How Long Will Our Oil Last
Washington article from February describes dwindling domestic oil supplies and rising consumption. It discusses federal regulation, past overproduction, and calls for cooperative field development and a bill to curb waste. Secretary Work proposes federal legislation to protect oil deposits and lower future oil costs.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
The
Daily Mail
American Bar Association At Buffalo
Bar Association
Congress
American Bar Association
US Conservation Board
Scretary
Hoover
Oil Board
Town election primaries set for February 23 and 24
Williamsport town officials fix primaries for burgess assistant burgess and two commissioners on February 23 and 24 at 7 30 PM in the town hall. Nominations sought for two year terms. terms expiring include burgess W D Ayron assistant burgess Dr J M Zimm erman and commissioners A O Murray Benjamin Harsh. Byron expected to seek re election at citizens insistence.
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Williamsport
Burgess
W. D. Ayron
J. M. Zinmerman
A. O. Murray
Benj. Harsh
Pommisalonera
Byron
Two Girls Die in Plane Crash in Georgia and South Carolina
In Macon Georgia two aviat ors Bucky Steele and Francis Ashcraft died when their aircraft crashed in the business district during a Southeast air event. In Columbia South Carolina two 17 year old girls Alma Hope and Mildred Rogers burned to death after the plane carrying them collided with a floodlight tower amid strong winds. pilot Don Diegel escaped and was hospitalized.
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Macon
Bucky Steele
Francis Ashcraft
Columbia
Alma Hope
Mildred Rogers
Don Diegel
Cheraw
S. C
G. A. Burch
Southern Railway
Andrews
Tragic Gun Accident Ends In Unloaded Weapon Fire
In Chicago a father Ralph Ferwerda allegedly fired an army rifle at his daughter Alice 18 as she played piano after dinner. He claimed he did not know the gun was loaded. Alice was killed instantly.
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Chicago
Ralph Erwerda
Alice
Ralph Fernerda
Ralph Ferwerda
Man Arrested On Robbery Charge
Paul Vestal was arrested last night on suspicion of robbing a Maryland Hotel station. He was committed to jail in default of bond after facing Justice Richard Duffey. James Kolopatos, the hotel proprietor, helped trigger the arrest. Vestal had a screwdriver and a pair of pliers when taken into custody.
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Paul Vestal
Richard Duffey
Vestal
James Kolopatos
Maryland Hotel
Miers
Life Membership for Mrs Lindbergh at NEA convention
Mrs Evangel ine Lindbergh will receive a gold emblem and life membership in the National Education Association for characteristics of modesty and idealism and outstanding teaching work. The award will be given at the NEA convention in Boston on March 1.
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Washington
Evangeline Lindbergh
Ife
National Education Association
Boston
Old Waterway Gets Cleaning Before Spring
Spring cleaning begins on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal as G L Nicholson orders crews to clear the bed and slopes of small trees and brush for sanitary reasons. J Frank Wine leads five men cleaning two miles from One Lock to Williamsport with work extending toward Dam No. 5.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
G. L. Nicholson
J. Frank Wine
Williamsport
Mother and Three Children Burned in Michigan Home
Plainwell Michigan tale reports Mrs Henry Predum 40 and three of her ten children died from burns in a house blaze sparked by attempting to kindle a fire with kerosene. Husband was ten miles away at work when the fire broke out.
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Plainwell
Mich
Henry Predum
Here
Mrs Wilhide Granted Absolute Divorce in Court
Carrie V. Wilhide was today granted an absolute divorce by Judge Frank G. Wagaman from Ralph A. Wilhide. The bill alleged the husband was convicted of bigamy. The couple wed in 1920. At the burial in court here Wilhide testified he had received a letter stating his wife was dead and that he then married again.
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Carrie V. Wilhide
Frank G. Wagaman
Ralph A. Wilhide
Wilhide
Bruce Among Those At Coolidge Table
Senators and House members joined President Coolidge at the White House breakfast. The president invited two senators and twelve representatives, with Senator Bruce of Maryland among the attendees amid a Sweden political note in the text.
