Scramble for oil rights in foreign lands creates menace
Washington November 17 Associated Press reports that Standard Oil president Walter Teagle warned at the American Petroleum Institute that U S petroleum must look abroad for raw materials due to obstruction by foreign governments He cited Britain France Japan and Mexico and noted rising foreign control of sources He urged open covenants and warned potential self protection measures to conserve U S petroleum resources while stressing a free fair field for all nations
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American’ Petroleum Industry
Walter C. Téagle
Standard OU Company of New Jersey
American Petroleum Institute
Teagle
England
France
Japan
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
San Remo
Maly
Turkey
Persia
Dutch East Indies
United Sates
Teagie
Seek Definite Plans for Upriver Service
Minneapolis dispatch reports that the Upper Mississippi Waterways association will adopt a definite plan to revive river transportation on the upper Mississippi at its first annual convention. Speakers today include Congressman John J. Esch, J. B. Jeffries, R. Ebin, W. J. Nolan and Edwin A. Merrill.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Upper Mississippi River
Upper Mississippi Waterways Association
John J. Esch
Wisconsin
J. B. Jeffries
Hannibal
R. Ebin
Moline
W. J. Nolan
Minnesota House of Representatives
Edwin A. Merrill
Late-Bulletins From Global Fronts Stir Lloyd George Hopes
Paris reports Premier Lloyd George expected to arrive in Geneva soon. Ireland notes six men arrested under the restoration act four killed escaping. Illinois records Gov. Oglesby denying clemency to Arthur Haensel for wife murder. Iowa to discuss embalmer regulations. Washington notes German traders arrive in Japan amid limited hostility. Des Moines bakers plan price and loaf size talks led by Charles Altstadt. Warsaw reports Lithuanian troops fire on UN control commission crossing No Man’s Land. Former New Jersey Gov J Franklin Fort dies at 2 pm in South Orange.
State-endorsed coop plan to improve farm markets
A Minnesota report by Hugh J. Hughes urges state supervision of marketing machinery and cooperative ownership of retail outlets by farmers. It proposes central cooperative elevators linked to a grain exchange or a central independent association, plus similar co ops for livestock eggs hay wool and dairy to cut costs and stabilize prices.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Hugh ‘J. Hughes
Minnesota’ Department of Agriculture
Immade
Hughes
Bolshevik Advance Causes Chaos in Caucasus
Reports say Batum may be captured by Russian Bolsheviks, but verification is lacking. Supplies were moved earlier and a Georgian division was sent south to check Turkish nationalist advances. The Caucasus situation is chaotic with crowded trains between Tiflis and Batum and Armenia news unclear. Neither Bolsheviks nor the active government seems in clear control.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Batum
Caucasus
Tiflis
Armenia
Wilson Sends League President Greetings
President Wilson sends personal greetings to Paul Hymens president of the League of Nations assembly at Geneva. He expresses hope and belief that the assembly's labors will be of immense value to the civilized world.
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Associated P
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Paul Hymens
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Switzerland
Assembly
Steamer Yute Sends Help Call 240 Miles East of Cape May
A Spanish steamer bound for Dunkirk from Baltimore sent a wireless distress call 240 miles east southeast of Cape May New Jersey. The Navy communications office said no further condition was available as of 245 a.m. This AP report from New York notes the early alert and ongoing assessment of the vessel.
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Ansociated
New York
Yute
Dunkirk
Baltimore
Cape May
N. J
Navy Communications Office
Courier Delivery Notice for Missed Papers
The notice explains delivery by 5 30 and asks readers to call 3330 if the paper does not arrive on time. It requests calls to reach the office before 6 30 p m so a copy is sent.
