Gasoline price fixing called out as gas monopoly critique
A 1923 critique argues gasoline prices in Ohio are kept above cost by major oil firms. It notes Ohio cuts of 1.5 cents versus larger drops in Michigan and Indiana, claims supply control drives prices, and suggests government ownership or price fixing to curb monopolies. The piece cites past regional price disparities and mocks industry claims of supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
New York
South Dakota
The Militant General Wood
The piece criticizes General Leonard Wood as Governor General of the Philippines arguing his push for centralized power alienates Filipinos and provokes opposition. It notes resignations by Filipino officials and cites Wood’s vetoes and tax issues as factors fueling discontent and calls him unfitting for national leadership.
Notable dates and births from an old Ohio column
A compact record lists historical dates including 1657 death of Admiral Robert Blake, 1714 George I accession, 1808 Wellington in the Peninsula War, and 1817 Gen. Andrew Pickens death. It notes 1846 Stockton governor of California, 1873 Willam Meredith, 1913 German Emperor purchase near Utrecht, plus 4th quarter items and 1 year ago events. Also lists today’s birthdays including Sir Eric Drummond and Admiral Eberlein, with scattered notes on Dope movement and telescope progress.
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Robert Blake
George I
England
Wellington
Rolein
Andrew Pickens
Pendleton
Paxton
Caroline
London
Commodore Stockton
California
Presiden Taylors
Philadelpha
Willam M. Meredith Celeof
Taylors
Utrecht
Eric Drummond
League of Nations
Edward W Eberlei
Naval Operations
Denton
Texas
Richmond P Hobson
Greensboro
Ala
Benjamin G. Humphreys
Contre Ss
Mississippi
Clairborne County
Mics
Tecay Charles F Rand Charmen
The
American Engineering Foundation
Canaan
Maine
Midwestern Lumber Association Meet Opens In Longview
Fire devastates Bany NYY as the town endures one of its worst blazes and the West Coast Lumbermen’s Association holds its annual midsummer meeting in Longview Washington. US figures LaFollade Mokellar Robinson Swanson attend the Inter Allied Pasmen tary Union session in Geneva as frost foretold. speculative chatter about Mary migrates and fur coats appears amid scattered stray remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Headless Horseman and chase tale from old Telegrams
A chaotic recount of daily escapades featuring Jim Armitage, George Lieth, and Officer Gibson. It notes a running horseman joke, a dog jostled from a car, a running board chase, and a Columbus want ad about a lost dog. Gasoline concerns and references to Rockefeller appear amid incident chatter.
Forty Five Years Ago James Reed Shoe Merchant Dies
Forty five years ago James Reed a shoe merchant and Edgerton Battery member died at his West Avenue home after a lengthy illness. The grape crop was reported the largest ever in Loraz county with prices as low as 36 per hundred pounds. The House of Lewis Roe on L222 Jue nearly burned in a fire causing about 1660 dollars in losses. Three horses were stolen in the village within a week, traced to Joshua Toynten and then to Warren by a vigilante group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reed
Shoe Mereran
Edgertons Battery
Hts
West Avenue
Loraz County
Lew
Lewis Roe
Vilage
Rae
Joshua Toynten
Warren
Timely Views On World Topics Gas Warfare Claims
A former Chemical Warfare Service official argues gas warfare could become a reality within five years. He envisions sleep gas used on the battlefield, with sleeping soldiers captured and equipment seized, and says vast state funding could unlock safer defenses and more efficient war methods.
Poems That Live Earth's Children Cleave to Earth
Fragmented verse notes children clinging to the earth amid decay and nature's landscape then shifts to a report on a military medical museum head and a firm using airplanes to carry payroll to Tampico oil fields while a pen maker details 210 manufacturing operations from crude materials to finished product.
Major James Coupal Physician to President Coolidge
Major James F Coupal of the Army Medical Corps a New Englander educated in local public schools and Tufts Medical School was selected as personal physician to President Coolidge His career began in Boston private practice and he served two years on the western front with the Twenty ninth Division in World War I He rose to major before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F Coupal
Army Medical Corps
Coolidge
Exerett
Alass
Tufts Medical School
Boston
Massachusetts Mailitin
Coupal
Western Front
Gustave Stresemann the New German Chancellor
European observers expect Gustave Stresemann to keep Germany's Ruhr resistance but possibly shift to a more active stance. A Berlin native aged about 43 to 45, he has long led the foreign committee and written on economics. Married with two sons, he also sits on the board of the German Economic Association.
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Gustave Stresemann
Germany
Ruhr
Stresemans
Retihing
Sa Ig
Berlin
The
German Economic Association
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Z. F. Burke
Easter
A. C
Calry
City
Elyna
Lorain
State of Ohio
Wnembers
Internationsl News Service
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Bureau of Advertising
Pannchers Ascociation
A. E. Clayden
Cee Offies
John W. Hunter
Marquette
Zale
Advertising Society
Council of State
Senate
House
Manila
Leonard Wood
Weeks
General Wood
Philippines
Wood
Ones
Itera
Fl i. Trates
Esterdays
Sioux Falls
Mecroscore
Wairarapa
North Isand
Abe Martin
Earl Frost
McVillan
Mary
Les Migrerr
SA33
Mrots
Jim Armitage
Halme
Claveland Bt
Trouctut
Lieth George
Bernie
Donnell
Elyria
Gibson
Clumhve
Gog
Columbus
Officer Gibsons Airdale
Miseter Rockefeller
National
Tules Company
Bill Hull
Cleveland
Init
GaAs
Raymond F. Bacon
Chemical Warfare Service
A.elf
American Chemical Society
Bacon
Battle of Patazona
Lam
Blank
Twa
Beacon
Washington
Earth
Frasran
William Cullen Bryant
Army and Medical Museumn
National Capital
Tampico
Merina
Joe Miller
Queen Elizabeth
Broad Street
Boy- Jan's
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