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Bruce
Coolidge
Washington
House
White House
Senate
Maryland
Weekly Weather Forecast for Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week shows Monday through early week cold. Temperatures rise to moderate levels midweek then fall again toward the end. Periods of rain or snow are expected around the middle and again at week’s end across the North and Middle Atlantic states.
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Bashang
Middle Atlantic
Ze nith Albatrogs Aerial Record Attempt Before Flight
The Ze nith Albatrogs, a 90 foot wingspan plane shown with pilots and designer Rocheville and Reed, aims for a new world endurance record after lifting power feat. William Van Dayen of the National Aviation Association explains the barograph to Charles Rocheville, Jack Reed, and Albin Peterson as they prepare to depart.
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William van Dayen
National Aeronautic Association
Charles Rocheville
Jack Reed
Albin Peterson
Trimotored plane seeks world endurance record
Imperial California February 18 The Zenith tri motor Albatross began a record attempt with a perfect 6 56 am takeoff piloted by Jack Reed relief pilot with Charles Rocheville designer and chief pilot and A K Peterson second pilot A load of 1294 gallons of gasoline was carried for the flight.
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Imperial
Calif
Jack Reed
Charles Rocheville
A. K. Peterson
Chamberlin Begins Lecture Tour Despite Snowstorm
Clarence D Chamberlin took off from Curtiss Field New York in his small plane at 730 this morning for Macon Georgia the first stop on a lecture tour of the south amid heavy snow and unfavorable winds He planned to refuel in Richmond en route.
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Curtiss Field
N. Y
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Macon
Richmond
Walker To Speak In Baltimore Tonight
New York mayor James J. Walker departs for Mardi Gras trip, with a first stop in Baltimore for a speech to the Advertising Club tonight. Governor Ritchie of Maryland is also listed as a speaker before Walker continues to Washington and New Orleans with stops in several southern cities before returning next Saturday.
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New York
New Orleans
James J. Walker
Baltimore
Ritchie
Maryland
Washington
Jack Dempsey Offered $500000 For Stage Engagement
New York February 18 reports promoter Leo P Flynn says Jack Dempsey could earn about half Tunney's Chicago night by taking a vau deville engagement for two weeks. The proposed letter offers $500000 for the run.
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New York
Leo P. Flynn
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
American Chemist Guilty of Espionage in Germany
Guido Meisel of Portsmouth New Hampshire, born in Germany, was found guilty of commercial espionage in Germany. He received a one year prison term and a 5000 mark fine. He was released on bail of 11000 marks but must stay in Germany or forfeit the bail, with eight months already served to be deducted from the sentence.
Eddie Foy Body Brought to New York for New Rochelle Funeral
The body of Eddie Foy veteran comedian who died at Kansas City was brought to New York today and taken to New Rochelle his home where funeral services will be held next week.
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New York
Eddie Foy
Kansas City
New Rochelle
Patients Carried To Safety As Hospital Fire Rages
In Cincinnati on February 18, 175 patients at the Hamilton County Infirmary were carried or assisted to safety when a basement fire swept the hospital. Cold weather and heavy snow hampered rescuers as smoke filled the brick building and feeble patients faced danger.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hamilton County Infirmary
Heavy Midwestern Snow Disrupts Chicago Area
Midwest weather brings six inch snow covering Chicago and surrounding areas. Two deaths and several injuries tied to the storm as air service halts with only one plane arriving and two leaving. Five Chicago golfers diverted by the blizzard, landing in Evanville, Indiana.
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Chicago
Midwest
Maes
Weather Intern
Afr
Valparuso
Mia
Evanaville
Ind
Chicago Bombings Target Judge Sharbaro Home and Garage
Two dynamite blasts struck in Chicago in separate incidents last night, hitting the home and undertaker shop of Municipal Judge John A. Sharbaro and a portion of the Century garage. Police tied the events to gang rivalry, noting recent attacks on allied officials and the garage as a gangster hangout.
