Stone to Convene AGs Over Oil Price Fixing Probe
Attorney General Stone announced plans for a July conference with attorneys general from states most interested in an alleged gasoline price fixing conspiracy. He has obtained the Federal Trade Commission report and said the Justice Department inquiry should finish soon. The inquiry concentrates on possible violations of the 1911 Standard Oil dissolution decree.
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Washington
Stone
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Standard Oil
Agreement Nears Between Postal Workers and Dominion Government
Toronto developments say an accord is close as striking postal employees and the dominion government negotiate. The Canadian Federation of Postal Employes proposes placing workers under the industrial disputes act to secure a wage board. The government asks if the federation backs the executive. no reply yet.
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Toronto
Dominion
Canadian Federation of Postal Employes
Board of Arbitration
Canada
New York Rising as Global Money Center Says Treasury Officials
High treasury officials indicate New York is gradually displacing London as the world money capital. They cite United States low interest rates and the largest gold stock in the country as factors drawing borrowers from around the world.
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New York
London
Washington
Treasury
United States
Attempted Assassination of Governor General in Canton
A Canton banquet attack on Governor General Merlin of French Indo China left four dead. The would be assassin likely mistook Gerin for Merlin, denying the target was the governor general.
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Hong Kong
Merlin
Canton
Gerin
Rescue plans for Wrangel Island colony exposed
Two schemes emerged to save the Nome Alaska colony left by Harold Nolte on Wrangel Island in the Arctic north of Siberia after details surfaced of Allan Crawford's 1921 Toronto led expedition that perished except Ada Blackjack the Eskimo.
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Nome
Alaska
Harold Nolte
Wrangel Island
Arctic Ocean
Siberia
Allan Crawford
Toronto
Ada Blackjack
Prominent Engineer Albert Carr Funeral Held in New Jersey
Funeral services were held for Albert Carr, engineer who led the rebuilding of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire. He died here after a long illness.
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East Orange
N. J
Albert Carr
San Francisco
Mr. Carr
Roosevelt steamer grounds at Goose Bay then freed
The Roosevelt, long associated with Admiral Peary as a ship of polar fame, ran aground at the Goose Bay entrance near Marshfield Oregon. It was later floated free and had been towing ten whales on its voyage to Seattle.
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Peary
Roosevelt
Admiral Peary
Hin
Goose Bay
Seattle
Legion Sponsors Education Week Observed in Indianapolis
The American Legion announced at its national headquarters that American Education Week will be observed in Indianapolis from November 17 to 23, highlighting education initiatives nationwide.
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Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
The
American Legion
Heat Kills Four in Cleveland Amid City Heat Wave
Four persons died and a fifth remained in serious condition in Cleveland as a recent heat wave swept the city. Authorities urge residents to seek shade and stay hydrated during the extreme temperatures.
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Cleveland
France Asks Opinion on Recognizing Soviet Russia
Paris has sent a note to Secretary Hughes through its embassy asking the United States whether it would support entering into diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. Premier Edouard Herriot’s government seeks Washington’s view before any formal move. The U S stance remains unchanged opposing recognition without guarantees for American property and rights.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Edouard Herriot
Hughes
France
Moscow
Herriot
State Department
Paris
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Cummings on Way Home From Mexico City Controversy
British charge d affaires H Cunard Cummings leaves Mexico City for the United States amid a diplomatic clash with Mexico over confiscation of property alleged to belong to Mrs Rosalie Evans. Only the Chilean minister bids him farewell as Latin diplomats stay away.
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Mexico City
H. Cunard Cummings
Charge Des Archives
United States
Cummings
Rosalie Evans
W. J. Pettus
Evans
United States Marine Hospital
San Francisco
Unusual heart operation saves Kansas City man
Arthur Harris of the IWW was stabbed during a fight with Black men in Kansas City. A knife pierced the pericardium creating a three-quarter inch wound and blood in the outer heart sac. Surgeons removed three ribs, drained the sac, sewed the wound, and replaced the ribs, giving Harris a chance for recovery.
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Heart
Kansas City
Arthur Harris
Harris
Steamer Columbia Aground Off Costa Rica
A dispatch reports the steamer Columbia aground off the Costa Rican coast with two holds full of water. The vessel pounds the shoal where it struck while passengers are landed on Cano Island twelve miles from shore.
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San Francisco
Columbia
Costa Rica
Cano
Mosquitoes Drive Surrended New York Messenger Home
Detectives say William Lebish the messenger boy who vanished in New York on June 2 surrendered in Louisiana marshes after mosquito bites and poison ivy infection forced him to flee with bonds totaling $42,200.
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New York
William Lebish
Louisiana
Ministers Donate Their Watches for Missions Debt Relief
New York reports that thirty members of the executive committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church contributed their watches to raise funds. The timepieces will be sold to support a debt of 2,225,000 dollars and to prevent reductions in foreign missions activities.
