21 Feb 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1925
Page
1
The readable text fragments reference names and places in a disordered line of words. It mentions a man, a city, and a reference to selling or putting something on a fireplace, but no clear event, date, or outcome is discernible from the damaged passage.
fragmented OCR text recounts Campbell Carson pursuing a copper ore venture born from a hunch. rivals balk, legal battles wage in United States Court of Appeals and a Seattle case looms as financing shifts between Rudolph and Robert Hayes amid investors and neighbors watching the outcome.
A Senate committee advanced a treaty amid sparse opposition. The discussion touched on foreign policy stakes and procedural steps, with Chairman Borah noting the measure’s approval depended on formal notice and subsequent floor action.
Rescue workers report progress as 21 bodies have been recovered in Sullivan Indiana with 30 more believed trapped. Officials note a possible impending squeeze in north end rooms and describe gas, rock falls, and dangerous conditions delaying operations. Recovery team efforts continue amid crowds and urgent hospital care for injured miners.
Three men were killed and several injured when two massive explosions wrecked an oil tanker at Gulf Refining Company Point Breeze plant along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Fire followed, flames rose high, and smoke blanketed the southwestern city as responders rushed to the scene.
Frank Schmautz proprietor of Lakeview pavilion faced venue move after filing an affidavit of prejudice against Justice Harry Wolters. His hearing in Justice Trester's court was postponed to next Friday at 2 pm with attorney Henry Detling representing him. Paddy Shaw also awaiting a delinquency charge, set for Trester's court next Thursday at 7 pm with Detling as counsel.
Dante M. Pierce editor of the Wisconsin Farmer and strong La Follette ally opposes the administration income tax bill. He calls for reducing expenditures, warns against sweeping tax increases, and argues that new taxes would burden workers and farmers, while economy could obviate general levies for universities and schools.
The extradition request for Jack Pfeiffer tied to a December robbery at the Northwestern National Bank of Milwaukee was definitively dropped and Pfeiffer released. A hearing on extradition for Jack Pawlenport, held in Minneapolis, was continued to Tuesday to allow Milwaukee county officials more time to obtain additional evidence.
Canadian government protests to the United States over the War department permit for Chicago to withdraw 8 500 cubic feet per second from Lake Michigan. Local officials argue for an artificial disposal system and higher taxing power to cover costs. If granted, the permit would be conditional for five years requiring Chicago to reduce diversions and install sewage facilities.
Three men robbed the Milburg bank after opening, taking 2900 in cash and 50000 in nonnegotiable securities before escaping in a car. Only Benjamin Krall, cashier, and Miss Elizabeth Kuestner were inside the bank during the robbery.
Sheriff Case and nine deputies raided Gallagher and Kelley saloons at Cascade and Dynamite Bill Gardner at Waldo, seizing liquor as crowds packed the dance hall and bottles smashed in a tense confrontation. Gallagher’s place yielded a gallon jug and four bottles while two other saloons were found to be selling liquor to revelers. Dynamite Bill was drunk and jailed in Boygan. Page continues with Herman Schuelke’s mayoral re-election bid and background.
W H Johnston temporary chairman and head of the International Order of Machinists urged unity at the progressive action conference. He warned that defection by railroad unions and a split with the Socialist party could erode five million La Follette voters and drive electors toward reaction.
The Washington Lincoln celebration will be held at the high school Monday evening with an appropriate program beginning at 8 o'clock. It is urged that all military patriotic and civic organizations assemble at the building by 7 o'clock.
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