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Chicago
John A.sharbaro
Charles Fitzmorris
William Reid
Thompson
Judge Sbarbaro
Century
Isadore
Nige
Pair to die wanted here in counterfeit case
Federal authorities in Pittsburgh disclose that Doris Palmer McDonald, a New York actress, and her husband George McDonald, now to be hanged next month in Canada for a taxi driver killing, are suspected in Pittsburgh in connection with a counterfeit check scheme involving Continental Motors Inc. Detroit. Local businessmen were targeted by the couple with several bad checks and warrants.
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Pittsburgh
Doris Palmer McDonald
New York
George McDonald
Canada
McDonalds
Secret Service
Continental Motors Inc
Detroi
State Board orders discipline for flag salute failure
Wilmington file reports the State Board of Education finding it necessary to discipline students for failure to salute the flag amid complaints about Memionites. The item notes February 18 and references the department’s action on school conduct.
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Wilmington
Doi
State Board of Education
Holdups Even In State Pen
WASHINGTON February 18 Five hundred convicts at the Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh shoot marbles for exercise due to no prison industry Warden Oscar Lee of Wisconsin State Prison testified before the House Labor Committees He said idle convicts in the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia gamble play football and there are holdups in the prison
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Washington
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburg
Oscar Lee
Wisconsin State
House
Eastern State Penitentiary
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Williamsport Wins Public Playground Plan approval
Williamsport will gain a public playground and athletic field after the town purchased 73 acres of meadow land on Springfield farm adjoining the eastern limits and near the high school. Funds are raised by public subscription with a small balance to be covered by a street carnival next summer. Mayor W D Byron and town officials supported the plan, creating a commission to oversee the tract and an eventual band stand and facilities. The high school athletic field remains part of the property.
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Williamsport
Springfield Farm
Hagerstown Pike
Humrihouse
W. D. Byron
Byron
Edwin Partridge
Peach freight rates cut to Madrid effective April 28
The Interstate Commerce Commission reduced rates on peaches from Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina to all principal consuming areas including Madrid effective April 28. The move is estimated to lower Peach traffic railroad revenues by about 500000 dollars annually. Also notes Yankee Boy the largest Bison in Europe was shot for being too difficult to manage.
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Washington
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Ueana
Madrid
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vienna
Europe
Lindy Flies From St Louis To Inspect Air Mail Route
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh departed Lambert Field in a monoplane for Chicago to inspect the air mail route he will carry mail over next Monday and Tuesday. The trip sets the stage for his forthcoming mail flight and showcases his continued involvement in transcontinental aviation.
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St, Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lambert- St. Louis Field
Chicago
Ferry Peralta Sinks in San Francisco Bay Disaster
Rescue crews search for missing passengers after the all steel ferry Peralta capsized off San Francisco while carrying commuters to Oakland. Ten bodies or more feared lost as investigators struggle to verify how many were aboard and what caused the forward submersion.
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San Francisco
Peralta
San Francisco Bay
Oakland
Two Held in Williamsport Bombing Probe
Definite clues point to early arrests in the bombing of John H Beard residence at Williamsport. Two Williamsport men are jailed for questioning and will be kept for several days as investigators verify information. Detectives Dougherty and Lancaster from Baltimore are leading the case alongside state and local officials.
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John H. Beard
Williamsport
Joseph Dougherty
Detective Lancaster
Baltimore
Dougherty
Anea
Harper Ballentine
Cold Wave Hits South Elevates Freeze Across States
A sharp temperature plunge swept from Florida to Kentucky Tennessee and Georgia as a northwest gale bore in cold air. Snow flurries accompanied the rapid drops in mercury in several states including Alabama and Tennessee. The week saw 620 power failures in the United States, down from last week and the year before.
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Atlanta
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
New York
R. A. Din & Company
United Staten
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Jacob Satles
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Charles
George A. Dorsey
Mother of Lindbergh
C. & P.canal
LABOR
Sweden
Chamberlin
Jack
U.S
Body OF Foy
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