Bankers Promise to Help Farmers Hold Their Grain
About 500 farmers from northwestern Iowa gathered in Fort Dodge for a meeting with Iowa Bankers Association officials. Bankers pledged to extend credit to assist farmers in holding grain, while experts argued that holding grain is sound policy and that forcing liquidation would depress prices.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Towa Bankers’ Association
G. Notrse
Ames
C.M. Bunt
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Mr Hunt
Harding Holds Reply to Mexico Invitation
President-elect Harding’s reply to the invitation to visit Mexico during his southern trip will likely be decided in the next 24 hours as he travels by special train from Brownsville to New Orleans. He left Brownsville at 10 this morning ending a nine day vacation and will reach New Orleans tomorrow for a five hour stay and a address before the New Orleans chamber of commerce.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Harding
Mexico
New Orleans
Villa to colonize big land tract in Lower California
Francisco Villa, once a Mexican bandit, arrives in Ensenada and plans a large colonization project south of Ensenada in Lower California. He leads about 1,509 followers with farming equipment and modern tractors, aiming to cultivate the land as part of a substantial settlement scheme. He recently traveled in a luxury car and paid for boots for a stage driver.
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Villa
Lower
California
Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Francisco Vila
Ensenada
Inn
Lower California
Tia Juana
Altho
Chihuahua
Jaid
Mexico Oil Pipeline Policy Sparks International Debate
A Washington official asserted no single corporation or group will secure US recognition of Mexico, allowing Article 27 to operate without harming American rights. In Mexico City a 12 member committee recommended excluding foreign powers from direct oil pipeline operations across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and banning foreign warships from using pipeline oil. The panel evaluated three concession petitions, stressing the line be owned by a legally Mexican company.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mexico
State Department
United States
Mexico City
Mex
Tehuuntepec
Mexican Pipe Line Company
Excelsior
United States Shipping Board
Gulf Ports
Pacific
el Aguila Company
Bullets of Brakeman Bout Train Bandits in Attempted Holdup
A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck a car carrying four Platteville residents near Sandy Hook Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Gladys Genz was killed instantly and Mrs Warren J Thompson Miss Roxey Genz and Warren J Thompson were seriously injured. The group was returning home from Dubuque Iowa.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Sandy Hook
Wis
Gladys Genz
Warren J. Thompson
Roxey Genz
Platteville
Goods Worth $400 Stolen From Store at Grundy Center
Clothing valued at about $400 was stolen from Liebsoka store in Grundy Center Monday night. The burglars left no trail and Shores' bloodhounds from Waterloo could not pick up a scent. Authorities suspect local involvement as higher value goods remained undisturbed.
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Grundy Center
Liebsoka
Waterloo
Kansas City Plaints Heard At Senate Hearing
Spokesmen for various business classes in Kansas City and nearby areas testified today at a Senate Committee on Reconstruction and Production hearing led by Senator William M. Calder. Four men were injured in a derailment near Elgin, two coal cars derailed two miles east of Elgin. one seriously injured, others hospitalized but expected to recover.
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Associated Press
Keansas City
Kansas City
Senate Committee On
William M. Calder
New York
Elgin. l
Elgin
Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Highways Report Covers Iowa Minnesota Towns
Department briefing lists Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault Mason City Marshall New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly. roads generally good with local rough spots. Weather forecast predicts fair to tonight and Thursday with variable conditions.
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Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
Las
Wis
Mason City
Marshall
New Hampton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Ten Miners Rescued Five Bodies Found in Mine Fire
Earlington Kentucky reports ten miners rescued from the Arnold coal mine fire with five bodies recovered and one missing. Rescue teams battled smoke and gas, with hopes fading that the entombed men survived. Pittsburgh mine rescue units dispatched to Burlington to aid in the operation.
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Associated Press
Earlington
Arnold
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Mines
Burlington
Seco
Western Union Cable Line Faces Government Pressure
The State Department warned that permits for landing Western Union cables in the United States may be revoked if the company does not grant the same rights to American government messages as to British and other governments. It notes Western Union refuses government messages without prepayment and will not carry messages at reduced government rates from outside the U.S.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Western Union
United States
State Department
Western Union Telegraph Company
Public Gun to Stay in City Tool House Not Park Ornament
A siege gun used by Germany in World War I, given to Sheboygan, will remain in the city tool house after a nine to zero Socialist majority on the common council voted against placing it in a park. The Socialists argued the weapon would foster war spirit and should be discouraged for the coming generation.