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New York
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Submarines Collision Off San Diego Reported
Two submarines side swiped each other during underwater maneuvers off San Diego California. Vice Admiral Wiley commanding the battle fleet reported the incident to the Navy Department.
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Washington
San Diego
Cal
Wiley
Navy Department
Everest Claims Two Victims
Everest reports the deaths of British climbers A. C. Irvine and George Leigh Mallory during the expedition on the world’s highest peak. The tragedy adds to the peril faced by early mountaineers exploring Mount Everest.
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Everest
London
A. C. Irvine
George Leigh Mallory
Nebraska Bonds on Market New York
A New York bond offering raised nearly 26 million dollars in one day. It included 1 million dollars of Nebraska Power Company first mortgage five percent gold bonds priced at 95 yielding about 5.37 percent.
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Nebraska
New York
Nebraska Power Company First Mortgage
Nebraska News Highlights From Across the State
The state reports on road graveling in Platte county and a $32,000 project, a spike in chinch bugs in Pawnee county wheat, and a July 14 to 20 Ep worth league institute at Camp Sheldon. Prairie berry crops in Pawnee, a Raymond fire loss of up to $30,000, and law graduates in Lincoln. A Nelson Bible school, a 50th jubilee at Zion Lutheran near West Point, and a bull attack near Filley. Floyd Ritchie named Table Rock postmaster, Havelock shops to stay open, and the state fair opening Labor Day with auto races. Fires burn Will Cline horses, Kearney paving district, and a new 110th medical regiment collection unit formed at Columbus. Hartington buys a modern fire fleet, state treasurer’s funds, Des Moines encampment enrollment, and a Nebraska man travels 150000 miles on $10. An Omaha child saved from a fall, Dixon county jail empties, Sutton Fourth of July, a Chadron lumber burglary, and a record summer-term enrollment at the state university. Police shocks and a Columbus car crash, Midland College fundraising, and a low cattle tuberculosis rate in Douglas county. Wheat fields show short crops, Hessian fly spread, and a state horseshoe championship at the fair. Lincoln’s street name debate, a Spencer hailstorm, Harvard barberry rust exhibit, and Nebraska commercial groups promote town growth and road projects. Dairy experts hired, poultry association formation, Wood River air tank explosion, Midland College leadership, and state road gravelling progress.
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Pawnee County
Epworth League
Camp Sheldon
Columbus
Raymond
Federal District Court
Lincoln
Presbyterian Church
Nelson
Stephen A. Jones
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Neligh Township
West Point
Elmer Hendrix
Filley
Royce
Floyd M. Ritchie
Table Rock
Burlington Railroad
Havelock
Will Cline
Crilly
Franklin
Kearney
Kearney State Teachers College
110Th Medical Regiment
Hartington
Robinson
Nebraska
Fort Des Moines
B. E. Moody
North Platte
Betsy May Avery
Omaha
Dixon County
Ponca
Clay County
Sutton
Proudfit Lumber Company
Chadron
State University
Neill Olson
York
Chicago
William Fenstermacher
Midland College
Douglas County
C. F. Edwards
H. T. D. Lackie
Sons of the American Revolution
O Street
Fifteenth Street
New
State Capitol
Lincoln Avenue
Spencer
Harvard
Nebraska Association of Commercial Organization
Chambers of Commerce of
Mc.Cook
Otto H. Liebers
Gage County
M. M. Lauritson
State Agricultural College
Nebraska Dairy Development Society
Agricultural College
Nebraska Poultry Producers’ Association Co-Operative
Wood River Village
Henry C. Luckey
Fremont
A. M. Tilley
Five Grain Firms Propose Chicago Elevator Merger Plan
A proposed merger plan targets five large grain firms and cooperatives to form a dominant marketing group. The plan would consolidate elevator and grain facilities across Chicago, with ownership and control potentially expanding to railroads and export bases. Industry leaders say final terms could take months to finalize.
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Chicago
Bureau Federation
Armo
Baum Gincorp Ra* Gier & Co
Rosen
Lates Mechanicg Grain Co
Bartien
Gan Committee
Bence . E. Bradfute
America Bureau Federation
John Shaffer
7 Shaffer
Crain
Board of Trade
Mator Tovel
Handliz Domstic
Enire
New York Prohibition Raids Seize Liquor at Convention Week
Prohibition agents raid a New York political convention and hotel districts. Dozens of arrests and thousands of dollars in liquor seized as officers sweep seats and venues including the Waldorf Astoria. Officials vow continued enforcement with warnings for bar staff and patrons.
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New York
Ficht
Waldorf Astor
Sessice
Fley
Zimmerman
Ind
Foot and Mouth D's Sacramento Confusion
Fragmentary note from Sacramento describes disease conditions and mentions John Mohler. Ambiguous references to animal industry and a department conference create an unclear picture of the situation.
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Sacramento
John Mohler
Department of Pari
Thento
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