pecos Valley
Pike
Roswell-Comanche Oil and Gas Company
North Main
DUFFY
Roswell, New Mexico
Alameda Heights
McElhinney and
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