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Associated Press
Sheboygan
Wis
Common Council
Millions tied up by litigations on flotation patent
In Henver Colorado on November 17 the American Mining Congress began addressing disputes over royalties claimed by Mineral Separation Inc a holder of 66 flotation ore patents. Attorney Gilbert Montague from New York spoke on Mineral Separation position under patent and antitrust laws. A morning conference planned relief measures for war mineral producers with John F Davis of San Francisco as chairman and further talk on the gold problem.
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Henver
Colo
Mineral Separation
American Mining Congress
Gilbert Tl. Montague
New York
John F. Davis
jSan
Francisco
Greece reels as republic talk rises amid Constantine return hopes
Queen Mother Olga expected to assume regency as Venizelos resigns. Regime favors Constantine’s return after plebiscite. regency by Admiral Coundouriotis recognized. Markets wobble as Venizelos defeat spurs rumors of Smyrna republic plans. Princes Andreas and Christopheros in Rome hail Venizelos defeat as a vote for Constantine.
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Athens
Greece
George
Salamiki
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Comadouriotis
Venizelos
Constantine
Republic of Smyrna
Asia Minor
Caundouriotis
United States
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Hela
M. Gounaris
Andreas
Christopheros
Slayer Who Escaped Guard Still at Large
Dennis Chester, charged with the murder of Florence Barton, society leader, escaped from a train near Broken Bow Nebraska while being returned to Kansas City for trial. K L Barton Jr and Howard Winter, Miss Barton’s brother and fiancé, headed to Broken Bow to aid the search as Jefferson City officials said Governor Gardiner would investigate the escape.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Dennis Chester
Florence Barton
Broken Pow
Neb
K. L. Barton, Jr
Miss Barton
Howard Winter
Broken Bow
Jefferson City
Tof
Gardiner
Chester
Bear Story: Hunter Says He Shot Four Bears
Marinette Wis Nov 17 Albert Borney twenty of White Rapids shot four bears yesterday While hunting he found a cub in a winter den He shot the cub and the mother charging charged down upon him Another shot finished her Porney then dispatched the two remaining cubs Father Bruin escaped by flight
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Associated Press
Marinette
Wis
Albert Borney
White Rapids
Porney
Father Bruin
Mason City janitor identified in death by own action
The man presumed to have committed death by own action in an M and St L box car at the Northwestern State Portland Cement plant is identified as Charles Bauer of Mason City. He had worked the past two months as a janitor at the People Gas Electric plant.
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Associated Press
Mason City
St. L
Northwestern State Portland Cement
Charles Bauer
People Gas & Electric Company
Firefighter Fatally Struck by Electric Sign in Iron River
Joseph Konwinsky of the Iron River volunteer fire department was fatally injured last night when struck on the head by a large electric sign. The accident occurred in Iron River Michigan on November 17 as an advertisement for a local business appeared.
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Eps Iron River
Mich
Joseph Konwinsky
Four Newell brothers badly injured in Fort Dodge crash
Four Newell brothers farmers from Fenton were injured when an enclosed car north of Fort Dodge turned over this morning. George and Frank Newell suffered skull fractures, Henry had multiple injuries, Louis broke a collarbone. Fred Batley escaped with minor scratches. a broken wheel likely caused the crash as they headed to a Farmers-Bankers conference.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Fenton
Mercy Hospital
George Newell
Frank Newell
Henry Newell
Louis Newell
Fred ‘Batley
Farmers-Bankers Conference
Slayer of Coughlin Baby Goes to Trial in Pa
Norristown November 17 Augustine Pasquale, called The Crank, stands trial in Montgomery county court for the murder of 13 month old Blakely Coughlin. He also faces extortion burglary charges. Police say Pasquale confessed smothering the child and tossing the body in the Schuylkill river. body not found. He allegedly received 12000 dollars from the father, George H. Coughlin, and planned more ransom.
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Norriatown
Pasquale
Blakely Coughlin
Montgomery
Aso
J. A. Anderson
The
Schuylkill River
Arasquale
George H. Coughlin
Two Billion Spent Without Record Is Ship Quiz Testimony
New York November 17 The Walsh congressional committee investigated the United States shipping board hearing. Martin J Gillen former executive assistant to John Barton Payne testified that when Alonzo Tweedale became treasurer in August 1919 no record showed how 2 1 2 billion dollars disbursed to that date had been spent. He added there was also no record of 240 million dollars in securities of the fleet corporation later found with a Philadelphia trust company.
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Associated Press
New York
Walsh Congressional Committee
United States Shipping Board
Alonzo Tweedale
Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Martin J. Gillen
Fomer
John Barton Payne
Gilien
Fleet Corporation
Philadelphia
Ukrainians Routed as Soviet Offensive Breaks Front Lines
Report from Warsaw on November 16 describes Ukrainian forces evacuating Kiev and other towns they held while Soviet cavalry penetrates Ukrainian lines at several points. Gen. Petlura’s divisions were surrounded after the Ukrainian left wing faltered amid poor communications.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Kiev
Petlura
Wagon overturns injuring milk driver in city accident
Rey E. McLain, driver for Producers Milk, was seriously hurt when a heavy milk wagon toppled as the horse twisted seeking grass on Washington near Eleventh. He suffered a broken right hip and arm and severe shock and was taken to Presbyterian hospital by city ambulance.
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Rey E. McLain
Producers Milk Company
Wazen
Washington
Eleventh Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Lee Smith
C. Beckwith
Ami‘int Aghatt
Eugene
Irish inquiry committee begins hearings in Washington
Hearings on Ireland open before the Committee of 100 with witnesses invited to testify over three days. Attendees include Eammon De Valera. Mrs. Terence MacSwiney sails Nov 24. The British embassy opposes the inquiry methods, while a new Irish recognition society forms in Washington with Edward L. Doheny as president and a slate of officers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ireland
Committee
Eammon de Valera
Irish Republic
Terence MacSwiney
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Joseph W. Folk
St. Louis
Frederick C. Howe
Washington
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburgh
Jane Addams
James MH. Maurer
Oswald Garrison Villard
Nation
Crette New Society
The
American Association
Eemmon
de Valera
Trish’ Republic
Friends of Irish Freedom
Edward L. Doheny
Los Angeles
San Francisco
John W. Got
New York
John J. Castelline
Cincinnati
Eugene Kinkead
Jersey City
John J. Hearn
Westfield
Mass
Daniel C. O’flahemy
Richmond
Clinton Street Railway Employees Strike After Fare Rejection
Clinton IA November 17 1931 Clinton walked today after city council refused to boost fare from five to six cents. Railway company employees struck at 1 am when the last car was pulled into the barn. Wage increase hinged on the fare rise.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Clinton Street Railway Company
Chaplain Sheriff to Appoint Woman Deputy
Des Moines November 17. Mrs. George Richter, director of Polk county Democratic women’s bureau, will be appointed deputy sheriff by Chaplain Robb the sheriff elect. She will oversee work with women and girls and may become the state’s only woman deputy sheriff.
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Ere
Des Moines
George Richter
Democratic Party
Polk County
Robb
Buffalo Snowbound and Traffic Tied Up
Buffalo faced heavy snow with more than a foot fallen by late morning. Thousands stayed home as transportation halted and workers walked to jobs while timekeeping blocked movement. Also, James Russell, longtime Warden of Marquette prison and noted publisher, died at 72 during a ferry crossing near Mackinac City.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
Associated Crossy
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